User grouping method based on network node transmission and related device

Abstract

A user grouping method based on network node transmission, applied to a network side device and comprising: using beams in a first beam group and a second beam group to perform broadcast information transmission, no beam in the first beam group pointing to a network node, and all the beams in the second beam group pointing to the network node; classifying into a first user group a user selecting a beam in the first beam group in the random access process, and classifying into a second user group a user selecting a beam in the second beam group in the random access process; and screening the second user group for the user belonging to the first user group, removing the user from the second user group, and classifying the user into the first user group.

Description

User grouping method based on network node transmission and related equipment

[0001] This disclosure is based on the Chinese patent application with application number 202310953314.2, application date July 31, 2023, and invention name “User grouping method, device, equipment and medium based on network node transmission”, and claims the priority of the Chinese patent application. The entire content of the Chinese patent application is hereby introduced into the present disclosure as a reference. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wireless communications, and in particular to a user grouping method based on network node transmission, a user grouping device based on network nodes, an electronic device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. Background Art

[0003] Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) or Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) are composed of a large number of low-cost electromagnetic units. By adjusting the parameters (such as phase) of each unit, the reflection or transmission direction of the signal incident on the smart surface can be controlled, allowing the signal to be reflected or transmitted in the desired direction. Due to its low cost, low power consumption, and easy deployment, RIS is expected to become a candidate technology for wireless communications in the sixth generation mobile network (6G) standard.

[0004] In related technologies, dynamically adjustable RIS allows the base station to control signal reflection or transmission in a desired direction. However, RIS is transparent to user equipment (UE), meaning the UE cannot perceive changes in RIS. Under these conditions, the network cannot identify users who require RIS-assisted transmission, nor can it identify users who can be directly served by the network without RIS-assisted forwarding. This makes subsequent transmission scheduling on the network difficult, resulting in low scheduling efficiency.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The present disclosure provides a user grouping method based on network node transmission and related devices, which at least to some extent overcome the problem in related technologies that UE cannot perceive changes in RIS, resulting in low transmission efficiency of network-side device scheduling.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a user grouping method based on network node transmission is provided, which is applied to network-side equipment, including: using beams in a first beam group and a second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node; dividing users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into a first user group, and dividing users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into a second user group; screening users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, removing the users from the second user group, and dividing the users into the first user group.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, screening users belonging to the first user group from the second user group includes: configuring a group of reference signals for measurement, transmitting the reference signals using beams belonging to the same beam group, so that the user terminal measures the reference signals, obtains measurement results, and reports the measurement results, wherein the measurement results include the received power RSRP of the reference signal; if the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition, determining that the user terminal is a user belonging to the first user group.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, different beams in the first beam group are used to transmit the reference signal; wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, then the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group, including: if the RSRP of at least one of the reference signals is greater than a preset power threshold, then the RSRP of the reference signal is determined to satisfy the preset condition.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: the reference signal is transmitted using the beam in the second beam group, and the network side device controls the network node to forward different reference signals using different beam forwarding patterns; wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal meets the preset condition, then the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group, including: if the number of the reference signals whose RSRP is greater than a preset power threshold is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold, then the RSRP of the reference signal is determined to meet the preset condition.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first beam group and the second beam group include at least one beam, and the beams have different beam indices.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the beam includes a beam for transmitting a synchronization signal block SSB.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: the second user group needs to be assisted in transmission by the network node, and the first user group does not need to be assisted in transmission by the network node.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a user grouping device based on network node transmission is provided, which is applied to network-side equipment, including: an information broadcasting module, used to adopt beams in a first beam group and a second beam group to broadcast information transmission, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node; a user group division module, used to divide users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into a first user group, and divide users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into a second user group; a user group adjustment module, used to screen users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, remove the users from the second user group, and divide the users into the first user group.

[0015] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to perform the above-mentioned user grouping method based on network node transmission by executing the executable instructions.

[0016] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for grouping users based on network node transmission is implemented.

[0017] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, which includes a computer program or computer instructions, and the computer program or the computer instructions are loaded and executed by a processor to enable a computer to implement the above-mentioned user grouping method based on network node transmission.

[0018] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and together with the specification, are used to explain the principles of the present disclosure. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can derive other drawings based on these drawings without inventive effort.

