Information receiving and transmitting method, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to an information receiving method, an information sending method, a communication device and a storage medium, wherein the information receiving method comprises: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used for indicating configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; and L1 beam management. According to the present disclosure, compared with providing configuration for L3 mobility, L1 mobility and L1 beam management respectively, the network device can be implemented by sending configuration information fewer times, and the terminal can also reduce the number of times of receiving configuration information, which is conducive to simplifying the behavior of the network device and the terminal, and is conducive to reducing signaling overhead.

Description

Information receiving and sending methods, communication equipment and storage media Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to information receiving methods, information sending methods, communication devices, and storage media. Background Technology

[0002] Terminals can perform Layer 1 (L1) measurements or Layer 3 (L3) measurements on cells for purposes such as mobility. However, for L1 and L3 measurements, network devices need to allocate and report measurement configurations, which is relatively complex and not conducive to saving signaling overhead. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The embodiments of this disclosure provide information receiving and sending methods, communication devices, and storage media to solve technical problems in the related art.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an information receiving method is provided, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0005] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an information transmission method is provided, performed by a network device, the method comprising: sending configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0006] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device being used to perform the information receiving method described in the first aspect, and / or the information sending method described in the second aspect.

[0007] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information receiving method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information sending method described in the second aspect.

[0008] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the information receiving method described in the first aspect and / or the information sending method described in the second aspect.

[0009] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is provided that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the information receiving method described in the first aspect and / or the information sending method described in the second aspect.

[0010] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the configuration information provided by the network device to the terminal can be used to instruct the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management. Accordingly, compared to providing separate configurations for L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management, the network device can achieve this by sending fewer configuration messages, and the terminal can also reduce the number of times it receives configuration information. This simplifies the behavior of both the network device and the terminal, and also helps to reduce signaling overhead. Attached Figure Description

[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information receiving method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram of an information receiving device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram of an information sending device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 5A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 5B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0012] The embodiments of this disclosure provide information receiving and sending methods, communication devices, and storage media.

[0013] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose an information receiving method executed by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0014] In the above embodiments, the configuration information provided by the network device to the terminal can be used to instruct the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management. Accordingly, compared to providing configurations separately for L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management, the network device can achieve this by sending fewer configuration messages, and the terminal can also reduce the number of times it receives configuration messages. This simplifies the behavior of both the network device and the terminal and helps reduce signaling overhead.

[0015] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of configuration information includes one of the following: L3 mobility configuration information; L1 mobility configuration information; L1 beam management configuration information.

[0016] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement configuration information; reporting configuration information.

[0017] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration; operation corresponding to the measurement resource; measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource; type of measurement resource; advance synchronization indication; and terminal-based timing advance information.

[0018] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration; reporting amount; time-domain limiting information for channel measurements; and time-domain limiting information for interference measurements.

[0019] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration; type of measurement resources; bandwidth portion information; resources for interference measurement.

[0020] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration; carrier configuration; reporting amount; time-domain limiting information for channel measurements; time-domain limiting information for interference measurements; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether L3 measurement reports are required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0021] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration; measurement resources of candidate cells.

[0022] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management report configuration; the number of candidate cells measured; the number of reference signals in the candidate cells; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0023] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure propose an information transmission method performed by a network device, the method comprising: sending configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0024] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of configuration information includes one of the following: L3 mobility configuration information; L1 mobility configuration information; L1 beam management configuration information.

[0025] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement configuration information; reporting configuration information.

[0026] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration; operation corresponding to the measurement resource; measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource; type of measurement resource; advance synchronization indication; and terminal-based timing advance information.

[0027] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration; reporting amount; time-domain limiting information for channel measurements; and time-domain limiting information for interference measurements.

[0028] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration; type of measurement resources; bandwidth portion information; resources for interference measurement.

[0029] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration; carrier configuration; reporting amount; time-domain limiting information for channel measurements; time-domain limiting information for interference measurements; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether L3 measurement reports are required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0030] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration; measurement resources of candidate cells.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management report configuration; the number of candidate cells measured; the number of reference signals in the candidate cells; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0032] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information receiving device, the device comprising: a receiving module configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate configurations for at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0033] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information transmission apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a transmission module configured to transmit configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate configurations for at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0034] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device for performing the information receiving method according to any one of the first aspect and optional embodiments of the first aspect, and / or the information sending method according to any one of the second aspect and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0035] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the information receiving method described in any one of the first aspects and optional embodiments thereof.

[0036] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to perform the information transmission method described in any one of the second aspect and optional embodiments thereof.

[0037] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information receiving method according to any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information sending method according to any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0038] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the information receiving method of any one of the first aspect and optional embodiments of the first aspect, and / or the information sending method of any one of the second aspect and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0039] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the information receiving method according to any one of the first aspect and optional embodiments of the first aspect, and / or the information sending method according to any one of the second aspect and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0040] In the eleventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the information receiving method according to any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and / or the information sending method according to any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0041] It is understood that the aforementioned information receiving and sending devices, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0042] This disclosure provides information receiving and sending methods, communication devices, and storage media. In some embodiments, the terms "information receiving and sending method" can be used interchangeably with "information processing method" and "communication method," and the terms "information receiving and sending device" can be used interchangeably with "information processing device" and "communication device," and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" can be used interchangeably.

[0043] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0044] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0045] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0046] In the embodiments of this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular, such as “a,” “an,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “this,” etc., may mean “one and only one,” or “one or more,” “at least one,” etc.

[0047] For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", and "the" in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular or a plural form.

[0048] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0049] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0050] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, both A and B are executed. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0051] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0052] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of this disclosure are only for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, number or content of the descriptive objects. For the description of the descriptive objects, please refer to the description in the claims or the context of the embodiments. The use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions.

[0053] For example, if the descriptive object is "field," then the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is "level," then the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers; there can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the descriptive object is "device," then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the descriptive object is "information," then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0054] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0055] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0056] 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,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0057] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0058] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0059] 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," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0060] 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", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0061] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0062] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0063] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0064] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0065] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this 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.

[0066] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0067] As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102, wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0068] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0069] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0070] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the aforementioned one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0071] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0072] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0073] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0074] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0075] The embodiments disclosed herein 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), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0076] In some embodiments, the cellular mobility process can be implemented based on Layer 3 (L3) measurements of the candidate cell and the source cell. For example, the terminal is expected to use a wider receive (Rx) beam for L3 measurements.

