uplink control information

Abstract

This application describes techniques for handling uplink control information (UCI) in beam reports. An example wireless communication method includes a communication device receiving a configuration related to one or more beam reports, where the configuration indicates or enables the communication device to transmit one or more beam reports in response to one or more trigger events indicated in the configuration, where each beam report is associated with at least one trigger event, and where each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal; and the communication device transmitting uplink control information (UCI) associated with a beam report in response to an occurrence of a trigger event associated with the beam report.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This document generally relates to digital wireless communication. Background Technology

[0002] Mobile telecommunications technologies are propelling the world toward an increasingly interconnected and networked society. Compared to existing wireless networks, next-generation systems and wireless communication technologies will need to support a wider range of use case characteristics and provide more complex, granular access requirements and flexibility.

[0003] Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a wireless communication standard for mobile devices and data terminals developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) is a wireless communication standard that enhances the LTE standard. The fifth-generation wireless system, 5G, further develops upon the LTE and LTE-A standards, aiming to support higher data rates, massive connectivity, ultra-low latency, high reliability, and other emerging service requirements. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This document discloses techniques for generating and / or transmitting / receiving uplink control information (UCI) in beam reports triggered by a triggering event. For example, a set of UCI bits may be defined or described for a beam report, or two sets of UCI bits may be defined or described for a beam report, or a set of UCI bits may be described or defined for multiple beam reports. The user equipment (UE) may transmit the UCI bits in uplink resources.

[0005] An exemplary wireless communication method includes: a communication device receiving a configuration relating to one or more beam reports, wherein the configuration instructs or enables the communication device to transmit one or more beam reports in response to one or more trigger events indicated in the configuration, wherein each beam report is associated with at least one trigger event, and wherein each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal; and the communication device transmitting uplink control information (UCI) associated with the beam report in response to the occurrence of the trigger event associated with the beam report.

[0006] In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and each set of UCIs is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: a cell index, a reference signal resource index, a reporting quantity, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and a first total number of the set of one or more UCIs is the same as a second total number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report. In some embodiments, a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, a cell index, a reference signal resource index, or an identifier of the triggering event.

[0007] In some embodiments, the size of the first portion of the UCI is fixed and based on the bit size of the presence indication, the number of reference signals, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, and / or the identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the first portion of the UCI is included in the UCI associated with the beam report regardless of whether a triggering event associated with the beam report has occurred. In some embodiments, a second portion of the UCI is included in response to the UCI associated with the beam report, the second portion comprising one or more sets of beam information bits mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, a cell index, a report quantity, a reference signal resource index, or the identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the size of the second portion of the UCI is associated with the total number of the one or more sets of beam information bits.

[0008] In some embodiments, the second portion of the UCI is zero in response to any one or more of the following indicating a specific value, or the second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is not included: the presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in the second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, or the identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the second portion of the UCI is included in the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the values ​​of which range from zero to (N-1) indicate the number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report from one to N or from zero to (N-1), where N is an integer greater than or equal to one, and where N is determined based on a maximum or fixed number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

[0009] In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the set of UCIs including a bitmap indicating the presence of one or more fields associated with the one or more reference signals in the beam report, each bit in the bitmap corresponding to a reference signal, and each bit in the bitmap indicating the presence of at least one field associated with a reference signal. In some embodiments, a measurement result is associated with one or more reference signals associated with a set or more sets of UCIs, one or more reference signals associated with a first portion of a UCI, one or more reference signals associated with a second portion of a UCI, or one or more reference signals associated with a set of UCIs for a reference signal quantity indication, and wherein at least one of the measurement results satisfies a condition for a trigger event associated with the beam report.

[0010] In some embodiments, one or more uplink resources carrying the UCI associated with the beam report are configured for the beam report. In some embodiments, the one or more uplink resources include a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Scheduling Request (SR), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) with configured authorization, a PUSCH with Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling, or a configured PUSCH dedicated to the beam report. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits a first portion of the UCI bits associated with the beam report and selectively transmits a second portion in one uplink resource. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits the first portion of the UCI in a first uplink resource and the second portion of the UCI in a second uplink resource. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits uplink resources associated with a set of UCIs associated with the beam report, or with the first and second portions of the UCIs associated with the beam report, or the communication device transmits a first uplink resource associated with the first portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report or a second uplink resource associated with the second portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report based on a reporting period configured for the beam report.

[0011] In some embodiments, the communication device transmits a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits a first uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a second uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with a reference signal quantity indication. In some embodiments, transmitting the UCI associated with the beam report includes transmitting a plurality of beam reports related to a configuration associated with the beam report, wherein the plurality of beam reports are transmitted in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits the plurality of beam reports within a time period, and the time period is configured in the configuration or related to a time period of the at least one reference signal associated with the configuration associated with the beam report.

[0012] In some embodiments, the communication device sends the plurality of beam reports before receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating to stop, cancel, or deactivate the transmission of beam reports, wherein an indication field in the DCI indicates an identifier or index of the beam report associated with a configuration related to the beam report. In some embodiments, a maximum number of the plurality of beam reports is included in the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, the communication device sends the plurality of beam reports after a first condition of the triggering event is met and before a second condition of the triggering event is met.

[0013] In another exemplary aspect, an exemplary wireless communication method includes: a network device sending a configuration to a communication device relating to one or more beam reports, wherein the configuration instructs or enables the communication device to send one or more beam reports in response to one or more trigger events indicated in the configuration, wherein each beam report is associated with at least one trigger event, and wherein each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal; and the network device receiving uplink control information (UCI) associated with the beam report in response to the occurrence of the trigger event associated with the beam report.

[0014] In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and each set of UCIs is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: a cell index, a reference signal resource index, a reporting quantity, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and a first total number of the set of one or more UCIs is the same as a second total number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report. In some embodiments, a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, a cell index, a reference signal resource index, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the size of the first portion of the UCI is fixed and based on the bit size of the presence indication, the number of reference signals, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, and / or the identifier of the triggering event.

