Sensing measurement method, device, system, storage medium and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method, device, system, storage medium and program product. The sensing measurement method comprises: a network sensing function entity configuring first information, the first information being used for configuring a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal and correction information; wherein the first sensing reference signal is used for measuring a first path, the second sensing reference signal is used for measuring a second path, the first path and the second path are used for a sensing receiving end to determine a measurement quantity, and the correction information is used for correcting the measurement quantity to obtain a corrected measurement quantity. The present disclosure can improve measurement accuracy.

Description

Sensing measurement methods, devices, systems, storage media and software products Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to sensing and measurement methods, devices, systems, storage media, and software products. Background Technology

[0002] Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), also known as a sensing-communication integration technology, is a novel technology that aims to integrate sensing capabilities into the design of communication systems. This allows communication systems to provide sensing as a service alongside communication. During the design process, ISAC systems need to consider the service requirements of both communication and sensing. For example, when sensing a target based on wireless signals, the process typically involves directly measuring the wireless signals reflected from the target to obtain information such as the time delay, angle, and Doppler frequency of its multipath components, thereby determining the target's location and other parameters. However, in beam management scenarios, determining the measurements between different paths is a problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This disclosure provides sensing and measurement methods, devices, systems, storage media, and program products.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a sensing measurement method is proposed, the method comprising: configuring first information for a network sensing functional entity, the first information being used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path, the first path and the second path are used by a sensing receiver to determine a measurement quantity, and the correction information is used to correct the measurement quantity to obtain a corrected measurement quantity.

[0005] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a sensing measurement method is proposed, the method comprising: a sensing receiver receiving first information configured by a network sensing function entity, the first information being used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information;

[0006] Wherein, the first sensing reference signal is used to measure the first diameter, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure the second diameter; the sensing receiver determines the measurement quantity based on the first diameter and the second diameter, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a sensing measurement method is proposed, the method comprising: a sensing data processing functional entity determining a corrected measurement quantity, the corrected measurement quantity being obtained by correcting the measurement quantity based on correction information, the measurement quantity being determined based on a first path and a second path, the first path being measured based on a first sensing reference signal, the second path being measured based on a second sensing reference signal, and the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal being determined based on first information configured by the network sensing functional entity.

[0008] A sensing and measuring device, the sensing and measuring device being used to perform the sensing and measuring method described in any one of the first, second, and third aspects.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a network sensing functional entity, a sensing receiver, and a sensing data processing functional entity, wherein the network sensing functional entity is configured to implement the sensing measurement method described in the first aspect, the sensing receiver is configured to implement the sensing measurement method described in the second aspect, and the sensing data processing functional entity is configured to implement the sensing measurement method described in the third aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed on a sensing and measuring device, cause the sensing and measuring device to perform a sensing and measuring method as described in the first aspect and any one of the first aspects, or the second aspect and any one of the second aspects, or the third aspect and any one of the third aspects.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is provided, comprising at least one of a program and instructions, wherein the at least one of the program and instructions, when executed by a sensing and measuring device, implements the sensing and measuring method described in any one of the first, second, and third aspects.

[0012] This disclosure improves the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity by configuring a sensing reference signal for measuring the diameter. Attached Figure Description

[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of this disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of this disclosure.

[0014] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of a sensing communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram of a sensing communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 1C is a schematic diagram illustrating a path according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 1D is a schematic diagram of beam-based communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 1E is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 2B shows a schematic diagram of a first-path and a second-path transmit beam and receive beam.

[0021] Figure 2C shows a schematic diagram of a first-path and a second-path transmit beam and receive beam.

[0022] Figure 2D shows a schematic diagram of a first-path and a second-path transmit beam and receive beam.

[0023] Figure 2E shows a schematic diagram of a first-path and a second-path transmit beam and receive beam.

[0024] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network sensing functional entity proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 7b is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sensing receiver proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0031] Figure 7c is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sensing data processing functional entity proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 8a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sensing and measuring device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0033] Figure 8b is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0034] This disclosure provides sensing and measurement methods, devices, systems, storage media, and program products.

[0035] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a sensing measurement method, the method comprising:

[0036] The network sensing function entity configures first information, which is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein, the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path, the first path and the second path are used by the sensing receiver to determine the measurement quantity, and the correction information is used to correct the measurement quantity to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0037] In the above embodiments, by configuring a first sensing reference signal for measuring the first diameter and a second sensing reference signal for measuring the second diameter, the sensing reference signal used for measurement can be clearly defined, thereby determining a better diameter and achieving a configuration with higher receiving power and / or signal-to-noise ratio, thus improving the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity when performing diameter measurement. Furthermore, the first information includes correction information, which corrects the measured quantity to obtain a corrected measured quantity, further improving the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity when performing diameter measurement.

[0038] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0039] In the above embodiments, configuring a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal with a corresponding relationship clarifies the sensing reference signals for measuring the first and second diameters, subsequently enabling the determination of the sensing reference signal to be measured. Configuring measurement quantity indication information enables the sensing receiver to clearly define the measurement quantity to be measured. Measurement auxiliary information assists in determining the measurement quantity, improving the efficiency of measurement quantity determination. Correction information for the first diameter can correct the measurement quantity, further improving the diameter measurement accuracy.

[0040] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure a first diameter and / or a second diameter.

[0041] In the above embodiments, one or more sensing reference signals are configured for performing a first diameter and / or a second diameter measurement. It is not limited to whether the signals are used for the first diameter measurement or the second diameter measurement. When configuring the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal, it is possible to select the first sensing reference signal for the first diameter measurement or the second sensing reference signal for the second diameter measurement from the one or more sensing reference signals.

[0042] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of the measurement.

[0043] In the above embodiments, the measurement auxiliary information includes the expected value and / or expected value range of the measurement quantity, so that the measurement quantity determination can refer to the expected value and / or expected value range, thereby improving the measurement accuracy of the measurement quantity determination and shortening the time for determining the measurement quantity.

[0044] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0045] In the above embodiments, the first and second sensing reference signals can be based on the same or different beams during reception and / or transmission, thus enabling the configuration of sensing reference signals in beam-based communication. Furthermore, the beam can be one or more antenna panels / TRPs at the same sensing transmitter or receiver, and sensing reference signals of either the first or second path can be configured separately.

[0046] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0047] In the above embodiments, the correction information includes the measurement deviation of different antenna panels / TRPs, and the correction information can be determined during the measurement process, thereby making it relatively easy to determine the correction information.

[0048] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0049] In the above embodiments, the measurement deviation correction of the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver based on the same first correction value can reduce the signaling overhead of configuring correction information.

[0050] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measurement quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0051] In the above embodiments, the measurement deviation is corrected for the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver based on different correction values, which can improve the accuracy of the correction.

[0052] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: configuring third information for a network-aware functional entity, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0053] In the above embodiments, third information is configured to determine the first diameter correction information, so that the first diameter correction information can be determined based on the third information, thereby improving the correction accuracy and further improving the accuracy of determining the measurement quantity for measuring the first and second diameters.

[0054] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes sending the third information to at least one of the following: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; and a sensing data processing functional entity.

[0055] In the above embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends the third information to at least one of the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, and sensing data processing function entity, so that the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, or sensing data processing function entity can determine the first path correction information, thereby correcting the measurement quantity based on the first path, improving the correction accuracy, and thus improving the accuracy of determining the measurement quantity for measuring the first and second paths.

[0056] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving fourth information, the fourth information being used by the network sensing functional entity to configure correction information for the first path; the fourth information being reported by at least one of the sensing node and the sensing data processing functional entity.

[0057] In the above embodiments, at least one of the sensing node and the sensing data processing functional entity reports fourth information for configuring the first path correction information to the network sensing functional entity, thereby enabling information sharing among the entities and improving the efficiency of configuring the first path correction information.

[0058] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the first path is a reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0059] In the above embodiments, the configuration of the reference path and the sensing reference signal in the path from the sensing target to the sensing receiver is realized, and the measurement accuracy based on the reference path and the path from the sensing target to the sensing receiver is improved.

[0060] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the measurement quantity is the time delay difference.

[0061] In the above embodiments, a measurement configuration based on path delay difference was implemented.

[0062] In some alternative embodiments of the first aspect, the network sensing functional entity configures first information, including sending the first information to at least one of: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; and a sensing data processing functional entity.

[0063] In the above embodiments, the network sensing functional entity sends first information to at least one of the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, and sensing data processing functional entity, enabling one or more of these entities to clearly define the sensing reference signal used for measurement. This allows for the determination of a better path, achieving a higher received power and / or signal-to-noise ratio configuration, thereby improving the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity during path measurement. Furthermore, the first information includes correction information; by correcting the measured quantity based on this correction information, the corrected measured quantity is obtained, further improving the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity during path measurement.

[0064] Secondly, a sensing measurement method is provided, the method comprising:

[0065] The sensing receiver receives first information configured by the network sensing function entity. The first information is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information. The first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path. The sensing receiver determines the measurement quantity based on the first path and the second path, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0066] In the above embodiments, the sensing receiver receives first information. Based on the first information, it can determine the sensing reference signal used for measurement, thereby determining a better diameter and achieving a higher receiving power and / or signal-to-noise ratio configuration, thus improving the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity when performing diameter measurement. Furthermore, the first information includes correction information. Based on the correction information, the measured quantity is corrected to obtain the corrected measured quantity, which can further improve the measurement accuracy of the measured quantity when performing diameter measurement.

[0067] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0068] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0069] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of the measurement.

[0070] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0071] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0072] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0073] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measured quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0074] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving third information configured by a network-aware functional entity, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0075] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes: sending fourth information to a network awareness entity, the fourth information being used by the network awareness entity to configure correction information for the first path.

[0076] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiving end and the correction amount determined by the correction information.

[0077] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the first path is a reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0078] In some alternative embodiments of the second aspect, the measurement quantity is the time delay difference.

[0079] Thirdly, a sensing measurement method is provided, the method comprising:

[0080] The sensing data processing function entity determines the corrected measurement quantity, which is obtained by correcting the measurement quantity based on correction information. The measurement quantity is determined based on a first path and a second path. The first path is measured based on a first sensing reference signal, and the second path is measured based on a second sensing reference signal. The first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal are determined based on first information configured by the network sensing function entity.

[0081] In the above embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity determines the corrected measurement quantity, which can improve the measurement accuracy of the measurement quantity during diameter measurement. Furthermore, the measurement quantity is determined based on the configured first and second sensing reference signals, thus the sensing reference signals used for measurement can be clearly identified during the measurement quantity determination process. This allows for the determination of a more optimal diameter, enabling the configuration of higher received power and / or signal-to-noise ratio, thereby further improving the measurement accuracy of the measurement quantity during diameter measurement.

[0082] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0083] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0084] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of the measurement.

[0085] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0086] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0087] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0088] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measurement quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0089] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving third information of network awareness function configuration, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0090] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the first path is a reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0091] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the measurement quantity is the time delay difference.

[0092] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiving end and the correction amount determined by the correction information.

