Signal transmission method and functional module arrangement method

Abstract

A signal transmission method and a functional module arrangement method are provided. The signal transmission method includes a step of transmitting a first signal according to a transmission arrangement set. The transmission arrangement set includes at least one type of transmission arrangement, and the transmission arrangement includes time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] (Cross - reference to related applications) This application claims priority based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202211559629.0 filed on December 6, 2022 as the basic application, and all of its disclosure content is incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] (Technical Field) This disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and particularly to a signal transmission method and a functional module arrangement method.

Background Art

[0003] With the evolution of communication systems and the emergence of more and more application needs, people's requirements in aspects such as communication delay, reliability, bandwidth, and access volume are becoming increasingly stringent.

Summary of the Invention

Means for Solving the Problems

[0004] In one aspect, in some embodiments of this disclosure, a signal transmission method is provided. The signal transmission method is applied to a first node, and includes the step of transmitting a first signal according to a transmission arrangement set, where the transmission arrangement set includes one or more types of transmission arrangements, and the One or more types transmission arrangement includes time - domain resources and / or frequency - domain resources.

[0005] In another aspect, in some embodiments of this disclosure, a signal transmission method is provided. The signal transmission method is applied to a second node, and includes the step of transmitting the arrangement information of a first functional module to the first node, where the first functional module is used to determine the transmission arrangement set of the first node, and the transmission arrangement set at least 1 tsu includes a transmission arrangement, and the at least one transmission arrangement includes time - domain resources and / or frequency - domain resources.

[0006] In another aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for arranging functional modules. This arrangement method is: Steps to obtain the type of the functional module, The process includes the step of determining identification information for the functional module, depending on the type of the functional module.

[0007] In another embodiment, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for arranging functional modules. This arrangement method is applied to a first node, The steps include receiving instruction information from the second node to instruct the activation or deactivation of the first functional module, The procedure includes the step of performing an activation or deactivation operation on the first functional module and a second functional module having a related relationship with the first functional module, based on the instruction information.

[0008] In another embodiment, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for arranging functional modules. This arrangement method is applied to a second node, The first node includes the step of performing an activation or deactivation operation on the first functional module and a second functional module having an associated relationship with the first functional module by transmitting instruction information to the first node to instruct it to activate or deactivate the first functional module.

[0009] In yet another embodiment, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device comprising memory and a processor, wherein the memory is coupled to the processor and is used to store instructions that the processor can execute, and when the processor executes the instructions, it performs the method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0010] In another embodiment, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium. Computer program instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program instructions are executed on a computer, the method described in any of the above embodiments is performed.

[0011] In another embodiment, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program product which includes computer program instructions, when executed, performs the method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0012] To more clearly explain the technical concepts in this disclosure, the drawings used in some embodiments of this disclosure will be briefly described below, although it will be clear that the drawings in the following description are only those of some embodiments of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This figure shows the structure of a communication system according to several embodiments. [Figure 2] This is a flowchart of a signal transmission method according to several embodiments. [Figure 3] This is a flowchart of another signal transmission method relating to several embodiments. [Figure 4] This is a flowchart of yet another signal transmission method relating to several embodiments. [Figure 5] This is a flowchart illustrating a functional module arrangement method for several embodiments. [Figure 6] This is a flowchart of another functional module arrangement method relating to several embodiments. [Figure 7] This is a structural diagram of the first node according to several embodiments. [Figure 8] This is a structural diagram of the second node according to several embodiments. [Figure 9]It is a structural diagram of an arrangement device for functional modules according to some embodiments. [Figure 10] It is a structural diagram of another first node according to some embodiments. [Figure 11] It is a structural diagram of another second node according to some embodiments. [Figure 12] It is a structural diagram of a communication device according to some embodiments.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0014] In the present disclosure, terms such as "exemplarily" or "for example" are used to represent examples, illustrations, or explanations. In the present disclosure, any embodiment or design described as "exemplarily" or "for example" should not be construed as being more preferable or advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of terms such as "exemplarily" or "for example" is intended to specifically manifest the related concepts.

[0015] Hereinafter, the terms "first" and "second" are merely for the purpose of explanation and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the said features.

[0016] In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B may represent A or B. The term "and / or" in this specification is merely one related relationship for explaining the related object and represents that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B may represent only A, only B, or a combination of A and B. Also, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "a plurality" refers to two or more.

[0017] The embodiments described herein represent only a portion, not all, of the embodiments described herein. All other embodiments that a person skilled in the art could obtain without creative work based on the embodiments described herein are included within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0018] Hereinafter, the technical solutions in this disclosure will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art may better understand the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0019] The technical proposals provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may be applied to systems of multiple communication standards, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, various versions based on LTE Evolution, and 5th Generation Mobile Communication Systems (5G). )、 It will also be applied to next-generation communication systems such as the New Radio (NR) system.

[0020] To further illustrate the solution, Figure 1 shows a diagram illustrating the structure of a communication system, and the technical solution in the embodiment of this disclosure may be applied to the communication system shown in Figure 1.

[0021] As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 comprises a first node 101 and a second node 102. The first node 101 is a terminal device, and the second node 102 includes a base station 1021 and / or a server 1022.

[0022] In some embodiments, the first node 101 is a terminal device. The terminal device may also be called a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station, mobile terminal, etc. The terminal device may be a mobile phone, tablet computer, computer with wireless transmission and reception capabilities, virtual reality terminal device, augmented reality terminal device, wireless terminal in industrial control, wireless terminal in unmanned operation, wireless terminal in remote surgery, wireless terminal in transportation safety, wireless terminal in smart cities, wireless terminal in smart homes, etc. The embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to the form of technology and equipment used in the terminal device.

