Channel state information (CSI) report configuration activation methods, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide channel state information (CSI) report configuration activation methods, a communication device, and a storage medium. A method comprises: a network device sending to a terminal a media access control (MAC) control element (CE), wherein the MAC CE is used for activating or deactivating a CSI report configuration, and the CSI report configuration comprises a first-type report configuration and / or a second-type report configuration, the first-type report configuration comprising one or more sub-configurations.

Description

Channel State Information (CSI) report configuration activation method, communication device, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] With the development of communication technology, the concept of Network Energy Saving (NES) has been proposed. Network energy saving can contribute to environmental protection. However, achieving network energy saving while ensuring the quality of wireless communication between devices is a challenge that needs to be addressed.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] With the development of technology, energy-saving technologies for channel state information (CSI) have been proposed in the context of network energy saving.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration is provided, which is performed by a network device. The method includes:

[0006] The network device sends a media access control MAC control element CE to the terminal, where the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration is provided, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0008] A medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) is received from a network device, where the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; and the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes:

[0010] A sending module is configured as a network device to send a media access control MAC control unit CE to a terminal, where the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0011] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

[0012] The receiving module is configured to receive a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) sent by a network device, where the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; and the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0013] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device; the network device is configured to implement the method provided by the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method provided by the second aspect.

[0014] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes:

[0015] one or more processors;

[0016] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0017] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0018] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure realizes activation or deactivation based on sub-configuration, and thus realizes activation or deactivation on a finer granularity than CSI report configuration, thereby reducing the measurement power consumption of the terminal and saving bit overhead.

[0019] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] FIG1B is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] FIG2 is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] FIG3A is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE in a first format provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] FIG3B is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE in a second format provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] FIG3C is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE in a third format provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] FIG3D is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE in a fourth format provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] FIG3E is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE in a fifth format provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] Fig. 8B is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for activating channel state information (CSI) report configuration, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0036] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration, wherein the method is performed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0037] The network device sends a media access control MAC control element CE to the terminal. The MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration. The CSI reporting configuration includes a first-type reporting configuration and / or a second-type reporting configuration. The first-type reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the network device can activate different types of CSI reporting configurations by sending a MAC CE-based message to the terminal. When the activated CSI reporting configuration is the first type of reporting configuration, activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration granularity can also be achieved, thereby reducing the measurement power consumption of the terminal and saving bit overhead.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the MAC CE includes:

[0040] The first indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI reporting configuration;

[0041] The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first type reporting configuration.

[0042] In the above embodiment, an indication bit indicating activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration is introduced into the MAC CE, thereby enabling activation or deactivation indication at a sub-configuration granularity.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration. In this way, on the one hand, the required CSI reporting configuration can be activated through the MAC CE, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration rather than a fixed length, which can reduce unnecessary bit waste.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; and the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

[0046] Based on the above solution, an example of MAC CE bit distribution is given, which has the characteristics of high effective utilization of MAC CE bits and simple implementation.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0048] In the above embodiment, a second octet is used for activating a sub-configuration of an activated first-type reporting configuration, which can reduce bit overhead as much as possible and has the characteristic of being easy to implement.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration;

[0050] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type report configuration, the nth second octet has a first value, where n is a positive integer.

[0051] In the above embodiment, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated CSI reporting configuration, and is not indicated in the bits of the inactivated CSI reporting configuration, thereby saving the bit overhead of the MAC CE.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when one bit in the nth second octet is used to indicate a subconfiguration, the value of each bit in the nth second octet is “0” or the value of each bit in the nth second octet is “1”;

[0053] or,

[0054] When a bit value of the nth second octet is used to indicate a combination of activation or deactivation of at least one sub-configuration, the first value of the nth second octet is a set value.

[0055] Based on the above scheme, the second indication bit can use a bit map or a joint indication method to indicate the activation or deactivation of the configuration. When the activated CSI report configuration is the second type of sub-configuration, the value of the corresponding octet is simple to implement.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant;

[0057] The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the length of the MAC CE may be constant, so that one or more unused bits in the MAC CE may be used to indicate activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration, thereby reusing the MAC CE in the related art to activate or deactivate the sub-configuration.

[0059] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration, wherein the method includes:

[0060] A medium access control MAC control element CE, MAC CE, sent by a receiving network device is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the terminal receives the first MAC CE sent by the network device and uses the first information in the first MAC CE to indicate the activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration, thereby realizing the activation or deactivation of a finer-grained CSI reporting configuration, thereby reducing the measurement power consumption of the terminal and saving bit overhead.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the MAC CE includes:

[0063] The first indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI reporting configuration;

[0064] The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0065] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration;

[0069] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type report configuration, the nth second octet has a first value, where n is a positive integer.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when one bit in the nth second octet is used to indicate a subconfiguration, the value of each bit in the nth second octet is “0” or the value of each bit in the nth second octet is “1”;

[0071] or,

[0072] When a bit value of the nth second octet is used to indicate a combination of activation or deactivation of at least one sub-configuration, the first value of the nth second octet is a set value.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant;

[0074] The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0075] According to a third aspect, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes: a sending module, configured for the network device to send a media access control MAC control unit CE to a terminal, the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI report configuration, the CSI report configuration includes a first type of report configuration and a second type of report configuration; the first type of report configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0076] According to a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

[0077] The terminal includes:

[0078] The receiving module is configured to receive a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) sent by a network device, wherein the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; and the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, a communication system is provided, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device; the network device is configured to implement the method provided in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method provided in the second aspect.

