Method and apparatus for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device.

Abstract

The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for reporting antenna switching capabilities of a terminal device, which belongs to the field of communication technology. The method is applied to a terminal device, and includes the steps of: determining a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device based on a target classification principle; and sending terminal capability report information to a network device, where the terminal capability report information represents a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device. This can define a combination of antenna switching settings of the Rel 17 version supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, and can better meet service needs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device.

Background Art

[0002] Currently, in the R15 / 16 version, in order to meet service needs, combinations of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of terminal devices are defined. For example, two transmit channels and four receive channels (2T4R), one transmit channel and four receive channels (1T4R), two transmit channels and two receive channels (2T2R), and four transmit channels and four receive channels (4T4R), etc.

[0003] However, in the Rel 17 version, combinations of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of terminal devices have not yet been defined. Therefore, in order to meet service needs, defining combinations of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of terminal devices in the R17 version has become an urgent problem to be solved.

Summary of the Invention

Means for Solving the Problems

[0004] An embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure proposes a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device applied to a terminal device. The method includes: determining, based on a target classification principle, a combination of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of the terminal device; and transmitting terminal capability report information to a network device, where the terminal capability report information represents the combination of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0005] This proposed technology determines the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device based on the target segmentation principle, and further transmits the antenna switching setting combinations supported by the capabilities to the network device. This allows for the definition of Rel 17 version antenna switching setting combinations supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, thereby better meeting service needs.

[0006] Embodiments of a second aspect of the present disclosure provide a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device applied to a network device, the method comprising the steps of receiving terminal capability reporting information transmitted from the terminal device, the terminal capability reporting information representing a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device.

[0007] An embodiment of a third aspect of the present disclosure provides a terminal device antenna switching capability reporting device applicable to a terminal device, the device including a processing unit for determining a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device based on a target classification principle, and a transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting terminal capability reporting information to a network device, the transmitting / receiving unit representing the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device.

[0008] A fourth embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a reporting device for the antenna switching capability of another terminal device applied to a network device, the device comprising a transceiver unit for receiving capability reporting information transmitted from the terminal device, the transceiver unit representing the capability reporting information as a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device.

[0009] A fifth embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, the device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory, and causing the device to perform the method described in the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0010] A sixth embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, the device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory, and causing the device to perform the method described in the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0011] A seventh embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal device antenna switching capability reporting device, the device comprising a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit receiving and transmitting code instructions to the processor, the processor executing the code instructions to perform the method described in the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0012] An embodiment of the eighth aspect of the present disclosure proposes a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, the device comprising a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit receiving and transmitting code instructions to the processor, the processor executing the code instructions to perform the method described in the embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0013] An embodiment of the ninth aspect of the present disclosure proposes a computer-readable storage medium in which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed, the method described in the embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure is realized.

[0014] An embodiment of a tenth aspect of the present disclosure proposes a computer-readable storage medium in which another instruction is stored, and when the instruction is executed, the method described in the embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure is realized.

[0015] An embodiment of the eleventh aspect of this disclosure proposes a computer program product which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the embodiment of the first aspect.

[0016] An embodiment of a twelfth aspect of the present disclosure proposes a computer program product which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the embodiment of the second aspect. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical concepts in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure, the drawings necessary for use in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure are described below. [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram of the slots in the SRS area provided by the embodiments of this disclosure. [Figure 2] This is a schematic flowchart of the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiments of this disclosure. [Figure 3] This is an outline chat of a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 4] This is an outline chat of a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 5] This is an outline chat of a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of this disclosure. [Figure 6] This is a schematic diagram of a reporting device for the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] This is a schematic diagram of a reporting device for the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] This is a block diagram of a terminal device provided by the embodiments of this disclosure. [Figure 9]It is a schematic configuration diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0018] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail and examples thereof will be shown in the drawings. In the following description with respect to the drawings, unless otherwise expressed, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure described in detail in the appended claims.

[0019] Note that "a plurality of" in the present disclosure means two or more, and other numeral classifiers are similar to this. "And / or" describes the relationship of related objects and indicates that three relationships are possible. For example, the description "A and / or B" can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character " / " usually represents that the related objects before and after are in the relationship of "or". The singular forms "one type", "the foregoing", and "the said" are also intended to include the plural form unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context.

[0020] In a 5G new radio (abbreviated as 5G NR) system, an uplink sounding reference signal (abbreviated as SRS) may be periodic, semi-continuous or aperiodic SRS, narrowband or wideband, single-port or multi-port. The network device sets uplink SRS parameters such as the number of ports, frequency domain resource position, time domain resource position, sequence, sequence cycle offset, etc. for the terminal device. In the 5G NR system, as shown in FIG. 1, the SRS is mapped to a maximum of six symbols in one uplink slot.

