Reference signal configuration method, communication apparatus and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of communications, and provided are a reference signal configuration method, a communication apparatus and a storage medium. The communication method comprises: generating reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information comprising respective description information of M ports or respective description information of M port groups, M being a positive integer; and sending the reference signal configuration information.

Description

Reference signal configuration method, communication device and storage medium

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on November 22, 2023, with application number 202311572857.6 and application name “Reference Signal Configuration Method, Communication Device and Storage Medium”. The entire contents of the application are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a reference signal configuration method, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0004] Multi-antenna technology has been widely adopted in various wireless communication technologies, including multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO), joint transmission (JT), and high-frequency beamforming. To maximize the performance of multi-antenna technology, it is crucial for communication nodes to obtain accurate channel information.

[0005] Currently, in the field of multi-antenna technology, a modulation and demodulation reference signal (DMRS) can be inserted as a pilot signal during each transmission time interval. This allows communication terminals to perform channel estimation and demodulate the transmitted data using the received DMRS, which has experienced wireless fading channels. However, in current communication systems, the configuration of the demodulation reference signal corresponding to different antenna ports may be consistent, which reduces flexibility and affects the spectral efficiency of the communication system.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a reference signal configuration method, the method comprising: generating reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information comprising description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer; and sending the reference signal configuration information.

[0008] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides another reference signal configuration method, the method comprising: receiving reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information comprising description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer.

[0009] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a communications device, comprising: a processing module configured to generate reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information comprising description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer; and a sending module configured to send the reference signal configuration information.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides another communication device, which includes: a receiving module, configured to receive reference signal configuration information, wherein the reference signal configuration information includes description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer.

[0011] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure further provides a communication device, comprising: a memory and a processor; the memory and the processor are coupled; the memory is used to store instructions executable by the processor; and when the processor executes the instructions, it performs any method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the methods provided in the first or second aspect above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0014] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a method for configuring a reference signal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0015] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a port provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a port group provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of resource occupation provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of another resource occupation method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of another resource occupation method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of sequence information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of another type of sequence information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a transmission configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of another transmission configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of a waveform configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of another waveform configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of a processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of another processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG16 is a schematic diagram of an action range provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG17 is a schematic diagram of another scope of action provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG18 is a schematic diagram of another scope of action provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG19 is a schematic diagram of another scope of action provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG20 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of another reference signal configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG21 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG22 is a schematic diagram of the composition of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG23 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0037] In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or", for example, A / B can mean A or B. "And / or" in this article is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, "at least one" means one or more, and "a plurality" means two or more. Words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not limit them to be necessarily different.

[0038] It should be noted that, in this application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described in this application as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner.

[0039] In mobile communication systems, an antenna port is a logical transmission channel defined by a reference signal. For the receiver, an antenna port is an independent antenna channel. The transmitter sends a demodulation reference signal on the antenna port, and the receiver uses the demodulation reference signal to demodulate downlink or uplink data during transmission on the control channel or data channel. However, in general, the demodulation reference signal configuration used by different antenna ports is basically the same, such as the same number of time domain symbols, the same number of frequency domain subcarriers, and the channel processing method based on the demodulation reference signal measurement is transparent to the transmitter. This results in poor flexibility, high overhead, and the inability to adapt flexibly to the actual wireless channel environment, thus affecting the system's spectrum efficiency.

[0040] Based on this, the present disclosure provides a reference signal configuration method, comprising: generating reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information including description information for each of M ports or each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer; and transmitting the reference signal configuration information. This allows each port or port group to have its own reference information configuration, enabling adaptive adjustment based on the actual wireless channel environment to meet transmission requirements in different service scenarios.

[0041] The method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example, the communication system can be a long term evolution (LTE) system, a fifth generation (5G) communication system, a Wi-Fi system, a communication system related to the third generation partnership project (3GPP), a future evolutionary communication system (such as a sixth generation (6G) communication system, etc.), or a system integrating multiple systems, etc., without limitation. The following describes the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure by taking the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1 as an example. Figure 1 is only a schematic diagram and does not constitute a limitation on the applicable scenarios of the technical solution provided by the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the communication system 100 may include one or more network devices 11 and one or more terminal devices 12. The terminal device 12 may be communicatively connected to the one or more network devices 11.

