Communication processing methods, terminal, network device, system, and medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to communication processing methods, a terminal, a network device, a system, and a medium. A method comprises: when a first reference signal (RS) and a second RS sent by a network device have a time domain conflict, a terminal receives and measures, in a conflict time domain interval, the first RS and / or the second RS, wherein the first RS is used for activation of a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, and the second RS is used for activation of a second TCI state. When RSs for activation of different TCI states have a time domain conflict, a terminal can choose to receive and measure one or two of the RSs, so that the terminal can reasonably perform TCI state activation in scenarios of RS time domain conflicts.

Description

Communication processing method, terminal, network equipment, system and medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a communication processing method, terminal, network device, system, and medium. Background Art

[0002] In new radio (NR), a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) can be used to indicate spatial information of different channels and / or reference signals, such as receive or transmit beam information. For different TCI states, the associated reference signals may experience time domain conflicts.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication processing method, a terminal, a network device, a system, and a medium.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method, the method comprising:

[0006] When a first reference signal RS and a second RS sent by the network device have a time domain conflict, the terminal receives and measures the first RS and / or the second RS within the conflicting time domain interval;

[0007] The first RS is used to activate the first transmission configuration indication TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0008] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method, the method comprising:

[0009] The network device sends a first RS and a second RS, wherein, in a time domain interval in which a time domain conflict occurs between the first RS and the second RS, the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal;

[0010] The first RS is used to activate the first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0012] a transceiver module, configured to receive and measure the first RS and / or the second RS within a time domain interval of the conflict when a time domain conflict occurs between the first RS and the second RS sent by the network device;

[0013] The first RS is used to activate the first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0015] A transceiver module is used to send a first RS and a second RS, wherein the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal within a time domain interval in which there is a time domain conflict between the first RS and the second RS; wherein the first RS is used to activate the first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0016] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0017] one or more processors;

[0018] The communication device is used to execute the method of the first aspect.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The communication device is used to execute the method of the second aspect.

[0022] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein:

[0023] The terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect;

[0024] The network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0025] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, wherein:

[0026] When the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0027] In the method disclosed herein, when there is a time domain conflict between RSs used for activating different TCI states, the terminal can choose to receive and measure one or two of them, so that in the scenario of RS time domain conflict, the terminal can reasonably activate the TCI state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG2 is an exemplary interaction diagram of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] 3a-3b are schematic flow diagrams of a method performed by a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] 4a-4b are flowcharts of a method performed by a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG5a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG5b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG6a is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG6 b is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The present disclosure provides a communication processing method, a terminal, a network device, a system, and a medium.

[0038] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method, the method comprising:

[0039] When a first reference signal RS and a second RS sent by the network device have a time domain conflict, the terminal receives and measures the first RS and / or the second RS within the conflicting time domain interval;

[0040] The first RS is used to activate the first transmission configuration indication TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0041] In the above embodiment, when there is a time domain conflict between RSs used for activating different TCI states, the terminal can choose to receive and measure one of them, or measure both, so that in the scenario of RS time domain conflict, the terminal can reasonably activate the TCI state.

[0042] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when the network device includes a transmission receiving point TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating the downlink DL TCI state of the TRP, and the second RS is an RS for activating the uplink UL TCI state of the TRP.

[0043] In the above embodiment, in a single TRP scenario, the terminal can perform reasonable measurement operations to complete the activation of the TCI state when the RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of the TRP conflicts with the RS for UL TCI state activation.

[0044] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when the network device includes multiple TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by the first TRP among the multiple TRPs, and the second RS is transmitted by the second TRP among the multiple TRPs.

[0045] In the above embodiment, in a multi-TRP scenario, the terminal can perform reasonable measurement operations to complete the activation of the TCI state when RSs of different TRPs conflict.

[0046] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first RS is one of the following:

[0047] RS with DL TCI state activated for the first TRP;

[0048] RS with UL TCI state activated for the first TRP.

[0049] In the above embodiment, in a multi-TRP scenario, there may be multiple possibilities for the first RS activated for the TCI state of the first TRP, so that the terminal can cope with different RS conflict scenarios.

[0050] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second RS is one of the following:

[0051] RS with DL TCI state activated for the second TRP;

[0052] RS with UL TCI state activated for the second TRP.

[0053] In the above embodiment, in a multi-TRP scenario, there may be multiple possibilities for the second RS activated by the TCI state of the second TRP, so that the terminal can cope with different RS conflict scenarios.

[0054] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the RS used for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0055] RS for time-frequency synchronization, where the DL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0056] RS used for beam measurement, where the DL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0057] In the above embodiment, according to different DL TCI states, the RS has different uses during the activation process, which facilitates the terminal to perform reasonable operations in conflict scenarios.

[0058] In conjunction with the embodiment of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the RS used for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0059] RS for uplink path loss measurement, where the UL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0060] RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, where the UL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0061] In the above embodiment, according to different UL TCI states, the RS is used differently during the activation process, which facilitates the terminal to perform reasonable operations in conflict scenarios.

[0062] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0063] During a time period in which the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, the terminal does not monitor scheduling data of the network device, and the time period includes a time domain interval.

[0064] In the above embodiment, during the RS transmission phase for TCI state activation, the behavior of the terminal or the scheduling of the network device is restricted so as not to affect the TCI state activation process.

[0065] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time period includes one of the following:

[0066] A time domain unit in which the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein the time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to the cyclic prefix CP;

[0067] A time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

[0068] In the above embodiment, the time domain units involved in the scheduling restriction are different according to the different capabilities of the terminals, so as to facilitate the terminals and the network equipment to perform reasonable operations within the corresponding time domain units.

[0069] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, RS is one of the following:

[0070] Synchronization signal block SSB;

[0071] Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS.

[0072] In the above embodiment, the RS involved in the TCI state activation process is illustrated to facilitate the terminal to perform measurement or discard.

[0073] In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal receiving and measuring the first RS and / or the second RS includes:

[0074] The terminal measures one of the first RS and the second RS and does not monitor the other of the first RS and the second RS.