[0077] In the FR2 band, the terminal needs to perform Rx beam scanning for downlink (DL) synchronization, which requires more Rx beam scanning, for example, 8 Rx beam scans.

[0078] In some embodiments, Layer 1 (L1) measurements can be performed at the terminal using a narrow Rx beam, which can increase the gain generated by Rx beamforming.

[0079] In some embodiments, the network device may make mobility decisions based on L1 measurements provided by the terminal, such as LTM (L1 / L2 triggered mobility).

[0080] In some embodiments, the measurement objects for L1 and L3 measurements performed by the terminal may include the serving cell or neighboring cells.

[0081] The frequency relationship between the serving cell and neighboring cells can include two cases:

[0082] One scenario is that the serving cell and the neighboring cell are intra-frequency cells, meaning that the frequency corresponding to the serving cell and the frequency corresponding to the neighboring cell are the same.

[0083] Another scenario is that the neighboring cell and the serving cell are inter-frequency cells, meaning that the frequency of the serving cell and the frequency of the neighboring cell are different.

[0084] For example, when the serving cell and neighboring cells are inter-frequency cells, the terminal needs to switch frequencies to measure both the serving cell and the neighboring cell. Therefore, in some cases, a measurement gap (MG) needs to be set between the serving cell and the neighboring cell to allow the terminal to switch to another frequency for measurement. However, in other cases, such as when the terminal's capability supports frequency switching without an MG, then setting an MG is not necessary when the serving cell and neighboring cell are inter-frequency cells.

[0085] For example, if the serving cell and neighboring cells are within the same frequency range, the terminal does not need to switch frequencies when measuring the serving cell and neighboring cells, so there is no need to set the MG.

[0086] It should be noted that the measurement resources used for terminal measurement can be called measurement opportunities, while in the case of inter-frequency cell measurement, measurement opportunities can be measurement moments in the measurement gap, such as MG occasions (measurement gap occasions).

[0087] Based on the above analysis, L1 measurement and L3 measurement can be divided into measurement with MG and measurement without MG.

[0088] In some embodiments, L3 measurements are measurements of mobility processes configured and reported via RRC (Radio Resource Control).

[0089] L3 measurement configuration can provide the terminal with at least one of the following pieces of information (this information is part of the measurement configuration (MeasConfig), which is an information element (IE) in RRCReconfiguration that is independent of the cell group configuration):

[0090] The Measurement Object (MO) provides the terminal with information about the reference signal it is measuring. An MO can point to an SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), CSI-RS, or a combination of CSI-RS and SSB, as well as an SMTC (Measurement Timing Configuration for SSB). The MO points to the SSB by using its center frequency as the channel grating point. The MO can also provide a list of PCIs (Physical Cell Identifiers), which can be found at the frequency location pointed to by the MO.

[0091] Measurement identifier, which contains pointers to a report configuration and an MO, provides the association that defines the measurement.

[0092] The quantity configuration describes the filtering coefficients used for L3 filtering of the measurements, and there can be a maximum of two quantity configurations in a measurement configuration.

[0093] The reporting configuration can indicate the types of measurements and reports the terminal should perform for a Mobile Object (MO). It can also specify which measurements the terminal should derive after measuring the reference signal pointed to by the associated MO, such as RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power), RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio). The reporting configuration further defines the types of reports the terminal should perform. For mobility purposes, the terminal can be configured to perform periodic or event-driven reporting.

[0094] For example, the above-mentioned measurement objects, measurement identifiers, quantity configurations, etc., can be called the traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration, while the above-mentioned reporting configuration can be called the traditional L3 mobility reporting configuration.

[0095] Based on the above measurement configuration, the measurement period (MP) for L3 measurements can be determined. For example, for L3 measurements of intra-frequency cells, where the measurement object is the SSB, the MP for L3 measurements can be obtained based on the calculation formula in Table 1 below: Table 1

[0096] As shown in Table 1, for example, the MP measured by L3 within the frequency band can be called TSSB_measurement_period_intra. The formula for calculating TSSB_measurement_period_intra may be different for cases that are not discontinuous reception (non-DRX (Discontinuous Reception)), cases where the cycle of discontinuous reception is less than or equal to 320ms, and cases where the cycle of discontinuous reception is greater than 320ms.

[0097] CSSF intra It is the carrier-specific scaling factor.

[0098] K p It is a scaling factor used for gapless measurement of the SSB frequency layer.

[0099] In some embodiments, L1 measurements can be used in two ways: one for beam management (BM) and the other for mobility, such as LTM. Therefore, the L1 measurement configuration can include L1 mobility configuration information and L1 beam management configuration information.

[0100] In some embodiments, L1 measurements for beam management can be used to listen to the serving beam. For example, L1 beam management configuration information may include Channel State Information (CSI) measurement configuration (CSI-MeasConfig), and CSI-MeasConfig may further include CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) and CSI resource configuration (CSI-ResourceConfig).

[0101] CSI-ReportConfig is used to configure parameters related to channel state reporting, such as reporting type and reported measurement indicators. CSI-ResourceConfig is used to configure information related to reference signal resources, such as time-frequency resources, antenna ports, power resources, or scrambling codes. The fields included in CSI-ResourceConfig and CSI-ReportConfig are explained below.

[0102] For example, CSI-ResourceccConfig may include one or more of the following fields:

[0103] CSI Resource Configuration Identifier (CSI-ResourceConfigId): Used to identify the resource configuration of a CSI;

[0104] The CSI-RS-ResourceSetList is a queue used to configure resource sets, which may include reference signal resource sets used for channel measurements. The CSI-RS-ResourceSetList can be associated with the configuration of an NZP-CSI-RS resource set (NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet) via an NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetId, where NZP stands for Non-zero power. An NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet contains one or more NZP-CSI-RS-Resources.

[0105] bwp-Id: Used to indicate the downlink bandwidth part (BWP) where this downlink CSI-Resource is located;

[0106] Resource Type: Used to configure the type of reference signal resource. Reference signal resources can be classified into periodic resources, semi-permanent resources, and aperiodic resources.

[0107] The configuration of NZP-CSI-RS-Resource can include one or more of the following:

[0108] Power control offset: Used to indicate the power offset of the assumed physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) relative to the CSI-RS resource. The offset is used in the calculation of CQI (Channel Quality Indicator).

