Communication method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

The present application provides a communication method and apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium. The communication method comprises: receiving a termination condition of at least one sensing task, the termination condition comprising a condition required to terminate execution of the sensing task. The present invention provides a solution capable of reducing power consumption of a terminal and improving sensing performance.

Description

Communication method and device, and computer-readable storage medium

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on July 26, 2023, with application number 202310928874.2 and invention name “Communication method and device, computer-readable storage medium”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0003] Wireless communication networks have wireless perception capabilities. Base stations and terminals will have both communication and perception capabilities, and can provide perception services for perception applications, including intelligent transportation, drone supervision, safety detection, smart home, public safety, health monitoring, environmental detection and other fields. Specifically, for scenarios that require efficient perception of the real-time status of roads, vehicles, and people in factories, roads, low altitudes, cities, and even larger time and space ranges, this is called a per-area synaesthesia scenario. When the perceived target has a target identifier, the scenario of using synaesthesia technology to perceive and track the perceived object to obtain dynamic monitoring of the perceived object's status is called a per-object synaesthesia scenario.

[0004] Existing communication sensing technologies transmit wireless sensing signals to target areas or objects and analyze the received wireless echo signals to obtain corresponding sensing measurement information. By analyzing the characteristics of the detected object's echo signal in the time, frequency, and Doppler domains, it can reflect environmental changes in multiple dimensions, including the distance, position, shape, speed, and trajectory of the perceived object.

[0005] However, currently, terminals only have configuration for sensing tasks and reporting. In some sensing tasks, the movement of the terminal or the sensed object may prevent the task from continuing. Continuing the task results in high power consumption. Furthermore, the termination of a sensing task is only indicated or configured by the network, resulting in significant latency and reduced efficiency. Furthermore, in some scenarios, such as when a terminal is disconnected, the termination of the sensing task cannot be notified to the terminal. Consequently, the terminal continues to perform the sensing task, resulting in high power consumption and reduced efficiency.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] The present application provides a communication method and apparatus, and provides a solution for reducing terminal power consumption and improving perception performance.

[0008] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0009] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, the communication method comprising: receiving a termination condition of at least one perception task, the termination condition comprising a condition required to terminate execution of the perception task.

[0010] Optionally, the communication method further includes: reporting first indication information, where the first indication information indicates termination of a first perception task, and the first perception task is a perception task that has met a corresponding termination condition.

[0011] Optionally, before reporting the first indication information, the method further includes: receiving a target perception task, wherein the first perception task is selected from the target perception task; or receiving a target termination condition, wherein the termination condition of the first perception task is selected from the target termination condition.

[0012] Optionally, before reporting the first indication information, the method further includes: receiving a first configuration, where the first configuration is used to indicate whether to report the first indication information.

[0013] Optionally, the communication method further includes: terminating execution of the second perception task in response to satisfaction of a termination condition of the second perception task.

[0014] Optionally, the communication method further includes: deleting the task configuration of the second perception task; or, retaining the task configuration of the second perception task; or, retaining the task configuration of the second perception task for a period of time.

[0015] Optionally, the communication method further includes: deleting the measurement data of the second perception task; or, reporting the measurement data of the second perception task; or, reporting the measurement data of the second perception task in response to the received second indication information.

[0016] Optionally, third indication information is reported, where the third indication information indicates the existence of measurement data of the second perception task.

[0017] Optionally, the termination condition includes one or more of the following: leaving the effective area; the signal quality of the measured perception signal is lower than the first threshold value or lower than or equal to the first threshold value; the distance to the perceived object is greater than the second threshold value or greater than or equal to the second threshold value; the distance to the perceived object is lower than the third threshold value or lower than or equal to the third threshold value; the distance between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal of the perception signal is greater than the fourth threshold value or greater than or equal to the fourth threshold value; the distance between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal of the perception signal is lower than the fifth threshold value or lower than or equal to the fifth threshold value; the wireless resource control state is the target state, and the target state is selected from the connected state, the inactive state and the idle state; the effectiveness condition is not met.

[0018] Optionally, receiving the termination condition of at least one perception task includes: receiving a task configuration of the at least one perception task, the task configuration including the termination condition; or receiving high-level signaling, the high-level signaling carrying the termination condition of the at least one perception task.