[0075] In the above embodiment, within the conflicting time domain interval, the terminal may choose to measure one of the two RSs and discard the other one, so as to complete the activation of a certain TCI state in the conflicting scenario.

[0076] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when the terminal receives and measures the first RS and the second RS, the total delay for the terminal to complete the activation of the first TCI state and the activation of the second TCI state is greater than the activation delay defined for the first TCI state or the second TCI state.

[0077] In the above embodiment, in a conflict scenario, if the terminal measures the first RS and the second RS, the completion delay of the two TCI state activations based on the first RS and the second RS will be extended, so that the terminal and the network device can adapt to the delay and perform reasonable operations.

[0078] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method, the method comprising:

[0079] The network device sends a first RS and a second RS, wherein, in a time domain interval in which a time domain conflict occurs between the first RS and the second RS, the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal;

[0080] The first RS is used to activate the first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0081] In combination with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when the network device includes a TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating the downlink DL TCI state of the TRP, and the second RS is an RS for activating the uplink UL TCI state of the TRP.

[0082] In combination with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when the network device includes multiple TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by the first TRP among the multiple TRPs, and the second RS is transmitted by the second TRP among the multiple TRPs.

[0083] In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first RS is one of the following:

[0084] RS with DL TCI state activated for the first TRP;

[0085] RS with UL TCI state activated for the first TRP.

[0086] In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second RS is one of the following:

[0087] RS with DL TCI state activated for the second TRP;

[0088] RS with UL TCI state activated for the second TRP.

[0089] In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the RS used for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0090] RS for time-frequency synchronization, where the DL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0091] RS used for beam measurement, where the DL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0092] In conjunction with the embodiment of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0093] RS for uplink path loss measurement, where the UL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0094] RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, where the UL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0095] In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0096] During a time period in which the first RS and / or the second RS is transmitted, the network device does not send scheduling data to the terminal, and the time period includes a time domain interval.

[0097] In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time period includes one of the following:

[0098] A time domain unit in which the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein the time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to the cyclic prefix CP;

[0099] A time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

[0100] In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, RS is one of the following:

[0101] SSB;

[0102] CSI-RS.

[0103] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0104] a transceiver module, configured to receive and measure the first RS and / or the second RS within a time domain interval of the conflict when a time domain conflict occurs between the first RS and the second RS sent by the network device;

[0105] The first RS is used to activate the first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0106] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0107] A transceiver module is used to send a first RS and a second RS, wherein the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal within a time domain interval in which there is a time domain conflict between the first RS and the second RS; wherein the first RS is used to activate the first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state.

[0108] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0109] one or more processors;

[0110] The communication device is used to execute the method of the first aspect.

[0111] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0112] one or more processors;

[0113] The communication device is used to execute the method of the second aspect.

[0114] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein:

[0115] The terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect;

[0116] The network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0117] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, wherein:

[0118] When the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0119] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0120] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0121] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0122] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed 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.

[0123] 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.

[0124] 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.

[0125] 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.

[0126] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0127] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0129] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to 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 above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] 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.

[0133] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time / frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0134] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0135] 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.

[0136] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0137] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0138] In some embodiments, in some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station (fixed station)", "node (node)", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP))", "panel (panel)", "antenna panel (antenna panel)", "antenna array (antenna array)", "cell (cell)", "macro cell (macro cell)", "small cell (small cell)", "femto cell (femto cell)", "pico cell (pico cell)", "sector (sector)", "cell group (cell)", "serving cell (cell)", "carrier (carrier)", "component carrier (component carrier)", "bandwidth part (bandwidth part, BWP)" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0139] 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.

[0140] 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.

[0141] 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.

[0142] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0143] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0144] 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.

[0145] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0146] As shown in FIG. 1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0147] 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.

[0148] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0149] In some embodiments, the access network device is, 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 wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0150] 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.

[0151] 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.

[0152] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. A 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).

[0153] 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.

[0154] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. 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.

[0155] 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).

[0156] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, during activation of a unified TCI state, since a network (NW) such as network device 102 can be configured to activate different TCI states, a reference signal (RS) used in activation processes of different TCI states may conflict in the time domain, and it is necessary to define terminal behavior under different conflict scenarios.

[0157] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication processing method, the method comprising:

[0158] Step S2101 : The network device 102 sends a first RS to the terminal 101 .

[0159] In some embodiments, the first RS is used for activation of the first TCI state.

[0160] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include one or more multiple transmission reception points (mTRPs).

[0161] Optionally, the first TCI state may represent one of the TCI states of a certain TRP, or represent the TCI state of a certain TRP among multiple TRPs.

[0162] Optionally, when the network device 102 includes a TRP, the first RS can be sent by the TRP.

[0163] Optionally, when the network device 102 includes multiple TRPs, the first RS is sent by the TRP corresponding to the first TCI state. For example, the first RS is used to activate the first TCI state of the first TRP (TRP1), and the first RS is sent by TRP1.

[0164] In some embodiments, when the network device 102 includes a TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating the TRP downlink (DL) TCI state.

[0165] Optionally, the first TCI state is a DL TCI state.

[0166] Optionally, during the process of activating the DL TCI state, the terminal 101 may perform different operations according to different situations of the DL TCI state.

[0167] In one example, when the DL TCI state is known or a known TCI state, during the activation of the DL TCI state, the terminal 101 needs to perform time-frequency synchronization or time-frequency tracking (T / F tracking).

[0168] In another example, when the DL TCI state is unknown or an unknown TCI state, during the activation process of the DL TCI state, the terminal 101 needs to perform beam measurement, beam scanning or layer reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) measurement to obtain L1-RSRP.

[0169] Optionally, the RS used for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0170] RS for time-frequency synchronization, where the DL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0171] RS used for beam measurement, where the DL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0172] Optionally, the RS is one of the following: a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block (SSB); a channel-state-information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0173] For example, the first RS is an SSB or CSI-RS used for time-frequency tracking; or, the first RS is an SSB or CSI-RS used for beam measurement.

