Scheduling method, device, equipment and readable storage medium

Abstract

The present application discloses a scheduling method, an apparatus, a device, and a readable storage medium belonging to the field of communication technology. The scheduling method of an embodiment of the present application includes: a terminal receiving first scheduling information and / or second scheduling information, where the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, and the transmission mode switching is switching between an SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures an SFN transmission mode.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] (CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS) This application claims priority from Chinese Patent Application No. 202110363806.7, filed in China on April 2, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communications technology, and more particularly to a scheduling method, apparatus, device and readable storage medium. [Background technology]

[0003] In the prior art, some types of terminals (e.g., user equipment (UE)) have limited dynamic switching capabilities between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and other transmission modes, particularly between an SFN transmission mode and a single transmitting receiving point (STRP) transmission mode. If dynamic switching instructions or scheduling are performed on these types of terminals in some form, the terminals will be unable to dynamically switch reception algorithms in a timely manner, resulting in failure to correctly receive control information and / or data information. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a scheduling configuration method, device, apparatus, and readable storage medium that can solve the problem of how to schedule a terminal when the terminal's ability to dynamically switch between an SFN transmission mode and other transmission modes is limited. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] According to a first aspect, there is provided a scheduling method, the method comprising: receiving, by a terminal, the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0006] According to a second aspect, there is provided a scheduling method, the method comprising: transmitting the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0007] According to a third aspect, there is provided a scheduling apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a first receiving module for receiving the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect, there is provided a scheduling apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a second transmitting module for transmitting the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect, there is provided a terminal including a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and operable to run on the processor, the program performing the steps of the method of the first aspect when executed by the processor.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect, there is provided a terminal, the terminal including a processor and a communications interface, wherein the processor, when executed, is adapted to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect, there is provided a network side device, the network side device including a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and operable to run on the processor, the program implementing the steps of the method according to the second aspect when executed by the processor.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect, there is provided a network side device, the network side device including a processor and a communications interface, wherein the processor, when executed, is adapted to implement the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0013] According to a ninth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium having stored thereon a program or instructions which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method according to the first or second aspect.

[0014] According to a tenth aspect, there is provided a computer program / program product stored on a non-volatile storage medium, the computer program / program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the processing method according to the first or second aspect.

[0015] According to an eleventh aspect, there is provided a chip, the chip including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, the processor running a program or instruction and adapted to implement the method of processing according to the first or second aspect. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] In an embodiment of the present application, the network side equipment schedules the terminal according to the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information, thereby ensuring that the terminal can correctly receive control information and / or data information when the terminal has limited dynamic switching capability between the SFN transmission mode and other transmission modes, especially when the terminal has limited dynamic switching capability between the SFN transmission mode and the STRP transmission mode. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of SFN transmission. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application can be applied. [Figure 3] 1 is a flowchart of a scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 4] 2 is a second flowchart of a scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 5] 3 is a third flowchart of a scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 6]1 is a diagram illustrating a scheduling scheme according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 7] 2 is a second schematic diagram of a scheduling scheme according to an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 8] 3 is a third schematic diagram of a scheduling system according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 9] 4 is a fourth schematic diagram of a scheduling system according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 10] 1 is a schematic diagram of a scheduling device according to an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a second schematic diagram of a scheduling device according to an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 12] 1 is a schematic diagram of a terminal in an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network-side device in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] The following clearly describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present application fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0019] The terms "first," "second," etc. in the specification and claims of this application distinguish between similar objects and do not describe a specified order or sequence. It should be understood that terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate, so that embodiments of this application may be performed in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, objects distinguished by "first" and "second" generally are of the same type and do not limit the number of objects; for example, a first object may be one or more. Furthermore, the term "and" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the related objects.

[0020] It should be noted that the techniques described in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are always used interchangeably, and the described techniques may be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies as well as other systems and radio technologies. Although the following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes and uses NR terminology in most of the following description, these technologies may also be used in applications other than NR system applications, such as sixth generation (6G) systems. thThis may be applied to 6G (6th Generation) communication systems.

[0021] In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following technical points will be first introduced below.

[0022] 1. SFN transmission method: In an SFN network deployment, multiple remote radio heads (RRHs) (also called TRPs) are connected to a single baseband processing unit (BBU). In this way, a terminal does not need to frequently switch base stations while moving at high speed. Also, referring to Figure 1, multiple RRHs (TRPs) transmit the same data to a terminal.

[0023] Because the locational relationship between the terminal and multiple remote radio receptacles (TRPs) varies, the power, delay, phase, and Doppler shift of the transmission signals from the multiple remote radio receptacles (TRPs) when they reach the terminal are different. When the terminal is located at different positions on the railway, the SFN signals transmitted to the terminal experience completely different channel characteristics. If the delay between the SFN signals from the two remote radio receptacles (TRPs) when they reach the terminal is relatively large, the SFN signals may experience severe attenuation in the frequency domain. When the terminal is moving quickly between the two remote radio receptacles (RRHs), the presence of two Doppler frequency offsets with opposite symbols in the received signal causes severe attenuation in the time domain of the SFN signals. Therefore, to improve the terminal's reception performance, the network can dynamically switch transmission modes based on the terminal's movement position to improve the terminal's reception performance.