[0023] In some embodiments, base station 1021 may be an evolution nodeB (eNB), a next-generation nodeB (gNB), a transmission receiver point (TRP), a transmission point (TP), or any node in other access nodes. Depending on the service coverage area provided, base stations may be further classified as macro base stations for providing macrocells, micro base stations for providing picocells, and femto base stations for providing femtocells. As wireless communication technology evolves, future base stations may also be given other names.

[0024] In some embodiments, server 1022 may be a single server or a server cluster composed of multiple servers. In some embodiments, the server cluster may further be a distributed cluster. In some embodiments, server 1022 may be a cloud server providing basic cloud computing services such as cloud services, cloud databases, cloud computing, cloud storage, network services, cloud communications, middleware services, domain name services, security services, content delivery networks, and big data servers. This disclosure is not limited to the form of a server.

[0025] In some embodiments, the base station 1021 and the server 1022 may be located independently or together. In the following description, the base station 1021, the server 1022, or the equipment in which the base station 1021 and the server 1022 are located together will be collectively referred to as the second node 102, and this term will not be repeated below.

[0026] The physical models, system architectures, or scenarios of the communication systems described in the embodiments of this disclosure are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure. However, those skilled in the art will understand that, without limiting to the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure may also be applicable to similar technical problems as network architectures evolve and new service scenarios emerge.

[0027] As described in the background technology section, with the evolution of communication systems and the emergence of increasingly numerous application needs, people's demands on aspects such as communication latency, reliability, bandwidth, and access volume are becoming increasingly stringent. The large-scale commercial use of 5G and NR technologies is accelerating the transformation of the economy and society towards digitalization, networking, and intelligence, and is driving networks into a new era of IoT (Internet of Things). The rapidly emerging application needs in areas such as smart cities, smart transportation, and smart industrial production are continuously strengthening the development trends of differentiated network equipment capabilities, diversified network functions, and intelligent network management and control, further driving the emergence of the 6th Generation Mobile Communication System (6G) for IoT. Typical application scenarios of 6G, such as smart cities, smart transportation, and smart homes, involve highly differentiated smart automation equipment, and communication needs in areas such as extremely low latency, extremely high reliability, ultra-high bandwidth, and large-scale access are becoming increasingly stringent. Intelligent automation applications also require high precision and high resolution in terms of sensing capabilities. With the rapid increase in wireless communication and sensing devices, the endless growth of service needs and the increasingly pronounced contradiction between limited wireless resources and computing power are becoming more apparent. Furthermore, realizing the 6G vision requires the assistance of closed-loop information flow processing that delivers environmental sensing information, interactive and sharing of information, intelligent information processing, and control information (including control information for communication networks and control commands for application execution devices) layer by layer. In some technologies, wireless network architectures and related technologies are finding it difficult to meet the constantly emerging application needs of the post-5G (5G and Beyond, B5G) / 6G era, necessitating an urgent research and development of new network architectures and enable technologies suitable for efficient resource utilization and differentiated applied intelligence.

[0028] In current communication systems, when a terminal transmits a signal, it primarily selects one beam direction based on information from all received beams and transmits the signal. For example, in a 5GNR system, the terminal receives a Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Block (SSB) from the base station. Since SSB can be transmitted using a multiple-beam method, that is, SSB information can be transmitted in different beam directions. The terminal selects one beam direction corresponding to the received SSB, then selects a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource corresponding to that beam direction, transmits a Random Access Preamble on the PRACH resource to initiate the random access process, and then transmits the signal.

[0029] However, this method makes it difficult to meet constantly emerging application needs and results in low communication quality because it cannot select the optimal transmission configuration set when transmitting signals.

[0030] In contrast, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a signal transmission method, which includes the step of transmitting a first signal according to a transmission arrangement set, the transmission arrangement set includes at least one type of transmission arrangement, at least one type The transmission configuration includes time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources. Based on this, a first signal can be transmitted according to the optimal transmission configuration set, thereby improving communication quality.

[0031] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a signal transmission method according to several embodiments. As shown in Figure 2, the signal transmission method includes S101.

[0032] S101, the first node transmits a first signal according to the transmission arrangement set. Accordingly, the second node receives the first signal transmitted by the first node according to the transmission arrangement set.

[0033] A transmission arrangement set includes at least one transmission arrangement. A transmission arrangement includes arrangement information, at least time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources. A transmission arrangement may also be called a transmission arrangement or resource transmission, and this disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0034] In some embodiments, one type of transmission configuration corresponds to one type of transmission method, and the configuration information in the transmission configuration is the configuration information necessary to support the transmission method.

[0035] In some embodiments, the transmission configuration further includes configuration information for one or more terms of the codewords in the codebook, including a reference signal resource, a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) vector, a signal multiplexing scheme, a transmitting spatial filter, a transmitting coding, a codeword for the transmitting coding, a transmitting antenna port, a transmitting antenna weight vector, a transmitting antenna weight matrix, a receiving spatial filter, a receiving coding, a codeword for the receiving coding, a receiving antenna port, a receiving weight vector, a receiving antenna weight matrix, an angle of departure (AOD), a zenith angle of departure (ZOD), an angle of arrival (AOA), a zenith angle of arrival (ZOA), a vector or vector index composed of at least one of the angles AOA, AOD, ZOD, and ZOA, and the codewords in the codebook. The reference signal resource includes one or more of the time-domain resource, frequency-domain resource, code-domain resource, and port information of the reference signal. The reference signal includes a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS). The signal multiplexing scheme includes one or more of the following: spatial division multiplexing, time division multiplexing, and frequency division multiplexing.