[0043] In some embodiments, the network device 11 can be used to implement functions such as resource scheduling, wireless resource management, and wireless access control of terminal devices. For example, it can be an evolution nodeB (eNB), a next-generation base station (gNB), a transmission receive point (TRP), a transmission point (TP), and some other access nodes. Depending on the size of the service coverage area provided, the base station can be divided into a macro base station for providing macro cells (Macro cells), a micro base station for providing micro cells (Pico cells), and a femto base station for providing femto cells (Femto cells). With the continuous evolution of wireless communication technology, future base stations may also adopt other names.

[0044] The terminal device 12 may also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station, mobile terminal, etc. For example, the terminal device 12 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality terminal, an augmented reality terminal, a wireless terminal used in industrial control, a wireless terminal used in unmanned driving, a wireless terminal used in remote surgery, a wireless terminal used in transportation safety, a wireless terminal used in smart cities, a wireless terminal used in smart homes, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific device form used by the terminal.

[0045] In some embodiments, during a communication process, a network device sends data to a terminal device, and the terminal device receives the data sent by the network device. Thus, the network device can be referred to as a transmitter. Accordingly, the terminal device can be referred to as a receiver. Alternatively, when a terminal device sends data to a network device, the network device can be referred to as a receiver. Accordingly, the terminal device can be referred to as a transmitter.

[0046] It should be noted that Figure 1 is only an exemplary framework diagram. The number of devices or nodes included in Figure 1 and the names of each device are not restricted. In addition to the functional nodes shown in Figure 1, the communication system may also include other nodes or devices, such as core network devices.

[0047] The system architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that, with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0048] The embodiments provided by the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0049] As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for configuring a reference signal, which is applied to a transmitting device and includes the following steps:

[0050] S101: Generate reference signal configuration information, where the reference signal configuration information includes description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups.

[0051] Wherein, M is a positive integer. Exemplarily, during a communication process, a transmitting device, such as the network device 11 shown in FIG1 , may generate reference signal configuration information and send the reference signal configuration information to a receiving device, such as the terminal device 12 shown in FIG1 .

[0052] In addition, the reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a demodulation reference signal (Demodulation reference signal), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), a paging reference signal (SRS), etc.

[0053] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information further includes port number information N, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

[0054] In one example, the transmitting end device may determine the M ports from the N ports, which are antenna ports.

[0055] For example, the value of N is 32, and the value of M is 8. As shown in FIG3 , the transmitting end device may select 8 ports from the 32 ports, and then generate description information corresponding to each of the 8 ports, that is, generate the reference signal configuration information.

[0056] In addition, the other 24 ports among the 32 ports that are not selected, i.e., for which no description information is sent, may have corresponding default values. The reference signal configuration information may also include the default values ​​corresponding to the 24 ports, or other signaling may be used to carry or indicate that the 24 ports are not selected or for which no description information is sent.

[0057] In another example, the transmitting end device may determine the M port groups from N ports, which are antenna ports.

[0058] For example, N is 32 and M is 8. As shown in FIG4 , the transmitting end device can divide all or part of the 32 ports into 8 groups, such as port group 0, port group 1, port group 2, port group 3, port group 4, port group 5, port group 6, and port group 7, each of which includes 4 ports. Then, description information corresponding to each of the 8 groups of ports is generated, i.e., the reference signal configuration information is generated. The number of ports included in each group can be the same or different. Furthermore, at least one port differs from another port group.

[0059] In some embodiments, the description information includes at least one of the following: resource information, sequence information, power information, transmission configuration indication information, waveform information, and processing mode indication information.

[0060] (1) Resource information

[0061] The resource information may include resource locations used to describe the reference signals transmitted by the M ports or M port groups. For example, in a 5G communication system, the resource locations may be determined by time slot locations, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol locations, or subcarrier locations.

[0062] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by different antenna ports may be different.

[0063] In one possible implementation, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port. That is, the resources used by the reference signals transmitted on some ports are greater than or equal to the resources used by the reference signals transmitted on other ports. The reference signals provided in this disclosure include various types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals.

[0064] Exemplarily, the value of N is 32, and the value of M is 2. The transmitting end device can select two ports from the 32 ports, as shown in FIG5 . One of the two ports, namely port 51, occupies all or part of the subcarriers in one OFDM symbol to send a reference signal, and the other port, namely the first port 52, occupies all or part of the subcarriers in two OFDM symbols to send a reference signal. In addition, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port. Among them, the ports can occupy resources through time division, frequency division, or code division, and the resources occupied by different ports can be different depending on the wireless channel conditions and system load conditions.

[0065] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port, including at least one of the following: the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port; and the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0066] That is, the number of time domain symbols occupied by some ports is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by other ports. The number of frequency domain subcarriers occupied by some antenna ports is greater than or equal to the number of frequency domain subcarriers occupied by other antenna ports.