[0015] In some embodiments, a first portion of the UCI is included in the UCI associated with the beam report, regardless of whether a triggering event associated with the beam report has occurred. In some embodiments, in response to the UCI associated with the beam report including a second portion of the UCI, the second portion includes one or more sets of beam information bits mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, a cell index, a reporting quantity, a reference signal resource index, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the size of the second portion of the UCI is associated with the total number of the one or more sets of beam information bits. In some embodiments, in response to any one or more of the following indicating a specific value, the size of the second portion of the UCI is zero, or the UCI associated with the beam report does not include the second portion of the UCI: the presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in the second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, or the identifier of the triggering event.

[0016] In some embodiments, a second portion of the UCI is included in the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the set of UCIs having values ​​from zero to (N-1) indicating the quantity of the one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report from one to N or from zero to (N-1), where N is an integer greater than or equal to one, and where N is determined based on a maximum or fixed quantity of reference signals to be reported in the beam report. In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the set of UCIs including a bitmap indicating the presence of one or more fields associated with the one or more reference signals in the beam report, each bit in the bitmap corresponding to a reference signal, and each bit in the bitmap indicating the presence of at least one field associated with a reference signal.

[0017] In some embodiments, the measurement result is associated with one or more reference signals associated with a set or more sets of UCIs, one or more reference signals associated with a first portion of a UCI, one or more reference signals associated with a second portion of a UCI, or one or more reference signals associated with a set of UCIs used for indicating the number of reference signals, and wherein at least one of the measurement results satisfies the conditions of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, one or more uplink resources carrying the UCIs associated with the beam report are configured for the beam report. In some embodiments, the one or more uplink resources include a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Scheduling Request (SR), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) with configured authorization, a PUSCH with Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling, or a configured PUSCH dedicated to the beam report.

[0018] In some embodiments, the network device receives a first portion of the UCI bits associated with the beam report and selectively receives a second portion in an uplink resource. In some embodiments, the network device receives the first portion of the UCI in a first uplink resource and the second portion of the UCI in a second uplink resource. In some embodiments, the network device receives uplink resources associated with a set of UCIs associated with the beam report, or with the first and second portions of the UCIs associated with the beam report, or the network device receives a first uplink resource associated with the first portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report or a second uplink resource associated with the second portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report based on a reporting period configured for the beam report.

[0019] In some embodiments, the network device receives a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report in the time domain. In some embodiments, the network device receives a first uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a second uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with a reference signal quantity indication. In some embodiments, receiving the UCI associated with the beam report includes receiving a plurality of beam reports related to a configuration associated with the beam report, wherein the plurality of beam reports are received in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

[0020] In some embodiments, the network device receives the plurality of beam reports within a time period, and the time period is configured in the configuration or related to the time period of the at least one reference signal associated with the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, the network device receives the plurality of beam reports before sending downlink control information (DCI) indicating to stop or cancel or deactivate the transmission of the beam reports, wherein an indication field in the DCI indicates an identifier or index of the beam report associated with the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, a maximum number of the plurality of beam reports is included in the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, the network device receives the plurality of beam reports after a first condition of the triggering event is met and before a second condition of the triggering event is met.

[0021] In another exemplary aspect, the above-described method is embodied in the form of processor-executable code and stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. When executed by a processor, the code included in the computer-readable storage medium causes the processor to implement the method described in this patent document.

[0022] In yet another exemplary embodiment, a device configured or operable to perform the above-described methods is disclosed.

[0023] The above and other aspects, and their implementation methods, are described in more detail in the accompanying drawings, specification, and claims. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figures 1 to 2 Two examples of the four sets of uplink control information (UCI) bits associated with beam reporting are shown.

[0025] Figure 3 An example block diagram is shown of a scenario in which a user equipment (UE) transmits a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), where the UCI bits associated with beam reports are multiplexed on the PUSCH.

[0026] Figure 4 This illustrates an example scenario where the UE transmits a second uplink resource carrying a second portion of UCI bits within a time interval following the transmission of a first uplink resource carrying a first portion of UCI bits.

[0027] Figure 5 An example block diagram of a hardware platform is shown, which may be part of a network device or a communication device.

[0028] Figure 6 Examples of wireless communication, including base stations (BS) and user equipment (UE), based on some implementations of the disclosed technology are shown.

[0029] Figure 7 An exemplary flowchart for sending uplink control information (UCI) is shown.

[0030] Figure 8 An exemplary flowchart for receiving uplink control information (UCI) is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0031] Currently, beam information reporting is based on Channel State Information (CSI) reporting, and the reporting type of beam information reporting in the time domain can be configured as periodic, semi-persistent, or aperiodic. In this approach, the User Equipment (UE) can report all information associated with the reference signal configured for the CSI report, resulting in significant reporting overhead. Simultaneously, the reporting latency of CSI reports can also be substantial, especially for semi-persistent and periodic CSI reports, because the UE performs CSI reporting based on a reporting period rather than flexible reporting timing.

[0032] This patent document describes a method for beam information reporting that can be triggered by an event. For example, in some embodiments, the UE can be enabled to report beam information when the UE determines that a configured event has occurred, wherein the event can be configured by the base station. In such methods, reporting overhead is reduced because the UE does not need to report information on all configured reference signals. In some embodiments, the UE can be allowed to perform beam reporting when the UE determines that an event has been triggered, without requiring downlink control information (DCI) to activate the reporting, thereby also reducing reporting latency. This patent document describes at least two techniques: (1) generating uplink control information (UCI) bits related to beam information reporting; and (2) determining uplink resources for the UCI bits related to beam information reporting.

[0033] The exemplary headings of the following sections are provided to facilitate understanding of the disclosed subject matter and do not limit the scope of the claimed subject matter in any way. Therefore, one or more features of one example section may be combined with one or more features of another example section. Furthermore, the term "5G" is used for clarity, but the technologies disclosed in this document are not limited to 5G technology and can be used in wireless systems implementing other protocols.

