Perception configuration method, perception device, network device, system, medium and computer program product

Abstract

The invention relates to a perception configuration method, perception equipment, network equipment, a system, a medium and a computer program product. The perception configuration method executed by the perception equipment comprises the following steps: receiving first information sent by network equipment; according to the first information, perception measurement reporting configuration is determined, and the perception measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following: perception reporting configuration; and perceiving resource configuration. According to the invention, the performance of the ISAC system can be improved.

Description

Sensing configuration method, sensing device, network device, system, medium and computer program product TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a sensing configuration method, a sensing device, a network device, a system, a medium and a computer program product. BACKGROUND

[0002] In recent years, wireless communication develops rapidly, and the demand of various vertical services increases, which leads to the increasing demand of communication technology. User equipment not only needs to communicate with other equipment, but also needs to sense surrounding equipment or environment. Therefore, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technology emerges as the times require. The sensing system integrates a traditional radar system on the basis of an existing communication system, and senses related information of a target in a surrounding environment by sending a sensing signal. How to measure and report the related information of the target is a problem to be solved.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure provides a sensing configuration method, a sensing device, a network device, a system, a medium and a computer program product.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a sensing configuration method is provided, which is performed by a sensing device, and the method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device; determining a sensing measurement reporting configuration according to the first information, wherein the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a sensing configuration method is provided, which is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending first information to a sensing device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a sensing measurement reporting configuration, and the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a sensing device is provided, which comprises: a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device; and a processing module, configured to determine a sensing measurement reporting configuration according to the first information, wherein the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: a transceiver configured to send first information to a sensing device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a sensing measurement reporting configuration, and the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a sensing device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and storing executable instructions, when the executable instructions are executed by the processors, the sensing configuration method of the first aspect is performed.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and storing executable instructions, when the executable instructions are executed by the processors, the sensing configuration method of the second aspect is performed.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising a sensing device and a network device, wherein the sensing device is configured to implement the sensing configuration method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the sensing configuration method of the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, and the storage medium stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs the sensing configuration method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0013] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program and / or instructions, when the computer program and / or instructions are executed on a communication device, the sensing configuration method of the first aspect or the second aspect is implemented.

[0014] By using the above technical solution, at least the following beneficial technical effects can be achieved:

[0015] The sensing device receives the first information sent by the network device, and determines the sensing measurement reporting configuration according to the first information. Since the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises the sensing reporting configuration and / or the sensing resource configuration, the sensing device can perform sensing measurement reporting on the sensing target according to the sensing measurement reporting configuration, thereby improving the performance of the ISAC system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the drawings required for the embodiments, and the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not specifically limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 1A is an exemplary schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a single station sensing mode of a sensing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of a double station sensing mode of a sensing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 2 is an interaction schematic diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 3A is an interaction schematic diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 3B is an interaction schematic diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a flow schematic diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 5 is an interaction schematic diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a sensing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 8A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 8B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sensing configuration method, a sensing device, a network device, a system, a medium and a computer program product.

[0030] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sensing configuration method, performed by a sensing device, comprising: receiving first information sent by a network device; determining a sensing measurement reporting configuration according to the first information, wherein the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of:

[0031] a sensing reporting configuration;

[0032] a sensing resource configuration.

[0033] In the above embodiments, the perception device receives the first information sent by the network device, and determines the perception measurement reporting configuration according to the first information. Since the perception measurement reporting configuration includes the perception reporting configuration and / or the perception resource configuration, the perception device can perform perception measurement reporting on the perception target according to the perception measurement reporting configuration, and performing perception measurement according to the perception resource configuration can ensure that the complete perception reference signal is received to measure accurate and reliable measurement results, and performing reporting according to the perception reporting configuration can guarantee the integrity of the reported data and ensure that the reported data is accurate and reliable, which can reduce the possibility of false reporting and missing reporting information, thereby improving the efficiency and accuracy of perception measurement reporting and improving the performance of the ISAC system.

[0034] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the perception reporting configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0035] an identifier of the perception reporting configuration;

[0036] a type of the perception reporting configuration;

[0037] a measurement time domain restriction;

[0038] a subband size;

[0039] a reporting quantity.

[0040] In the above embodiments, the perception reporting configuration is defined to include at least one of an identifier of the perception reporting configuration, a type of the perception reporting configuration, a measurement time domain restriction, a subband size (SubbandSize), and a reporting quantity. In this way, the network device can obtain more detailed perception reporting information.

[0041] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the perception reporting configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0042] periodic reporting;

[0043] semi-persistent reporting;

[0044] aperiodic reporting.

[0045] In the above embodiments, the type of the perception reporting configuration is specified to include at least one of periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and aperiodic reporting. In this way, the perception device can use different ways to perform perception measurement reporting for different scenarios to save reporting resources, such as power consumption and uplink resources.

[0046] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0047] a distance;

[0048] speed;

[0049] angle;

[0050] Null value.

[0051] In the above embodiments, the reporting volume of perception measurement reports is defined. This allows network devices to obtain perception information of the required perception targets in a targeted manner, avoids redundant information reported by perception devices, and improves the efficiency of perception reporting.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing resource configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0053] The identifier of the sensing resource configuration;

[0054] The type of the sensing resource configuration;

[0055] Configuration of time-frequency domain pattern of the sensing reference signal;

[0056] Repeated transmission.

