Communications method and apparatus

Abstract

A communications method, performed by a terminal device or a chip for the terminal device, the method comprising: determining (S501a) a first measurement object corresponding to a first secondary component carrier, SCC; determining (S502a), that the first SCC is a component carrier, CC, where at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks, SSBs, are required to be monitored, when there is an association relationship between the first measurement object and a first reporting configuration for the first SCC, and a reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a SSB type; performing measurement on the first SCC; wherein the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and / or time indexes; wherein the first SSC is within a frequency band that belongs to frequency range 2; wherein a frequency range of the frequency range 2 ranges from 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz. Figure 4

Description

A communication method and apparatus

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201811303675.8, filed on November 2, 2018, entitled “A Communication Method and Apparatus”, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and apparatus. Background Technology

[0004] In wireless communication systems, terminal devices need to constantly monitor cells. Depending on the method of cell monitoring, carrier units can be divided into full-capability carrier units and non-full-capability carrier units. Determining whether a given carrier unit is a full-capability or non-full-capability carrier unit is currently a hot research topic.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] This application provides a communication method and apparatus for determining a full-capacity carrier unit or a non-full-capacity carrier unit.

[0007] In a first aspect, this application provides a communication method applicable to a terminal device. The communication method may include: the terminal device determining a first measurement object corresponding to a carrier unit; the first measurement object having an association with a first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration being a first type, then the terminal device determining the carrier unit as a full-capability carrier unit; or, the first measurement object having an association with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration being a second type, then the terminal device determining the carrier unit as a non-full-capability carrier unit; wherein the first type and the second type are different.

[0008] In this embodiment, a full-capability carrier unit or a non-full-capability carrier unit can be determined based on the type of configuration reported from the first measurement object corresponding to the carrier unit, thereby addressing the shortcomings of the existing method for determining the frequency range FR2 full-capability carrier in 38.133. Furthermore, in this embodiment, no additional indication signaling overhead is required.

[0009] In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the terminal device receiving first configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information being used to configure a measurement object for each of the N slave carrier units that the terminal device needs to measure, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; the terminal device receiving second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations for the terminal device, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; the terminal device receiving third configuration information sent by the network device, the third configuration information being used at least to establish an association between the first measurement object and the first reporting configuration, wherein the first measurement object is one of the N measurement objects, the first reporting configuration is one of the M reporting configurations, and in the association, within a frequency band of frequency range FR2, only one measurement object is associated with the reporting configuration of the first type.

[0010] For example, if a network device wants to configure the first slave carrier unit as a full-capability carrier unit, then in the FR2 band configuration, the network device can associate the first measurement object corresponding to the first slave carrier unit with the first type of reporting configuration, and within the FR2 band, only the first measurement object is associated with the first type of reporting configuration. Upon receiving this configuration, the terminal device can implicitly determine that the first slave carrier unit is a full-capability carrier unit. The setting of the full-capability carrier unit is explicit for both the network device and the terminal device, allowing the network device to better schedule and manage the terminal devices.

[0011] Secondly, this application also provides a communication method applicable to a terminal device, comprising: the terminal device determining a first measurement object corresponding to a carrier unit; if the first measurement object is not associated with a first reporting configuration, then the terminal device determines that the carrier unit is a non-full-capability carrier unit.

[0012] In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the terminal device receiving first configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information being used to configure a measurement object for each of the N slave carrier units that the terminal device needs to measure, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; the terminal device receiving second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations for the terminal device, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and the terminal device receiving third configuration information sent by the network device, the third configuration information not establishing an association between the first measurement object and any of the M reporting configurations, wherein the first measurement object is one of the N measurement objects.

[0013] Thirdly, this application also provides a communication method applicable to a terminal device, comprising: the terminal device determining N measurement objects corresponding to N slave carrier units to be measured, wherein the N slave carrier units correspond one-to-one with the N measurement objects, and N is a positive integer greater than 1; the terminal device determining at least two measurement objects among the N measurement objects that are associated with a reporting configuration within a frequency band of a frequency range FR2, and wherein the reporting type of the reporting configuration is a first type; the terminal device determining a first measurement object among the at least two measurement objects; and the terminal device using the slave carrier unit corresponding to the first measurement object as a full-capability carrier unit.

[0014] For example, if a network device wants to configure the first slave carrier unit as a full-capability carrier unit, then in the FR2 band configuration, the network device can associate the first measurement object corresponding to the first slave carrier unit with the first type of reporting configuration. Furthermore, in the FR2 band, only the first measurement object is associated with the first type of reporting configuration. Upon receiving this configuration, the terminal device can implicitly determine that the first slave carrier unit is a full-capability carrier unit. The configuration of the full-capability carrier unit is explicit for both the network device and the terminal device, allowing the network device to better schedule and manage the terminal devices.

[0015] In this embodiment of the application, if the network device can indicate a range of full-capability carrier units to the terminal device, the terminal device can select one carrier unit as a full-capability carrier unit within the range. The terminal device can freely select a full-capability carrier unit, which is more compatible with existing protocols.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the terminal device receiving first configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information being used to configure a measurement object for each of the N slave carrier units that the terminal device needs to measure, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; the terminal device receiving second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations for the terminal device, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and the terminal device receiving third configuration information sent by the network device, the third configuration information being used to establish an association between at least two measurement objects within a frequency band of a frequency range FR2 and the reporting configuration of the first type, wherein the at least two measurement objects are included in the N measurement objects.

[0017] Fourthly, this application also provides a communication method applicable to a network device, comprising: the network device sending first configuration information to a terminal device, the first configuration information being configured to configure a measurement object for each of N slave carrier units that the terminal device needs to measure, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; the network device sending second configuration information to the terminal device, the second configuration information being configured to configure M reporting configurations for the terminal device, wherein M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; the network device sending third configuration information to the terminal device, the third configuration information being configured to establish an association between a first measurement object and a first reporting configuration, wherein the first measurement object is any one of the N measurement objects, the first reporting configuration is any one of the M reporting configurations, and in the association, within a frequency band of a frequency range FR2, only one measurement object is associated with the reporting configuration of the first type, or at least two measurement objects are associated with the reporting configuration of the first type.