[0080] According to a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes:

[0081] one or more processors;

[0082] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0083] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0084] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0085] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0086] It is understandable that the above-mentioned network devices, terminals, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0087] The present disclosure provides a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration, a communication device, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "channel state information (CSI) report configuration activation method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "information indicating device" and "information processing device" and "information transmission device" and "terminal and / or network device" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system" and "information processing system" are interchangeable.

[0088] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0089] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0090] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0091] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English are used in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0092] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0093] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0094] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0095] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0096] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0097] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0098] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0099] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0100] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0101] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0102] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "base station (cell)", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving base station", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0103] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0104] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0105] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0106] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0107] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0108] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0109] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0110] As shown in Figure 1A, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. The network device 102 may include an access network device and a core network device.

[0111] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0112] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0113] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0114] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0115] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device including a first network element, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including a first network element. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0116] In some embodiments, the first network element is, for example, an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).

[0117] In some embodiments, the first network element is, for example, a Mobility Management Entity (MME).

[0118] In some embodiments, the first network element is used for access and mobility management, such as registration management, connection management, and mobility management, etc., and the name is not limited thereto.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first network element may be a network element independent of the core network device.

[0120] In some embodiments, the core network may further include a second network element, etc. The second network element may include: User Data Management (UDM), etc.

[0121] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0122] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0123] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0124] In some embodiments, FIG1B is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0125] The serving cell ID (Serving Cell ID) indicates the ID of the serving cell to which the MAC CE is applicable; the length of this field is 5 bits.

[0126] Bandwidth Part (BWP) ID indicates the uplink BWP applied by the MAC CE, as the code point of the Downlink Control Information DCI Bandwidth Part Indicator field specified in TS 38.212 [9]. The length of this field is 2 bits;

[0127] Si: This field indicates the activation / deactivation status of the semi-persistent CSI reporting configuration in the CSI reporting configuration (CSIReportConfigToAddModList), as specified in TS 38.331 [5].

[0128] S0 refers to the CSI reporting configuration that includes PUCCH resources for SP CSI reporting in the indicated BWP and has the smallest CSI configuration identifier (ReportConfigId) within the list whose type is set to semi-persistent ON PUSCH.

[0129] S1 refers to a reporting configuration containing PUCCH resources for SP-CSI reporting in the indicated BWP and having a second lower CSI configuration identifier (ReportConfigId), and so on.

[0130] If the number of reporting configurations in the list whose type is set to semi-persistent ON PUSCH in the indicated BWP is less than i+1, the MAC CE shall ignore the Si field.

[0131] When the Si field is set to 1, it indicates that the corresponding semi-persistent CSI reporting configuration should be activated. When the Si field is set to 0, it indicates that the corresponding semi-persistent CSI reporting configuration will be deactivated.

[0132] R: Indicates a reserved field, with the bit value set to 0.

[0133] FIG2 is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes:

[0134] Step S2101: The network device sends a MAC CE to the terminal.

[0135] In some embodiments, the terminal receives a MAC CE sent by a network device.

[0136] In some embodiments, the network device may include but is not limited to an access network device.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal may be any type of communication device. The terminal may be a mobile terminal or a fixed terminal. For example, the terminal may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart office device, a smart home device, a vehicle-mounted device, and / or an aircraft device.

[0138] In some embodiments, the MAC CE may be used to activate or deactivate a semi-persistent channel state information (SP-CSI) reporting configuration or an aperiodic CSI reporting configuration.

[0139] In some embodiments, the type of MAC CE may include one of the following:

[0140] The first type of MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate the reporting of CSI reports with sub-configuration granularity, that is, the first MAC CE can be used for activation or deactivation of the first type of reporting configuration, but not for activation or deactivation of the second type of reporting configuration.

[0141] The second type of MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate the reporting of CSI reports with CSI report configuration as the granularity, that is, the second MAC CE can be used for activation or deactivation of the second type of reporting configuration, and is not used for activation or deactivation of the first type of reporting configuration.

[0142] The third type of MAC CE can be used to activate or deactivate the first type of reporting configuration, and can also be used to activate or deactivate the second type of reporting configuration.

[0143] In some embodiments, the MAC CE sent by the network device may be used to activate or deactivate the first type of reporting configuration and / or the second type of reporting configuration.

[0144] In some embodiments, the MAC CE sent by S2101 may be any of the above.

[0145] Optionally, the MAC CE sent by the network device in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a third type of MAC CE.

[0146] In some embodiments, the CSI report configuration is used for CSI measurement and / or CSI measurement reporting of the terminal.