[0019] In a second aspect, the present application also discloses a communication method, which includes: sending a termination condition of at least one perception task, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate the execution of the perception task.

[0020] Optionally, the communication method further includes: receiving first indication information, where the first indication information indicates termination of a first perception task, and the first perception task is a perception task that has met a corresponding termination condition.

[0021] Optionally, before receiving the first indication information, the method further includes: sending a target perception task, wherein the first perception task is selected from the target perception task; or sending a target termination condition, wherein the termination condition of the first perception task is selected from the target termination condition.

[0022] Optionally, before receiving the first indication information, the method further includes: sending a first configuration, where the first configuration is used to indicate whether to report the first indication information.

[0023] Optionally, the termination condition includes one or more of the following: leaving the effective area; the signal quality of the measured perception signal is lower than a first threshold value or lower than or equal to the first threshold value; the distance to the perceived object is greater than a second threshold value or greater than or equal to the second threshold value; the distance to the perceived object is lower than a third threshold value or lower than or equal to the third threshold value; the distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal of the perception signal is greater than a fourth threshold value or greater than or equal to the fourth threshold value; the distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal of the perception signal is lower than a fifth threshold value or lower than or equal to the fifth threshold value; the wireless resource control state is a target state, and the target state is selected from a connected state, an inactive state, and an idle state; the effectiveness condition is not met.

[0024] In a third aspect, the present application further discloses a communication device, which includes: a communication module for receiving a termination condition of at least one perception task, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate the execution of the perception task.

[0025] In a fourth aspect, the present application also discloses a communication device, which includes: a communication module for sending a termination condition of at least one perception task, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate the execution of the perception task.

[0026] In a fifth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. The computer program is executed by a processor to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0027] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and the processor runs the computer program to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect.

[0028] In the seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and the device is characterized in that the processor runs the computer program to execute any one of the methods provided in the second aspect.

[0029] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product is provided, on which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is executed by a processor to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0030] In a ninth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising the above-mentioned terminal device and the above-mentioned network device.

[0031] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a chip (or a data transmission device) on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by the chip, the steps of the above method are implemented.

[0032] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a system chip for use in a terminal, wherein the chip system includes at least one processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit and the at least one processor are interconnected through lines, and the at least one processor is used to execute instructions to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0033] Compared with the existing technology, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0034] In the technical solution of the present application, a terminal device receives at least one termination condition for a perception task, wherein the termination condition includes the conditions required to terminate the perception task. The technical solution of the present application configures the termination condition for the terminal device so that when the perception task meets the termination condition, the terminal device can autonomously and promptly terminate the perception task, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing power consumption.

[0035] Furthermore, the terminal device reports first indication information, which indicates the termination of the first perception task. By having the terminal device report the first indication information, the network device can promptly learn the status of the perception task (e.g., whether it is terminated), thereby enabling the network device to reselect a more appropriate terminal to perform the perception task based on the termination of the perception task reported by the terminal device, thereby improving perception performance and network efficiency.

[0036] Furthermore, the terminal device can delete / retain the task configuration of the second perception task; the terminal device can also delete / retain the measurement data. By retaining / deleting the task configuration of the perception task and retaining / deleting the measurement data, it can meet the different needs of various application scenarios, improve the flexibility of the perception task application, and improve the performance of the perception task and network efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] FIG1 is an interactive flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG2 is an interactive flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG3 is an interaction flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG4 is an interaction flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The communication systems to which the embodiments of the present application are applicable include, but are not limited to, Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, fifth-generation (5G) systems, new radio (NR) systems, and future evolution systems or multiple communication convergence systems. Among them, the 5G system can be a non-standalone (NSA) 5G system or a standalone (SA) 5G system. The technical solution of the present application is also applicable to different network architectures, including but not limited to relay network architecture, dual-connection architecture, vehicle-to-everything architecture and other architectures.