[0020] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing a user grouping system structure based on network node transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG2 shows a flow chart of a method for grouping users based on network node transmission in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG3 shows a flowchart of a method for determining whether a user terminal belongs to a first user group in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG4 shows a flowchart of a specific example of a method for determining whether a user terminal belongs to a first user group in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG5 shows a flowchart of another specific example of a method for determining whether a user terminal belongs to a first user group in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG6 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of a user grouping system structure based on network node transmission in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG7 shows a schematic diagram of a user grouping device based on network node transmission in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG8 shows a structural block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, example embodiments can be embodied in many forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the concepts of the example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0029] In addition, the accompanying drawings are merely schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. Identical reference numerals in the figures denote identical or similar parts, and thus repetitive descriptions thereof will be omitted. Some of the block diagrams shown in the accompanying drawings are functional entities that do not necessarily correspond to physically or logically separate entities. These functional entities may be implemented in software, in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and / or processor devices and / or microcontroller devices.

[0030] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary system architecture of a user grouping method based on network node transmission or a user grouping device based on network node transmission that can be applied to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 1 , the system architecture 100 may include user terminals 101 , 102 , and 103 , a network 104 , a network node 105 , and a network-side device 106 .

[0032] The network 104 is used as a medium to provide communication links between the user terminals 101, 102, 103 and the network node 105, and between the network node 105 and the network-side device 106, and may be a wireless network.

[0033] In some embodiments, the wireless network described above uses standard communication technologies and / or protocols. The network is typically the Internet, but may be any network, including but not limited to a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a mobile, wireless network, a private network, or any combination of a virtual private network. In some embodiments, technologies and / or formats including Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Extensible Markup Language (XML), etc. are used to represent data exchanged over the network. In addition, conventional encryption technologies such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Virtual Private Network (VPN), and Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) may be used to encrypt all or some links. In other embodiments, customized and / or dedicated data communication technologies may be used to replace or supplement the above-mentioned data communication technologies.

[0034] The user terminals 101 , 102 , and 103 may be various electronic devices, including but not limited to smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, wearable devices, augmented reality devices, virtual reality devices, and the like.

[0035] In some embodiments, the user terminals of the applications installed in different user terminals 101, 102, and 103 are the same, or are user terminals of the same type of application based on different operating systems. Based on different terminal platforms, the specific form of the user terminal of the application can also be different. For example, the application client can be a mobile phone user terminal, a PC user terminal, etc.

[0036] The network node 105 can be an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), an intelligent repeater or an intelligent relay device. It can intelligently adjust the wireless propagation environment between the user terminals 101, 102, 103 and the network side device 106 by integrating a large number of low-cost reflection / transmission elements on the plane, thereby significantly improving the performance of the wireless communication network.

[0037] The network side device 106 can be an evolved Node B (eNB), a 5G base station (gNB), or a later version of a base station, a radio network controller (RNC), a Node B (NB), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a home base station (for example, a Home evolved NodeB, or a Home Node B, HNB), a baseband unit (BBU), a wireless fidelity (WIFI) access point (AP), a transmission point (TRP or TP), or other terms in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the network device is not limited to specific technical terms.

[0038] The network side device 106 can be a 4G base station, a 5G base station, a higher version of a base station, or a base station in other communication systems, or called a node B, an evolved node B, or a transmission reception point (TRP), or an access point (AP), or a WiFi device, or other terms in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the network side device is not limited to specific technical terms.

[0039] Network node 105 features low cost, low power consumption, and easy deployment. RIS can be controlled by network-side device 106, for example, a base station, but is transparent to the user equipment (UE), meaning the UE may be unaware of the existence of RIS. When network node 105 is present, two transmission modes exist: the network-side device directly sends data to the user terminal, and the network-side device forwards the data to the user terminal via the network node.

[0040] However, how to distinguish which users need RIS-assisted forwarding and which users do not need RIS-assisted forwarding has become a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently.

[0041] In order to solve the above problem, in one embodiment, the network side device 106 can use the beams in the first beam group and the second beam group to broadcast information. The beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node 105, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node 105. The users who select the beams in the first beam group during the random access process are divided into the first user group, and the users who select the beams in the second beam group during the random access process are divided into the second user group; users belonging to the first user group are screened from the second user group, users belonging to the first user group are extracted from the second user group, and users belonging to the first user group are divided into the first user group to realize user grouping, so as to perform data transmission according to the first user group and the second user group, thereby improving subsequent scheduling efficiency.