[0057] In the above embodiments, the sensing resource configuration is defined to include at least one of the following: an identifier for the sensing resource configuration, a type of sensing resource configuration, a time-frequency domain pattern configuration of the sensing reference signal, and repeated transmission. This facilitates more accurate measurement of the sensing target by the sensing receiver.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the sensing resource configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0059] Periodic resources;

[0060] Semi-persistent resources;

[0061] Non-periodic resources.

[0062] In the above embodiments, the types of sensing resource configurations are specified to include at least one of periodic resources, semi-persistent resources, and aperiodic resources. This facilitates the sensing device in using different methods to measure different types of sensing resources.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of perception reporting configurations is N, and the number of perception resource configurations is M, where N and M are integers greater than 0;

[0064] The method further includes: determining multiple configuration pairs, wherein a configuration pair includes a perception reporting configuration and a perception resource configuration.

[0065] In the above embodiments, the perception reporting configuration and the perception resource configuration can be used in pairs, so as to realize the perception measurement and reporting of the perception target.

[0066] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, one of the perception reporting configuration and the perception resource configuration in one of the configuration pairs satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0067] The first condition is that the type of the perception resource configuration is periodic resource, and the type of the perception reporting configuration is one of periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and aperiodic reporting.

[0068] The second condition is that the type of the perception resource configuration is semi-persistent resource, and the type of the perception reporting configuration is semi-persistent reporting or aperiodic reporting.

[0069] The third condition is that the type of the perception resource configuration is aperiodic resource, and the type of the perception reporting configuration is aperiodic reporting.

[0070] In the above embodiments, the pairing use conditions of the perception reporting configuration and the perception resource configuration are defined, and the efficiency of the perception measurement and reporting is improved.

[0071] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, one of the configuration pairs is associated with one perception target, or one of the configuration pairs is associated with a group of the perception targets.

[0072] In the above embodiments, one configuration pair is associated with one perception target, or one configuration pair is associated with a group of perception targets, so as to facilitate the management of the perception task and improve the perception capability and the perception effect.

[0073] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the perception device includes at least one of the following:

[0074] A terminal;

[0075] An access network device.

[0076] In the above embodiments, the terminal or the access network device can be used as the perception device, which can improve the perception range and thus improve the perception system capability.

[0077] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a perception configuration method, which is performed by a network device and includes: sending first information to a perception device, the first information being used to indicate a perception measurement and reporting configuration, wherein the perception measurement and reporting configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0078] A perception reporting configuration;

[0079] A perception resource configuration.

[0080] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of:

[0081] an identity of the sensing reporting configuration;

[0082] a type of the sensing reporting configuration;

[0083] a measurement time domain restriction;

[0084] a sub-band size;

[0085] a reporting quantity.

[0086] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of:

[0087] periodic reporting;

[0088] semi-persistent reporting;

[0089] aperiodic reporting.

[0090] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting quantity comprises at least one of:

[0091] distance;

[0092] speed;

[0093] angle;

[0094] null.

[0095] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing resource configuration comprises at least one of:

[0096] an identity of the sensing resource configuration;

[0097] a type of the sensing resource configuration;

[0098] a time-frequency domain pattern configuration of a sensing reference signal;

[0099] repetition transmission.

[0100] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the sensing resource configuration comprises at least one of:

[0101] periodic resource;

[0102] semi-persistent resource;

[0103] aperiodic resource.

[0104] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the number of the sensing report configurations is N, and the number of the sensing resource configurations is M, where N and M are integers greater than 0; and the method further includes: indicating a plurality of configuration pairs to the sensing device, one configuration pair including one sensing report configuration and one sensing resource configuration.

[0105] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the sensing report configuration and the sensing resource configuration in one configuration pair satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

[0106] The first condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is periodic resource, and the type of the sensing report configuration is one of periodic report, semi-persistent report, and aperiodic report.

[0107] The second condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is semi-persistent resource, and the type of the sensing report configuration is semi-persistent report or aperiodic report.

[0108] The third condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is aperiodic resource, and the type of the sensing report configuration is aperiodic report.

[0109] In some embodiments of the second aspect, one configuration pair is associated with one sensing target, or one configuration pair is associated with a group of sensing targets.

[0110] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the sensing device includes at least one of the following:

[0111] A terminal;

[0112] An access network device.

[0113] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sensing device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; and the sensing device is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0114] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; and the network device is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0115] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sensing device, which includes one or more processors; and the sensing device is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0116] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, comprising one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to perform the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0117] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, comprising: a sensing device, a network device; wherein the sensing device is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0118] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0119] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, when the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0120] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when the computer program is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0121] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0122] It can be understood that the sensing device, the network device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system are all used to perform the method proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be repeated here.

[0123] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sensing configuration method, a sensing device, a network device, a system, a medium and a computer program product. In some embodiments, the terms of the sensing configuration method, the information processing method and the communication method can be replaced with each other, the terms of the sensing configuration device, the information processing device and the communication device can be replaced with each other, and the terms of the communication system, the information processing system and the sensing configuration system can be replaced with each other.

[0124] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing part of the steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation manners in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, part or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments arbitrarily.

