Electronic device and method for wireless communication, and computer readable storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, and the processing circuit is configured to perform decoupling of a communication function and a perception function based on a trigger event related to function implementation of user equipment within coverage of the electronic device.

Description

Electronic device and method for wireless communication, and computer-readable storage medium

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on March 31, 2023, with application number 202310340927.9 and invention name “Electronic device and method for wireless communication, computer-readable storage medium”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and more particularly to an electronic device and method for wireless communication, as well as a computer-readable storage medium. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to decoupling communication functions and perception functions in a wireless communication system with an integrated communication and perception configuration. Background Art

[0003] In a wireless communication system with integrated communication and perception configuration, the two functions of communication and perception are integrated together, so that the communication system has both communication and perception functions.

[0004] In some scenarios, it is necessary to consider the decoupling of communication functions and perception functions in a communication system under an integrated communication and perception configuration.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] A brief overview of the present invention is provided below to provide a basic understanding of certain aspects of the present invention. It should be understood that this overview is not an exhaustive overview of the present invention. It is not intended to identify key or important aspects of the present invention, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Its purpose is simply to present certain concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description discussed later.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device for wireless communication is provided, which includes a processing circuit configured to: decouple a communication function and a perception function based on a triggering event related to a function implementation of a user device within a coverage range of the electronic device.

[0008] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the electronic device decouples the communication function and the perception function based on a trigger event, thereby improving the service guarantee of the communication function and the perception function in the wireless communication system.

[0009] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device for wireless communication is provided, which includes a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to: interact with a network-side device that provides services for the electronic device, so that the network-side device decouples communication functions and perception functions based on triggering events related to the functional implementation of the electronic device.

[0010] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, an electronic device interacts with a network side device so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event, thereby improving the service guarantee of the communication function and the perception function in the wireless communication system.

[0011] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device for wireless communication is provided, which includes a processing circuit, and the processing circuit is configured to: configure perception service information related to the perception service for a network side device and a user device for providing services to the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user device within the coverage range of the network side device.

[0012] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the electronic device configures perception service information related to the perception service for the network side device and the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the triggering event, thereby improving the service guarantee of the communication function and the perception function in the wireless communication system.

[0013] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for wireless communication is provided, comprising: decoupling a communication function and a perception function based on a triggering event related to function implementation of a user equipment within a coverage range of the electronic device.

[0014] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for wireless communication is provided, including: interacting with a network-side device that provides services for an electronic device, so that the network-side device decouples communication functions and perception functions based on triggering events related to functional implementation of the electronic device.

[0015] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for wireless communication is provided, comprising: configuring perception service information related to a perception service for a network-side device and a user device for providing services to the user device, so that the network-side device can decouple a communication function and a perception function based on a triggering event related to a function implementation of the user device within the coverage of the network-side device.

[0016] According to other aspects of the present invention, a computer program code and a computer program product for implementing the above-mentioned method for wireless communication, as well as a computer-readable storage medium having the computer program code for implementing the above-mentioned method for wireless communication recorded thereon are also provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to further illustrate the above and other advantages and features of the present invention, the following is a further detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings, together with the detailed description below, are included in this specification and form a part of this specification. Elements with the same function and structure are represented by the same reference numerals. It should be understood that these drawings only depict typical examples of the present invention and should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0018] FIG1 shows a functional module block diagram of an electronic device for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIG2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a perception function in an Internet of Vehicles;

[0020] FIG3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication range and a perception range according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG4 is a diagram illustrating information interaction involved in a cell handover process of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication resource pool and a perception resource pool according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG6 is a diagram illustrating an example of contention usage of a sensing resource pool by a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG7 shows a functional module block diagram of an electronic device for wireless communication according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG8 shows a functional module block diagram of an electronic device for wireless communication according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG9 shows a flowchart of a method for wireless communication according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG10 shows a flowchart of a method for wireless communication according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG11 shows a flowchart of a method for wireless communication according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG12 is a block diagram showing a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB or gNB to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied;

[0030] FIG13 is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB or gNB to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied;

[0031] FIG14 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone to which the technology of the present disclosure can be applied;

[0032] FIG15 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device to which the technology of the present disclosure can be applied; and

[0033] 16 is a block diagram of an exemplary structure of a general-purpose personal computer in which the method and / or apparatus and / or system according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity and conciseness, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. However, it should be understood that in the process of developing any such actual implementation, many implementation-specific decisions must be made in order to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as meeting system and business-related constraints, which may vary from implementation to implementation. Furthermore, it should be understood that while development work may be complex and time-consuming, it will be a routine task for those skilled in the art who benefit from this disclosure.

[0035] It is also necessary to explain here that, in order to avoid obscuring the present invention due to unnecessary details, the accompanying drawings only show the device structure and / or processing steps that are closely related to the solution according to the present invention, while other details that are not closely related to the present invention are omitted.

[0036] FIG1 shows a functional module block diagram of an electronic device 100 for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] As shown in FIG1 , the electronic device 100 includes: a processing unit 101 , which can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of a user device within the coverage of the electronic device 100 .

[0038] The processing unit 101 may be implemented by one or more processing circuits, which may be implemented as a chip, for example.

[0039] The electronic device 100 can serve as a network side device in a wireless communication system, and specifically, for example, can be set on the base station side or communicatively connected to the base station. Here, it should also be pointed out that the electronic device 100 can be implemented at the chip level, or it can also be implemented at the device level. For example, the electronic device 100 can work as the base station itself, and can also include external devices such as memory, transceiver (not shown), etc. The memory can be used to store programs and related data information that need to be executed by the base station to implement various functions. The transceiver may include one or more communication interfaces to support communication with different devices (for example, user equipment (UE), other base stations, etc.), and the implementation form of the transceiver is not specifically limited here.

[0040] As an example, the network side device may be a base station, and the base station may be, for example, an eNB or a gNB.

[0041] The wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may be a communication system integrating communication and perception (synaesthesia integration).

[0042] The wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may be a communication system such as intra-NR, intra-6G, or 5G NR (New Radio). Furthermore, the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may include a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Optionally, the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may also include a terrestrial network (TN). In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may also be a 4G or 3G communication system.

[0043] As an example, the functional implementation of the user equipment (also referred to as a terminal device, mobile device, etc.) may include the functional implementation of cell switching related to the user equipment, the functional implementation of resource allocation related to the user equipment, etc. Those skilled in the art may conceive of other examples of the functional implementation of the user equipment, which will not be repeated here.

[0044] As an example, the triggering event related to the function implementation of the user equipment may include a triggering event related to cell switching of the user equipment, a triggering event related to resource allocation of the user equipment, etc. Those skilled in the art may think of other examples of triggering events, which are not repeated here.

[0045] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the electronic device 100 decouples the communication function and the perception function based on a trigger event, thereby improving the service guarantee of the communication function and the perception function in the wireless communication system.

[0046] The following is a brief introduction to perception functions in wireless communication systems. 3GPP TR22.837 specifies research on interawareness integration into 18 sub-scenarios. Scenario 8 describes perception-assisted vehicle navigation and path planning. To support traffic control and autonomous driving, an increasing number of vehicles are equipped with advanced sensors and onboard perception fusion processing units with enhanced speed and intelligence. For example, digital cameras, radar, lidar, infrared, and ultrasonic sensors are widely used in intelligent vehicles equipped with autonomous driving capabilities to help them achieve varying levels of autonomous driving capabilities. Much like the human eye, the information these sensors acquire about the vehicle's surroundings can effectively assist the vehicle in making autonomous driving-related driving decisions. Therefore, the environmental perception results from onboard sensors are a fundamental data source for ensuring safe and reliable vehicle operation.

[0047] However, due to the limited environmental perception range and accuracy of individual vehicle sensor hardware, achieving high-level autonomous driving scenarios such as cooperative lane changing and platooning requires environmental results with higher perception accuracy, wider perception range, and more reliable perception data. In LTE Release-14, 3GPP developed direct device-to-device (D2D) communication technology. A typical application scenario is the Internet of Vehicles (IoV), which leverages cellular network communications to achieve assisted autonomous driving. The necessary processed environmental and perception information is transmitted to the vehicle via vehicle-to-everything (V2X) signaling, assisting in driving. Furthermore, the new cellular network architecture will introduce environmental perception capabilities using wireless signals, similar to radar. Devices can directly obtain environmental perception information, including but not limited to the location and size of objects, through wireless communication signals.

[0048] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the perception function in the Internet of Vehicles. As shown in Figure 2, the vehicle can receive perception signals (e.g., including perception data and perception results). After the perception data and perception results based on the NR reference signal are received by the vehicle, they can be integrated with the vehicle's local perception results, roadside equipment, and V2X perception messages on the network side (e.g., the 5GC (5G core network) shown in Figure 2) to provide necessary auxiliary information for autonomous driving, or the processed perception information can be sent to third-party applications (e.g., third-party autonomous driving service agencies such as map vendors) to assist them in updating dynamic maps.

[0049] The above description is for illustration and not limitation. The perception function in the wireless communication system is described by taking the user device as a vehicle-mounted device as an example. Those skilled in the art can also think of other examples related to the perception function of other types of user devices (for example, smart phones), which will not be repeated here.

[0050] As an example, the triggering event includes a cell handover triggering event related to cell handover reported by the user equipment.

[0051] Typically, when measuring signals, there are different requirements for sensing signals used for sensing functions and communication signals that require demodulation and decoding. Typically, the strength of the reference signal used for sensing services is lower than that of the reference signal used for communication services, especially in scenarios at the edge of cell coverage. Therefore, when a user equipment is switching a cell, it is necessary to comprehensively consider both communication and sensing related handover decisions.