[0174] In some embodiments, when the network device includes multiple TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by the first TRP among the multiple TRPs.

[0175] Optionally, the first RS is used for activation of the TCI state of the first TRP (TRP1) and is sent by the first TRP.

[0176] Optionally, the TCI state of the first TRP may be known or unknown, wherein the TCI state may also be a DL TCI state or an uplink (UL) TCI state.

[0177] Optionally, the first RS is one of the following:

[0178] RS with DL TCI state activated for the first TRP;

[0179] RS with UL TCI state activated for the first TRP.

[0180] For example, when the DL TCI state of the first RS for the first TRP is activated, if the DL TCI state is known, the first RS can be an SSB or CSI-RS for time-frequency synchronization; if the DL TCI state is unknown, the first RS can be an SSB or CSI-RS for beam measurement.

[0181] Optionally, in the UL TCI state activation, when the path loss reference signal (PL-RS) is not maintained, the uplink signal transmission requires additional path loss calculation. If the UL TCI state is known, during the activation of the UL TCI state of the first TRP, the terminal 101 needs to perform uplink path loss measurement, such as measuring the PL-RS sent by the first TRP. If the UL TCI state is unknown, during the activation of the UL TCI state of the first TRP, the terminal 101 needs to perform uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement.

[0182] Optionally, the RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0183] RS for uplink path loss measurement, where the UL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0184] RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, where the UL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0185] For example, when the UL TCI state of the first RS for the first TRP is activated, if the UL TCI state is known, the first RS may be an SSB or CSI-RS for uplink path loss measurement; if the UL TCI state is unknown, the first RS may include an SSB or CSI-RS for uplink path loss measurement, and an SSB or CSI-RS for beam measurement.

[0186] Step S2102 : The network device 102 sends a second RS to the terminal 101 .

[0187] In some embodiments, the second RS is used for activation of the second TCI state.

[0188] Optionally, the second TCI state may represent one of the TCI states of a certain TRP, which may be the same as or different from the first TCI state; or represent the TCI state of a certain TRP among multiple TRPs, which may be different from the TRP corresponding to the first TCI.

[0189] Optionally, when the network device 102 includes a TRP, the second RS may be sent by the TRP.

[0190] Optionally, when the network device 102 includes multiple TRPs, the second RS is sent by the TRP corresponding to the second TCI state. For example, the second RS is used to activate the second TCI state of the second TRP (TRP2), and the second RS is sent by TRP2.

[0191] In some embodiments, when the network device 102 includes one TRP, the second RS is an RS for TRP UL TCI state activation.

[0192] Optionally, the second TCI state is a UL TCI state.

[0193] Optionally, the operation of the terminal 101 during the UL TCI state activation process may refer to the description of step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0194] Optionally, the RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0195] RS for uplink path loss measurement, where the UL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0196] RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, where the UL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0197] For example, the second RS is an SSB or CSI-RS used for uplink path loss measurement, or the second RS is an SSB or CSI-RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement.

[0198] In some embodiments, when the network device includes multiple TRPs, the second RS is transmitted by the second TRP among the multiple TRPs.

[0199] Optionally, the second RS is used for TCI state activation of a second TRP (TRP2) and is sent by the second TRP.

[0200] Optionally, the TCI state of the second TRP may be known or unknown, and the TCI state may also be a DL TCI state or a UL TCI state.

[0201] Optionally, the second RS is one of the following:

[0202] RS with DL TCI state activated for the second TRP;

[0203] RS with UL TCI state activated for the second TRP.

[0204] Optionally, when the DL TCI state of the second RS for the second TRP is activated, the second RS can be used for time-frequency synchronization or beam measurement.

[0205] For example, when the DL TCI state of the second RS for the second TRP is activated, if the DL TCI state is known, the second RS can be an SSB or CSI-RS for time-frequency synchronization; if the DL TCI state is unknown, the second RS can be an SSB or CSI-RS for beam measurement.

[0206] Optionally, when the UL TCI state of the second RS for the second TRP is activated, the second RS can be used for uplink path loss measurement and / or beam measurement.

[0207] For example, when the UL TCI state of the second RS for the second TRP is activated, if the UL TCI state is known, the second RS may be an SSB or CSI-RS for uplink path loss measurement; if the UL TCI state is unknown, the second RS may include an SSB or CSI-RS for uplink path loss measurement, and an SSB or CSI-RS for beam measurement.

[0208] Step S2103: In the conflicting time domain interval, the terminal 101 receives and measures the first RS and / or the second RS.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first RS and the second RS sent by the network device 102 may have a time domain conflict, for example, the transmission periods of the first RS and the second RS are the same, or the transmission periods and starting offsets of the first RS and the second RS are the same.

[0210] Optionally, the time domain conflict or conflict may be that the time domain units where the first RS and the second RS are located overlap or are adjacent.

[0211] In the first example, combined with the description of steps S2101 and S2102, when the network device 102 includes a TRP, the time domain conflict between the first RS and the second RS may be: the RS activated for the DL TCI state of the TRP conflicts with the RS activated for the UL TCI state of the TRP, for example, the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of the TRP conflicts with the RS used for path loss measurement in the time domain.

[0212] In the second example, in combination with the description of steps S2101 and S2102, when the network device 102 includes multiple TRPs, the time domain conflict between the first RS and the second RS may be one of the following:

[0213] The RS activated in the UL TCI state for TRP1 collides with the RS activated in the UL TCI state for TRP2, for example, the PL-RSs sent by the two TRPs collide in the time domain;

[0214] The RS used for DL ​​TCI state activation of TRP1 collides with the RS used for UL TCI state activation of the second TRP. For example, the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP1 may collide with the PL-RS used for path loss calculation of TRP2.

[0215] The RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of TRP1 collides with the RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of the second TRP, for example, the SSB for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP1 may collide with the SSB for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP2.

[0216] In some embodiments, when the possible conflict described above occurs, the terminal 101 may measure one of the first RS and the second RS, and not receive or monitor the other of the first RS and the second RS.