[0093] In some alternative embodiments of the third aspect, the sensing data processing functional entity determines the corrected measurement quantity, including:

[0094] The sensing processing function entity receives the corrected measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver; or the sensing processing function entity receives the first information sent by the network sensing function entity and the measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information in the first information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0095] Fourthly, a sensing measurement method is provided, comprising: a network sensing functional entity configuring first information, the first information being used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path. A sensing receiver receives the first information configured by the network sensing functional entity, determines a measurement quantity based on the first path and the second path, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain a corrected measurement quantity. A sensing data processing functional entity determines the corrected measurement quantity.

[0096] Fifthly, a network sensing function entity is provided, including a transceiver module for configuring first information, wherein the first information is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path, the first path and the second path are used by a sensing receiver to determine a measurement quantity, and the correction information is used to correct the measurement quantity to obtain a corrected measurement quantity.

[0097] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0098] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0099] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of the measurement.

[0100] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0101] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0102] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0103] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measured quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0104] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the transceiver module is further configured to configure third information for determining correction information for the first path.

[0105] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the transceiver module is further configured to send the third information to at least one of the following: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; and a sensing data processing functional entity.

[0106] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the transceiver module is further configured to receive fourth information, which is used by the network sensing function entity to configure correction information for the first path; the fourth information is reported by at least one of the sensing node and the sensing data processing function entity.

[0107] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the first path is a reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0108] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the measurement quantity is the time delay difference.

[0109] In some alternative embodiments of the fifth aspect, the transceiver module configures the first information in such a way as to send the first information to at least one of the following: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; and a sensing data processing function entity.

[0110] In a sixth aspect, a sensing receiver is provided, including a transceiver module and a processing module. The transceiver module is used to receive first information configured by a network sensing function entity, the first information being used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path; the processing module is used to determine a measurement quantity based on the first path and the second path, and to correct the measurement quantity based on the correction information, thereby obtaining a corrected measurement quantity.

[0111] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0112] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0113] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of the measurement.

[0114] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0115] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0116] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0117] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measurement quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0118] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the transceiver module is further configured to: receive third information configured by a network awareness function entity, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0119] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the transceiver module is further configured to: send fourth information to a network awareness function entity, the fourth information being used by the network awareness function entity to configure correction information for the first path.

[0120] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiving end and the correction amount determined by the correction information.

[0121] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the first path is a reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0122] In some alternative embodiments of the sixth aspect, the measurement quantity is the time delay difference.

[0123] In a seventh aspect, a sensing data processing functional entity is provided, including a processing module for determining a corrected measurement quantity, wherein the corrected measurement quantity is obtained by correcting the measurement quantity based on correction information, the measurement quantity is determined based on a first path and a second path, the first path is measured based on a first sensing reference signal, the second path is measured based on a second sensing reference signal, and the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal are determined based on first information configured by the network sensing functional entity.

[0124] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0125] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0126] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of the measurement.

[0127] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0128] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0129] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0130] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measurement quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

[0131] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, a transceiver module is further included, which is configured to: receive third information of network awareness function configuration, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0132] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the first path is a reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0133] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the measurement quantity is the time delay difference.

[0134] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiving end and the correction amount determined by the correction information.

[0135] In some alternative embodiments of the seventh aspect, the sensing data processing functional entity includes a processing module and a transceiver module, wherein the processing module and the transceiver module determine the corrected measurement quantity in the following manner:

[0136] The transceiver module receives the corrected measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver; or the transceiver module receives the first information sent by the network sensing function entity and the measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver, and the processing module corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information in the first information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0137] Eighthly, a sensing and measuring device is provided, the sensing and measuring device being used to perform the sensing and measuring method according to any optional embodiment of the first, second, or third aspect.

[0138] A ninth aspect provides a communication system comprising a network sensing functional entity, a sensing receiver, and a sensing data processing functional entity, wherein the network sensing functional entity is configured to implement the sensing measurement method described in the first aspect and any optional embodiment thereof, the sensing receiver is configured to implement the sensing measurement method described in the second aspect and any optional embodiment thereof, and the sensing data processing functional entity is configured to implement the sensing measurement method described in the third aspect and any optional embodiment thereof.

[0139] In a tenth aspect, a storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a sensing and measuring device, cause the sensing and measuring device to perform a sensing and measuring method as described in the first aspect and any optional implementation thereof, or the second aspect and any optional implementation thereof, or the third aspect and any optional implementation thereof.

[0140] Eleventhly, a program product is provided, including at least one of a program and instructions, wherein when the program and instructions are executed by a sensing and measuring device, the sensing and measuring method described in any optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect is implemented.

[0141] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in an optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0142] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to optional implementations of the first or second aspect above.

[0143] It is understood that the network sensing functional entities, sensing receivers, sensing transmitters, sensing data processing functional entities, sensing measurement devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems involved in the embodiments of this disclosure 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.

[0144] This disclosure provides a sensing measurement method, a network sensing functional entity, a sensing receiver, a sensing data processing functional entity, a sensing measurement device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. In some embodiments, the terms "sensing measurement method" and "information processing method," "communication method," etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms "sensing measurement device / apparatus" and "information processing apparatus," "communication apparatus," etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0145] 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. In all embodiments of this disclosure, unless otherwise specified or logically conflicting, the terminology and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be mutually referenced. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0146] 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.

[0147] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0148] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of A or B, at least one of A and B”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0150] 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 whether there is a branch B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of whether there is a branch 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.

[0151] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of whether a branch B exists); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of whether a branch A exists); 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, and C.

[0152] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," 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 a "level," 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 and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described 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 object being described 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.

[0153] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0154] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0155] In some embodiments, terms such as “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “when…”, “if…”, etc. can be used interchangeably. These descriptions all refer to the device making a corresponding action under certain objective circumstances. They do not necessarily limit the time, nor do they require the device to make a judgment action when implementing it, nor do they mean that there must be other limitations.

[0156] 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”.

[0157] In some embodiments, devices, etc., may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Terms such as “device,” “equipment,” “circuit,” “network element,” “network function,” “network device,” “function,” “node,” “unit,” “section,” “system,” “network,” “chip,” “chip system,” “entity,” and “subject” are interchangeable.

[0158] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0159] 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.

[0160] 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.

[0161] 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.

[0162] 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.

[0163] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0164] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0165] 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.

[0166] Currently, there are various sensing modes in sensing communication scenarios, including the first and second types of sensing modes. The first type of sensing mode can be called mono-static sensing, where the node sending and receiving the sensing signal is the same node, as shown in Figure 1A. The sensing target interacts with the same node (shown as the transceiver, acting as both the sensing transmitter and receiver). The second type is bi-static sensing, where the node sending and receiving the sensing signal are different nodes, as shown in Figure 1B. The sensing signal transmitted by the sensing transmitter reaches the sensing receiver after passing through the sensing target. The sensing transmitter and sensing receiver are different nodes. Based on the types of sensing transmitters and receivers, the sensing modes are further divided into six modes: base station self-transmission and self-reception (i.e., TRP monostatic); base station A transmits and B receives (i.e., TRP-TRP bistatic); terminal transmits and base station receives (i.e., UE-TRP bistatic); base station transmits and terminal receives (i.e., TRP-UE bistatic); terminal self-transmission and self-reception (i.e., UE monostatic); and terminal A transmits and B receives (i.e., UE-UE bistatic).

[0167] It is understandable that the sensing transmitter can also be called a transmitter or a transmitter, used to transmit sensing signals. The sensing receiver can also be called a receiver or a receiver, used to receive sensing signals.

[0168] In related technologies, synchronization errors exist between the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver (e.g., a sensing mode where A transmits and B receives), leading to errors in the measured quantity (e.g., time delay) of the path passing through the sensing target, thus affecting the accuracy of the target's position estimation. Improving the synchronization accuracy between the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver can improve the accuracy of the measured quantity (e.g., time delay). However, when the accuracy requirements for the measured quantity (time delay) increase further, this method requires complex and expensive hardware. For a pair of sensing transmitters and receivers, one approach is to measure the difference in time delay between the path passing through the sensing target (hereinafter referred to as the target path) and a reference path, and estimate the target's position based on this difference. The reference path can be understood as the path taken by the sensing reference signal through a predetermined propagation route to the sensing receiver. See Figure 1C. The dashed line between the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver represents the reference path. The solid line between the sensing transmitter, the sensing target, and the sensing receiver represents the target path. Because the reference path and the target path undergo the same transmission and reception processes, the timing uncertainties introduced into their positions are identical. The difference operation can eliminate the impact of synchronization errors between the sensing transmitter and receiver, yielding accurate interpolations of the air interface propagation measurements (time delay) for both the reference and target paths. Based on the positions of the sensing transmitter and receiver, and the difference in time delay between the target and reference paths, an ellipse can be determined, and the sensing target lies on this ellipse. Combining this with other measurement information, the actual position of the sensing target can be determined.

[0169] In communication systems, such as 5G systems, beam management is introduced because both the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver may be configured with multiple antennas. 5G beam management typically uses Layer 1 (L1) reference signal receiving power (RSRP) / signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) as the measurement quantity. 5G systems support three types of beam scanning. The first method (P1) supports the discovery of the optimal transmit beam and associated receive beam. That is, the sensing transmitter has M transmit beams, the sensing receiver has N receive beams, and the UE measures and reports the K optimal transmit beams and the corresponding L1-RSRP / SINR, where K is less than or equal to 4. The second method (P2) fixes the receive beam and supports the discovery of the optimal transmit beam. The UE measures L1-RSRP / SINR and reports the optimal transmit beam. The third method (P3) fixes the transmit beam and supports the discovery of the optimal receive beam. The UE measures L1-RSRP / SINR to obtain the optimal receive beam.

[0170] In sensing services, it is also necessary to discover suitable transmit and receive beams for a sensing target, which is the process of beam management. Transmit and receive beam pairs used for sensing are generally different from those used for communication. For example, in Figure 1D, the beam pair consisting of beam 2 and beam B has the highest RSRP, but to accurately sense the target, using the beam pair consisting of beam 1 and beam A will bring a gain in sensing performance.

[0171] In beam-based sensing operations, how to measure quantities such as time delay to obtain the position of the sensed target is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0172] This disclosure provides a sensing measurement method for measuring and determining quantities such as time delay. The time delay difference can be obtained by measuring a reference path and a target path. To improve the measurement accuracy of the time delay difference, both the reference path and the target path need to have the highest possible received power or signal-to-noise ratio. However, sometimes a reference path with favorable channel conditions does not exist, affecting the measurement performance of quantities such as the time delay difference.

[0173] For example, a sensing receiver can measure the time delay difference between a reference path and a target path for sensing operations. To improve the accuracy of the time delay difference measurement, both the reference path and the target path need to have the highest possible received power or signal-to-noise ratio. However, the lack of an available reference path or poor channel conditions for the reference path affects the measurement performance of quantities such as the time delay difference.

[0174] For example, suppose a sensing transmitter is configured with multiple antenna panels, each capable of sensing operations. In one possible scenario, the first antenna panel is suitable for transmitting or receiving sensing RS (Resonance Signal) about a target, but there is no direct path between the first antenna panel and the receiver, or the direct path power is very weak. However, the second antenna panel has a direct path to the receiver, serving as a better reference path. Because the two antenna panels are independent and their internal processing is not entirely consistent, timing deviations or synchronization errors occur between them. Therefore, the direct path of the second antenna panel cannot be directly used as the reference path for the sensing operation of the first TRP (Transmitter-Receiving Point).