[0024] 2. Control Resource Set (CORESET) and Search Space (SS): In related technology, a network can configure multiple CORESETs, and the configuration of a CORESET includes the number of consecutive symbols, frequency domain resources, precoding granularity, interleaving scheme, and demodulation reference signal (DMRS) mapping scheme. Multiple search spaces can also be configured in each CORESET, and a terminal monitors in multiple PDCCH search spaces. The configuration of the search space includes an aggregation level, period, and offset value (which determine monitoring occasions) for PDCCH monitoring. At the same time, a terminal may need to perform physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring in multiple CORESETs.

[0025] Here, the search space is divided into a common search space (CSS) and a UE-specific search space (USS). The CSS is used to transmit control information related to a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH), paging, a Random Access Response (RAR), etc., and the USS is used to transmit control information related to a Downlink Shared Channel (DL-SCH), an Uplink Shared Channel (UL-SCH), etc.

[0026] 3. Transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states and Quasi Co-Location (QCL): The TCI state is used to indicate the QCL reference relationship between the two antenna ports.

[0027] QCL means that the channel average delay, delay spread, Doppler frequency offset, Doppler spread, and spatial reception parameters experienced by a symbol on one antenna port can be estimated by another antenna port. In New Radio (NR), four different types of QCL relationships have been designed to accommodate different transmission scenarios.

[0028] 1) Quasi-Collocation Type A (QCL-TypeA), {Doppler frequency offset, Doppler extension, mean delay, delay extension}, 2) Quasi-Collocation Type B (QCL-TypeB), {Doppler frequency offset, Doppler extension}, 3) Quasi-Collocation Type C (QCL-TypeC), {Doppler frequency offset, average delay}, 4) Quasi-Collocation Type D (QCL-TypeD), {spatial receiving parameters}.

[0029] For the Physical Downlink Share Channel (PDSCH), Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration configures up to M (M≦128) TCI states, from which a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) activates N (N≦8) TCI states, and finally, Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicates one of the N TCI states. For the PDCCH, RRC configures up to L (L≦64) TCI states for each CORESET, and these L TCI states are derived from one of the L TCI states activated by a MAC CE for a CORESET among the M TCI states configured by RRC for the PDSCH.

[0030] 1) When the PDCCH is DCI format 1_1 (DCI format 1_1) and the TCI state is configured in the RRC parameters, If the scheduling time interval between DCI and PDSCH is equal to or greater than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), the QCL reference of the PDSCH is the TCI state in the DCI; If the scheduling time interval between the PDCCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), the PDSCH matches the QCL reference of the CORESET with the smallest identifier (Identity, ID) in the closest debug slot containing the CORESET.

[0031] 2) If the DCI is DCI format 1_0, or if the TCI state is not configured in the RRC parameters, If the scheduling time interval between the DCI and the PDSCH is equal to or greater than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), the QCL reference of the PDSCH matches the QCL reference of the PDCCH that schedules it; If the scheduling time interval between DCI and PDSCH is smaller than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), the PDSCH matches the QCL reference of the CORESET with the smallest ID in the closest debug slot containing the CORESET.

[0032] 4. About Multi-TRP (Multiple Transmitting Receiving Point, MTRP) transmission mode: Various MTRP transmission modes are defined in NR related protocols, each of which: Mode 1a (Scheme 1a) (Space Division Multiplexing (SDM)), Mode 2a (Scheme 2a) (Frequency Division Multiplexing, FDM, Mode A (Scheme A)), Mode 2b (Scheme 2b) (FDM Mode B (Scheme B)), Mode 3 (Scheme 3) (TDM Scheme A), Mode 4 (Scheme 4) (Slot-based repetition).

[0033] Here, Scheme 2a, Scheme 2b, Scheme 3 and Scheme 4 are each indicated by an RRC upper layer parameter.

[0034] (1) Scheme 2a: The RRC parameter (RepetitionSchemeConfig-r16) is configured as FDM-TDM-r16, the parameter (repetitionScheme-r16) in FDM-TDM-r16 is configured as fdmSchemeA, the number of Code-Division Multiplexing (CDM) groups of the PDSCH is 1, and the number of indicated TCI states is 2.

[0035] (2) Scheme 2b: The RRC parameters (RepetitionSchemeConfig-r16) are configured as FDM-TDM-r16, the parameters (repetitionScheme-r16) in FDM-TDM-r16 are configured as fdmSchemeB, the number of CDM groups in the PDSCH is 1, and the number of TCI states indicated is 2.

[0036] (3) Scheme 3: The RRC parameters (RepetitionSchemeConfig-r16) are configured as FDM-TDM-r16, the parameters (repetitionScheme-r16) in FDM-TDM-r16 are configured as tdmSchemeA, the number of CDM groups in the PDSCH is 1, and the number of TCI states indicated is 2.

[0037] (4) Scheme 4: The RRC parameter (RepetitionSchemeConfig-r16) is configured as SlotBased-r16, the RRC parameter PDSCH-config indicates that at least one PDSCH time domain resource allocation (PDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocation) in the PDSCH time domain allocation list (pdsch-TimeDomainAllocationList) includes a parameter representing RepNumR16, the number of CDM groups in the PDSCH is 1, and the number of indicated TCI states is 2.

[0038] (5) Scheme 1: In the pdsch-TimeDomainAllocationList indicated by the RRC parameter PDSCH-config, no PDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocation includes the RepNumR16 parameter, the number of CDM groups in the PDSCH is 2, and the number of indicated TCI states is 2.