[0052] As an example, the processing circuit may be configured to determine, based on a cell switching triggering event, whether to perform a cell switching related to a communication service of the user equipment and a cell switching related to a perception service of the user equipment.

[0053] In a configuration with integrated interawareness, the base station's communication coverage (communication range) and perception coverage (perception range) may differ due to the characteristics of the communication signal and the perception signal. Generally speaking, communication signals and radar perception signals require different reception conditions. The communication process requires data demodulation and decoding, and the signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR) requirement for the received signal is higher than that required for perception alone. The receiver of a radar system is essentially the same as that of a communication system. However, because the echo signal strength received by a radar system receiver is generally weak, it typically requires higher signal detection sensitivity than a communication system receiver. When a user device moves outside the communication coverage area, it is still likely to be within the perception range. Therefore, a phenomenon may occur where the communication network perception function can still function normally even after the user device moves out of the communication coverage area. That is, although the communication function can no longer be provided through the service coverage of the electronic device 100 (e.g., implemented as the current base station), the electronic device 100 can still provide perception services to the user device that has moved out of the communication range of the electronic device 100.

[0054] In addition, even if the communication range and perception range of the base station are the same because the communication signal and the perception signal are the same, in some cases, it is still necessary to separately determine whether to perform cell switching related to the communication service and cell switching related to the perception service.

[0055] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication range and a perception range according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0056] For illustration and not limitation, FIG3 shows that the oval white area is the communication range, and the perception range indicated by the slash includes the above communication range, that is, the perception range is larger than the communication range.

[0057] As shown in FIG3 , although the UE (implemented as a smart phone in this example) moves out of the communication coverage of the electronic device 100 , since the perception range is larger than the communication range, the network perception function can still work normally and the UE is still within the perception range.

[0058] Although FIG3 shows an example in which the perception range is larger than the communication range, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the perception range may be smaller than or equal to the communication range, which will not be elaborated herein.

[0059] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 100 can reduce unnecessary cell switching related to the communication service and / or cell switching related to the perception service of the user equipment by respectively determining whether to perform cell switching related to the communication service of the user equipment and cell switching related to the perception service of the user equipment, thereby saving communication overhead. For example, when the user equipment has exceeded the coverage range (communication range) of the communication service but has not exceeded the coverage range (perception range) of the perception service, if the user equipment does not actually need the communication service but only needs the perception service, it is unnecessary to switch the cell used for the communication service (communication cell) or the cell used for the perception service (perception cell), thereby saving communication overhead. For example, when the user equipment has exceeded the coverage range of the communication service but has not exceeded the coverage range of the perception service, even if the user equipment still needs the communication service, it is only necessary to switch the communication cell but not the perception cell, thereby saving communication overhead.

[0060] As an example, the cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the user equipment on a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result on a reference signal for a sensing service.

[0061] Generally speaking, cell switching is achieved based on a reference signal measurement result, for example, a reference signal reception strength measurement result.

[0062] As an example, the measurement method for the reference signal used for the sensing service and the reference signal used for the communication service is the same.

[0063] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in addition to the measurement results of the user equipment for the reference signal used for the communication service, the cell switching trigger event also includes the measurement results of the user equipment for the reference signal used for the perception service, that is, the measurement result evaluation of the relevant perception signal is added to the switching condition, so that the electronic device 100 can determine whether to perform cell switching related to the communication service and cell switching related to the perception service respectively.

[0064] As an example, the reference signal used for sensing traffic includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0065] As an example, a new reference signal NS-RS (network sensing reference signal) for sensing services can also be defined. The new reference signal for sensing services is different from the CSI-RS in that the sequence is different and / or the position of the time-frequency resources is different.

[0066] Those skilled in the art may also conceive of other examples of reference signals for sensing services, which are not described here.

[0067] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to determine whether to perform a cell handover related to the sensing service based on a comparison between a measurement value related to a measurement result of a reference signal for the sensing service and a predetermined sensing service handover threshold.

[0068] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, by using the comparison between a measurement value related to a measurement result of a reference signal for the sensing service and a predetermined sensing service handover threshold as a handover condition, it is determined whether to perform a cell handover related to the sensing service.

[0069] As an example, the above measurement value includes the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the reference signal for the sensing service and / or the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of the reference signal for the sensing service.

[0070] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to determine to perform a cell handover to enter a cell related to the sensing service when the difference obtained by subtracting a preset value for compensating the measurement value from the measurement value is greater than the predetermined sensing service handover threshold.

[0071] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to determine to perform a cell handover to leave a cell related to the sensing service when the sum value obtained by adding a preset value for compensating the measurement value to the measurement value is less than the predetermined sensing service handover threshold.

[0072] As an example, the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are not the same. As an example, under the handover condition (handover condition 1) of Ms’ – Hys’ > Thresh’, it is determined to perform a cell handover to enter a cell related to the sensing service. Here, Ms’ represents a measurement value related to a measurement result of a reference signal for the sensing service (that is, the measurement value without considering any compensation), Hys’ represents a preset value for compensating the measurement value related to the reference signal for the sensing service, and Thresh’ represents the predetermined sensing service handover threshold. As an example, under the handover condition (handover condition 2) of Ms’ + Hys’ < Thresh’, it is determined to perform a cell handover to leave a cell related to the sensing service. It should be noted that since the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are not the same, the magnitude relationship between Thresh’ and the predetermined communication service handover threshold for the communication service handover may not be limited.

[0073] As an example, the reference signal for communication service is the same as the reference signal for sensing service (the reference signals for communication service and sensing service are collectively referred to as the unified reference signal). In this case, the user equipment measures using the unified reference signal, and the communication and sensing integrated communication system may not be able to distinguish the communication range and the sensing range (for example, corresponding to the case where the communication range and the sensing range in FIG. 3 overlap). In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, in order to distinguish the handover of the communication cell and the sensing cell during cell handover, a predetermined sensing service handover threshold is set to be different from the predetermined communication service handover threshold for communication service. As an example, under the handover condition (handover condition 3) that Ms” – Hys” > Thresh”, it is determined to perform a cell handover to the cell related to the sensing service. Here, Ms” represents the measured value related to the measurement result of the unified reference signal (that is, the measured value without considering any compensation), Hys” represents the preset value for compensating the measured value related to the unified reference signal, and Thresh” represents the predetermined sensing service handover threshold. As an example, under the handover condition that Ms” + Hys” < Thresh” (handover condition 4), it is determined to perform a cell handover to leave the cell related to the sensing service. Here, when the reference signal for communication service is the same as the reference signal for sensing service, Thresh” is different from the predetermined communication service handover threshold.

[0074] As an example, the predetermined sensing service handover threshold is set for different sensing service types.

[0075] In the prior art, examples of the handover conditions in the serving cell that only supports communication service are as follows. As an example, under the handover condition that Ms – Hys > Thresh, it is determined to perform a cell handover to enter the cell. Here, Ms represents the measured value of the reference signal (that is, the measured value without considering any compensation), Hys represents the preset value for compensating this measured value (for example, hysteresis defined within reportConfigNR for the cell handover event), and Thresh represents the predetermined handover threshold (for example, a1 - Threshold defined within reportConfigNR for the cell handover event). As an example, under the handover condition that Ms + Hys < Thresh, it is determined to perform a cell handover to leave the cell.

[0076] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to receive the sensing data of the user equipment from the user plane function (UPF) when it is determined not to perform a cell handover related to the sensing service.

[0077] For example, when it is determined that the perception service is still maintained in the resident cell (i.e., the cell served by the electronic device 100), the UPF receives the control policy issued by the management entity responsible for the perception service in the core network, and then the UPF pushes the perception data of the relevant user equipment to the electronic device 100.

[0078] As an example, the processing unit 101 can be configured to receive communication data about the user equipment from the UPF and push the communication data to the network side device in the cell to which the user equipment is to switch when determining to perform a cell switch related to the communication service.

[0079] For example, when it is determined that a cell switching related to a communication service is to be performed, the communication data of the relevant user equipment is pushed by the UPF to the electronic device 100, and then pushed by the electronic device 100 to the base station in the target cell to be switched to through the Xn interface.

[0080] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to terminate the awareness service provided by the electronic device 100 to the user equipment when the user equipment moves out of the communication coverage of the electronic device 100 .

[0081] For example, cell switching related to communication services and cell switching related to perception services can be performed simultaneously, that is, when the UE moves out of the communication coverage cell of the electronic device 100, the perception service provided by the electronic device 100 is terminated at the same time.

[0082] As an example, the cell handover includes a handover performed when the user equipment enters a cell and / or a handover performed when the user equipment leaves a cell.

[0083] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating information interaction involved in a cell handover process of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. By way of illustration and not limitation, the handover process in Figure 4 may be an example of a handover process in an intra RAT (within a radio access technology).

[0084] In Figure 4, the Sensing Service Management Function (SSMF) is used to represent the management entity responsible for sensing services in the core network of the communication system, which is newly added according to the disclosed solution. This functional management entity can also be named in other ways, as long as its function is to manage the sensing function of the wireless network.