[0034] I. Introduction Channel State Information (CSI) reports in current New Radio (NR) systems can assist the network in providing better transmission configurations to the UE. CSI reports can be configured to be aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic.

[0035] For non-periodic CSI report triggering, a set of CSI trigger states is configured through higher-layer configuration. The UE can receive DCI format to activate the CSI trigger state or CSI report.

[0036] For semi-persistent CSI reporting on PUSCH, a set of trigger states is configured by a higher layer, in which one of the trigger states is activated by the CSI request field in the DCI scrambled with SP-CSI-RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

[0037] For semi-persistent reporting on PUCCH, the PUCCH resources used to send CSI reports are configured by RRC signaling. Semi-persistent reporting on PUCCH is activated by an activation command that selects one of the semi-persistent reporting settings for the UE to use on the PUCCH.

[0038] For periodic CSI reports, configure the report period, time slot offset, and PUCCH resources.

[0039] The UE can be configured to report a quantity of CSI data, which may include one or more of the following: Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), Rank Indicator (RI), CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI), Synchronization Block Resource Indicator (SSBRI), Signal-to-Noise and Interference Ratio (SINR), or Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP). The UE calculates the corresponding CSI parameters based on the configured reporting quantity and the corresponding CSI resources used for measurement.

[0040] Measurement reports are used to transmit measurement results from the UE to the network. The UE should only initiate measurement reporting after successful Access Stratum (AS) security activation. Measurement reporting is performed by higher layers of the UE, and multiple measurement report triggering events can be configured for the report. These triggering events are primarily related to higher-layer parameters, such as serving cell or neighboring cell measurement results, interference measurement results, channel busy ratio, or UE location. The signaling radio bearers for measurement reports are SRB1 and SRB3, and the logical channel is the Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH).

[0041] A scheduling request (SR) is used to request UL-SCH resources for a new transmission. A MAC entity can be configured with zero or one SR configuration. An SR configuration consists of a set of PUCCH resources used for the SR across different BWPs and cells. The SR configuration of the logical channel that triggers a buffer status report, SCell beam failure recovery, BFD-RS set beam failure recovery, LBT (Listen-After-Speak) consistency failure recovery, or location measurement gap activation / deactivation request is considered the SR configuration corresponding to the triggered SR.

[0042] Uplink control information (UCI) types include HARQ-ACK information, scheduling request (SR), link recovery request (LRR), and CSI. UCI bits include HARQ-ACK information bits (if any), SR information bits (if any), LRR information bits (if any), and CSI bits (if any). Typically, in NR systems, SR is used for both SR and / or LRR. In this document, the terms UCI and UCI bits are generally used interchangeably.

[0043] II. Example Implementation In this patent document, beam reporting can be equivalent to UE-triggered beam reporting, event-triggered beam reporting, or event-triggered Channel State Information (CSI) reporting. In this patent document, triggering an event can be equivalent to the fulfillment of a triggering event condition. In this patent document, the reporting quantity of beam reporting includes at least one of the following: RSRP corresponding to the SSB (Synchronization Block) index, RSRP corresponding to the CSI RS Resource Index (CRI), SINR corresponding to the SSB index, or SINR corresponding to the CRI. In this patent document, RSRP or SINR can be an absolute value, an absolute value range, a difference, or a difference range. In this patent document, RSRP includes L1-RSRP, and SINR includes L1-SINR values. In this patent document, uplink resources include PUCCH transmissions, PUSCH transmissions, repetitions of PUCCH transmissions, or repetitions of PUSCH transmissions.

[0044] In this patent document, when the UE receives a beam report configuration, it performs the operations described in the embodiments, the configuration instructing or enabling the UE to execute a beam report triggered by one or more triggering events, wherein each of the one or more beam reports indicated in the configuration (e.g., a report configuration index or a report trigger state index) is associated with one or more triggering events and with one or more reference signals. The UE generates uplink control information (UCI) bits associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, each beam report generated by the UE includes a set of UCI bits.

[0045] In some embodiments, the UE is configured / enabled in the beam reporting configuration, wherein at least one of the following can be configured: a maximum number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report, a number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report (e.g., a fixed number), or a number of reference signal groups to be reported, wherein a reference signal group includes one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

[0046] II.(a). Example 1 Example 1 details a technique for the UE to generate UCI bits associated with a beam report (e.g., UCI bits of the beam report), which is associated with one or more triggering events.

[0047] In some embodiments, the UE generates one or more sets of UCI bits for a beam report, wherein each of the one or more sets of UCI bits is mapped to / associated with / including at least one of the following contents / fields / indicators: cell index (e.g., candidate cell index, serving cell index, or physical cell index), reference signal resource index (e.g., SSB index or CSI RS resource index), reporting quantity, or an identifier of a triggering event. The triggering event is associated with the beam report, or the triggering event is a trigger event that triggers the beam report. The size of the set of UCI bits is fixed and determined based on the bit size of the contents / fields / indicators mapped to the UCI bits (e.g., the sum of the bit sizes of the indications). The UE generates the one or more sets of UCI bits for the beam report in response to the occurrence of the triggering event associated with the beam report, wherein the number of the one or more sets of UCI bits is the number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report (e.g., a fixed number).

[0048] Figure 1 An example of four sets of UCI bits associated with beam reporting is shown, in which four sets of UCI bits are generated, and in which the reference signal index and its corresponding reporting amount are mapped sequentially.

[0049] Figure 2 An example of four sets of UCI bits associated with beam reporting is shown, wherein four sets of UCI bits are generated, wherein reference signal indices are mapped sequentially, and wherein the reporting amount associated with the corresponding reference signal index is mapped sequentially.