[0109] Power control offset relative to the synchronization channel: used to indicate the power offset of CSI-RS relative to the secondary synchronization signal;

[0110] Resource mapping configuration of CSI-RS resources: used to indicate the OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols occupied by CSI-RS in a slot and the subcarriers occupied by CSI-RS in a PRB (Physical Resource Block).

[0111] For example, CSI-ReportConfig may include one or more of the following fields:

[0112] CSI Report Configuration Identifier (CSI-ReportConfigId): Used to identify a CSI report configuration;

[0113] Channel measurement resources (resourcesForChannelMeasurement): CSI-RS resources used to configure channel measurements. They are associated with resource configurations via CSI-ResourceConfigId. For example, resourcesForChannelMeasurement can carry the identifier (CSI-ResourceConfigId) of the CSI-ResourceContig used for channel measurements.

[0114] Interference Measurement Resources (CSI-IM-ResourcesForInterference): Resources used to configure CSI-RS for interference measurements, associated with resource configuration via CSI-ResourceConfigId;

[0115] Reporting Configuration Type (reportConfigType): Used to configure the reporting type of CSI. Reporting types can be divided into periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and non-periodic reporting, etc.

[0116] Report Quantity: Indicates the amount of CSI reported. The CSI report quantity may include reference signal resource identifiers, such as CRI (CSI-RS Resource Indication), RI (Rank Indication), PMI (Pre-coding matrix Indication), CQI, etc.

[0117] It should be noted that the information contained in CSI-ReportConfig and CSI-ReportConfig is not limited to the types mentioned in the previous examples. It can also include other information. For example, CSI-ReportConfig can also include parameters for indicating time-domain restrictions for channel measurement or interference measurement, such as the fields timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurements and timeRestrictionForInterferenceMeasurements. These fields are used to configure whether the terminal uses multiple previously received CSI-RS signals or multiple interference signals for filtering when performing channel measurement and interference measurement. If the terminal is configured to perform filtering, after the terminal learns that the CSI report has been reconfigured, the terminal can only use the multiple received CSI-RS signals and multiple interference signals after the reconfiguration to perform channel measurement and interference measurement.

[0118] The information contained in the CSI-ResourceConfig above can be referred to as the traditional L1 beam management measurement configuration; the information contained in the CSI-ReportConfig above can be referred to as the traditional L1 beam management report configuration.

[0119] Based on the above beam management configuration, the MP for L1 measurement can be determined. For example, for L1 measurement of a cell, if the measurement object is the SSB, then the MP for L1 measurement can be obtained based on the calculation formula in Table 2 below: Table 2

[0120] As shown in Table 2, for example, the RSRP of the SSB in a cell, the MP used for L1 measurement in beam management can be called TL1-RSRP_Measurement_Period_SSB. The formula for calculating TL1-RSRP_Measurement_Period_SSB may differ for cases that are not non-DRX (Discontinuous Reception), cases where the cycle time of non-discontinuous reception is less than or equal to 320ms, and cases where the cycle time of non-discontinuous reception is greater than 320ms.

[0121] M is a shared factor used to reflect the configuration of the higher-level parameter TimeRestrictionForChannelMeasurement. If the higher-level parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurement is configured, then M = 1; otherwise, M = 3.

[0122] P is a shared factor used to handle conflicts between L1 measurement interval timing or SMTC (SSB Measurement Timing Configuration) timing and SSB resource availability. L1 measurement interval timing has lower priority when it conflicts with measurement interval timing and SMTC timing. The specific calculation method can be found in the relevant protocols and will not be elaborated here.

[0123] In some embodiments, for L1 measurements used for mobility, such as L1 measurements used for LMT, the network device can provide an L1 mobility measurement configuration, which may include an LTM configuration (LTM-config) and an LTM-CSI-ReportConfig.

[0124] LTM-config is used to provide LTM candidate configuration, which includes LTM candidate cell information and CSI-resources used for CSI reporting. For example, it can be carried in the RRCReconfiguration message used to configure LTM candidate configuration, and may include the following fields:

[0125] ltm-CandidateId: Indicates the LTM candidate configuration;

[0126] ltm-CandidatePCI: Indicates the PCI of the SpCell (special cell, such as primary cell, primary and secondary cell) contained in ltm-CandidateConfig;

[0127] ltm-ConfigComplete: Indicates whether the LTM candidate configuration in ltm-CandidateConfig is a complete configuration;

[0128] ltm-SSB-Config: Indicates the reference signal resources of the candidate cell.

[0129] It should be noted that the information contained in LTM-config is not limited to the fields shown in the examples above. It may also include other information, such as ltm-EarlyUL-SyncConfig, ltm-EarlyUL-SyncConfigSUL, etc., which are used to configure the early UL synchronization process via UL or SUL (supplementary uplink) carriers.

[0130] LTM-CSI-ReportConfig can be similar to traditional CSI-ReportConfig. For example, you can refer to the CSI-ReportConfig in the L1 beam management configuration information above, which will not be repeated here.

[0131] The information contained in the LTM-config above can be referred to as the traditional L1 mobility measurement configuration; the information contained in the LTM-CSI-ReportConfig above can be referred to as the traditional L1 mobility reporting configuration.

[0132] Based on the L1 mobility measurement configuration described above, the MP for L1 measurement can be determined. For example, for L1 measurement of a cell, if the measurement target is the SSB, then the MP for L1 measurement can be obtained based on the calculation formula in Table 3 below: Table 3

[0133] As shown in Table 3, for example, the RSRP of the SSB in a cell, and the L1 measurement for mobility including measurements of intra-frequency cells, the MP for L1 measurement of mobility can be called TL1-RSRP_Measurement_Period_SSB_intra. The formula for calculating TL1-RSRP_Measurement_Period_SSB may differ for cases that are not discontinuous reception (non-DRX), cases where the discontinuous reception cycle is less than or equal to 320ms, and cases where the discontinuous reception cycle is greater than 320ms.

[0134] N is a shared factor used to reflect the Rx beam scan of FR2.

[0135] M is a shared factor used to reflect the configuration of the higher-level parameter TimeRestrictionForChannelMeasurement. If the higher-level parameter timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurement is configured, then M = 1; otherwise, M = 3.

[0136] P is a shared factor used to handle situations where the measurement gap timing or SMTC (SSB Measurement Timing Configuration) timing of L1 measurement conflicts with SSB resource occasions. The measurement gap timing of L1 measurement has a lower priority when it conflicts with the measurement gap timing and SMTC timing.