[0021] The network device can set multiple uplink SRS resource sets for the terminal device, and one SRS resource set can include one or more SRS resources. One SRS resource can exist in N consecutive OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, and N can occupy 1, 2, or 4 symbols.

[0022] In the NR system, to improve downlink data transmission performance, the 5G base station (abbreviated as gNB) supports obtaining downlink channel information by channel reciprocity. To support the gNB to effectively obtain downlink information by channel reciprocity in the transmission and reception capabilities of various terminal devices, the NR system specially designs the SRS reference signal. The combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device defined in the current R15 / 16 version can include the case where the number of transmit and receive antennas is the same (T = R), and the case where the number of receive antennas is more than the number of transmit antennas (R > T). The case where the number of transmit and receive antennas is the same mainly includes one transmit channel and one receive channel (1T1R), two transmit channels and two receive channels (2T2R), and four transmit channels and four receive channels (4T4R). The case where the number of receive antennas is more than the number of transmit antennas mainly includes one transmit channel and two receive channels (1T2R), one transmit channel and four receive channels (1T4R), and two transmit channels and four receive channels (2T4R).

[0023] Furthermore, the corresponding SRS resource settings differ for different antenna switching setting combinations. For example, for a terminal device with the same number of transmit and receive antennas (T=R), the gNB can configure up to two SRS resource sets, each set containing only one SRS resource and having a number of ports equal to the number of transmit antennas on the terminal device. Of the two SRS resource sets, one may be configured as periodic SRS, and the other as aperiodic SRS. For a terminal device capable of supporting one transmit channel and two receive channels (1T2R), the gNB can configure up to two SRS resource sets, each set containing two SRS resources and each SRS resource having one port. For a terminal device capable of supporting two transmit channels and four receive channels (2T4R), the gNB can configure up to two SRS resource sets, each set containing two SRS resources and each SRS resource having two ports. For terminals capable of supporting one transmit channel and four receive channels (1T4R), special consideration is required when a gNB configures SRS resources. For example, periodic or semi-continuous SRS resources can have a maximum of one SRS resource set, with four SRS resources and one port per SRS resource. Non-periodic SRS resources can have a maximum of two SRS resource sets, with a total of four SRS resources across the two SRS resource sets, these four resources transmitted within two slots, and these four resources transmitted by different physical antennas. Two SRS resource sets can have two SRS resources configured in each SRS resource set, or one SRS resource set may have one SRS resource and the other set may have three SRS resources, with one port per SRS resource.

[0024] The currently defined typical antenna configurations are {1T6R, 1T8R, 2T6R, 2T8R, 4T6R, 4T8R}, as shown in Table 1 below. In the R17 study, the combinations of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of the terminal device have not yet been defined, and considering the need for an even greater number of antennas in the terminal device, the number of antennas could be increased to 6 or 8. Therefore, defining the combinations of antenna switching configurations supported by the capabilities of the terminal device in Protocol R17 is an urgent issue that needs to be resolved to meet service needs. A combination of SRS antenna switching settings for up to 8 antennas [Table 1]

[0025] Each element and each corresponding relationship in Table 1 exists independently, and these elements and relationships are listed exemplarily in the same table; however, not all elements and relationships in the table should exist simultaneously as shown in Table 1. The value of each element and each corresponding relationship does not depend on the value of any other element or relationship in Table 1. Therefore, a person skilled in the art will understand that each element and each corresponding relationship in Table 1 is an independent embodiment.

[0026] To address the above issues, this disclosure provides a method and apparatus for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device.

[0027] Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device can be applied to a terminal device.

[0028] Terminal devices may be devices that provide voice and / or data connectivity to a user, handheld devices with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. In different systems, the names of terminal devices may also differ; for example, in a 5G system, terminal devices may be called UEs (User Equipment). Wireless terminal devices can communicate with one or more CNs (Core Networks) via the RAN, and wireless terminal devices may be mobile terminal devices, for example, mobile phones (or "cellular" phones) and computers with mobile terminal devices, for example, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-integrated, or in-vehicle mobile devices, which exchange language and / or data with the wireless access network.

[0029] For example, a terminal device may be a PCS (Personal Communication Service) telephone, a cordless telephone, a SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) telephone, a WLL (Wireless Local Loop) station, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or other similar device. A wireless terminal device may also be called a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile, remote station, access point, remote terminal device, access terminal device, user terminal device, user agent, or user device, and is not limited to the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0030] As shown in Figure 2, the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of this terminal device may include the following steps 201-202.

[0031] In step 201, based on the target segmentation principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device is determined.

[0032] To meet service needs, a terminal device can determine the combination of antenna switching settings supported by its capabilities and send terminal capability reporting information to a network device. In embodiments of this disclosure, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device can be determined based on a target segmentation principle. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the target segmentation principle may include a support capability segmentation principle. In some other embodiments of this disclosure, the target segmentation principle may include an antenna count segmentation principle or an antenna port count segmentation principle.