[0125] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0126] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0127] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "above", "said", "preceding", "this" and the like, can represent "one and only one", and can also represent "one or more", "at least one" and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, and can also be understood as plural expression.

[0128] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "plurality" means two or more.

[0129] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0130] In some embodiments, the description of "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "in a case A, in another case B", "in response to a case A, in response to a case B", and the like, can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B); in some embodiments, A and B (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0131] In some embodiments, the description of "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0132] The prefix words "first", "second", and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute a limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the description objects. The description of the description objects should refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not be limited by the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", where the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0133] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0134] In some embodiments, the terms "time / frequency", "time / frequency domain", and the like refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0135] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to,” “in response to determining,” “in the event that,” “when,” “if,” “upon,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0136] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” “above,” and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “fewer than,” “fewer than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” “below,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0137] In some embodiments, an apparatus and the like can be interpreted as an entity, and can also be interpreted as virtual, and the name thereof is not limited to the name described in the embodiments, and the terms “apparatus,” “equipment,” “device,” “circuit,” “network element,” “node,” “function,” “unit,” “section,” “system,” “network,” “chip,” “chip system,” “entity,” “subject,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0138] In some embodiments, “network” can be interpreted as an apparatus (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like) included in the network.

[0139] In some embodiments, the terms “access network device (AN device),” “radio access network device (RAN device),” “base station (BS),” “radio base station,” “fixed station,” “node,” “access point,” “transmission point (TP),” “reception point (RP),” “transmission / reception point (TRP),” “panel,” “antenna panel,” “antenna array,” “cell,” “macro cell,” “small cell,” “femto cell,” “pico cell,” “sector,” “cell group,” “serving cell,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0140] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal," "terminal device," "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0141] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the terminal can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, the terms "uplink," "downlink," and the like can also be replaced with terms corresponding to the inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, the uplink channel, the downlink channel, and the like can be replaced with the side channel, and the uplink, the downlink, and the like can be replaced with the sidelink.

[0142] In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced with the access network device, the core network device, or the network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0143] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country in which the location is situated.

[0144] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0145] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0146] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1A, the communication system 100 can include a sensing device 101 and a network device 102.

[0147] In some embodiments, the sensing device 101 can include at least one of a terminal and an access network device.

[0148] Optionally, the sensing device 101 is a terminal. Optionally, the terminal includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a Pad, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0149] Optionally, the perception device 101 is an access network device. Optionally, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and the access network device can include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB) in the 5th generation (5G) wireless communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0150] In some embodiments, the perception device 101 is a base station. Optionally, the base station is, for example, a macro base station, a micro base station (also known as a small station), a relay station, an access point, a 5G base station or a future base station, a satellite, a transmitting and receiving point (TRP), a transmitting point (TP), a mobile switching center, or other devices that perform the base station function in a communication system, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not make specific limitations thereto. For the convenience of description, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, the apparatus that provides a wireless communication function for a terminal device is collectively referred to as a network device or a base station.

[0151] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0152] Optionally, the network device 102 is an access network device. Optionally, the access network device is at least one of a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and can include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0153] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is a base station. Optionally, the base station is at least one of a macro base station, a micro base station (also referred to as a small station), a relay station, an access point, a 5G base station or a future base station, a satellite, a Transmitting and Receiving Point (TRP), a Transmitting Point (TP), a mobile switching center, or other devices that perform a base station function in a communication system, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For convenience of description, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, devices that provide a wireless communication function for a terminal device are collectively referred to as network devices or base stations.

[0154] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is a core network device. Optionally, the core network device can be one device including all or part of a first network element, a second network element, etc., or can be a plurality of devices or device groups including all or part of the first network element, the second network element, etc. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a Next Generation Core (NGC), etc.

[0155] Optionally, the perception device comprises a perception transmitter and / or a perception receiver. The perception transmitter can be referred to as a perception transmitting end, and the perception receiver can be referred to as a perception receiving end.

[0156] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0157] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, and some of the protocol layers are controlled by the CU, and the rest or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but not limited thereto.

[0158] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, with the evolution of system architecture and the appearance of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0159] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1A or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1A are examples, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1A, or include other subjects other than those in FIG. 1A. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be real or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is an example, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, and the connection can be in any way, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0160] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G New Radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be combined (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0161] In some embodiments, the sensing system integrates a conventional radar system on the basis of an existing communication system, and perceives distance, speed, angle, and the like of a target in the surrounding environment by transmitting a sensing signal.

[0162] In some embodiments, the sensing system can be divided into two types according to the sensing mode. The first type is a mono-static sensing mode as shown in FIG. 1B, in which the (sensing) transceiver can be a base station or a terminal. The second type is a bi-static sensing mode as shown in FIG. 1C, in which the (sensing) transmitter can be a base station or a terminal, and the (sensing) receiver can also be a base station or a terminal.

[0163] In some embodiments, a unified CSI feedback framework can be designed in a MIMO system of 5G NR, that is, by decoupling the CSI measurement and the CSI feedback mode, the measurement resource and the measurement operation are separated from the specific reporting operation. The base station can configure N (N≥1) CSI reporting settings and M (M≥1) resource settings for each UE. How to define the sensing-related reporting and resource settings in the ISAC system is a problem to be solved. Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure propose a sensing configuration method, a sensing device, a network device, a system, a medium and a computer program product, which are used for the measurement reporting configuration of the sensing device for sensing, mainly including sensing reporting configuration, sensing resource configuration and sensing target association configuration, so as to improve the performance of the ISAC system.