[0044] This application mainly relates to the communication between terminal devices and network devices. Among them:

[0045] The network device in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as an access network device, for example, a base station (BS) (also referred to as a base station device), which is a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) to provide wireless communication functions. For example, in the second generation (2nd-Generation, 2G) network, the device providing the base station function includes a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), in the third generation (3rd-Generation, 3G) network, the device providing the base station function includes a node B (NodeB), in the fourth generation (4th-Generation, 4G) network, the device providing the base station function includes an evolved node B (evolved NodeB, eNB), in the wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Networks, WLAN), the device providing the base station function is an access point (Access Point, AP), and the device providing the base station function in NR is the next generation Node Base station (gNB), and the further evolved node B (ng-eNB), wherein the gNB and the terminal device communicate using NR technology, and the ng-eNB and the terminal device communicate using Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) technology, and both gNB and ng-eNB can be connected to the 5G core network. The network device in the embodiment of the present application also includes a device that provides a base station function in a future new communication system, etc.

[0046] The network device in the embodiment of the present application may also be a core network element.

[0047] The terminal equipment in the embodiments of the present application may refer to various forms of access terminals, user units, user stations, mobile stations, mobile stations (MS), remote stations, remote terminals, mobile devices, user terminals, wireless communication devices, user agents, or user devices. The terminal equipment may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network, or a terminal device in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc., and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. The terminal equipment may also be referred to as User Equipment (UE), a terminal, etc.

[0048] As described in the background, terminals currently only have configuration for sensing tasks and reporting. In some sensing tasks, the movement of the terminal or the object being sensed can prevent the task from continuing. However, the terminal's continued execution of the sensing task results in significant power consumption. Furthermore, the termination of a sensing task is only indicated or configured by the network, resulting in significant latency and reduced sensing task efficiency. Furthermore, in certain scenarios, such as when a terminal is disconnected, the termination of the sensing task cannot be notified to the terminal. Consequently, the terminal's continued execution of the sensing task results in significant power consumption and reduced sensing task efficiency.

[0049] In addition, if the conditions for measuring and reporting events are not met, the terminal will not trigger event reporting, resulting in the network being unable to switch to the appropriate perception terminal in a timely manner, further reducing the performance and efficiency of the perception task.

[0050] In the technical solution of the present application, a terminal device receives at least one termination condition for a perception task, wherein the termination condition includes the conditions required to terminate the perception task. The technical solution of the present application configures the termination condition for the terminal device so that when the perception task meets the termination condition, the terminal device can autonomously and promptly terminate the perception task, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing power consumption.

[0051] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0052] The perception task (also referred to as the measurement task) in this embodiment refers to the perception measurement of the target area or target object (also referred to as the perceived object).

[0053] The embodiment of the present invention can be used in a perception measurement scenario, where a network device configures a perception task for a terminal device, and the terminal device performs the perception task.

[0054] The embodiments of the present invention can be specifically applied to the following sensing modes:

[0055] In Perception Mode 1, the network device transmits a perception signal to the target area or perceived object, and the terminal device receives the signal reflected from the target area or perceived object. In this scenario, the terminal device obtains measurement data such as the distance, position, shape, speed, and trajectory of the perceived object. When a measurement reporting event is met, the terminal device triggers an event report and sends the measurement data to the network device. Alternatively, the terminal device periodically reports measurement data to the network device.

[0056] In Perception Mode 2, the terminal device sends a perception signal to the target area or perceived object, and the network device receives the signal reflected from the target area or perceived object. In this case, the network device obtains measurement data such as the distance, position, shape, speed, and trajectory of the perceived object.

[0057] In sensing mode 3, terminal device 1 transmits a sensing signal to a target area or perceived object, and receives the signal reflected from the target area or object. In this case, terminal device 1 obtains measurement data such as the distance, position, shape, speed, and trajectory of the perceived object. If a measurement reporting event is met, terminal device 1 triggers an event report and sends the measurement data to the network device. Alternatively, terminal device 1 periodically reports measurement data to the network device.

[0058] In Perception Mode 4, Terminal Device 1 transmits a perception signal to the target area or perceived object, and Terminal Device 2 receives the signal reflected from the target area or perceived object. In this scenario, Terminal Device 2 obtains measurement data such as the distance, position, shape, speed, and trajectory of the perceived object. When a measurement reporting event is met, Terminal Device 2 triggers an event report and sends the measurement data to Terminal Device 1. Alternatively, Terminal Device 1 periodically sends the measurement data to Terminal Device 2. Terminal Device 1 or Terminal Device 2 can send the measurement data to the network device.