[0137] P L1_sharing This is an expansion factor introduced to calculate P, which can be used to resolve conflicts between the serving cell and neighboring cells. It is defined as follows: - When the number of neighboring cells configured with SSB-based L1-RSRP measurements is 1: - If any symbols of the SSBs of the serving cell and neighboring cells overlap or are adjacent (in the time domain), PL1_sharing = 2; - Otherwise, PL 1_sharing =1. - When the number of neighboring cells configured with SSB-based L1-RSRP measurements is greater than 1: - When the TCI status of intra-frequency neighboring cells or inter-frequency neighboring cells without gaps is not in the active TCI status list: -P L1_sharing =3*N Neighbor_Cell Where, N Neighbor_Cell This is the number of neighboring cells whose TCI status is not in the active TCI status list (used for gapless measurement within and between frequencies); - Otherwise:

[0138] -P L1_sharing = 3 * NNeighbor_Cell_in_list, where NNeighbor_Cell_in_list is the number of neighboring cells (including intra-frequency neighboring cells and inter-frequency gapless neighboring cells) whose TCI states are in the active TCI state list. No requirements are defined for any other cells whose TCI states are not in the active TCI state list.

[0139] Based on the preceding analysis, the relevant characteristics of L3 measurement, L1 measurement for beam management, and L1 measurement for mobility (taking L1 measurement for LTM as an example) are summarized in Table 4 below: Table 4

[0140] As shown in Table 4, for L3 measurement, L1 measurement for beam management, and L1 measurement for mobility, many configurations are similar in terms of the target to be measured (what to measure), the measurement quantity (how to measure), and the reporting method (how to report). However, as analyzed above, the configuration information for these three types of measurements needs to be provided separately, which introduces a large amount of repetitive configuration information. This will complicate the behavior of network devices and terminals on the one hand, and consume more communication resources on the other.

[0141] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0142] In some embodiments, the information receiving method may be executed by the terminal.

[0143] As shown in Figure 2, the information receiving method may include the following steps:

[0144] In step S201, the terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device.

[0145] In step S202, the terminal performs measurements and / or reports according to the configuration information.

[0146] In some embodiments, the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations:

[0147] L3 mobility (also known as L3 measurement);

[0148] L1 mobility (also known as L1 measurement that acts on mobility);

[0149] L1 beam management (also known as L1 measurement that acts on beam management).

[0150] As can be seen from the previous embodiments, network devices need to provide configurations for terminals for L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management respectively. According to this embodiment, the configuration information provided by the network device to the terminal can be used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the operations in L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management.

[0151] For example, configuration information can be used to indicate the configuration of L3 mobility and L1 mobility. Then, the network device can use another configuration information to indicate the configuration of L1 beam management. Thus, the network device only needs to send configuration information twice to provide configuration for L3 mobility, L1 mobility and L1 beam management.

[0152] For example, configuration information can be used to indicate the configuration of L3 mobility and L1 beam management. Then, the network device can use another configuration information to indicate the configuration of L1 mobility. Thus, the network device only needs to send configuration information twice to provide configuration for L3 mobility, L1 mobility and L1 beam management.

[0153] For example, configuration information can be used to indicate the configuration of L1 mobility and L1 beam management. Then, the network device can use another configuration information to indicate the configuration of L3 mobility. Thus, the network device only needs to send configuration information twice to provide configuration for L3 mobility, L1 mobility and L1 beam management.

[0154] For example, configuration information can be used to indicate the configuration of L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management, so that network devices only need to send configuration information once to provide configuration for L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management.

[0155] Accordingly, compared to providing separate configurations for L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management, network devices can achieve this by sending fewer configuration messages, and terminals can also receive fewer configuration messages. This simplifies the behavior of network devices and terminals and reduces signaling overhead.

[0156] In some embodiments, the type of configuration information includes one of the following:

[0157] L3 mobility configuration information;

[0158] L1 mobility configuration information;

[0159] L1 beam management configuration information.

[0160] These three types of configuration information are configuration information that network devices can send in the relevant technologies. Therefore, by providing the terminal with configurations for at least two of the operations of L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management through these configuration information, it is easy to implement the scheme by reusing traditional information, without adding or reducing the amount of new information, avoiding excessive modifications to the protocol, and making it easy to implement.

[0161] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0162] Measurement configuration information;

[0163] Report configuration information.

[0164] For L3 mobility, L1 mobility, and L1 beam management, one common feature is that they all involve two operations: measurement (e.g., measuring a reference signal to obtain measurement results) and reporting (e.g., sending measurement results to network devices). Therefore, configuration information can include measurement configuration information to provide configuration for measurement operations, and can also include reporting configuration information to provide configuration for reporting operations.

[0165] The following examples illustrate the technical solutions of this disclosure by using L3 mobility configuration information, L1 mobility configuration information, and L1 beam management configuration information as examples.

[0166] In some embodiments, the configuration type information is L3 mobility configuration information. The L3 mobility configuration information can be used to indicate conventional L3 mobility configuration (e.g., conventional L3 mobility measurement configuration, conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration) on the one hand, and L1 mobility configuration (e.g., conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration, conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration) on the other hand, and / or, to indicate L1 beam management configuration (e.g., conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration, conventional L1 beam management reporting configuration).

[0167] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0168] Traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration;

[0169] The operation corresponding to the measurement resource (or it can be described as the operation used by the measurement resource);

[0170] The measurement objects corresponding to the measurement resources include, for example, cells, reference signals in cells (SSB, CSI-RS, etc.), and frequency layers (also known as frequency points, which can be characterized by ARFCN (Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number)).

[0171] The type of measurement resource, such as periodic, aperiodic, semi-persistent, etc.;

[0172] Advance synchronization instructions;

[0173] Terminal-based timing advance information.

[0174] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information can be referred to as L3 mobility measurement configuration information. The L3 mobility measurement configuration information can indicate the conventional L3 mobility measurement configuration (refer to the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here), and can also indicate the conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration and / or the conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration.

[0175] In this case, the measurement resources indicated by the L3 mobility measurement configuration information may fall into at least two categories: measurement resources used for L3 measurements and measurement resources used for L1 measurements. To distinguish between these two types of measurement resources, the L3 mobility measurement configuration information may indicate the corresponding operations for the measurement resources.

[0176] The L3 mobility measurement configuration information indicates the operation corresponding to the measurement resource, which can be indicated explicitly or implicitly.