[0085] First, user data is exchanged between the UE and the electronic device 100 currently providing services for the UE, and user data is exchanged between the electronic device 100 and the AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in the core network. In addition, the AMF provides mobility control information. In step 1, the network-side equipment (including the electronic device 100 and the network-side equipment in the target cell to be switched (which is abbreviated as the target base station in Figure 4)) and the network perception function type of the user equipment and the corresponding predetermined perception service switching threshold are configured by the SSMF. After the electronic device 100 prepares the communication service and the perception service, it determines whether the communication service and the perception service need to be maintained in the resident cell (i.e., the cell served by the electronic device 100) based on the measurement results of the reference signal for the perception service and the reference signal for the communication service. In step 2, the electronic device 100 receives the measurement results of the user equipment for the reference signal for the perception service and the reference signal for the communication service. In step 3, the electronic device 100 decides whether to perform switching, which includes cell switching related to the communication service and cell switching related to the perception service. Assume that in step 3, it is determined that a cell handover related to the communication service is to be performed, that is, the base station providing the communication service for the user equipment is switched from the electronic device 100 to the target base station. In step 4, the electronic device 100 sends a handover request to the target base station. In step 5, the target base station performs admission control. In step 6, the electronic device 100 receives a handover request confirmation from the target base station. After the above-mentioned handover preparation process is completed, step 7 is executed. In step 7, handover initialization of the radio access network (RAN) is performed. In step 8, the electronic device 100 delivers cached data and new data from the UPF. In step 9, the electronic device 100 performs an early status transfer to the target base station. In step 10, the electronic device 100 performs a sequence number status transfer (SN status transfer) to the target base station. Assuming that the electronic device 100 determines to maintain the perception service in the resident cell, the SSMF sends the control policy for maintaining the perception service in the resident cell to the UPF in step 11. In step 12, the UPF pushes the perception user data to the electronic device 100. Different from the perception service, in step 13, the communication data of the UE is pushed by the UPF to the electronic device 100, and then pushed to the target base station by the electronic device 100 through the Xn interface. This process is transparent to the UE. In step 14, the target base station caches the user data for communication between the target base station and the user equipment. After the access side switching is completed, the UE will continue to maintain the perception service in the current resident cell, and automatically switch the communication service to the target base station. That is, as shown in Figure 4, the UE's communication service is detached (Detach) from the electronic device 100, and the communication service is switched to the target base station, while the UE's perception service remains connected to the electronic device 100. In step 15, the RAN switching is completed.

[0086] It should be noted that, although FIG4 shows that the sensing service will continue to be maintained in the current resident cell, the sensing service may be switched to the target base station according to service needs.

[0087] As an example, the triggering event includes a resource allocation triggering event related to resource allocation to the user equipment.

[0088] The original intention of the communication and perception integration design was a hybrid resource allocation model. That is, using unified resources to schedule communication and perception services, thereby realizing the advantages of resource reuse under the integrated communication and perception model. However, the communication system is ultimately based on serving communication services, so effective communication resources must be guaranteed in most scenarios.

[0089] The resource allocation triggering event can trigger the decoupling between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services.

[0090] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to implement resource isolation between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services based on a resource allocation triggering event.

[0091] For example, similar to the resource pool concept in direct communication, a resource pool is pre-allocated for the sensing service. Scheduling and competition for the sensing service occur within this resource pool. For simplicity, the resources used for communication services and sensing services are referred to as the communication resource pool and the sensing resource pool, respectively. This resource isolation ensures that communication services and sensing services do not interfere with each other.

[0092] As an example, the resource allocation triggering event includes information about the communication volume in the communication system. For example, if the information about the communication volume in the communication system indicates that the communication volume is greater than a predetermined threshold, it indicates that the demand for resources for the communication service is relatively large, and a larger communication resource pool is required. For example, when the cell is in a high-density communication service scenario, the resources configured by the electronic device 100 for the sensing service (sensing resource pool) may be N / A, that is, the communication network configuration does not currently support the sensing function.

[0093] As an example, the resources used for communication services and the resources used for sensing services do not have common time-frequency resources, that is, the sensing resource pool does not overlap with the communication resource pool in the time-frequency domain.

[0094] Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication resource pool and a perception resource pool according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The left side of Figure 5 shows a communication resource pool, and the right side of Figure 5 shows a perception resource pool. The electronic device 100 dynamically schedules corresponding communication resources for the user equipment according to the communication service requirements of the user equipment, and maps corresponding perception resources according to the perception requirements of the user equipment. As shown in Figure 5, user equipment UE1 to UE3 are respectively scheduled with corresponding communication resources in the communication resource pool. Assuming that UE1 and UE2 have perception requirements, the two users of the electronic device 100 are respectively mapped to corresponding perception resources in the perception resource pool. Assuming that UE3 has no perception requirements, the electronic device 100 does not reserve corresponding perception resources for it in the perception resource pool.

[0095] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to reconfigure the size of resources used for the sensing service through Radio Resource Control (RRC).

[0096] When the number of user equipments requiring sensing functions increases in a cell, multiple user equipments need to compete for sensing resources for signal sensing because the size of the sensing resource pool is limited.

[0097] For example, resources used for sensing services are competed for by user devices requiring sensing functionality. For example, the competition mechanism is similar to the resource pool competition mechanism for direct communication or the competitive channel access mechanism for unlicensed resources. Resource competition for direct communication uses the energy value of the sensed resource to determine whether it is below a predetermined threshold. If it exceeds the threshold, the threshold is proactively adjusted. The unlicensed resource competition mechanism, on the other hand, proactively backs off when the sensed resource energy exceeds the required threshold, then retrying to compete for access.

[0098] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of contention for a sensing resource pool by user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6 , user equipment UE1-UE5 compete for the use of the sensing resource pool for sensing services. In Figure 6 , it is assumed that UE1-UE4 all compete for the required resources for the sensing service in the sensing resource pool, while UE5 fails to compete (an "x" is used to indicate competition failure in Figure 6 ), i.e., UE5 does not compete for the required resources for the sensing service in the sensing resource pool.

[0099] As an example, the processing unit 101 may be configured to further decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the communication network information. That is, the electronic device 100 may decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the communication network information and the triggering event related to the function implementation of the user equipment.

[0100] As an example, the communication network information may include at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

[0101] It should be noted that the electronic device 100 may decouple the communication function and the perception function based only on the communication network information instead of the trigger event. That is, the processing unit 101 may be configured to decouple the communication function and the perception function based only on the communication network information.

[0102] As an example, the concepts of cell capacity and cell load are related. For example, when the ratio of the number of users served in a cell (cell load) reaches a preset ratio of the cell capacity (e.g., 90%), the electronic device 100 will decouple the communication function and the perception function, that is, suspend the perception service and only provide the communication service to ensure that the most basic communication services within the cell coverage area are carried out normally. At this time, the perception service is used as a value-added service.

[0103] As an example, communication and perception are actively decoupled based on the communication needs or perception needs (business needs) of users in the cell. For example, if users in a specific area of ​​a certain part of the cell only have perception needs or only communication needs, then the electronic device 100 will use all resources for perception or all for communication, and users in other areas can enjoy both perception services and communication services.

[0104] As an example, when the number of users served in a cell exceeds a preset ratio of the cell capacity, the perception service will be suspended and only communication services will be provided; when users in a specific area of ​​a cell request perception services, perception services can be further provided to users in that specific area.

[0105] The present disclosure further provides an electronic device for wireless communication according to another embodiment. FIG7 shows a functional module block diagram of an electronic device 700 for wireless communication according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0106] As shown in Figure 7, the electronic device 700 includes: a communication unit 701, which can interact with a network side device that provides services for the electronic device 700, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on triggering events related to the functional implementation of the electronic device 700.

[0107] The communication unit 701 may be implemented by one or more processing circuits, which may be implemented as a chip, for example.

[0108] The electronic device 700 can be, for example, arranged on the user equipment (UE) side or communicatively connected to the user equipment. In the case where the electronic device 700 is arranged on the user equipment side or communicatively connected to the user equipment, the device related to the electronic device 700 can be a user equipment. It should also be noted here that the electronic device 700 can be implemented at the chip level, or it can also be implemented at the device level. For example, the electronic device 700 can work as the user equipment itself, and can also include external devices such as memory, transceiver (not shown in the figure), etc. The memory can be used to store programs and related data information that the user equipment needs to execute to implement various functions. The transceiver may include one or more communication interfaces to support communication with different devices (for example, base stations, other user equipment, etc.), and the implementation form of the transceiver is not specifically limited here.

[0109] As an example, the network side device in the embodiment of the electronic device 700 may be the electronic device 100 mentioned above. As an example, the electronic device 700 may be the user equipment involved in the embodiment of the electronic device 100 mentioned above.

[0110] The wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may be a communication system integrating communication and perception (synaesthesia integration).

[0111] The wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may be a communication system such as intra-NR, intra-6G, or 5G NR (New Radio). Furthermore, the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may include a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Optionally, the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may also include a terrestrial network (TN). In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may also be a 4G or 3G communication system.

[0112] As an example, the functional implementation of the electronic device 700 may include the functional implementation of cell switching of the electronic device 700, the functional implementation of resource allocation of the electronic device 700, etc. Those skilled in the art may think of other examples of the functional implementation of the electronic device 700, which will not be repeated here.

[0113] As an example, the triggering event related to the function implementation of the electronic device 700 may include a triggering event related to cell switching of the electronic device 700, a triggering event related to resource allocation of the electronic device 700, etc. Those skilled in the art may think of other examples of triggering events, which will not be repeated here.

[0114] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the electronic device 700 interacts with the network side device so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the triggering event, thereby improving the service guarantee of the communication function and the perception function in the wireless communication system.