[0164] FIG. 2 is an interaction schematic diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sensing configuration method, which is executed by the communication system 100. The above method can include the following steps.

[0165] In step S201, the network device 102 sends first information to the sensing device 101.

[0166] In some embodiments, the sensing device receives the first information. For example, the sensing device 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102.

[0167] Optionally, the network device includes an access network device and / or a core network device. Optionally, the sensing device includes a terminal and / or an access network device. The access network device is, for example, a base station.

[0168] Optionally, the perception device comprises a perception receiving end and / or a perception transmitting end. The perception transmitting end is an end for transmitting the perception reference signal, and the perception receiving end is an end for receiving the perception reference signal. The perception reference signal received by the perception receiving end is a signal reflected by the perception target after the perception reference signal transmitted by the perception transmitting end. It should be noted that the perception reference signal can be a radar signal, a sound wave signal, an electromagnetic wave signal, a light signal, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0169] The name of the perception device can be replaced by a perception machine.

[0170] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the perception measurement reporting configuration.

[0171] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, which is, for example, a perception measurement configuration, a perception reporting configuration, a perception resource configuration, etc.

[0172] In some embodiments, the network device can send the first information to the perception device through radio resource control (RRC) signaling. For example, the network device sends RRC signaling, which comprises the first information. The perception device receives the RRC signaling and obtains the first information.

[0173] In step S202, the perception device 101 determines the perception measurement reporting configuration according to the first information.

[0174] In some embodiments, the perception measurement reporting configuration is used to determine the configuration information related to the perception. The name of the perception measurement reporting configuration is not limited, which is, for example, a perception configuration, a measurement setting, etc.

[0175] In some embodiments, the perception measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following:

[0176] a perception reporting configuration;

[0177] a perception resource configuration.

[0178] For example, the perception measurement reporting configuration comprises the perception reporting configuration.

[0179] For example, the perception measurement reporting configuration comprises the perception resource configuration.

[0180] For example, the perception measurement reporting configuration comprises the perception reporting configuration and the perception resource configuration.

[0181] In some embodiments, the sensing reporting configuration is used to determine information related to reporting sensing / measurement results in a sensing scenario, which is not limited in name, such as a sensing report configuration (Sensing-ReportConfig), a sensing reporting setting (Sensing-Reporting Setting), and the like.

[0182] Optionally, the sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following:

[0183] an identifier of the sensing reporting configuration;

[0184] a type of the sensing reporting configuration;

[0185] a measurement time domain restriction;

[0186] a sub-band size;

[0187] a reporting quantity.

[0188] Optionally, the identifier of the sensing reporting configuration is, for example, a sensing reporting configuration ID (reportConfigId), an index, or another unique identifier.

[0189] In some embodiments, the type of the sensing reporting configuration (reportConfigType) is used to indicate the periodicity of the sensing reporting. Optionally, the type of the sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of the following:

[0190] periodic reporting;

[0191] semi-persistent reporting;

[0192] aperiodic reporting.

[0193] For example, in a target tracking, target detection, or the like scenario, the sensing reporting configuration of the type of periodic reporting can be used.

[0194] For example, when the sensing device is a terminal, the sensing reporting configuration of the type of semi-persistent reporting can be used, and the reporting is performed through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and / or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

[0195] For example, in a target one-time detection, event-triggered sensing, or the like scenario, the sensing reporting configuration of the type of aperiodic reporting can be used.

[0196] In some embodiments, the time domain restriction in the embodiments of the present disclosure refers to timeRestrictionForSensingMeasurements of sensing measurement, which is used to indicate whether the sensing device uses a restriction strategy on the time domain, such as time domain averaging processing. For example, in the distance measurement scenario, if the time domain restriction is configured, the time domain restriction can indicate that only the latest sample is used for time averaging. Otherwise, a previous number of samples can be used for averaging. It should be noted that the time domain restriction of sensing measurement is similar to the time domain restriction of CSI, and the description of the time domain restriction in the related art can be referred to, which is not described here.

[0197] In some embodiments, the subbandSize is used to indicate the frequency domain granularity. For example, when considering the problem of beam squint in the case of large bandwidth or near field sensing, the number of RBs of each subband can be determined according to the number of RBs of the BWP.

[0198] In some embodiments, the report quantity (ReportQuantity) includes at least one of the following:

[0199] distance;

[0200] speed;

[0201] angle;

[0202] null.

[0203] Wherein, the distance can be replaced by the time delay or other equivalent quantities. The speed can be replaced by the Doppler frequency or other equivalent quantities. The angle can include the horizontal and / or vertical dimensions of the angle of arrival, angle of departure, etc. The angle can be replaced by the direction or other equivalent quantities.

[0204] It should be noted that in the case of beam scanning by the sensing device, or in the case of local processing of sensing results, the sensing device can not report specific sensing results to the network device, and then the report quantity reported by the sensing device to the network device can be null.