[0018] In five aspects, this application provides a communication device for a terminal device or a chip of a terminal device, comprising: units or means for performing the steps of the first, second or third aspects above.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, this application provides a communication apparatus for a network device or a chip of a network device, comprising: units or means for performing the steps of the fourth aspect.

[0020] In a seventh aspect, this application provides a communication device for a terminal device or a chip of a terminal device, including at least one processing element and at least one storage element, wherein the at least one storage element is used to store programs and data, and the at least one processing element is used to execute the methods provided in the first, second or third aspects of this application.

[0021] Eighthly, this application provides a communication device for a network device or a chip of a network device, including at least one processing element and at least one storage element, wherein the at least one storage element is used to store programs and data, and the at least one processing element is used to execute the method provided in the fourth aspect of this application.

[0022] Ninthly, this application provides a communication device for a terminal device including at least one processing element (or chip) for performing the methods of the first, second, or third aspects above.

[0023] In a tenth aspect, this application provides a communication apparatus for a network device, including at least one processing element (or chip) for performing the method of the fourth aspect above.

[0024] In one aspect, this application provides a computer program product including computer instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the methods described above.

[0025] In a twelfth aspect, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the methods of any of the above aspects. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the association between the measurement object and the reporting configuration provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a bit mapping table provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 4 is a flowchart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 5a is a flowchart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 5b is a flowchart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0032] Figure 5c is a flowchart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the association between the measurement object and the reporting configuration provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0034] Figure 7 is a flowchart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0035] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing the association between the measurement object and the reporting configuration provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0036] Figure 9 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0037] Figure 10 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0038] Figure 11 is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0039] Figure 12 is a structural schematic diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0040] For ease of understanding, an exemplary description of concepts related to this application is provided for reference, as follows:

[0041] 1) Network equipment is an entity on the network side used to transmit or receive signals, such as a next-generation base station (gNodeB). Network equipment can be used to communicate with mobile devices. Network equipment can be an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a base transceiver station (BTS) in a global system for mobile communication (GSM) or code division multiple access (CDMA), a base station (NodeB, NB) in a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in long term evolution (LTE), a relay station or access point, or in-vehicle equipment, wearable devices, and network equipment in future 5G networks or future public land mobile networks (PLMNs), or gNodeBs in NR systems, etc. In addition, in this embodiment, the network device provides services to a cell, and the terminal device communicates with the network device through the transmission resources (e.g., frequency domain resources, or spectrum resources) used by the cell. The cell can be a cell corresponding to the network device (e.g., a base station). The cell can belong to a macro base station or a base station corresponding to a small cell. Small cells can include: metro cells, micro cells, pico cells, femto cells, etc. These small cells have the characteristics of small coverage area and low transmission power, making them suitable for providing high-speed data transmission services. Furthermore, in other possible cases, the network device can be other devices that provide wireless communication functions for the terminal device. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology or device form used by the network device. For ease of description, in this embodiment, the device that provides wireless communication functions for the terminal device is referred to as a network device. Additionally, in a network structure, the network device can include centralized unit (CU) nodes and distributed unit (DU) nodes.This architecture splits the protocol layer of the eNB in ​​the long term evolution (LTE) system. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0042] Network devices and terminal devices can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; they can also be deployed on water; and they can also be deployed in the air on aircraft, balloons, and satellites. The embodiments of this application do not limit the application scenarios of the network devices and terminal devices.

[0043] Network devices and terminal devices, as well as terminal devices themselves, can communicate using licensed spectrum, unlicensed spectrum, or both simultaneously. The embodiments of this application do not limit the spectrum resources used between network devices and terminal devices.

[0044] 2) Terminal equipment can be a wireless terminal device capable of receiving network device scheduling and instruction information. A wireless terminal device can be a device providing voice and / or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. Wireless terminal devices can communicate with one or more core networks or the Internet via a radio access network (e.g., radio access network, RAN). Wireless terminal devices can be mobile terminal devices, such as mobile phones (or "cellular" phones), computers, and data cards. For example, they can be portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices that exchange voice and / or data with the radio access network. Examples include personal communication service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablets, and computers with wireless transceiver capabilities. Wireless terminal equipment can also be referred to as a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station (MS), remote station, access point (AP), remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, subscriber station (SS), customer premises equipment (CPE), terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile terminal (MT), etc. Wireless terminal equipment can also be wearable devices and next-generation communication systems, such as terminal equipment in 5G networks, terminal equipment in future evolved public land mobile networks (PLMNs), and terminal equipment in NR communication systems.

[0045] 3) The communication system can employ various radio access technologies (RATs), such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), and single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA). This application does not limit the RAT used in the communication system. In this application, the term "system" can be used interchangeably with "network." Based on factors such as capacity, speed, and latency, networks can be categorized as 2G (generation) networks, 3G networks, 4G networks, or future evolution networks, such as 5G networks. Typical 2G networks include Global System for Mobile Communications / General Packet Radio Service (GSM) networks or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) networks; typical 3G networks include Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks; typical 4G networks include Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks; and typical 5G networks include New Radio Access Technique (NR) networks. UMTS networks are sometimes referred to as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), and LTE networks are sometimes referred to as Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN).

[0046] 4) A full-capability carrier (CC) refers to a terminal device that must monitor at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) in the CC. The 24 SSBs may have at least one of different physical cell identifiers (PCIs) or time indexes. The PCI is used to identify different physical cells, and the time index is used to identify different SSBs.

[0047] 5) Non-full-capability CC refers to a situation where the terminal device only needs to monitor at least two SSBs with different SSB time domain numbers for the serving cell in this CC.

[0048] 6) Measure object (MO), which includes various configurations related to the reference signal used for measurement, such as the time-frequency position of the reference signal and the subcarrier spacing indication.