[0059] Referring to FIG1 , the method provided in this application specifically includes the following steps:

[0060] Step 101: The network device sends at least one termination condition of a sensing task to the terminal device. The termination condition includes the conditions required to terminate the sensing task.

[0061] It is understood that, in a specific implementation, the communication method can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs in a processor integrated within a chip or chip module. The method can also be implemented in the form of software combined with hardware, which is not limited in this application.

[0062] In this embodiment, the network device can configure the same or different termination conditions for different sensing tasks. Specifically, one sensing task can correspond to one or more termination conditions, and multiple sensing tasks can also correspond to the same termination condition.

[0063] After receiving the termination condition of at least one sensing task, the terminal device determines whether there is a sensing task that meets the termination condition among the sensing tasks currently being executed. If so, the sensing task is terminated.

[0064] Specifically referring to FIG. 2 , in step 201 , the network device sends a termination condition of at least one perception task to the terminal device.

[0065] In step 202, in response to the termination condition of the second perception task being met, the terminal device terminates execution of the second perception task.

[0066] Specifically, the termination conditions include one or more of the following:

[0067] 1. The terminal device leaves the effective area of ​​the sensing task.

[0068] Specifically, network devices can configure a sensing task's effective area. The sensing task's termination condition is when the terminal device leaves the effective area. During the sensing task, the terminal device determines whether its location is within the effective area. If the terminal device has left the effective area, the terminal device terminates the sensing task.

[0069] More specifically, the effective area of ​​the sensing task can be one or more of the following: a cell list, a tracking area list (TA list), a public land mobile network (PLMN) list, a zone list, a geographic area (e.g., an area represented by latitude and longitude), the beams of the serving cell and neighboring cells, and the corresponding signal intervals. A zone refers to a geographic area within a cell, and different zones can be represented by zone identifiers (IDs).

[0070] 2. The signal quality of the perception signal measured by the terminal device is lower than the first threshold value or lower than or equal to the first threshold value.

[0071] Specifically, the network side configures signal quality-related conditions for terminating the sensing task. For example, if the signal quality of the sensing signal measured by the terminal device is lower than a first threshold value T1, and the sensing signal measured by the terminal device may be a direct sensing signal, a reflected signal of the direct sensing signal, or a mixture of the direct sensing signal and its reflected signal; or if the difference in signal quality between the direct sensing signal and its reflected signal measured by the terminal device is greater than a threshold value T2, then during the performance of the sensing task, if the signal quality of the measured sensing signal is lower than the first threshold value T1, or if the difference in signal quality between the direct sensing signal and the reflected signal is greater than the threshold value T2, the terminal device terminates the sensing task.

[0072] The signal quality may be Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), or other forms of signal quality representation.

[0073] 3. The distance between the terminal device and the sensed object is greater than a second threshold value or greater than or equal to the second threshold value. The terminal device may be a transmitting terminal or a receiving terminal of the sensed signal.

[0074] 4. The distance between the terminal device and the sensed object is less than or equal to a third threshold value. The terminal device may be a transmitting terminal or a receiving terminal of the sensed signal.

[0075] Specifically, the network side configures distance-related conditions for terminating a sensing task. During a sensing task, if the distance between the terminal device and the perceived object is greater than or equal to a second threshold value D1, or less than or equal to a third threshold value D2, the terminal device terminates the sensing task.

[0076] 5. The distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal of the sensing signal is greater than a fourth threshold or greater than or equal to the fourth threshold.

[0077] 6. The distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal of the sensing signal is lower than or equal to the fifth threshold.

[0078] As previously described, in sensing mode 4, terminal device 1 (i.e., the transmitting terminal) transmits a sensing signal, and terminal device 2 (i.e., the receiving terminal) receives the sensing signal. In this embodiment, if the distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal is less than or equal to the fifth threshold, the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal may terminate the sensing task.

[0079] For example, the network device configures a termination condition for perception task 1 as the distance between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal of the perception signal being less than a fifth threshold value T5. Terminal device 1 and terminal device 2 perform perception task 1, with terminal device 1 sending a perception signal and terminal device 2 receiving the perception signal. If the distance between terminal device 1 and terminal device 2 is less than or equal to the fifth threshold value T5, terminal device 1 and terminal device 2 may terminate perception task 1. Other perception tasks are not affected by the distance between terminal device 1 and terminal device 2.