[0050] In some embodiments, the UE generates one (e.g., a first part) or two (e.g., a first part and a second part) UCI ​​bits for a beam report, wherein the first part is mapped to / associated with / including at least one of the following: an existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in the second part, a cell index (e.g., candidate cell index, serving cell index, or physical cell index), a reference signal resource index (e.g., SSB index or CSI RS resource index), or an identifier of a triggering event, and the second part includes one or more sets of beam information bits, which are mapped to / associated with / including at least one of the following: an existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, a cell index (e.g., candidate cell index, serving cell index, or physical cell index), a reference signal resource index (e.g., SSB index or CSI resource index), a reporting quantity, or an identifier of a triggering event. In some embodiments, the UE may send the first part or periodically send the first part even if the triggering event associated with the beam report has not occurred. In some embodiments, the UE may send the first portion and the second portion when a trigger event associated with the beam report occurs.

[0051] In some embodiments, the size of the first portion of the UCI bits reported by the beam report is fixed and determined based on the size of the bits of the content / field / indication mapped to the first portion.

[0052] In some embodiments, the size of the second portion of the UCI bits reported by the beam is associated with the number (e.g., the total number) of the set or more sets of beam information bits.

[0053] In some embodiments, if the UE determines that a specific value is associated with any one or more content / fields / indicators associated with the first portion, the size of the second portion of the UCI bits in the beam report is zero or the second portion is not generated by the UE. In one example, the presence indication in the first portion indicates that the beam report has not been triggered (e.g., bit value 0). In one example, all bits of the content / fields / indicators in the first portion are zero.

[0054] In some embodiments, the UE generates a first portion of the UCI bits of the beam report, regardless of whether the triggering event associated with the beam report occurs.

[0055] In some embodiments, the UE generates a second portion of the UCI bits of the beam report in response to the occurrence of the triggering event associated with the beam report.

[0056] In some embodiments, the first and second portions of the UCI bits in the beam report are mapped to / associated with / include different content / fields / indications. In one example, if a reference signal resource index is generated in the first portion, the reference signal resource index is not generated in the second portion.

[0057] In some embodiments, one or more contents / fields / indications associated with the first and second portions of the UCI bits of the beam report are the same. In one example, an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered can be generated in both the first and second portions.

[0058] In some embodiments, the UE generates a set of UCI bits for indicating the number of reference signals, wherein the values ​​of 0 to N-1 in the UCI bits indicate the number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report as 1 to N or 0 to N-1, respectively. In some embodiments, N is an integer greater than or equal to one. The values ​​in the UCI bits may be decimal values ​​corresponding to the UCI bits (e.g., UCI bit 010 may correspond to the value 2).

[0059] In some embodiments, the UE generates a set of UCI bits for indicating the number of reference signals, wherein the set of UCI bits includes a bitmap that indicates the presence of fields (e.g., RS ID and reporting quantity) associated with one or more reference signals in the beam report, wherein each bit corresponds to one reference signal, for example, the first bit corresponds to a first reference signal index, the second bit corresponds to a second reference signal index, and so on. A value of 1 for each bit in the bitmap indicates that the field associated with the corresponding reference signal is present in the beam report.

[0060] In some embodiments, the measurement result satisfies the conditions of the triggering event of the beam report, wherein the measurement result is associated with at least one of the following reference signals: the set or more sets of UCI bits of the beam report, or a portion or two portions of the UCI bits of the beam report, or the set of UCI bits used for indicating the number of reference signals.

[0061] In one example, N sets of UCI bits are generated for the beam report, associated with N reference signals, and the measurement results of any one or all of the N reference signals satisfy the conditions of the triggering event of the beam report.

[0062] In some embodiments, the bit size of the set of UCI bits used for indicating the number of reference signals is determined based on the maximum or fixed number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report in the configuration. In one example, the bit size is log2(N). In another example, the bit size is N. N represents the maximum or fixed number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

[0063] II.(b). Example 2 Example 2 details the UCI bits (i.e., the set of UCI bits, a portion or two portions of UCI bits, as described in Example 1) or the UCI bits used for reference signal quantity indication when the UE transmits beam reports in uplink resources.

[0064] In the following embodiments, the uplink resources carrying UCI bits for beam reporting or UCI bits for reference signal quantity indication are configured for beam reporting. The uplink resources include at least one of the following: PUCCH, SR, a PUSCH with configured authorization, a PUSCH with DCI scheduling, and a PUSCH specifically configured for beam reporting.

[0065] In some embodiments, the UE transmits a first portion and a second portion (if any) of the UCI bits for beam reporting in an uplink resource. In such embodiments, the UE transmits the first portion of the UCI bits and may optionally transmit the second portion. In one example, when the UE does not generate the second portion in response to the condition in Embodiment 1, the UE transmits only the first portion.

[0066] In some embodiments, the UE transmits a first portion of the UCI bits of the beam report in a first resource, and the UE transmits a second portion of the UCI bits of the beam report in a second uplink resource. The first uplink resource includes PUCCH (e.g., PUCCH format 0 or 1) or SR. The second uplink resource includes PUSCH or PUCCH.

[0067] In some embodiments, the UE transmits uplink resources associated with the set of UCI bits of the beam report, or uplink resources associated with the first and second portions of the UCI bits of the beam report, or a first uplink resource associated with the first portion of the UCI bits of the beam report, or a second uplink resource associated with the second portion of the UCI bits of the beam report, based on the reporting period configured for the beam report.

[0068] In one example, the UE transmits uplink resources (if any) associated with the UCI bits of the beam report in a symbol / slot / frame determined based on the reporting period.

[0069] Figure 3 An example block diagram is shown illustrating a scenario in which a user equipment (UE) transmits a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) carrying a first portion of UCI bits associated with a beam report, regardless of whether a triggering event occurs, and wherein the UE, in response to the triggering event, transmits a PUSCH carrying a second portion of UCI bits associated with the beam report. The PUSCH transmission occurs within a period configured for the beam report.

[0070] In one example, the UE transmits UCI bits (if any) of a beam report in the uplink resources where the symbol / slot / frame satisfies the conditions determined based on the reporting period.