[0067] In another possible implementation, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the resources occupied by the reference signals transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signals transmitted on the second port group. That is, the resources used by the reference signals transmitted on some port groups are greater than or equal to the resources used by the reference signals transmitted on other port groups. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals.

[0068] Exemplarily, the value of N is 32, and the value of M is 2. The transmitting end device can divide all or part of the 32 ports into two port groups, for example, divide all the subports of the 32 ports into two port groups, each group including 16 antenna ports. As shown in Figure 5, one of the two port groups, namely port group 51, occupies all or part of the subcarriers in one OFDM symbol to send a reference signal, and the other port group, namely port group 52, occupies all or part of the subcarriers in two OFDM symbols to send a reference signal. In addition, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group. Among them, the resources can be occupied by each port group through time division, frequency division, or code division, and the resources occupied by different port groups may be different according to the wireless channel conditions and system load conditions.

[0069] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group, including at least one of the following: the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group, and the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0070] That is, the number of time domain symbols occupied by some port groups is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by other port groups. The number of frequency domain subcarriers occupied by some antenna port groups is greater than or equal to the number of frequency domain subcarriers occupied by other antenna port groups.

[0071] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and a bandwidth occupied by a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to a bandwidth occupied by a second time domain symbol.

[0072] For example, as shown in FIG6 , the same port or port group, i.e., port (group) 61, occupies two OFDM symbols, and the bandwidth occupied by the first OFDM symbol is greater than or equal to the bandwidth occupied by the second OFDM symbol. The number or position of subcarriers occupied in each OFDM symbol may be different.

[0073] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the frequency hopping step length of the first port is greater than or equal to the frequency hopping step length of the second port. That is, the frequency hopping step lengths of some of the M ports are greater than or equal to the frequency hopping step lengths of other ports.

[0074] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency hopping step size of the first port group is greater than or equal to the frequency hopping step size of the second port group. That is, the frequency hopping step sizes of some of the M port groups are greater than or equal to the frequency hopping step sizes of other port groups.

[0075] Exemplarily, as shown in FIG7 , port or port group 71 occupies all or part of the subcarriers of 2 OFDM symbols, and uses frequency hopping between different symbols to determine the subcarrier position, and its frequency hopping step is greater than or equal to port or port group 72 .

[0076] (2) Sequence information

[0077] The sequence information of the reference signal transmitted on each port or port group may include the sequence generation method, sequence length, sequence content, etc. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include various types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals.

[0078] Sequence generation methods include maximum length linear feedback shift register sequence (also known as m-sequence), Gold Codes (also known as Gold sequence), CHU sequence (Chu sequence), Zadoff-Chu sequence (also known as ZC sequence), chirped pulse sequence (also known as CHIRP sequence), methods calculated and searched according to specific criteria, methods that obtain output through linear or nonlinear processing of specific inputs, methods based on processing of some useful data bits, and other possible methods.

[0079] In one example, the number of subcarriers occupied by a port or a port group in an OFDM symbol is 512, and the reference signal transmitted on the port or the port group corresponds to sequence information of a signal sequence with a sequence length of 512.

[0080] In another example, the number of subcarriers occupied by a port or a port group in an OFDM symbol is 512. The reference signal transmitted on the port or the port group may correspond to sequence information of four signal sequences with a total sequence length of 512. The length of each sequence in the four reference signal sequence information may be the same or different. For example, the four reference signal sequence information may be sequence information of four sequences with a length of 128.

[0081] In another example, as shown in Figure 8, a port or port group occupies all or part of the subcarriers on two OFDM symbols, and the sequence information in each OFDM symbol can be different. For example, the sequence generation method is different, such as using an m-sequence in the first OFDM symbol and a CHU sequence in the second OFDM symbol.

[0082] In another example, a port or a port group occupies all or part of the subcarriers on two OFDM symbols, and the sequence length on each OFDM symbol can be different, for example, the sequence length on the first OFDM symbol is 512, and the sequence length on the second OFDM symbol is 256.

[0083] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the second port. That is, the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on some of the M ports is greater than or equal to the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on other ports.

[0084] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group. That is, the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on some of the M port groups is greater than or equal to the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on other port groups. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, paging reference signals, etc.

[0085] Exemplarily, reference signals transmitted on different port groups may use different sequences, and the sequence lengths corresponding to different port groups may be different. As shown in Figure 9, the sequence of the reference signal transmitted on port or port group 91 includes an m-sequence and a CHU sequence, and the sequence of the reference signal transmitted on port or port group 92 is a Gold sequence. Furthermore, the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on port or port group 91 is greater than or equal to the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on port or port group 92.