[0217] Optionally, the terminal 101 does not receive or monitor one of the RSs, which may be discarding the RS, or not expecting the network device 102 to send the RS, or believing that the network device 102 does not send the RS.

[0218] In the first example above, when the first RS and the second RS collide in the time domain, the terminal 101 may discard one of them. For example, if the SSB of the TRP used for T / F tracking or beam measurement collide in the time domain with the RS used for path loss measurement, the terminal 101 discards the SSB for T / F tracking or beam measurement, or discards the RS used for path loss measurement.

[0219] In the second example above, when there is a time domain conflict between the first RS and the second RS, the terminal 101 may discard one of them.

[0220] For example, if a time domain collision occurs between the PL-RSs sent by two TRPs, the terminal 101 discards the PL-RS of TRP1 or the PL-RS of TRP2.

[0221] For another example, the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP1 may conflict with the PL-RS used for path loss calculation of TRP2. Terminal 101 discards the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP1 or the PL-RS of TRP2.

[0222] For another example, the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP1 may conflict with the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP2, and the terminal 101 discards the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP1 or the SSB used for T / F tracking or beam measurement of TRP2.

[0223] In this embodiment, the terminal 101 cannot complete activation of the first TCI state and the second TCI state at the same time.

[0224] In some embodiments, when the possible conflict described above occurs, the terminal 101 receives and measures the first RS and the second RS.

[0225] Optionally, when the communication frequency band is in frequency range (FR) 1, the terminal 101 may receive the first RS and the second RS simultaneously.

[0226] Optionally, when the communication frequency band is FR2, the terminal 101 measures the first RS and the second RS, which will extend the activation delay.

[0227] In some embodiments, when the terminal receives and measures the first RS and the second RS, the total delay for the terminal 101 to complete activation of the first TCI state and the second TCI state is greater than the activation delay defined for the first TCI state or the second TCI state.

[0228] Optionally, in the conflicting time domain interval, the terminal 101 may alternately receive the first RS and the second RS, such as receiving and measuring the first RS in the first conflicting time domain unit, and receiving and measuring the second RS in the second conflicting time domain unit.

[0229] Optionally, a method for determining or calculating the activation delay of the TCI state may be defined by a protocol.

[0230] Optionally, the network device 102 may indicate the TCI state to be activated this time by sending an activation command to the terminal 101. The TCI state indicated for activation in the activation command may be referred to as a target TCI state or a new TCI state.

[0231] Optionally, the activation delay may include: the period from when the terminal 101 receives the activation command to when the TCI state activation indicated by the activation command is completed. After the terminal 101 completes the TCI state activation, it can be considered that the TCI state switching is completed, and the target TCI state can be applied.

[0232] Optionally, the activation command may be a Media Access Control Element (MAC CE). For example, when the network device includes a TRP, the network device may configure activation of the first TCI state and the second TCI state of the TRP through a MAC CE.

[0233] Optionally, depending on whether the first TCI state or the second TCI state is known or unknown, the activation delay delay determination parameter is different. For example, for the DL TCI state, when the DL TCI state is not in the activated TCI state list of the PDSCH, the terminal 101 needs an additional SSB to obtain the time / frequency of the target TCI state. If the DL TCI state is unknown, the terminal 101 needs to perform additional receive (RX) beam scanning or L1-RSRP measurement based on multiple SSBs or CSI-RS. For another example, for the UL TCI state, when there is no PL-RS to maintain uplink transmission, the terminal 101 needs to calculate the path loss during the activation of the UL TCI state.

[0234] Therefore, in combination with the different situations of the first TCI state and the second TCI state, the corresponding activation delay can be determined by referring to one of the following examples:

[0235] In the first example, if the TCI state is a known DL TCI state, the activation delay corresponding to the TCI state is:

[0236] slot length;

[0237] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T first-SSB Indicates the time between receiving MAC CE and sending the first downlink RS by TRP, T SSB-proc is the downlink RS processing time, with TO k is a constant.

[0238] It is worth noting that the SSB in the formula is sent by the TRP corresponding to the TCI state. For example, if the activation delay of the TCI state of TRP1 needs to be determined, the SSB in the formula is sent by TRP1.

[0239] In the second example, if the TCI state is an unknown DL TCI state, the activation delay corresponding to the TCI state is:

[0240] time slot length;

[0241] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T L1-RSRP Indicates the time of L1-RSRP measurement in beam measurement, T first-SSB Indicates the time between receiving MAC CE and sending the first downlink RS by TRP, T SSB-proc is the downlink RS processing time, With TOu k is a constant.

[0242] In the third example, if the TCI state is a known UL TCI state, the activation delay corresponding to the TCI state is:

[0243] time slot length;

[0244] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T first-target-PL-RS Indicates the duration from decoding the MAC CE to the first PL-RS used for uplink path loss measurement, T target-PL-RS Indicates the downlink PL-RS period, and NM are constants.

[0245] In the fourth example, if the TCI state is an unknown UL TCI state, the activation delay corresponding to the TCI state is:

[0246] time slot length;

[0247] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T first-target-PL-RS Indicates the duration from decoding the MAC CE to the first PL-RS used for uplink path loss measurement, T target-PL-RS Indicates the downlink PL-RS period, T L1-RSRP Indicates the time of L1-RSRP measurement in beam measurement, is a constant.

[0248] Optionally, when the terminal 101 measures the first RS and the second RS, the delay for activating the first TCI state and the second TCI state will be extended, such as being greater than the activation delay of the first TCI state determined according to the above example, or greater than the activation delay of the second TCI state.

[0249] Step S2104: During the time period when the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, the network device 102 does not send scheduling data to the terminal 101.

[0250] Optionally, during the time period when the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, the terminal 101 does not monitor the scheduling data.

[0251] For example, during the time period of the first RS transmission, the terminal 101 does not monitor the scheduling data, or does not expect the network device 102 to send scheduling data, so as not to affect the activation process of the first TCI state; for another example, during the time period of the second RS transmission, the terminal 101 does not monitor the scheduling data, or does not expect the network device 102 to send scheduling data, so as not to affect the activation process of the second TCI state; for another example, during the time period of the first RS transmission and the time period of the second RS transmission, the terminal 101 does not monitor the scheduling data, or does not expect the network device 102 to send scheduling data, so as not to affect the activation process of the two TCI states.