[0115] As an example, the trigger event includes a cell switching trigger event related to cell switching of the electronic device 700 .

[0116] As an example, the communication unit 701 can be configured to report a cell switching trigger event to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine whether to perform a cell switching related to the communication service of the electronic device 700 and a cell switching related to the perception service of the electronic device 700 based on the cell switching trigger event.

[0117] As described above in conjunction with Figure 3, in a telepresence-integrated configuration, the communication coverage and perception coverage of a network-side device may differ due to signal characteristics, resulting in different communication ranges and perception ranges. Furthermore, even if the communication range and perception range of a network-side device are the same due to the same communication and perception signals, in some cases, it may still be necessary to separately determine whether to perform a cell handover related to the communication service and a cell handover related to the perception service.

[0118] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 700 reports the cell switching trigger event to the network side device so that the network side device can determine whether to perform cell switching related to the communication service and cell switching related to the perception service respectively, thereby reducing unnecessary cell switching related to the communication service and / or cell switching related to the perception service, thereby saving communication overhead.

[0119] As an example, the cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the electronic device 700 on a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result on a reference signal for a sensing service.

[0120] As an example, the measurement value related to the measurement result of the reference signal for the sensing service includes the reference signal received power of the reference signal for the sensing service and / or the signal to interference and noise ratio of the reference signal for the sensing service.

[0121] As an example, the reference signal used for sensing the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

[0122] As described in the embodiment of the electronic device 100 , a new reference signal NS-RS (network sensing reference signal) for sensing services may also be defined.

[0123] Those skilled in the art may also conceive of other examples of reference signals for sensing services, which are not described here.

[0124] As an example, the reference signal used for communication traffic and the reference signal used for sensing traffic are different.

[0125] As an example, the reference signal used for the communication service and the reference signal used for the sensing service are the same.

[0126] For the reference signals used for communication services and the reference signals used for sensing services, please refer to the description in conjunction with switching conditions 1 to 4 in the embodiment of the electronic device 100, which will not be repeated here.

[0127] As an example, the communication unit 701 can be configured to receive perception signals from other electronic devices 700 within the perception range through the PC5 communication link when the electronic device 700 moves out of the communication coverage of the network side device and the perception service provided by the network side device is terminated.

[0128] For example, the termination of the network-side device's perception service does not mean that the perception function of the electronic device 700 is inoperative. At this time, the electronic device 700 can still receive perception signals from other electronic devices within the perception range, and this process is implemented through the PC5 communication link. Because the communication process (mode 2 resource scheduling) of the PC5 link is independent of the communication of the Uu link, regardless of whether the electronic device 700 is in Uu coverage (i.e., communication coverage of the network-side device), the PC5-based perception process can still be implemented through the reference signal of the direct link.

[0129] As an example, the cell handover includes a handover performed when the electronic device 700 enters a cell and / or a handover performed when the electronic device 700 leaves a cell.

[0130] As an example, the trigger event includes a resource allocation trigger event related to resource allocation to the electronic device 700 .

[0131] The resource allocation triggering event can trigger the decoupling between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services.

[0132] As an example, the communication unit 701 may be configured to report resource requirements to the network side device so that the network side device can implement resource isolation between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services based on a resource allocation triggering event.

[0133] The resource isolation between the communication resource pool and the perception resource pool ensures that communication services and perception services do not affect each other.

[0134] As an example, the resource allocation triggering event includes information about the communication volume in the communication system.

[0135] As an example, the resources used for communication services and the resources used for sensing services do not have common time-frequency resources.

[0136] As an example, resources used for the sensing service are used by the electronic device 700 and other electronic devices requiring the sensing function.

[0137] As an example, the size of resources used for sensing traffic can be reconfigured.

[0138] For the resources used for communication services and the resources used for sensing services, please refer to the description in conjunction with Figures 5 and 6 in the embodiment of the electronic device 100, which will not be repeated here.

[0139] As an example, the decoupling of the communication function and the perception function can also be performed based on the communication network information. That is, the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the communication network information and the triggering event related to the function implementation of the electronic device 700.

[0140] As an example, the communication network information may include at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

[0141] It should be noted that the network-side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based solely on the above-mentioned communication network information.

[0142] The present disclosure further provides an electronic device for wireless communication according to yet another embodiment. FIG8 shows a functional module block diagram of an electronic device 800 for wireless communication according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0143] As shown in Figure 8, the electronic device 800 includes: a configuration unit 801, which can configure perception service information about perception services for a network side device and a user device used to provide services for the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user device within the coverage of the network side device.

[0144] The configuration unit 801 may be implemented by one or more processing circuits, which may be implemented as a chip, for example.

[0145] The electronic device 800 may be provided at the core network side or communicatively connected to the core network, for example, implemented as a newly added entity in the core network.

[0146] As an example, the network-side device in the embodiment of electronic device 800 may be the electronic device 100 mentioned above. As an example, the user equipment in the embodiment of electronic device 800 may be the electronic device 700 mentioned above. As an example, electronic device 800 may be the SSMF involved in the embodiment of electronic device 100 mentioned above.

[0147] For example, the sensing service information includes the sensing service type (network sensing function type) and the corresponding predetermined sensing service switching threshold, etc.

[0148] For the function implementation and triggering events of the user equipment, please refer to the relevant description in the embodiment of the electronic device 100, which will not be repeated here.

[0149] In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the electronic device 800 configures perception service information related to the perception service for the network side device and the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the triggering event, thereby improving the service guarantee of the communication function and the perception function in the wireless communication system.

[0150] As an example, the triggering event includes a cell handover triggering event related to cell handover reported by the user equipment to the network side device.

[0151] As an example, the network side device determines whether to perform a cell handover related to a communication service of the user equipment and whether to perform a cell handover related to a perception service of the user equipment based on a cell handover triggering event.

[0152] As an example, the cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the user equipment on a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result on a reference signal for a sensing service.

[0153] As an example, the reference signal used for communication traffic and the reference signal used for sensing traffic are different.

[0154] As an example, the reference signal used for the communication service and the reference signal used for the sensing service are the same.

[0155] As an example, the network-side device determines whether to perform cell switching related to the perception service based on a comparison between a measurement value related to a measurement result of a reference signal for the perception service and a predetermined perception service switching threshold.

[0156] As an example, the measurement value includes a reference signal received power of a reference signal used for sensing traffic and / or a signal to interference and noise ratio of a reference signal used for sensing traffic.

[0157] As described above, the awareness service information includes the awareness service type and the predetermined awareness service switching threshold, and the configuration unit 801 may be configured to set the predetermined awareness service switching threshold for the awareness service type.

[0158] For cell switching related to communication services and cell switching related to perception services, please refer to the description in the embodiment of the electronic device 100, which will not be repeated here.

[0159] As an example, the reference signal used for sensing services includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). As described in the embodiment of electronic device 100, a new reference signal NS-RS for sensing services may also be defined. Those skilled in the art may also conceive of other examples of reference signals for sensing services, which will not be repeated here.

[0160] As an example, the configuration unit 801 can be configured to, when the network side device determines not to perform cell switching related to the perception service, send the control policy regarding not performing cell switching related to the perception service to the user plane function UPF, so that the UPF can push the perception data of the relevant user equipment to the network side device.

[0161] As an example, the decoupling of the communication function and the perception function can also be performed based on the communication network information. That is, the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on the communication network information and the triggering event related to the function implementation of the user equipment.

[0162] As an example, the communication network information may include at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

[0163] It should be noted that the network-side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based solely on the above-mentioned communication network information.

[0164] As an example, the concepts of cell capacity and cell load are related. For example, when the proportion of users served in a cell (cell load) reaches a preset proportion of the cell capacity (for example, 90%), the network-side equipment will decouple the communication function and the perception function. That is, the perception service will be suspended and only the communication service will be provided to ensure the normal operation of the most basic communication services within the cell coverage area. At this time, the perception service is used as a value-added service.

[0165] As an example, communication and perception are actively decoupled based on the communication needs or perception needs (business needs) of users in the cell. For example, if users in a specific area of ​​a certain part of the cell only have perception needs or only communication needs, then the network side device / electronic device 800 will use all resources for perception or all for communication, and users in other areas can enjoy both perception services and communication services.

[0166] As an example, when the number of users served in a cell exceeds a preset ratio of the cell capacity, the perception service will be suspended and only communication services will be provided; when users in a specific area of ​​a cell request perception services, perception services can be further provided to users in that specific area.

[0167] In the process of describing the electronic device for wireless communication in the above embodiments, it is obvious that some processes or methods are also disclosed. Below, an overview of these methods is given without repeating some of the details discussed above, but it should be noted that although these methods are disclosed in the process of describing the electronic device for wireless communication, these methods do not necessarily use the components described or are not necessarily performed by those components. For example, the embodiments of the electronic device for wireless communication can be partially or completely implemented using hardware and / or firmware, and the methods for wireless communication discussed below can be completely implemented by computer-executable programs, although these methods can also use the hardware and / or firmware of the electronic device for wireless communication.

[0168] Figure 9 illustrates a flow chart of a method S900 for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Method S900 begins at step S902. At step S904, based on a triggering event related to the functional implementation of a user device within the coverage area of ​​the electronic device, communication functionality and awareness functionality are decoupled. Method S900 concludes at step S906.

[0169] The method may be executed, for example, by the electronic device 100 described above. For specific details, please refer to the description of the related processing of the electronic device 100, which will not be repeated here.