[0147] In some embodiments, the terminal performs CSI measurement according to the CSI reporting configuration and performs reporting only when the reporting conditions are met. Reporting here means sending the measured CSI information to the network device.

[0148] In some embodiments, the CSI reporting configuration may include at least one of the following:

[0149] Time-frequency resource information of the measured reference signal;

[0150] Indication of the reported quantity.

[0151] In some embodiments, a sub-configuration may include one or more of the following:

[0152] Transmission parameters of the measured reference signal, including but not limited to time-frequency resource location, whether beam transmission is used, and / or transmission direction when beam transmission is used;

[0153] Indication of the reported quantity.

[0154] In some embodiments, the reporting amounts defined by different sub-configurations may be the same or different.

[0155] In some embodiments, a network device may send one or more CSI reporting configurations. Different CSI reporting configurations may correspond to different CSI resource configurations. Multiple CSI reporting configurations may correspond to the same CSI resource configuration. A CSI reporting configuration may include a semi-static CSI reporting configuration, a dynamic CSI reporting configuration, and / or a periodic CSI reporting configuration. A dynamic CSI reporting configuration may also be referred to as an aperiodic CSI reporting configuration. Different CSI reporting configurations may have different identifiers.

[0156] In some embodiments, different sub-configurations may correspond to the same CSI resource configuration and / or different CSI resource configurations.

[0157] In some embodiments, the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration.

[0158] In some embodiments, the first type of reporting configuration may be an enhanced reporting configuration based on the second type of reporting configuration.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first type of reporting configuration may be an enhanced CSI reporting configuration.

[0160] In some embodiments, the second type of reporting configuration may be a legacy CSI reporting configuration.

[0161] In some embodiments, the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0162] In some embodiments, the second type of reporting configuration does not include sub-configurations.

[0163] In some embodiments, the sub-configuration corresponds to a spatial pattern (SD) element and / or transmit power consumption.

[0164] It should be noted that each first-type reporting configuration may include multiple sub-configurations; each sub-configuration may be associated with a spatial pattern (SD) and / or multiple power consumption (power) standards.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first type of reporting configuration may include a first parameter. In some embodiments, the first parameter may be referred to as a legacy parameter for performing CSI measurement reporting without distinguishing between SD and / or transmit power.

[0166] In some embodiments, the first parameter may be a common CSI parameter that is not included in any sub-report.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first parameter may be a CSI parameter included in a specific sub-configuration in the first type of reporting configuration. Exemplarily, the specific sub-configuration may be a default sub-configuration.

[0168] In some embodiments, the first parameter may indicate a reference signal for performing CSI measurement, a resource location of the reference signal, a reporting amount and / or a reporting condition.

[0169] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the MAC CE includes: a first indication bit for indicating activation or deactivation of a CSI reporting configuration, and a second indication bit for the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first type of reporting configuration.

[0170] In some embodiments, the MAC CE sent by the network device may include one or more bitmaps.

[0171] In some embodiments, the MAC CE sent by the network device may include multiple octets.

[0172] In some embodiments, an octet may include 8 bits.

[0173] In some embodiments, the at least one second indication bit is a bitmap, wherein one bit in the bitmap is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a subconfiguration.

[0174] It should be noted that at least one second indication bit may indicate the activation or deactivation of at least one subconfiguration within the first type of reporting configuration via a bitmap. Each bit in the bitmap corresponds to a subconfiguration, and different bits carry specific bit values ​​to indicate the activation or deactivation of the subconfiguration corresponding to the bit.

[0175] It is worth noting that the method of indicating the activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration based on the bit map can effectively reduce the decoding complexity of the second indication bit in the first MAC CE. However, since one bit in the bit map corresponds to one sub-configuration, the number of sub-configurations that can be indicated by the second indication bit in the first MAC CE is limited by the number of second indication bits in the MAC CE.

[0176] In some embodiments, the second indicator bit may indicate the combined activation or deactivation status of one or more sub-configurations in a first-type reporting configuration by means of a joint indication. For example, a value of the plurality of second indicator bits may correspond to a combined activation or deactivation status of the sub-configurations in the first-type reporting configuration, with different values ​​corresponding to different combined statuses.

[0177] In some embodiments, the header and payload of the MAC protocol data unit (PDU) in which the MAC CE is located. The header of the MAC sub-PDU may include an LCID field, and the LCID carried in the LCID field may be used. The first indication bit and the second indication bit may be included in the payload.

[0178] In some embodiments, the second indication bit may be a reserved bit within the MAC CE.

[0179] The MAC CE shown in FIG. 1B may include two octets.

[0180] The first octet (oct 1) has 1 reserved bit, and the second octet (oct 2) has 4 reserved bits. Oct 2 also has 4 bits used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI report configuration, which are the first indication bits.

[0181] The reserved bits of oct 1 and / or oct 2 can both be used as the second indication bits.

[0182] Octet 1 is also used to indicate the serving cell identifier and / or the BWP identifier. For example, two bits in Octet 1 are used to indicate the BWP identifier, and five bits in Octet 1 are used to indicate the cell identifier. The cell identifier is used to identify the cell that sent the MAC CE, or the cell in which the MAC CE is valid.