[0252] Optionally, the scheduling data includes, for example, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0253] Optionally, this step may be applicable to scheduling constraints in multiple TRP scenarios.

[0254] For example, when the TCI state of two TRPs is activated and Terminal 101 is performing RS measurements for T / F tracking or PL-RS, Terminal 101 cannot be scheduled with data. When Terminal 101 supports the measurement capability of round-trip delay (RTD) > cyclic prefix (CP), the timing offset between the two TRPs may be greater than the CP, and there may be multiple time domain units with scheduling restrictions.

[0255] In some embodiments, the time period includes one of:

[0256] A time domain unit in which the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein the time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to the CP;

[0257] A time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

[0258] Optionally, the time difference is used to indicate the difference between the first RS sent by the first TRP and the second RS sent by the second TRP, or the timing offset. The time difference can also be recorded as RTD.

[0259] Optionally, the time domain unit may be a time slot, a symbol, a millisecond, etc.

[0260] In one example, taking the time domain unit as an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol as an example, the terminal 101 does not expect to send uplink channels or signals on some OFDM symbols, such as sending a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a sounding reference signal (SRS), or the terminal 101 does not expect to receive PDCCH, PDSCH, CSI-RS for tracking or CSI-RS for channel quality indication CQI on some OFDM symbols.

[0261] In this example, the OFDM symbols are:

[0262] If the terminal 101 supports the measurement capability of RTD>CP, the part of OFDM symbols includes: the OFDM symbol where the SSB for T / F tracking or the PL-RS for path loss calculation is located, and one OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol;

[0263] If the terminal 101 does not support the measurement capability of RTD>CP, the part of OFDM symbols is the SSB used for T / F tracking or the OFDM symbol where the PL-RS used for path loss calculation is located.

[0264] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", and "field" can be used interchangeably.

[0265] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0266] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0267] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0268] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0269] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0270] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0271] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0272] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0273] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104, such as the method including step S2103.

[0274] In some embodiments, at least one of steps S2101, S2102, and S2104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0275] In some embodiments, the order of step S2101 and step S2102 can be swapped or performed simultaneously.

[0276] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0277] FIG3a is a schematic diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication processing method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0278] Step S3101: Acquire and measure a first RS and / or a second RS.

[0279] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101 to S2103 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0280] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may obtain the RS from the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also obtain the RS from other entities.

[0281] Step S3102: Do not monitor the scheduling data during the time period when the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitting.

[0282] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0283] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3102.

[0284] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 a .

[0285] FIG3b is a schematic diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication processing method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0286] Step S3201: When a time domain conflict occurs between a first RS and a second RS sent by the network device 102, the terminal 101 receives and measures the first RS and / or the second RS within the conflicting time domain interval.

[0287] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101 to S2103 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0288] In some embodiments, when the network device includes a TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating the downlink DL TCI state of the TRP, and the second RS is an RS for activating the uplink UL TCI state of the TRP.

[0289] In some embodiments, when the network device includes multiple TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by the first TRP among the multiple TRPs, and the second RS is transmitted by the second TRP among the multiple TRPs.

[0290] Optionally, the first RS is one of the following:

[0291] RS with DL TCI state activated for the first TRP;

[0292] RS with UL TCI state activated for the first TRP.

[0293] Optionally, the second RS is one of the following:

[0294] RS with DL TCI state activated for the second TRP;

[0295] RS with UL TCI state activated for the second TRP.

[0296] In some embodiments, the RS for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0297] RS for time-frequency synchronization, where the DL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0298] RS used for beam measurement, where the DL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0299] In some embodiments, the RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0300] RS for uplink path loss measurement, where the UL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0301] RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, where the UL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0302] In some embodiments, the method further includes: during a time period in which the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, the terminal does not monitor scheduling data of the network device, and the time period includes a time domain interval.

[0303] Optionally, the time period includes one of the following:

[0304] A time domain unit in which the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein the time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to the cyclic prefix CP;

[0305] A time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

[0306] In some embodiments, RS is one of:

[0307] SSB;

[0308] CSI-RS.

[0309] In some embodiments, the terminal receiving and measuring the first RS and / or the second RS includes: the terminal measuring one of the first RS and the second RS and not monitoring the other of the first RS and the second RS.

[0310] In some embodiments, when the terminal receives and measures the first RS and the second RS, the total delay for the terminal to complete activation of the first TCI state and the second TCI state is greater than the activation delay defined for the first TCI state or the second TCI state.

[0311] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 b .

[0312] FIG4a is a schematic diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication processing method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0313] Step S4101, sending the first RS.

[0314] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0315] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first RS to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the first RS to other entities.

[0316] Step S4102: Send the second RS.

[0317] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0318] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the second RS to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the second RS to other entities.

[0319] Step S4103: No scheduling data is sent during the time period when the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitting.

[0320] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2103 to S2104 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0321] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103.

[0322] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 a .

[0323] FIG4b is a schematic diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication processing method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0324] In step S4201, the network device 102 sends a first RS and a second RS.

[0325] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101 to S2103 in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0326] In which, within a time domain interval in which a time domain conflict occurs between the first RS and the second RS, the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal.

[0327] In some embodiments, when the network device includes a TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating the downlink DL TCI state of the TRP, and the second RS is an RS for activating the uplink UL TCI state of the TRP.

[0328] In some embodiments, when the network device includes multiple TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by the first TRP among the multiple TRPs, and the second RS is transmitted by the second TRP among the multiple TRPs.

[0329] Optionally, the first RS is one of the following:

[0330] RS with DL TCI state activated for the first TRP;

[0331] RS with UL TCI state activated for the first TRP.

[0332] Optionally, the second RS is one of the following:

[0333] RS with DL TCI state activated for the second TRP;

[0334] RS with UL TCI state activated for the second TRP.