[0033] As an example, based on the support capability classification principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device can be determined. The support capability of a terminal device may include supporting dynamic switching of the transmitting antenna or antenna port, or supporting dynamic switching of the receiving antenna or antenna port, or simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of both the transmitting and receiving antennas, or simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of both the transmitting and receiving ports. Supporting dynamic switching of the transmitting antenna may also mean supporting that the receiving antenna does not change, and supporting dynamic switching of the transmitting antenna port may also mean supporting that the receiving antenna port does not change, i.e., switching from xTyR to zTyR, where x is not equal to z, for example, a 4T4R terminal device switching to 2T4R or 1T4R, and supporting dynamic switching of the receiving antenna may also mean supporting that the transmitting antenna does not change. Supporting dynamic switching of the receiving antenna port may also mean supporting no change in the transmitting antenna port, i.e., switching from xTyR to xTzR, where x is not equal to z, for example, a 1T4R terminal device switching to 1T2R or 1T1R, and simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of the transmitting and receiving antennas, or simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of the transmitting and receiving ports, where switching from xTyR to x'Ty'R, where x and y are not simultaneously equal to x' and y', for example, a 4T4R terminal device switching to 1T2R or 1T1R.

[0034] As another example, based on the terminal device's antenna count classification principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the terminal device's capabilities can be determined. The antenna count may also refer to the physical number of antennas.

[0035] As another example, based on the antenna port number classification principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device can be determined. Note that there is not a one-to-one correspondence between antenna ports and physical antennas. In downlink, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the downlink and the downlink reference signal. When a single reference signal is transmitted by multiple physical antennas, these physical antennas correspond to the same antenna port. When two different antennas transmit from the same physical layer antenna, this physical antenna corresponds to two independent antenna ports.

[0036] In step 202, terminal capability report information is sent to the network device, and the terminal capability report information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0037] Furthermore, terminal devices can send terminal capability report information to network devices, and this terminal capability report information can represent combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0038] As described above, based on the target segmentation principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device is determined, and further, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities is transmitted to the network device. This allows for the definition of the Rel 17 version antenna switching setting combinations supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, thereby better meeting service needs.

[0039] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, and Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of the capability reporting method for another terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device can be applied to a terminal device.

[0040] As shown in Figure 3, the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of this terminal device may include the following steps 301-302.

[0041] In step 301, based on the antenna count classification principle, it is determined that the terminal device's capability supports only combinations of antenna switching settings where the number of receiving antennas is 6 or 8.

[0042] For example, based on the antenna count classification principle, it can be determined that the terminal device's capabilities support only combinations of antenna switching settings from version Rel 17.

[0043] In the embodiments of this disclosure, different antenna count categories can correspond to different combinations of antenna switching settings that are supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0044] As an example, the number of antennas is divided into 6, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device may include at least one or more of the following A)-E): A) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), B) 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (2T6R), C) 4 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (4T6R), D) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (2T6R), E) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (2T6R), 4 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (4T6R). Note that a channel can correspond to an antenna or an antenna port.

[0045] As another example, the number of antennas is divided into 8, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels (1T8R), B) 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), C) 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (4T8R), D) 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels (1T8R), 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), E) 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels (1T8R), 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (4T8R), F) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels (1T8 The system may include at least one or more of the following configurations from A) to H): R) 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (4T8R), G) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (2T6R), 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (4T8R), H) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (2T6R), 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels (1T8R), 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (4T8R). Note that channels can correspond to antennas or antenna ports.

[0046] In step 302, terminal capability report information is sent to the network device, and the terminal capability report information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0047] Each step 302 can be implemented using any of the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto and are not described therein.

[0048] As described above, based on the antenna count classification principle, the terminal device's capability is determined to support only antenna switching configurations with 6 or 8 receiving antennas. Terminal capability report information is then sent to the network device, and this terminal capability report information represents the antenna switching configurations supported by the terminal device's capability. This allows for the definition of antenna switching configurations with 6 or 8 receiving antennas supported by the terminal device's capability, thereby better meeting service needs.

[0049] These possible embodiments described above may be performed individually or in combination, and the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0050] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, and Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device can be applied to a terminal device.

[0051] As shown in Figure 4, the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of this terminal device may include the following steps 401-402.

[0052] In step 401, based on the antenna count classification principle, it is determined that the terminal device's capability supports a combination of antenna switching settings that includes at least 6 or 8 receiving antennas. The antenna count is classified as 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8.

[0053] As an example, based on the antenna count classification principle, it is determined that the terminal device's capability supports a combination of antenna switching settings for the first version, and the first version includes one or more of the Rel17, Rel15, and Rel16 versions.