[0177] Taking explicit indication as an example, L3 mobility measurement configuration information can carry indication information, directly indicating the operation corresponding to the measurement resource, such as the measurement resource corresponding to L3 measurement, or L1 mobility measurement, or L1 beam management measurement.

[0178] Taking implicit indication as an example, L3 mobility measurement configuration information can indicate the measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource. When the measurement object is a measurement object in a traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration, the terminal can determine that the measurement resource corresponds to L3 measurement. When the measurement object is a newly introduced measurement object, the terminal can determine that the measurement resource corresponds to L1 mobility measurement or L1 beam management measurement. Furthermore, different measurement objects can be introduced to distinguish between L1 mobility measurement and L1 beam management measurement.

[0179] Accordingly, based on the L3 mobility measurement configuration information, the terminal can distinguish between measurement resources used for L3 measurement and measurement resources used for L1 measurement, and can further distinguish between resources used for L1 mobility measurement and measurement resources used for L1 beam management measurement. This eliminates the need to provide separate measurement configuration information for each type of measurement resource, which simplifies the behavior of network devices and terminals and helps reduce signaling overhead.

[0180] In addition, for each measurement object (e.g., the measurement object for L1 measurement), the L3 mobility measurement configuration information can also provide advance synchronization indication, terminal-based timing advance (TA) information, etc., for use when performing L1 measurements.

[0181] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0182] Traditional L3 mobility reporting configuration;

[0183] Reported quantities may include at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, SINIR, CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, cri-RIPMI CQI, cri-RI-i1, cri-RI-i1-CQI, cri-RI-CQI, cri-rsrp, ssb Index rsrp, cri RI-LIPMI CQI;

[0184] Time-domain constraint information used for channel measurements;

[0185] Time-domain constraint information used for interference measurement.

[0186] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information can be referred to as L3 mobility reporting configuration information. The L3 mobility reporting configuration information can indicate the conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration (refer to the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here), and can also indicate the conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration and / or the conventional L1 beam management reporting configuration.

[0187] L3 mobility reporting configuration information can indicate the reporting volume. For example, the reporting volume can be general for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement, or the reporting volume can be indicated separately for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement, so that the corresponding reporting volume can be reported for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement.

[0188] In addition, for L1 measurements (such as L1 mobility measurements and L1 beam management measurements), the L3 mobility report configuration information can also indicate time-domain limiting information for channel measurements, time-domain limiting information for interference measurements, etc., so that when the terminal performs L1 measurement reporting, it can determine whether to use multiple previously received CSI-RS signals or multiple interference signals for filtering when performing channel measurements and interference measurements.

[0189] In some embodiments, the configuration type information is of type L1 mobility configuration information. L1 mobility configuration information can be used to indicate conventional L1 mobility configuration (e.g., conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration, conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration) on the one hand, and L3 mobility configuration (e.g., conventional L3 mobility measurement configuration, conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration) on the other hand, and / or, to indicate L1 beam management configuration (e.g., conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration, conventional L1 beam management reporting configuration).

[0190] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0191] Traditional L1 mobility measurement configuration;

[0192] The type of measurement resource, such as periodic, aperiodic, semi-persistent, etc.;

[0193] Bandwidth information, such as BWP ID;

[0194] Resources for interference measurement.

[0195] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information can be referred to as L1 mobility measurement configuration information. The L1 mobility measurement configuration information can indicate the conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration (refer to the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here), and can also indicate the conventional L3 mobility measurement configuration and / or the conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration.

[0196] For example, L1 mobility measurement configuration information can indicate measurement resources, and the way measurement resources are distinguished can be by default (e.g., protocol agreement) or provided by the L1 mobility measurement configuration information.

[0197] For example, when the measurement resources indicated by the L1 mobility measurement configuration information include measurement resource #1 for L3 mobility measurement and measurement resource #2 for L1 mobility measurement, the L1 mobility measurement configuration information can indicate measurement resource #1 and measurement resource #2 in the measurement resources so that the terminal can distinguish between them.

[0198] For example, when the measurement resources indicated by the L1 mobility measurement configuration information include measurement resource #3 for L1 beam management measurement and measurement resource #2 for L1 mobility measurement, the terminal can default the measurement resource of the reference signal of the serving cell to measurement resource #3 and the measurement resource of the reference signal of the neighboring cell to measurement resource #2.

[0199] In addition, for L1 beam management measurements, L1 mobility measurement configuration information can also indicate bandwidth information, resources used for interference measurements, etc. Among them, bandwidth information can indicate the downlink BWP where the measurement resources (e.g., downlink CSI-Resource) used for L1 beam management measurements are located, and the resources for interference measurements can be used to indicate the resources of the CSI-RS for interference measurements, which are associated with the resource configuration through CSI-ResourceConfigId (e.g., it can also be indicated by L1 mobility measurement configuration information).

[0200] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0201] Traditional L1 mobility reporting configuration;

[0202] Carrier configuration, such as the frequency layer (also called frequency point) corresponding to the reference signal under test;

[0203] Reported quantities may include at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, SINIR, CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, cri-RIPMI CQI, cri-RI-i1, cri-RI-i1-CQI, cri-RI-CQI, cri-rsrp, ssb Index rsrp, cri RI-LIPMI CQI;

[0204] Time-domain constraint information used for channel measurements;

[0205] Time-domain constraint information used for interference measurement;

[0206] L3 filter parameters (also known as L3 filter coefficients);

[0207] Do you need the indication information from the L3 measurement report?

[0208] Measurement gap configuration.

[0209] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information can be referred to as L1 mobility reporting configuration information. The L1 mobility reporting configuration information can indicate the conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration (refer to the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here), and can also indicate the conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration and / or the conventional L1 beam management reporting configuration.

[0210] L1 mobility reporting configuration information can indicate the reporting volume. For example, the reporting volume can be general for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement, or the reporting volume can be indicated separately for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement, so that the corresponding reporting volume can be reported for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement.

[0211] For example, the L1 mobility report configuration information may also include indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is required. If the indication information indicates that an L3 measurement report is not required, the terminal does not need to send an L3 measurement report to the network device. If the indication information indicates that an L3 measurement report is required, the terminal sends an L3 measurement report to the network device.

[0212] For example, when L3 measurement reports are required, L1 mobility report configuration information can also indicate L3 filtering parameters, which have the same meaning as the quantity configuration in traditional L3 measurement report configurations, and will not be elaborated here.