[0335] In some embodiments, the RS for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0336] RS for time-frequency synchronization, where the DL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0337] RS used for beam measurement, where the DL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0338] In some embodiments, the RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following:

[0339] RS for uplink path loss measurement, where the UL TCI state is a known TCI state;

[0340] RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, where the UL TCI state is unknown TCI state.

[0341] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the network device does not send scheduling data to the terminal during a time period in which the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, and the time period includes a time domain interval.

[0342] Optionally, the time period includes one of the following:

[0343] A time domain unit in which the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein the time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to the CP;

[0344] A time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

[0345] In some embodiments, RS is one of:

[0346] SSB;

[0347] CSI-RS.

[0348] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 b .

[0349] In the method disclosed herein, the UE behavior is defined in scenarios where the RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of a TRP overlaps or is adjacent to the RS for UL TCI state activation of the same TRP, or where the RS for TCI state activation of a TRP overlaps or is adjacent to the RS for TCI state activation of another TRP. To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, some examples are listed below.

[0350] On the one hand, in a single TRP scenario, a network device (NW) may configure one DL TCI state activation and one UL TCI state activation in one MAC CE, as shown in Examples 1 to 4 below.

[0351] Example 1:

[0352] Based on the current TCI state activation delay requirements, for known DL TCI states, when the DL TCI state is not in the active TCI state list of the PDSCH, the UE requires an additional SSB to obtain the time or frequency of the target TCI state. For unknown DL TCI states, the UE needs to perform additional RX beam scanning (such as L1-RSRP measurement) based on multiple SSBs or CSI-RS. The relevant activation delay requirements are as follows:

[0353] For a known DL TCI state, the activation delay is:

[0354] slot length;

[0355] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T first-SSB Indicates the time between receiving MAC CE and sending the first downlink RS by TRP, T SSB-proc is the downlink RS processing time, with TO k is a constant.

[0356] Optionally, the above time may be a time slot.

[0357] Optionally, if the target TCI state is not in the activated TCI state list corresponding to the downlink channel, TO k =1, otherwise, TO k =0.

[0358] Optionally, TSSB-proc =2ms.

[0359] Optionally, the activation delay is used to indicate the duration for the UE to complete TCI state activation, or the duration required for TCI state switching (switching from the old TCI state to the target TCI state).

[0360] For unknown DL TCI state, the activation delay is:

[0361] time slot length;

[0362] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T L1-RSRP Indicates the time of L1-RSRP measurement in beam measurement, T first-SSB Indicates the time between receiving MAC CE and sending the first downlink RS by TRP, T SSB-proc is the downlink RS processing time, With TOu k is a constant.

[0363] Example 2:

[0364] For the UL TCI state, when the path loss reference signal (PL-RS) for uplink transmission is not maintained, the UE needs to calculate the path loss during the activation of the UL TCI state. The relevant activation delay requirements are as follows:

[0365] For a known UL TCI state, the activation delay is:

[0366] time slot length;

[0367] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQ Indicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T first-target-PL-RS Indicates the duration from decoding the MAC CE to the first PL-RS used for uplink path loss measurement, T target-PL-RS Indicates the downlink PL-RS period, and NM are constants.

[0368] For unknown UL TCI states, the receive beam requires an additional L1-RSRP measurement, and the activation delay is:

[0369] time slot length;

[0370] Where n represents the time when MAC CE is received, T HARQIndicates the time between MAC CE and the corresponding confirmation feedback information, T first-target-PL-RS Indicates the duration from decoding the MAC CE to the first PL-RS used for uplink path loss measurement, T target-PL-RS Indicates the downlink PL-RS period, T L1-RSRP Indicates the time of L1-RSRP measurement in beam measurement, is a constant.

[0371] Example 3:

[0372] Combining Examples 1 and 2, for a TRP, if the RS used for its DL TCI state activation overlaps or is adjacent in time domain to the RS used for its UL TCI state activation, the UE may need to discard one of the RSs. If the UE still needs to measure both RSs, the total TCI activation delay will be extended.

[0373] Optionally, the DL TCI state activation process may include: the UE performing time / frequency synchronization or time / frequency tracking, or beam measurement to obtain L1-RSRP, wherein the RS used for DL ​​TCI state activation may be the RS used for time / frequency tracking or L1-RSRP measurement.

[0374] It is also possible that the RS used for time-frequency tracking or L1-RSRP overlaps or is adjacent to the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement.

[0375] Optionally, the activation process of the UL TCI state may include: the UE performing PL-RS measurement, or the UE performing PL-RS and beam measurement.

[0376] When a time domain conflict occurs, the UE's behavior may include the following:

[0377] (1) The UE discards the RS (such as SSB) used for T / F tracking;

[0378] (2) The UE discards the RS (such as SSB or CSI-RS) used for L1-RSRP measurement;

[0379] (3) The UE discards the PL-RS (such as SSB or CSI-RS) used for path loss calculation;

[0380] (4) If the UE will measure two RSs, the total activation time will be extended;

[0381] Among them, for (1) to (3), the UE cannot complete TCI activation of two TCI states at the same time.

[0382] Example 4:

[0383] Based on the third example, the applicability of the TCI state activation is defined, and the applicability depends on whether the TCI state corresponds to the frequency range FR1 or FR2.

[0384] For FR1, when two RSs overlap or are adjacent, the UE can measure both RSs simultaneously without measurement restriction.

[0385] For FR2, when the SSB used for T / F tracking overlaps or is adjacent to the SSB used for PL-RS measurement, the UE needs to measure one of the RSs instead of both; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition, or

[0386] When the SSB used for T / F tracking overlaps or is adjacent to the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement, the UE needs to measure one of the RSs instead of both; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition, or

[0387] When the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement overlaps or is adjacent to the PL-RS, the UE needs to measure one of the RSs instead of both RSs; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition.