[0170] Figure 10 illustrates a flow chart of a method S1000 for wireless communication according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Method S1000 begins at step S1002. At step S1004, interaction occurs with a network device providing services to an electronic device, enabling the network device to decouple communication and perception functions based on triggering events related to the electronic device's functional implementation. Method S1000 concludes at step S1006.

[0171] The method may be executed, for example, by the electronic device 700 described above. For specific details, please refer to the description of the related processing of the electronic device 700, which will not be repeated here.

[0172] Figure 11 shows a flowchart of a method S1100 for wireless communication according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Method S1100 begins at step S1102. At step S1104, awareness service information related to the awareness service is configured for a network device and the user device providing services to the user device. This allows the network device to decouple communication functions from awareness functions based on triggering events related to function implementation of user devices within the network device's coverage area. Method S1100 ends at step S1106.

[0173] The method may be executed, for example, by the electronic device 800 described above. For specific details, please refer to the description of the related processing of the electronic device 800, which will not be repeated here.

[0174] The technology of the present disclosure can be applied to various products.

[0175] The electronic device 100 can be implemented as various network-side devices such as a base station. The base station can be implemented as any type of evolved Node B (eNB) or gNB (5G base station). eNBs include, for example, macro eNBs and small eNBs. Small eNBs can be eNBs that cover cells smaller than macro cells, such as pico eNBs, micro eNBs, and home (femto) eNBs. Similar situations can also apply to gNBs. Alternatively, the base station can be implemented as any other type of base station, such as a NodeB and a base transceiver station (BTS). The base station may include: a main body (also referred to as a base station device) configured to control wireless communications; and one or more remote radio heads (RRHs) located at a different location from the main body. In addition, various types of electronic devices can work as base stations by temporarily or semi-permanently performing base station functions.

[0176] The electronic device 700 may be implemented as various user devices. The user device may be implemented as a mobile terminal (such as a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable / dongle-type mobile router, and a digital camera) or an in-vehicle terminal (such as a car navigation device). The user device may also be implemented as a terminal that performs machine-to-machine (M2M) communication (also known as a machine type communication (MTC) terminal). In addition, the user device may be a wireless communication module (such as an integrated circuit module including a single chip) installed on each of the above-mentioned terminals.

[0177] [Application examples for base stations]

[0178] (First application example)

[0179] FIG12 is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB or gNB to which the techniques of this disclosure can be applied. Note that the following description uses an eNB as an example, but is equally applicable to a gNB. An eNB 800 includes one or more antennas 810 and a base station device 820. The base station device 820 and each antenna 810 can be connected to each other via an RF cable.

[0180] Each of the antennas 810 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna) and is used for base station device 820 to transmit and receive wireless signals. As shown in FIG12 , eNB 800 may include multiple antennas 810. For example, multiple antennas 810 may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by eNB 800. Although FIG12 shows an example in which eNB 800 includes multiple antennas 810, eNB 800 may also include a single antenna 810.

[0181] The base station device 820 includes a controller 821 , a memory 822 , a network interface 823 , and a wireless communication interface 825 .

[0182] The controller 821 may be, for example, a CPU or a DSP, and operates various functions of the higher layers of the base station device 820. For example, the controller 821 generates data packets based on the data in the signal processed by the wireless communication interface 825, and transmits the generated packets via the network interface 823. The controller 821 may bundle data from multiple baseband processors to generate bundled packets, and transmit the generated bundled packets. The controller 821 may have logic functions for performing the following controls: the control may be radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, admission control, and scheduling. The control may be performed in conjunction with a nearby eNB or core network node. The memory 822 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller 821 and various types of control data (such as a terminal list, transmission power data, and scheduling data).

[0183] The network interface 823 is a communication interface for connecting the base station device 820 to the core network 824. The controller 821 can communicate with the core network node or another eNB via the network interface 823. In this case, the eNB 800 and the core network node or other eNBs can be connected to each other through a logical interface (such as an S1 interface and an X2 interface). The network interface 823 can also be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for a wireless backhaul line. If the network interface 823 is a wireless communication interface, the network interface 823 can use a higher frequency band for wireless communication than the frequency band used by the wireless communication interface 825.

[0184] The wireless communication interface 825 supports any cellular communication scheme, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced, and provides wireless connectivity to terminals located in the cell of the eNB 800 via the antenna 810. The wireless communication interface 825 may typically include, for example, a baseband (BB) processor 826 and RF circuitry 87. The BB processor 826 can perform various signal processing functions, such as encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and layers such as Layer 1, Medium Access Control (MAC), Radio Link Control (RLC), and Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP). In place of the controller 821, the BB processor 826 may have some or all of the aforementioned logical functions. The BB processor 826 may be a memory that stores communication control programs, or a module including a processor configured to execute programs and associated circuitry. Program updates can modify the functionality of the BB processor 826. This module may be a card or blade inserted into a slot in the base station device 820. Alternatively, the module may be a chip mounted on the card or blade. Meanwhile, the RF circuit 87 may include, for example, a mixer, a filter, and an amplifier, and transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 810 .

[0185] As shown in FIG12 , the wireless communication interface 825 may include multiple BB processors 826. For example, multiple BB processors 826 may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB 800. As shown in FIG12 , the wireless communication interface 825 may include multiple RF circuits 87. For example, multiple RF circuits 87 may be compatible with multiple antenna elements. Although FIG12 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 825 includes multiple BB processors 826 and multiple RF circuits 87, the wireless communication interface 825 may also include a single BB processor 826 or a single RF circuit 87.

[0186] In the eNB 800 shown in FIG12 , when the electronic device 100 is implemented as a base station, its transceiver may be implemented by the wireless communication interface 825. At least a portion of the functionality may also be implemented by the controller 821. For example, the controller 821 may decouple the communication function and the sensing function by executing the functions of the units in the electronic device 100.

[0187] (Second application example)

[0188] FIG13 is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB or gNB to which the techniques of this disclosure can be applied. Note that similarly, the following description uses an eNB as an example, but is equally applicable to a gNB. An eNB 830 includes one or more antennas 840, a base station device 850, and an RRH 860. The RRH 860 and each antenna 840 can be connected to each other via an RF cable. The base station device 850 and the RRH 860 can be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as an optical fiber cable.

[0189] Each of the antennas 840 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a MIMO antenna) and is used for RRH 860 to transmit and receive wireless signals. As shown in FIG13 , eNB 830 may include multiple antennas 840. For example, multiple antennas 840 may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by eNB 830. Although FIG13 shows an example in which eNB 830 includes multiple antennas 840, eNB 830 may also include a single antenna 840.

[0190] Base station device 850 includes a controller 851, a memory 852, a network interface 853, a wireless communication interface 855, and a connection interface 857. Controller 851, memory 852, and network interface 853 are the same as controller 821, memory 822, and network interface 823 described with reference to FIG.

[0191] The wireless communication interface 855 supports any cellular communication scheme (such as LTE and LTE-Advanced) and provides wireless communication to terminals located in the sector corresponding to the RRH 860 via the RRH 860 and the antenna 840. The wireless communication interface 855 may generally include, for example, a BB processor 856. The BB processor 856 is the same as the BB processor 826 described with reference to FIG. 12, except that the BB processor 856 is connected to the RF circuit 864 of the RRH 860 via the connection interface 857. As shown in FIG. 13, the wireless communication interface 855 may include multiple BB processors 856. For example, the multiple BB processors 856 may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB 830. Although FIG. 13 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 855 includes multiple BB processors 856, the wireless communication interface 855 may also include a single BB processor 856.

[0192] The connection interface 857 is an interface for connecting the base station device 850 (wireless communication interface 855) to the RRH 860. The connection interface 857 may also be a communication module for connecting the base station device 850 (wireless communication interface 855) to the RRH 860 for communication in the high-speed line.

[0193] The RRH 860 includes a connection interface 861 and a wireless communication interface 863 .

[0194] The connection interface 861 is an interface for connecting the RRH 860 (wireless communication interface 863) to the base station device 850. The connection interface 861 may also be a communication module for communication in the above-mentioned high-speed line.

[0195] The wireless communication interface 863 transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840. The wireless communication interface 863 may generally include, for example, an RF circuit 864. The RF circuit 864 may include, for example, a mixer, a filter, and an amplifier, and transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840. As shown in FIG13 , the wireless communication interface 863 may include multiple RF circuits 864. For example, the multiple RF circuits 864 may support multiple antenna elements. Although FIG13 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 863 includes multiple RF circuits 864, the wireless communication interface 863 may also include a single RF circuit 864.

[0196] In the eNB 830 shown in FIG13 , when the electronic device 100 is implemented as a base station, its transceiver may be implemented by the wireless communication interface 855. At least a portion of the functionality may also be implemented by the controller 851. For example, the controller 851 may decouple the communication function and the sensing function by executing the functions of the units in the electronic device 100.

[0197] [Application examples on user devices]

[0198] (First application example)

[0199] 14 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone 900 to which the technology of the present disclosure can be applied. The smartphone 900 includes a processor 901, a memory 902, a storage device 903, an external connection interface 904, a camera 906, a sensor 907, a microphone 908, an input device 909, a display device 910, a speaker 911, a wireless communication interface 912, one or more antenna switches 915, one or more antennas 916, a bus 917, a battery 918, and an auxiliary controller 919.

[0200] The processor 901 may be, for example, a CPU or a system on a chip (SoC), and controls the functions of the application layer and other layers of the smartphone 900. The memory 902 includes RAM and ROM, and stores data and programs executed by the processor 901. The storage device 903 may include storage media such as semiconductor memories and hard disks. The external connection interface 904 is an interface for connecting external devices (such as memory cards and universal serial bus (USB) devices) to the smartphone 900.