[0175] For example, in the case of multiple TRPs within the same cell, or multiple TRPs controlled by the same gNB (or other similar control entity), all TRPs can be used for sensing operations. One possible scenario is that the first TRP is suitable for transmitting or receiving sensing RS for the sensing target, but there is no direct path between the first TRP and the sensing receiver, or the direct path has very weak power. However, the second TRP has a direct path to the sensing receiver, serving as a better reference path. Since the two TRPs are independent and their internal processing is not entirely consistent, timing deviations or synchronization errors may occur between them. Therefore, the direct path of the second TRP cannot be directly used as the reference path for the sensing operation of the first TRP.

[0176] Figure 1E is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0177] As shown in Figure 1E, the communication system 100 includes at least one of a first network node 101, a second network node 102, a third network node 103, and a fourth network node 104.

[0178] In some embodiments, the first network node may be a network-aware function (SF) entity, but is not limited thereto.

[0179] Among them, NF can be located in RAN, core network, or both RAN and core network.

[0180] In some embodiments, the second network node may be a sensing receiver, such as a terminal or network device, but is not limited thereto.

[0181] In some embodiments, the third network node may be a sensing transmitter, such as a terminal or network device, but is not limited thereto.

[0182] In some embodiments, the fourth network node may be at least one of the following: a sensing data processing function entity, but is not limited thereto.

[0183] In some embodiments, the terminal 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.

[0184] In some embodiments, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0185] 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 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, but is not limited thereto.

[0186] 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.

[0187] 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.

[0188] 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).

[0189] 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.

[0190] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1E, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1E are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1E, or it may include other main bodies outside of FIG1E. 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.

[0191] 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), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), 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).

[0192] This disclosure provides a sensing measurement method that configures sensing reference signals (RS) for measuring different diameters, enabling diameter-based measurement and determination of the measured quantity. Furthermore, it configures correction information for refining the measured quantity, thereby correcting the measured quantity and performing measurement based on the corrected quantity, thus improving the accuracy of diameter measurement.

[0193] The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrated using the following example: the first network node 101 is an SF (Sensing Detector), the second network node 102 is a sensing receiver, the third network node 103 is a sensing transmitter, and the fourth network node is a sensing data processing functional entity. Of course, other entities capable of performing the corresponding functions may also be used, and this embodiment does not limit the specific entity used.

[0194] Figure 2A is a schematic diagram illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0195] Step S2101: Configure the first information for the network sensing function entity.

[0196] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends first information to the sensing receiver.

[0197] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives first information sent by the network sensing function entity. However, it is not limited to this; the sensing receiver may also determine the first information based on a protocol, in which case step S2101 can be omitted.

[0198] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends first information to the sensing transmitter.

[0199] In some embodiments, the sensing transmitter receives first information sent by the network sensing function entity. However, it is not limited to this; the sensing transmitter may also choose not to receive the first information.

[0200] In some embodiments, the sensing transmitter sends first information to the sensing data processing function entity. However, it is not limited to this; the sensing data processing function entity may also choose not to receive the first information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures first information, including sending the first information to at least one of the following: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; and a sensing data processing function entity.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first information is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information. The first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first diameter, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second diameter. The correction information is used to correct the measured quantity to obtain a corrected measured quantity.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal can be the same sensing reference signal or different sensing reference signals.

[0204] Among them, the first and second paths are used by the sensing receiver to determine the measurement quantity.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation path.

[0206] In some embodiments, the second path is the path from the sensing reference signal to the sensing target and then to the sensing receiver.

[0207] In some embodiments, the reference path is the direct path between the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver.

[0208] In some embodiments, the reference path may also be the path between the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver that is reflected by known environmental objects.

[0209] The environmental objects involved in this disclosure may be walls, etc. The number of environmental objects may be one or more. In one exemplary embodiment, to improve the measurement accuracy of the reference path, the reference path is the path reflected by an environmental object.

[0210] In some embodiments, the measured quantity is the time delay difference.

[0211] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver measures a first path and a second path to obtain a measurement. For example, in a sensing mode where A transmits and B receives, for a sensing target, the sensing receiver can measure a reference path and a target path to obtain the time delay difference. The target path can be the second path involved in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first path and the second path transmit the sensing reference signal based on different beams. For example, the sensing transmitter transmits the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first path and the second path receive the sensing reference signal based on different beams. The sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams.

[0214] In an exemplary embodiment, for a sensing mode where A transmits and B receives, both the first path and the second path require high receiving power or signal-to-noise ratio to improve the measurement accuracy. In beam-based sensing operations, depending on the relative positions of the transceiver and the sensing target, the first and second paths may not be processed using the same transmit and / or receive beams. Accordingly, to improve the accuracy of time delay difference measurement, the sensing transmitter can use different transmit beams to transmit a first sensing reference signal corresponding to the first path and a second sensing reference signal corresponding to the second path, and the sensing receiver can also use different receive beams to detect the sensing reference signal corresponding to the first path and the second sensing reference signal corresponding to the second path.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first path and the second path transmit the sensing reference signal based on the same beam. For example, the sensing transmitter transmits the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on the same beam.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first path and the second path receive the sensing reference signal based on the same beam. For example, the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on the same beam.

[0217] In an exemplary embodiment, for a self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing mode, for a sensing target, the sensing receiver can also measure the first path and the second path to obtain the time delay difference. The second path and the first path may need to be processed using different transmit beams or receive beams. Similarly, the sensing transmitter can transmit sensing reference signals corresponding to the second path and the first path using different transmit beams, and the sensing receiver can also detect reference signals corresponding to the second path and the first path using different receive beams. Generally speaking, for a self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing mode, the transmit and receive beams of the second path have the same direction, and the transmit and receive beams of the first path have the same direction.

[0218] In some embodiments, the same or different beams corresponding to the first and second paths can be beams from the same antenna panel, beams from different antenna panels, beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs. For example, the sensing transmitter is configured with multiple antenna panels, each of which can be used for sensing operations. As another example, in the case of multiple TRPs within the same cell, or multiple TRPs controlled by the same gNB (or other similar control entity), all of the multiple TRPs can be used for sensing operations.

[0219] In some embodiments, the sensing operation of the plurality of antenna panels or the plurality of TRPs can be beam-based.

[0220] In some embodiments, the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different antenna panels, or the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different TRPs.

[0221] In an exemplary embodiment, the measured quantity is the time delay difference, and the measurement deviation is the timing deviation.

[0222] In the case of multiple antenna panels at a single sensing transmitter, these panels employ identical or similar hardware and are located within the same transmitting device. The timing deviation of these multiple antenna panels is controllable. For example, the timing deviation can be fixed or slowly varying. The timing deviation can be obtained using a specific method. Accordingly, when transmitting or receiving a sensing reference signal for the sensing target using the first antenna panel (correlated with the second path) and transmitting or receiving the first path using the second antenna panel, the correction information is the timing deviation.

[0223] In the case of multiple TRPs, the propagation characteristics of the backhaul between the multiple TRPs are known, and the multiple TRPs use the same or similar hardware, making their timing deviations controllable. For example, the timing deviations of the multiple TRPs can be fixed or slowly varying. These timing deviations can be obtained using specific methods. Accordingly, when the first TRP transmits or receives the sensing reference signal for the target (i.e., associated with the second path), and the second TRP transmits or receives the first path, the correction information is the timing deviation.

[0224] In some embodiments, the correction information includes correction information for the first path.

[0225] In some embodiments, during sensing operations, in order to configure measurements of one or more targets based on a first path and a second path, and to determine the measurement quantities, the sensing management function entity may configure sensing reference signals for measuring the first path and for measuring the second path, respectively, and configure correction information. The corrected measurement quantities are then determined based on the measurement quantities of the first and second paths and the correction information.

[0226] In some embodiments, the correction information includes correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0227] In some embodiments, the correction information includes correction information for the first path.

[0228] In some embodiments, the correction information includes correction information for correcting measurement deviations at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver. For example, correction information based on different antenna panels / different TRPs.

[0229] In some embodiments, the reference diameter, due to the antenna panel / TRP, etc., requires correction of the measurement.

[0230] In some implementations, the correction information involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be understood as values ​​that need to be corrected due to the reference path.

[0231] In some embodiments, the correction information corresponds to a correction value, and the number of correction values ​​is one or more.

[0232] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a correction value, which will be referred to hereafter as the first correction value. The first correction value is used to correct measurement deviations of corresponding measurements at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver.

[0233] In the above embodiments, the measurement deviation correction of the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver based on the same first correction value can reduce the signaling overhead of configuring correction information.

[0234] In some embodiments, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement and the correction determined by the correction information.

[0235] In an exemplary embodiment, the value of the measurement based on the first and second diameters is denoted as A, and the correction information is denoted as a first correction value Δ. Δ simultaneously compensates for the measurement deviation at the sensing transmitter and the timing deviation at the sensing receiver. The corrected measurement is A+Δ.

[0236] In some embodiments, the correction information includes multiple correction values. Any two of these correction values ​​are referred to as a second correction value and a third correction value. The second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measured quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measured quantity.

[0237] In an exemplary embodiment, assume the following: First path: Antenna panel A2 is used at the transmitting end, and antenna panel B2 is used at the receiving end. Second path: Antenna panel A1 is used at the transmitting end, and antenna panel B1 is used at the sensing receiving end. Alternatively, A2-B2 can be understood as the reference path, and A1-B1 as the target path. The correction information between antenna panels A1 and A2 is Δ1. The correction information between antenna panels B1 and B2 is Δ2. Δ1 can compensate for measurement deviations at the sensing transmitting end. Δ2 can compensate for measurement deviations at the sensing receiving end. The measured value based on the first and second paths is A, and the corrected measured value is A + Δ1 + Δ2.

[0238] In some embodiments, measurement deviation refers to the measurement deviation between different antenna panels based on the same measurement quantity, or the measurement deviation between different TRPs based on the same measurement quantity.

[0239] In the above embodiments, the measurement deviation is corrected for the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver based on different correction values, which can improve the accuracy of the correction.

[0240] In an exemplary embodiment, FIG2B illustrates a schematic diagram of a transmit beam and a receive beam for a first path and a second path. For multiple antenna panels targeting the same sensing transmitter or sensing receiver, a first sensing reference signal for measuring the first path can be configured separately. A second sensing reference signal for measuring the second path can also be configured separately. Referring to FIG2B, the path (dashed line) between the sensing transmitter (TX) and the sensing receiver (RX) is the first path. The path (solid line) passing through the sensing target to the receiver in FIG2B is the second path. Referring to FIG2B, the transmit beam and receive beam for the first and second paths can include the following:

[0241] For the target T1, the transmit beams of the first and second paths are the same, both being transmit beam 2. The receive beams of the first and second paths are also the same, both being receive beam 4.

[0242] For the target T2, the transmit beams of the first path and the second path are the same, both being transmit beam 2. The receive beams of the first path and the second path are different, with the receive beam of the first path being receive beam 4 and the receive beam of the second path being receive beam 3.