[0080] 7. The Radio Resource Control (RRC) state of the terminal device is a target state, and the target state is selected from a connected state, an inactive state, and an idle state.

[0081] For example, the termination condition of perception task 1 configured on the network side is idle state. When the terminal device enters the idle state, the terminal device terminates perception task 1.

[0082] 8. The status of the terminal device does not meet the validity conditions.

[0083] Specifically, the network device configures the effectiveness conditions of the perception task. When the status of the terminal device does not meet the effectiveness conditions, the terminal device terminates the execution of the perception task.

[0084] For example, the effective condition of perception task 1 is that the wireless resource control state of the terminal device is connected. When the terminal device enters the idle state, the terminal device terminates perception task 1.

[0085] 2 , in step 203 , the terminal device reports first indication information. The first indication information indicates the termination of the second sensing task. The second sensing task is a sensing task that has met a corresponding termination condition.

[0086] Furthermore, after the network device receives the first indication information reported by the terminal device, the network device may reselect other terminals to execute the terminated perception task.

[0087] By reporting the first indication information, the network device can promptly know the status of the perception task (for example, whether it is terminated), so that the network device can reselect a more suitable terminal to perform the perception task based on the termination of the perception task reported by the terminal device, so as to reduce the delay of the perception measurement and improve the perception performance and network efficiency.

[0088] 3 , in step 204 , the network device may further send a first configuration to the terminal device. The first configuration is used to instruct the terminal device whether to report the first indication information.

[0089] Specifically, if the network device instructs the terminal through the first configuration that the termination of the perception task needs to be reported to the network device, then in response to the termination condition of the second perception task being met, the terminal reports the termination of the second perception task to the network device.

[0090] Specifically, the network device can configure the terminal device to notify the network device of the termination of the sensing task according to the sensing task. In this case, the network device can also send the target sensing task to the terminal device. If one or more sensing tasks in the target sensing task meet their termination conditions, the terminal device will report the termination of one or more sensing tasks. Correspondingly, if other tasks outside the target sensing task meet their termination conditions, the terminal device may not report the termination of the sensing task.

[0091] For example, if the target sensing tasks are sensing tasks 1, 2, 3, and 4, and if sensing task 1 meets its termination condition, the terminal device reports the termination of sensing task 1. If sensing task 6 meets its termination condition, the terminal device does not report the termination of sensing task 6.

[0092] Specifically, the network device may also configure the terminal device to notify the network device of the termination of the sensing task according to the termination condition of the sensing task. In this case, the network device may also send a target termination condition to the terminal device. If the termination condition of the sensing task is the target termination condition, then when the termination condition of the sensing task is met, the terminal device reports the termination of the sensing task. Correspondingly, if the termination condition of the sensing task is not the target termination condition, the terminal device may not report the termination of the sensing task.

[0093] In a specific embodiment, the target perception task and / or target termination condition may be carried in the first configuration and sent to the terminal device.

[0094] It should be noted that the network device may not instruct the terminal device whether to report the first indication information, but the communication standard protocol may stipulate that the terminal device reports the first indication information.

[0095] In a non-limiting embodiment, referring to FIG. 4 , the terminal device may further selectively perform step 205 and / or step 206 .

[0096] In step 205, the terminal device may delete the task configuration of the second perception task, or the terminal device may retain the task configuration of the second perception task.

[0097] Specifically, the task configuration of the perception task may include one or more of the following: an identifier of the perception task, a start condition of the perception task, a reporting configuration of measurement data of the perception task, a termination condition of the perception task, and the like.

[0098] In one case, considering that the network device will subsequently select other terminal devices to perform the perception task, the terminal device can delete the task configuration of the second perception task to avoid the terminal device maintaining the task configuration information and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0099] In another case, the terminal device can retain the task configuration of the second perception task to avoid resending the task configuration when the network device configures the terminal device to perform the same perception task, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0100] In another case, the terminal device may retain the task configuration of the second perception task for a period of time, that is, after retaining the task configuration for a time length T3, the terminal device deletes the task configuration of the second perception task. The time length T3 may be configured by the network or specified by the protocol, for example, 10 minutes.