[0039] In the SFN transmission mode (e.g., in a high-speed rail network), the terminal may turn on a specific receiving algorithm to receive information transmitted in the SFN mode, and the implementation of the specific receiving algorithm is different from the general STRP receiving algorithm.

[0040] When the network dynamically instructs the terminal to switch from SFN transmission mode to STRP transmission, due to limitations in the terminal's capabilities, the terminal may not be able to dynamically switch the receiving algorithm from SFN transmission mode to STRP transmission mode immediately; or, when the network transmits the PDCCH in STRP transmission mode but transmits the PDSCH in SFN transmission mode, the terminal needs to repeatedly and dynamically switch the receiving algorithm in a timely manner when receiving the PDCCH and PDSCH, which is a challenge for the terminal.

[0041] From another perspective, if the terminal can dynamically switch the receiving algorithm in a timely manner, it may be necessary to simultaneously maintain the related operations of two sets of receiving algorithms in advance so that they can be switched at any time, which will increase the terminal power consumption and incur unnecessary and redundant calculation overhead when dynamic switching is not required.

[0042] 2 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 21 and a network side device 22. Here, the terminal 21 may be referred to as a terminal device or user equipment (UE), and may be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer (PDA), a laptop computer (also called a notebook computer), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted equipment (VUE), a pedestrian-mounted equipment (PUE), etc., and wearable devices include a smart watch, a bracelet, earphones, glasses, etc. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific type of the terminal 21.

[0043] The network side device 22 may be a base station or a core network, where the base station may be called a Node B, an evolved Node B, an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a B node, an evolved B node (eNB), a home B node, a home evolved B node, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting receiving point (TRP), a radio access network node, or any other suitable term in the art, and the base station is not limited to the specified technical term as long as the same technical effect is achieved. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application only take base stations in an NR system as examples, and do not limit the specific type of base station.

[0044] The following describes in detail the scheduling method, apparatus, device and readable storage medium according to the embodiments of the present application through several embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the drawings.

[0045] Referring to FIG. 3, the present application provides a scheduling method, the execution body of which may be a terminal, and the specific steps include step 301.

[0046] Step 301: A terminal receives first scheduling information and / or second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0047] Here, in the SFN transmission mode, the terminal performs cooperative reception using multiple Tracking Reference Signals (TRS) (for example, two or more TRSs) as QCL reference sources.

[0048] In one embodiment of the present application, the transmission mode switching capability information is: (1) first information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and an STRP transmission mode; (2) Second information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a first transmission mode, wherein the first transmission mode is: (a) Frequency division multiplexed multi-TRP (MTRP) transmission mode; (b) Time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode; (c) second information including one or more of a spatial division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (3) third information for indicating a maximum number of search spaces that can be associated with a control resource set zero (CORESET0) monitored by the terminal; (4) fourth information for indicating a search space type that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (5) fifth information for indicating whether the CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to associate with a search space dedicated to the terminal; (6) sixth information for indicating whether CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to perform terminal-specific scheduling; (7) Seventh information for indicating whether the terminal monitors PDCCH information scrambled by a first Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI) on CORESET0, The first RNTI may be an Interrupted transmission indication RNTI (INT-RNTI), a Slot Format Indication RNTI (SFI-RNTI), a Transmit Power Control-Physical Uplink Control Channel RNTI (TPC-PUSCH-RNTI), a Transmit Power Control Physical Uplink Control Channel RNTI (TPC-PUCCH-RNTI), a Transmit Power Control Channel Sounding Reference Signal RNTI (TPC-SRS-RNTI), a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI), a Modulation and Coding Scheme Cell RNTI (MCS-C-RNTI), and a Configured Scheduling RNTI (Configured Scheduling RNTI). seventh information including one or more types of Semi-Persistent Channel State Reference Information RNTI (Semi-Persistent CSI RNTI, SP-CSI-RNTI); and (8) Eighth information for indicating an activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal, wherein the activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal may be a single numerical value or one or more numerical values ​​corresponding to one or more subcarrier intervals.

[0049] For an introduction to the frequency division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode, please refer to the introduction of Scheme 2a and Scheme 2b in the MTRP transmission mode above. For an introduction to the time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode, please refer to the introduction of Scheme 1a in the MTRP transmission mode above. For an introduction to the space division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode, please refer to the introduction of Scheme 1a in the MTRP transmission mode above.

[0050] In one embodiment of the present application, when the terminal reports the transmission mode switching capability information, the first scheduling information is: (1) Configuration information related to CORESET0; (2) Time interval information between a first PDCCH and a first PDSCH, or between a first PDCCH and a second PDCCH, or between a first PDSCH and a second PDSCH, where the first PDCCH is used to schedule the first PDSCH and the second PDCCH is used to schedule the second PDSCH; (3) TCI state information related to PDCCH; (4) TCI state information related to PDSCH; (5) Explicitly or implicitly indicate one or more of MAC CE information for activating a TCI state related to the PDSCH.

[0051] In one embodiment of the present application, the configuration information related to CORESET0 satisfies one or more of the following:

[0052] (1) The number of search spaces associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is equal to or less than the maximum number (N1) of search spaces that can be associated by default or third information reported by the terminal, where the third information indicates the maximum number (N2) of search spaces that can be associated with the terminal CORESET0; Here, N1 is greater than 0 and N2 is greater than 0.

[0053] (2) The search space associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal includes one or more of search space zero, a common search space configured in System Information Block 1 (SIB1), and a common search space configured in a common configuration of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH-ConfigCommon).