[0243] For the target T3, the transmit beams of the first path and the second path are different. Specifically, the transmit beam of the first path is transmit beam 2, and the transmit beam of the second path is transmit beam 1. The receive beams of the first path and the second path are the same, both being receive beam 4.

[0244] For the target T4, the transmit beams of the first path and the second path are different. The transmit beam of the first path is transmit beam 2, and the transmit beam of the second path is transmit beam 1. The receive beams of the first path and the second path are also different. The receive beam of the first path is receive beam 4, and the receive beam of the second path is receive beam 1.

[0245] Figure 2C illustrates the transmit and receive beams of the first and second paths for different TRPs in an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure. In some embodiments, for multiple TRPs in the same cell, the first path reaching the same sensing receiver is different. As shown in Figure 2C, TRP1 and TRP2 are located at different positions, and for the sensing target T, the transmit beam of the first path is different from the transmit beam of the second path. For example, for TRP1, the first path (represented by the thin dashed line) is TRP1-1, and the transmit beam of the second path (represented by the thin solid line) is TRP1-2. For TRP2, the first path (represented by the thick dashed line) is TRP2-1, and the transmit beam of the second path (represented by the thick solid line) is TRP2-2. The receive beams of the first and second paths are also different. The receive beam of the first path for TRP1 is receive beam 3, and the receive beam of the first path for TRP2 is receive beam 1. The receive beam of the second path is receive beam 2.

[0246] It is understood that in some embodiments of this disclosure, during beam-based sensing operations, depending on the relative positions of the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, and sensing target, the first path and the second path may not be processed using the same transmit beam and / or receive beam. Accordingly, to improve the accuracy of time delay difference measurement, the sensing transmitter can use different transmit beams to transmit reference signals corresponding to the first and second paths, and the sensing receiver can also use different receive beams to detect the reference signals corresponding to the first and second paths. Specifically, transmit and receive beam pairs (transmit and receive beams) corresponding to the second path can improve the detection performance of the first and second paths, respectively.

[0247] In some embodiments, the first information may be configuration information for performing measurements. For example, the first information may be referred to as a measurement configuration. It is understood that the measurement configuration includes a first sensing reference signal for measuring a first diameter and a second sensing reference signal for measuring a second diameter.

[0248] In some embodiments, the number of second paths is one or more.

[0249] In some embodiments, for one or more second paths, in order to configure measurements based on the first and second paths, the first information needs to configure a first sensing reference signal used to measure the first path and a second sensing reference signal used to measure the second path.

[0250] In one exemplary embodiment, the first information includes a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal that have a corresponding relationship. This can also be understood as configuring a reference signal group formed by the first and second sensing reference signals for measuring the first and second diameters. This reference signal group can also be understood as the corresponding first and second sensing reference signals used when measuring the first and second diameters.

[0251] In some embodiments, the first information may be configured with measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity.

[0252] Among them, the measurement quantity indication information indicates the measurement that needs to be performed and the measurement quantity to be determined, so that the sensing receiver can clearly identify the measurement that needs to be performed and / or the measurement quantity to be determined, thereby improving the sensing performance.

[0253] In some exemplary embodiments, the measurement indication information configured in the first information configuration is used to indicate the time delay difference between the second path and the first path.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first information is used to configure measurement assistance information. This measurement assistance information is used to assist in determining the measurement quantity.

[0255] In some embodiments, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of values ​​for the measurement.

[0256] In some embodiments, the first information is used to configure correction information for the first path.

[0257] It is understood that, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; and correction information for the first diameter.

[0258] In some embodiments, for a pair of sensing transmitters and sensing receivers, the number of first sensing reference signals configured in the first information for measuring the first path can be one or more. The number of second sensing reference signals configured in the first information for measuring the second path can be one or more.

[0259] In some embodiments, when configuring the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on the measurement configuration, the first information may also include any one of the following 1) to 6):

[0260] 1) A list of sensing resource sets for measuring the first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring the second path, wherein the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path.

[0261] 2) A list of sensing resources for measuring the first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring the second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path.

[0262] 3) A list of sensing resources used to measure the first path and a list of sensing resource sets used to measure the second path;

[0263] 4) A list of sensing resources for measuring the first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring the second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the second path.

[0264] 5) A list of sensing resources used to measure the first path and a list of sensing resources used to measure the second path;

[0265] 6) Sensing resources for measuring the first path and sensing resources for measuring the second path.

[0266] Specifically, regarding 1), in the measurement configuration, sensing reference signal resource set lists are configured for the measurements of the first and second paths, respectively. For example, the configuration parameter can be: SIZE(1..maxNumber) OF Sensing-RS-ResourceSetId. The resource sets in the sensing reference signal resource set list for the first path and the second path correspond one-to-one. A sensing reference signal resource set for the first path can include one sensing reference signal resource used for measuring the first path, and its corresponding sensing reference signal resource set for the second path can include one or more sensing reference signal resources.

[0267] In some embodiments, a resource set of the first path includes a plurality of sensing reference signal resources. The sensing receiver measures the first path with each of the plurality of sensing reference signal resources and measures the second path with all sensing reference signal resources of the corresponding second path's sensing reference signal resource set, thereby obtaining a set of sensing measurements for each sensing RS of the first path.

[0268] Specifically, for 2), in the measurement configuration, a sensing reference signal resource list is configured for the measurement of the first path, for example, with the configuration parameter (SIZE(1..maxNumber))OF Sensing-RS-ResourceId). For the measurement of the second path, a sensing reference signal resource set list is configured. For example, the configuration parameter could be: SIZE(1..maxNumber))OF Sensing-RS-ResourceSetId.

[0269] In some embodiments, the sensing reference signal resources in the sensing reference signal resource list of the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the sensing reference signal resource set list of the second path. Each resource in the sensing reference signal resource list of the first path is used to transmit the first path, and its corresponding sensing reference signal resource set of the second path may include one or more sensing reference signal resources.

[0270] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver measures the first path with each sensing reference signal resource in the sensing reference signal resource list based on the first path, and measures the second path with all sensing reference signal resources in the sensing reference signal resource set list of the second path, thereby obtaining a set of sensing measurements for each sensing RS of the first path.

[0271] Specifically, for 3), in the measurement configuration, a sensing reference signal resource is configured for the measurement of the first path, for example, the configuration parameter is: Sensing-RS-ResourceId. For the measurement of the second path, a sensing reference signal resource set list is configured, for example, the configuration parameter is SIZE(1..maxNumber) OF Sensing-RS-ResourceSetId.

[0272] In some embodiments, the first path is measured based on a sensing reference signal resource of the first path, and the second path is measured using all sensing reference signal resources of all second paths, thereby obtaining a set of sensing measurements.

[0273] Specifically, for 4), in the measurement configuration, sensing reference signal resource lists are configured for the measurements of the first and second paths respectively. For example, the configuration parameters are: SIZE(1..maxNumber) OF Sensing-RS-ResourceId

[0274] In some embodiments, the sensing reference signal resources in the sensing reference signal resource list of the first path and the sensing reference signal resource list of the second path correspond one-to-one. Each resource in the sensing reference signal resource list of the first path is used to measure the first path, and its corresponding sensing reference signal resource in the second path measures the second path, thereby obtaining the sensing measurement quantity.

[0275] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver measures the first path with each sensing reference signal resource in the sensing reference signal resource list based on the first path, and measures the second path with all sensing reference signal resources in the sensing reference signal resource list of the second path, thereby obtaining a set of sensing measurements for each sensing RS of the first path.

[0276] Specifically, for 5), in the measurement configuration, a sensing reference signal resource is configured for the measurement of the first path, for example, with the configuration parameter: Sensing-RS-ResourceId. For the measurement of the second path, a sensing reference signal resource list is configured, for example, with the configuration parameter: SIZE(1..maxNumber) OF Sensing-RS-ResourceId.

[0277] In some embodiments, the first path is measured based on a sensing reference signal resource of the first path, and the second path is measured using all sensing reference signal resources of all second paths, thereby obtaining a set of sensing measurements.

[0278] Specifically, for 6), in the measurement configuration, sensing reference signal resources are configured for the measurement of the first and second paths respectively. For example, the configuration parameter is: Sensing-RS-ResourceId.

[0279] In some embodiments, a first path is measured based on a sensing reference signal resource of a first path, and a second path is measured using a sensing reference signal resource of a second path, thereby obtaining a sensing measurement value.

[0280] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal can be determined based on the sensing reference signal configured by the network sensing function entity.

[0281] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more sensing reference signals. These one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure a first path and / or a second path.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals.

[0283] In some embodiments, the network sensing functional entity configures second information for configuring one or more sensing reference signals for measuring a first path and / or a second path.

[0284] In some embodiments, the network sensing entity sends second information to the sensing receiver.

[0285] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives second information sent by the network sensing function entity.

[0286] In some embodiments, the second information is used to configure one or more sensing reference signals for measuring a first diameter and / or a second diameter.

[0287] It is understood that the one or more sensing reference signals configured in the second information configuration are not limited to being used for the first diameter measurement or for the second diameter measurement. The first sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals. The second sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals.

[0288] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more sensing reference signals for measuring a first path and / or a second path. The first sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing function entity. The second sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing function entity.

[0289] The one or more sensing reference signals used for measuring the first and / or second diameter can be sensing reference signals from a set of sensing reference signals. For ease of description, this set will be referred to hereafter as the first set of sensing reference signals.

[0290] One or more sensing reference signals used for measuring the first and / or second diameter may also be configured without using a set of sensing reference signals.

[0291] It is understood that the first set of sensing reference signals includes one or more sensing reference signals. The first set of sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing functional entity for measuring the first path and / or the second path can also be understood as one or more sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing functional entity for measuring the first path and / or the second path.

[0292] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal is at least one sensing reference signal in a first set of sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one sensing reference signal in the first set of sensing reference signals. The sensing reference signals in the first set of sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0293] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more sensing reference signals for measuring a first path and / or a second path. Different sensing reference signals may correspond to different TRPs, or two antenna panels of a base station at the same location. Alternatively, different sensing reference signals may correspond to the same TRP, or the same antenna panel.

[0294] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity is configured to configure multiple sensing reference signal resources, thereby potentially creating multiple first paths.

[0295] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity is configured for each sensing reference signal, and at least a portion of the following information can be configured:

[0296] Time Resources

[0297] Frequency resources

[0298] QCL related information

[0299] Power-related information

[0300] In some embodiments, the second information can be understood as reference signal configuration information.

[0301] In some embodiments, the sensing reference signal configured by the network sensing functional entity distinguishes between a first path and a second path.

[0302] In some embodiments, the network sensing functional entity configures one or more sensing reference signals corresponding to a first diameter measurement, which are used for the first diameter measurement. The network sensing functional entity also configures one or more sensing reference signals corresponding to a second diameter measurement, which are used for the second diameter measurement.

[0303] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more sensing reference signals for the first diameter measurement. The first sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals used for the first diameter measurement.

[0304] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more sensing reference signals for second diameter measurement. The second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals used for second diameter measurement.

[0305] In some embodiments, one or more sensing reference signals for the first path and one or more sensing reference signals for the second path are configured different reference signals.