[0071] In one example, the UE is configured to have a configured authorized PUSCH transmission (CG-PUSCH) for beam reporting, and the UE transmits the UCI bits (if any) of the beam reporting in the CG-PUSCH transmission in which the symbol / slot / frame satisfies the conditions determined based on the reporting period.

[0072] In one example, the UE is configured with PUCCH resources or dedicated PUSCH resources for beam reporting, and the UE transmits the UCI bits of the beam reporting (if any) in the PUCCH / PUSCH resources, and transmits the PUCCH / PUSCH resources in symbols / slots / frames determined based on the reporting period.

[0073] In some embodiments, the UE transmits a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI bits of the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI bits of the beam report.

[0074] Figure 4 An example scenario is shown whereby the UE transmits a second uplink resource (e.g., PUSCH) carrying a second portion of the UCI bits within a time interval following a first uplink resource (e.g., Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)) carrying a first portion of the UCI bits.

[0075] In some embodiments, the UE transmits a first uplink resource carrying UCI bits for beam reporting within a time interval following a second uplink resource carrying UCI bits for reference signal quantity indication.

[0076] In the above embodiments, the time interval begins from the first or last symbol of the second uplink resource, or from the timeslot of the second uplink resource.

[0077] In the above embodiments, the time interval is in units of symbols or time slots.

[0078] In the above embodiments, the time interval is determined based on at least one of the following: PUSCH preparation time, UE capability value, configured value, fixed value, or predefined value.

[0079] II.(c). Example 3 Example 3 details how the UE sends more than one beam report corresponding to the beam report configuration in response to a single triggering event.

[0080] In some embodiments, the UE transmits more than one beam report in a period, wherein the period is configured in the beam report configuration or related to the period of the at least one reference signal (e.g., SSB or CSI-RS) associated with the beam report configuration.

[0081] In some embodiments, the UE stops sending the beam report after receiving a DCI indicating to stop / cancel / deactivate the transmission of the beam report, wherein the indication field in the DCI indicates the identifier or index of the beam report (e.g., a report configuration index or a report trigger status index). In such embodiments, the UE may send the beam report before receiving the DCI.

[0082] In some embodiments, the maximum number of beam reports (more than one) is configured in the beam report configuration sent to the UE. The UE periodically sends the more than one beam report until the maximum number is reached.

[0083] In some embodiments, the UE sends more than one beam report after the first condition (e.g., an entry condition) of the triggering event is met, until the second condition (e.g., a departure condition) of the same triggering event is met. The occurrence of the triggering event can be equivalent to the first condition being met and the second condition not being met.

[0084] Figure 5 An example block diagram of a hardware platform 500 is shown, which may be part of a network device (e.g., a base station) or a communication device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)). The hardware platform 500 includes at least one processor 510 and a memory 505 storing instructions thereon. The instructions, when executed by the processor 510, configure the hardware platform 500 to perform its functions. Figures 1 to 4 , Figures 6 to 8 The operations described herein and the operations described in the various embodiments described in this patent document. Transmitter 515 sends or transmits information or data to another device. For example, a network device transmitter can send a message to a user equipment. Receiver 520 receives information or data sent or transmitted by another device. For example, a user equipment can receive a message from a network device.

[0085] The implementation methods discussed above will be applicable to wireless communication. Figure 6 An example of a wireless communication system (e.g., a 5G or NR cellular network) is illustrated, comprising a base station 620 and one or more user equipments (UEs) 611, 612, and 613. In some embodiments, the UE accesses the BS (e.g., the network) using a communication link with the network (sometimes referred to as the uplink direction, as shown by dashed arrows 631, 632, and 633) to enable subsequent communication from the BS to the UE (e.g., shown in the direction from the network to the UE, sometimes referred to as the downlink direction, as shown by arrows 641, 642, and 643). In some embodiments, the BS sends information to the UE (sometimes referred to as the downlink direction, as shown by arrows 641, 642, and 643) to enable subsequent communication from the UE to the BS (e.g., shown in the direction from the UE to the BS, sometimes referred to as the uplink direction, as shown by dashed arrows 631, 632, and 633). The UE may be, for example, a smartphone, tablet, mobile computer, machine-to-machine (M2M) device, Internet of Things (IoT) device, etc.

[0086] Figure 7 An exemplary flowchart for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) is shown. Operation 702 includes: a communication device receiving a configuration relating to one or more beam reports, wherein the configuration indicates or enables the communication device to transmit one or more beam reports in response to one or more trigger events indicated in the configuration, wherein each beam report is associated with at least one trigger event, and wherein each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal. Operation 704 includes: the communication device transmitting uplink control information (UCI) associated with the beam report in response to the occurrence of a trigger event associated with the beam report.

[0087] In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and each set of UCIs is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: a cell index, a reference signal resource index, a reporting quantity, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and a first total number of the set of one or more UCIs is the same as a second total number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report. In some embodiments, a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, a cell index, a reference signal resource index, or an identifier of the triggering event.

[0088] In some embodiments, the size of the first portion of the UCI is fixed and based on the bit size of the presence indication, the number of reference signals, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, and / or the identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the first portion of the UCI is included in the UCI associated with the beam report regardless of whether a triggering event associated with the beam report has occurred. In some embodiments, a second portion of the UCI is included in response to the UCI associated with the beam report, the second portion comprising one or more sets of beam information bits mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, a cell index, a report quantity, a reference signal resource index, or the identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the size of the second portion of the UCI is associated with the total number of the one or more sets of beam information bits.

[0089] In some embodiments, the second portion of the UCI is zero in response to any one or more of the following indicating a specific value, or the second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is not included: the presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in the second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, or the identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the second portion of the UCI is included in the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the values ​​of which range from zero to (N-1) indicate the number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report from one to N or from zero to (N-1), where N is an integer greater than or equal to one, and where N is determined based on a maximum or fixed number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

[0090] In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the set of UCIs including a bitmap indicating the presence of one or more fields associated with the one or more reference signals in the beam report, each bit in the bitmap corresponding to a reference signal, and each bit in the bitmap indicating the presence of at least one field associated with a reference signal. In some embodiments, a measurement result is associated with one or more reference signals associated with a set or more sets of UCIs, one or more reference signals associated with a first portion of a UCI, one or more reference signals associated with a second portion of a UCI, or one or more reference signals associated with a set of UCIs for a reference signal quantity indication, and wherein at least one of the measurement results satisfies a condition for a trigger event associated with the beam report.