[0201] The camera 906 includes an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and generates a captured image. The sensor 907 may include a group of sensors such as a measurement sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor. The microphone 908 converts the sound input to the smartphone 900 into an audio signal. The input device 909 includes, for example, a touch sensor, a keypad, a keyboard, a button, or a switch configured to detect a touch on the screen of the display device 910, and receives an operation or information input from the user. The display device 910 includes a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and displays an output image of the smartphone 900. The speaker 911 converts the audio signal output from the smartphone 900 into sound.

[0202] The wireless communication interface 912 supports any cellular communication scheme (such as LTE and LTE-Advanced) and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface 912 may generally include, for example, a BB processor 913 and an RF circuit 914. The BB processor 913 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and may perform various types of signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit 914 may include, for example, mixers, filters, and amplifiers, and transmit and receive wireless signals via an antenna 916. Note that while the figure shows a scenario where one RF link is connected to one antenna, this is merely illustrative, and also includes scenarios where one RF link is connected to multiple antennas via multiple phase shifters. The wireless communication interface 912 may be a chip module on which the BB processor 913 and the RF circuit 914 are integrated. As shown in FIG. 14 , the wireless communication interface 912 may include multiple BB processors 913 and multiple RF circuits 914. Although FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 912 includes a plurality of BB processors 913 and a plurality of RF circuits 914 , the wireless communication interface 912 may also include a single BB processor 913 or a single RF circuit 914 .

[0203] In addition, in addition to the cellular communication scheme, the wireless communication interface 912 can support other types of wireless communication schemes, such as a short-range wireless communication scheme, a near-field communication scheme, and a wireless local area network (LAN) scheme. In this case, the wireless communication interface 912 may include a BB processor 913 and an RF circuit 914 for each wireless communication scheme.

[0204] Each of the antenna switches 915 switches a connection destination of the antenna 916 between a plurality of circuits (eg, circuits for different wireless communication schemes) included in the wireless communication interface 912 .

[0205] Each of the antennas 916 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals via the wireless communication interface 912. As shown in FIG14 , the smartphone 900 may include multiple antennas 916. Although FIG14 shows an example in which the smartphone 900 includes multiple antennas 916, the smartphone 900 may also include a single antenna 916.

[0206] In addition, the smartphone 900 may include an antenna 916 for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switch 915 may be omitted from the configuration of the smartphone 900.

[0207] The bus 917 connects the processor 901, the memory 902, the storage device 903, the external connection interface 904, the camera 906, the sensor 907, the microphone 908, the input device 909, the display device 910, the speaker 911, the wireless communication interface 912, and the auxiliary controller 919. The battery 918 supplies power to the various blocks of the smartphone 900 shown in FIG14 via feeders, which are partially shown as dotted lines in the figure. The auxiliary controller 919 operates the minimum necessary functions of the smartphone 900, for example, in sleep mode.

[0208] In the smartphone 900 shown in FIG14 , when the electronic device 700 is implemented as a smartphone serving as a user device, for example, the transceiver of the electronic device 700 may be implemented by the wireless communication interface 912. At least a portion of the functionality may also be implemented by the processor 901 or the auxiliary controller 919. For example, the processor 901 or the auxiliary controller 919 may decouple the communication function and the sensing function of the base station by executing the functions of the units in the electronic device 700 described above.

[0209] (Second application example)

[0210] 15 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device 920 to which the technology of the present disclosure can be applied. The car navigation device 920 includes a processor 921, a memory 922, a global positioning system (GPS) module 924, a sensor 925, a data interface 926, a content player 97, a storage medium interface 928, an input device 99, a display device 930, a speaker 931, a wireless communication interface 913, one or more antenna switches 936, one or more antennas 937, and a battery 938.

[0211] The processor 921 may be, for example, a CPU or an SoC, and controls a navigation function and other functions of the car navigation apparatus 920. The memory 922 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores data and programs executed by the processor 921.

[0212] The GPS module 924 measures the position (such as latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the car navigation device 920 using GPS signals received from GPS satellites. The sensor 925 may include a group of sensors such as a gyroscope sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an air pressure sensor. The data interface 926 is connected to, for example, the in-vehicle network 941 via an unillustrated terminal and acquires data generated by the vehicle (such as vehicle speed data).

[0213] The content player 97 reproduces content stored in a storage medium (such as a CD or DVD) inserted into the storage medium interface 928. The input device 99 includes, for example, a touch sensor, button, or switch configured to detect a touch on the screen of the display device 930, and receives operations or information input from the user. The display device 930 includes a screen such as an LCD or OLED display and displays images of the navigation function or reproduced content. The speaker 931 outputs sounds of the navigation function or reproduced content.

[0214] The wireless communication interface 913 supports any cellular communication scheme (such as LTE and LTE-Advanced) and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface 913 may generally include, for example, a BB processor 934 and an RF circuit 935. The BB processor 934 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and perform various types of signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit 935 may include, for example, a mixer, a filter, and an amplifier, and transmit and receive wireless signals via an antenna 937. The wireless communication interface 913 may also be a chip module on which the BB processor 934 and the RF circuit 935 are integrated. As shown in Figure 15, the wireless communication interface 913 may include multiple BB processors 934 and multiple RF circuits 935. Although Figure 15 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 913 includes multiple BB processors 934 and multiple RF circuits 935, the wireless communication interface 913 may also include a single BB processor 934 or a single RF circuit 935.

[0215] In addition, in addition to the cellular communication scheme, the wireless communication interface 913 can support other types of wireless communication schemes, such as a short-range wireless communication scheme, a near field communication scheme, and a wireless LAN scheme. In this case, for each wireless communication scheme, the wireless communication interface 913 can include a BB processor 934 and an RF circuit 935.

[0216] Each of the antenna switches 936 switches a connection destination of the antenna 937 between a plurality of circuits included in the wireless communication interface 913 , such as circuits for different wireless communication schemes.

[0217] Each of the antennas 937 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals via the wireless communication interface 913. As shown in FIG15, the car navigation device 920 may include multiple antennas 937. Although FIG15 shows an example in which the car navigation device 920 includes multiple antennas 937, the car navigation device 920 may also include a single antenna 937.

[0218] Furthermore, the car navigation device 920 may include an antenna 937 for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switch 936 may be omitted from the configuration of the car navigation device 920.

[0219] The battery 938 supplies power to the respective blocks of the car navigation device 920 shown in Fig. 15 via a feeder line, which is partially shown as a dotted line in the figure. The battery 938 accumulates the power supplied from the vehicle.

[0220] In the car navigation device 920 shown in FIG15 , when the electronic device 700 is implemented as a car navigation device serving as a user equipment, for example, the transceiver of the electronic device 700 may be implemented by the wireless communication interface 933. At least a portion of the functions may also be implemented by the processor 921. For example, the processor 921 may decouple the communication function and the sensing function of the base station by executing the functions of the units in the electronic device 700.

[0221] The technology of the present disclosure can also be implemented as an in-vehicle system (or vehicle) 940 including a car navigation device 920, an in-vehicle network 941, and one or more blocks of a vehicle module 942. The vehicle module 942 generates vehicle data (such as vehicle speed, engine speed, and fault information) and outputs the generated data to the in-vehicle network 941.

[0222] The basic principles of the present invention are described above in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, it should be pointed out that those skilled in the art will understand that all or any steps or components of the methods and devices of the present invention can be implemented in any computing device (including a processor, storage medium, etc.) or a network of computing devices in the form of hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. This can be achieved by those skilled in the art using their basic circuit design knowledge or basic programming skills after reading the description of the present invention.

[0223] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a program product storing machine-readable instruction codes. When the instruction codes are read and executed by a machine, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be executed.

[0224] Accordingly, the storage medium for carrying the program product storing the machine-readable instruction code is also included in the disclosure of the present invention. The storage medium includes but is not limited to a floppy disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a memory card, a memory stick, and the like.

[0225] When the present invention is implemented through software or firmware, the programs constituting the software are installed from a storage medium or a network to a computer with a dedicated hardware structure (such as the general-purpose computer 1600 shown in Figure 16). When various programs are installed on the computer, it can perform various functions, etc.

[0226] 16 , a central processing unit (CPU) 1601 executes various processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 1602 or a program loaded from a storage section 1608 to a random access memory (RAM) 1603. In the RAM 1603, data required when the CPU 1601 executes various processes, etc., is also stored as needed. The CPU 1601, the ROM 1602, and the RAM 1603 are connected to each other via a bus 1604. An input / output interface 1605 is also connected to the bus 1604.

[0227] The following components are connected to the input / output interface 1605: an input section 1606 (including a keyboard, a mouse, etc.), an output section 1607 (including a display such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc., and speakers, etc.), a storage section 1608 (including a hard disk, etc.), and a communication section 1609 (including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, etc.). The communication section 1609 performs communication processing via a network such as the Internet. A drive 1610 may also be connected to the input / output interface 1605 as needed. A removable medium 1611 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, etc. is installed in the drive 1610 as needed, so that a computer program read therefrom is installed in the storage section 1608 as needed.

[0228] In the case of realizing the above-described series of processing by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network such as the Internet or a storage medium such as the removable medium 1611 .