[0183] For example, if the reserved bits in both oct 1 and oct 2 can be used as the second indicator bit, the bit distribution of the MAC CE can be as shown in Figure 3A. In Figure 3A, Ni represents the second indicator bit, and the value of i ranges from 0 to 4. In Figure 3A, Sj represents the first indicator bit, and the value of j ranges from 0 to 3.

[0184] For example, the reserved bits in oct 2 can all be used as the second indicator bit, and the bit distribution of the MAC CE can be as shown in Figure 3B. In Figure 3A, Ni represents the second indicator bit, and the value of i ranges from 0 to 3. In Figure 3A, Sj represents the first indicator bit, and the value of j ranges from 0 to 3.

[0185] In some embodiments, the numbers of the second indication bits indicating the sub-configuration in the MAC CE are sorted from high to low according to the identifier of the sub-configuration, or the numbers of the second indication bits indicating the sub-configuration in the MAC CE are sorted from low to high according to the identifier of the sub-configuration.

[0186] In some embodiments, the numbers of the second indication bits indicating the sub-configuration in the MAC CE are sorted from front to back in the CSI reporting configuration according to the sub-configuration, or the numbers of the second indication bits indicating the sub-configuration in the MAC CE are sorted from back to front in the CSI reporting configuration according to the sub-configuration.

[0187] In some embodiments, the CSI reporting configuration may be sent via an RRC message. The RRC message may carry one or more Information Elements (IEs). Assuming that one IE configures one CSI reporting configuration, the position of a sub-configuration within the IE determines the context of the sub-configuration within multiple sub-configurations. Assuming that one IE configures multiple CSI reporting configurations, the position of a sub-configuration within the IE depends on both the position of the CSI reporting configuration within the IE and its own position within the CSI reporting configuration.

[0188] As shown in Figures 3A and 3B, the MAC CE may include more than two octets. In this case, the bits included in the octet of oct3 in the MAC CE may all be second indication bits.

[0189] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable.

[0190] In some embodiments, when the length of a MAC CE is variable, the MAC CE may include two or more octets.

[0191] In some embodiments, when the length of the MAC CE is variable, the MAC CE may include oct3 and may be used to indicate activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration.

[0192] In some embodiments, when the number of second indication bits in the MAC CE is greater than the number of sub-configurations included in the activated CSI reporting configuration, the excess second indication bits have a first value, exemplarily, "0".

[0193] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type report configuration, the nth second octet has a first value, where n is a positive integer.

[0194] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when a bit in the nth second octet is used to indicate a sub-configuration, the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "0" or the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "1".

[0195] When a bit value of the nth second octet is used to indicate a combination of activation or deactivation of at least one sub-configuration, the first value of the nth second octet is a set value.

[0196] In some embodiments, the setting value may be indicated by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0197] In other embodiments, when the number of second indication bits in a MAC CE exceeds the number of sub-configurations included in the activated CSI reporting configuration, the values ​​of the second indication bits in the excess portion may be randomly set, but the indication content of the second indication bits in the excess portion is invalid. In this case, when the terminal receives such a MAC CE, the second indication bits in the excess portion are ignored.

[0198] In some embodiments, when the length of the MAC CE is variable, the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0199] In some embodiments, when the length of the MAC CE is variable, the length of the MAC CE is related to the number of activated CSI reporting configurations.

[0200] In some embodiments, when the length of the MAC CE is variable, the length of the MAC CE is positively correlated with the number of activated CSI reporting configurations. That is, in such embodiments, the greater the number of activated CSI reporting configurations, the longer the MAC CE length.

[0201] In some embodiments, when the length of the MAC CE is variable, the length of the MAC CE may be variable with a step of one octet.

[0202] As shown in Figures 3C to 3E, the first indication bit is located in the first octet (e.g., oct2) of the MAC CE; the second indication bit is located in the second octet (e.g., octn) of the MAC CE, where n may be greater than or equal to 3.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first octet and the second octet may be the same octet or different octets.

[0204] In FIG3C to FIG3E , Ni represents the second indicator bit, and the value of i ranges from 0 to 4. In FIG3A , Sj represents the first indicator bit, and the value of j ranges from 0 to 3.

[0205] The MAC CE shown in Figure 3C has N octets. The MAC CE shown in Figure 3D has 3 octets. The MAC CE shown in Figure 3E has 4 octets.

[0206] In one embodiment, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first type reporting configuration.

[0207] In this embodiment, the MAC CE only has the second indication bit for the sub-configuration of the first type of reporting configuration, that is, the number of the second indication bits is related to the number of the first type of reporting configurations activated by the MAC CE.

[0208] For example, if an activated first-class reporting configuration corresponds to one octet, then when the MAC CE activates M first-class sub-configurations, the MAC CE contains M second indication bits in each octet. The larger M is, the more second indication bits there are in the MAC CE, or the more octets the MAC CE contains, the longer the MAC CE is.