[0036] In some embodiments, the transmission arrangement further includes arrangement information for one or more of the following: transmitting beam, transmitting beam ensemble, transmitting beam index information, transmitting beam ensemble index, transmitting beam pair, transmitting beam number information, transmitting beam direction information, receiving beam, receiving beam ensemble, receiving beam index information, receiving beam ensemble index, receiving beam pair, receiving beam index information, receiving beam number information, and receiving beam direction information.

[0037] In some embodiments, the transmission configuration further includes configuration information for one or more terms of a spatial filter, spatial receiving parameters, and spatial transmitting parameters. The spatial filter may be one or more terms of a DFT vector, a pre-coded vector, a DFT matrix, a pre-coded matrix, a vector composed of multiple DFT linear combinations, and a vector composed of multiple pre-coded vector linear combinations.

[0038] It is understood that the content included in the above transmission configuration is merely an example. As actual needs change and network architectures evolve, the transmission configuration may include other possible content, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0039] In some embodiments, the transmission arrangement set is determined by one or more of the following: a first functional module, downlink reference signal / channel arrangement information, uplink reference signal / channel arrangement information, downlink signal / channel arrangement information, uplink signal / channel measurement or detection information, uplink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, and downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information.

[0040] The first functional module may be called a learning module, an artificial intelligence (AI) module, a placement estimation module, or a resource allocation module, but the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the output information of the first functional module may include one or more types of transmission placements, and a set of transmission placements is formed according to the one or more types of transmission placements.

[0041] For example, a transmission arrangement set may be determined by inputting one or more of the following items into a first functional module: downlink reference signal / channel arrangement information, uplink reference signal / channel arrangement information, downlink signal / channel arrangement information, downlink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, uplink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, and downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information; obtaining one or more transmission arrangements output by the first functional module; and configuring at least one of the one or more transmission arrangements as a transmission arrangement set.

[0042] As an example, the first functional module outputs a first transmission arrangement, a second transmission arrangement, and a third transmission arrangement. The arrangement information for the first, second, and third transmission arrangements all includes time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources, a reference signal resource, and a first signal multiplexing scheme. One or more terms from the first, second, and third transmission arrangements are used to form a transmission arrangement set. For example, the first and second transmission arrangements may be configured as a transmission arrangement set. Alternatively, for example, the first, second, and third transmission arrangements may be configured as a transmission arrangement set. Based on this, the determination of the transmission arrangement set can be achieved.

[0043] In some other embodiments, the first node determines the transmission placement set based on other pre-configured methods. These other pre-configured methods include receiving a transmission placement set transmitted by the second node, pre-configuring the transmission placement set, and pre-configuring the transmission placement set, default placement, or default storage. Based on this, the determination of the transmission placement set can also be achieved. For example, if instruction information for indicating whether to enable or disable the first functional module indicates not to enable the first functional module, the transmission placement set is determined based on other pre-configured methods.

[0044] In some embodiments, the first signal includes, but is not limited to, one or more terms from the following: an uplink synchronization signal, an uplink access signal, an uplink random access signal, an uplink channel quality measurement signal, and an uplink reference signal.

[0045] In some embodiments, the first signal includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following: a data signal, a service signal, a control signal, a reference signal, and a broadcast signal.

[0046] In some embodiments, S101 is implemented to transmit a first signal depending on one or more transmission configurations from a set of transmission configurations.

[0047] For example, if the transmission arrangement set includes a first transmission arrangement and a second transmission arrangement, S101 may be implemented to transmit a first signal according to the first transmission arrangement and / or transmit a first signal according to the second transmission arrangement.

[0048] In some embodiments, S101 is implemented to select a third transmission arrangement from a set of transmission arrangements to be applied to the first signal based on transmission arrangement instruction information, and to transmit the first signal according to the third transmission arrangement. The transmission arrangement instruction information is used to instruct the transmission arrangement to be used by the first signal. In some embodiments, the transmission arrangement instruction information may be arranged by the first node, or the transmission arrangement instruction information may be obtained by the first node from the second node and arranged by the second node.

[0049] In some embodiments, S101 is implemented such that the first node receives a second signal from the second node, the first node detects and / or demodulates the second signal, and determines the transmission arrangement of the first signal. In some embodiments, the second signal may include one or more terms from among a downlink reference signal / channel, an uplink reference signal / channel, a downlink signal / channel, and an uplink signal / channel.

[0050] In some examples, the first node performs detection and / or demodulation on the second signal and determines the transmission arrangement of the first signal. Specifically, this is achieved by the first node performing detection and / or demodulation on the second signal, obtaining arrangement information and / or measurement or detection information for the second signal, inputting the above arrangement information and / or measurement or detection information for the second signal to the first functional module, and obtaining the transmission arrangement of the first signal.

[0051] In some examples, the first and second signals are quasi-co-locations (QCLs), and the first node receives instructional information from the second node indicating that the first and second signals are quasi-co-locations. For example, the first and second signals are determined to be quasi-co-locations if the errors of one or more of the following parameters of the first and second signals—Doppler spread, Doppler shift, delay spread, average delay, average gain, and spatial parameters (Spatial Rx Parameter, and Spatial Parameter)—are within a preset range. The spatial parameters may include spatial receiving parameters such as the angle of arrival, spatial correlation of the received beam, average delay, and correlation of the time-frequency channel response, where the correlation of the time-frequency channel response includes phase information of the time-frequency channel response.