[0086] (3) Power information

[0087] The power information includes a description of the M ports or M port groups sending reference signals on the used resources. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include various types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals.

[0088] In one possible implementation, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the power of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the power of a reference signal transmitted on the second port. That is, the power used for reference signals transmitted on some of the M ports is greater than or equal to the power used for reference signals transmitted on other ports.

[0089] Exemplarily, the M ports include at least port A and port B, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on port A is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on port B. Alternatively, a power adjustment amount of the reference signal transmitted on port A is greater than or equal to the power adjustment amount of the reference signal transmitted on port B.

[0090] In some embodiments, the reference signal for measuring path loss of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is different from the reference signal for measuring path loss of the reference signal transmitted on the second port. Exemplarily, the M ports include at least port A and port B, the reference signal for measuring path loss of the reference signal transmitted on port A is reference signal R1, and the reference signal for measuring path loss of the reference signal transmitted on port B is reference signal R2.

[0091] In another possible implementation, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group. That is, the power used for the reference signals transmitted on some of the M port groups is greater than or equal to the power used for the reference signals transmitted on other port groups.

[0092] Exemplarily, the M port groups include at least port group GA and port group GB, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on port group GA is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on port group GB. Alternatively, the power adjustment amount of the reference signal transmitted on port group GA is greater than or equal to the power adjustment amount of the reference signal transmitted on port group GB.

[0093] In some embodiments, the reference signal for measuring the path loss of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is different from the reference signal for measuring the path loss of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group. Exemplarily, the M port groups include at least port group GA and port group GB. The reference signal for measuring the path loss of the reference signal transmitted on port group GA is reference signal R1, and the reference signal for measuring the path loss of the reference signal transmitted on port group GB is reference signal R2.

[0094] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second time domain symbol.

[0095] In one example, a port or a port group occupies at least two OFDM symbols, and in the two OFDM symbols, the transmission power or the power adjustment amount on one OFDM symbol is greater than or equal to the transmission power or the power adjustment amount on the other OFDM symbol.

[0096] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple subcarriers, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first subcarrier among the multiple subcarriers is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second subcarrier.

[0097] (4) Transmission configuration instruction information

[0098] The transmission configuration indication information may be used to indicate channel-related parameters corresponding to each port or port group, such as delay, frequency deviation, Doppler shift, angle, moving speed, spatial filtering, beamforming, etc. Thus, when a transmitting device sends the transmission configuration indication information to a receiving device, the receiving device may determine channel-related parameters such as delay, frequency deviation, Doppler shift, angle, moving speed, spatial filtering, and beamforming based on the transmission configuration indication information.

[0099] In some embodiments, a port or a port group corresponds to at least one transmission configuration indication information, and each transmission configuration indication information acts on a preset or specific resource area.

[0100] In one example, each of the M ports corresponds to one or more transmission configuration indications. Alternatively, each of the M port groups corresponds to one or more transmission configuration indications. As shown in FIG10 , port or port group 101 corresponds to indications for transmission configurations A and B, and port or port group 102 corresponds to indications for transmission configuration C.

[0101] In another example, for any port among the M ports, such as port A, the transmitting end device may divide the resources occupied by port A into T parts, wherein each resource or a combination of multiple resources corresponds to one or more transmission configuration indication information. Alternatively, for any port group among the M port groups, such as port group GA, the transmitting end device may divide the resources occupied by port group GA into T parts, wherein each resource or a combination of multiple resources corresponds to one or more transmission configuration indication information, where T is a positive integer. As shown in FIG11 , the port or port group 111 is divided into two parts, and each resource corresponds to the indication information of transmission configuration A and transmission configuration B.

[0102] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information is carried in at least one control message.

[0103] Exemplarily, the reference signal configuration information can be carried by Y data control information (DCI), where Y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and its value can be a default configuration or determined by negotiation between the sender and the receiver, for example, sent by DCI carried by two physical downlink control channels (PDCCH).

[0104] (5) Waveform information

[0105] Among them, the waveform information of the reference signal transmitted on each port or port group may include information for indicating waveform generation methods such as OFDM, discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM), orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation, code division multiple access (CDMA), and single carrier.

[0106] The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include various types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals. In some embodiments, the time domain symbols occupied by different ports or port groups may use the same waveform or different waveforms. As shown in FIG12 , port or port group 121 and port or port group 122 use different waveforms, wherein the time domain symbols occupied by port or port group 121 use an OFDM waveform, and the time domain symbols occupied by port or port group 122 use a DFT-S-OFDM waveform.