[0306] In some embodiments, one or more sensing reference signals used for performing the first diameter measurement may be sensing reference signals from a set of sensing reference signals. This will be referred to hereafter as the second set of sensing reference signals.

[0307] One or more sensing reference signals used for the first diameter measurement may also be configured without using a set of sensing reference signals.

[0308] In some embodiments, one or more sensing reference signals used for performing the second diameter measurement may be sensing reference signals from a set of sensing reference signals. This will be referred to hereafter as the third set of sensing reference signals.

[0309] One or more sensing reference signals used for second-path measurement may also be configured without using a set of sensing reference signals.

[0310] In some embodiments, the second sensing reference signal set and the third sensing reference signal set are the same sensing reference signal set, or they are different sensing reference signal sets.

[0311] In some embodiments, the network sensing functional entity is configured with a second sensing reference signal set for performing a first path measurement.

[0312] In some embodiments, the network sensing functional entity is configured with a third sensing reference signal set for performing second path measurements.

[0313] It is understood that the second set of sensing reference signals includes one or more sensing reference signals, and these one or more sensing reference signals are used for the first diameter measurement. The second set of sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing functional entity for performing the first diameter measurement can also be understood as one or more sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing functional entity for performing the first diameter measurement.

[0314] It is understood that the third set of sensing reference signals includes one or more sensing reference signals, and these one or more sensing reference signals are used for the second diameter measurement. The third set of sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing functional entity for performing the second diameter measurement can also be understood as one or more sensing reference signals configured by the network sensing functional entity for performing the second diameter measurement.

[0315] In some implementations, the first sensing reference signal is at least one sensing reference signal from a second set of sensing reference signals, which are used for the first diameter measurement.

[0316] In some embodiments, the second sensing reference signal is at least one sensing reference signal in a third set of sensing reference signals, and the sensing reference signals in the third set of sensing reference signals are used for the second diameter measurement.

[0317] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures sixth information, which is used to configure the second sensing reference signal set and the third sensing reference signal set.

[0318] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends a sixth piece of information to the sensing receiver.

[0319] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives the sixth information sent by the network sensing function entity.

[0320] In some embodiments, the sixth information is used to configure one or more sensing reference signals corresponding to the first diameter measurement. The sixth information is used to configure one or more sensing reference signals corresponding to the second diameter measurement.

[0321] It is understandable that the sixth information configuration distinguishes between the sensing reference signal used for the first diameter measurement and the sensing reference signal used for the second diameter measurement.

[0322] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends a sixth piece of information to the sensing receiver.

[0323] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives the sixth information sent by the network sensing function entity.

[0324] In some embodiments, the sixth information is used to configure one or more sensing reference signals corresponding to the first diameter measurement. The sixth information is used to configure one or more sensing reference signals corresponding to the second diameter measurement.

[0325] It is understandable that the sixth information configuration distinguishes between the sensing reference signal used for the first diameter measurement and the sensing reference signal used for the second diameter measurement.

[0326] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more sensing reference signals for a first diameter measurement and one or more sensing reference signals for a second diameter measurement. The first sensing reference signal is one of the sensing reference signals among the one or more sensing reference signals for the first diameter measurement. The second sensing reference signal is one of the sensing reference signals among the one or more sensing reference signals for the second diameter measurement.

[0327] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more first sensing reference signals for measuring the first path. Different first sensing reference signals may correspond to different TRPs, or two antenna panels of a base station at the same location. Alternatively, different first sensing reference signals may correspond to the same TRP, or the same antenna panel.

[0328] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity is configured for each first sensing reference signal, and at least a portion of the following information may be configured:

[0329] Time Resources

[0330] Frequency resources

[0331] QCL related information

[0332] Power-related information

[0333] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures one or more second sensing reference signals for measuring a second path corresponding to a sensing target. One second sensing reference signal can be used to measure the second path of one or more sensing targets. Multiple second sensing reference signals can be used to measure the second path of the same sensing target.

[0334] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity is configured for each second sensing reference signal, and at least a portion of the following information may be configured:

[0335] Time Resources

[0336] Frequency resources

[0337] QCL related information

[0338] Power-related information

[0339] In some embodiments, the network-aware functional entity is configured to determine information for the first path.

[0340] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends information to the sensing data processing function entity for determining a first path.

[0341] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing functional entity receives information for determining a first path.

[0342] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends information to the sensing data receiver for determining a first path.

[0343] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives fourth information.

[0344] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing functional entity or the sensing receiver determines the first path based on information used to determine the first path, thereby enabling the calculation of the position of the sensing target based on the first path and the measured quantity, combined with the position of the sensing transmitter and the position of the sensing receiver.

[0345] In some embodiments, the first path is the direct path, and the ellipse containing the sensed target is determined based on the transmitter position, the sensing receiver position, and measurements of the second path and the first path. In some embodiments, the first path is the path reflected by the environmental target, and the sensing receiver determines the ellipse containing the sensed target based on the transmitter position, the sensing receiver position, measurements of the first path relative to the direct path, and measurements of the second path and the first path. By combining the measurement results from multiple transmitters, the target's position can be obtained.

[0346] In some embodiments, the first path is the default path.

[0347] In an exemplary embodiment, the first path is a direct path between the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver, and the first arrival path of a sensing reference signal is taken as the first path.

[0348] In an exemplary embodiment, the first path is a path reflected by an environmental target, and auxiliary information for the first path is used to determine the first path. For example, the auxiliary information for the first path includes at least a portion of the following parameters: the sensing RS of the first path, the receiving direction of the first path, the expected value and ambiguity range of the time delay of the first path, or the expected range of the time delay of the first path can be directly configured. In the case where the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver are moving, the auxiliary information may further include the expected value and ambiguity range of the Doppler frequency of the first path, or the expected range of the Doppler frequency of the first path can be directly configured. In the case of self-transmission and self-reception, it is assumed that the first path is a path reflected by only one environmental object between the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver, and the receiving beam of the first path has the same direction as the transmitting beam.

[0349] In some embodiments, the information used to determine the first path includes at least one of the following: default first path information; sensing reference signal; receiving direction; expected value of the measurement; ambiguity interval of the measurement; expected range of the measurement; expected value and ambiguity interval of the Doppler frequency; and expected range of the Doppler frequency.

[0350] In some embodiments, the sensing node and the sensing data processing entity exchange information to enable the network sensing entity to configure the first path.

[0351] In some embodiments, at least one of the sensing node and the sensing data processing functional entity reports information for configuring the first path for the network sensing functional entity.

[0352] In some embodiments, the information used by the network sensing function entity to configure the first path may include the auxiliary information described above for determining the first path. For example, the sensing RS of the first path, the receiving direction of the first path, the expected value and ambiguity range of the time delay of the first path, or directly configuring the expected range of the time delay of the first path. In cases where the sensing transmitter and sensing receiver are moving, the auxiliary information may further include the expected value and ambiguity range of the Doppler frequency of the first path, or directly configuring the expected range of the Doppler frequency of the first path.

[0353] In some embodiments, the sensing node can be either a sensing receiver or a sensing transmitter. The sensing receiver and / or sensing transmitter can be a terminal or a network device. Assuming the terminal has sensing data processing capabilities, the sensing data processing function entity needs to send the location of the sensing transmitter and information about the first path to the terminal. Assuming the terminal has stronger processing capabilities and can autonomously select the first path, the first path information needs to be reported to the network device and the network sensing function entity. The network sensing function entity can configure the reference path information to the sensing data processing function entity. Assuming the network device can autonomously select the reference path, the reference path information needs to be reported to the network sensing function entity, which can then configure the reference path information to the sensing data processing function.

[0354] In some embodiments, one or more of the first information, second information, and third information mentioned above may be the same information or different information.

[0355] For example, the second and third information mentioned above are both Radio Resource Control (RRC) information, and the first information is either Medium Access Control (MAC) - Control Element (CE) or Downlink Control Information (DCI) information.

[0356] For example, the first, second, and third pieces of information mentioned above are all RRC information.

[0357] In some embodiments, one or more of the first, second, and third information can be configured all at once in a single message or configured in multiple steps.

[0358] For example, you can configure the second or third information first, and then configure the first information.

[0359] In step S2102, the network sensing function entity sends third information to at least one of the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, and sensing data processing function entity.

[0360] In some embodiments, the network-aware functional entity configures third-party information.

[0361] In some embodiments, the third information is used to determine the correction information for the first path.

[0362] In some embodiments, the third information is used to determine correction information for the measured quantity.

[0363] In some embodiments, the third information is used to determine correction information for correcting measurement deviations at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver. For example, correction information based on different antenna panels / different TRPs.

[0364] In some embodiments, the network sensing entity sends third information to the sensing transmitter. The sensing transmitter receives the third information, determines correction information for the first path, and then adjusts the measurement to eliminate measurement bias. For example, the transmitter adjusts the timing to eliminate timing bias.

[0365] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends third information to the sensing receiver. The sensing receiver receives the third information and determines correction information for the first path based on the third information. The sensing receiver determines the measurement quantity based on the first path and the second path based on the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal. The measurement quantity is corrected based on the correction information for the first path to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0366] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends third information to the sensing data processing function entity. The sensing data processing function entity determines correction information for the first path based on the third information. The sensing data processing function entity receives the measurement and corrects the measurement based on the correction information for the first path to obtain the corrected measurement. For example, assuming the UE has sensing data processing capabilities, the SF needs to send transmitter location, reference path information, and correction information to the UE.

[0367] In step S2103, at least one of the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, and sensing data processing functional entity sends fourth information to the network sensing functional entity.

[0368] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to correct the configuration of the first path of the network-aware functional entity.

[0369] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used for correction information of network-aware functional entity configuration measurements.

[0370] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used by the network sensing function entity to configure correction information for correcting measurement deviations at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver. For example, correction information based on different antenna panels / different TRPs.

[0371] In some implementations, the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver can be referred to as sensing nodes.

[0372] At least one of the sensing nodes and sensing data processing functional entities reports fourth information for configuring first path correction information to the network sensing functional entity, thereby enabling information sharing among the entities and improving the efficiency of configuring first path correction information.

[0373] In step S2104a, the sensing receiver sends the measurement quantity to the sensing data processing function entity.

[0374] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity receives measurement quantities sent by the sensing receiver.

[0375] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver determines the measurement quantity based on a first diameter and a second diameter.

[0376] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver can measure a first path and a second path to obtain a measurement between the first path and the second path, such as the time delay difference.

[0377] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity receives correction information for a first path sent by the network sensing function entity. The sensing data processing function entity determines the corrected measurement based on the correction information for the first path.

[0378] In step S2104b, the sensing receiver sends the corrected measurement to the sensing data processing function entity.

[0379] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver determines the measurement quantity based on a first diameter and a second diameter.

[0380] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver can measure a first path and a second path to obtain a measurement between the first path and the second path, such as the time delay difference.

[0381] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives correction information for a first path sent by a network sensing function entity. The sensing receiver determines the corrected measurement based on the correction information for the first path.

[0382] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver sends the corrected measurement to the sensing data processing function entity.

