Beam processing methods, apparatus, and related equipment

Abstract

This application discloses a beam processing method, an apparatus, and related equipment, which includes: receiving first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to indicate a candidate beam information set, the candidate beam information set including candidate beam information sets of N target groups, at least one of the target groups including at least two targets, each of the targets being a channel or a reference signal, where N is a positive integer; and receiving indication information, the indication information being used to indicate beam information of the target group, the beam information belonging to the candidate beam information set of the target group.

Claims

1. A beam processing method performed by a terminal, Receiving first arrangement information, wherein the first arrangement information is used to indicate a candidate beam information set, the candidate beam information set includes candidate beam information sets for N target groups, at least one target group includes at least two targets, each target is a channel or reference signal, and N is an integer of 2 or more. Receiving instruction information, wherein the instruction information is used to indicate beam information for the target group, and the beam information belongs to the candidate beam information set for the target group, The aforementioned first placement information is loaded onto the target placement information, and the target placement information is other placement information other than the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH placement information. The aforementioned target placement information includes the placement information of the bandwidth portion BWP, The first arrangement information is the arrangement information of the transmission arrangement instruction state TCI state pool, If the TCI state pool includes a TCI state for an uplink, then at least one TCI state for an uplink includes or relates to a target parameter. Here, the target parameter includes at least one of power control parameter information and uplink timing information. The aforementioned N target groups are The N target groups include at least two target groups, and at least one of the target groups includes both an uplink target and a downlink target. The aforementioned N target groups include two target groups, one of which includes targets for the uplink and the other target group includes targets for the downlink. The aforementioned N target groups include N1 target groups and N2 target groups, each of the N1 target groups includes an uplink target, each of the N2 target groups includes a downlink target, N1 and N2 are both positive integers, and the sum of N1 and N2 is N, with N being greater than 2. Each of the N target groups includes only targets for the uplink, Satisfying any one of the following conditions Beam processing method.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target placement information further includes at least one of the following: cell placement information, cell group placement information, component carrier CC list placement information, uplink CC list placement information, and downlink CC list placement information.

3. The aforementioned TCI state pool is TCI State and, It includes at least one of at least one TCI state group which includes at least two TCI states, The method according to claim 1, wherein each TCI state in the TCI state pool includes at least one source reference signal RS.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target parameter further includes at least one of physical uplink shared channel port information and precoding information.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instruction information is used to indicate at least one TCI state, and the at least one TCI state is used to determine the beam information of the N target groups.

6. The TCI state indicated by the aforementioned instruction information is: When the aforementioned instruction information indicates the TCI state of one downlink CC, the TCI state is used for all CCs in the downlink CC list where the downlink CC is located. When the instruction information indicates the TCI state of one uplink CC, the TCI state is used for all CCs in the uplink CC list where the uplink CC is located. When the aforementioned instruction information indicates the TCI state of one CC, the TCI state is used for all CCs in the CC list in which the CC is located. When the instruction information indicates at least two TCI states of a downlink CC, the at least two TCI states are used for different target groups of all CCs in the downlink CC list where the downlink CC is located. When the instruction information indicates at least two TCI states of an uplink CC, the at least two TCI states are used for different target groups of all CCs in the uplink CC list where the uplink CC is located. The method according to claim 5, wherein the instruction information indicates at least two TCI states of a CC, and the at least two TCI states are used for different target groups of all CCs in the CC list in which the CC is located.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target group is determined by at least one of the control resource set, the link direction, and the channel type.

8. The subjects in the aforementioned target group are: CSI-RS for acquiring channel status information CSI, CSI-RS for tracking, The sounding reference signal SRS for antenna switching, SRS for the codebook, SRS for non-codebooks, The method according to claim 1, comprising at least one of a beam fault detection system (RS).

9. The aforementioned beam information is The beam information is used only for the first target within the corresponding target group, The beam information satisfies one of the following conditions: it is used for all targets in the corresponding target group, Herein, the first object is the method according to claim 1, wherein no TCI state or pseudo-collocation QCL information is placed.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instruction information is transmitted to a first media access control unit MAC CE or downlink control information DCI.

11. Prior to the step of receiving the instruction information, the method Further includes receiving a second MAC CE to activate M TCI states, The method according to claim 10, wherein M is a positive integer, and if M is greater than 1, the instruction information is placed on the DCI, and the instruction information is used to indicate one of the M TCI states.

12. A beam processing method performed by network equipment, Transmitting first arrangement information, wherein the first arrangement information is used to indicate a candidate beam information set, the candidate beam information set includes candidate beam information sets for N target groups, at least one target group includes at least two targets, each target is a channel or reference signal, and N is an integer of 2 or more. Transmitting instruction information, wherein the instruction information is used to indicate beam information for the target group, and the beam information belongs to the candidate beam information set for the target group, The aforementioned first placement information is loaded onto the target placement information, and the target placement information is other placement information other than the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH placement information. The aforementioned target placement information includes the placement information of the bandwidth portion BWP, The first arrangement information is the arrangement information of the transmission arrangement instruction state TCI state pool, If the TCI state pool includes a TCI state for an uplink, then at least one TCI state for an uplink includes or relates to a target parameter. Here, the target parameter includes at least one of power control parameter information and uplink timing information. The aforementioned N target groups are The N target groups include at least two target groups, and at least one of the target groups includes both an uplink target and a downlink target. The aforementioned N target groups include two target groups, one of which includes targets for the uplink and the other target group includes targets for the downlink. The aforementioned N target groups include N1 target groups and N2 target groups, each of the N1 target groups includes an uplink target, each of the N2 target groups includes a downlink target, N1 and N2 are both positive integers, and the sum of N1 and N2 is N, with N being greater than 2. Each of the N target groups includes only targets for the uplink, A beam processing method that satisfies any one of the following conditions.

13. A communication device comprising memory, a processor, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and operable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, a step in the beam processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is realized.

14. A communication device comprising memory, a processor, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and operable on the processor, wherein when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps in the beam processing method according to claim 12 are realized.

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