[0205] In some embodiments, the sensing result or the sensing report sent by the sensing device to the network device includes the measurement value of at least one of the distance, the speed, the angle, and the null.

[0206] In some embodiments, the sensing resource configuration used to determine the information related to the sensing resource in the sensing scenario is not limited in name, which is, for example, a sensing resource configuration (Sensing-ResourceConfig), a resource setting (Resource Setting), etc.

[0207] In some embodiments, the sensing resource configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0208] an identifier of the sensing resource configuration;

[0209] a type of the sensing resource configuration;

[0210] a time-frequency domain pattern configuration of the sensing reference signal;

[0211] a repetition transmission.

[0212] In some embodiments, the identifier of the sensing resource configuration is, for example, a sensing resource configuration ID (sensing-ResourceConfigId), an index, or other unique identifier.

[0213] In some embodiments, the type of the sensing resource configuration (resourceType) is used to indicate a periodicity of the sensing resource. Optionally, the type of the sensing resource configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0214] a periodic resource;

[0215] a semi-persistent resource;

[0216] an aperiodic resource.

[0217] In some embodiments, the time-frequency domain pattern configuration of the sensing reference signal is used to indicate a time domain and / or frequency domain pattern occupied by the sensing reference signal transmission, such as a frequency domain comb structure and / or a time domain offset.

[0218] In some embodiments, the repetition transmission is used to indicate whether the sensing reference signal is repeated. For example, when the repetition transmission is disabled, it is applicable to a beam scanning scenario with a wide lobe width, a P1 procedure in beam management, etc. For example, when the repetition transmission is enabled, it is applicable to a beam scanning scenario with a fine lobe width, a P3 procedure in beam management, etc.

[0219] In step S203, the sensing device 101 determines the association relationship between the sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration.

[0220] In some embodiments, the number of sensing reporting configurations is one or more, for example, the number of sensing reporting configurations is N, and N is an integer greater than 0.

[0221] In some embodiments, the number of sensing resource configurations is one or more, for example, the number of sensing resource configurations is M, and M is an integer greater than 0.

[0222] In some embodiments, since the sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration can be used in pairs, the sensing device can determine one or more configuration pairs, wherein one configuration pair includes one sensing reporting configuration and one sensing resource configuration.

[0223] In some embodiments, a perception reporting configuration and a perception resource configuration in a configuration pair meet at least one of the following conditions:

[0224] The first condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is a periodic resource, and the type of the sensing reporting configuration is one of periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and non-periodic reporting.

[0225] The second condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is semi-persistent resource, and the type of the sensing reporting configuration is semi-persistent reporting or non-periodic reporting.

[0226] The third condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is non-periodic resource, and the type of the sensing reporting configuration is non-periodic reporting.

[0227] In some embodiments, the sensing device may determine one or more configuration pairs on its own based on at least one of the first, second, and third conditions described above.

[0228] In some embodiments, the network device may indicate the association between the sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration to the sensing device. For example, while the network device indicates the sensing measurement reporting configuration to the sensing device through first information, it also indicates the association (i.e., configuration pair) between the sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration through the first information. For example, the association between the sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration in the first information may be indicated to the sensing device separately through other signaling (e.g., RRC signaling).

[0229] In some embodiments, a configuration pair is associated with a sensing target, or a configuration pair is associated with a group of the sensing targets.

[0230] The targets to be perceived include, but are not limited to, vehicles, plants, pedestrians, puddles, etc.

[0231] For example, a configuration pair can be represented by a pair of perception reporting configuration IDs and perception resource configuration IDs, which can be associated with one or a group of perception targets. For instance, in the initial stage of perception, a pair of perception reporting configuration IDs and perception resource configuration IDs can be associated with a group of perception targets. In later stages of perception, one pair of perception reporting configuration IDs and perception resource configuration IDs can be associated with a specific perception target, while another pair of perception reporting configuration IDs and perception resource configuration IDs remains associated with a group of perception targets.

[0232] In some embodiments, the association between the configuration pair and the sensed target may be indicated by the network device or obtained by the sensed device through processing, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0233] In some embodiments, the names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "code point", "bit", "data", "program", "chip", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0234] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)", "UL data", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0235] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", "pilot signal", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0236] In some embodiments, "acquire", "obtain", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive", and the like can be replaced with each other, which can be interpreted as receiving from other subjects, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, obtaining by oneself, and the like.

[0237] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "issue", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0238] In some embodiments, the terms "certain", "preset", "pre-set", "set", "indicated", "any", "first", and the like can be replaced with each other, and "certain A", "preset A", "pre-set A", "set A", "indicated A", "any A", "first A" can be interpreted as A predetermined in a protocol or the like, or A obtained by setting, configuration, or indication, or a specific A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0239] The perception configuration method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S201-S203. For example, step S201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S201 and S202 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0240] In some embodiments, the order of any two of steps S201-S203 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously. For example, steps S202 and S203 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously.

[0241] In some embodiments, steps S202 and S203 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0242] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S203 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0243] In some embodiments, step S203 is optional, and this step can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0244] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the corresponding description of FIG. 2 can be referred to.

[0245] FIG. 3A is a flow diagram illustrating a perception configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a perception configuration method executed by a perception device side, and the above method includes:

[0246] Step S3101, receiving first information.