[0101] In step 206, the terminal device may delete the measurement data of the second perception task, or the terminal device may report the measurement data of the second perception task.

[0102] In one case, considering that the network device will subsequently select other terminal devices to perform the perception task, the terminal device can delete the measurement data of the second perception task to avoid the terminal device maintaining the measurement data and reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0103] In another case, the terminal device can report the measurement data of the second perception task so that the network device can promptly know the status of the perceived target area or the perceived object, which helps the network device better configure subsequent perception tasks and manage the target area or the perceived object.

[0104] In another case, the network side sends second indication information to the terminal device, and the second indication information instructs the terminal device to report the measurement data of the second perception task. After receiving the second indication information, the terminal device can report the measurement data of the second perception task.

[0105] In another case, the terminal device can report third indication information to the network side, where the third indication information indicates that measurement data of the second perception task exists in the terminal device, and then the network side instructs the terminal device to report the measurement data of the second perception task.

[0106] In another case, the terminal device may retain the measurement data of the second perception task for a period of time, that is, the terminal device may retain the measurement data of the second perception task for a time length T4 and then delete the measurement data of the second perception task. The time length T4 may be configured by the network or specified by the protocol, for example, 20 minutes.

[0107] It should be noted that the serial numbers of the steps in this embodiment do not limit the execution order of the steps.

[0108] In a specific embodiment, the termination condition of at least one sensing task may be carried in the task configuration of the at least one sensing task.

[0109] For example, the task configuration of the perception task may include an identifier of the perception task, a start condition of the perception task, a reporting configuration of measurement data of the perception task, a termination condition of the perception task, and the like.

[0110] Furthermore, the network device may also reconfigure or delete the termination condition of at least one perception task through the task configuration of at least one perception task.

[0111] In another specific embodiment, the termination condition of at least one sensing task may be carried in high-layer signaling.

[0112] Specifically, the high-layer signaling may be RRC signaling, a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI), etc.

[0113] Furthermore, the network device may also reconfigure or delete the termination condition of the at least one perception task through the above-mentioned high-level signaling.

[0114] For more specific implementation methods of the embodiments of the present application, please refer to the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0115] Please refer to FIG5 , which shows a communication device 50. The communication device 50 may include:

[0116] The communication module 501 is used to receive a termination condition of at least one perception task, where the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate the execution of the perception task.

[0117] In a specific implementation, the above-mentioned communication device 50 can correspond to a chip with communication function in the terminal equipment, such as a system-on-a-chip (SOC), a baseband chip, etc.; or correspond to a chip module with communication function in the terminal equipment; or correspond to a chip module with a data processing function chip, or correspond to the terminal equipment.

[0118] Furthermore, the communication module 501 may also report first indication information, where the first indication information indicates that the first perception task is terminated, and the first perception task is a perception task that has met the corresponding termination condition.

[0119] Furthermore, the communication module 501 can also receive a target perception task, and the first perception task is selected from the target perception task; or, the communication module 501 can also receive a target termination condition, and the termination condition of the first perception task is selected from the target termination condition.

[0120] Furthermore, the communication module 501 may also receive a first configuration, where the first configuration is used to indicate whether to report the first indication information.

[0121] In a non-limiting embodiment, the terminal device may further include a processing module (not shown), which may be configured to terminate execution of the second perception task in response to satisfaction of a termination condition of the second perception task.

[0122] Furthermore, the processing module may also delete the task configuration of the second perception task; or, retain the task configuration of the second perception task.

[0123] Furthermore, the processing module may also delete the measurement data of the second perception task; or report the measurement data of the second perception task.

[0124] In another embodiment, the communication module 501 is configured to send a termination condition of at least one sensing task.

[0125] In a specific implementation, the above-mentioned communication device 50 can correspond to a chip with communication function in a network device, such as an SOC, a baseband chip, etc.; or correspond to a chip module with communication function in a network device; or correspond to a chip module with a data processing function chip, or correspond to a network device.