[0052] In this way, signals can be transmitted according to the optimal transmission configuration set, and consequently, communication quality can be improved.

[0053] To further understand the technical proposal, the related arrangement of the first functional module will be described below.

[0054] In some embodiments, the first functional module is determined by the first node based on placement information of the first functional module transmitted by the second node. Alternatively, the first functional module is pre-stored in the first node. Alternatively, the first functional module is obtained after the first node has made updates based on the second functional module. It is understood that this embodiment is not limited to the method of determining the first functional module.

[0055] First function obtained after being updated based on the second function module moduleFor example, when recording an older version of the first functional module as the second functional module, the second functional module is updated to the new version of the first functional module after receiving the deployment or update information of the new version of the first functional module transmitted by the second node (e.g., base station or server). It is understood that the update information includes some or all of the deployment information of the new version of the first functional module.

[0056] In some embodiments, the placement information of the first functional module includes one or more items from the following: the functions of the first functional module, input information of the first functional module, output information of the first functional module, instruction information for indicating whether or not to enable the first functional module, identification information of the first functional module, index information of the first functional module, storage location information of the first functional module, version information of the first functional module, hardware placement information of the first functional module, and software placement information of the first functional module.

[0057] The functions of the first functional module are used to determine the transmission arrangement set. In some examples, the input information of the first function module includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following: downlink reference signal / channel placement information, uplink reference signal / channel placement information, downlink signal / channel placement information, uplink signal / channel placement information, downlink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, uplink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, and downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information.

[0058] In some examples, the output information of the first functional module includes one or more transmission arrangements. The content of the transmission arrangements can be described above and will not be repeated here.

[0059] In some examples, if instruction information for determining whether or not to enable the first functional module instructs to enable the first functional module, the first functional module is activated and the transmission placement set is determined based on the first functional module. Specific implementations of determining the transmission placement set based on the first functional module may be found by referring to the above embodiments and their possible implementations.

[0060] In some cases, the identification information of the first functional module is used to identify the identity (ID) of the first functional module.

[0061] In some cases, the index information of the first function module is used to indicate the location index of the first function module.

[0062] In some examples, the hardware placement information for the first functional module includes placement information corresponding to hardware devices required for the first functional module, such as processors, arithmetic units, controllers, memory, input devices, and output devices. This disclosure is not limited to hardware devices required for the first functional module.

[0063] In some examples, the software deployment information for the first functional module includes deployment information corresponding to the software required for the first functional module (e.g., software to assist in the generation of the first functional module). The software required for the first functional module and the deployment information corresponding to that software only need to support the normal operation of the hardware device, but it is understood that this disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0064] In some embodiments, the placement information for the first functional module is determined according to the type of the first node. It is understood that, due to differences in the performance and encoding scheme of the first node, different types of placement information for the first functional module may be set based on different types of the first node.

[0065] In some embodiments, the placement information of the first functional module is determined according to the type of the first functional module. In some embodiments, the first functional module includes at least two types.

[0066] For example, the type of the first functional module includes either a first type or a second type. A first functional module of type 1 is a first functional module that a second node places in the first node. A second type functional module is a first functional module that the first node generates or updates. As an example, placement information for different types of first functional modules is set based on the different types of first functional modules.

[0067] Since the generation methods for the first type and the second type of first function module described above are different, there may be differences in the encoding method and other aspects of the corresponding placement information for the first function module. As a result, it is understood that different types of placement information for the first function module may be used depending on the type of first function module.

[0068] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3, the above method further includes steps S201 to S202.

[0069] In S201 (as an example), the first node sends the first request information to the second node, and in response, the second node receives the first request information from the first node.

[0070] The first request information is used to request the placement information of the first functional module. In some embodiments, the first request information may carry one or more of the following: the terminal identifier of the first node, the type of the first node, and the type of the first functional module, thereby allowing the second node to place the placement information of the first functional module applied to the first node.

[0071] In some embodiments, S201 is specifically implemented to transmit first request information to a second node if a first condition is met. The first condition includes one or more of the following: the first node has received an instruction to deploy a transmission placement set; the first node does not contain a first functional module; the service type of the first node changes; the radio environment information of the first node changes; the channel quality of the first node changes; and the version information of the first functional module contained in the first node is lower than the version information of the first functional module in the second node.

[0072] S202, the second node transmits the placement information of the first functional module to the first node, and in response, the first node receives the placement information of the first functional module from the second node.

[0073] In some embodiments, the transmission of placement information for a first functional module from a second node to a first node is specifically achieved by the second node, after receiving first request information, locating or selecting the placement information for the first functional module based on one or more terms among the terminal identifier of the first node, the type of the first node, and the type of the first functional module, and then transmitting the placement information for the first functional module to the first node.

[0074] It is understood that S201 is one exemplary step. The second node may proactively send the placement information of the first functional module to the first node if it does not receive the first request information.

[0075] In some embodiments, the transmission of the placement information of the first functional module from the second node to the first node is specifically implemented such that the second node transmits the placement information of the first functional module to the first node when a second condition is met. The second condition is that the second node has received first request information from the first node, and the first request informationThis includes one or more of the following: that it is used to request location information for the first functional module; that a change in the service type of the first node has been detected; that a change in the wireless environment information of the first node has been detected; or that a change in the wireless channel quality measurement information of the first node has been detected.

[0076] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 4, the method further includes S301 after S101.

[0077] S301, the second node sends update information for the first functional module to the first node, and in response, the first node receives the update information for the first functional module from the second node.