[0107] In some embodiments, the same port or port group occupies D time-domain symbols, and different waveforms may be used on different time-domain symbols, where D is an integer greater than 1. As shown in FIG13 , port (group) 131 occupies two time-domain symbols, one of which uses an OFDM waveform and the other uses a DFT-S-OFDM waveform.

[0108] (6) Processing method indication information

[0109] The processing mode indication information may include information for instructing the receiving end device on a channel processing mode obtained by measuring a reference signal transmitted on each port or port group.

[0110] The processing method may include a channel estimation method, a channel prediction method, and the like, such as Wiener filtering, least squares, minimum mean square error, an iterative method, a neural network, deep learning, and the like. The neural network may include a convolutional network, a fully connected network, a Transformer network, and the like. In some embodiments, the processing method indicated by the processing method indication information is a linear processing method or a nonlinear processing method.

[0111] The processing mode indication information may include a processing mode indication identifier. Each processing mode indication identifier acts on a preset or specific resource area. In some embodiments, the preset or specific resource area may be a default configuration or determined by negotiation between the sender and the receiver.

[0112] In some embodiments, the value range of the processing mode indication information is configured by default, or determined by negotiation between the sender and the receiver.

[0113] In some embodiments, the time domain symbols occupied by different ports or port groups may use the same processing method or different processing methods. As shown in FIG14 , the time domain symbols occupied by different ports or port groups use processing method A and processing method B, respectively. Among them, the time domain symbols occupied by port or port group 141 use processing method A, and the time domain symbols occupied by port or port group 142 use processing method B.

[0114] In some embodiments, a port or port group corresponds to at least one processing mode indication information, and each processing mode indication information applies to a preset or specific resource area. For example, different resources within a port or port group can use different processing modes. As shown in Figure 15, within the resource set occupied by the same antenna port or antenna port group, some resources can use processing mode A, while other resources can use processing modes B and C. That is, different resources can use different processing modes.

[0115] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second port. That is, the time domain range of the reference signals transmitted on some of the M ports is greater than or equal to the time domain range of the reference signals transmitted on other ports. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals.

[0116] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group. That is, the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on some of the M port groups is greater than or equal to the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on other port groups. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, paging reference signals, etc.

[0117] Exemplarily, as shown in FIG16 , the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the port or port group 161 is greater than or equal to the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the port or port group 162 .

[0118] In some embodiments, the time domain ranges of reference signals transmitted by the same port or port group on different time domain symbols are different. For example, as shown in FIG17 , the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted by port or port group 171 on the first time domain symbol is greater than the time domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second time domain symbol.

[0119] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second port. That is, the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on some of the M ports is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on other ports. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals.

[0120] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group. That is, the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on some of the M port groups is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on other port groups. The reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, paging reference signals, etc.

[0121] Exemplarily, as shown in FIG18 , the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on port or port group 181 is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on port or port group 182 .

[0122] In some embodiments, the frequency domain ranges of reference signals transmitted by the same port or port group on different time domain symbols are different. For example, as shown in FIG19 , the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted by port or port group 191 on the first time domain symbol is greater than the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second time domain symbol.

[0123] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the number of bits of description information of the first port is greater than or equal to the number of bits of description information of the second port. That is, the number of bits of description information of some of the M ports is greater than or equal to the number of bits of description information of other ports.

[0124] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the number of bits of description information of the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of bits of description information of the second port group. That is, the number of bits of description information of some port groups in the M port groups is greater than or equal to the number of bits of description information of other port groups.

[0125] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M ports overlap with resources occupied by data transmission. Reference signals transmitted in the overlapping resource portion and reference signals transmitted in the non-overlapping resource portion are independently generated. For example, the overlapping resource portion uses a CDMA scheme to generate reference signals transmitted on corresponding ports, while the non-overlapping resource portion uses a CHU sequence scheme or a code division multiplexing (CDDM) scheme to generate reference signals transmitted on corresponding ports.

[0126] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M port groups overlap with resources occupied by data transmission. Reference signals transmitted in the overlapping resource portions and reference signals transmitted in the non-overlapping resource portions are independently generated. For example, the reference signals transmitted on the corresponding port groups are generated using a CDMA scheme in the overlapping resource portions, while the reference signals transmitted on the corresponding port groups are generated using a CHU sequence scheme or a CDDM scheme in the non-overlapping resource portions.

[0127] In addition, the reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as a channel state information reference signal, a demodulation reference signal, a phase tracking reference signal, a paging reference signal, etc.