[0054] (3) CORESET0 is used for scheduling common information.

[0055] Here, the common information may include one or more of cell broadcast information, groupcast information, and the like.

[0056] In one embodiment of the present application, the time interval information between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH, or between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH, or between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH satisfies one or more of the following:

[0057] (1) When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the first PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0058] (2) When the first PDCCH is associated with two TCI states and the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than the eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or the default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0059] (3) When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDCCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH is equal to or greater than eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0060] (4) When the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the time interval between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH is equal to or greater than the eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or the default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0061] Here, the default terminal transmission mode switching activation time T2 may be a numerical value that is unrelated to the subcarrier spacing, or may be a numerical value that has a one-to-one correspondence with the subcarrier spacing, and the subcarrier spacing is configured by the network side equipment.

[0062] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDCCH satisfies one or more of the following:

[0063] (1) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; For example, if a first PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the first PDSCH is scheduled by the first PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the first PDCCH is associated with two TCI states, Furthermore, for example, if a second PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the second PDSCH is scheduled by the second PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the second PDCCH is associated with two TCI states.

[0064] (2) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, the DCI in the PDCCH carries TCI indication information, and the TCI indication information includes two TCI states. For example, when a first PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the first PDCCH that schedules the first PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, the DCI in the first PDCCH carries TCI indication information, and the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; For example, if a second PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the second PDCCH that schedules the second PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, the DCI in the second PDCCH carries TCI indication information, and the TCI indication information includes two TCI states.

[0065] It should be noted that if the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, the terminal does not want the PDCCH to be scheduled in DCI format 1_0.

[0066] (3) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the scheduling time interval between the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH and the PDSCH is less than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), the CORESET with the smallest ID in the debug slot including the CORESET closest to the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0067] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDSCH is (1) If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; (2) if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0068] In one embodiment of the present application, the MAC CE information for activating the TCI state associated with the PDSCH satisfies that the number of TCI states corresponding to all TCI fields in the MAC CE information is two.

[0069] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDCCH.

[0070] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDCCH is (1) TCI stat with two PDSCHs e If so, the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; (2) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; (3) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and TCI indication information is carried in the DCI of the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH, the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; (4) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the time interval between the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), in a debug slot including a CORESET that is closest to the PDSCH, a CORESET with the smallest ID is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0071] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDSCH.

[0072] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDSCH is (1) If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; (2) if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0073] In an embodiment of the present application, the network side equipment schedules the terminal according to the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information, thereby ensuring that the terminal can correctly receive control information and / or data information when the terminal has limited dynamic switching capability between the SFN transmission mode and other transmission modes, especially when the terminal has limited dynamic switching capability between the SFN transmission mode and the STRP transmission mode.

[0074] Referring to FIG. 4, the present application provides a scheduling method, the execution body of which may be a network side device, and the specific steps include step 401.

[0075] Step 401: Sending first scheduling information and / or second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0076] Here, in the SFN transmission mode, the terminal performs cooperative processing reception using multiple TRSs as QCL reference sources, and in one embodiment of the present application, the transmission mode switching capability information is: (1) first information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a TRP transmission mode; (2) Second information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a first transmission mode, wherein the first transmission mode is: (a) Frequency division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (b) Time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode; (c) second information including one or more of a spatial division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (3) third information for indicating a maximum number of search spaces that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (4) fourth information for indicating a search space type that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (5) fifth information for indicating whether the CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to associate with a search space dedicated to the terminal; (6) sixth information for indicating whether CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to perform terminal-specific scheduling; (7) Seventh information for indicating whether the terminal monitors PDCCH information scrambled by the first RNTI on CORESET0, seventh information, wherein the first RNTI includes one or more types of an INT-RNTI, an SFI-RNTI, a TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, a TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, a TPC-SRS-RNTI, a C-RNTI, an MCS-C-RNTI, a CS-RNTI, and an SP-CSI-RNTI; (8) Eighth information for indicating an activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal, wherein the activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal may be a single numerical value or one or more numerical values ​​corresponding to one or more subcarrier intervals.

[0077] In one embodiment of the present application, when the terminal reports the transmission mode switching capability information, the first scheduling information is: (1) Configuration information related to CORESET0; (2) Information for limiting a time interval between a first PDCCH and a first PDSCH, or between a first PDCCH and a second PDCCH, or between a first PDSCH and a second PDSCH, wherein the first PDCCH is used to schedule the first PDSCH, and the second PDCCH is used to schedule the second PDSCH; (3) TCI state information related to PDCCH; (4) TCI state information related to PDSCH; (5) Explicitly or implicitly indicate one or more of MAC CE information for activating a TCI state related to the PDSCH.

[0078] In one embodiment of the present application, the configuration information related to CORESET0 satisfies one or more of the following:

[0079] (1) The number of search spaces associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is equal to or less than the maximum number (N1) of search spaces that can be associated by default or third information reported by the terminal, where the third information indicates the maximum number (N2) of search spaces that can be associated with the terminal CORESET0; Here, N1 is greater than 0 and N2 is greater than 0.

[0080] (2) The search space associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal includes one or more of search space zero, a common search space configured in system information block 1, and a common search space configured in the common configuration of the physical downlink control channel.

[0081] (3) CORESET0 is used for scheduling common information.

[0082] Here, the common information may include one or more of cell broadcast information, groupcast information, and the like.