[0247] Optional implementations of step S3101 can refer to optional implementations of step S201 of FIG. 2 and other related parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0248] In some embodiments, the sensing device 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the first information sent by other subjects.

[0249] In some embodiments, the sensing device 101 acquires the first information specified by a protocol.

[0250] In some embodiments, the sensing device 101 acquires the first information from upper layer(s).

[0251] In some embodiments, the sensing device 101 processes to obtain the first information.

[0252] In some embodiments, the step S3101 is omitted, and the sensing device 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or default.

[0253] In step S3102, the sensing reporting configuration and / or the sensing resource configuration are determined according to the first information.

[0254] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0255] In step S3103, at least one configuration pair is determined, and each configuration pair includes one sensing reporting configuration and one sensing resource configuration.

[0256] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0257] The sensing configuration method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3101-S3103. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101 and step S3102 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0258] In some embodiments, the order of any two steps among steps S3101-S3103 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously. For example, step S3102 and step S3103 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously.

[0259] In some embodiments, steps S3102 and S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0260] In some embodiments, step S3101 and step S3103 are optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0261] In some embodiments, step S3103 is optional, and the step can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0262] FIG. 3B is a flow diagram of a sensing configuration method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3B, some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sensing configuration method, which is performed by the sensing device side, and the above method comprises the following steps:

[0263] In step S3201, first information is received.

[0264] Optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to optional implementation of step S201 in FIG. 2, step S3101 in FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0265] In step S3202, sensing measurement reporting configuration is determined according to the first information.

[0266] Optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to step S202 in FIG. 2, optional implementation of step S3102 in FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0267] The sensing configuration method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of step S3201 and step S3202. For example, step S3201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0268] In some embodiments, step S3201 and step S3202 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0269] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional.

[0270] In some embodiments, step S3202 is optional.

[0271] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, step S3202 can be combined with step S3103 in FIG. 3A.

[0272] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of a sensing configuration method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a sensing configuration method, which is performed by the network device side, and the above method comprises the following steps:

[0273] In step S401, first information is sent.

[0274] The optional implementation of step S401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0275] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information to the sensing device, but is not limited thereto, and can send the first information to other subjects. For example, the first information is sent to the sensing transmitter.

[0276] FIG. 5 is an interaction diagram of a sensing configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sensing configuration method, which is performed by a communication system, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0277] In step S501, the network device sends first information to the sensing device.

[0278] The optional implementation of step S501 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0279] In step S502, the sensing device determines a sensing measurement reporting configuration according to the first information.

[0280] The optional implementation of step S501 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0281] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method described in the above embodiments of the sensing device side, the network device side, the sensing transmitter side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0282] In some embodiments, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a measurement reporting configuration for sensing, i.e., reporting settings and resource settings in a sensing system.

[0283] In some embodiments, the sensing reporting settings and the sensing resource settings are defined in sensing. The sensing reporting settings can be referred to as sensing reporting configuration, and the sensing resource settings can be referred to as sensing resource configuration.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first node configures N sensing reporting settings for each sensing device (e.g., a sensing receiver), and each sensing reporting setting corresponds to a configuration ID.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first node configures M sensing resource settings for each sensing device (e.g., a sensing receiver), and each sensing resource setting corresponds to a configuration ID.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first node can be a base station, a core network, etc. The sensing device (e.g., a sensing receiver) can be a base station, a terminal, etc.

[0287] In some embodiments, the association between the sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration can be configured by signaling, e.g., RRC signaling.

[0288] In some embodiments, the first node configures N sensing reporting configurations for each sensing device (e.g., sensing receiver), where the sensing reporting configuration defines the parameters related to sensing reporting, and the sensing reporting configuration can be configured by signaling, e.g., RRC signaling, e.g., Sensing-ReportConfig, which mainly contains one or more of the following parameters:

[0289] reportConfigId, which is used to indicate the configuration ID of the sensing reporting configuration;

[0290] reportConfigType, which is used to indicate the periodicity of the sensing reporting configuration;

[0291] timeRestrictionForSensingMeasurements, which is used to indicate whether the sensing device (e.g., sensing receiver) uses time domain averaging processing, e.g., distance measurement;

[0292] subbandSize, which is used to indicate the frequency domain granularity, e.g., considering beam squint when considering large bandwidth or near-field sensing, etc., and the number of RBs of each subband can be determined according to the number of RBs of the BWP;

[0293] ReportQuantity.

[0294] Optionally, the reportConfigType includes at least one of the following:

[0295] periodic reporting, e.g., for target tracking, target detection, etc. scenarios;

[0296] semi-persistent reporting, e.g., when the UE is a sensing device (e.g., sensing receiver), which can be reported on PUCCH and / or PUSCH;

[0297] aperiodic reporting, e.g., for one-time target detection, event-triggered sensing, etc. scenarios.

[0298] Optionally, the ReportQuantity includes any one or a combination of the following:

[0299] distance, or time delay, or other equivalent quantities;

[0300] speed, Doppler frequency, or other equivalent quantities;

[0301] Angle (angles of arrival and departure in horizontal and vertical dimensions), direction, or other equivalent quantities;

[0302] Null, e.g., for sensing device (e.g., sensing receiver) beam sweeping, etc., or for processing sensing results locally.