[0209] In other embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration, in which case the CSI reporting configuration may be a first-category reporting configuration and / or a second-category reporting configuration activated by the MAC CE. For example, if the MAC CE activates X CSI reporting configurations, then the MAC CE contains X octets corresponding to these X activated CSI reporting configurations. In this case, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration; when the activated CSI reporting configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second-category reporting configuration, then the nth second octet has the first value, where n is a positive integer.

[0210] In some embodiments, n may be less than or equal to N, where N may be the number of CSI reporting configurations activated by the MAC CE.

[0211] In some embodiments, when one bit in the nth second octet is used to indicate a subconfiguration, the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "0" or the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "1".

[0212] In some embodiments, when a bit value of the nth second octet is used to indicate a combination of activation or deactivation of at least one sub-configuration, the first value of the nth second octet is a set value. When an octet in a MAC CE corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration, the greater the number of activated CSI reporting configurations, the greater the length of the MAC CE.

[0213] The octets corresponding to the CSI reporting configurations activated in the MAC CE are sorted from large to small according to the identifier of the activated CSI reporting configurations, or the octets corresponding to the CSI reporting configurations activated in the MAC CE are sorted from small to large according to the identifier of the activated CSI reporting configurations, or the octets corresponding to the CSI reporting configurations activated in the MAC CE are sorted from large to small according to the number of the first indication bit corresponding to the activated CSI reporting configurations, or the octets corresponding to the CSI reporting configurations activated in the MAC CE are sorted from small to large according to the number of the first indication bit corresponding to the activated CSI reporting configurations, or the octets corresponding to the CSI reporting configurations activated in the MAC CE are sorted from large to small according to the index of the activated CSI reporting configurations, and the octets corresponding to the CSI reporting configurations activated in the MAC CE are sorted from small to large according to the index of the activated CSI reporting configurations.

[0214] In one embodiment, since an octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration, the octet may indicate the activation or deactivation of a subconfiguration using a bitmap. In this case, if the number of second indicator bits in an octet is greater than the number of subconfigurations in an activated CSI reporting configuration, the excess second indicator bits are invalid or ignored.

[0215] In some other implementations, the eight second indication bits included in an octet may also jointly indicate the activation status of multiple sub-configurations in the CSI reporting configuration.

[0216] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant. For example, the length of the MAC CE is constant at 16 bits, that is, the MAC CE always includes two octets.

[0217] In this case, the MAC CE contains octets oct1 and oct2, and the reserved bits in oct1 and / or oct2 can be used as the second indication bit, and the second indication bit is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first type reporting configuration.

[0218] In some embodiments, if the MAC CE does not activate any first-type reporting configuration, the value of the reserved bit in oct1 and / or oct2 may be the first value, or remain in the reserved state.

[0219] In some embodiments, the numbering of the second indication bits of the subconfiguration indicated by a second octet is sorted from high to low according to the identifier of the subconfiguration in the corresponding activated CSI reporting configuration, or the numbering of the second indication bits of the subconfiguration indicated by a second octet is sorted from low to high according to the identifier of the subconfiguration in the corresponding activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0220] In some embodiments, the numbers of the second indication bits of the subconfigurations indicated by a second octet are sorted from front to back in the activated CSI reporting configuration according to the subconfigurations, or the numbers of the second indication bits of the subconfigurations indicated by a second octet are sorted from back to front in the CSI reporting configuration according to the subconfigurations.

[0221] As shown in FIG4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for activating a CSI report configuration, which is performed by a network device. The method may include:

[0222] S3101: The network device sends a MAC CE.

[0223] In some embodiments, the network device may include but is not limited to an access network device.

[0224] In some embodiments, the network device sends a MAC CE to the terminal.

[0225] In some embodiments, the MAC CE may be used to activate or deactivate a semi-persistent channel state information (SP-CSI) reporting configuration or an aperiodic CSI reporting configuration.

[0226] It is worth noting that: for optional implementation of S3101, please refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment in Figure 2.

[0227] In some embodiments, the MAC CE sent by the network device may be used to activate or deactivate the first type of reporting configuration and / or the second type of reporting configuration.

[0228] In some embodiments, the MAC CE includes:

[0229] The first indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI reporting configuration;

[0230] The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first type reporting configuration.

[0231] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0232] In some embodiments, the first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; and the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

[0233] In some embodiments, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first type reporting configuration.

[0234] In some embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration;

[0235] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of report configuration, the value of any bit in the nth second octet is the first value, where n is a positive integer.

[0236] In some embodiments, n may be less than or equal to N, where N may be the number of CSI reporting configurations activated by the MAC CE.

[0237] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant.

[0238] The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0239] As shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for activating a CSI report configuration, which is executed by a terminal. The method may include:

[0240] S4101: The terminal receives MAC CE.

[0241] In some embodiments, the terminal receives a MAC CE sent by a network device.

[0242] In some embodiments, the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate the CSI reporting configuration.

[0243] In some embodiments, the MAC CE sent by the network device may be used to activate or deactivate the first type of reporting configuration and / or the second type of reporting configuration.