[0229] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that such storage media is not limited to the removable medium 1611 shown in FIG16 , which stores the program therein and is distributed separately from the device to provide the program to the user. Examples of the removable medium 1611 include magnetic disks (including floppy disks (registered trademark)), optical disks (including compact disk read-only memories (CD-ROMs) and digital versatile disks (DVDs)), magneto-optical disks (including minidiscs (MDs) (registered trademark)), and semiconductor memories. Alternatively, the storage medium may be a ROM 1602, a hard disk included in the storage section 1608, or the like, in which the program is stored and distributed to the user together with the device containing the program.

[0230] It should also be noted that in the apparatus, method, and system of the present invention, each component or step can be decomposed and / or recombined. Such decomposition and / or recombination should be considered equivalent solutions of the present invention. Furthermore, the steps of performing the above series of processes can naturally be performed in chronological order according to the order described, but do not necessarily need to be performed in chronological order. Certain steps can be performed in parallel or independently of each other.

[0231] Finally, it should be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Furthermore, in the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element.

[0232] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is limited solely by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0233] The present technology can also be implemented as follows.

[0234] Solution 1. An electronic device for wireless communication, comprising:

[0235] The processing circuit is configured to:

[0236] The communication function and the perception function are decoupled based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user equipment within the coverage of the electronic device.

[0237] Solution 2. The electronic device according to Solution 1, wherein the triggering event includes a cell switching triggering event related to cell switching reported by the user equipment.

[0238] Solution 3. An electronic device according to Solution 2, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine whether to perform cell switching related to the communication service of the user equipment and cell switching related to the perception service of the user equipment based on the cell switching trigger event.

[0239] Solution 4. The electronic device according to Solution 3, wherein the cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the user equipment for a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result of a reference signal for a sensing service.

[0240] Solution 5. The electronic device according to Solution 4, wherein the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are different.

[0241] Solution 6. The electronic device according to Solution 4, wherein the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are the same.

[0242] Option 7. An electronic device according to any one of Options 4 to 6, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine whether to perform cell switching related to the perception service based on a comparison between a measurement value related to the measurement result of the reference signal for the perception service and a predetermined perception service switching threshold.

[0243] Solution 8. The electronic device according to Solution 7, wherein the measurement value includes the reference signal received power of the reference signal for sensing the service and / or the signal to interference and noise ratio of the reference signal for sensing the service.

[0244] Solution 9. An electronic device according to Solution 8, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine to perform a cell switch to enter a cell related to the perception service when a difference obtained by subtracting a preset value for compensating the measurement value from the measurement value is greater than the predetermined perception service switching threshold.

[0245] Solution 10. An electronic device according to Solution 8, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine to perform a cell handover of a leaving cell related to the perception service when a sum obtained by adding a preset value for compensating the measurement value to the measurement value is less than the predetermined perception service switching threshold.

[0246] Solution 11. The electronic device according to any one of solutions 7 to 10, wherein the predetermined cognitive service switching threshold is set for different cognitive service types.

[0247] Solution 12. The electronic device according to any one of Solutions 4 to 11, wherein the reference signal used to sense the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

[0248] Option 13. An electronic device according to any one of Options 3 to 12, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive perception data about the user equipment from a user plane function UPF when it is determined that a cell handover related to the perception service is not to be performed.

[0249] Scheme 14. An electronic device according to any one of Schemes 3 to 13, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive communication data about the user equipment from the UPF and push the communication data to a network-side device in the cell to which the user equipment is to switch when it is determined that a cell switch related to the communication service is to be performed.

[0250] Option 15. An electronic device according to any one of Options 3 to 12, wherein the processing circuit is configured to terminate the perception service provided by the electronic device to the user equipment when the user equipment moves out of the communication coverage of the electronic device.

[0251] Solution 16. The electronic device according to any one of Solutions 2 to 15, wherein the cell handover includes a handover performed when the user equipment enters a cell and / or a handover performed when the user equipment leaves a cell.

[0252] Solution 17. The electronic device according to solution 1, wherein the trigger event comprises a resource allocation trigger event related to resource allocation to the user equipment.

[0253] Solution 18. The electronic device according to Solution 17, wherein the processing circuit is configured to implement resource isolation between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services based on the resource allocation trigger event.

[0254] Solution 19. The electronic device according to solution 18, wherein the resource allocation triggering event includes information about the communication volume in the communication system.

[0255] Solution 20. An electronic device according to Solution 18 or 19, wherein the resources used for communication services and the resources used for sensing services do not have common time-frequency resources.

[0256] Solution 21. The electronic device according to Solution 20, wherein the resources used for the sensing service are competed for by user equipment requiring sensing functions.

[0257] Solution 22. The electronic device according to any one of Solutions 18 to 21, wherein the processing circuit is configured to reconfigure the size of the resources used for the sensing service through radio resource control (RRC).

[0258] Solution 23. The electronic device according to any one of Solutions 1 to 22, wherein the processing circuit is configured to decouple the communication function and the sensing function further based on communication network information.

[0259] Solution 24. An electronic device according to Solution 23, wherein the communication network information includes at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

[0260] Solution 25. An electronic device for wireless communication, comprising:

[0261] The processing circuit is configured to:

[0262] Interact with a network-side device that provides services for the electronic device, so that the network-side device decouples the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the electronic device.

[0263] Solution 26. The electronic device according to Solution 25, wherein the trigger event comprises a cell handover trigger event related to cell handover of the electronic device.

[0264] Scheme 27. An electronic device according to Scheme 26, wherein the processing circuit is configured to report the cell switching trigger event to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine whether to perform cell switching related to the communication service of the electronic device and cell switching related to the perception service of the electronic device based on the cell switching trigger event.

[0265] Solution 28. The electronic device according to Solution 27, wherein the cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the electronic device for a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result of a reference signal for a sensing service.

[0266] Solution 29. The electronic device according to Solution 28, wherein the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are different.

[0267] Solution 30. The electronic device according to Solution 28, wherein the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are the same.

[0268] Scheme 31. An electronic device according to any one of Schemes 28 to 30, wherein the measurement value related to the measurement result of the reference signal for sensing the service includes the reference signal received power of the reference signal for sensing the service and / or the signal to interference and noise ratio of the reference signal for sensing the service.

[0269] Solution 32. An electronic device according to any one of Solutions 27 to 31, wherein the reference signal used to sense the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

[0270] Solution 33. An electronic device according to any one of Solutions 26 to 32, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive perception signals from other electronic devices within the perception range through the PC5 communication link when the electronic device moves out of the communication coverage of the network side device and the perception service provided by the network side device is terminated.

[0271] Solution 34. The electronic device according to any one of Solutions 26 to 33, wherein the cell switching includes switching performed when the electronic device enters a cell and / or switching performed when the electronic device leaves a cell.

[0272] Solution 35. The electronic device according to Solution 25, wherein the trigger event comprises a resource allocation trigger event related to resource allocation to the electronic device.

[0273] Scheme 36. An electronic device according to Scheme 35, wherein the processing circuit is configured to report resource requirements to the network side device so that the network side device can achieve resource isolation between resources used for communication services and resources used for perception services based on the resource allocation trigger event.

[0274] Solution 37. The electronic device according to solution 36, wherein the resource allocation triggering event includes information about the communication volume in the communication system.

[0275] Solution 38. An electronic device according to Solution 36 or 37, wherein the resources used for communication services and the resources used for sensing services do not have common time-frequency resources.

[0276] Solution 39. An electronic device according to Solution 38, wherein the resources used for sensing services are competitively used by the electronic device and other electronic devices that require sensing functions.

[0277] Solution 40: The electronic device according to any one of solutions 36 to 39, wherein the size of the resources used for the sensing service can be reconfigured.

[0278] Solution 41. An electronic device according to any one of Solutions 25 to 40, wherein the decoupling of the communication function and the perception function is also performed based on communication network information.

[0279] Solution 42. An electronic device according to Solution 41, wherein the communication network information includes at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

[0280] Solution 43. An electronic device for wireless communication, comprising:

[0281] The processing circuit is configured to:

[0282] Perception service information about the perception service is configured for a network side device used to provide services to a user device and the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user device within the coverage of the network side device.

[0283] Solution 44. An electronic device according to Solution 43, wherein the trigger event includes a cell switching trigger event related to cell switching reported by the user equipment to the network side device.

[0284] Scheme 45. An electronic device according to Scheme 44, wherein the network side device determines whether to perform a cell switch related to the communication service of the user equipment and whether to perform a cell switch related to the perception service of the user equipment based on the cell switching trigger event.

[0285] Solution 46. An electronic device according to Solution 45, wherein the cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the user equipment for a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result of a reference signal for a sensing service.

[0286] Solution 47. An electronic device according to Solution 46, wherein the reference signal for communication services and the reference signal for sensing services are different.

[0287] Solution 48. The electronic device according to Solution 46, wherein the reference signal for the communication service and the reference signal for the sensing service are the same.

[0288] Scheme 49. An electronic device according to any one of Schemes 46 to 48, wherein the network side device determines whether to perform cell switching related to the perception service based on a comparison between a measurement value related to the measurement result of the reference signal used for the perception service and a predetermined perception service switching threshold.

[0289] Solution 50. An electronic device according to Solution 49, wherein the measurement value includes a reference signal received power of the reference signal for sensing the service and / or a signal to interference and noise ratio of the reference signal for sensing the service.

[0290] Solution 51. The electronic device according to Solution 49 or 50, wherein:

[0291] The sensing service information includes the sensing service type and the predetermined sensing service switching threshold, and

[0292] The processing circuit is configured to set the predetermined perceived traffic switching threshold for a perceived traffic type.