[0042] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the number of user terminals, networks, network nodes, and network-side devices in FIG1 is merely illustrative, and any number of user terminals, networks, network nodes, and network-side devices may be provided as needed, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0043] Based on this, the present disclosure provides a user grouping method based on network node transmission. This method uses beams from a first beam group and a second beam group to transmit broadcast information. The beams in the first beam group do not point toward network nodes, while the beams in the second beam group do. Users who select beams from the first beam group during random access are grouped into a first user group, while users who select beams from the second beam group during random access are grouped into a second user group. Users belonging to the first user group are screened from the second user group, removed from the second user group, and assigned to the first user group. This method can determine which users require RIS-assisted forwarding and which do not, thereby facilitating subsequent transmission scheduling by network-side devices and improving transmission efficiency.

[0044] This exemplary implementation is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

[0045] First, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a user grouping method based on network node transmission, which can be executed by any electronic device with computing and processing capabilities.

[0046] FIG2 shows a flow chart of a method for grouping users based on network node transmission in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the method for grouping users based on network node transmission provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a network-side device and includes the following steps:

[0047] S202: Use beams in the first beam group and the second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node.

[0048] It should be noted that the first beam group and the second beam group include at least one beam, and the beams have different beam indexes.

[0049] In one embodiment, the first beam group includes one or more beams, and all beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node, that is, the one or more beams do not point to the network node.

[0050] Exemplarily, one or more beams in the first beam group may be synchronization signal block (SSB) beams of a 5G system.

[0051] In one embodiment, the second beam group includes one or more beams, and all beams in the second beam group are directed to the network node, that is, the one or more beams in the second beam group are directed to the network node.

[0052] Exemplarily, one or more beams in the second beam group may be SSB beams of a 5G system.

[0053] It should be noted that during wireless communication, the beams in the first beam group are the beams used by the network-side device to transmit data directly to the user terminal, that is, the beams used in the scenario where no network node assistance is required; the beams in the second beam group are the beams used by the network-side device to forward data to the user terminal through the network node, that is, the beams used in the scenario where network node assistance is required.

[0054] In one embodiment, the network-side device configures the beams in the first beam group and the beams in the second beam group, and the beams in the first beam group and the beams in the second beam group have different beam indexes.

[0055] When the network side device uses the beams in the first beam group and the second beam group to transmit broadcast information, the broadcast information carries the beam index for the cell search process, so that the user terminal performs cell search according to the beam speed index, completes the random access process, and accesses the current cell.

[0056] It should be noted that the beam indices of the multiple beams in the first beam group are different, the beam indices of the multiple beams in the second beam group are different, and the beam indices corresponding to the beams in the first beam group and the beam indices corresponding to the beams in the second beam group are different. The beam index can be represented by one or more of numbers, letters, symbols, etc.

[0057] For example, the first beam group includes two beams, and the beam indices of the beams in the first beam group are beam #1 and beam #2 respectively; the second beam group includes three beams, and the beam indices corresponding to the three beams in the second beam group are beam #3, beam #4 and beam #5 respectively.

[0058] In one embodiment, the network node is a node that forwards data transmitted by the network side device. The network node can be an intelligent reflective surface, a reconfigurable intelligent surface, an intelligent repeater or an intelligent relay device. The network node can forward signals through beamforming.

[0059] S204: Group users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into a first user group, and group users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into a second user group.

[0060] In one embodiment, the first user group and the second user group respectively have corresponding user group identifiers, which are used to distinguish different user groups. Different user groups adopt different transmission strategies. For example, for users in the first user group, there is no need for network node-assisted transmission, and data can be transmitted directly by the network side device. For users in the second user group, network node-assisted transmission is required, and the data transmitted by the network side device is forwarded to the user terminal through the network node.

[0061] The user group identifier may be one or more of words, numbers, letters, symbols, etc. For example, group 1# is used to represent the first user group, and group 2# is used to represent the second user group.

[0062] In one embodiment, when the user terminal receives a message broadcast by the network side device, the user terminal randomly selects a beam in the first user group or the second user group and accesses the current cell.

[0063] S206: Filter users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, remove the users from the second user group, and assign the users to the first user group.

[0064] In one embodiment, the network side device further and more carefully screens whether there are users belonging to the first user group in the second user group. At this time, the network side device can configure a group of reference signals for measurement, and use the beam in the first beam group or the second beam group to transmit the reference signal, so that the user terminal measures the reference signal, and reports the measurement report obtained by the measurement to the network side device. The network side device determines the relationship between the relevant parameters in the measurement report and the preset conditions, and confirms whether the above-mentioned user terminal belongs to the user of the first user group.

[0065] When a user belonging to the first user group is screened, the user is removed from the second user group and is classified into the first user group.