[0244] In some embodiments, the CSI reporting configuration includes a first type of reporting configuration and / or a second type of reporting configuration; the first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0245] It is worth noting that the relevant descriptions of the MAC CE, the first type of reporting configuration and / or the second type of reporting configuration in this embodiment can be found in the relevant parts of the embodiment corresponding to FIG2 , and will not be repeated here.

[0246] MAC CE includes:

[0247] The first indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI reporting configuration;

[0248] The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0249] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; and the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

[0251] In some embodiments, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first type reporting configuration.

[0252] In some embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration;

[0253] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of reporting configuration, the nth second octet has a first value, where n is a positive integer.

[0254] In some embodiments, specific examples of the first value can be found in the relevant description of the embodiment corresponding to FIG2 .

[0255] In some embodiments, n may be less than or equal to N, where N may be the number of CSI reporting configurations activated by the MAC CE.

[0256] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant.

[0257] The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0258] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above-mentioned communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc. embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0259] To reduce network device power consumption, network devices can dynamically reduce the number of spatial elements or transmission power corresponding to downlink data transmission based on dynamic changes in transmission load, thereby reducing network energy consumption. This dynamic adjustment of spatial elements or transmission power is considered in the spatial adaptation (SD) model.

[0260] In some cases, sub-configurations are introduced in the CSI reporting configuration. A CSI reporting configuration may include one or more sub-configurations. In this case, the terminal can report CSI measurements at the granularity of the sub-configuration. For the same CSI reporting configuration, L sub-configurations may be included, each of which is associated with a specific spatial pattern (SD) and / or multiple power consumption standards.

[0261] To improve terminal reporting efficiency and reduce corresponding reporting overhead, the base station can activate / deactivate N of the configured L sub-configurations through relevant signaling. For SP-type CSI reporting, activation / deactivation can be performed through MAC CE.

[0262] When a CSI report configuration contains multiple reporting sub-configurations, signaling is designed to indicate activation / deactivation of the reporting sub-configuration to improve the efficiency and accuracy of CSI measurement reporting and achieve consistent understanding between the terminal and the base station.

[0263] When a CSI report configuration includes multiple reporting sub-configurations, the terminal may perform corresponding CSI measurement reporting according to the activated reporting sub-configuration.

[0264] In some embodiments, when the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of reporting configuration, the terminal ignores the indication information of the nth second octet.

[0265] In this case, how to activate the CSI reporting configuration and / or the sub-configuration in the CSI reporting configuration is an issue that needs to be further addressed.

[0266] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for activating a CSI reporting configuration including at least one sub-configuration.

[0267] When a CSI report config contains multiple reporting sub-configurations, the terminal receives the MAC CE and determines the activation status of the corresponding report config and / or sub-configuration. The activation status can be divided into activation or deactivation.

[0268] Specific implementations include:

[0269] Method 1: The activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration of a specific CSI report configuration is indicated through the MAC CE, and the activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration is determined based on each CSI report configuration.

[0270] The MAC CE indicates the status of at least one CSI report configuration based on a bitmap, which indicates whether the CSI report configuration is activated or deactivated.

[0271] The MAC CE indicates the activation status of the sub-configuration corresponding to the activated CSI report based on a bitmap.

[0272] The number of bits occupied by the MAC CE is determined based on the total number of activated report configurations. For the legacy CSI report configuration, the corresponding sub-configuration indicator value is 0.

[0273] The number of bits occupied by the MAC CE is determined based on the activated enhanced CSI reporting configuration. This enhanced CSI reporting configuration may include at least one sub-configuration. For traditional CSI reporting configurations, no sub-configuration indication bits are introduced.

[0274] In this case, the size of the MAC CE is variable. That is, the length of the MAC CE is variable. This size can be understood as the length of the MAC CE.

[0275] Mode 2: For the activation status of a sub-configuration of a specific report configuration, and the indication signaling corresponding to the sub-configuration is applied to multiple sub-configurations.

[0276] The MAC CE indicates the activation status of at least one CSI report config based on a bitmap.

[0277] The MAC CE indicates the activation status of the sub-configuration corresponding to the activated enhanced CSI reporting configuration based on a bitmap.

[0278] For the base station, under the condition that a CSI report config contains multiple reporting sub-configurations, the base station sends a MAC CE to indicate the activation status of the corresponding report config and / or sub-configuration.

[0279] Method 1: The activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration of a specific CSI report configuration is indicated through the MAC CE, and the activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration is determined based on each CSI report configuration.

[0280] The MAC CE indicates the status of at least one CSI report configuration based on a bitmap, which indicates whether the CSI report configuration is activated or deactivated.

[0281] The MAC CE indicates the activation status of the sub-configuration corresponding to the activated CSI report based on a bitmap.

[0282] The number of bits occupied by the MAC CE is determined based on the total number of activated report configurations. For the legacy CSI report configuration, the corresponding sub-configuration indicator value is 0.

[0283] The number of bits occupied by the MAC CE is determined based on the activated enhanced CSI reporting configuration. This enhanced CSI reporting configuration may include at least one sub-configuration. For traditional CSI reporting configurations, no sub-configuration indication bits are introduced.