[0303] In some embodiments, the first node configures M sensing resource settings for each sensing device (e.g., sensing receiver), wherein the sensing resource settings define the resources for measurement by the sensing receiver, the sensing resource settings can be configured by signaling, e.g., RRC signaling, e.g., Sensing-ResourceConfig, mainly including the following parameters:

[0304] Sensing resource configuration ID, e.g., sensing-ResourceConfigId, for indicating the configuration ID of the sensing resource setting;

[0305] Sensing resource type, e.g., resourceType, for indicating the periodicity of the sensing resource;

[0306] Sensing reference signal time-frequency domain pattern configuration, for configuring the time domain and frequency domain pattern occupied by the sensing reference signal transmission, e.g., frequency domain comb structure, time domain offset, etc.;

[0307] Repeated transmission, for indicating whether the sensing reference signal is repeatedly transmitted.

[0308] Optionally, the sensing resource type includes at least one of the following:

[0309] Periodic resource, which can be combined with periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and aperiodic reporting;

[0310] Semi-persistent resource, which can be combined with semi-persistent reporting and aperiodic reporting;

[0311] Aperiodic resource, which can be combined with aperiodic reporting.

[0312] Optionally, the repeated transmission includes the following two states:

[0313] Off, e.g., for beam sweeping with wide lobe width, e.g., P1 procedure in beam management;

[0314] On, e.g., for beam sweeping with fine lobe width, e.g., P3 procedure in beam management.

[0315] In some embodiments, the sensing reporting / resource setting can be associated with a sensing target.

[0316] Optionally, a pair of sensing reporting configuration ID and sensing resource configuration ID can be associated with one or a group of sensing targets.

[0317] For example, in an initial stage, a pair of sensing report configuration ID and sensing resource configuration ID can be associated to a group of sensing targets. In a subsequent stage, another pair of sensing report configuration ID and sensing resource configuration ID can be associated to a specific sensing target, or another pair of sensing report configuration ID and sensing resource configuration ID can still be associated to a group of sensing targets.

[0318] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps, the optional implementation manners thereof, can be combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or can be combined with the optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0319] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device including units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is proposed, including units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0320] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or realize the functions of each unit or module of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is, for example, a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the above units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship of elements in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all units or modules can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part of the units or modules are implemented in the form of processor calling software, and the remaining part is implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0321] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, the hardware circuit can also be designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), or the like.

[0322] FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a perception device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the perception device 600 can include at least one of a transceiver module 601, a processing module 602, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 601 is configured to receive first information sent by a network device; and the processing module 602 is configured to determine a perception measurement reporting configuration according to the first information, wherein the perception measurement reporting configuration includes at least one of a perception reporting configuration and a perception resource configuration. Optionally, the transceiver module 601 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited thereto) of the sending and / or receiving performed by the perception device 101 in any of the above methods, and details are not described herein. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, but not limited thereto) performed by the perception device 101 in any of the above methods, and details are not described herein.

[0323] FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the network device 700 can include at least one of a transceiver module 701, a processing module 702, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 described above is configured to send first information to a sensing device, the first information being used to indicate a sensing measurement reporting configuration, wherein the sensing measurement reporting configuration includes at least one of: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration. Optionally, the transceiver module 701 described above is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited thereto) of the sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be described herein again. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, but not limited thereto) of the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be described herein again.

[0324] In some embodiments, the transceiver module can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module can be mutually replaced with a transceiver.

[0325] In some embodiments, the processing module can be one module, or can include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be mutually replaced with a processor.

[0326] FIG. 8A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 8100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like), a terminal (for example, a user equipment, and the like), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and specific reference can be made to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0327] As shown in FIG. 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (for example, a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, and the like), execute programs, and process data of the programs. Optionally, the communication device 8100 is configured to implement any of the above methods. Optionally, the one or more processors 8101 are configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 8100 to implement any of the above methods.

[0328] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8102. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8102, the transceiver 8102 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited to) in the above-described method, and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, but not limited to). In alternative embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc. can be replaced with each other, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0329] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 8103 can also be outside the communication device 8100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 8100 can include one or more interface circuits 8104. Alternatively, the interface circuit 8104 is connected with the memory 8103, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive data from the memory 8103 or other devices, and can be used to send data to the memory 8103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read the data stored in the memory 8103 and send the data to the processor 8101.

[0330] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 can not be limited by Figure 8A. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: 1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0331] Figure 8B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 8100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 8200 shown in Figure 8B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0332] The chip 8200 comprises one or more processors 8201. The chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0333] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further comprises one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, etc. can replace each other. In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further comprises one or more memories 8203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memory 8203 can be outside the chip 8200. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected with the memory 8203, the interface circuit 8202 can be configured to receive data from the memory 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 8202 can be configured to send data to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read the data stored in the memory 8203 and send the data to the processor 8201.

[0334] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited to) such as sending and / or receiving in the above methods. The interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above methods means that the interface circuit 8202 performs data interaction between the processor 8201, the chip 8200, the memory 8203 or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, but not limited to).

[0335] The modules and / or devices described in each of the embodiments of the virtual device, the physical device, the chip, etc. can be combined or separated as appropriate. Optionally, part or all of the steps can also be performed by multiple modules and / or devices, which are not limited herein.