[0383] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver, sensing transmitter, and sensing data processing functional entity determine the correction of the measurement quantity based on the transmitted beam and received beam of the first and second paths.

[0384] In an exemplary embodiment, it is assumed that the base station is configured with multiple antenna panels, a first path is the reference path, a second path is the target path, and the measured quantity is the time delay difference. Figure 2D shows a schematic diagram of the transmit and receive beams of the reference path and the target path in the case of multiple antenna panels. Antenna panel 1 can support transmitting a sensing reference signal to the target, but antenna panel 1 does not have a usable direct path to the receiving UE, i.e., the reference path is unavailable. However, the direct path of antenna panel 2 exists. When using the direct path of antenna panel 2 as the reference path for the sensing operation of antenna panel 1, the sensing measurement needs to be corrected. The correction value is the timing deviation between the two antenna panels.

[0385] In an exemplary embodiment, it is assumed that the base station is configured with multiple antenna panels, a first path is the reference path, a second path is the target path, and the measurement is the time delay difference. Figure 2E shows a schematic diagram of the transmit and receive beams of the reference path and target path for multiple TRPs in the same cell. TRP2 can support sending a sensing reference signal to the target, but TRP2 has no available direct path to the receiving UE, i.e., the reference path is unavailable. However, the direct path of TRP1 exists. When using the direct path of TRP1 as the reference path for the sensing operation of TRP2, the sensing measurement needs to be corrected. The correction value is the timing deviation between the two TRPs and the propagation delay difference to the receiver.

[0386] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity determines the location of the sensing target based on the corrected measurement.

[0387] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity calculates the position of the sensing target based on the first path and the corrected measurement, combined with the position of the sensing transmitter and the position of the sensing receiver.

[0388] In some embodiments, the first path is the direct path, and the ellipse containing the sensed target is determined based on the transmitter position, the sensing receiver position, and measurements of the second path and the first path. In some embodiments, the first path is the path reflected by the environmental target, and the sensing receiver determines the ellipse containing the sensed target based on the transmitter position, the sensing receiver position, measurements of the first path relative to the direct path, and measurements of the second path and the first path. By combining the measurement results from multiple sensing transmitters, the target's position can be obtained.

[0389] The sensing and measurement method disclosed herein may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104b. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0390] In some embodiments, either step S2104a or step S2104b may be performed.

[0391] In some embodiments, one or more of steps S2102, S2103, S2104a, and S2104b are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0392] In some embodiments, if an arrow in the interaction diagram representing the sending of information, signaling, etc. from one subject to another passes through other subjects, it can be interpreted as the information being forwarded from one subject to another via other subjects, or it can be interpreted as the information being sent from one subject to another without passing through other subjects.

[0393] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0394] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method, executed by a network sensing function entity, the method comprising:

[0395] Step S3101: Configure first information. The first information is used to configure the first sensing reference signal for measuring the first diameter, the second sensing reference signal for measuring the second diameter, and correction information.

[0396] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in step S2101 and the optional implementation of the step in Figure 2A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0397] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity configures second information for configuring one or more sensing reference signals for measuring a first diameter and / or a second diameter. The first sensing reference signal is a reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals used for measuring the first diameter and / or the second diameter. The second sensing reference signal is a reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals used for measuring the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

[0398] In some embodiments, the network-aware functional entity configures third information, which is used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0399] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends third information to at least one of the sensing transmitter, sensing receiver, and sensing data processing function entity.

[0400] In some implementations, the network sensing functional entity receives a fourth message sent to the network sensing functional entity by at least one of the sensing transmitter, the sensing receiver, and the sensing data processing functional entity.

[0401] In some embodiments, the network-aware functional entity is configured with information for determining a first path.

[0402] In some embodiments, the network sensing function entity sends information for determining a first path to the sensing receiver or to the sensing data processing function entity.

[0403] In some embodiments, the network sensing functional entity receives information reported by at least one of the sensing nodes and the sensing data processing functional entity for configuring a first path.

[0404] Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method, executed by a sensing receiver, the method comprising:

[0405] Step S4101: Receive first information, which is used to configure a first sensing reference signal for measuring the first diameter, a second sensing reference signal for measuring the second diameter, and correction information.

[0406] The optional implementation of step S4101 can be found in step S2101 and the optional implementation of the step in Figure 2A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0407] Step S4102: Determine the measurement quantity based on the first diameter and the second diameter.

[0408] Step S4103: Send the measurement.

[0409] Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method, executed by a sensing receiver, the method comprising:

[0410] Step S4201: Receive first information, which is used to configure a first sensing reference signal for measuring the first diameter, a second sensing reference signal for measuring the second diameter, and correction information.

[0411] The optional implementation of step S4201 can be found in step S2101 and the optional implementation of the step in Figure 2A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0412] Step S4202: Determine the measurement quantity based on the first diameter and the second diameter.

[0413] Step S4203: Correct the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0414] Step S4204: Send the corrected measurement.

[0415] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives second information sent by the network sensing function entity.

[0416] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver receives information sent by the network sensing function entity for determining a first path.

[0417] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver, acting as a sensing node, sends fourth information to the network sensing function entity.

[0418] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver, acting as a sensing node, sends information to the network sensing function entity for configuring a first path.

[0419] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method, executed by a sensing data processing functional entity, the method comprising:

[0420] Step S5101: Determine the corrected measurement quantity. The corrected measurement quantity is obtained by correcting the measurement quantity based on the correction information. The measurement quantity is determined based on the first path and the second path. The first path is measured based on the first sensing reference signal, and the second path is measured based on the second sensing reference signal. The first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal are determined based on the first information configured by the network sensing function entity.

[0421] The optional implementation of step S5101 can be found in the optional implementations of steps S2104a and S2104b in Figure 2A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0422] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity determines the location of the sensing target based on the corrected measurement.

[0423] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing functional entity receives first information.

[0424] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity receives third information.

[0425] In some embodiments, at least one of the sensing data processing functional entities sends a fourth message to the network sensing functional entity.

[0426] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity receives information configured by the network sensing function entity for determining a first path, and the information for determining the first path is used to determine the first path.

[0427] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity sends a fifth message to the network sensing function entity.

[0428] In some embodiments, the sensing processing function entity receives the corrected measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver; or the sensing processing function entity receives first information sent by the network sensing function entity and the measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information in the first information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0429] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a sensing measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, this disclosure relates to a sensing measurement method, which includes:

[0430] Step S6101: The network sensing function entity configures first information. The first information is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information. The first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first path, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second path.

[0431] In step S6102, the sensing receiver receives the first information of the network sensing function entity configuration, determines the measurement quantity based on the first path and the second path, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0432] Step S6103: The sensing data processing function entity determines the corrected measurement quantity.

[0433] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing function entity determines the location of the sensing target based on the corrected measurement.

[0434] In some embodiments, the above methods may include the methods of the embodiments described above related to the communication system 100, the network sensing functional entity, the sensing receiver, and the sensing data processing functional entity, which will not be repeated here.

[0435] The sensing and measurement method disclosed herein may include at least one of steps S6101 to S6103. For example, step S6101, step S6102, or step S6103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0436] In some embodiments, step S6103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0437] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0438] In some embodiments, if an arrow in the interaction diagram representing the sending of information, signaling, etc. from one subject to another passes through other subjects, it can be interpreted as the information being forwarded from one subject to another via other subjects, or it can be interpreted as the information being sent from one subject to another without passing through other subjects.

[0439] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0440] Joint Communication Sensing (ISAC), as a novel technology, aims to integrate sensing capabilities into the design of communication systems, enabling these systems to provide sensing as a service alongside communication. During the design process, ISAC systems must simultaneously consider the service requirements of both communication and sensing. When sensing targets based on wireless signals, the process typically involves directly measuring the wireless signals reflected from the target to obtain information such as the delay, angle, and Doppler frequency of its multipath components, thereby determining the target's location and other parameters. ISAC technology mainly includes two sensing modes: the first is mono-static, where the same node transmits and receives the sensing signal; the second is bi-static, where different nodes transmit and receive the sensing signal. As shown in Figures 1A and 1B, based on the type of sensing transmitter and receiver, it is further divided into six modes: base station self-transmission and self-reception (i.e., TRP monostatic); base station A transmits and B receives (i.e., TRP-TRP bistatic); terminal transmits and base station receives (i.e., UE-TRP bistatic); base station transmits and terminal receives (i.e., TRP-UE bistatic); terminal self-transmission and self-reception (i.e., UE monostatic); terminal A transmits and B receives (i.e., UE-UE bistatic).

[0441] In a sensing mode where A transmits and B receives, synchronization errors between the transmitter and receiver lead to errors in the measured time delay of the path passing through the target, affecting the accuracy of the target's position estimation. Improving the synchronization accuracy of the transceivers can improve the accuracy of the time delay measurement. However, this method requires complex and expensive hardware when the time delay accuracy requirement increases further. For a pair of transceivers, one approach is to measure the time delay difference between the path passing through the target and a reference path, and estimate the target's position based on this difference. Because the reference path and the target path undergo the same transmission and reception processes, the introduced timing uncertainties in the position are the same. The difference operation can eliminate the influence of the transceiver synchronization error, obtaining an accurate interpolation of the air interface propagation time delay of the reference path and the target path. As shown in Figure 1C, based on the positions of the transmitter and receiver and the time delay difference between the target path and the reference path, an ellipse can be determined, and the target must lie on the ellipse. Combining this with other measurement information, the actual position of the target can be determined.

[0442] In 5G systems, because both transmitters and receivers may be configured with multiple antennas, beam management functionality is introduced accordingly. 5G beam management typically uses L1-RSRP / SINR as the measurement quantity. 5G systems support three types of beam scanning. The first method (P1) supports the discovery of the optimal transmit beam and associated receive beam. That is, the transmitter has M transmit beams, the receiver has N receive beams, and the UE measures and reports the optimal K transmit beams and their corresponding L1-RSRP / SINR, where K is less than or equal to 4. The second method (P2) fixes the receive beam and supports the discovery of the optimal transmit beam. The UE measures L1-RSRP / SINR and reports the optimal transmit beam. The third method (P3) fixes the transmit beam and supports the discovery of the optimal receive beam. The UE measures L1-RSRP / SINR to obtain the optimal receive beam.

[0443] In sensing services, it is also necessary to discover suitable transmit and receive beams for a sensing target, which is the process of beam management. Transmit and receive beam pairs used for sensing are generally different from those used for communication. For example, in Figure 1D, beam pair 2-B has the highest RSRP, but to accurately sense the target, using beam pair 1-A will bring sensing performance gains.

[0444] In beam-based sensing operations, how to measure time delay information to obtain the target's position is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0445] In a sensing mode where A transmits and B receives, the receiver can measure the time delay difference by measuring the reference path and the target path. To improve the measurement accuracy of the time delay difference, both the reference path and the target path need to have the highest possible receiving power or signal-to-noise ratio. However, sometimes a reference path with good channel conditions does not exist, affecting the measurement performance of quantities such as the time delay difference.

[0446] This disclosure provides a sensing measurement method:

[0447] The receiver can measure the time delay difference between the reference path and the target path for sensing operations. To improve the accuracy of the time delay difference measurement, both the reference path and the target path need to have the highest possible receiving power or signal-to-noise ratio. However, sometimes a reference path with good channel conditions does not exist. The lack of an available reference path or poor channel conditions of the reference path affects the measurement performance of quantities such as the time delay difference.