[0284] In this case, the size of the MAC CE is variable. That is, the length of the MAC CE is variable. This size can be understood as the length of the MAC CE.

[0285] Mode 2: For the activation status of a sub-configuration of a specific report configuration, and the indication signaling corresponding to the sub-configuration is applied to multiple sub-configurations.

[0286] The MAC CE indicates the activation status of at least one CSI report config based on a bitmap;

[0287] The MAC CE indicates the activation status of the sub-configuration corresponding to the activated enhanced CSI reporting configuration based on a bitmap.

[0288] The following will describe the specific implementation of the present invention from the perspective of the terminal:

[0289] The terminal supports the NES feature. To support measurement reporting for multiple SDs (spatial patterns) and / or multiple power standards, the NES supports sub-CSI reporting for multiple sub-configurations defined for the same CSI report configuration. While one CSI report configuration corresponds to one CSI report, the NES supports multiple sub-configurations for one CSI report configuration, each corresponding to a sub-CSI measurement report. This effectively improves dynamic CSI measurement reporting performance.

[0290] It is worth noting that an enhanced CSI report configuration under NES refers to a CSI report configuration that includes at least one sub-configuration. The legacy CSI report configuration does not include the corresponding sub-configuration.

[0291] The embodiment of the present invention will describe the specific implementation methods of the sub-configuration indication signaling under different reporting types, including:

[0292] Implementation method 1: design a new MAC CE, add a corresponding field, and indicate the activation status of the corresponding sub-configuration.

[0293] As shown in FIG3C , the corresponding N0, ..., N7 in an Oct is applied to the corresponding activated CSI report config indicated by S0, S1, ..., S3. The proportion of MAC CE is variable, and the value of n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.

[0294] Method 1-1: The number of bits occupied by the MAC CE is determined based on the total number of activated report configs.

[0295] In the exemplary scenario shown in Figure 3E , if the report configs corresponding to S0 and S1 are activated, and the CSI report config corresponding to S1 is the legacy CSI report config, and the CSI report config corresponding to S0 is the enhanced CSI report config, the corresponding MAC CE percentage is 32 bits. N0-N7 of Oct 4 correspond to the CSI report configuration of S1, and the N0-N7 indicator bit value of Oct 4 is 0.

[0296] Method 1-2: The number of bits occupied by the MAC CE is determined based on the total number of activated report configurations. For an exemplary scenario, as shown in Figure 3D , if the CSI reporting configurations corresponding to S0 and S1 are activated, and the CSI reporting configuration corresponding to S1 is the legacy CSI reporting configuration, and the CSI reporting configuration corresponding to S0 is the enhanced CSI reporting configuration, the number of bits occupied by the corresponding MAC CE is 24 bits. N0-N7 of Oct 3 correspond to the enhanced CSI reporting configuration of S0, and N0-N7 of Oct 3 indicate the activation status of the subconfiguration of the enhanced CSI reporting configuration corresponding to S0.

[0297] Implementation 2: Using a MAC CE to indicate activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration. For example, refarming an existing reserved bit, such as "R," indicates activation of the corresponding sub-configuration. The specific MAC CE structure may be as shown in FIG3A and / or FIG3B.

[0298] Ni represents the activation status of the sub-configuration corresponding to at least one activated CSI report. The MAC CE bit percentage is always 16 bits. The information field Ni (i = 0, 1, 2, ...) indicating the sub-configuration applies to the activated CSI report configuration. The CSI report configuration includes at least one enhanced CSI report configuration.

[0299] If the corresponding activated CSI report configuration is the legacy CSI report configuration, the terminal ignores the corresponding Ni field.

[0300] This embodiment designs corresponding indication signaling for the NES scenario where the enhanced CSI reporting configuration and the legacy CSI reporting configuration coexist to determine the activation status of the CSI reporting configuration.

[0301] When a CSI report config contains multiple reporting sub-configurations, the terminal receives the MAC CE and determines the activation status of the corresponding report config and / or sub-configuration.

[0302] When a CSI report config contains multiple reporting sub-configurations, the base station sends a MAC CE to indicate the activation status of the corresponding report config and / or sub-configuration.

[0303] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0304] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0305] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0306] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG6 , the network device 102 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

[0307] The sending module 1021 is configured to send a media access control MAC control element CE to the terminal;

[0308] The MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate the CSI reporting configuration, where the CSI reporting configuration includes a first-type reporting configuration and / or a second-type reporting configuration; the first-type reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0309] Optionally, the sending module 1021 can be configured to execute the steps related to information sending and receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above channel state information CSI report configuration activation methods by the second base station, which are not repeated here.

[0310] In some embodiments, the network device 102 further includes one or more processing modules that can be used to perform information processing.

[0311] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may further include one or more receiving modules. The receiving modules may be configured to perform the steps related to reception performed by the network device.

[0312] In some embodiments, the MAC CE includes:

[0313] The first indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI reporting configuration;

[0314] The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first type reporting configuration.

[0315] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0316] In some embodiments, the first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; and the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

[0317] In some embodiments, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first type reporting configuration.