[0054] In the embodiments of this disclosure, the different antenna count categories can correspond to different combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0055] As an example, the number of antennas is divided into 6, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel (1T1R), 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels (1T2R), 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels (1T4R), 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), B) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel (1T1R), 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels (1T2R), 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels (2T2R), 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels (2T4R), 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels (2T6R), C) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel (1T1R), 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels (1T2R), 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels (2T2R), 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels (1T4R), 1 transmit channel and 6 D) One receive channel (1T6R), two transmit channels and four receive channels (2T4R), two transmit channels and six receive channels (2T6R), E) One transmit channel and one receive channel (1T1R), two transmit channels and two receive channels (2T2R), four transmit channels and four receive channels (4T4R), four transmit channels and six receive channels (4T6R), E) One transmit channel and one receive channel (1T1R), one transmit The system includes at least one or more of the following A)-E): a channel and two receiving channels (1T2R), two transmitting channels and two receiving channels (2T2R), one transmitting channel and four receiving channels (1T4R), one transmitting channel and six receiving channels (1T2R), two transmitting channels and four receiving channels (2T4R), two transmitting channels and six receiving channels (2T6R), and four transmitting channels and six receiving channels (4T6R). Note that a channel can correspond to an antenna or an antenna port.

[0056] As another example, the number of antennas is divided into 8, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel (1T1R), 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels (1T2R), 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels (1T4R), 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels (1T8R), B) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel (1T1R), 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels (1T2R), 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels. Channel (2T2R), 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels (2T4R), 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels (2T8R), C) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel (1T1R), 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels (1T2R), 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels (2T2R), 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels (2T4R), 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels (1T4R), 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels (1T6R), 2 transmit channels and A) 6 receiving channels (2T6R), 2 transmitting channels and 8 receiving channels (2T8R), D) 1 transmitting channel and 1 receiving channel (1T1R), 2 transmitting channels and 2 receiving channels (2T2R), 4 transmitting channels and 4 receiving channels (4T4R), 4 transmitting channels and 8 receiving channels (4T8R), E) 1 transmitting channel and 1 receiving channel (1T1R), 1 transmitting channel and 2 receiving channels (1T2R), 2 transmitting channels and 2 receiving channels (2T2R), 1 transmitting The system includes at least one or more of the following A)-E): a transmit channel and four receive channels (1T4R), one transmit channel and six receive channels (1T6R), one transmit channel and eight receive channels (1T8R), two transmit channels and four receive channels (2T4R), two transmit channels and six receive channels (2T6R), two transmit channels and eight receive channels (2T8R), four transmit channels and six receive channels (4T6R), and four transmit channels and eight receive channels (4T8R). Note that channels can correspond to antennas or antenna ports.

[0057] In step 402, terminal capability report information is sent to the network device, and the terminal capability report information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0058] Each step 402 can be implemented using any of the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto and are not described therein.

[0059] As described above, based on the antenna count classification principle, it is determined that the capabilities of the terminal device support a combination of antenna switching settings that includes at least 6 or 8 receiving antennas. The antenna count is classified into 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8, and capability reporting information is sent to the network device. This capability reporting information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device. This allows us to define a combination of antenna switching settings that includes at least 6 or 8 receiving antennas supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, thereby better meeting service needs.

[0060] The method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device in the embodiments of this disclosure determines, based on the target classification principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device, and further transmits the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability to a network device, thereby defining the combination of Rel 17 version antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device and adapting it to service needs.

[0061] These possible embodiments described above may be performed individually or in combination, and the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0062] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, and Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart of the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device can be applied to network devices.

[0063] As shown in Figure 5, the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of this terminal device may include the following step 501.

[0064] In step 501, terminal capability report information is received from the terminal device, and the terminal capability report information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0065] A network device is exemplified by a base station. A base station can include multiple cells that provide services to terminal devices. Depending on the specific application, each cell may also include multiple TRPs (Transmitting Receiving Points), or devices that communicate with wireless terminal devices via one or more sectors on an air interface within an access network, or other names. For example, the base station in the embodiment of this disclosure may be a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) or CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), a NodeB in WCDMA (Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access), an evolutional Node B (abbreviated as eNB or e-NodeB) in an LTE (long term evolution) system, a 5G base station (abbreviated as gNB) in a 5G network architecture (next generation system), a Home evolved Node B (HeNB), a relay node, a femto, a pico base station, etc., and is not limited to the embodiment of this disclosure.

[0066] In embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device transmits terminal capability reporting information to a network device that represents a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, and the network device can receive terminal capability reporting information transmitted from the terminal device.

[0067] The method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device in the embodiments of this disclosure receives terminal capability reporting information transmitted from the terminal device, the terminal capability reporting information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device, thereby defining the combination of Rel 17 version antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device to suit service needs.