[0066] Exemplarily, the user group identifier corresponding to the filtered users belonging to the first user group may be modified from the user group identifier of the second user group to the user group identifier of the first user group.

[0067] It should be noted that reference signals can be transmitted to user terminals in the second user group one by one, and it can be determined individually whether the above-mentioned user terminals belong to users of the first user group until all users in the second user group are traversed; reference signals can also be transmitted to user terminals in the second user group at the same time, and each user terminal can be determined whether it belongs to a user of the first user group; in addition, it can be determined whether there are users in the second user group belonging to the first user group in a time-sharing, grouping or other manner according to the situation.

[0068] In one embodiment, the method further includes: the second user group needs to be assisted in transmission by the network node, and the first user group does not need to be assisted in transmission by the network node.

[0069] In the disclosed embodiments, beams from a first beam group and a second beam group are used for broadcast information transmission. The beams from the first beam group are not directed toward network nodes, while the beams from the second beam group are directed toward network nodes. Users who select beams from the first beam group during random access are assigned to a first user group, while users who select beams from the second beam group during random access are assigned to a second user group. Users belonging to the first user group are screened from the second user group, removed from the second user group, and assigned to the first user group. The disclosed embodiments can determine which users require RIS-assisted forwarding and which do not, thereby facilitating subsequent transmission scheduling by network-side devices and improving transmission efficiency.

[0070] FIG3 is a flow chart of a method for determining whether a user terminal belongs to the first user group in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 , in one embodiment, the above-mentioned step S206 of filtering users belonging to the first user group from the second user group includes:

[0071] S302. Configure a set of reference signals for measurement, and transmit the reference signals using beams belonging to the same beam group, so that the user terminal measures the reference signals, obtains measurement results, and reports the measurement results, where the measurement results include the received power (RSRP) of the reference signals.

[0072] S304: If the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition, determine that the user terminal is a user belonging to the first user group.

[0073] It should be noted that the above-mentioned reference signal is a signal sent for the purpose of measurement or monitoring in wireless communication, and the parameter signals used for measurement configured by the network-side device may include at least two.

[0074] In one possible implementation, the reference signal may include at least one of the following: a synchronization signal in SSB, a channel state information reference signal, a tracking reference signal, and a sounding reference signal.

[0075] In one embodiment, the reference signal may be transmitted to the user terminal using a beam in the first beam group; or may be forwarded to the user terminal via a network node using a beam in the second beam group.

[0076] The above preset conditions may be pre-configured in the network side device and may be determined according to actual conditions. According to the relationship between the RSRP of the reference signal reported by the user terminal and the preset conditions, it is determined whether the user terminal belongs to the first user group.

[0077] FIG4 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of a method for determining whether a user terminal belongs to a first user group according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , in one embodiment, the user grouping method based on network node transmission provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

[0078] S3022. Use different beams in the first beam group to transmit a reference signal;

[0079] S3042: If the RSRP of at least one reference signal is greater than a preset power threshold, determine that the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition.

[0080] The above-mentioned preset power threshold may be pre-configured in the network-side device as a way of implementing the preset condition. The value of the preset power threshold may be determined according to actual conditions.

[0081] In one possible implementation, when the RSRP of at least one reference signal is greater than a preset power threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal meets the preset condition, and then the above-mentioned user terminal is obtained as a user belonging to the first user group. The user terminal needs to be removed from the second user group and divided into the first user group.

[0082] In another possible implementation, when the RSRP of the reference signal reported by the user terminal is less than or equal to the preset power threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal does not meet the preset conditions, and then the above-mentioned user terminal is obtained as a user belonging to the second user group and not a user belonging to the first user group, and there is no need to perform elimination or grouping operations.

[0083] FIG5 is a flowchart illustrating another specific example of a method for determining whether a user terminal belongs to a first user group according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , in one embodiment, the method for grouping users based on network node transmission provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

[0084] S3024: The reference signal is transmitted using a beam in the second beam group, and the network-side device controls the network node to forward different reference signals using different beam forwarding patterns.

[0085] S3044: If the number of reference signals whose RSRP is greater than the preset power threshold is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold, determine that the RSRP of the reference signal meets the preset condition.

[0086] In one embodiment, the network side device configures a group of reference signals for measurement, uses the beams in the second beam group to transmit the above reference signals, the beam direction in the second beam group points to the network node, and the above reference signals are forwarded to the user terminal via the network node.