[0318] In some embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration;

[0319] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of reporting configuration, the value of any bit in the nth second octet is the first value, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N; N is the number of CSI reporting configurations activated by MAC CE.

[0320] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant;

[0321] The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0322] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in Figure 7, the terminal 101 provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a receiving module 1011, configured to receive a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) sent by a network device, the MAC CE being used to activate or deactivate a CSI reporting configuration, wherein the CSI reporting configuration includes a first-type reporting configuration and / or a second-type reporting configuration; the first-type reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

[0323] Optionally, the receiving module 1011 may be configured to execute steps related to information reception and transmission performed by the terminal in any of the above channel state information CSI report configuration activation methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0324] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 further includes one or more processing modules, which can be used to perform information processing.

[0325] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 further includes a sending module, which can be used to execute the sending-related steps performed by the terminal.

[0326] In some embodiments, the MAC CE includes:

[0327] The first indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI reporting configuration;

[0328] The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0329] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

[0330] In some embodiments, the first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; and the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

[0331] In some embodiments, a second octet is used for sub-configuration activation of an activated first type reporting configuration.

[0332] In some embodiments, a second octet corresponds to an activated CSI reporting configuration;

[0333] When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of reporting configuration, the value of any bit in the nth second octet is the first value, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N; N is the number of CSI reporting configurations activated by MAC CE.

[0334] In some embodiments, the length of the MAC CE is constant;

[0335] The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

[0336] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a terminal or network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device), or a terminal (e.g., a user equipment (UE)). It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device in implementing any of the above methods. It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal in implementing any of the above methods for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0337] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. Processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Processor 8101 is used to call instructions to cause the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above-mentioned channel state information (CSI) report configuration activation methods.

[0338] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0339] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0340] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0341] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0342] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0343] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0344] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions to enable the chip 8200 to execute any of the above channel state information CSI report configuration activation methods.

[0345] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0346] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0347] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0348] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods for activating channel state information (CSI) report configuration. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0349] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above methods for activating channel state information (CSI) report configuration.

[0350] Other embodiments of the presently disclosed embodiments 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 presently disclosed embodiments that follow the general principles of the presently disclosed embodiments and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the presently disclosed embodiments being indicated by the following claims.

[0351] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration, wherein: The method comprises: The network device sends a media access control MAC control unit CE to the terminal, where the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI report configuration, where the CSI report configuration includes a first type of report configuration and / or a second type of report configuration; the first type of report configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The MAC CE includes: A first indication bit, used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI report configuration; The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the first type of reporting configuration that is activated.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein: A second octet for activation of a subconfiguration of an activated first type reporting configuration.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein: One second octet corresponds to one activated CSI reporting configuration; When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of report configuration, the nth second octet has a first value, where n is a positive integer.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: When one bit in the nth second octet is used to indicate a subconfiguration, the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "0" or the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "1"; or, When a bit value of the nth second octet is used to indicate a combination of activation or deactivation of at least one sub-configuration, a first value of the nth second octet is a set value.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The length of the MAC CE is constant; The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

9. A method for activating a channel state information (CSI) report configuration, wherein: The method comprises: A medium access control MAC control unit CE sent by a receiving network device, wherein the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI report configuration, wherein the CSI report configuration includes a first type of report configuration and / or a second type of report configuration; and the first type of report configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The MAC CE includes: A first indication bit, used to indicate activation or deactivation of the CSI report configuration; The second indication bit is used by the terminal to determine activation or deactivation of a sub-configuration in the first type of reporting configuration that is activated.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The length of the MAC CE is variable, and the length of the MAC CE is related to the activated CSI reporting configuration.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein: The first indication bit is located in the first octet of the MAC CE; the second indication bit is located in the second octet of the MAC CE.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: A second octet for activation of a subconfiguration of an activated first type reporting configuration.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein: One second octet corresponds to one activated CSI reporting configuration; When the activated CSI report configuration corresponding to the nth second octet is the second type of report configuration, the nth second octet has a first value, where n is a positive integer.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein: When one bit in the nth second octet is used to indicate a subconfiguration, the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "0" or the value of each bit in the nth second octet is "1"; or, When a bit value of the nth second octet is used to indicate a combination of activation or deactivation of at least one sub-configuration, a first value of the nth second octet is a set value.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The length of the MAC CE is constant; The second indication bit is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the sub-configuration of the activated first-type reporting configuration.

17. A network device, wherein: include: The sending module is configured as a network device to send a media access control MAC control unit CE to a terminal, wherein the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI report configuration, wherein the CSI report configuration includes a first type of report configuration and / or a second type of report configuration; and the first type of report configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

18. A terminal, wherein: include: A receiving module, configured to receive a medium access control MAC control unit CE sent by a network device, wherein the MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate a CSI report configuration, wherein the CSI report configuration includes a first type of report configuration and / or a second type of report configuration; The first type of reporting configuration includes one or more sub-configurations.

19. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the channel state information CSI report configuration activation method described in any one of claims 1 to 8 or claims 9 to 16.

20. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the channel state information CSI report configuration activation method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 or claims 9 to 16.

Images