[0388] On the other hand, in the multi-TRP (mTRP) scenario, assuming there are two TRPs, TRP1 and TRP2. The NW will configure the TCI state activation for the two TRPs in the following three scenarios:

[0389] (1) DL TCI state (DL-only) activation of TRP1 and UL TCI state (UL-only) activation of TRP2;

[0390] (2) UL TCI state activation (UL-only) of TRP1 and UL TCI state activation (UL-only) of TRP2;

[0391] (3) The DL and UL TCI states of TRP1 are activated, and the DL and UL TCI states of TRP2 are activated.

[0392] The possible time domain conflicts in the three scenarios can be seen in Examples 5 to 10 below.

[0393] Example 5:

[0394] Depending on whether the TCI status is known, or whether T / F tracking is required, or whether path loss calculation is required, the time domain conflict in the above scenario (1) may include the following cases:

[0395] There is a time domain conflict between the SSB used for T / F tracking of TRP1 and the PL-RS of TRP2;

[0396] There is a time domain conflict between the SSB used for T / F tracking in TRP1 and the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement in TRP2.

[0397] Example 6:

[0398] Depending on whether the TCI status is known, or whether T / F tracking is required, or whether path loss calculation is required, the time domain conflict in the above scenario (2) may include the following situations:

[0399] There is a time domain conflict between the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement of TRP1 and the PL-RS of TRP2;

[0400] There is a time domain conflict between the PL-RS of TRP1 and the PL-RS of TRP2.

[0401] Example 7:

[0402] Depending on whether the TCI status is known, or whether T / F tracking is required, or whether path loss calculation is required, the time domain conflict in the above scenario (3) may include the following situations:

[0403] There is a time domain conflict between the SSB used by TRP1 for T / F tracking and the PL-RS of TRP2;

[0404] There is a time domain conflict between the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement of TRP1 and the PL-RS of TRP2;

[0405] There is a time domain conflict between the PL-RS of TRP1 and the PL-RS of TRP2.

[0406] Example 8:

[0407] In combination with Examples 5 to 7, due to UE capability limitations, in these conflicting situations, the UE may need to discard some conflicting RSs, such as by referring to the following optional methods:

[0408] Option 1: The UE discards the RS of TRP1, including the RS used for T / F tracking, L1-RSRP measurement, or path loss calculation;

[0409] Option 2: The UE discards the RS of TRP2, including the RS used for T / F tracking, L1-RSRP measurement, or path loss calculation;

[0410] Option 3: If the UE can measure two or more RSs, the total activation delay will be extended.

[0411] In the above-mentioned optional method 1 and optional method 2, the UE cannot complete the TCI state activation of two TRPs at the same time.

[0412] Example 9:

[0413] Based on Example 8, define the applicability of TCI status activation:

[0414] When the SSB used for T / F tracking overlaps or is adjacent to the PL-RS of two TRPs, the UE needs to measure one of the RSs instead of both RSs; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition, or

[0415] When the SSBs for T / F tracking of two TRPs overlap or are adjacent to the RSs used for L1-RSRP measurement, the UE needs to measure the RS of one TRP instead of the RSs of two TRPs; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition, or

[0416] When the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement overlaps or is adjacent to the PL-RS of two TRPs, the UE needs to measure the RS of one TRP instead of the RS of both TRPs; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition, or

[0417] When the PL-RSs of two TRPs overlap or are adjacent, the UE needs to measure one of the RSs instead of both RSs; or, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition, or

[0418] When the PL-RS of one TRP overlaps with the RS used for L1-RSRP measurement, PL-RS, RS used for beam failure detection (BFD) or candidate beam detection (CBD), or RS used for radio link monitoring (RLM) of another TRP, the UE needs to measure the RS of one of the TRPs instead of the RSs of both TRPs. Alternatively, there will be a longer activation delay or no other definition.

[0419] Example 10:

[0420] Based on the above example, there are scheduling restrictions in the mTRP scenario.

[0421] During the TCI state activation period between two TRPs, when the UE is performing measurements on the RS for T / F tracking or PL-RS, the UE cannot be scheduled with data. When the UE supports the measurement capability of RTD>CP, the timing offset between the two TRPs may be larger than the CP, then an extra symbol needs to be considered when defining the scheduling restrictions.

[0422] For example, scheduling restrictions include:

[0423] Before the UE completes activation of both TCI states, the UE is not expected to transmit PUCCH, PUSCH, or SRS on the relevant OFDM symbols, or is not expected to receive PDCCH, PDSCH, CSI-RS for tracking, or CSI-RS for CQI on the relevant OFDM symbols, where the relevant OFDM symbols are:

[0424] OFDM symbol of SSB for T / F tracking or PL-RS for path loss calculation, and one OFDM symbol before or after, where the UE supports RTD > CP;

[0425] OFDM symbols for SSBs used for T / F tracking, SSBs for L1-RSRP measurement, or PL-RS for path loss calculation, where the UE does not support RTD>CP.

[0426] The embodiments of the present disclosure further 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, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0427] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device 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 device, 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), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized 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, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a 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 implemented in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0428] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the 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 the 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 and implementing 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.

[0429] Figure 5a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5a, terminal 5100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 5101 and a processing module 5102. In some embodiments, transceiver module 5101 is configured to receive and measure the first RS and / or the second RS within the conflicting time domain interval when a time domain conflict occurs between a first RS and a second RS transmitted by a network device; wherein the first RS is used to activate a first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate a second TCI state.

[0430] Optionally, the transceiver module 5101 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps of sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 5102 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0431] Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5b, network device 5200 may include: at least one of: a transceiver module 5201, a processing module 5202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is configured to transmit a first RS and a second RS, wherein, during a time domain interval in which a time domain conflict occurs between the first RS and the second RS, the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal; wherein the first RS is used to activate a first TCI state, and the second RS is used to activate a second TCI state.

[0432] Optionally, the transceiver module 5201 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 5202 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0433] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0434] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0435] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal implementing any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0436] As shown in Figure 6a, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 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 the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0437] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6102. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6102, the transceiver 6102 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method, and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps. In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface 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.