[0087] The network-side device can control the network nodes to forward different reference signals using different forwarding patterns. The forwarding pattern can be an electromagnetic wave pattern with a specific reflection / projection pattern formed by adjusting the electromagnetic elements, or a reflection / projection beam pattern pointing in certain specific directions.

[0088] It should be noted that the above-mentioned preset quantity threshold is pre-configured in the network side device. As another implementation method of the preset condition, the preset quantity threshold can also be configured to be related to the number of reference signals. For example, the preset quantity threshold can be configured to be a value greater than or equal to 2 and less than the number of reference signals.

[0089] In one possible implementation, when the number of reference signals whose RSRP is greater than a preset power threshold is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal meets the preset condition, and then the above-mentioned user terminal is obtained as a user belonging to the first user group. The user terminal needs to be removed from the second user group and divided into the first user group.

[0090] In another possible implementation, when the number of reference signals whose RSRP is greater than a preset power threshold is less than a preset number threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal does not meet the preset conditions, and then the above-mentioned user terminal is obtained as a user belonging to the second user group and not a user belonging to the first user group, and there is no need to perform elimination or grouping operations.

[0091] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a reference signal is transmitted by using a beam in the first beam group or the second beam group, so that the user terminal in the second user group measures the reference signal and reports the measurement result to the network side device. The network side device determines whether the above-mentioned user terminal belongs to the user in the first user group based on the measurement result, thereby realizing accurate grouping of users, facilitating subsequent scheduling of network side devices, and improving scheduling efficiency and transmission efficiency.

[0092] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG6 , it is a schematic diagram of a specific example of a user grouping system based on network node transmission in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0093] In one embodiment, a beam in the second beam group 202 is used to transmit a reference signal.

[0094] As shown in FIG6 , the system structure may include user terminals 101 and 102 , a network node 105 and a network-side device 106 .

[0095] The network side device 106 uses the beams in the first beam group 201 and the second beam group 202 to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group 201 do not point to the network node 105, and the first beam group 201 includes beam 1# and beam 2#; the beams in the second beam group 202 point to the network node 105, and the second beam group 202 includes beam 3#, beam 4# and beam 5#.

[0096] Both user terminal 102 and user terminal 101 randomly access the current cell through the beams in the second beam group 202 .

[0097] For example, user terminal 101 and user terminal 102 select beam #3 in the cell search, but in fact user terminal 102 does not need the assistance of network node 105. The cell where user terminal 102 is located belongs to the direct coverage range of network side device 106, for example, the base station directly covers the above cell.

[0098] Network-side device 106 configures reference signals #3, #4, and #5 and transmits the reference signals using beam #3 in second beam group 202. Network-side device 106 controls network node 105 to forward reference signals #3, #4, and #5 using beam forwarding pattern 203, beam forwarding pattern 204, and beam forwarding pattern 205, respectively.

[0099] User terminal 101 belongs to the beam direction of beam forwarding pattern 203, so the RSRP of reference signal #3 measured by user terminal 101 is relatively good. In contrast, the RSRP of reference signals #4 and #5 (corresponding to beam forwarding pattern 204 and beam forwarding pattern 205, respectively) measured by user terminal 101 is relatively poor. The network device receives the measurement results reported by user terminal 101. Only the RSRP of reference signal #3 is greater than the preset power threshold, while the RSRP of reference signals #4 and #5 is less than the preset power threshold. Therefore, the network device determines that user terminal 101 belongs to the second user group and does not make any adjustments.

[0100] User terminal 102 does not belong to any beam direction of the beam forwarding pattern. For reference signals #3-#5, since they use the same beam pointing direction towards network node 105, from the perspective of user terminal 102, apart from the impact of the time-varying channel, the large-scale fading of these signals is similar. Therefore, the RSRP of reference signals #3-#5 measured by user terminal 102 does not vary significantly. The network device receives the measurement results reported by user terminal 102 and finds that the RSRP of reference signals #3, #4, and #5 are all greater than the preset power threshold. Therefore, network device 106 determines that user terminal 102 belongs to the first user group, removes it from the second user group, and adds it to the first user group.

[0101] In another embodiment, the reference signal is transmitted using the beams in the first beam group 201 .

[0102] As shown in FIG6 , the first beam group 201 includes beam #1 and beam #2, neither of which points to the network node 105 ; the second beam group 202 includes beams #3 to #5, all of which point to the network node 105 , such as the RIS.

[0103] Both user terminal 102 and user terminal 101 randomly access the current cell through the beams in the second beam group 202 .