[0091] In some embodiments, one or more uplink resources carrying the UCI associated with the beam report are configured for the beam report. In some embodiments, the one or more uplink resources include a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Scheduling Request (SR), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) with configured authorization, a PUSCH with Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling, or a configured PUSCH dedicated to the beam report. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits a first portion of the UCI bits associated with the beam report and selectively transmits a second portion in one uplink resource. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits the first portion of the UCI in a first uplink resource and the second portion of the UCI in a second uplink resource. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits uplink resources associated with a set of UCIs associated with the beam report, or with the first and second portions of the UCIs associated with the beam report, or the communication device transmits a first uplink resource associated with the first portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report or a second uplink resource associated with the second portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report based on a reporting period configured for the beam report.

[0092] In some embodiments, the communication device transmits a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits a first uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a second uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with a reference signal quantity indication. In some embodiments, transmitting the UCI associated with the beam report includes transmitting a plurality of beam reports related to a configuration associated with the beam report, wherein the plurality of beam reports are transmitted in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the communication device transmits the plurality of beam reports within a time period, and the time period is configured in the configuration or related to a time period of the at least one reference signal associated with the configuration associated with the beam report.

[0093] In some embodiments, the communication device sends the plurality of beam reports before receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating to stop, cancel, or deactivate the transmission of beam reports, wherein an indication field in the DCI indicates an identifier or index of the beam report associated with a configuration related to the beam report. In some embodiments, a maximum number of the plurality of beam reports is included in the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, the communication device sends the plurality of beam reports after a first condition of the triggering event is met and before a second condition of the triggering event is met.

[0094] Figure 8 An exemplary flowchart for receiving uplink control information (UCI) is shown. Operation 802 includes: the network device sending a configuration to the communication device relating to one or more beam reports, wherein the configuration indicates or enables the communication device to send one or more beam reports in response to one or more trigger events indicated in the configuration, wherein each beam report is associated with at least one trigger event, and wherein each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal. Operation 804 includes: the network device receiving uplink control information (UCI) associated with the beam report in response to the occurrence of a trigger event associated with the beam report.

[0095] In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and each set of UCIs is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: a cell index, a reference signal resource index, a reporting quantity, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the beam report includes one or more sets of UCIs, and a first total number of the set of one or more UCIs is the same as a second total number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report. In some embodiments, a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, a cell index, a reference signal resource index, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the size of the first portion of the UCI is fixed and based on the bit size of the presence indication, the number of reference signals, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, and / or the identifier of the triggering event.

[0096] In some embodiments, a first portion of the UCI is included in the UCI associated with the beam report, regardless of whether a triggering event associated with the beam report has occurred. In some embodiments, in response to the UCI associated with the beam report including a second portion of the UCI, the second portion includes one or more sets of beam information bits mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: an presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, a cell index, a reporting quantity, a reference signal resource index, or an identifier of the triggering event. In some embodiments, the size of the second portion of the UCI is associated with the total number of the one or more sets of beam information bits. In some embodiments, in response to any one or more of the following indicating a specific value, the size of the second portion of the UCI is zero, or the UCI associated with the beam report does not include the second portion of the UCI: the presence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered, the number of reference signals reported in the second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, or the identifier of the triggering event.

[0097] In some embodiments, a second portion of the UCI is included in the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the set of UCIs having values ​​from zero to (N-1) indicating the quantity of the one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report from one to N or from zero to (N-1), where N is an integer greater than or equal to one, and where N is determined based on a maximum or fixed quantity of reference signals to be reported in the beam report. In some embodiments, the UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with a reference signal quantity indication, the set of UCIs including a bitmap indicating the presence of one or more fields associated with the one or more reference signals in the beam report, each bit in the bitmap corresponding to a reference signal, and each bit in the bitmap indicating the presence of at least one field associated with a reference signal.

[0098] In some embodiments, the measurement result is associated with one or more reference signals associated with a set or more sets of UCIs, one or more reference signals associated with a first portion of a UCI, one or more reference signals associated with a second portion of a UCI, or one or more reference signals associated with a set of UCIs used for indicating the number of reference signals, and wherein at least one of the measurement results satisfies the conditions of a triggering event associated with the beam report. In some embodiments, one or more uplink resources carrying the UCIs associated with the beam report are configured for the beam report. In some embodiments, the one or more uplink resources include a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Scheduling Request (SR), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) with configured authorization, a PUSCH with Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling, or a configured PUSCH dedicated to the beam report.

[0099] In some embodiments, the network device receives a first portion of the UCI bits associated with the beam report and selectively receives a second portion in an uplink resource. In some embodiments, the network device receives the first portion of the UCI in a first uplink resource and the second portion of the UCI in a second uplink resource. In some embodiments, the network device receives uplink resources associated with a set of UCIs associated with the beam report, or with the first and second portions of the UCIs associated with the beam report, or the network device receives a first uplink resource associated with the first portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report or a second uplink resource associated with the second portion of the UCIs associated with the beam report based on a reporting period configured for the beam report.

[0100] In some embodiments, the network device receives a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report in the time domain. In some embodiments, the network device receives a first uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a second uplink resource carrying the UCI associated with a reference signal quantity indication. In some embodiments, receiving the UCI associated with the beam report includes receiving a plurality of beam reports related to a configuration associated with the beam report, wherein the plurality of beam reports are received in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

[0101] In some embodiments, the network device receives the plurality of beam reports within a time period, and the time period is configured in the configuration or related to the time period of the at least one reference signal associated with the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, the network device receives the plurality of beam reports before sending downlink control information (DCI) indicating to stop or cancel or deactivate the transmission of the beam reports, wherein an indication field in the DCI indicates an identifier or index of the beam report associated with the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, a maximum number of the plurality of beam reports is included in the configuration associated with the beam reports. In some embodiments, the network device receives the plurality of beam reports after a first condition of the triggering event is met and before a second condition of the triggering event is met.