[0448] For example, suppose a sensing transmitter is configured with multiple antenna panels, each capable of sensing operations. In one possible scenario, the first antenna panel is suitable for transmitting or receiving sensing RS (Resonance Signal) about a target, but there is no direct path between the first antenna panel and the receiver, or the direct path has very weak power. However, the second antenna panel has a direct path to the receiver, serving as a better reference path. Because the two antenna panels are independent and their internal processing is not entirely consistent, timing deviations or synchronization errors occur between them. Therefore, the direct path of the second antenna panel cannot be directly used as the reference path for the sensing operation of the first TRP (Transmitter-Receiving Point).

[0449] For example, multiple TRPs within the same cell, or multiple TRPs controlled by the same gNB (or other similar control entity), can all be used for sensing operations. In one possible scenario, the first TRP is suitable for transmitting or receiving sensing RS for a target, but there is no direct path between the first TRP and the receiver, or the direct path has very weak power; however, the second TRP has a direct path with the receiver, serving as a better reference path. Because the two TRPs are independent and their internal processing is not entirely consistent, timing deviations or synchronization errors may occur between them. Therefore, the direct path of the second TRP cannot be directly used as the reference path for the sensing operation of the first TRP.

[0450] The sensing operations of the above multi-antenna panels or multi-TRPs can be beam-based.

[0451] In the case of multiple antenna panels of a transmitter, since these multiple antenna panels generally use the same or similar hardware and are located in the same transmitting device, the timing deviation of these multiple antenna panels is controllable. For example, their timing deviation is fixed or slowly varying. The timing deviation can be obtained using certain methods. Accordingly, when transmitting or receiving the sensing RS of the target (i.e., associated with the target path) using the first antenna panel and transmitting or receiving the reference path using the second antenna panel, the timing deviation can be used as a correction value for measurements based on the reference path and the target path.

[0452] In the case of a multi-TRP scenario, it is assumed that the propagation characteristics of the backhaul between the multiple TRPs are known, and that the multiple TRPs use the same or similar hardware, and that the timing deviation of the multiple TRPs is controllable. For example, its timing deviation is fixed or slowly varying. The timing deviation can be obtained using a certain method. Accordingly, when the first TRP transmits or receives the sensing RS of the target (i.e., associated with the target path), and the second TRP transmits or receives the reference path, the timing deviation can be used as a correction value for the measurement based on the reference path and the target path.

[0453] Based on the above analysis, in sensing operations, to configure measurements based on reference path and target path for one or more targets, such as time delay difference, the sensing management function (SF) can configure sensing RS for measuring the reference path and sensing RS for measuring the target path respectively, and configure correction information Δ for the reference path. Accordingly, if the value of the measurement based on the reference path and target path is A, then the value of the corrected measurement is A+Δ. The correction information Δ can be a parameter that simultaneously compensates for timing deviations at both the transmitting and receiving ends. The correction information Δ can also include two correction values, Δ1 and Δ2. Here, Δ1 can compensate for the timing deviation at the transmitting end, and Δ2 can compensate for the timing deviation at the receiving end. For example, the timing deviation refers to the timing deviation between different antenna panels or between different TRPs.

[0454] For example, for one or more target paths, in order to configure measurements based on the reference path and the target path, SF needs to configure at least some of the following information:

[0455] • First sensing RS used to measure reference diameter

[0456] • Second sensing RS used to measure the path of a target

[0457] • Correction information for the reference path Δ

[0458] • Measurement indication information. For example, the time delay difference between the target path and the reference path.

[0459] • Measurement auxiliary information. The measurement auxiliary information may be the expected value of the measured quantity, or the expected range of values, etc.

[0460] The sensing data processing function needs to know the correction information of the reference path so that it can calculate the target's position based on the reference path and delay difference measurements, combined with the positions of the transmitter and receiver, and incorporating the correction information. This correction information can be reported by the base station or UE to the SF. The SF configures the receiver's reference path information and then configures the reference path information and correction information to the sensing data processing function. The SF can also configure the reference path correction information to the receiver. For example, assuming the UE has sensing data processing capabilities, the SF needs to send the transmitter's position, reference path information, and correction information to the UE. The SF can also configure the reference path correction information to the transmitter, allowing the transmitter to adjust timing to eliminate timing deviations.

[0461] Assuming the base station is configured with multiple antenna panels, Figure 2D illustrates the transmit and receive beams of the reference path and target path in a multi-antenna panel configuration. Antenna panel 1 can support transmitting a sensing reference signal to the target, but antenna panel 1 lacks a usable direct path to the receiving UE; that is, the reference path is unavailable. However, antenna panel 2 has a usable direct path. When using the direct path of antenna panel 2 as the reference path for the sensing operation of antenna panel 1, the sensing measurement needs to be corrected. The correction value is the timing deviation between the two antenna panels.

[0462] Figure 2E illustrates the transmit / receive beams for the reference path and target path in a multi-TRP scenario, considering multiple TRPs within the same cell. TRP2 can support transmitting a sensing reference signal to the target, but TRP2 lacks a usable direct path to the receiving UE; i.e., the reference path is unavailable. However, the direct path of TRP1 exists. When using the direct path of TRP1 as the reference path for the sensing operation of TRP2, the sensing measurements need to be corrected. The correction value is the timing deviation between the two TRPs and the propagation delay difference to the receiver.

[0463] This disclosure also proposes an apparatus (also referred to as a sensing and measurement device, etc.) for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is proposed that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the network sensing function entity in any of the above methods. Furthermore, another apparatus is proposed that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the sensing receiver in any of the above methods. Still another apparatus is proposed that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the sensing data processing function entity in any of the above methods.

[0464] 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.

[0465] 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).

[0466] Figure 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network sensing functional entity proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The network sensing functional entity 7100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0467] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG7a, the network awareness function entity 7100 may include at least one of the following: transceiver module 7101, processing module 7102, etc.

[0468] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is configured with first information, which is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first diameter, the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second diameter, the first diameter and the second diameter are used by the sensing receiver to determine the measurement quantity, and the correction information is used to correct the measurement quantity to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0469] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0470] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure a first diameter and / or a second diameter.

[0471] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to configure one or more sensing reference signals for the first diameter measurement, and to configure one or more sensing reference signals for the second diameter measurement; the first sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals for the first diameter measurement; the second sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals for the second diameter measurement.

[0472] In some embodiments, the first information is further configured to configure any one of the following: a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path, wherein the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the sensing resources in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path.

[0473] In some embodiments, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of values ​​for the measurement.

[0474] In some embodiments, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0475] In some embodiments, the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different antenna panels, or the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different TRPs.

[0476] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver.

[0477] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing transmitter, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing receiver.

[0478] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to configure third information, which is used to determine the correction information for the first path.

[0479] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to send third information to at least one of the following: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; and a sensing data processing function entity.

[0480] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to receive fourth information, which is used for the network sensing function entity to configure the first path as correction information; the fourth information is reported by at least one of the sensing node and the sensing data processing function entity.

[0481] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to: configure network awareness function entity information for determining the first path.

[0482] In some embodiments, the information used to determine the first path includes at least one of the following: default first path information; sensing reference signal; receiving direction; expected value of the measurement; ambiguity interval of the measurement; expected range of the measurement; expected value and ambiguity interval of the Doppler frequency; and expected range of the Doppler frequency.

[0483] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to send information for determining the first path to the sensing data processing functional entity.

[0484] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is further configured to receive information for configuring a first path for a network sensing functional entity; the information for configuring a first path for a network sensing functional entity is reported by at least one of the sensing node and the sensing data processing functional entity.

[0485] In some embodiments, the first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation path, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0486] In some embodiments, the measured quantity is the time delay difference.

[0487] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 configures the first information in the following manner: sending the first information to at least one of the following: a sensing transmitter; a sensing receiver; a sensing data processing function entity.

[0488] In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is configured to support a network sensing functional entity in performing the sensing measurement method disclosed herein.

[0489] Figure 7b is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sensing receiver 7200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The sensing receiver 7200 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0490] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG7b, the sensing receiver 7200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7201, a processing module 7202, etc.

[0491] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is used to receive first information configured by the network sensing function entity, the first information being used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information; wherein, the first sensing reference signal is used to measure a first diameter, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure a second diameter; the processing module is used to determine the measurement quantity based on the first diameter and the second diameter, and to correct the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0492] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0493] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure a first diameter and / or a second diameter.

[0494] In some embodiments, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of values ​​for the measurement.

[0495] In some embodiments, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0496] In some embodiments, the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different antenna panels, or the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different TRPs.

[0497] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver.

[0498] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing transmitter, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing receiver.

[0499] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is further configured to: receive third information of network awareness function entity configuration, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0500] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is further configured to: send fourth information to the network sensing function entity, the fourth information being used for the network sensing function entity to configure correction information for the first path.

[0501] In some embodiments, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiver and the correction determined by the correction information.

[0502] In some embodiments, the first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation path, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0503] In some embodiments, the measured quantity is the time delay difference.

[0504] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is further configured to receive one or more sensing reference signals for configuring a first path measurement and one or more sensing reference signals for configuring a second path measurement sent by a network sensing function entity; the first sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals for the first path measurement; and the second sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among the one or more sensing reference signals for the second path measurement.

[0505] In some embodiments, the first information is further configured to configure any one of the following: a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path, wherein the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the sensing resources in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path.

[0506] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is further configured to receive information configured by the network awareness function entity for determining the first path.

[0507] In some embodiments, the information used to determine the first path includes at least one of the following: default first path information; sensing reference signal; receiving direction; expected value of the measurement; ambiguity interval of the measurement; expected range of the measurement; expected value and ambiguity interval of the Doppler frequency; and expected range of the Doppler frequency.

[0508] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is further configured to send measurement quantities to the sensing data processing functional entity.

[0509] Figure 7c is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sensing data processing functional entity proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The sensing data processing functional entity 7300 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0510] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG7c, the data processing functional entity 7300 may include at least one of the following: transceiver module 7301, processing module 7302, etc.

[0511] In some embodiments, a processing module 7302 is included to determine a corrected measurement quantity, the corrected measurement quantity being obtained by correcting the measurement quantity based on correction information, the measurement quantity being determined based on a first path and a second path, the first path being measured based on a first sensing reference signal, the second path being measured based on a second sensing reference signal, and the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal being determined based on first information configured by the network sensing functional entity.

[0512] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a first sensing reference signal used when performing a first diameter measurement; a second sensing reference signal used when performing a second diameter measurement; measurement quantity indication information for indicating the measurement quantity; correction information for the first diameter; measurement assistance information for assisting in determining the measurement quantity; and correction information for the measurement quantity.

[0513] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure a first diameter and / or a second diameter.

[0514] In some embodiments, the measurement assistance information includes at least one of the following: the expected value of the measurement; the expected range of values ​​for the measurement.

[0515] In some embodiments, the sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or the sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams; wherein the beams are beams from the same antenna panel, or beams from different antenna panels, or beams from the same TRP, or beams from different TRPs.