[0068] Corresponding to the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiments in Figures 2 to 4 above, this disclosure further provides a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device. Since the device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiments of this disclosure corresponds to the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiments in Figures 2 to 4 above, embodiments of the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device also apply to the device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiments of this disclosure, and are not described in detail in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0069] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a reporting device for the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0070] As shown in Figure 6, the antenna switching capability reporting device 600 of this terminal device is applied to the terminal device, and this antenna switching capability reporting device 600 of the terminal device may include a processing unit 610 and a transmitting / receiving unit 620.

[0071] The processing unit 610 determines the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device based on the target classification principle, and the transmitting / receiving unit 620 transmits terminal capability report information to the network device, which represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0072] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the target classification principle includes the support capability classification principle.

[0073] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the target segmentation principle further includes an antenna number segmentation principle or an antenna port number segmentation principle.

[0074] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the processing unit 610 determines, based on the target segmentation principle, that the terminal device's capability supports only combinations of antenna switching settings where the number of receiving antennas is 6 or 8.

[0075] As a possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the number of antennas is divided into six, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device include at least one or more of A)-E), such as A) one transmit channel and six receive channels, B) two transmit channels and six receive channels, C) four transmit channels and six receive channels, D) one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, E) one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels. A channel corresponds to an antenna or antenna port.

[0076] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the number of antennas is divided into 8, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels, B) 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, C) 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, D) 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, E) 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, F) 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels, 1 transmit channel A) and eight receiving channels, two transmitting channels and eight receiving channels, four transmitting channels and eight receiving channels, G) one transmitting channel and six receiving channels, two transmitting channels and six receiving channels, two transmitting channels and eight receiving channels, four transmitting channels and eight receiving channels, H) one transmitting channel and six receiving channels, two transmitting channels and six receiving channels, one transmitting channel and eight receiving channels, two transmitting channels and eight receiving channels, four transmitting channels and eight receiving channels, and so on, including at least one or more of A)-H).

[0077] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processing unit 610 further determines, based on the target segmentation principle, that the terminal device's capability supports a combination of antenna switching settings, which includes at least six or eight receiving antennas.

[0078] One possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure is that the number of antennas is divided into 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8.

[0079] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the number of antennas is divided into 6, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels, B) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, C) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels A) includes at least one or more of A)-E), such as: 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, D) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, E) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 6 receive channels.

[0080] As one possible implementation of the embodiments of this disclosure, the number of antennas is divided into eight, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels, B) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, C) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels A) includes at least one or more of A)-E), such as: 1) 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, D) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, E) 1 transmit channel and 1 receive channel, 1 transmit channel and 2 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 2 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 4 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 6 receive channels, 1 transmit channel and 8 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 4 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, 2 transmit channels and 8 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 6 receive channels, 4 transmit channels and 8 receive channels.

[0081] As one possible embodiment of the embodiments of this disclosure, the support capability includes supporting dynamic switching of a transmitting antenna or antenna port, or supporting dynamic switching of a receiving antenna or antenna port, or simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, or simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of a transmitting port and a receiving port.

[0082] The terminal device antenna switching capability reporting device of the embodiments of this disclosure determines, based on the target segmentation principle, the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device, and further transmits the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability to a network device, thereby defining the combination of Rel 17 version antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device, which can better suit service needs.

[0083] These possible embodiments described above may be performed individually or in combination, and the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0084] In correspondence with the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiment in Figure 5 above, the present disclosure further provides a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, and since the device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiment in the present disclosure corresponds to the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiment in Figure 5 above, embodiments of the method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device also apply to the device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device provided by the embodiment in the present disclosure, and are not described in detail in the embodiment in the present disclosure.

[0085] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a reporting device for the antenna switching capability of another terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0086] As shown in Figure 7, the antenna switching capability reporting device 700 of this terminal device is applied to a network device, and this capability reporting device 700 of the terminal device includes a transmit / receive unit 710.

[0087] The transmitting / receiving unit 710 receives terminal capability report information transmitted from the terminal device, and the terminal capability report information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0088] The terminal device antenna switching capability reporting device of the embodiment of the present disclosure receives terminal capability reporting information transmitted from the terminal device, and the terminal capability reporting information represents the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device, thereby defining the combination of Rel 17 version antenna switching settings supported by the capability of the terminal device, which can better suit service needs.

[0089] These possible embodiments described above may be performed individually or in combination, and the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0090] To realize the above embodiments, this disclosure proposes a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, which includes a processor and memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory, and causing the device to perform the method described in the embodiments of Figures 2 to 4.

[0091] To realize the above embodiment, the present disclosure proposes a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, the device comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory, and causing the device to perform the method described in the embodiment of Figure 5.