[0078] The update information for the first functional module is used to update the said first functional module.

[0079] In some embodiments, the update information for the first functional module is determined based on a first signal. Exemplarily, the update information for the first functional module is positioned based on the reception performance of the first signal by the second node. Based on this, feedback from the receiving side (e.g., the second node) can be implemented to optimize the first functional module on the first node side, thereby providing better signal performance when the transmission configuration set output by the updated first functional module transmits signals.

[0080] In some embodiments, embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a functional module arrangement method, which is applicable to, but not limited to, the first functional module described above. The functional module arrangement method includes S401 to S402, as shown in Figure 5.

[0081] S401, Get the type of the function module. In some embodiments, the functional module type includes at least two types. Exemplarily, the functional module type includes a first type and a second type. For example, a first type functional module is one that a second node (e.g., a base station or server) places on a first node. A second type functional module is one that a first node (e.g., a terminal device) generates or updates.

[0082] In some embodiments, S401 is specifically implemented to acquire information for indicating the type of the functional module and to determine the type of the functional module according to the information for indicating the type of the functional module.

[0083] As an example, information indicating the type of the above-mentioned functional module is generated by the first node. As another example, information indicating the type of the above-mentioned functional module is generated by the second node.

[0084] S402, depending on the type of functional module, the identification information of the functional module is determined. In some embodiments, when the type of the functional module is a first type, the functional module identification information uniquely identifies the functional module among one or more second nodes.

[0085] In some embodiments, when the type of the functional module is of type 2, the functional module identification information uniquely identifies the functional module among one or more second nodes.

[0086] As an example, the identification information of a functional module uniquely identifies the functional module within all base stations and / or all servers. As an example, the identification information of a functional module may uniquely identify the functional module within only one base station and / or server. As another example, the identification information of the same functional module may identify different functional modules within different base stations or different servers. It is understood that the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited to ensuring that the identification information of a functional module uniquely identifies the functional module in one or more second nodes, such as one base station, one server, or an integrated base station and server device.

[0087] Similarly, if the functional module type is of type 1, the functional module identification information uniquely identifies the functional module among one or more first nodes.

[0088] Similarly, if the functional module type is of type 2, the functional module identification information uniquely identifies the functional module among one or more first nodes.

[0089] The identification information of a functional module may uniquely identify the functional module within one first node (e.g., a terminal), and the identification information of the same functional module may be the same or different for functional modules identified in different first nodes, but it is understood that the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0090] In some embodiments, the identification information for the first type of functional module and the identification information for the second type of functional module have different lengths.

[0091] For example, the length of the identification information for a Type 1 functional module is greater than the length of the identification information for a Type 2 functional module. Since a Type 1 functional module is a functional module that a Second Node (e.g., a base station or server) places on a First Node, and one Second Node is typically connected to one or more First Nodes, it may be necessary to send the placement information of the functional module to multiple First Nodes, and it is understandable that the longer identification information would indicate which First Node the placement information for the corresponding functional module should be sent to. Since a Type 2 functional module is a functional module obtained by a First Node (e.g., terminal equipment) through generation or updating, it is sufficient to distinguish the functional module within a single First Node, and thus shorter identification information may be used to identify the identification information for a Type 1 functional module.

[0092] In some embodiments, the identification information of the first type of functional module is obtained from a first set of identification information.

[0093] In some embodiments, the first set of identification information is a pre-configured set of identification information. In some embodiments, the lengths of each identifier in the first set of identifiers are consistent, thereby allowing the first node to read the identifier of a functional module.

[0094] In some embodiments, the identification information for the first type of functional module is placed by a second node or placed based on default rules.

[0095] In some embodiments, the identification information for the second type of functional module is obtained from the first identification information set. The first identification information set can be described above, but is not limited thereto.

[0096] In some embodiments, if the number of identifiers in the first set of identifiers is greater than the number of functional modules of the first type, the identifiers for the functional modules of the second type are obtained from the first set of identifiers.

[0097] In some other embodiments, if the number of identifiers in the first set of identifiers is greater than the total number of functional modules of type 1 and type 2, the identifiers for type 2 functional modules are obtained from the first set of identifiers.

[0098] In some embodiments, the length of the identification information for the second type of functional module is related to the number of the second type of functional module.

[0099] For example, if the number of functional modules of type 2 supported by the first node is N, and N is a positive integer, then the length K of the identification information satisfies the relationship shown in equation (1) below. (Formula (1))

[0100]

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[0101] In the above formula, K is the length of the identification information, N is the number of Type 2 functional modules supported by the first node, and ceil() is the rounding up function.

[0102] In some embodiments, the second node pre-stores or updates relevant information about the second type of functional modules supported by each first node. Furthermore, it determines the functional module reported by the first node based on the identification information of the second type of functional module transmitted by the receiving first node.

[0103] It is understood that, since the second type of functional module is a functional module generated or updated on the first node (e.g., a terminal), the second node may not know the identification information of the second type of functional module, and if the identification information of functional modules transmitted by multiple first nodes is received as being the same, a misjudgment phenomenon may occur. However, if the second node has previously stored or updated the relevant information of the second type of functional modules supported by each first node, it can retrieve the details of the functional module reported by each first node from the stored relevant information according to the identification information of the second type of functional module received, thereby avoiding the misjudgment phenomenon caused by multiple first nodes reporting the same identification information.

[0104] In some embodiments, the embodiments of this disclosure further provide a functional module arrangement method to achieve associated activation or deactivation of functional modules. As shown in Figure 6, the functional module arrangement method includes S501 to S502.