[0049] 7) Report configuration (RC), including specific parameters for the terminal device to perform measurements. For example, the RC may include reporting criteria, the type of reference signal used for measurement, reporting format, type of measurement, number of cell-level measurements reported, and number of beam-level measurements reported. The reporting criteria may be event-triggered or periodically triggered. The type of reference signal used for measurement may be SSB or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The reporting format may be to report only cell-level measurements, or only beam-level measurements, or both cell-level and beam-level measurements simultaneously.

[0050] 8) Measurement ID (MI): The measurement object and the reporting configuration are associated through the measurement ID. The measurement object informs the terminal device of the configuration for measuring the reference signal, and the reporting configuration informs the terminal device of what measurement to perform based on the reference signal. By associating the two through the measurement ID, the terminal device can obtain a complete description of a measurement. Specifically, a measurement object (MO) can be associated with one or more reporting configurations (RCs), and a reporting configuration (RC) can also be associated with one or more measurement objects (MOs). For example, as shown in Figure 1, measurement object MO1 can be associated with reporting configuration RC1 through measurement ID MI1, and reporting configuration RC2 can be associated with measurement object MO2 through measurement ID MI3.

[0051] 9) at least one of a or b, which may specifically include a, b, a and b, wherein a and b may be a single or multiple.

[0052] It is understood that in the description of this application, the words "first" and "second" are used only for the purpose of distinguishing descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or order.

[0053] In the embodiments of this application, the terms "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate that something is an example, illustration, or description. Any embodiment or design that is described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or design. Specifically, the use of the terms "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0054] As shown in Figure 2, this application embodiment provides a communication system 200, which may include a network device 201 and a terminal device 202.

[0055] In the new radio access technique (NR), due to the movement of the terminal device 202, the terminal device 202 needs to support mobility processes such as cell selection, cell reselection and cell handover. Therefore, the terminal device 202 needs to monitor the cell.

[0056] Specifically, in the downlink frequency band for communication between terminal device 202 and network device 201, multiple component carriers (CCs) may be included. Furthermore, 3GPP defines two parts of the spectrum: frequency range 1 (FR1) below 6 GHz and frequency range 2 (FR2) above 24 GHz. FR1 has a frequency range of 450 MHz to 6000 MHz, and FR2 has a frequency range of 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz. The CCs may be located within either the frequency range of FR1 or the frequency range of FR2.

[0057] For each CC terminal device 202, at least a certain number of cells and synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) must be monitored. Specifically, when the CC is located in the FR1 frequency range, 3GPP specifies that the terminal device 202 should monitor at least 8 cells and 14 SSBs with different physical cell identities (PCIs) and / or SSB time indexes for that CC. When the CC is located in the FR2 frequency range, 3GPP specifies that the terminal device 202 only needs to monitor at least 6 cells and 24 SSBs with different PCIs and / or SSB time indexes on one CC in each FR2 band. On other CCs within the FR2 band, at least two SSBs with different SSB time indexes should be monitored for the serving cell.

[0058] Based on this, the concepts of full-capable CC and non-full-capable CC are defined for CCs located in the FR2 frequency range. For the concept of full-capable CC, please refer to the description in Concept 4) Full-capable CC above, and for the concept of non-full-capable CC, please refer to the description in Concept 5) Non-capable CC above.

[0059] The 3GPP protocol specifies that terminal equipment 202 may use the following methods to determine the full-capability CC and non-full-capability CC among the multiple CCs included in the downlink frequency band.

[0060] The first approach: If a primary component carrier (PCC) or a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) exists in the CC in the downlink band, then the PCC or PSCC is determined to be a full-capability CC, and the remaining CCs in the downlink band are determined to be non-full-capability CCs.

[0061] The second approach: If the downlink frequency band includes only one secondary component carrier (SCC), then the SCC is determined to be a full-capability CC.

[0062] If the downlink frequency band includes multiple SCCs, how to determine the full-capability CC and the non-full-capability CC among the multiple SCCs is not specified in the 3GPP protocol.

[0063] Option 1: Terminal device 202 decides on its own whether it is a full-capability CC or a non-full-capability CC.

[0064] Because terminal devices only measure the serving cell and not neighbor cells on non-full-capability CCs, handover and other mobility processes cannot be supported on non-full-capability CCs. If the terminal device decides on the full-capability CC and non-full-capability CC itself, then network device 201 will not know which CC the terminal device 202 sets as a full-capability CC and which CC as a non-full-capability CC. Furthermore, network device 201 will not know on which CC the terminal device 202 specifically performed neighbor cell measurements, and therefore cannot instruct the terminal device to perform operations such as cell handover, affecting network scheduling.

[0065] The second approach: Terminal device 202 will designate the first activated SCC as the full-capability SCC. That is, when a downlink band of FR2 includes multiple SCCs, terminal device 202 will designate the first activated SCC as the full-capability SCC.

[0066] First, in NR, network devices can activate multiple SCCs at once. However, if a network device activates multiple SCCs simultaneously, there is no solution for determining the full-capability CC among these multiple SCCs.

[0067] For example, 3GPP specifies that SCC can be activated in the following way: Network device 201 sends a bit mapping table to terminal device 202. In the bit mapping table, a bit with a value of 1 corresponds to SCC activation, and a bit with a value of 0 corresponds to SCC deactivation. The bit mapping table is shown in Figure 3. As can be seen from Figure 3, the bit mapping table may include 7 bits and 1 reserved (R) bit. The 7 bits are C1 to C7, and the values ​​of C1 to C7 can be 1 or 0. 1 can represent activation of the corresponding SCC, and 0 can represent deactivation of the corresponding SCC.

[0068] Furthermore, even if network device 201 activates only one SCC at a time, terminal device 202 still needs to record the activation time of the SCC in order to determine the activation order of the SCC, which increases the cost of terminal device 202.

[0069] The third option: Network device 201 configures MO only for full-capability CCs, and does not configure MO for non-full-capability CCs. Terminal device 202 can determine whether an SCC is a full-capability CC or a non-full-capability CC based on whether an MO is configured for it.