[0126] For other related descriptions about the communication device 50 , reference may be made to the related descriptions in the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0127] Regarding the various modules / units contained in the various devices and products described in the above embodiments, they can be software modules / units, hardware modules / units, or partly software modules / units and partly hardware modules / units. For example, for various devices and products applied to or integrated into a chip, the various modules / units contained therein can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least part of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on the processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated into a chip module, the various modules / units contained therein can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component of the chip module (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components, or at least part of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software programs. It is implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on the processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in the terminal equipment, the various modules / units contained therein can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or different components in the terminal equipment, or, at least some modules / units can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on the processor integrated inside the terminal equipment, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits.

[0128] The present application also discloses a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the computer program is run, the steps of the method shown in the aforementioned embodiment can be executed. The storage medium may include a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. The storage medium may also include a non-volatile memory or a non-transitory memory, etc.

[0129] 6 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a hardware structure diagram of a communication device, wherein the device includes a processor 601 , a memory 602 , and a transceiver 603 .

[0130] Processor 601 may be a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the present application. Processor 601 may also include multiple CPUs, and processor 601 may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. The processor here may refer to one or more devices, circuits, or processing cores for processing data (such as computer program instructions).

[0131] The memory 602 may be a ROM or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a RAM or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compressed optical disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store the desired program code in the form of an instruction or data structure and can be accessed by a computer, and the embodiments of the present application do not impose any restrictions on this. The memory 602 can be independent (in this case, the memory 602 can be located outside the device or inside the device), or it can be integrated with the processor 601. Among them, the memory 602 can contain computer program code. The processor 601 is used to execute the computer program code stored in the memory 602, thereby implementing the method provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0132] The processor 601, memory 602, and transceiver 603 are connected via a bus. The transceiver 603 is used to communicate with other devices or a communication network. Optionally, the transceiver 603 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The device used to implement the receiving function in the transceiver 603 can be considered a receiver, which is used to perform the receiving steps in the embodiments of the present application. The device used to implement the transmitting function in the transceiver 603 can be considered a transmitter, which is used to perform the transmitting steps in the embodiments of the present application.

[0133] When the structural diagram shown in Figure 6 is used to illustrate the structure of the terminal device involved in the above embodiment, the processor 601 is used to control and manage the actions of the terminal device. For example, the processor 601 is used to support the terminal device to execute step 101 in Figure 1, or steps 201, 202 and 203 in Figure 2, or step 204 in Figure 3, or steps 205 and 206 in Figure 4, and / or the actions performed by the terminal device in other processes described in the embodiments of the present application. The processor 601 can communicate with other network entities through the transceiver 603, for example, communicating with the above-mentioned network device. The memory 602 is used to store program code and data of the terminal device. When the processor runs the computer program, it can control the transceiver 603 to receive one or more of RRC signaling, MAC signaling and DCI.

[0134] When the structural diagram shown in FIG6 is used to illustrate the structure of the network device involved in the above embodiment, the processor 601 is used to control and manage the actions of the network device. For example, the processor 601 is used to support the network device to execute step 101 in FIG1, or steps 201 and 203 in FIG2, or step 204 in FIG3, and / or the actions performed by the network device in other processes described in the embodiments of the present application. The processor 601 can communicate with other network entities through the transceiver 603, for example, communicating with the above-mentioned terminal device. The memory 602 is used to store program code and data of the network device. When the processor runs the computer program, it can control the transceiver 603 to send one or more of RRC signaling, MAC signaling, and DCI.

[0135] The embodiment of the present application defines the unidirectional communication link from the access network to the terminal device as a downlink, the data transmitted on the downlink is downlink data, and the transmission direction of the downlink data is called the downlink direction; and the unidirectional communication link from the terminal device to the access network is an uplink, the data transmitted on the uplink is uplink data, and the transmission direction of the uplink data is called the uplink direction.

[0136] It should be understood that the term "and / or" in this document simply describes a relationship between related objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. Furthermore, the character " / " in this document indicates that the related objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0137] The term "plurality" used in the embodiments of the present application refers to two or more.

[0138] The first, second, etc. descriptions appearing in the embodiments of this application are only for illustration and distinction of the description objects. There is no order, nor does it indicate any special limitation on the number of devices in the embodiments of this application, and cannot constitute any limitation on the embodiments of this application.

[0139] The "connection" appearing in the embodiments of the present application refers to various connection methods such as direct connection or indirect connection to achieve communication between devices, and the embodiments of the present application do not impose any limitations on this.