[0213] In this case, the network device may not contain indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is needed, but may implicitly indicate whether an L3 measurement report is needed. For example, if the L1 mobility report configuration information contains L3 filtering parameters, the terminal can determine that an L3 measurement report is needed. If the L1 mobility report configuration information does not contain L3 filtering parameters, the terminal can determine that an L3 measurement report is not needed.

[0214] For example, when inter-frequency cell measurements are required, the L1 Mobility Reporting configuration information can also indicate the measurement gap configuration. For example, the measurement gap configuration can include the indication period, duration, and latency requirements (the larger the measurement gap, the greater the latency). The terminal can determine the measurement gap (MG) based on the measurement gap configuration, and then switch to other frequencies to perform measurements during the measurement gap (e.g., measuring neighboring cells on other frequencies).

[0215] In addition, for L1 beam management measurements, the L1 mobility report configuration information can also indicate time-domain limiting information for channel measurements, time-domain limiting information for interference measurements, etc., so that when the terminal performs L1 beam management measurement reporting, it can determine whether to use multiple previously received CSI-RS signals or multiple interference signals for filtering when performing channel and interference measurements.

[0216] It should be noted that the information included in the L1 mobility report configuration information may not be limited to the information described in the above embodiments. For example, an L1 measurement report that is always associated with the current SpCell (e.g., the current serving cell) may also be configured (then the terminal needs to report the L1 measurement report associated with the current SpCell) in order to obtain the serving cell measurement results for serving cell beam management.

[0217] In some embodiments, the configuration type information is of type L1 beam management configuration information. L1 beam management configuration information can be used to indicate traditional L1 beam management configuration (e.g., traditional L1 beam management measurement configuration, traditional L1 beam management reporting configuration) on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can indicate L3 mobility configuration (e.g., traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration, traditional L3 mobility reporting configuration) and / or, indicate L1 mobility configuration (e.g., traditional L1 mobility measurement configuration, traditional L1 mobility reporting configuration).

[0218] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0219] Traditional L1 beam management measurement configuration;

[0220] Measurement resources for candidate cells.

[0221] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information can be referred to as L1 beam management measurement configuration information. The L1 beam management measurement configuration information can indicate the conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration (refer to the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here), and can also indicate the conventional L3 mobility measurement configuration and / or the conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration.

[0222] L1 beam management measurement configuration information can also indicate the measurement resources of candidate cells. For example, if a candidate cell includes neighboring cells, the terminal can determine the measurement resources of the neighboring cells based on this information, and then measure the neighboring cells (e.g., reference signals in the neighboring cells) to obtain the measurement results of the neighboring cells.

[0223] In some embodiments, the report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0224] Traditional L1 beam management report configuration;

[0225] The number of candidate cells measured;

[0226] The number of reference signals (e.g., SSB, CSI-RS) in the candidate cells;

[0227] L3 filter parameters;

[0228] Do you need the indication information from the L3 measurement report?

[0229] Measurement gap configuration.

[0230] In some embodiments, the report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information can be referred to as L1 beam management report configuration information. The L1 beam management report configuration information can indicate the conventional L1 beam management report configuration (refer to the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here), and can also indicate the conventional L3 mobility report configuration and / or the conventional L1 mobility report configuration.

[0231] The L1 beam management report configuration information can indicate the number of candidate cells to be measured, as well as the number of reference signals in the candidate cells. Furthermore, since measurement resources can include those for L1 beam management measurements, as well as those for L1 mobility measurements and / or L3 mobility measurements, the measurement reports sent by the terminal can include L1 beam management measurement reports, L1 mobility measurement reports, and / or L3 mobility measurement reports. Therefore, the L1 beam management report configuration information can also indicate the correspondence between reporting resources and candidate cells and reference signals, enabling the terminal to send measurement reports on the corresponding resources. This allows the network device to distinguish the type of measurement report (e.g., L1 beam management measurement report, L1 mobility measurement report, L3 mobility measurement report) based on the resource where the measurement report is located.

[0232] The L1 beam management report configuration information can indicate the reporting quantity. For example, the reporting quantity can be general for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement, or the reporting quantity can be indicated separately for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement, so that the corresponding reporting quantity can be reported for L3 measurement, L1 mobility measurement, and L1 beam management measurement.

[0233] For example, the L1 beam management report configuration information can also include indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is required. If the indication information indicates that an L3 measurement report is not required, the terminal does not need to send an L3 measurement report to the network device. If the indication information indicates that an L3 measurement report is required, the terminal sends an L3 measurement report to the network device.

[0234] For example, when an L3 measurement report is required, the L1 beam management report configuration information can also indicate L3 filtering parameters, such as the same quantity configuration meaning as in the traditional L3 measurement report configuration, which will not be elaborated here.

[0235] In this case, the network device may not contain an indication of whether an L3 measurement report is needed, but may implicitly indicate whether an L3 measurement report is needed. For example, if the L1 beam management report configuration information includes L3 filtering parameters, the terminal can determine that an L3 measurement report is needed. If the L1 beam management report configuration information does not include L3 filtering parameters, the terminal can determine that an L3 measurement report is not needed.

[0236] For example, when it is necessary to measure inter-frequency cells, the L1 beam management report configuration information can also indicate the measurement gap configuration. For example, the measurement gap configuration can include the indication period, duration, delay requirements (the larger the measurement gap, the greater the delay), etc. The terminal can determine the measurement gap (MG) according to the measurement gap configuration, and then switch to other frequencies for measurement during the measurement gap (e.g., measuring neighboring cells on other frequencies).

[0237] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to S202. For example, step S201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and step S201+S202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0238] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 may be performed in an alternate order or simultaneously.

[0239] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0240] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0241] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2 may be referred to.

[0242] The technical solutions of this disclosure will be illustrated by several further embodiments below.

[0243] This disclosure can define the terminal's ability to support measurement fusion between L1 beam management, L1 LTM, and L3 mobility, for example, it can be implemented based on the following embodiments.

[0244] Example 1:

[0245] A unified configuration based on the L1 LTM strategy is adopted. L3 measurements are configured and reported on RRC for mobility processes. L1 measurements are introduced to monitor the serving beam. Due to less filtering, L1 beam measurements respond faster to channel changes than L3 measurements. Furthermore, L1 measurement reporting has less impact compared to L3 measurement reporting. A unified configuration can be defined based on the L1 LTM strategy. The unified measurement configuration can include resource configuration and reporting configuration.