[0102] Reference Figure 7 and Figure 8Various features of the described operation may be employed by some preferred embodiments. In some embodiments, the apparatus (communication device) may include one or more processors configured to implement the methods described above, such that the transmitting or receiving operation is performed by the transmitter 515 or the receiver 520 under the control of the one or more processors. In some embodiments, a computer-readable medium (CRM) may store processor-executable code that enables at least one processor to implement the methods described above.

[0103] In this document, the term “exemplary” is used to mean “an example of…” and, unless otherwise stated, does not imply an ideal or preferred embodiment.

[0104] Some embodiments described herein are described in the general context of methods or processes that, in one embodiment, may be implemented by a computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium, including computer-executable instructions, such as program code, that are executed by a computer in a networked environment. The computer-readable medium may include removable and non-removable storage devices, including but not limited to read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), etc. Therefore, the computer-readable medium may include non-transitory storage media. Generally, program modules may include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., that perform a specific task or implement a specific abstract data type. Computer- or processor-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of program code for performing steps of the methods disclosed herein. Specific sequences of such executable instructions or associated data structures represent examples of corresponding actions for implementing the functionality described in such steps or processes.

[0105] Some of the disclosed embodiments can be implemented as devices or modules using hardware circuitry, software, or a combination thereof. For example, a hardware circuitry implementation may include discrete analog and / or digital components, such as those integrated as part of a printed circuit board. Alternatively, or additionally, the disclosed components or modules may be implemented as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and / or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Some implementations may additionally or alternatively include a digital signal processor (DSP), which is a dedicated microprocessor whose architecture is optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing associated with the functions disclosed herein. Similarly, the various components or sub-components within each module may be implemented in software, hardware, or firmware. Connectivity between modules and / or between components within a module can be provided using any connection methods and media known in the art, including but not limited to communication via the Internet, wired, or wireless networks using appropriate protocols.

[0106] Although this document contains many specific details, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claimed invention or any potentially claimed content, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular embodiments. Certain features described in the context of individual embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented individually or in any suitable sub-combination in multiple embodiments. Furthermore, while the features described above may be described as functioning in certain combinations, or even initially claimed in this way, in some cases one or more features from a claimed combination may be removed from that combination, and the claimed combination may refer to a sub-combination or a variation thereof. Similarly, although operations are depicted in a specific order in the drawings, this should not be construed as requiring the specific order or sequential execution of such operations, or requiring the execution of all illustrated operations to achieve the desired result.

[0107] Only a few implementations and examples are described, and other implementations, enhancements and variations can be made based on what is described and shown in this disclosure.

Claims

1. A wireless communication method, comprising: The communication device receives configuration related to one or more beam reports. The configuration indicates or enables the communication device to send one or more beam reports in response to one or more triggering events indicated in the configuration. Each beam report is associated with at least one triggering event, and Each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal; as well as The communication device sends uplink control information (UCI) associated with the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

2. The method according to claim 1, The beam reporting includes one or more sets of the UCI, and Each group of UCIs is mapped to or associated with one or more of the following: Cell index, Reference Signal Resource Index Report volume, or The identifier of the triggering event.

3. The method according to claim 1, The beam reporting includes one or more sets of the UCI, and The first total number of the one or more sets of UCIs is the same as the second total number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: An existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered. The number of reference signals reported in the second part of the UCI associated with the beam report, Cell index, Refer to the signal resource index, or The identifier of the triggering event.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the size of the first portion of the UCI is fixed and based on the presence indication, the number of reference signals, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, and / or the bit size of the identifier of the triggering event.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first portion of the UCI is included in the UCI associated with the beam report regardless of whether a triggering event associated with the beam report occurs.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the UCI associated with the beam report includes a second portion of the UCI, the second portion comprising one or more sets of beam information bits, the one or more sets of beam information bits being mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: An existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered. Cell index, Report volume Refer to the signal resource index, or The identifier of the triggering event.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the size of the second portion of the UCI is associated with the total number of the set or sets of beam information bits.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the size of the second portion of the UCI is zero, or Where a specific value is indicated in response to one or more of the following, the UCI associated with the beam report does not include the second part of the UCI: The presence indication that indicates whether the beam report has been triggered. The number of reference signals reported in the second part of the UCI associated with the beam report, The cell index, The reference signal resource index, or The identifier of the triggering event.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the second portion of the UCI is included in the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

11. The method according to claim 1, The UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with the reference signal quantity indication. The set of UCI values ​​from zero to (N-1) indicates the number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report, ranging from one to N or from zero to (N-1). Where N is an integer greater than or equal to one, and Where N is determined based on the maximum or fixed number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

12. The method according to claim 1, The measurement results are related to the following: One or more reference signals associated with one or more sets of UCIs, One or more reference signals associated with the first part of UCI, One or more reference signals associated with the second part of UCI, or One or more reference signals are associated with a set of UCIs used for indicating the number of reference signals, and At least one of the measurement results satisfies the conditions of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more uplink resources carrying the UCI associated with the beam report are configured for the beam report.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more uplink resources include a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Scheduling Request (SR), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) with configured authorization, a PUSCH with Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling, or a configured PUSCH dedicated to the beam reporting.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device transmits a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report and selectively transmits a second portion in an uplink resource.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device transmits a first portion of the UCI in a first uplink resource and a second portion of the UCI in a second uplink resource.