[0083] In one embodiment of the present application, the time interval information between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH, or between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH, or between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH satisfies one or more of the following:

[0084] (1) When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the first PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0085] (2) When the first PDCCH is associated with two TCI states and the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than the eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or the default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0086] (3) When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDCCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH is equal to or greater than eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0087] (4) When the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the time interval between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH is equal to or greater than the eighth information (T1) reported by the terminal or the default terminal transmission mode switching activation time (T2); Here, T1 and T2 are both greater than or equal to zero.

[0088] Here, the default terminal transmission mode switching activation time T2 is a value that is unrelated to the subcarrier interval or a value that has a one-to-one correspondence with the subcarrier interval, and the subcarrier interval is configured by the network side device.

[0089] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDCCH satisfies one or more of the following:

[0090] (1) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states.

[0091] (2) If a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, the DCI in the PDCCH carries TCI indication information, and the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; It should be noted that if the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, the terminal does not want the PDCCH to be scheduled in DCI format 1_0.

[0092] (3) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the scheduling time interval between the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold, the CORESET with the smallest ID in the debug slot including the CORESET closest to the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0093] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDSCH is (1) If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; (2) if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0094] In one embodiment of the present application, the MAC CE information for activating the TCI state of the PDSCH satisfies that the number of TCI states corresponding to all TCI fields in the MAC CE information is two.

[0095] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDCCH.

[0096] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDCCH is (1) TCI stat with two PDSCHs e If so, the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; (2) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; (3) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and TCI indication information is carried in the DCI of the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH, the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; (4) When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the time interval between the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold, in a debug slot including a CORESET that is closest to the PDSCH, a CORESET with the smallest ID is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0097] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDSCH.

[0098] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDSCH is (1) If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; (2) if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0099] In an embodiment of the present application, the network side equipment schedules the terminal according to the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information, thereby ensuring that the terminal can correctly receive control information and / or data information when the terminal has limited dynamic switching capability between the SFN transmission mode and other transmission modes, especially when the terminal has limited dynamic switching capability between the SFN transmission mode and the STRP transmission mode.

[0100] Referring to FIG. 5, the present application provides a scheduling method, and specific steps include step 501 and step 502.

[0101] Step 501: The terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information to the network side device; Step 502: The network side device sends first scheduling information and / or second scheduling information to the terminal; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0102] Here, in the SFN transmission mode, the terminal performs cooperative reception using multiple TRSs as QCL reference sources.

[0103] For related descriptions regarding the transmission mode switching capability information, the first scheduling information, and the second scheduling information, please refer to the related contents in the embodiments shown in FIGS.

[0104] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present application will be introduced by combining the first to third embodiments.

[0105] Embodiment 1: SFN transmission mode indication method: 1. For PDCCH, a) configuring RRC parameters; b) the number of TCI states indicated in the TCI state field of the MAC CE is equal to 2; and c) A combination of the above methods may be employed to instruct the PDCCH to transmit in SFN transmission mode.

[0106] 2. For PDSCH, a) configuring RRC parameters; b) the number of TCI states indicated in the DCI codepoint is equal to 2; and c) The QCL-type of the TCI state configured or indicated to the RRC, MAC CE, and DCI is {average delay, delay extension} or {delay extension}; d) the number of TCI states associated with the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is equal to 2; e) A combination of the above methods may be employed to instruct the PDSCH to transmit in SFN transmission mode.

[0107] Embodiment 2: 1) Referring to Figure 6, PDSCH1 is scheduled by PDCCH1, and PDSCH2 is scheduled by PDCCH2, and the number of TCI states associated with each bit is as shown in the figure. Assume that the transmission mode switching activation time reported by the terminal is T1, and the time interval between the last symbol of PDCCH2 and the first symbol of PDSCH1 is T. Since T>T1, the terminal has enough time to switch from the algorithm for receiving PDCCH1 to the algorithm for receiving PDSCH1. Therefore, such scheduling is applicable to terminals with limited capabilities when dynamically switching between STRP and SFN transmission modes.

[0108] 2) Referring to Figure 7, if T2 is a time protection interval pre-agreed between the network and the terminal, T>T2, so the terminal has enough time to switch from an algorithm for receiving PDCCH1 to an algorithm for receiving PDSCH1. Therefore, such scheduling may be used for terminals with limited capabilities when dynamically switching between STRP and SFN transmission modes.

[0109] Embodiment 3: 1) Referring to Figure 8, the number of TCI states indicated by the network by the MAC CE for DCI format 1_0 is 2, and the time interval T between DCI format 1_0 and the PDSCH scheduled thereby is greater than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), where the PDSCH is configured by the network in SFN transmission mode. Because no TCI indication is carried in DCI format 1_0, the TCI state of the PDSCH is consistent with the TCI state of this DCI format 1_0 by default. It should be noted that because the network indicates that the transmission mode of the PDSCH is SFN, the terminal does not want the number of TCI states of DCI format 1_0 scheduling the PDSCH to be 1.

[0110] 9, a PDSCH is scheduled by a PDCCH in CORESET1, and the PDSCH is configured in SFN transmission mode by the network. However, since the time interval between the PDSCH and the PDCCH that schedules it is less than a threshold (timeDurationForQCL), the UE does not have enough time to decode DCI information therefrom. Therefore, the default QCL reference of the PDSCH matches the QCL reference of the CORESET with the smallest ID associated with two TCI states in the debug slot containing the nearest CORESET, i.e., CORESET2 in the figure.