[0246] Resource configuration may include at least one of the following:

[0247] LTM's resource configuration can be reused;

[0248] Add resource types; for example, measurement resources can be configured as aperiodic, semi-persistent, and periodic.

[0249] bwp Id

[0250] Channel measurement resources

[0251] CSI IM resources are used for interference.

[0252] Report configuration may include at least one of the following:

[0253] Based on LTM's reporting configuration;

[0254] Additionally, carrier configuration is provided;

[0255] To obtain serving cell measurement results for serving cell beam management, an L1 measurement report associated with the current SpCell should be configured.

[0256] To obtain all relevant quantities to be reported, the reporting configuration should cover the content of the reporting quantities, including at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, SINIR, CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, cri-RIPMI CQI, cri-RI-i1, cri-RI-i1-CQI, cri-RI-CQI, cri-rsrp, ssb Index rsrp, cri RI-LIPMI CQI;

[0257] Configure parameters that define time-domain limitations for channel or interference measurements;

[0258] To obtain cell-level measurement results for L3 mobility, a measurement filtering configuration should be added for all event assessments and related reports, as well as periodic reports of this measurement, so that cell-level measurement results can be obtained through the cell's RS.

[0259] The network device can explicitly instruct the UE to perform L3 measurements and report, or it can indirectly instruct the UE to perform L3 measurements and report through measurement filtering parameters; if measurement filtering parameters are included in the configuration, the UE is required to perform L3 measurements and report.

[0260] To obtain gap-based measurement results, a measurement gap configuration should be added.

[0261] Example 2:

[0262] A unified configuration based on the L1 beam management strategy. A unified configuration is defined based on the L1 LTM strategy. The unified measurement configuration includes resource configuration and reporting configuration.

[0263] Resource configuration may include at least one of the following:

[0264] The resource allocation for beam management can be reused;

[0265] To obtain neighbor cell measurement results, candidate (neighbor) cell configurations should be configured, including the measurement resources of the candidate cells;

[0266] Report configuration may include at least one of the following:

[0267] Based on LTM's reporting configuration;

[0268] In addition, the report includes the number of candidate cells reported from measurements taken from the terminal (e.g., denoted as L) and the number of SSBs for each candidate cell (e.g., denoted as M);

[0269] To obtain cell-level measurement results for L3 mobility, a measurement filtering configuration should be added for all event assessments and related reports, as well as periodic reports of this measurement, so that cell-level measurement results can be obtained by filtering the RS of the cell.

[0270] To obtain gap-based measurement results, a measurement gap configuration should be added.

[0271] Example 3:

[0272] A unified configuration based on L3 mobility policies. A unified configuration is defined based on L1 LTM policies, including measurement objects and reporting configurations:

[0273] The object of measurement may include at least one of the following:

[0274] For L1 serving cell beam management and L1 LTM, a new L1 measurement object can be introduced to distinguish between L1 and L3 measurements;

[0275] To allow for more flexible resource configuration, resource types should be added. Measurement resources can be configured as aperiodic, semi-persistent, and periodic.

[0276] For each measurement object, especially L1 measurements, early synchronization indications and terminal-based TA information can be configured.

[0277] Report configuration may include at least one of the following:

[0278] To obtain all relevant quantities to be reported, the reporting configuration should cover the content of the reported quantities, including at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, SINIR, CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, cri-RIPMI CQI, cri-RI-i1, cri-RI-i1-CQI, cri-RI-CQI, cri-rsrp, ssb Index rsrp, cri RI-LIPMI CQI.

[0279] Configure parameters that define time-domain limitations for channel or interference measurements.

[0280] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0281] In some embodiments, the terms "codebook," "codeword," and "precoding matrix" can be used interchangeably. For example, a codebook can be a collection of one or more codewords / precoding matrices.

[0282] In some embodiments, the terms "uplink", "uplink", and "physical uplink" can be used interchangeably, as can the terms "downlink", "downlink", and "physical downlink", as well as the terms "sidelink", "sidelink", "sidelink communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", and "direct link communication".

[0283] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0284] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data".

[0285] In some embodiments, the terms “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, and “RAN-based” can be used interchangeably.

[0286] In some embodiments, the terms "search space", "search space set", "search space configuration", "search space set configuration", "control resource set (CORESET)", and "CORESET configuration" can be used interchangeably.

[0287] In some embodiments, the terms "synchronization signal (SS)," "synchronization signal block (SSB)," "reference signal (RS)," "pilot," and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0288] In some embodiments, terms such as “moment,” “point in time,” “time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” “window,” and “time.”

[0289] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)," "cell," "frequency carrier," and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0290] In some embodiments, the terms “resource block (RB)”, “physical resource block (PRB)”, “sub-carrier group (SCG)”, “resource element group (REG)”, “PRB pair”, “RB pair”, “resource element (RE)”, and “sub-carrier” can be used interchangeably.

[0291] In some embodiments, the terms "precoding", "precoder", "weight", "precoding weight", "quasi-co-location (QCL)", "transmission configuration indication (TCI) status", "spatial relation", "spatial domain filter", "transmission power", "phase rotation", "antenna port", "antenna port group", "layer", "the number of layers", "rank", "resource", "resource set", "resource group", "beam", "beam width", "beam angular degree", "antenna", "antenna element", and "panel" can be used interchangeably.

[0292] In some embodiments, the terms “frame”, “radio frame”, “subframe”, “slot”, “sub-slot”, “mini-slot”, “symbol”, “symbol”, and “transmission time interval (TTI)” can be used interchangeably.

[0293] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0294] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0295] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0296] Corresponding to the embodiments of the aforementioned information receiving method and information sending method, this disclosure also provides embodiments of an information receiving device and an information sending device.

[0297] Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the information receiving device may be disposed in and / or applied to a terminal. As shown in Figure 3, the information receiving device includes: a receiving module 301.

[0298] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0299] In some embodiments, the type of configuration information includes one of the following: L3 mobility configuration information; L1 mobility configuration information; L1 beam management configuration information.

[0300] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement configuration information; reporting configuration information.

[0301] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration; operation corresponding to the measurement resource; measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource; type of measurement resource; advance synchronization indication; and terminal-based timing advance information.

[0302] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration; reporting amount; time-domain constraint information for channel measurement; and time-domain constraint information for interference measurement.