17. The method according to claim 1, The communication device transmits uplink resources associated with a set of UCIs associated with the beam report, or with the first and second parts of the UCIs associated with the beam report, or The communication device transmits a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report or a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, based on a reporting period configured for the beam report.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device transmits a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report in the time domain.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device transmits a first uplink resource carrying a UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following the transmission of a second uplink resource carrying a UCI associated with the reference signal quantity indication.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein sending a UCI associated with the beam report comprises sending a plurality of beam reports related to a configuration associated with the beam report, wherein the plurality of beam reports are sent in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

21. The method according to claim 20, The communication device transmits the multiple beam reports within a time period, and The time period is associated with the time period of the at least one reference signal configured in the configuration or associated with the configuration related to the beam reporting.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the communication device transmits the plurality of beam reports before receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating to stop or cancel or deactivate the transmission of beam reports, wherein an indication field in the DCI indicates an identifier or index of the beam report associated with a configuration related to the beam report.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the maximum number of said plurality of beam reports is included in a configuration associated with said beam reports.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein the communication device transmits the plurality of beam reports after the first condition of the triggering event is met and before the second condition of the triggering event is met.

25. A wireless communication method, comprising: The network device sends configuration information related to one or more beam reports to the communication device. The configuration indicates or enables the communication device to send one or more beam reports in response to one or more triggering events indicated in the configuration. Each beam report is associated with at least one triggering event, and Each beam report is associated with at least one reference signal; as well as The network device receives uplink control information (UCI) associated with the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

26. The method according to claim 25, The beam reporting includes one or more sets of the UCI, and Each group of UCIs is mapped to or associated with one or more of the following: Cell index, Reference Signal Resource Index Report volume, or The identifier of the triggering event.

27. The method according to claim 25, The beam reporting includes one or more sets of the UCI, and The first total number of the one or more sets of UCIs is the same as the second total number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report is mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: An existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered. The number of reference signals reported in the second part of the UCI associated with the beam report, Cell index, Refer to the signal resource index, or The identifier of the triggering event.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the size of the first portion of the UCI is fixed and based on the presence indication, the number of reference signals, the cell index, the reference signal resource index, and / or the bit size of the identifier of the triggering event.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the first portion of the UCI is included in the UCI associated with the beam report regardless of whether a triggering event associated with the beam report occurs.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the UCI associated with the beam report includes a second portion of the UCI, the second portion comprising one or more sets of beam information bits, the one or more sets of beam information bits being mapped to or associated with any one or more of the following: An existence indication indicating whether the beam report has been triggered. Cell index, Report volume Refer to the signal resource index, or The identifier of the triggering event.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the size of the second portion of the UCI is associated with the total number of the set or more sets of beam information bits.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the size of the second portion of the UCI is zero, or Where a specific value is indicated in response to one or more of the following, the UCI associated with the beam report does not include the second part of the UCI: The presence indication that indicates whether the beam report has been triggered. The number of reference signals reported in the second part of the UCI associated with the beam report, The cell index, The reference signal resource index, or The identifier of the triggering event.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the second portion of the UCI is included in the beam report in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

35. The method according to claim 25, The UCI associated with the beam report includes a set of UCIs associated with the reference signal quantity indication. The set of UCI values ​​from zero to (N-1) indicates the number of one or more reference signals to be reported in the beam report, ranging from one to N or from zero to (N-1). Where N is an integer greater than or equal to one, and Where N is determined based on the maximum or fixed number of reference signals to be reported in the beam report.

36. The method according to claim 25, The measurement results are related to the following: One or more reference signals associated with one or more sets of UCIs, One or more reference signals associated with the first part of UCI, One or more reference signals associated with the second part of UCI, or One or more reference signals are associated with a set of UCIs used for indicating the number of reference signals, and At least one of the measurement results satisfies the conditions of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

37. The method of claim 25, wherein one or more uplink resources carrying the UCI associated with the beam report are configured for the beam report.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the one or more uplink resources include a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Scheduling Request (SR), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) with configured authorization, a PUSCH with Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling, or a configured PUSCH dedicated to the beam reporting.

39. The method of claim 25, wherein the network device receives a first portion of the UCI bits associated with the beam report and selectively receives a second portion in an uplink resource.

40. The method of claim 25, wherein the network device receives a first portion of the UCI in a first uplink resource and a second portion of the UCI in a second uplink resource.

41. The method according to claim 25, The network device receives uplink resources associated with a set of UCIs associated with the beam report, or with the first and second parts of the UCIs associated with the beam report. The network device receives a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report or a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report, based on a reporting period configured for the beam report.

42. The method of claim 25, wherein the network device receives a second uplink resource associated with a second portion of the UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following a first uplink resource associated with a first portion of the UCI associated with the beam report in the time domain.

43. The method of claim 25, wherein the network device receives a first uplink resource carrying a UCI associated with the beam report within a time interval following the delivery of a second uplink resource carrying a UCI associated with the reference signal quantity indication.

44. The method of claim 25, wherein receiving a UCI associated with the beam report comprises receiving a plurality of beam reports related to a configuration associated with the beam report, wherein the plurality of beam reports are received in response to the occurrence of a triggering event associated with the beam report.

45. The method according to claim 44, The network device receives the multiple beam reports within a time period, and The time period is associated with the time period of the at least one reference signal configured in the configuration or associated with the configuration related to the beam reporting.

46. ​​The method of claim 44, wherein the network device receives the plurality of beam reports before sending downlink control information (DCI) indicating to stop or cancel or deactivate the transmission of beam reports, wherein an indication field in the DCI indicates an identifier or index of the beam report associated with a configuration related to the beam report.

47. The method of claim 44, wherein the maximum number of said plurality of beam reports is included in the configuration associated with said beam reports.

48. The method of claim 44, wherein the network device receives the plurality of beam reports after the first condition of the triggering event is met and before the second condition of the triggering event is met.

49. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising at least one processor configured to implement the method of one or more claims 1 to 48.

50. A non-transitory computer-readable program storage medium having code stored thereon, the code causing the processor, when executed by at least one processor, to perform the method of one or more of claims 1 to 48.

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