[0128] S102: Send reference signal configuration information.

[0129] The transmitting end device generates a reference signal and may send the reference signal configuration information to the receiving end device. Correspondingly, the receiving end device may receive the reference signal configuration information and the corresponding reference signal.

[0130] The reference signals provided in this disclosure include various types of reference signals, such as channel state information reference signals, demodulation reference signals, phase tracking reference signals, and paging reference signals. Taking the demodulation reference signal as an example, a transmitting device can send demodulation reference signal configuration information to a receiving device. The receiving device can then receive the demodulation reference signal configuration information and perform data demodulation using the demodulation reference signal.

[0131] Based on the technical solution provided in the present disclosure, the reference signal configuration information includes description information of each of the M ports or description information of each of the M port groups. In this way, each port or each port group has its own reference information configuration, so that the corresponding reference signal can be applicable to the actual wireless channel environment of each port or each port group, thereby meeting the transmission requirements in different business scenarios.

[0132] In some embodiments, the present disclosure further provides another reference signal configuration method, which is applied to a receiving device, as shown in FIG20 , and includes the following steps:

[0133] S201: Receive reference signal configuration information. The reference signal configuration information includes description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer.

[0134] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information further includes port number information N, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

[0135] In addition, the reference signals provided in the present disclosure include multiple types of reference signals, such as a channel state information reference signal, a demodulation reference signal, a phase tracking reference signal, a paging reference signal, etc.

[0136] In some embodiments, the description information includes at least one of the following: resource information, sequence information, power information, transmission configuration indication information, waveform information, and processing mode indication information.

[0137] The resource information may include a resource location used to describe the reference signals transmitted by the M ports or the M port groups.

[0138] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0139] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port, including at least one of the following:

[0140] The number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port;

[0141] The number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0142] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0143] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group, including at least one of the following:

[0144] The number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group;

[0145] The number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0146] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the frequency domain resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0147] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M ports overlap with resources occupied by transmitted data.

[0148] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M port groups overlap with resources occupied by transmitted data.

[0149] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and a bandwidth occupied by a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to a bandwidth occupied by a second time domain symbol.

[0150] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a frequency hopping step length of the first port is greater than or equal to a frequency hopping step length of the second port.

[0151] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a frequency hopping step size of the first port group is greater than or equal to a frequency hopping step size of the second port group. Sequence information of the reference signal transmitted on each port or port group may include a sequence generation method, sequence length, sequence content, etc.

[0152] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0153] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0154] The power information includes power information for describing the M ports or M port groups sending reference signals on the used resources.

[0155] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0156] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0157] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second time domain symbol.

[0158] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple subcarriers, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first subcarrier among the multiple subcarriers is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second subcarrier.

[0159] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0160] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0161] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0162] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0163] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the number of bits of the description information of the first port is greater than or equal to the number of bits of the description information of the second port.

[0164] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the number of bits of the description information of the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of bits of the description information of the second port group.

[0165] The transmission configuration indication information may be used to indicate channel-related parameters corresponding to each port or port group.

[0166] In some embodiments, one port or one port group corresponds to at least one transmission configuration indication information, and each transmission configuration indication information acts on a preset resource area.

[0167] The waveform information of the reference signal transmitted on each port or port group may include information indicating a waveform generation method such as OFDM, DFT-S-OFDM, OTFS modulation, CDMA, or single carrier.

[0168] In some embodiments, time-domain symbols occupied by different ports or port groups may use the same waveform or different waveforms.

[0169] The processing mode indication information may include information for instructing the receiving end device on a channel processing mode obtained by measuring a reference signal transmitted on each port or port group.

[0170] In some embodiments, a port or a port group corresponds to at least one processing mode indication information, and each processing mode indication information acts on a preset resource area.

[0171] In some embodiments, the value range of the processing mode indication information is configured by default, or determined by negotiation between the sender and the receiver.

[0172] In some embodiments, the processing mode indicated by the processing mode indication information is a linear processing mode or a nonlinear processing mode.

[0173] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information is carried in at least one control message.

[0174] In some embodiments, after receiving the reference signal configuration information, the receiving end device may perform data demodulation using the reference signal.

[0175] In addition, for the detailed description of step S201, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions in the above steps S101-S102, which will not be repeated here.