[0070] Because 3GPP stipulates that "when configuring measurements, the network should ensure that, as long as the UE has a measurement configuration, a measurement object should be configured for SpCell and each SCell to be measured." It can be seen that 3GPP requires that an MO be configured for each SCC. The above scheme, which only configures MO for full-capability CCs and does not configure MO for non-full-capability CCs, conflicts with the aforementioned 3GPP requirement.

[0071] Based on the above, as shown in Figure 4, a communication method flow is provided. The terminal device in this flow can be terminal device 202 as shown in Figure 2, and the network device can be network device 201 as shown in Figure 2. It is understood that the functions of the terminal device can also be implemented using a chip applied to the terminal device, and the functions of the network device can also be implemented using a chip applied to the network device. This flow may include:

[0072] S401. The network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal device.

[0073] In this embodiment of the application, the terminal device can be configured to measure N SCCs in the downlink frequency band of FR2, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. The first configuration information is used to configure one MO for each of the N SCCs. Through the above first configuration information, a total of N NOs need to be configured for the terminal device.

[0074] S402. The terminal device receives the first configuration information and configures MO for each SCC that needs to be measured according to the first configuration information.

[0075] S403. The network device sends second configuration information to the terminal device, the second configuration information being used to configure M RCs for the terminal device.

[0076] Optionally, the second configuration information can also be used to configure the reporting type of the M RCs. For example, the network device can configure the reporting type of any one of the M RCs as SSB or CSI-RS, etc.

[0077] S404. The terminal device receives the second configuration information and configures M RCs for the terminal device according to the second configuration information.

[0078] S405. The network device sends third configuration information to the terminal device, which is used to establish the association between MO and RC.

[0079] S406. The terminal device receives the third configuration information and establishes an association between MO and RC based on the third configuration information.

[0080] For example, in the embodiments of this application, the association between MO and RC can be established through the measurement identifier list. As shown in Figure 1, the association between MO1 and RC1 can be established through MI1, and the association between MO3 and RC4 can be established through MI4, and so on.

[0081] In this embodiment, for any one of the N MOs, it can be referred to as the first MO for convenience. The first MO may be associated with one or more RCs among the M RCs, or it may not be associated with any RC. For example, as shown in Figure 1, MO4 has no association with any RC. For any one of the M RCs, it can be referred to as the first RC for convenience. The first RC may be associated with one or more MOs among the N MOs, or it may not be associated with any MO. For example, as shown in Figure 1, RC3 has no association with any MO.

[0082] In this embodiment of the application, in a frequency band of FR2, the third configuration information described above can be used to configure only one MO to be associated with an RC of the first reporting type, or at least two MOs to be associated with an RC of the first reporting type.

[0083] As shown in Figure 5a, this application provides a flow of a communication method. This flow is applicable to scenarios where only one MO is associated with an RC of the first reporting type. The terminal device in this flow can specifically be the terminal device 202 in Figure 2 above. This flow may include:

[0084] S501a. The terminal device determines the first MO corresponding to SCC.

[0085] S502a. If the first MO is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is the first type, then the terminal device determines that the SCC is a full-capability CC.

[0086] As shown in Figure 5b, this application also provides a communication method flow, which is also applicable to scenarios where only one MO is associated with an RC of the first reporting type. The terminal device in this flow can specifically be the terminal device 202 in Figure 2 above, and the flow may include:

[0087] S501b. The terminal device determines the first MO corresponding to SCC.

[0088] S502b. If the first MO is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is the second type, then the terminal device determines that the SCC is a non-full-capability CC. The first type and the second type are different. For example, the first type can be SSB, and the second type can be Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS.

[0089] As shown in Figure 5c, this application also provides a communication method flow, which is also applicable to scenarios where only one MO is associated with an RC of the first reporting type. The terminal device in this flow can specifically be the terminal device 202 in Figure 2 above, and the flow may include:

[0090] S501c. The terminal device determines the first MO corresponding to SCC.

[0091] S502c: If the first MO and the first reported configuration are not associated, the terminal device determines that the SCC is a non-full-capability CC.

[0092] As shown in Figure 6, the network device configures three SCCs (Signal Cross-Chips) to be measured for the terminal device within the FR2 frequency band: SCC1, SCC2, and SCC3. There are no PCCs or PSCCs within this FR2 frequency band. The network device expects the terminal device to use SCC1 as a full-capability CC. Therefore, in the measurement configuration, the network device associates MO1 corresponding to SCC1 with the reporting configuration RC1 via the measurement identifier MI1. The reporting type of the reporting configuration RC1 is type 1. MO2 corresponding to SCC2 is associated with the reporting configuration RC2 via the measurement identifier MI2. The reporting type of the reporting configuration RC2 is type 2. MO3 corresponding to SCC3 is not associated with any reporting configuration. In this embodiment of the application, after the terminal device receives the measurement configuration, it can traverse the entire measurement identifier list (MI list) and find that MO3 corresponding to SCC3 is not associated with any RC, so SCC3 can be determined to be a non-full-capability CC. MO2 corresponding to SCC2 is associated with RC2, but the reporting type of RC2 is the second type, so SCC2 can be determined to be a non-full-capability CC. Only MO1 corresponding to SCC1 is associated with RC1, and the reporting type of RC1 is the first type, so SCC1 can be determined to be a full-capability CC.

[0093] As shown in Figure 7, this application provides a flow of a communication method. This flow is applicable to scenarios where at least two MOs are associated with an RC of type 1 reporting. The terminal device of this flow can specifically be the terminal device 202 in Figure 2 above. This flow may include:

[0094] S701. The terminal device determines the N MOs corresponding to the N SCCs that need to be measured, wherein the N MOs correspond one-to-one with the N SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0095] S702. The terminal device determines, among the N MOs, at least two MOs that have an association with the RC and whose reporting type of the RC is of the first type.

[0096] S703. The terminal device determines a first MO among the at least two MOs.

[0097] In the embodiments of this application, the terminal device may select one MO from at least two MOs as the first MO based on certain rules, or the terminal device may arbitrarily select one MO from at least two MOs as the first MO.