[0104] For example, user terminal 101 and user terminal 102 select beam #3 in the cell search, but in fact user terminal 102 does not need the assistance of network node 105. The cell where user terminal 102 is located belongs to the direct coverage range of network side device 106, for example, the base station directly covers the above cell.

[0105] The network-side device 106 configures reference signals #1 and #2, and uses beam #1 and beam #2 to transmit the reference signals.

[0106] User terminal 102 is within the forwarding beam coverage of network node 105. Therefore, the measured RSRPs of reference signals #1 and #2 are very poor, and may even be unable to receive the corresponding reference signals. In other words, no reference signal has an RSRP greater than a preset power threshold. Therefore, network device 106 determines that user terminal 102 belongs to the second user group and makes no adjustments.

[0107] User terminal 101 is roughly within the coverage of beam #2 and measures a good RSRP for reference signal #2. Network device 106 receives a measurement report from user terminal 101 and finds that the RSRP for reference signal #2 is greater than a preset power threshold. Therefore, network device 106 determines that user terminal 101 belongs to the first user group, removes it from the second user group, and adds it to the first user group.

[0108] It should be noted that, in the actual data transmission process, only the users in the second user group may be traversed to filter out the users belonging to the first user group.

[0109] Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a user grouping device based on network node transmission, as described in the following embodiments. Since the principles of the device embodiment to solve the problem are similar to those of the above method embodiment, the implementation of the device embodiment can refer to the implementation of the above method embodiment, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0110] FIG7 shows a schematic diagram of a user grouping device based on network node transmission in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , the device includes: an information broadcast module 701 , a user group division module 702 and a user group adjustment module 703 .

[0111] The information broadcast module 701 is configured to use beams in a first beam group and a second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group are not directed toward the network node, and the beams in the second beam group are directed toward the network node;

[0112] A user group division module 702 is configured to divide users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into a first user group, and divide users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into a second user group;

[0113] The user group adjustment module 703 is configured to filter users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, remove the users from the second user group, and assign the users to the first user group.

[0114] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the user group adjustment module 703 is used to configure a group of reference signals for measurement, and use beams belonging to the same beam group to transmit the reference signals so that the user terminal measures the reference signals, obtains measurement results, and reports the measurement results, wherein the measurement results include the received power RSRP of the reference signal; if the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition, the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group.

[0115] In one embodiment, the user group adjustment module 703 is configured to transmit a reference signal using different beams in the first beam group; if the RSRP of at least one reference signal is greater than a preset power threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition.

[0116] In one embodiment, the user group adjustment module 703 is configured to transmit a reference signal using a beam in the second beam group, and the network-side device controls the network node to forward different reference signals using different beam forwarding patterns; if the number of reference signals whose RSRP is greater than a preset power threshold is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition.

[0117] It should be noted that the first beam group and the second beam group include at least one beam, and the beams have different beam indexes.

[0118] It should be noted that the beam includes a beam used to transmit the synchronization signal block SSB.

[0119] In one embodiment, the device further includes a signal transmission module not shown in the drawings, the signal transmission module is used when the second user group needs to be assisted by the network node for transmission, while the first user group does not need to be assisted by the network node for transmission.

[0120] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented as systems, methods, or program products. Therefore, various aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in the following forms: a complete hardware implementation, a complete software implementation (including firmware, microcode, etc.), or a combination of hardware and software implementations, which may be collectively referred to herein as "circuits," "modules," or "systems."

[0121] The electronic device 800 according to this embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to Figure 8. The electronic device 800 shown in Figure 8 is merely an example and should not limit the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0122] As shown in Figure 8, electronic device 800 is implemented as a general-purpose computing device. Components of electronic device 800 may include, but are not limited to, the aforementioned at least one processing unit 810, the aforementioned at least one storage unit 820, and a bus 830 connecting various system components (including storage unit 820 and processing unit 810).

[0123] The storage unit stores program codes, which can be executed by the processing unit 810, so that the processing unit 810 executes the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure described in the above “Exemplary Method” section of this specification.

[0124] For example, the processing unit 810 can execute the following steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment: using the beams in the first beam group and the second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node; dividing the users who select the beams in the first beam group during the random access process into the first user group, and dividing the users who select the beams in the second beam group during the random access process into the second user group; screening users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, removing the users from the second user group, and dividing the users into the first user group.