[0105] S501, the second node transmits instruction information to the first node to instruct it to activate or deactivate the third functional module, and in response, the first node receives instruction information from the second node to instruct it to activate or deactivate the third functional module.

[0106] S502, Based on the instruction information, the first node performs activation or deactivation operations on the third functional module and the fourth functional module which has a related relationship with the third functional module.

[0107] In some embodiments, the fourth functional module is one or more functional modules that have a relational relationship with the third functional module. Embodiments of the present disclosure are defined as the fourth functional module numberThis is not limited to the above. The association may be placed by a second node, or by a first node, or based on default rules.

[0108] In some embodiments, multiple functional modules having related relationships may constitute a functional module group. Alternatively, different functional modules belonging to the same functional module group may have related relationships. For example, the third and fourth functional modules belong to the same functional module group. Functional module groups are located by a second node, or by the first node, or based on default rules.

[0109] In some embodiments, there is a relationship between the third and fourth functional modules, and it is considered necessary for the third functional module to work in conjunction with the fourth functional module. For example, the third and fourth functional modules are used to handle the same task.

[0110] For example, if the first node receives instruction information to deactivate the third functional module, the first node deactivates both the third and fourth functional modules. Alternatively, if the first node receives instruction information to activate the third functional module, the first node activates both the third and fourth functional modules.

[0111] In embodiments of this disclosure, if only instruction information for activating or deactivating a third functional module is received, the corresponding activation or deactivation operation for a fourth functional module having a relationship with the third functional module may be completed based on less instruction information, thereby improving information transmission efficiency.

[0112] The technical proposals of the embodiments of this disclosure have been described above, primarily from a methodological perspective. The following describes a signal transmitting device, which is used to perform the signal transmitting method in any of the embodiments and possible implementations thereof. It will be understood that the signal transmitting device comprises hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the performance of each function in order to implement the signal transmitting method described above. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize that the disclosure can be implemented in hardware or in combination of hardware and computer software by combining the algorithmic steps of each example described in the embodiments of this disclosure. Whether a function is performed in hardware or in a form of hardware driven by computer software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical proposal. Those skilled in the art may implement the described functions in different ways for each specific application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0113] In the embodiments of this disclosure, the signal transmission device may be divided into functional modules according to the above-described method embodiment. For example, each functional module may be divided according to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one functional module. The integrated module may be implemented in hardware form or in software form. In the embodiments of this disclosure, the division of modules is approximate and merely a logical functional division, and other division forms may be used in actual implementation. The following will explain the case in which each functional module is divided according to each function as an example.

[0114] Figure 7 is a structural diagram of a first node according to several embodiments. As shown in Figure 7, the first node 200 includes a first transmitting module 201. In some embodiments, the first node 200 further includes a first receiving module 202.

[0115] The first transmitting module 201 is used to transmit a first signal according to the transmission configuration set, and the transmission configuration set includes at least one type of transmission configuration. at least one type The transmission arrangement includes time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources.

[0116] In some embodiments, the transmission arrangement set is determined by one or more of the following: a first functional module, downlink reference signal / channel arrangement information, uplink reference signal / channel arrangement information, uplink signal / channel arrangement information, downlink signal / channel arrangement information, downlink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, uplink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, and downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information.

[0117] In some embodiments, the first functional module is determined by the first node based on placement information of the first functional module transmitted by the second node. Alternatively, the first functional module is pre-stored in the first node. Alternatively, the first functional module is obtained after the first node has made updates based on the second functional module.

[0118] In some embodiments, the placement information of the first functional module includes one or more items from the following: the functions of the first functional module, input information of the first functional module, output information of the first functional module, instruction information for indicating whether or not to enable the first functional module, identification information of the first functional module, index information of the first functional module, storage location information of the first functional module, version information of the first functional module, hardware placement information of the first functional module, and software placement information of the first functional module.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first transmitting module 201 is used to transmit first request information to the second node if the first condition is also met. The first request information is used to request the placement information of the first functional module. The first receiving module 202 is used to receive the placement information of the first functional module from the second node.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first condition includes one or more of the following: the first node has received an instruction to deploy a transmission placement set; the first node does not contain a first functional module; the service type of the first node changes; the radio environment information of the first node changes; the channel quality of the first node changes; and the version information of the first functional module contained in the first node is lower than the version information of the first functional module in the second node.

[0121] In some embodiments, the placement information of the first functional module is determined according to the type of the first node.

[0122] In some embodiments, after transmitting the first signal, the first receiving module 202 is further used to receive update information for the first functional module from the second node, and the update information for the first functional module is used to update the first functional module.

[0123] In some embodiments, the first signal includes one or more terms from among an uplink synchronization signal, an uplink access signal, an uplink random access signal, an uplink channel quality measurement signal, and an uplink reference signal.

[0124] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a second node according to several embodiments. As shown in Figure 8, the second node 300 includes a second transmitting module 301. In some embodiments, the second node 300 further includes a second receiving module 302.

[0125] The second transmission module 301 is used to transmit the placement information of the first functional module to the first node. The first functional module is used to determine the transmission placement set of the first node, and the transmission placement set includes one or more transmission placements. One or more The transmission arrangement includes time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources.

[0126] The second transmitting module 301 is used to transmit the placement information of the first functional module to the first node when the second condition is met. The second condition includes one or more of the following: receiving first request information from the first node (the first request information is used to request the placement information of the first functional module); detecting a change in the service type of the first node; detecting a change in the radio environment information of the first node; and detecting a change in the radio channel quality measurement information of the first node.