[0092] To realize the above embodiments, this disclosure proposes a terminal device antenna switching capability reporting device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit receiving and transmitting code instructions to the processor, the processor executing the code instructions so that the method described in the embodiments of Figures 2 to 4 is performed.

[0093] To realize the above embodiment, the present disclosure proposes a device for reporting the antenna switching capability of another terminal device, the device comprising a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit receiving and transmitting code instructions to the processor, the processor executing the code instructions so that the method described in the embodiment of Figure 5 is performed.

[0094] To realize the above embodiment, this disclosure proposes a computer-readable storage medium on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed, the method of the embodiment shown in Figures 2 to 4 is realized.

[0095] To realize the above embodiment, this disclosure proposes a computer-readable storage medium on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed, the method of the embodiment shown in Figure 5 is realized.

[0096] Figure 8 is a block diagram of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the terminal device 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, digital broadcasting user equipment, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

[0097] Referring to Figure 8, the terminal device 800 may include at least one of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0098] The processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of the terminal device 800, such as operations related to display, phone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. The processing component 802 may include at least one processor 820 for executing instructions to complete all or some of the steps of the above method. The processing component 802 may also include at least one module to facilitate interaction with other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0099] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the terminal device 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application programs or methods operated on the terminal device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, images, videos, etc. Memory 804 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0100] The power supply component 806 provides power to each type of component of the terminal device 800. The power supply component 806 may include a power management system, at least one power supply, and other components related to generating, managing, and distributing power to the terminal device 800.

[0101] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes at least one touch sensor to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide operation but also detect wake-up time and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes one front camera and / or a rear camera. When the terminal device 800 is in an operating mode such as shooting mode or video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera may be a single fixed optical lens system or may have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0102] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal device 800 is in an operating mode such as calling mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0103] The I / O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0104] The sensor component 814 includes at least one sensor to provide the terminal device 800 with various forms of state evaluation. For example, the sensor component 814 can detect the on / off state of the terminal device 800, the relative positioning of components, for example, the display and keypad of the terminal device 800, and the sensor component 814 can further detect changes in the position of the terminal device 800 or one of its components, the presence or absence of contact between the user and the terminal device 800, the direction and position of the terminal device 800 or acceleration / deceleration and temperature changes of the terminal device 800. The sensor component 814 may also include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor component 814 may further include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor used in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 814 may further include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0105] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the terminal device 800 and other devices. The terminal device 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency recognition (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0106] In exemplary embodiments, the terminal device 800 may be implemented by at least one application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP), digital signal processing unit (DSPD), programmable logic device (PLD), field-programmable gate array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, or other electronic component to perform the method described in any of Figures 2 to 4 above.

[0107] In exemplary embodiments, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, such as a memory 804 containing instructions, is further provided, and the instructions may be executed by a processor 820 of a terminal device 800 to complete the method described in any of Figures 2 to 4. For example, the non-temporary computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, or optical data storage device.

[0108] As shown in Figure 9, Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figure 9, the network device 900 includes a processing component 922 including at least one processor, and a memory resource, represented by memory 932, for storing instructions executed by the processing component 922, such as application programs. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. The processing component 922 is also configured to execute instructions to perform any method applicable to the network device described above, such as the method shown in the embodiment of Figure 5.

[0109] The network device 900 may further include a power component 926 configured to perform power management for the network device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the network device 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The network device 900 can operate an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0110] Those skilled in the art will readily conceive of other embodiments of this disclosure after reviewing the specification and practicing the inventions disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptive changes of the invention, which, in accordance with the general principles of the invention, include well-known or commonly used techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are merely illustrative, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are provided by the following claims.

[0111] This disclosure is not limited to the exact structure described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only to the attached claims.

[0112] To implement the above embodiments, embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a communication device, which may be a network device, a terminal device, a chip, chip system, or processor, etc., that supports the network device in implementing the above method, or a chip, chip system, or processor, etc., that supports the terminal device in implementing the above method. This device can be used to implement the method described in any embodiment of the above method, and specifically, refer to the description of the embodiment of the above method.

[0113] A communication device may include one or more processors. The processors may be general-purpose processors or dedicated processors, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute computer programs, and process data from computer programs.

[0114] Selectively, the communication device may further include one or more memories in which a computer program is stored, and the processor executes the computer program so that the communication device performs the method described in the embodiment of the above method. Selectively, further data may be stored in the memory. The communication device and the memory may be provided separately or integrated.

[0115] Selectively, a communication device may further include a transceiver and an antenna. A transceiver is used to implement a transmit / receive function and may be called a transmit / receive unit, transceiver, or transmit / receive circuit. A transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver may be called a receiver or receiving circuit for implementing a receive function, and the transmitter may be called a transmitter or transmitting circuit for implementing a transmit function.