[0125] In one embodiment, the processing unit 810 can perform the following steps of the above method embodiment: configure a group of reference signals for measurement, use beams belonging to the same beam group to transmit the reference signals, so that the user terminal measures the reference signals, obtains measurement results, and reports the measurement results, wherein the measurement results include the received power RSRP of the reference signal; if the RSRP of the reference signal meets the preset conditions, the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group.

[0126] In one embodiment, the processing unit 810 may perform the following steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment: using different beams in the first beam group to transmit a reference signal; wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, then determining that the user terminal is a user belonging to the first user group includes: if the RSRP of at least one reference signal is greater than a preset power threshold, then determining that the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies the preset condition.

[0127] In one embodiment, the processing unit 810 may perform the following steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment: the reference signal is transmitted using a beam in the second beam group, and the network side device controls the network node to forward different reference signals using different beam forwarding patterns; wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group, including: if the number of reference signals whose RSRP is greater than a preset power threshold is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold, then the RSRP of the reference signal is determined to meet the preset condition.

[0128] In one embodiment, the processing unit 810 may perform the following steps of the above method embodiment: the first beam group and the second beam group include at least one beam, and the beams have different beam indices.

[0129] In one embodiment, the processing unit 810 may perform the following steps of the above method embodiment: the beam includes a beam for transmitting a synchronization signal block SSB.

[0130] In one embodiment, the processing unit 810 may execute the following steps of the above method embodiment: the second user group needs to be assisted by the network node for transmission, and the first user group does not need to be assisted by the network node for transmission.

[0131] The storage unit 820 may include a readable medium in the form of a volatile storage unit, such as a random access memory unit (RAM) 8201 and / or a cache memory unit 8202 , and may further include a read-only memory unit (ROM) 8203 .

[0132] The storage unit 820 may also include a program / utility 8204 having a set (at least one) of program modules 8205, such program modules 8205 including but not limited to: an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data, each of which or some combination may include an implementation of a network environment.

[0133] Bus 830 may represent one or more of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, a processing unit, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.

[0134] The electronic device 800 can also communicate with one or more external devices 840 (e.g., a keyboard, a pointing device, a Bluetooth device, etc.), one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the electronic device 800, and / or any device that enables the electronic device 800 to communicate with one or more other computing devices (e.g., a router, a modem, etc.). Such communication can occur via an input / output (I / O) interface 850. Furthermore, the electronic device 800 can also communicate with one or more networks (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and / or a public network such as the Internet) via a network adapter 860. As shown, the network adapter 860 communicates with other modules of the electronic device 800 via a bus 830. It should be understood that, although not shown in the figure, other hardware and / or software modules can be used in conjunction with the electronic device 800, including but not limited to microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems.

[0135] Through the description of the above embodiments, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the example embodiments described herein can be implemented by software or by combining software with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a terminal device, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0136] In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the process described above with reference to the flowchart may be implemented as a computer program product, which includes: a computer program, which implements the above method when executed by a processor.

[0137] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, which may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a program product capable of implementing the above-mentioned method of the present disclosure. In some possible implementations, various aspects of the present disclosure may also be implemented in the form of a program product, which includes program code. When the program product is executed on a user terminal, the program code is used to cause the user terminal to execute the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure described in the "Exemplary Methods" section above of this specification.

[0138] For example, when the program product in the embodiment of the present disclosure is executed by a processor, a method is implemented to implement the following steps: using beams in the first beam group and the second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to the network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node; dividing users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into the first user group, and dividing users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into the second user group; screening users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, removing the users from the second user group, and dividing the users into the first user group.

[0139] In one embodiment, users belonging to the first user group are screened from the second user group, including: configuring a group of reference signals for measurement, using beams belonging to the same beam group to transmit the reference signals so that the user terminal measures the reference signals, obtains measurement results, and reports the measurement results, wherein the measurement results include the received power RSRP of the reference signal; if the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition, the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group.

[0140] In one embodiment, different beams in the first beam group are used to transmit reference signals; wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group, including: if the RSRP of at least one reference signal is greater than a preset power threshold, then the RSRP of the reference signal is determined to satisfy the preset condition.

[0141] In one embodiment, the method further includes: the reference signal is transmitted using a beam in the second beam group, and the network-side device controls the network node to forward different reference signals using different beam forwarding patterns; wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, then the user terminal is determined to be a user belonging to the first user group, including: if the number of reference signals whose RSRP is greater than a preset power threshold is greater than or equal to a preset number threshold, then the RSRP of the reference signal is determined to satisfy the preset condition.