[0127] The second receiving module 302 is used to receive the first signal transmitted by the first node according to the transmission arrangement set. The second transmitting module 301 is further used to transmit update information of the first functional module to the first node based on the first signal.

[0128] In some embodiments, the transmission arrangement set is determined by one or more of the following: a first functional module, downlink reference signal / channel arrangement information, uplink reference signal / channel arrangement information, uplink signal / channel arrangement information, downlink signal / channel arrangement information, downlink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, uplink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, and downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information.

[0129] In some embodiments, the first functional module is determined by the first node based on placement information of the first functional module transmitted by the second node. Alternatively, the first functional module is pre-stored in the first node. Alternatively, the first functional module is obtained after the first node has made updates based on the second functional module.

[0130] In some embodiments, the placement information of the first functional module includes one or more items from the following: the functions of the first functional module, input information of the first functional module, output information of the first functional module, transmission configuration for instructing whether or not to enable the first functional module, identification information of the first functional module, index information of the first functional module, storage location information of the first functional module, version information of the first functional module, hardware placement information of the first functional module, and software placement information of the first functional module.

[0131] In some embodiments, the placement information of the first functional module is determined according to the type of the first node.

[0132] In some embodiments, the first signal includes one or more terms from among an uplink synchronization signal, an uplink access signal, an uplink random access signal, an uplink channel quality measurement signal, and an uplink reference signal.

[0133] Figure 9 is a structural diagram of a functional module placement device according to several embodiments. As shown in Figure 9, the functional module placement device 400 comprises an acquisition module 401 and a determination module 402.

[0134] The acquisition module 401 is used to obtain the type of the functional module. The decision module 402 is used to determine the identification information of a functional module, depending on the type of functional module.

[0135] In some embodiments, when the type of the functional module is a first type, the functional module identification information uniquely identifies the functional module among one or more second nodes.

[0136] In some embodiments, when the type of the functional module is of type 2, the functional module identification information uniquely identifies the functional module among one or more second nodes.

[0137] In some embodiments, the identification information for the first type of functional module and the identification information for the second type of functional module have different lengths.

[0138] In some embodiments, the identification information of the first type of functional module is obtained from a first set of identification information.

[0139] In some embodiments, the identification information for the second type of functional module is obtained from the first set of identification information.

[0140] In some embodiments, the length of the identification information for the second type of functional module is related to the number of the second type of functional module.

[0141] In some embodiments, a first type of functional module is a functional module that a second node places on the first node. A second type of functional module is a functional module that the first node generates or updates.

[0142] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 401 acquires information to indicate the type of functional module and is used to determine the type of functional module according to the information to indicate the type of functional module.

[0143] Figure 10 is a structural diagram of another first node according to several embodiments. As shown in Figure 10, the first node 500 comprises a third receiving module 501 and a first activation module 502.

[0144] The third receiving module 501 is used to receive instruction information from the second node to instruct the activation or deactivation of the third functional module.

[0145] The first activation module 502 is used to perform activation or deactivation operations on the third function module and the fourth function module which has a related relationship with the third function module, based on instruction information.

[0146] In some embodiments, the third and fourth functional modules belong to the same functional module group. The functional module group is located by the second node, or by the first node, or based on default rules.

[0147] In some embodiments, associations are arranged by a second node, or by a first node, or based on default rules.

[0148] Figure 11 is a structural diagram of another second node according to several embodiments. As shown in Figure 11, the second node 600 includes a third transmission module 601.

[0149] The third transmitting module 601 is used to enable the first node to perform activation or deactivation operations on the third functional module and the fourth functional module which has a related relationship with the third functional module, by transmitting instruction information to the first node to instruct it to activate or deactivate the third functional module.

[0150] In some embodiments, the third and fourth functional modules belong to the same functional module group. The functional module group is located by the second node, or by the first node, or based on default rules.

[0151] In some embodiments, associations are arranged by a second node, or by a first node, or based on default rules.

[0152] When the functions of the integrated module described above are realized using hardware, the embodiments of this disclosure provide the structure of a communication device according to the embodiments. As shown in Figure 12, the communication device 700 comprises a communication interface 703, a processor 702, and a bus 704. In some embodiments, the communication device 700 may further comprise a memory 701.

[0153] The processor 702 may implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in the embodiments of this disclosure. The processor 702 may be a central processor, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, a dedicated integrated circuit, a field-programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. The processor 702 may implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in the embodiments of this disclosure. The processor 702 may also be a combination for implementing computing functions, including, for example, a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, and so on.

[0154] The communication interface 703 is used to connect to other devices via a communication network. This communication network may be Ethernet®, a wireless access network, a wireless local area network (WLAN), or the like.

[0155] The memory 701 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device capable of storing static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device capable of storing information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other computer-accessible medium for carrying or storing desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures.

[0156] For example, memory 701 may exist independently of processor 702. Memory 701 may be connected to processor 702 via bus 704 and is used to store instructions or program code. When processor 702 calls and executes instructions or program code stored in memory 701, it can implement a signal transmission method or a functional module arrangement method provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0157] As another example, memory 701 may be integrated with processor 702. Bus 704 may be an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, etc. Bus 704 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, it is shown with only one thick line in Figure 12, but this does not represent only one bus or one type of bus.

[0158] In some embodiments of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium (e.g., a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium) is provided. Computer program instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program instructions are executed on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the signal transmission method or the functional module arrangement method described in any of the embodiments above.

[0159] In some embodiments, the computer may be the first or second node described above, and this disclosure is not limited to the form of a computer.