[0438] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6103 may be located outside the communication device 6100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuits 6104 are connected to the memories 6103 and may be configured to receive data from the memories 6103 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 6103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 may read data stored in the memories 6103 and send the data to the processor 6101.

[0439] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6a. 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.

[0440] FIG6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 6200 shown in FIG6b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0441] The chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201. The chip 6200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0442] In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 6203 may be located external to chip 6200. Optionally, interface circuit 6202 is connected to memory 6203 and may be used to receive data from memory 6203 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 6203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 6202 may read data stored in memory 6203 and send the data to processor 6201.

[0443] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method. For example, the interface circuit 6202 performing the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 6202 performs data exchange between the processor 6201, the chip 6200, the memory 6203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 6201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0444] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0445] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes 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 is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0446] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0447] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods. Industrial Applicability

[0448] When there is a time domain conflict between RSs used for activating different TCI states, the terminal can choose to receive and measure one or two of them, so that in the scenario of RS time domain conflict, the terminal can reasonably activate the TCI state.

Claims

1. A communication processing method, the method comprising: When a first reference signal RS sent by a network device conflicts with a second RS in a time domain, the terminal receives and measures the first RS and / or the second RS in a conflicting time domain interval; The first RS is used for activation of a first transmission configuration indication TCI state, and the second RS is used for activation of a second TCI state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: When the network device includes a transmission reception point TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating a downlink DL TCI state of the TRP, and the second RS is an RS for activating an uplink UL TCI state of the TRP; The first TCI state is the DL TCI state, and the second TCI state is the UL TCI state.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein: When the network device includes a plurality of TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by a first TRP among the plurality of TRPs, and the second RS is transmitted by a second TRP among the plurality of TRPs; Among them, the first TCI state is the TCI state of the first TRP, and the second TCI state is the TCI state of the second TRP.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein: The first RS is one of the following: RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of the first TRP; RS for UL TCI state activation of the first TRP.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein: The second RS is one of the following: RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of the second TRP; RS for UL TCI state activation of the second TRP.

6. The method of claim 2, 4 or 5, wherein: The RS for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following: RS for time-frequency synchronization, wherein the DL TCI state is a known TCI state; The RS is used for beam measurement, wherein the DL TCI state is an unknown TCI state.

7. The method of claim 2, 4 or 5, wherein: The RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following: An RS for uplink path loss measurement, wherein the UL TCI state is a known TCI state; RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, wherein the UL TCI state is an unknown TCI state.

8. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein: The method further comprises: During a time period in which the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, the terminal does not monitor scheduling data of a network device, and the time period includes the time domain interval.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein: The period includes one of the following: A time domain unit where the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein a time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to a cyclic prefix CP; The time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

10. The method according to any one of claims 2, 4 to 9, wherein: The RS is one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB; Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: The terminal receiving and measuring the first RS and / or the second RS includes: The terminal measures one of the first RS and the second RS and does not monitor the other of the first RS and the second RS.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: When the terminal receives and measures the first RS and the second RS, the total delay for the terminal to complete activation of the first TCI state and activation of the second TCI state is greater than the activation delay defined for the first TCI state or the second TCI state.

13. A communication processing method, the method comprising: The network device sends a first RS and a second RS, wherein, in a time domain interval in which a time domain conflict exists between the first RS and the second RS, the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal; The first RS is used for activating a first TCI state, and the second RS is used for activating a second TCI state.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein: When the network device includes one TRP, the first RS is an RS for activating a downlink DL TCI state of the TRP, and the second RS is an RS for activating an uplink UL TCI state of the TRP; The first TCI state is the DL TCI state, and the second TCI state is the UL TCI state.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein: When the network device includes a plurality of TRPs, the first RS is transmitted by a first TRP among the plurality of TRPs, and the second RS is transmitted by a second TRP among the plurality of TRPs; Among them, the first TCI state is the TCI state of the first TRP, and the second TCI state is the TCI state of the second TRP.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first RS is one of the following: RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of the first TRP; RS for UL TCI state activation of the first TRP.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein: The second RS is one of the following: RS for DL ​​TCI state activation of the second TRP; RS for UL TCI state activation of the second TRP.

18. The method of claim 14, 16 or 17, wherein: The RS for DL ​​TCI state activation includes one of the following: RS for time-frequency synchronization, wherein the DL TCI state is a known TCI state; The RS is used for beam measurement, wherein the DL TCI state is an unknown TCI state.

19. The method of claim 14, 16 or 17, wherein: The RS for UL TCI state activation includes one of the following: An RS for uplink path loss measurement, wherein the UL TCI state is a known TCI state; RS used for uplink path loss measurement and beam measurement, wherein the UL TCI state is an unknown TCI state.

20. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein: The method further comprises: During a time period in which the first RS and / or the second RS are transmitted, the network device does not send scheduling data to the terminal, and the time period includes the time domain interval.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein: The period includes one of the following: A time domain unit where the first RS or the second RS is transmitted, wherein a time difference between the first RS and the second RS is less than or equal to a cyclic prefix CP; The time domain unit, and a time domain unit before or after the time domain unit, wherein the time difference is greater than the CP.

22. The method of any one of claims 14, 16 to 21, wherein: The RS is one of the following: SSB; CSI-RS.

23. A terminal, comprising: A transceiver module, configured to receive and measure the first RS and / or the second RS within a time domain interval of the conflict when a first RS and a second RS sent by a network device have a time domain conflict; The first RS is used for activating a first TCI state, and the second RS is used for activating a second TCI state.

24. A network device comprising: A transceiver module is used to send a first RS and a second RS, wherein the first RS and / or the second RS are received and measured by the terminal within a time domain interval in which there is a time domain conflict between the first RS and the second RS; wherein the first RS is used for activation of a first TCI state, and the second RS is used for activation of a second TCI state.

25. A communication device, comprising: one or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

26. A communication device, comprising: one or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 13 to 22.

27. A communication system, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein: The terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12; The network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 13 to 22.

28. A storage medium storing instructions, wherein: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 or any one of claims 13 to 22.

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