[0303] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration; type of measurement resources; bandwidth portion information; resources for interference measurement.

[0304] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration; carrier configuration; reporting amount; time-domain limiting information for channel measurements; time-domain limiting information for interference measurements; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether L3 measurement reports are required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0305] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration; measurement resources of candidate cells.

[0306] In some embodiments, the report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management report configuration; the number of candidate cells measured; the number of reference signals in the candidate cells; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0307] Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the information transmission device may be configured and / or applied to a network device. As shown in Figure 4, the information transmission device includes: a transmission module 401.

[0308] In some embodiments, the transmitting module is configured to transmit configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management.

[0309] In some embodiments, the type of configuration information includes one of the following: L3 mobility configuration information; L1 mobility configuration information; L1 beam management configuration information.

[0310] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement configuration information; reporting configuration information.

[0311] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration; operation corresponding to the measurement resource; measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource; type of measurement resource; advance synchronization indication; and terminal-based timing advance information.

[0312] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L3 mobility reporting configuration; reporting amount; time-domain constraint information for channel measurement; and time-domain constraint information for interference measurement.

[0313] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility measurement configuration; type of measurement resources; bandwidth portion information; resources for interference measurement.

[0314] In some embodiments, the reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 mobility reporting configuration; carrier configuration; reporting amount; time-domain limiting information for channel measurements; time-domain limiting information for interference measurements; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether L3 measurement reports are required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0315] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management measurement configuration; measurement resources of candidate cells.

[0316] In some embodiments, the report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: conventional L1 beam management report configuration; the number of candidate cells measured; the number of reference signals in the candidate cells; L3 filtering parameters; indication information on whether an L3 measurement report is required; and measurement gap configuration.

[0317] For the device embodiments, since they basically correspond to the method embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to in the description of the method embodiments. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without any creative effort.

[0318] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0319] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0320] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0321] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 5100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 5100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 5100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0322] As shown in Figure 5A, the communication device 5100 includes one or more processors 5101. The processor 5101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 5100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 5101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 5100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0323] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more transceivers 5102. When the communication device 5100 includes one or more transceivers 5102, the transceiver 5102 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S201, S202, but not limited thereto) in the above method, such as sending and / or receiving, while the processor 5101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps S201, S202, but not limited thereto). In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, sending unit, transmitter, sending circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0324] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more memories 5103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5103 may be located outside the communication device 5100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 5100 may include one or more interface circuits 5104. Optionally, the interface circuits 5104 are connected to the memories 5103 and can be used to receive data from the memories 5103 or other devices, and to send data to the memories 5103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 5104 can read data stored in the memories 5103 and send the data to the processor 5101.

[0325] The communication device 5100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 5100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 5100 may not be limited by FIG. 5A. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0326] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 5200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 5100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 5200 shown in Figure 5B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0327] Chip 5200 includes one or more processors 5201. Chip 5200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0328] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more interface circuits 5202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more memories 5203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5203 may be located outside of chip 5200. Optionally, interface circuit 5202 is connected to memory 5203, and interface circuit 5202 can be used to receive data from memory 5203 or other devices, and interface circuit 5202 can be used to send data to memory 5203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 5202 can read data stored in memory 5203 and send the data to processor 5201.

[0329] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 5202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S201, S202, but not limited thereto) in the above-described method, such as sending and / or receiving. For example, the interface circuit 5202 performing the communication steps (e.g., sending and / or receiving) in the above-described method refers to the interface circuit 5202 performing data interaction between the processor 5201, the chip 5200, the memory 5203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 5201 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps S201, S202, but not limited thereto).

[0330] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0331] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 5100, cause the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0332] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 5100, causes the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0333] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

An information receiving method characterized by comprising: The method, executed by a terminal, includes: Receive configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate configurations for at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The type of configuration information includes one of the following: L3 mobility configuration information; L1 mobility configuration information; L1 beam management configuration information. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The configuration information includes at least one of the following: Measurement configuration information; Report configuration information. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration; The operations corresponding to the measurement resources; The measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource; The type of resource being measured; Advance synchronization instructions; Terminal-based timing advance information. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L3 mobility reporting configuration; Reported volume; Time-domain constraint information used for channel measurements; Time-domain constraint information used for interference measurement. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 mobility measurement configuration; The type of resource being measured; Bandwidth information; Resources for interference measurement. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 mobility reporting configuration; Carrier configuration; Reported volume; Time-domain constraint information used for channel measurements; Time-domain constraint information used for interference measurement; L3 filter parameters; Do you need the indication information from the L3 measurement report? Measurement gap configuration. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 beam management measurement configuration; Measurement resources for candidate cells. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 beam management report configuration; The number of candidate cells measured; The number of reference signals in the candidate cells; L3 filter parameters; Do you need the indication information from the L3 measurement report? Measurement gap configuration. A method for sending information, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: Send configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the configuration of at least two of the following operations: L3 mobility; L1 mobility; L1 beam management. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The type of configuration information includes one of the following: L3 mobility configuration information; L1 mobility configuration information; L1 beam management configuration information. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information includes at least one of the following: Measurement configuration information; Report configuration information. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L3 mobility measurement configuration; The operations corresponding to the measurement resources; The measurement object corresponding to the measurement resource; The type of resource being measured; Advance synchronization instructions; Terminal-based timing advance information. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The reporting configuration information in the L3 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L3 mobility reporting configuration; Reported volume; Time-domain constraint information used for channel measurements; Time-domain constraint information used for interference measurement. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 mobility measurement configuration; The type of resource being measured; Bandwidth information; Resources for interference measurement. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The reporting configuration information in the L1 mobility configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 mobility reporting configuration; Carrier configuration; Reported volume; Time-domain constraint information used for channel measurements; Time-domain constraint information used for interference measurement; L3 filter parameters; Do you need the indication information from the L3 measurement report? Measurement gap configuration. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The measurement configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 beam management measurement configuration; Measurement resources for candidate cells. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The report configuration information in the L1 beam management configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Traditional L1 beam management report configuration; The number of candidate cells measured; The number of reference signals in the candidate cells; L3 filter parameters; Do you need the indication information from the L3 measurement report? Measurement gap configuration. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device is used to perform the information receiving method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and / or the information sending method according to any one of claims 10 to 18. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the information receiving method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and / or the information sending method according to any one of claims 10 to 18. A program product, characterized in that, When the above-mentioned program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device performs the information receiving method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and / or the information sending method according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

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