[0098] S704. The terminal device uses the SCC corresponding to the first MO as the full-capability CC.

[0099] In this embodiment of the application, if the network device can indicate a range of full-capability CCs to the terminal device, the terminal device can select an SCC as a full-capability CC within the range.

[0100] It should be noted that the processes shown in Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 5c and 7 can be used individually or in combination. For example, the terminal device can use the process shown in Figure 4 to establish the association between MO and RC. After establishing the association between MO and RC, the terminal device can use the processes shown in Figures 5a, 5b, 5c or 7 to determine the full-capability CC and the non-full-capability CC.

[0101] As shown in Figure 8, the network device configures three SCCs (Signal Control Centers) to be measured for the terminal device within the FR2 frequency band: SCC1, SCC2, and SCC3. There are no PCCs or PSCCs within this FR2 frequency band. The network device expects the terminal device to use SCC1 or SCC2 as a full-capability CC. Therefore, in the measurement configuration, the network device associates MO1 (corresponding to SCC1) with the reporting configuration RC1 via the measurement identifier MI1. The reporting type of the reporting configuration RC1 is type 1. MO2 (corresponding to SCC2) is associated with the reporting configuration RC2 via the measurement identifier MI2. The reporting type of the reporting configuration RC2 is also type 1. MO3 (corresponding to SS3) is not associated with any reporting configuration, or MO3 is associated with RC3 via MI3. The reporting type of RC3 is type 2. In the example shown in Figure 8, the example is illustrated by assuming that MO3 (corresponding to SCC3) is not configured with any RC. After receiving the measurement configuration, the terminal device can traverse the entire measurement identifier column and find that MO3 corresponding to SCC3 is not associated with any RC, thus determining that SCC3 is a non-full-capability CC. MO1 corresponding to SCC1 and MO2 corresponding to SCC2 are both associated with RCs, and the reporting type of the associated RCs is type 1. Therefore, in this embodiment, the terminal device can select one SCC, SCC1 or SCC2, as the full-capability CC. For example, the terminal device can use SCC1 as the full-capability CC, or it can use SCC2 as the full-capability CC; this application does not impose any limitations.

[0102] This application proposes an indication method for identifying a full-capability CC by associating the measurement object with the reporting configuration. This addresses a vulnerability in existing protocols where, when no PCC or PSCC exists within a frequency band and at least two SCCs are present, it is impossible to determine which SCC is the full-capability CC. Furthermore, it is compatible with existing protocols and requires minimal modification to them.

[0103] It should be noted that, for the processes shown in Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 5c or 7 above, the first type may be, but is not limited to, SSB, and the second type may be, but is not limited to, CSI-RS.

[0104] In this application embodiment, the process shown in Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 5c, or 7 can be based on the following principles, specifically:

[0105] The 3GPP specifies the following for the measurement process:

[0106] "As long as the network has configured the measurement settings for the UE, the UE should perform RSRP and RSRQ measurements for each serving cell with the configured measurement target according to the following procedure."

[0107] If at least one of the measurement identifiers configured by the network for the UE uses SINR as the reported measurement quantity or the triggered measurement quantity, the UE should also perform SINR measurement for each serving cell configured with a measurement object according to the procedure highlighted in blue below.

[0108] For each measurement identifier in the measurement configuration, the UE performs measurements on each cell (including neighboring cells and serving cells) at the frequency point corresponding to the measurement identifier according to the following process.

[0109] According to 3GPP specifications, terminal equipment measurements of the serving cell do not necessarily require association between MO and RC, but measurements of neighboring cells always require association between MO and RC. Since full-capability CCs require measurements of both the serving cell and neighboring cells, while non-full-capability CCs only require measurements of the serving cell, the association between MO and reporting configuration can be used to determine whether an SCC is a full-capability or non-full-capability CC. In other words, if the MO corresponding to an SCC is associated with the reporting configuration, the SCC can be identified as a full-capability CC; if the MO corresponding to an SCC is not associated with the reporting configuration, the SCC can be identified as a non-full-capability CC. In practical applications, terminal equipment measurements of cells can be of different types, such as SSB type and Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) type. The focus of this application embodiment is on improving SSB reporting. Therefore, in this application embodiment, if the MO and RC are associated, and the RC's reporting type is SSB type, the SCC corresponding to that MO is determined to be a full-capability CC.

[0110] Based on the above concept, as shown in FIG9, this application embodiment provides a communication device 900, which can be used to implement the functions of the terminal device in the process shown in FIG4, FIG5a, FIG5b, FIG5c or FIG7. The communication device 900 can be applied to the terminal device or a chip within the terminal device. The communication device 900 may include a processing module 901 and a storage module 904, and optionally may also include a receiving module 902 and a transmitting module 903.

[0111] In one example, storage module 904 is used to store program instructions; processing module 901 is used to read the instructions stored in storage module 904 to perform the following process: determining that the first measurement object corresponding to the carrier unit is associated with a first reporting configuration and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a first type, then determining that the carrier unit is a full-capacity carrier unit; or, determining that the first measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a second type, then determining that the carrier unit is a non-full-capacity carrier unit; wherein the first type and the second type are different.

[0112] In one example, storage module 904 is used to store program instructions; processing module 901 is used to read the instructions stored in storage module 904 to perform the following process: determining a first measurement object corresponding to a carrier unit, wherein the first measurement object is not associated with a first reporting configuration, and then determining that the carrier unit is a non-full-capability carrier unit.

[0113] In one example, storage module 904 is used to store program instructions; processing module 901 is used to read the instructions stored in storage module 904 to perform the following process: determining N measurement objects corresponding to N slave carrier units to be measured, wherein the N slave carrier units correspond one-to-one with the N measurement objects, and N is a positive integer greater than 1; among the N measurement objects, determining at least two measurement objects that are associated with the reporting configuration within a frequency band of a frequency range FR2, and wherein the reporting type of the reporting configuration is a first type; among the at least two measurement objects, determining a first measurement object, and using the slave carrier unit corresponding to the first measurement object as a full-capability carrier unit.