[0140] The above embodiments can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any other combination. When implemented using software, the above embodiments 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 instructions or computer programs. When the computer instructions or computer program are loaded or executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired or wireless means.

[0141] It should be understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0142] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, devices, and systems can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic; for example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation; for example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0143] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0144] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0145] The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform some steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0146] Although the present application is disclosed as above, the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application shall be based on the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: include: A termination condition of at least one sensing task is received, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate execution of the sensing task.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: Reporting first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates that a first perception task is terminated, and the first perception task is a perception task that has met a corresponding termination condition.

3. The communication method according to claim 2, characterized in that: Before reporting the first indication information, the method further includes: receiving a target perception task, wherein the first perception task is selected from the target perception tasks; Alternatively, a target termination condition is received, and the termination condition of the first perception task is selected from the target termination condition.

4. The communication method according to claim 2, characterized in that: Before reporting the first indication information, the method further includes: A first configuration is received, where the first configuration is used to indicate whether to report the first indication information.

5. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: In response to satisfying the termination condition of the second perception task, terminating the execution of the second perception task.

6. The communication method according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also includes: Deleting the task configuration of the second perception task; Alternatively, retaining the task configuration of the second perception task; Alternatively, the task configuration of the second perception task is retained for a period of time.

7. The communication method according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also includes: deleting the measurement data of the second perception task; Alternatively, reporting the measurement data of the second perception task; Alternatively, the measurement data of the second perception task is reported in response to the received second indication information.

8. The communication method according to claim 5 or 7, characterized in that: Also includes: Report third indication information, where the third indication information indicates the existence of measurement data of the second perception task.

9. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The termination conditions include one or more of the following: Leave the effective area; The signal quality of the measured perception signal is lower than the first threshold value or lower than or equal to the first threshold value; The distance to the sensed object is greater than a second threshold value or greater than or equal to the second threshold value; The distance to the sensed object is lower than a third threshold value or lower than or equal to the third threshold value; The distance between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal of the sensing signal is greater than a fourth threshold or greater than or equal to the fourth threshold; The distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal of the sensing signal is lower than a fifth threshold value or lower than or equal to the fifth threshold value; The radio resource control state is a target state, and the target state is selected from a connected state, an inactive state, and an idle state; The entry into force conditions are not met.

10. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The termination condition of receiving at least one perception task includes: receiving a task configuration of the at least one sensing task, the task configuration including the termination condition; Alternatively, a high-level signaling is received, where the high-level signaling carries a termination condition of the at least one sensing task.

11. A communication method, characterized in that: include: A termination condition of at least one sensing task is sent, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate execution of the sensing task.

12. The communication method according to claim 11, characterized in that: Also includes: A first indication message is received, where the first indication message indicates that a first perception task is terminated, and the first perception task is a perception task that has met a corresponding termination condition.

13. The communication method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The receiving of the first indication information also includes: sending a target perception task, wherein the first perception task is selected from the target perception task; Alternatively, a target termination condition is sent, and the termination condition of the first perception task is selected from the target termination condition.

14. The communication method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The receiving of the first indication information also includes: A first configuration is sent, where the first configuration is used to indicate whether to report the first indication information.

15. The communication method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that: The termination conditions include one or more of the following: Leave the effective area; The signal quality of the measured perception signal is lower than the first threshold value or lower than or equal to the first Threshold value; The distance to the sensed object is greater than a second threshold value or greater than or equal to the second threshold value; The distance to the sensed object is lower than a third threshold value or lower than or equal to the third threshold value; The distance between the sending terminal and the receiving terminal of the sensing signal is greater than a fourth threshold or greater than or equal to the fourth threshold; The distance between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal of the sensing signal is lower than a fifth threshold value or lower than or equal to the fifth threshold value; The radio resource control state is a target state, and the target state is selected from a connected state, an inactive state, and an idle state; The entry into force conditions are not met.

16. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The communication module is used to receive a termination condition of at least one perception task, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate the execution of the perception task.

17. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A communication module is used to send a termination condition of at least one perception task, wherein the termination condition includes a condition required to terminate the execution of the perception task.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 are executed.

19. A communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the processor performs the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

20. A communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the processor performs the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 11 to 15.

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