[0116] Selectively, the communication device may further include one or more interface circuits. The interface circuits are used to receive and transmit code instructions to a processor. The processor executes the code instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method described in any of the embodiments of the above method.

[0117] In one embodiment, the processor may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, this transceiver may be a transmit / receive circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transmit / receive circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The transmit / receive circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used to read and write code / data, or the transmit / receive circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used to transmit or transmit signals.

[0118] In one implementation, the processor can store a computer program, and when the computer program is executed on the processor, it can cause the communication device to execute the method described in one of the embodiments of the above method. The computer program may be embedded within the processor, in which case the processor may be implemented by hardware.

[0119] In one implementation, the communication device may include a circuit capable of implementing the transmission, reception, or communication functions in the embodiments of the above-described method. The processor and transceiver described herein can be implemented in ICs (Integrated Circuits), analog ICs, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), hybrid signal ICs, ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards), electronic devices, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies such as CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), NMOS (nMetal-Oxide-Semiconductor), PMOS (Positive Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor), BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistor), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), and gallium arsenide (GaAs).

[0120] The communication devices described in the above embodiments may be network devices or terminal devices, but the scope of communication devices described in this disclosure is not limited thereto. A communication device may be a standalone device or part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be as follows: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem, (2) An IC set having one or more ICs, which can selectively include a storage component for storing data, computer programs, etc. (3) ASICs such as modems, (4) Modules that can be incorporated into other devices (5) Receivers, terminal devices, smart terminal devices, mobile phones, wireless devices, handhelds, mobile units, in-vehicle devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc. (6) Others, etc.

[0121] If the communication device is a chip or a chip system, the chip may include a processor and interfaces. The number of processors may be one or more, and the number of interfaces may be multiple.

[0122] Selectively, the chip further includes memory for storing necessary computer programs and data.

[0123] Those skilled in the art will also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps enumerated in the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software will depend on the specific application and the design requirements of the overall system. Those skilled in the art may implement the described functionality using various methods for each specific application, but this implementation should not be understood to exceed the scope of protection of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0124] This disclosure further provides a computer program product that, when executed by a computer, implements the method described in any of the embodiments shown in Figures 2 to 4 above.

[0125] This disclosure further provides a computer program product that, when executed by a computer, implements the method described in the embodiment of Figure 5 above.

[0126] The embodiments described above can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, they can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. The processes or functions according to the embodiments of this disclosure are generated in whole or in part when the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a dedicated computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program may be stored on a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, radio, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium accessible by a computer, or it may be a data storage device such as a server or data center integrated by one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density DVDs (Digital Video Discs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., SSDs (Solid State Disks)).

[0127] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical designations such as "First," "Second," etc., in this disclosure are merely classifications for explanatory convenience and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure, nor do they represent priority.

[0128] At least one of the present applications may be described as one or more, and the number may be two, three, four or more, and is not limited to this disclosure. In the embodiments of this disclosure, for a given technical feature, technical features of that type are distinguished by "First," "Second," "Third," "A," "B," "C," and "D," and there is no hierarchical or hierarchical order among the technical features described in "First," "Second," "Third," "A," "B," "C," and "D."

[0129] The correspondences shown in each table in this disclosure may be set or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be set to other values, and are not limited in this disclosure. When setting the correspondence between information and each parameter, it is not necessary to set all of the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of this disclosure, the correspondence shown by a certain row may not be set. As another example, appropriate transformations and adjustments such as splitting and merging can be performed based on the above tables. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of each table above may be other names that the communication device can understand, and the values ​​or representations of those parameters may be other values ​​or representations that the communication device can understand. Each of the above tables may also adopt other data structures at implementation, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear tables, pointers, linked tables, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash lists, or hash tables.

[0130] In this disclosure, "predefined" can be understood as defining, pre-defining, remembering, pre-remembering, pre-negotiating, pre-setting, hardening, or pre-firing.

[0131] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithmic steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or in a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. How a certain function is performed in hardware or software will depend on the specific application and design constraints of the invention. Those skilled in the art may implement the described functions using different methods for each specific application, but should not consider such implementations to be beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0132] As will be obvious to those skilled in the art, for the convenience and brevity of explanation, the specific operating processes of the systems, apparatus, and units described above can be described by referring to the corresponding processes in the embodiments of the above methods, and are therefore omitted here.

[0133] As described above, although only specific embodiments of this disclosure are shown, the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. A person skilled in the art will readily conceive of modifications or substitutions within the scope of the art disclosed, and these should also be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be based on the claims.