[0114] Optionally, the receiving module 902 can be used to receive first configuration information, second configuration information and third configuration information sent by the network device. For details on the first configuration information, second configuration information and third configuration information, please refer to the description in the above method embodiments.

[0115] In the embodiments of this application, the description of the processing module 901 and the receiving module 902 can be found in the description of the process shown in Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 5c or 7 above, and will not be described in detail here.

[0116] It should be noted that the physical device corresponding to the processing module in this communication device can be a processor, the physical device corresponding to the receiving module can be a receiver, and further, the physical device corresponding to the sending module is a transmitter, and the physical device corresponding to the storage module is a memory.

[0117] Based on the above concept, as shown in FIG10, this application embodiment provides a communication device 1000, which can be used to implement the functions of the network device in the process shown in FIG4. The communication device 1000 can be applied to the network device or a chip within the network device. The communication device 1000 may include a transmitting module 1002 and a processing module 1004. Optionally, it may also include a storage module 1001 and a receiving module 1003.

[0118] In one example of this application, the processing module 1004 is used to generate first configuration information, second configuration information, and third configuration information. The sending module 1002 can send the first configuration information, second configuration information, and third configuration information determined by the processing module 1004.

[0119] For a detailed description of the sending module 1002 and the processing module 1004 in this application embodiment, please refer to the description of the above method embodiment.

[0120] In this embodiment of the application, the physical device corresponding to the processing module in the communication device 1000 can be a processor, the physical device corresponding to the receiving module can be a receiver, the physical device corresponding to the sending module is a transmitter, and the physical device corresponding to the storage module is a memory.

[0121] Figure 11 shows a simplified schematic diagram of a possible design structure of the terminal device involved in the above embodiments. The terminal device 1100 includes a transmitter 1101, a receiver 1102, a controller / processor 1103, a memory 1104, and a modem processor 1105.

[0122] The transmitter 1101 modulates (e.g., analog-to-analog conversion, filtering, amplification, and up-conversion, etc.) the output sample and generates an uplink signal, which is transmitted via an antenna to the network device described in the above embodiments. On the downlink, the antenna receives the downlink signal transmitted by the network device in the above embodiments. The receiver 1102 modulates (e.g., filtering, amplification, down-conversion, and digitization, etc.) the signal received from the antenna and provides an input sample. In the modem processor 1105, the encoder 1106 receives service data and signaling messages to be transmitted on the uplink and processes the service data and signaling messages (e.g., formatting, encoding, and interleaving). The modulator 1107 further processes (e.g., symbol mapping and modulation) the encoded service data and signaling messages and provides an output sample. The demodulator 1109 processes (e.g., demodulates) the input sample and provides a symbol estimate. The decoder 1108 processes (e.g., deinterleaving and decoding) the symbol estimate and provides decoded data and signaling messages to be sent to the UE. The encoder 1106, modulator 1107, demodulator 1109, and decoder 1108 can be implemented by a combined modem processor 1105. These units process data according to the radio access technology used by the radio access network (e.g., NR and other evolved systems access technologies).

[0123] The controller / processor 1103 controls and manages the actions of the terminal device, and is used to execute the processing performed by the terminal device in the above embodiments. For example, it determines that the first measurement object corresponding to the carrier unit is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a first type, then the carrier unit is determined to be a full-capacity carrier unit; or, if the first measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a second type, then the carrier unit is determined to be a non-full-capacity carrier unit, and / or other processes of the technology described in the embodiments of this application. As an example, the controller / processor 1103 is used to support the terminal device in executing the steps shown in FIG4, FIG5a, FIG5b, FIG5c or FIG7. The memory 1104 is used to store program code and data involved in the terminal device 1100.

[0124] It should be noted that the terminal device 1100 provided in this application embodiment is used to implement the communication method shown in Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 5c or 7, or the function of the terminal device in the communication method shown in Figures 4, 5a, 5b, 5c or 7. Here, only the connection relationship between the various modules in the terminal device 1100 is described. For the specific scheme of the terminal device 1100 in processing the communication method and the specific actions performed, please refer to the relevant description in the above method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0125] Figure 12 shows a possible structural diagram of the network device involved in the above embodiments. The network device 1200 includes: a transmitter / receiver 1201, a controller / processor 1202, and a memory 1203.

[0126] The transmitter / receiver 1201 supports the transmission and reception of information between the network device and the terminal device described in the above embodiments, and supports radio communication between the network device and other terminal devices. The controller / processor 1202 performs various functions for communicating with the terminal device. In the uplink, uplink signals from the terminal device are received via an antenna, mediated by the receiver 1201, and further processed by the controller / processor 1202 to recover the service data and signaling information sent by the terminal device. In the downlink, service data and signaling messages are processed by the controller / processor 1202, mediated by the transmitter 1201 to generate downlink signals, and transmitted to the terminal device via an antenna. The controller / processor 1202 also performs the processing procedures related to the network device in FIG. 4 and / or other processes used in the techniques described in this application.

[0127] The memory 1203 is used to store the program code and data of the network device. The network device 1200 may also include a communication unit 1204, which is used to support communication between the network device and other network entities.

[0128] It should be noted that the network device 1200 provided in this application embodiment is used to implement the functions of the network device in the communication method shown in FIG4. Here, only the connection relationship between the various modules in the network device 1200 is described. For the specific scheme of the network device 1200 in processing the communication method and the specific actions performed, please refer to the relevant description in the above method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0129] According to the method provided in the embodiments of this application, the embodiments of this application also provide a communication system, which includes the aforementioned network device and terminal device.

[0130] Based on the above embodiments, this application also provides a computer storage medium storing a software program. When read and executed by one or more processors, the software program can implement the methods provided in any one or more of the above embodiments. The computer storage medium may include various media capable of storing program code, such as a USB flash drive, portable hard drive, read-only memory, random access memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0131] Based on the above embodiments, this application also provides a chip, which includes a processor for implementing the functions involved in any one or more of the above embodiments, such as acquiring or processing information or messages involved in the above methods. Optionally, the chip further includes a memory for storing program instructions and data executed by the processor. The chip may also include other discrete devices.