[0111] Referring to FIG. 10, an embodiment of the present application provides a scheduling device for use in a terminal, the device 1000 comprising: a first receiving module 1001 for receiving first scheduling information and / or second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0112] Here, in the SFN transmission mode, the terminal performs cooperative reception using multiple TRSs as QCL reference sources.

[0113] In one embodiment of the present application, the transmission mode switching capability information is: (1) first information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a single transmission point TRP transmission mode; (2) Second information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a first transmission mode, wherein the first transmission mode is: (a) Frequency division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (b) Time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode; (c) second information including one or more of a spatial division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (3) third information for indicating a maximum number of search spaces that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (4) fourth information for indicating a search space type that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (5) fifth information for indicating whether the CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to associate with a search space dedicated to the terminal; (6) sixth information for indicating whether CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to perform terminal-specific scheduling; (7) Seventh information for indicating whether the terminal monitors PDCCH information scrambled by the first RNTI on CORESET0, seventh information, wherein the first RNTI includes one or more types of an INT-RNTI, an SFI-RNTI, a TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, a TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, a TPC-SRS-RNTI, a C-RNTI, an MCS-C-RNTI, a CS-RNTI, and an SP-CSI-RNTI; (8) Eighth information for indicating an activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal, wherein the activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal may be a single numerical value or one or more numerical values ​​corresponding to one or more subcarrier intervals.

[0114] In one embodiment of the present application, when the terminal reports the transmission mode switching capability information, the first scheduling information is: Configuration information related to CORESET0, and Time interval information between a first PDCCH and a first PDSCH, or between a first PDCCH and a second PDCCH, or between a first PDSCH and a second PDSCH, where the first PDCCH is used to schedule the first PDSCH and the second PDCCH is used to schedule the second PDSCH; and TCI state information related to the PDCCH; TCI state information related to the PDSCH; The MAC CE information for activating the TCI state related to the PDSCH is explicitly or implicitly indicated.

[0115] In one embodiment of the present application, the configuration information related to CORESET0 is: The number of search spaces related to CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is equal to or less than the maximum number of search spaces that can be associated by default or third information reported by the terminal, and the third information indicates the maximum number of search spaces that can be associated with the terminal CORESET0; A search space associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal includes one or more of a search space zero, a common search space configured in a system information block 1, and a common search space configured in a common configuration of a physical downlink control channel; and CORESET0 is used for scheduling common information.

[0116] In one embodiment of the present application, the time interval information between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH, or between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH, or between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH, When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the first PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; When the first PDCCH is associated with two TCI states and the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDCCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; When the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; Here, the default terminal transmission mode switching enable time is a value that is unrelated to the subcarrier interval or a value that has a one-to-one correspondence with the subcarrier interval, and the subcarrier interval is configured by the network side device.

[0117] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDCCH is A PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, a DCI in the PDCCH carries TCI indication information, and the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when a scheduling time interval between the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold, a CORESET having a smallest ID in a debug slot including a CORESET that is closest to the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0118] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDSCH is If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; and if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0119] In one embodiment of the present application, the MAC CE information for activating the TCI state associated with the PDSCH satisfies that the number of TCI states corresponding to all TCI fields in the MAC CE information is two.

[0120] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDCCH.

[0121] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDCCH is TCI stat with two PDSCHs e If so, the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; A PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and TCI indication information is carried in the DCI of the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH, the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when a time interval between the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold, a CORESET having a smallest identifier ID in a debug slot including a CORESET that is closest to the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0122] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDSCH.

[0123] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDSCH is If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; and if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0124] The apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the embodiment of the method shown in FIG. 3 and achieve the same technical effect, and will not be further described here to avoid repetition of description.

[0125] Referring to FIG. 11, an embodiment of the present application provides a scheduling device for use in a network side device, and the device 1100 includes: a second transmitting module 1101 for transmitting the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information; Here, the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, where the transmission mode switching is switching between the SFN transmission mode and another transmission mode, and the second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when a network side device configures the SFN transmission mode.

[0126] Here, in the SFN transmission mode, the terminal performs cooperative reception using multiple TRSs as QCL reference sources.

[0127] In one embodiment of the present application, the transmission mode switching capability information is: (1) first information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a single transmission point TRP transmission mode; (2) Second information for indicating whether the terminal supports dynamic switching between an SFN transmission mode and a first transmission mode, wherein the first transmission mode is: (a) Frequency division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (b) Time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode; (c) second information including one or more of a spatial division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; (3) third information for indicating a maximum number of search spaces that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (4) fourth information for indicating a search space type that can be associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal; (5) fifth information for indicating whether the CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to associate with a search space dedicated to the terminal; (6) sixth information for indicating whether CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is allowed to perform terminal-specific scheduling; (7) Seventh information for indicating whether the terminal monitors PDCCH information scrambled by the first RNTI on CORESET0, optionally, seventh information, wherein the first RNTI includes one or more types of an INT-RNTI, an SFI-RNTI, a TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, a TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, a TPC-SRS-RNTI, a C-RNTI, an MCS-C-RNTI, a CS-RNTI, and an SP-CSI-RNTI; (8) Eighth information for indicating an activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal, wherein the activation time of transmission mode switching of the terminal may be a single numerical value or one or more numerical values ​​corresponding to one or more subcarrier intervals.