Claims

1. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, wherein the method is applied to a terminal device, and the method is The steps include determining the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device based on the target classification principle, A step of transmitting terminal capability report information to a network device, the step of representing a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, Based on the aforementioned target segmentation principle, the step of determining the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device is: The step includes determining, based on the target classification principle, that the capability of the terminal device supports a combination of antenna switching settings, which includes at least six or eight receiving antennas, The number of antennas is divided into 6 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and six receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and six reception channels, C) Four transmit channels and six receive channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, and four transmit channels and six receive channels. Or, The number of antennas is divided into 8 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and eight reception channels, C) Four transmission channels and eight reception channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, The channel corresponds to an antenna or antenna port. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

2. The aforementioned target classification principle includes the support capability classification principle. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device according to feature 1.

3. The aforementioned number of antennas is divided into 6, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are further as follows: D) One transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, E) including at least one or more of D)-E), such as one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, or four transmit channels and six receive channels. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device according to feature 1.

4. The aforementioned number of antennas is divided into eight, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are further as follows: D) One transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, E) One transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, F) One transmit channel and six receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, G) One transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, H) including at least one or more of D)-H), such as one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, and four transmit channels and eight receive channels. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device according to feature 1.

5. Support capabilities are, To support dynamic switching of the transmitting antenna or antenna port, or To support dynamic switching of the receiving antenna or antenna port, or To simultaneously support dynamic switching of the transmitting and receiving antennas, or, This includes simultaneously supporting dynamic switching of the transmit and receive ports, The method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device according to feature 2.

6. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, wherein the method is applied to a network device, and the method is A step of receiving terminal capability report information transmitted from a terminal device, the step of the terminal capability report information representing a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, The combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device is determined by the terminal determining, based on the target classification principle, that the capabilities of the terminal device support a combination of antenna switching settings that includes at least 6 or 8 receiving antennas. The number of antennas is divided into 6 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and six receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and six reception channels, C) Four transmit channels and six receive channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, and four transmit channels and six receive channels. Or, The number of antennas is divided into 8 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and eight reception channels, C) Four transmission channels and eight reception channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, The channel corresponds to an antenna or antenna port. A method for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

7. A reporting device for the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, wherein the device is applied to a terminal device, A processing unit for determining the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, based on the target classification principle, A transceiver unit for transmitting terminal capability report information to a network device, comprising: a transceiver unit that represents a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, Based on the aforementioned target segmentation principle, determining the combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device is: Based on the target classification principle, the ability of the terminal device includes determining that it supports a combination of antenna switching settings in which the number of receiving antennas is at least 6 or 8. The number of antennas is divided into 6 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and six receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and six reception channels, C) Four transmit channels and six receive channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, and four transmit channels and six receive channels. Or, The number of antennas is divided into 8 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and eight reception channels, C) Four transmission channels and eight reception channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, The channel corresponds to an antenna or antenna port. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

8. A reporting device for the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, wherein the device is applied to a network device, A transceiver unit for receiving terminal capability report information transmitted from a terminal device, comprising a transceiver unit that represents a combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device, The combination of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the terminal device is determined by the terminal determining, based on the target classification principle, that the capabilities of the terminal device support a combination of antenna switching settings that includes at least 6 or 8 receiving antennas. The number of antennas is divided into 6 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and six receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and six reception channels, C) Four transmit channels and six receive channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, and four transmit channels and six receive channels. Or, The number of antennas is divided into 8 categories, and the combinations of antenna switching settings supported only by the capabilities of the terminal device are: A) One transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) Two transmission channels and eight reception channels, C) Four transmission channels and eight reception channels, This includes at least one or more of A)-C), The combinations of antenna switching settings supported by the capabilities of the aforementioned terminal device are further as follows: A) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, B) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, C) One transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, D) One transmit channel and one receive channel, two transmit channels and two receive channels, four transmit channels and four receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, E) including at least one or more of A)-E), such as one transmit channel and one receive channel, one transmit channel and two receive channels, two transmit channels and two receive channels, one transmit channel and four receive channels, one transmit channel and six receive channels, one transmit channel and eight receive channels, two transmit channels and four receive channels, two transmit channels and six receive channels, two transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and six receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, four transmit channels and eight receive channels, The channel corresponds to an antenna or antenna port. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

9. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, wherein the device includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

10. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, wherein the device includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method according to claim 6. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

11. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, comprising a processor and an interface circuit, The interface circuit receives code instructions and transmits them to the processor. The processor executes the code instruction to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

12. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, comprising a processor and an interface circuit, The interface circuit receives code instructions and transmits them to the processor. The processor executes the code instruction to enable the method described in claim 6 to be performed. A device for reporting the antenna switching capability of a terminal device, characterized by the following features.

13. A computer-readable storage medium in which an instruction is stored, wherein when the instruction is executed, the method described in any of claims 1 to 5 is realized. A computer-readable storage medium characterized by the following features.

14. A computer-readable storage medium in which an instruction is stored, wherein when the instruction is executed, the method according to claim 6 is realized. A computer-readable storage medium characterized by the following features.

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