[0132] It should be understood that, in the embodiments of this application, the processor may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), but it may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.

[0133] The memory may include read-only memory and random access memory, and provides instructions and data to the processor. A portion of the memory may also include non-volatile random access memory.

[0134] In addition to the data bus, the bus system may also include a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, all buses are labeled as a bus system in the figure. In implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by integrated logic circuits in the processor's hardware or by instructions in software. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be directly implemented by the hardware processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor. The software modules can reside in random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, or other mature storage media in the art. This storage medium is located in memory; the processor reads information from the memory and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method. To avoid repetition, detailed descriptions are omitted here.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, include: The terminal device performs measurements on a first slave component carrier (SCC), the terminal device having the capability to measure at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) on the first SCC, wherein the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and / or numbers, the physical cell identifiers being used to identify different physical cells and the numbers being used to identify different SSBs, wherein the first SCC is configured to report measurement results based on SSBs.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The measurement performed by the terminal device on the first secondary component carrier SCC corresponds to the first measurement object, and the method further includes: The terminal device determines the first measurement object corresponding to the first SCC, the first measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is SSB.

3. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The SSC is located in frequency range 2.

4. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The terminal device does not have a primary component carrier (PCC) and / or a primary / secondary component carrier (PSCC) in the frequency range 2.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, The terminal device determines a first measurement object corresponding to a component carrier SCC, the first measurement object being associated with a first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration being a synchronization signal block (SSB), including: The terminal device determines the N measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs that need to be measured. The N measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device identifies at least two measurement objects among the N measurement objects that are associated with the first reporting configuration and whose reporting type of the first reporting configuration is SSB. The terminal device selects the first measurement object from the at least two measurement objects.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, The terminal device determines a first measurement object corresponding to a component carrier SCC, the first measurement object being associated with a first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration being a synchronization signal block (SSB), including: The terminal device determines the N measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs that need to be measured. The N measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device determines one of the N measurement objects that is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is SSB.

7. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal device determines the N-1 measurement objects corresponding to the N-1 SCCs that need to be measured. The N-1 measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N-1 SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device determines one of the N-1 measurement objects that is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is the second type.

8. The method as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal device performs measurements on the N-1 SCCs, and the terminal device has the capability to monitor at least two synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) with different numbers for the serving cell on the N-1 SCCs.

9. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal device performs measurements on the SCC, and the terminal device has the capability to monitor at least two synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) with different numbers for the serving cell on the SCC, which is configured to report measurement results based on a second type.

10. The method as described in claim 7 or 9, characterized in that, The second type is Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

11. A communication method, characterized in that, include: The terminal device performs measurements on a second subsidiary carrier (SCC) and has the capability to monitor at least two synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) with different numbers for the serving cell on the second SCC, which is configured to report measurement results based on a second type.

12. The method as described in claim 11, characterized in that, The measurement performed by the terminal device on the second component carrier SCC corresponds to the second measurement object, and the method further includes: The terminal device determines the second measurement object corresponding to the second SCC. The second measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the second reporting configuration is the second type.

13. The method as described in claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The terminal device determines the second measurement object corresponding to the second SCC, the second measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is the second type, including: The terminal device determines the N measurement objects corresponding to the N second SCCs that need to be measured. The N measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N second SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device determines one of the N measurement objects that is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is the second type.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that, The Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

15. A communication method, characterized in that, include: Determine the first measurement object corresponding to the component carrier SCC; If the first measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is type 1, then the terminal device determines that the SCC is a full-capability carrier unit. A full-capability carrier unit means that the terminal device has the capability to measure at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) on the first SCC. The 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and / or numbers. The physical cell identifier is used to identify different physical cells, and the number is used to identify different SSBs; or... If the first measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is the second type, then the terminal device determines that the SCC is a non-full-capability carrier unit. The non-full-capability carrier unit refers to the terminal device having the ability to monitor at least two SSBs with different numbers on the serving cell on the SCC.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network device receives first configuration information, which is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. The system receives second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; The network device receives third configuration information, which is at least used to establish an association between the first measurement object and the first reporting configuration. The first measurement object is one of N measurement objects, and the first reporting configuration is one of M reporting configurations. In the association, within a frequency band of FR2, only one measurement object is associated with the reporting configuration of the first type.

17. The method as described in claim 15 or 16, characterized in that, The SSC is located in frequency range 2.

18. The method as described in claim 17, characterized in that, The terminal device does not have a primary component carrier (PCC) and / or a primary / secondary component carrier (PSCC) in the frequency range 2.

19. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, characterized in that, The terminal device determines the first measurement object corresponding to the component carrier SCC, including: The terminal device determines the N measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs that need to be measured. The N measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device determines one of the N measurement objects that is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is SSB.

20. The method as described in claim 19, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal device determines the N-1 measurement objects corresponding to the N-1 SCCs that need to be measured. The N-1 measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N-1 SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device determines one of the N-1 measurement objects that is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

21. A communication method, characterized in that, include: Determine the first measurement object corresponding to the component carrier SCC; If the first measurement object and the first reporting configuration are not associated, then the SCC is determined to be a non-full-capability carrier unit. The non-full-capability carrier unit refers to the terminal device having the ability to monitor at least two synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) with different numbers on the serving cell on the SCC.

22. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network device receives first configuration information, which is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. The system receives second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; The network device receives third configuration information, which does not establish an association between the first measurement object and any of the M reporting configurations. The first measurement object is one of the N measurement objects.