[0128] In one embodiment of the present application, when the terminal reports the transmission mode switching capability information, the first scheduling information is: Configuration information related to CORESET0, and Information for limiting a time interval between a first PDCCH and a first PDSCH, or between a first PDCCH and a second PDCCH, or between a first PDSCH and a second PDSCH, wherein the first PDCCH is used to schedule the first PDSCH and the second PDCCH is used to schedule the second PDSCH; and TCI state information related to the PDCCH; TCI state information related to the PDSCH; The MAC CE information for activating the TCI state related to the PDSCH is explicitly or implicitly indicated.

[0129] In one embodiment of the present application, the configuration information related to CORESET0 is: The number of search spaces related to CORESET0 monitored by the terminal is equal to or less than the maximum number of search spaces that can be associated by default or third information reported by the terminal, and the third information indicates the maximum number of search spaces that can be associated with the terminal CORESET0; A search space associated with CORESET0 monitored by the terminal includes one or more of a search space zero, a common search space configured in a system information block 1, and a common search space configured in a common configuration of a physical downlink control channel; and CORESET0 is used for scheduling common information.

[0130] In one embodiment of the present application, the time interval information between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH, or between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH, or between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH, When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the first PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; When the first PDCCH is associated with two TCI states and the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the first PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; When the first PDCCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDCCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDCCH and the second PDCCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; When the first PDSCH is associated with one TCI state and the second PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, a time interval between the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH is equal to or greater than eighth information reported by the terminal or a default terminal transmission mode switching activation time; The default terminal transmission mode switching enable time is a value that is independent of the subcarrier interval or has a one-to-one correspondence with the subcarrier interval, and the subcarrier interval is configured by the network side device.

[0131] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDCCH is A PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with only one TCI state, a DCI in the PDCCH carries TCI indication information, and the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when a scheduling time interval between the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold, a CORESET having a smallest ID in a debug slot including a CORESET that is closest to the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0132] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information related to the PDSCH is If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; and if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0133] In one embodiment of the present application, the MAC CE information for activating the TCI state of the PDSCH satisfies that the number of TCI states corresponding to all TCI fields in the MAC CE information is two.

[0134] In one embodiment of the present application, the second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDCCH.

[0135] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDCCH is TCI stat with two PDSCHs e If so, the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; A PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when the PDSCH is scheduled by the PDCCH in DCI format 1_0, the PDCCH is associated with two TCI states; When a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states and TCI indication information is carried in the DCI of the PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH, the TCI indication information includes two TCI states; a PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, and when a time interval between the PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH and the PDSCH is smaller than a threshold, a CORESET having a smallest identifier ID in a debug slot including a CORESET that is closest to the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; Here, the type of the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of the PDCCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0136] In one embodiment of the present application, the TCI state information of the PDSCH is If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; and if a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state, the PDSCH is associated with one TCI state; Here, the type of PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types, and the type of PDSCH includes, but is not limited to, a terminal-dedicated type or other types.

[0137] The apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the embodiment of the method shown in FIG. 4 and achieve the same technical effect, and will not be further described here to avoid repetition of description.

[0138] The scheduling device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device, a device or electronic equipment having an operating system, a component in a network side device, an integrated circuit, or a chip, and the device or electronic equipment may be a base station or other network side device.

[0139] An embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is used to receive the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information. This embodiment of the terminal corresponds to the embodiment of the terminal-side method, and the implementation processes and realization manners of the embodiment of the method can be applied to this embodiment of the terminal, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

[0140] Specifically, FIG. 12 is a hardware structural schematic diagram of a terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application, in which the terminal 1200 includes at least some components such as, but not limited to, a radio frequency unit 1201, a network module 1202, an audio output unit 1203, an input unit 1204, a sensor 1205, a display unit 1206, a user input unit 1207, an interface unit 1208, a memory 1209, and a processor 1210.

[0141] As will be understood by those skilled in the art, terminal 1200 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) for powering each component, and the power source may be logically connected to processor 1210 by a power management system, thereby enabling the power management system to realize functions such as charge / discharge management and power consumption management. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 12 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal may include more or fewer components than those shown, or a combination of some components, or a different arrangement of components, which will not be further described here.

[0142] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1204 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 12041 and a microphone 12042, and the graphics processor 12041 processes image data of still or video images captured by an image capture device (e.g., a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 1206 may include a display panel 12061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1207 includes a touch panel 12071 and other input devices 12072. The touch panel 12071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 12071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 12072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a control lever, which will not be further described herein.

[0143] In the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 1201 receives downlink data from the network side device, then processes the data in the processor 1210, and transmits uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1201 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0144] The memory 1209 may be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1209 may primarily include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area, where the program or instruction storage area can store an operating system, an application program or instructions required for at least one function (e.g., audio playback function, image playback function, etc.), etc. The memory 1209 may include high-speed random access memory or nonvolatile memory, where the nonvolatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. For example, the memory 1209 may be at least one magnetic disk memory device, flash memory device, or other nonvolatile solid-state memory device.

[0145] Processor 1210 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 1210 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. Here, the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs or instructions, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the modem processor does not have to be integrated into processor 1210.

[0146] The terminal according to the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the embodiment of the method shown in Figure 3 and achieve the same technical effect, and will not be further described here to avoid repetition.