[0176] The above mainly introduces the solution provided by the present disclosure from the perspective of the interaction between each node. It is understandable that each node, such as a device or equipment, includes a hardware structure and / or software module corresponding to the execution of each function in order to realize the above functions. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0177] The embodiments of the present disclosure can divide the functional modules of the communication device according to the above-mentioned method embodiments. For example, each functional module can be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one functional module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiments of the present disclosure is schematic and is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. The following is an example of dividing each functional module corresponding to each function.

[0178] FIG21 is a schematic diagram showing the composition of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG21 , the communication device 210 includes a processing module 2101 and a sending module 2102 .

[0179] In some embodiments, the processing module 2101 is configured to generate reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information including description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer. The sending module 2102 is configured to send the reference signal configuration information.

[0180] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information further includes port number information N, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

[0181] In some embodiments, the description information includes at least one of the following: resource information, sequence information, power information, transmission configuration indication information, waveform information, and processing mode indication information.

[0182] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0183] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port, including at least one of the following: the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port; the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0184] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the frequency domain resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0185] In some embodiments, the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group, including at least one of the following: the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group; the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0186] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and a bandwidth occupied by a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to a bandwidth occupied by a second time domain symbol.

[0187] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a frequency hopping step length of the first port is greater than or equal to a frequency hopping step length of the second port.

[0188] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a frequency hopping step length of the first port group is greater than or equal to a frequency hopping step length of the second port group.

[0189] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0190] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the length of the sequence used by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0191] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0192] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0193] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second time domain symbol.

[0194] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple subcarriers, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first subcarrier among the multiple subcarriers is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second subcarrier.

[0195] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0196] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0197] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0198] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the frequency domain range of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0199] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the number of bits of the description information of the first port is greater than or equal to the number of bits of the description information of the second port.

[0200] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the number of bits of the description information of the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of bits of the description information of the second port group.

[0201] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M ports overlap with resources occupied by transmitted data.

[0202] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M port groups overlap with resources occupied by transmitted data.

[0203] In some embodiments, one port or one port group corresponds to at least one transmission configuration indication information, and each transmission configuration indication information acts on a preset resource area.

[0204] In some embodiments, a port or a port group corresponds to at least one processing mode indication information, and each processing mode indication information acts on a preset resource area.

[0205] In some embodiments, the value range of the processing mode indication information is configured by default, or determined by negotiation between the sender and the receiver.

[0206] In some embodiments, the processing mode indicated by the processing mode indication information is a linear processing mode or a nonlinear processing mode.

[0207] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information is carried in at least one control message.

[0208] For a more detailed description of the above-mentioned processing module 2101 and sending module 2102, a more detailed description of each technical feature therein, and a description of the beneficial effects, etc., please refer to the above-mentioned corresponding method embodiment part, which will not be repeated here.

[0209] FIG22 is a schematic diagram showing the composition of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG22 , the communication device 220 includes a receiving module 2201 .

[0210] In some embodiments, the receiving module 2201 is configured to receive reference signal configuration information, where the reference signal configuration information includes description information of each of M ports or description information of each of M port groups, where M is a positive integer.

[0211] In some embodiments, the reference signal configuration information further includes port number information N, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

[0212] In some embodiments, the description information includes at least one of the following: resource information, sequence information, power information, transmission configuration indication information, waveform information, and processing mode indication information.

[0213] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0214] In some embodiments, the M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the frequency domain resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

[0215] In some embodiments, a port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and a bandwidth occupied by a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to a bandwidth occupied by a second time domain symbol.

[0216] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0217] In some embodiments, the M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

[0218] In some embodiments, resources occupied by some or all of the M ports overlap with resources occupied by transmitted data.

[0219] For a more detailed description of the above-mentioned receiving module 2201, a more detailed description of each technical feature therein, and a description of the beneficial effects, etc., please refer to the above-mentioned corresponding method embodiment part, which will not be repeated here.

[0220] It should be noted that the modules in FIG21 or FIG22 may also be referred to as units, for example, the processing module may be referred to as a processing unit. In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG21 or FIG22 , the names of the modules may not be those shown in the figure, for example, the receiving module may also be referred to as a communication module.

[0221] If the various units in Figure 21 or Figure 22 are implemented in the form of software function modules and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure is essentially or the part that contributes to the traditional technology or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. The storage medium for storing computer software products includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0222] In the case of implementing the functions of the above-mentioned integrated modules in hardware, the present disclosure provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device. As shown in Figure 23, the communication device 230 includes: a processor 2302, a communication interface 2303, and a bus 2304. Optionally, the communication device 230 may also include a memory 2301.

[0223] Processor 2302 may implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the present disclosure. Processor 2302 may be a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field-programmable gate array, or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. It may implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the present disclosure. Processor 2302 may also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, or a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor.