23. The method as described in claim 21 or 22, characterized in that, The determination of the first measurement object corresponding to the component carrier SCC includes: The terminal device determines the N measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs that need to be measured. The N measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device determines one of the N measurement objects that is associated with the first reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

24. The method as described in claim 21 or 22, characterized in that, Determine the first measurement object corresponding to the component carrier SCC, including: The terminal device determines the N measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs that need to be measured. The N measurement objects correspond one-to-one with the N SCCs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The terminal device identifies at least two measurement objects among the N measurement objects that are associated with the first reporting configuration and whose reporting type of the first reporting configuration is CSI-RS. The terminal device selects the first measurement object from the at least two measurement objects.

25. A communication method, characterized in that, include: Identify the N measurement objects corresponding to the N component carriers (SCCs) that need to be measured, wherein the N SCCs correspond one-to-one with the N measurement objects, and N is a positive integer greater than 1; Among the N measurement objects, at least two measurement objects are identified within a frequency band of FR2 that are associated with the reporting configuration, and the reporting type of the reporting configuration is of the first type. Among the at least two measurement objects, a first measurement object is determined; The SCC corresponding to the first measurement object is taken as a full-capability carrier unit. The full-capability carrier unit refers to the terminal device having the ability to measure at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) on the first SCC. The 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and / or numbers. The physical cell identifier is used to identify different physical cells, and the number is used to identify different SSBs.

26. The method as described in claim 25, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network device sends first configuration information, which is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. The system receives second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; The network device receives third configuration information, which is used to establish an association between at least two measurement objects within a frequency band of FR2 and the reporting configuration of the first type. The at least two measurement objects are included in the N measurement objects.

27. A communication method, characterized in that, include: Send first configuration information to the terminal device. The first configuration information is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N sub-component carriers SCC that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. Send second configuration information to the terminal device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; Send third configuration information to the terminal device. The third configuration information is used to establish an association between a first measurement object and a first reporting configuration. The first measurement object is any one of N measurement objects, and the first reporting configuration is any one of M reporting configurations. In the association, within a frequency band of FR2, only one measurement object is associated with the reporting configuration of the first type, or at least two measurement objects are associated with the reporting configuration of the first type.

28. A communication device, characterized in that, include: Storage module, used to store instructions; The processing module is configured to read instructions from the storage module to execute actions such as determining a first measurement object corresponding to a component carrier SCC, wherein the first measurement object is associated with a first reporting configuration and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a first type; determining the SCC as a full-capacity carrier unit, wherein the full-capacity carrier unit refers to a terminal device having the capability to measure at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) on the first SCC, wherein the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and / or numbers, wherein the physical cell identifier is used to identify different physical cells and the number is used to identify different SSBs; or, wherein the first measurement object is associated with the first reporting configuration and the reporting type of the first reporting configuration is a second type, determining the SCC as a non-full-capacity carrier unit, wherein the non-full-capacity carrier unit refers to a terminal device having the capability to monitor at least two SSBs with different numbers for the serving cell on the SCC, wherein the first type is different from the second type.

29. The apparatus as claimed in claim 28, characterized in that, The device further includes a receiving module for: The system receives first configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and receives second configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the second configuration information is used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. The network device receives third configuration information, which is at least used to establish an association between the first measurement object and the first reporting configuration. The first measurement object is one of N measurement objects, and the first reporting configuration is one of M reporting configurations. In the association, within a frequency band of FR2, only one measurement object is associated with the reporting configuration of the first type.

30. A communication device, characterized in that, include: Storage module, used to store instructions; The processing module is used to read the instructions in the storage module to determine the first measurement object corresponding to the component carrier SCC. When there is no association between the first measurement object and the first reporting configuration, the SCC is determined to be a non-full-capability carrier unit. The non-full-capability carrier unit refers to the terminal device having the ability to monitor at least two synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) with different numbers on the serving cell on the SCC.

31. The apparatus as claimed in claim 30, characterized in that, The device further includes a receiving unit for: The network device receives first configuration information, which is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. The system receives second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; The network device receives third configuration information, which does not establish an association between the first measurement object and any of the M reporting configurations. The first measurement object is one of the N measurement objects.

32. A communication device, characterized in that, include: Storage module, used to store instructions; The processing module is used to read instructions from the storage module to determine N measurement objects corresponding to N SCCs that need to be measured. The N SCCs correspond one-to-one with the N measurement objects, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. Among the N measurement objects, at least two measurement objects within a frequency band of FR2 are identified that have an association with the reporting configuration and the reporting type of the reporting configuration is of the first type. Among the at least two measurement objects, a first measurement object is identified, and the SCC corresponding to the first measurement object is used as a full-capability carrier unit. The full-capability carrier unit refers to the terminal device having the ability to measure at least 6 cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) on the first SCC. The 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and / or numbers. The physical cell identifier is used to identify different physical cells, and the number is used to identify different SSBs.

33. The apparatus as claimed in claim 32, characterized in that, The device further includes a receiving unit for: The network device sends first configuration information, which is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. The system receives second configuration information sent by the network device, the second configuration information being used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; The network device receives third configuration information, which is used to establish an association between at least two measurement objects within a frequency band of FR2 and the reporting configuration of the first type. The at least two measurement objects are included in the N measurement objects.

34. A communication device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to determine the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information; The sending module is used to send the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information determined by the processing module to the terminal device. Wherein, the first configuration information is used to configure a measurement object for each of the N SCCs that need to be measured; the second configuration information is used to configure M reporting configurations, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; the third configuration information is used to establish an association between the first measurement object and the first reporting configuration, where the first measurement object is any one of the N measurement objects, and the first reporting configuration is any one of the M reporting configurations; and in the association relationship, within a frequency band of FR2, only one measurement object is associated with the reporting configuration of the first type, or at least two measurement objects are associated with the reporting configuration of the first type.

35. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that, The first type is the Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), and the second type is the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

36. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 27.

37. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes a module for performing the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 27.

38. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive signals from other communication devices besides the communication device and transmit them to the processor, or to send signals from the processor to other communication devices besides the communication device, and the processor is used to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 27 through logic circuits or executing code instructions.

39. A chip system comprising a processor for implementing the functions of the terminal device in any one of claims 1 to 27.

40. A communication system, characterized in that, The communication system includes the communication device as described in any one of claims 28 to 34.