[0147] An embodiment of the present application further provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is used to transmit the first scheduling information and / or the second scheduling information. This embodiment of the network-side device corresponds to the embodiment of the method of the network-side device, and the implementation processes and realization manners of the embodiment of the method can be applied to this embodiment of the network-side device, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

[0148] Specifically, an embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device. As shown in Fig. 13, the network side device 1300 includes an antenna 1301, a radio frequency device 1302, and a baseband device 1303. The antenna 1301 and the radio frequency device 1302 are connected to each other. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 1302 receives information through the antenna 1301 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 1303 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 1303 processes the information to be transmitted and transmits it to the radio frequency device 1302, and the radio frequency device 1302 processes the received information and then transmits it through the antenna 1301.

[0149] The above frequency band processing device may be located in a baseband device 1303, and the method performed by the network side equipment in the above embodiments may be implemented in the baseband device 1303, which includes a processor 1304 and a memory 1305.

[0150] The baseband device 1303 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are installed, and as shown in FIG. 13, one of the chips is, for example, a processor 1304, which is connected to a memory 1305, and calls the program in the memory 1305 to perform the network equipment operations shown in the above method embodiments.

[0151] The baseband device 1303 may further include a network interface 1306, which is used to exchange information with the radio frequency device 1302. This interface may be, for example, a common public radio interface (abbreviated as CPRI).

[0152] Specifically, the network side device of the embodiment of the present application further includes instructions or programs stored in memory 1305 and operable on processor 1304, and processor 1304 can call the instructions or programs in memory 1305 to execute the methods performed by each module shown in FIG. 11 and achieve the same technical effects, which will not be further described here to avoid repetition.

[0153] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, the computer program / program product being stored in a non-volatile storage medium, and the computer program / program product being executed by at least one processor to realize the steps of the processing method described in Figures 3 to 4.

[0154] The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, which, when executed by a processor, can realize each process of the method embodiments shown in Figures 3 and 4 and achieve the same technical effects. In order to avoid repetition, no further description will be given here.

[0155] The processor may be the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium may include a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0156] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip, the chip including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, the processor running a program or instruction to realize each process of the method embodiments shown in Figures 3 and 4, and achieving the same technical effects. In order to avoid repetition, no further description will be given here.

[0157] It should be understood that the chips referred to in the embodiments of this application may be referred to as system level chips, system chips, chip systems, or system-on-chips.

[0158] It should be noted that, in this specification, the terms "comprises," "including," and any other variations thereof are intended to cover the non-exclusive "comprises," whereby a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a set of elements not only includes those elements but also other elements not expressly listed or inherent in such process, method, article, or apparatus. Absent further limitations, an element limited by the phrase "comprises one of," does not preclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element. It should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may include performing functions in an essentially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order based on the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Furthermore, features described with reference to some examples may be combined in other examples.

[0159] As will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the above description of the embodiments, the methods of the above embodiments can be realized in the form of software and a necessary general-purpose hardware platform. Of course, they can also be realized in hardware, but in many cases the former is a more preferred embodiment. Based on this understanding, the technical proposal of the present application, or the portion that contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (e.g., ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes a number of instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0160] Although the embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the drawings, the present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are merely illustrative and not limiting. Those skilled in the art can implement many forms under the guidance of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all forms fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. 1. A scheduling method comprising: receiving, by a terminal, first scheduling information; The first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, and the transmission mode switching is switching between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and another transmission mode; The scheduling method further includes receiving second scheduling information by the terminal; The second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the network side device configures a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode for PDSCH; The second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDSCH, and the TCI state information of the PDSCH is If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; A scheduling method, wherein a type of a PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes a terminal-dedicated type, and the type of the PDSCH includes a terminal-dedicated type.

2. The scheduling method of claim 1, wherein the first scheduling information indicates one or two TCI states associated with a PDSCH.

3. The transmission mode switching capability information is First information for indicating that the terminal supports dynamic switching between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and a single transmission point (TRP) transmission mode; Second information for indicating that the terminal supports dynamic switching between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and a first transmission mode, the first transmission mode comprising: Frequency division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; a time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode; and second information including one or more of: spatial division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; and

4. A scheduling method, comprising: a network side device transmitting first scheduling information; The first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the terminal reports transmission mode switching capability information, and the transmission mode switching is switching between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and another transmission mode; The scheduling method further includes the network side device transmitting second scheduling information; The second scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal when the network side device configures a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode for PDSCH; The second scheduling information includes TCI state information of a PDSCH, and the TCI state information of the PDSCH is If a PDCCH scheduling the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states, the PDSCH is associated with two TCI states; A scheduling method, wherein a type of a PDCCH for scheduling the PDSCH includes a terminal-dedicated type, and the type of the PDSCH includes a terminal-dedicated type.

5. The scheduling method of claim 4, wherein the first scheduling information indicates one or two TCI states associated with a PDSCH.

6. The transmission mode switching capability information is First information for indicating that the terminal supports dynamic switching between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and a single transmission point (TRP) transmission mode; Second information for indicating that the terminal supports dynamic switching between a single frequency network (SFN) transmission mode and a first transmission mode, the first transmission mode comprising: Frequency division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode; a time division multiplexed multi-TRP transmission mode; and the second information includes one or more of: spatial division multiplexing multi-TRP transmission mode.

7. A terminal comprising a processor and a communication interface, the processor being used to realize the steps of the scheduling method described in any one of claims 1 to 3 when executed.

8. A network side device comprising a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, which, when the program is executed by the processor, realizes the steps of the scheduling method described in any one of claims 4 to 6.

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