[0516] In some embodiments, the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different antenna panels, or the correction information includes measurement deviations of corresponding measurements between different TRPs.

[0517] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver.

[0518] In some embodiments, the correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value, wherein the second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing transmitter, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the corresponding measurement at the sensing receiver.

[0519] In some embodiments, a transceiver module 7301 is further included, which is configured to: receive third information of network awareness function configuration, the third information being used to determine correction information for the first path.

[0520] In some embodiments, the first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation path, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

[0521] In some embodiments, the measured quantity is the time delay difference.

[0522] In some embodiments, the corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiver and the correction determined by the correction information.

[0523] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing functional entity includes a processing module 7302 and a transceiver module 7301, which determine the corrected measurement quantity in the following manner:

[0524] The transceiver module 7301 receives the corrected measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver; or the transceiver module 7301 receives the first information sent by the network sensing function entity and the measurement quantity sent by the sensing receiver, and the processing module 7302 corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information in the first information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

[0525] In some embodiments, the first sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among one or more sensing reference signals for the first diameter measurement; the second sensing reference signal is a sensing reference signal among one or more sensing reference signals for the second diameter measurement; wherein, the one or more sensing reference signals for the first diameter measurement, and the one or more sensing reference signals for configuring the second diameter measurement, are configured based on the network sensing function entity.

[0526] In some embodiments, the first information is further configured to configure any one of the following: a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path, wherein the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the resource sets in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resource sets for measuring a second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path, wherein the sensing resources in the list of sensing resources for the first path correspond one-to-one with the sensing resources in the list of sensing resource sets for the second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path; a list of sensing resources for measuring a first path and a list of sensing resources for measuring a second path.

[0527] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7301 is further configured to receive information configured by the network awareness function entity for determining the first path.

[0528] In some embodiments, the information for determining the first path includes at least one of the following: default first path information; sensing reference signal; receiving direction; expected value of the measurement; ambiguity interval of the measurement; expected range of the measurement; expected value and ambiguity interval of the Doppler frequency; and expected range of the Doppler frequency.

[0529] In some embodiments, the sensing data processing functional entity further includes a processing module 7302 for determining the location of the sensing target based on the corrected measurement.

[0530] Figure 8a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sensing and measurement device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The sensing and measurement device 8100 can be a network sensing functional entity, a sensing node, or a sensing data processing functional entity, etc. The sensing node includes a sensing transmitter and / or a sensing receiver. The sensing node can be, for example, a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the implementation of any of the above methods by the network sensing functional entity, sensing node, or sensing data processing functional entity. The sensing and measurement device 8100 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.

[0531] As shown in Figure 8a, the sensing and measuring device 8100 is used to execute any of the above methods. In some embodiments, the sensing and measuring device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may 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 sensing and measuring device 8100 is used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 8101 are used to invoke instructions to cause the sensing and measuring device 8100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0532] In some embodiments, the sensing and measuring device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8102. When the sensing and measuring device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8102, the transceiver 8102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S2101 and S2102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs other steps. In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0533] In some embodiments, the sensing and measuring device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8103 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, one or more processors 8101 are used to invoke instructions stored in the memory 8103 to cause the sensing and measuring device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, all or part of the memory 8103 may also be located outside the sensing and measuring device 8100. In an optional embodiment, the sensing and measuring device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8103 and can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memory 8103 or other devices, and can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memory 8103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memory 8103 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 8101.

[0534] The sensing and measuring device 8100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the sensing and measuring device 8100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the sensing and measuring device 8100 may not be limited by FIG8a. The sensing and measuring device may be a standalone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the sensing and measuring 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, programs and / or instructions; (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.

[0535] Figure 8b is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the sensing and measuring device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the chip 8200 shown in Figure 8b, but it is not limited thereto.

[0536] Chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201. Chip 8200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0537] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 may be located outside of chip 8200. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memories 8203, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memories 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memories 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memories 8203 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 8201.

[0538] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S2101 and S2102, but not limited thereto). For example, the interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method means that the interface circuit 8202 performs data and / or instruction interaction between the processor 8201, the chip 8200, the memory 8203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs other steps.

[0539] 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.

[0540] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a sensing and measuring device, cause the sensing and measuring device 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.

[0541] This disclosure also proposes a program product, including a program and / or instructions, which, when executed by a sensing and measuring device, cause the sensing and measuring device to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product. Optionally, the program product is stored on the storage medium.

[0542] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A sensing and measurement method, characterized in that, The method includes: The network sensing function entity is configured with first information, which is used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information. Wherein, the first sensing reference signal is used to measure the first diameter, the second sensing reference signal is used to measure the second diameter, the first diameter and the second diameter are used by the sensing receiver to determine the measurement quantity, and the correction information is used to correct the measurement quantity to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first sensing reference signal used when performing the first diameter measurement; The second sensing reference signal used when performing the second diameter measurement; Measurement indication information used to indicate the measured quantity; Measurement auxiliary information is used to assist in determining the measured quantity; Correction information for the first path; Correction information for the measured quantity.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The measurement auxiliary information includes at least one of the following quantities: The expected value of the measured quantity; The expected range of values ​​for the measured quantity.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or The sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams. The beam can be a beam from the same antenna panel, a beam from different antenna panels, a beam from the same TRP, or a beam from different TRPs.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value. The second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measured quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measured quantity.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network sensing function entity is configured with third information, which is used to determine the correction information for the first path.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The method further includes sending the third information to at least one of the following: Sensing the transmitting end; Sensing receiver; Perception data processing functional entity.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive fourth information, which is used by the network sensing function entity to configure the correction information of the first path; The fourth piece of information is reported by at least one of the sensing nodes and the sensing data processing functional entity.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, The measured quantity is the time delay difference.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that, The network awareness function entity configures first information, including sending the first information to at least one of the following: Sensing the transmitting end; Sensing receiver; Perception data processing functional entity.

15. A sensing measurement method, characterized in that, The method includes: The sensing receiver receives first information configured by the network sensing function entity, the first information being used to configure a first sensing reference signal, a second sensing reference signal, and correction information. Wherein, the first sensing reference signal is used to measure the first diameter, and the second sensing reference signal is used to measure the second diameter; The sensing receiver determines the measurement quantity based on the first path and the second path, and corrects the measurement quantity based on the correction information to obtain the corrected measurement quantity.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first sensing reference signal used when performing the first diameter measurement; The second sensing reference signal used when performing the second diameter measurement; Measurement indication information used to indicate the measured quantity; Measurement auxiliary information is used to assist in determining the measured quantity; Correction information for the first path; Correction information for the measured quantity.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that, The first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The measurement auxiliary information includes at least one of the following quantities: The expected value of the measured quantity; The expected range of values ​​for the measured quantity.

19. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that, The sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or The sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams. The beam can be a beam from the same antenna panel, a beam from different antenna panels, a beam from the same TRP, or a beam from different TRPs.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, The correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

21. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 20, characterized in that, The correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

22. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 20, characterized in that, The correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value. The second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measured quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measured quantity.

23. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 22, characterized in that, The method further includes: The system receives third information regarding the configuration of the network awareness function entity, the third information being used to determine the correction information for the first path.

24. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 23, characterized in that, The method further includes: A fourth message is sent to the network sensing function entity, the fourth message being used by the network sensing function entity to configure the correction information of the first path.

25. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 24, characterized in that, The corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiving end and the correction amount determined by the correction information.

26. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 25, characterized in that, The first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

27. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 26, characterized in that, The measured quantity is the time delay difference.

28. A sensing measurement method, characterized in that, The method includes: The sensing data processing function entity determines the corrected measurement quantity, which is obtained by correcting the measurement quantity based on correction information. The measurement quantity is determined based on a first path and a second path. The first path is measured based on a first sensing reference signal, and the second path is measured based on a second sensing reference signal. The first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal are determined based on first information configured by the network sensing function entity.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first sensing reference signal used when performing the first diameter measurement; The second sensing reference signal used when performing the second diameter measurement; Measurement indication information used to indicate the measured quantity; Correction information for the first path; Measurement auxiliary information is used to assist in determining the measured quantity; Correction information for the measured quantity.

30. The method according to claim 28 or 29, characterized in that, The first sensing reference signal is at least one of one or more sensing reference signals, and the second sensing reference signal is at least one of the one or more sensing reference signals; the one or more sensing reference signals are used to measure the first diameter and / or the second diameter.

31. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that, The measurement auxiliary information includes at least one of the following quantities: The expected value of the measured quantity; The expected range of values ​​for the measured quantity.

32. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 31, characterized in that, The sensing transmitter transmits a first sensing reference signal and a second sensing reference signal based on different beams; and / or The sensing receiver receives the first sensing reference signal and the second sensing reference signal based on different beams. The beam can be a beam from the same antenna panel, a beam from different antenna panels, a beam from the same TRP, or a beam from different TRPs.

33. The method according to claim 32, characterized in that, The correction information includes measurement deviations between different antenna panels corresponding to the measured quantity, or the correction information includes measurement deviations between different TRPs corresponding to the measured quantity.

34. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 33, characterized in that, The correction information includes a first correction value, which is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter and / or sensing receiver corresponding to the measurement quantity.

35. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 34, characterized in that, The correction information includes a second correction value and a third correction value. The second correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing transmitter corresponding to the measured quantity, and the third correction value is used to correct the measurement deviation of the sensing receiver corresponding to the measured quantity.

36. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 35, characterized in that, The method further includes: The system receives third information regarding the network awareness function configuration, which is used to determine the correction information for the first path.

37. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 36, characterized in that, The first path is the reference path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via a preset propagation route, and the second path is the path through which the sensing reference signal reaches the sensing receiver via the sensing target.

38. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 37, characterized in that, The measured quantity is the time delay difference.

39. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 38, characterized in that, The corrected measurement is the sum of the measurement determined by the receiver and the correction determined by the correction information.

40. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 39, characterized in that, The sensing data processing function entity determines the corrected measurement quantity, including: The sensing processing function entity receives the corrected measurement value sent by the sensing receiver; or The sensing processing entity receives first information sent by the network sensing entity and measurement data sent by the sensing receiver. Based on the correction information in the first information, it corrects the measurement data to obtain the corrected measurement data.

41. A sensing and measuring device, characterized in that, include: The sensing and measuring device is used to perform the sensing and measuring method according to any one of claims 1-14, 15-27, and 28-40.

42. A communication system, characterized in that, The system includes a network sensing functional entity, a sensing receiver, and a sensing data processing functional entity. The network sensing functional entity is configured to implement the sensing measurement method according to any one of claims 1-14, the sensing receiver is configured to implement the sensing measurement method according to any one of claims 15-27, and the sensing data processing functional entity is configured to implement the sensing measurement method according to any one of claims 28-40.

43. A storage medium, characterized in that, include: The storage medium stores instructions that, when executed on the sensing and measuring device, cause the sensing and measuring device to perform the sensing and measuring method as described in any one of claims 1-14, 15-27, or 28-40.

44. A program product, characterized in that, include: A computer program, when executed by a sensing and measuring device, causes the sensing and measuring device to perform the sensing and measuring method as described in any one of claims 1-14, 15-27, or 28-40.

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