[0142] In one embodiment, the first beam group and the second beam group include at least one beam, and the beams have different beam indices.

[0143] In one embodiment, the beam includes a beam for transmitting a synchronization signal block SSB.

[0144] In one embodiment, the method further includes: the second user group requires transmission assistance from the network node, and the first user group does not require transmission assistance from the network node.

[0145] More specific examples of computer-readable storage media in the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to, an electrical connection having one or more conductors, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fibers, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0146] In the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium may include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, which carries readable program code. Such propagated data signals may take various forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination thereof. A readable signal medium may also be any readable medium other than a readable storage medium that can transmit, propagate, or transfer a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0147] In some embodiments, the program code contained on the computer-readable storage medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0148] In a specific implementation, the program code for performing the operations of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, C++, and the like, as well as conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computing device, partially on the user's device, as a standalone software package, partially on the user's computing device and partially on a remote computing device, or entirely on a remote computing device or server. In the case of a remote computing device, the remote computing device may be connected to the user's computing device via any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computing device (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0149] It should be noted that although several modules or units of the device for action execution are mentioned in the detailed description above, this division is not mandatory. In fact, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the features and functions of two or more modules or units described above can be concretized in one module or unit. Conversely, the features and functions of one module or unit described above can be further divided into multiple modules or units to be concretized.

[0150] Furthermore, although the steps of the method of the present disclosure are described in a particular order in the accompanying drawings, this does not require or imply that the steps must be performed in this particular order, or that all steps shown must be performed to achieve the desired results. Additionally or alternatively, some steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step, and / or one step may be decomposed into multiple steps.

[0151] Through the description of the above embodiments, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the example embodiments described herein can be implemented by software or by combining software with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a mobile terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0152] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A user grouping method based on network node transmission, wherein: Applied to network-side devices, including: Using beams in a first beam group and a second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to a network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node; Classify users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into a first user group, and classify users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into a second user group; The users belonging to the first user group are screened from the second user group, the users are removed from the second user group, and the users are classified into the first user group.

2. The user grouping method based on network node transmission according to claim 1, wherein: The filtering of users belonging to the first user group from the second user group includes: Configure a group of reference signals for measurement, and use beams belonging to the same beam group to transmit the reference signals, so that the user terminal measures the reference signals, obtains measurement results, and reports the measurement results, wherein the measurement results include received power RSRP of the reference signals; If the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition, it is determined that the user terminal is a user belonging to the first user group.

3. The user grouping method based on network node transmission according to claim 2, wherein: Using different beams in the first beam group to transmit the reference signal; Wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, determining that the user terminal is a user belonging to the first user group includes: If the RSRP of at least one of the reference signals is greater than a preset power threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal meets a preset condition.

4. The user grouping method based on network node transmission according to claim 2, wherein: The method further comprises: The reference signal is transmitted using a beam in the second beam group, and the network-side device controls the network node to forward different reference signals using different beam forwarding patterns; Wherein, if the RSRP of the reference signal satisfies a preset condition, determining that the user terminal is a user belonging to the first user group includes: If the number of the reference signals whose RSRP is greater than the preset power threshold is greater than or equal to the preset number threshold, it is determined that the RSRP of the reference signal meets the preset condition.

5. The user grouping method based on network node transmission according to claim 1, wherein: The first beam group and the second beam group include at least one beam, and the beams have different beam indexes.

6. The user grouping method based on network node transmission according to claim 5, wherein: The beam includes a beam for transmitting a synchronization signal block SSB.

7. The user grouping method based on network node transmission according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The method further comprises: The second user group needs to be assisted by the network node for transmission, while the first user group does not need to be assisted by the network node for transmission.

8. A user grouping device based on network node transmission, wherein: Applied to network-side devices, including: An information broadcast module, configured to use beams in a first beam group and a second beam group to transmit broadcast information, wherein the beams in the first beam group do not point to a network node, and the beams in the second beam group point to the network node; A user group division module, configured to divide users who select beams in the first beam group during random access into a first user group, and divide users who select beams in the second beam group during random access into a second user group; The user group adjustment module is used to filter users belonging to the first user group from the second user group, remove the users from the second user group, and assign the users to the first user group.

9. An electronic device, wherein: include: processor; as well as A memory, configured to store executable instructions of the processor; The processor is configured to execute the user grouping method based on network node transmission according to any one of claims 1 to 7 by executing the executable instructions.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the user grouping method based on network node transmission described in any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the user grouping method based on network node transmission described in any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

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