[0336] The disclosure also proposes a storage medium, and the above storage medium stores instructions, when the instructions run on the communication device 8100, the communication device 8100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the above storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the above storage medium is a computer readable storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the above storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0337] The disclosure also proposes a program product, and the above program product is executed by the communication device 8100, so that the communication device 8100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the above program product is a computer program product.

[0338] The disclosure also proposes a computer program, when it runs on a computer, so that the computer executes any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A method for sensing configuration, the method comprising: The method is performed by a sensing device, and the method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device; determining a sensing measurement reporting configuration according to the first information, wherein the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of: an identifier of the sensing reporting configuration; a type of the sensing reporting configuration; a measurement time domain limit; a sub-band size; a reporting quantity.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The type of the sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of: periodic reporting; semi-persistent reporting; aperiodic reporting.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The reporting quantity comprises at least one of: a distance; a speed; an angle; a null value.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The sensing resource configuration comprises at least one of: an identifier of the sensing resource configuration; a type of the sensing resource configuration; a time-frequency domain pattern configuration of a sensing reference signal; repeated transmission.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The type of the sensing resource configuration comprises at least one of: periodic resource; semi-persistent resource; aperiodic resource.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The number of the sensing reporting configurations is N, and the number of the sensing resource configurations is M, wherein N and M are integers greater than 0; The method further comprises: determining a plurality of configuration pairs, and each configuration pair comprises one sensing reporting configuration and one sensing resource configuration.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, The sensing reporting configuration and the sensing resource configuration in each configuration pair satisfy at least one of the following conditions: a first condition, the type of the sensing resource configuration is periodic resource, and the type of the sensing reporting configuration is one of periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and aperiodic reporting; a second condition, the type of the sensing resource configuration is semi-persistent resource, and the type of the sensing reporting configuration is semi-persistent reporting or aperiodic reporting; a third condition, the type of the sensing resource configuration is aperiodic resource, and the type of the sensing reporting configuration is aperiodic reporting.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that, Each configuration pair is associated with one sensing target, or each configuration pair is associated with a group of sensing targets.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The sensing device comprises at least one of: a terminal; an access network device.

11. A method for configuring perception, the method comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending first information to a sensing device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a sensing measurement reporting configuration, and the sensing measurement reporting configuration comprises at least one of: a sensing reporting configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of: an identifier of the sensing reporting configuration; a type of the sensing reporting configuration; a measurement time domain limit; a sub-band size; a reporting quantity.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The type of the sensing reporting configuration comprises at least one of: periodic reporting; semi-persistent reporting; aperiodic reporting.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that, The reporting quantity comprises at least one of: a distance; a speed; an angle; a null value.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11-14, characterized in that, The sensing resource configuration comprises at least one of: an identifier of the sensing resource configuration; a type of the sensing resource configuration; a time-frequency domain pattern configuration of a sensing reference signal; repeated transmission.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The type of the sensing resource configuration comprises at least one of: periodic resource; semi-persistent resource; aperiodic resource.

17. The method of any one of claims 1-6, wherein, The number of the sensing report configurations is N, and the number of the sensing resource configurations is M, where N and M are integers greater than 0; The method further comprises: indicating a plurality of configuration pairs to the sensing device, one configuration pair comprising one sensing report configuration and one sensing resource configuration.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The sensing report configuration and the sensing resource configuration in one configuration pair meet at least one of the following conditions: A first condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is periodic resource, and the type of the sensing report configuration is one of periodic report, semi-persistent report, and aperiodic report; A second condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is semi-persistent resource, and the type of the sensing report configuration is semi-persistent report or aperiodic report; A third condition is that the type of the sensing resource configuration is aperiodic resource, and the type of the sensing report configuration is aperiodic report.

19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein, One configuration pair is associated with one sensing target, or one configuration pair is associated with a group of sensing targets.

20. The method of any one of claims 11-19, wherein, The sensing device comprises at least one of: a terminal; an access network device.

21. A sensing device, comprising: Comprise: a transceiver module configured to receive first information sent by a network device; a processing module configured to determine a sensing measurement report configuration according to the first information, wherein the sensing measurement report configuration comprises at least one of: a sensing report configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

22. A network device, comprising: Comprise: a transceiver module configured to send first information to a sensing device, the first information being used to indicate a sensing measurement report configuration, wherein the sensing measurement report configuration comprises at least one of: a sensing report configuration; a sensing resource configuration.

23. A sensing device, comprising: Comprise: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the sensing configuration method of any of claims 1-10 to be performed.

24. A network device, comprising: Comprise: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the sensing configuration method of any of claims 11-20 to be performed.

25. A communication system, characterized by Comprise a sensing device and a network device, wherein the sensing device is configured to implement the sensing configuration method of any of claims 1-10, and the network device is configured to implement the sensing configuration method of any of claims 11-20.

26. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, The instructions, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the sensing configuration method of any of claims 1-20.

27. A computer program product comprising computer programs and / or instructions, characterized in that, The computer program and / or instructions, when executed on a communication device, implement the sensing configuration method of any of claims 1-20. The computer program and / or instructions, when executed on a communication device, implement the sensing configuration method of any of claims 1-20.

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