[0160] In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disks, floppy disks, or magnetic tapes), optical disks (e.g., Compact Disks (CDs), Digital Versatile Disks (DVDs), etc.), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g., Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROMs), cards, sticks, or key drives, etc.). The various computer-readable storage media described herein may represent one or more devices and / or other machine-readable storage media for storing information. The term “machine-readable storage medium” may include, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of containing and / or carrying instructions and / or data.

[0161] Embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program product including instructions. When the computer program product is executed on a computer, it causes the computer to execute the signal transmission method or the functional module arrangement method described in any of the embodiments above.

[0162] The foregoing describes only embodiments of the present disclosure, and the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any modification or substitution within the scope of the technical information disclosed herein is included within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present disclosure shall be governed by the scope of protection set forth in the claims.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting signals, The aforementioned signal transmission method is applied to the first node, A step of transmitting a first signal according to a transmission arrangement set, wherein the transmission arrangement set includes one or more transmission arrangements, the one or more transmission arrangements include one of time-domain resources and frequency-domain resources, and the transmission arrangement set is determined by a first functional module. The first functional module is determined by the first node based on the placement information of the first functional module transmitted by the second node, or The first functional module is pre-stored in the first node, or The first functional module is obtained after the first node has performed an update based on the second functional module. Signal transmission method.

2. The aforementioned transmission arrangement set further includes: Downlink reference signal / channel placement information, Upstream reference signal / channel placement information, Uplink signal / channel arrangement information, Downlink signal / channel arrangement information, Downlink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, Upstream reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, Uplink signal / channel measurement or detection information, and Downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information, Determined by one or more of the following terms: The method according to claim 1.

3. The placement information of the first functional module is The functions of the first function module, the input information of the first function module, the output information of the first function module, the instruction information for indicating whether or not to enable the first function module, the identification information of the first function module, the index information of the first function module, the storage location information of the first function module, the version information of the first function module, the hardware placement information of the first function module, and the software placement information of the first function module. This includes one or more of the following items, or, The placement information of the first functional module is determined according to the type of the first node. The method according to claim 1.

4. A step of sending first request information to a second node when a first condition is met, wherein the first request information is used to request placement information of the first functional module. The steps include receiving placement information of the first functional module from the second node, Further including, The method according to claim 1.

5. The first condition is, The first node has received an instruction to place the transmission placement set, The aforementioned first node does not include the first functional module, The service type of the first node changes, The wireless environment information of the first node changes, The channel quality of the first node changes, The version information of the first functional module included in the first node is lower than the version information of the first functional module in the second node, Including one or more of the following items, The method according to claim 4.

6. After transmitting the first signal, the method A step of receiving update information for a first functional module from a second node, further comprising a step of using the update information for the first functional module to update the first functional module. The method according to claim 2.

7. The first signal is, Upstream synchronous signal, Upbound access signal, Uplink random access signal, Upstream channel quality measurement signal, and, Upstream reference signal, Includes one or more of the following: The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A method of transmitting signals, The aforementioned signal transmission method is applied to the second node, The process includes the step of transmitting placement information of the first functional module to the first node, The first functional module is used to determine the transmission arrangement set of the first node, the transmission arrangement set comprising at least one transmission arrangement, the at least one transmission arrangement comprising one of time-domain resources and frequency-domain resources, and the transmission arrangement set is determined by the first functional module. The first functional module is determined by the first node based on the placement information of the first functional module transmitted by the second node, or The first functional module is pre-stored in the first node, or The first functional module is obtained after the first node has performed an update based on the second functional module. Signal transmission method.

9. The step of transmitting the placement information of the first functional module to the first node includes the step of transmitting the placement information of the first functional module to the first node if the second condition is met. The second condition is, The first request information has been received from the first node, and the first request information is used to request the placement information of the first functional module. The change in the service type of the first node has been detected, The detection of a change in the wireless environment information of the first node, The detection of a change in the wireless channel quality measurement information of the first node, Including one or more of the following items, The method according to claim 8.

10. The steps include receiving a first signal transmitted by the first node according to the transmission arrangement set, The steps include transmitting update information for the first functional module to the first node based on the first signal, Further including, The method according to claim 8.

11. The aforementioned transmission arrangement set further includes: Downlink reference signal / channel placement information, Upstream reference signal / channel placement information, Uplink signal / channel arrangement information, Downlink signal / channel arrangement information, Downlink reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, Upstream reference signal / channel measurement or detection information, Uplink signal / channel measurement or detection information, and, Downlink signal / channel measurement or detection information, It is determined by one or more of the following terms, or The placement information of the first functional module is The functions of the first function module, the input information of the first function module, the output information of the first function module, the instruction information for indicating whether or not to enable the first function module, the identification information of the first function module, the index information of the first function module, the storage location information of the first function module, the version information of the first function module, the hardware placement information of the first function module, and the software placement information of the first function module. This includes one or more of the following items, or, The placement information of the first functional module is determined according to the type of the first node. The method according to claim 8.

12. The first signal is, Upstream synchronous signal, Upbound access signal, Uplink random access signal, Upstream channel quality measurement signal, and, Upstream reference signal, Includes one or more of the following: The method according to claim 10.

13. A communication device, The communication device comprises a memory and a processor, the memory is coupled to the processor, the memory is used to store instructions that the processor can execute, and when the processor executes the instructions, the communication device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 or 8 to 11. Communication device.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, Computer program instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program instructions are executed on the computer, the computer performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 or 8 to 11. Computer-readable storage medium.

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