[0293] Solution 52. An electronic device according to any one of Solutions 46 to 51, wherein the reference signal used to perceive the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

[0294] Scheme 53. An electronic device according to any one of Schemes 45 to 52, wherein the processing circuit is configured to, when the network side device determines not to perform cell switching related to the perception service, send the control policy regarding not performing cell switching related to the perception service to the user plane function UPF, so that the UPF can push the perception data related to the user device to the network side device.

[0295] Solution 54. An electronic device according to any one of Solutions 43 to 53, wherein the decoupling of the communication function and the perception function is also performed based on communication network information.

[0296] Solution 55. An electronic device according to Solution 54, wherein the communication network information includes at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

[0297] Solution 56. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

[0298] The communication function and the perception function are decoupled based on triggering events related to the function implementation of user equipment within the coverage range of the electronic device.

[0299] Solution 57. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

[0300] Interact with a network-side device that provides services for the electronic device so that the network-side device decouples the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the electronic device.

[0301] Solution 58. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

[0302] Perception service information about the perception service is configured for a network side device used to provide services to a user device and the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user device within the coverage of the network side device.

[0303] Solution 59. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon. When the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor is caused to execute the method for wireless communication according to any one of Solutions 56 to 58.

Claims

1. An electronic device for wireless communication, comprising: The processing circuit is configured to: Based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of a user equipment within the coverage of the electronic device, the communication function and the perception function are decoupled.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The trigger event includes a cell switching trigger event related to cell switching reported by the user equipment.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on the cell switching triggering event, whether to perform a cell switching related to a communication service of the user equipment and a cell switching related to a perception service of the user equipment.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein: The cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the user equipment for a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result of the user equipment for a reference signal for a sensing service.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein: The reference signal used for the communication service is different from the reference signal used for the sensing service.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein: The reference signal used for the communication service is the same as the reference signal used for the perception service.

7. The electronic device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to determine whether to perform a cell handover related to the sensing service based on a comparison between a measurement value related to a measurement result of the reference signal for the sensing service and a predetermined sensing service handover threshold.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein: The measurement value includes a reference signal received power of the reference signal used for sensing the service and / or a signal to interference and noise ratio of the reference signal used for sensing the service.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to determine to perform a cell handover of an incoming cell related to the sensing service if a difference value obtained by subtracting a preset value for compensating the sensing value from the sensing value is greater than the predetermined sensing service handover threshold.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to determine to perform a cell handover of a leaving cell related to the sensing service if a sum of the measurement value and a preset value for compensating the measurement value is less than the predetermined sensing service handover threshold.

11. The electronic device according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein: The predetermined perception service switching threshold is set for different perception service types.

12. The electronic device according to any one of claims 4 to 11, wherein: The reference signal used to perceive the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

13. The electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 12, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to receive the perception data about the user equipment from a user plane function UPF when it is determined that a cell handover related to the perception service is not to be performed.

14. The electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 13, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to, when determining to perform a cell handover related to the communication service, receive communication data about the user equipment from the UPF and push the communication data to a network-side device in a cell to which the user equipment is to be handed over.

15. The electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 12, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to terminate the awareness service provided by the electronic device to the user equipment when the user equipment moves out of the communication coverage of the electronic device.

16. The electronic device according to any one of claims 2 to 15, wherein: The cell handover includes a handover performed when the user equipment enters a cell and / or a handover performed when the user equipment leaves a cell.

17. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The trigger event comprises a resource allocation trigger event related to resource allocation to the user equipment.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to implement resource isolation between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services based on the resource allocation triggering event.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein: The resource allocation triggering event includes information about the communication volume in the communication system.

20. The electronic device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein: The resources used for the communication service and the resources used for the sensing service do not have common time-frequency resources.

21. The electronic device according to claim 20, wherein: The resources used for the sensing service are used by user equipments requiring the sensing function in a competitive manner.

22. The electronic device according to any one of claims 18 to 21, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to reconfigure the size of the resources used for the sensing service through radio resource control RRC.

23. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to decouple the communication function and the sensing function further based on communication network information.

24. The electronic device according to claim 23, wherein: The communication network information includes at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

25. An electronic device for wireless communication, comprising: The processing circuit is configured to: Interact with a network-side device that provides services for the electronic device so that the network-side device decouples communication functions and perception functions based on triggering events related to the function implementation of the electronic device.

26. The electronic device according to claim 25, wherein: The trigger event includes a cell switching trigger event related to the cell switching of the electronic device.

27. The electronic device according to claim 26, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to report the cell switching trigger event to the network side device, so that the network side device can determine whether to perform a cell switching related to the communication service of the electronic device and a cell switching related to the perception service of the electronic device based on the cell switching trigger event.

28. The electronic device according to claim 27, wherein: The cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the electronic device on a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result of the electronic device on a reference signal for a sensing service.

29. The electronic device according to claim 28, wherein: The reference signal used for the communication service is different from the reference signal used for the sensing service.

30. The electronic device according to claim 28, wherein: The reference signal used for the communication service is the same as the reference signal used for the perception service.

31. The electronic device according to any one of claims 28 to 30, wherein: The measurement value related to the measurement result of the reference signal for sensing the service includes the reference signal received power of the reference signal for sensing the service and / or the signal to interference plus noise ratio of the reference signal for sensing the service.

32. The electronic device according to any one of claims 27 to 31, wherein: The reference signal used to perceive the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

33. The electronic device according to any one of claims 26 to 32, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to receive perception signals from other electronic devices within the perception range through the PC5 communication link when the electronic device moves out of the communication coverage of the network side device and the perception service provided by the network side device is terminated.

34. The electronic device according to any one of claims 26 to 33, wherein: The cell handover includes a handover performed when the electronic device enters a cell and / or a handover performed when the electronic device leaves a cell.

35. The electronic device according to claim 25, wherein: The trigger event comprises a resource allocation trigger event related to resource allocation to the electronic device.

36. The electronic device according to claim 35, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to report resource requirements to the network side device, so that the network side device can implement resource isolation between resources used for communication services and resources used for sensing services based on the resource allocation triggering event.

37. The electronic device according to claim 36, wherein: The resource allocation triggering event includes information about the communication volume in the communication system.

38. The electronic device according to claim 36 or 37, wherein: The resources used for the communication service and the resources used for the sensing service do not have common time-frequency resources.

39. The electronic device according to claim 38, wherein: The resources used for the sensing service are competitively used by the electronic device and other electronic devices that require the sensing function.

40. The electronic device according to any one of claims 36 to 39, wherein: The size of the resources used for the sensing service can be reconfigured.

41. The electronic device according to any one of claims 25 to 40, wherein: The decoupling of the communication function and the perception function is also performed based on communication network information.

42. The electronic device according to claim 41, wherein: The communication network information includes at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

43. An electronic device for wireless communication, comprising: The processing circuit is configured to: Perception service information about the perception service is configured for a network side device used to provide services to a user device and the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user device within the coverage of the network side device.

44. The electronic device according to claim 43, wherein: The trigger event includes a cell switching trigger event related to cell switching reported by the user equipment to the network side device.

45. The electronic device according to claim 44, wherein: The network side device determines, based on the cell switching triggering event, whether to perform a cell switching related to a communication service of the user equipment and whether to perform a cell switching related to a perception service of the user equipment.

46. ​​The electronic device according to claim 45, wherein: The cell switching triggering event includes a measurement result of the user equipment for a reference signal for a communication service and a measurement result of the user equipment for a reference signal for a sensing service.

47. The electronic device according to claim 46, wherein: The reference signal used for the communication service is different from the reference signal used for the sensing service.

48. The electronic device according to claim 46, wherein: The reference signal used for the communication service is the same as the reference signal used for the perception service.

49. The electronic device according to any one of claims 46 to 48, wherein: The network side device determines whether to perform a cell switching related to the perception service based on a comparison between a measurement value related to a measurement result of the reference signal for the perception service and a predetermined perception service switching threshold.

50. The electronic device according to claim 49, wherein: The measurement value includes a reference signal received power of the reference signal used for sensing the service and / or a signal to interference and noise ratio of the reference signal used for sensing the service.

51. The electronic device according to claim 49 or 50, wherein: The sensing service information includes the sensing service type and the predetermined sensing service switching threshold, and The processing circuit is configured to set the predetermined perceived traffic switching threshold for a perceived traffic type.

52. The electronic device according to any one of claims 46 to 51, wherein: The reference signal used to perceive the service includes a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

53. An electronic device according to any one of claims 45 to 52, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to, when the network side device determines not to perform cell switching related to the perception service, send the control policy regarding not performing cell switching related to the perception service to the user plane function UPF, so that the UPF can push the perception data related to the user equipment to the network side device.

54. The electronic device according to any one of claims 43 to 53, wherein: The decoupling of the communication function and the perception function is also performed based on communication network information.

55. The electronic device according to claim 54, wherein: The communication network information includes at least one of communication network status information, cell capacity information, service demand information, and cell load information.

56. A method for wireless communication, comprising: Based on triggering events related to the function implementation of user equipment within the coverage of the electronic device, the communication function and the perception function are decoupled.

57. A method for wireless communication, comprising: Interact with a network-side device that provides services for the electronic device so that the network-side device decouples the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the electronic device.

58. A method for wireless communication, comprising: Perception service information about the perception service is configured for a network side device used to provide services to a user device and the user device, so that the network side device can decouple the communication function and the perception function based on a triggering event related to the function implementation of the user device within the coverage of the network side device.

59. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method for wireless communication according to any one of claims 56 to 58.

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