[0224] The communication interface 2303 is used to connect to other devices via a communication network, such as Ethernet, wireless access network, wireless local area network (WLAN), etc.

[0225] The memory 2301 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0226] As a possible implementation, the memory 2301 can exist independently of the processor 2302. The memory 2301 can be connected to the processor 2302 via a bus 2304 to store instructions or program codes. When the processor 2302 calls and executes the instructions or program codes stored in the memory 2301, the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented.

[0227] In another possible implementation, the memory 2301 may also be integrated with the processor 2302 .

[0228] Bus 2304 can be an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, etc. Bus 2304 can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, FIG23 shows only one thick line, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0229] Through the description of the above implementation methods, technical personnel in the relevant field can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional modules is used as an example. In actual applications, the above-mentioned functions can be distributed and completed by different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the equipment or device is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0230] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium. All or part of the processes in the above-mentioned method embodiments can be completed by computer instructions to instruct relevant hardware, and the program can be stored in the above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it can include the processes of the above-mentioned method embodiments. The computer-readable storage medium can be the memory of any of the above-mentioned embodiments. The above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium can also be an external storage device of the above-mentioned device or apparatus, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card (smart media card, SMC), a secure digital (secure digital, SD) card, a flash card (flash card), etc. equipped on the above-mentioned device or apparatus. Furthermore, the above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium can also include both the internal storage unit of the above-mentioned device or apparatus and an external storage device. The above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium is used to store the above-mentioned computer program and other programs and data required by the above-mentioned device or apparatus. The above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

[0231] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program product is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute any one of the methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0232] Although the present disclosure is described herein in conjunction with various embodiments, in the process of implementing the disclosure for which protection is sought, those skilled in the art may understand and implement other variations of the disclosed embodiments by reviewing the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other components or steps, and "one" or "an" does not exclude multiple components. A single processor or other unit may implement several functions listed in the claims. Certain measures are recorded in different dependent claims, but this does not mean that these measures cannot be combined to produce good results.

[0233] Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to specific features and embodiments thereof, it will be apparent that various modifications and combinations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, this specification and the drawings are merely illustrative of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and are deemed to cover any and all modifications, variations, combinations or equivalents within the scope of the present disclosure. Obviously, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and variations to the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is intended to encompass such modifications and variations if they fall within the scope of the claims of the present disclosure and their equivalents.

[0234] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure shall be covered by the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure shall be subject to the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a reference signal, the method comprising: Generate reference signal configuration information, where the reference signal configuration information includes description information of each of the M ports or description information of each of the M port groups, where M is a positive integer; The reference signal configuration information is sent.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The reference signal configuration information also includes port number information N, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The description information includes at least one of the following: resource information, sequence information, power information, transmission configuration indication information, waveform information, and processing mode indication information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port, including at least one of the following: The number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port; The number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to the resources occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group, including at least one of the following: The number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of time domain symbols occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group; The number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of subcarriers occupied by the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein: A port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and a bandwidth occupied by a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to a bandwidth occupied by a second time domain symbol.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a frequency hopping step length of the first port is greater than or equal to a frequency hopping step length of the second port.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a frequency hopping step length of the first port group is greater than or equal to a frequency hopping step length of the second port group.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to a length of a sequence used by a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein: A port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to the transmission power or power adjustment amount on a second time domain symbol.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein: A port or a port group occupies multiple subcarriers, and a transmission power or a power adjustment amount on a first subcarrier among the multiple subcarriers is greater than or equal to a transmission power or a power adjustment amount on a second subcarrier.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port group is greater than or equal to a frequency domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

21. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the number of bits of description information of the first port is greater than or equal to the number of bits of description information of the second port.

22. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and the number of bits of description information of the first port group is greater than or equal to the number of bits of description information of the second port group.

23. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The resources occupied by some or all of the M ports overlap with the resources occupied by the transmission data.

24. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The resources occupied by some or all of the M port groups overlap with the resources occupied by the transmission data.

25. The method according to claim 3, wherein: One port or port group corresponds to at least one transmission configuration indication information, and each transmission configuration indication information acts on a preset resource area.

26. The method according to claim 3, wherein: One port or port group corresponds to at least one processing mode indication information, and each processing mode indication information acts on a preset resource area.

27. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The value range of the processing mode indication information is configured by default or determined by negotiation between the sender and the receiver.

28. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The processing mode indicated by the processing mode indication information is a linear processing mode or a non-linear processing mode.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein: The reference signal configuration information is carried in at least one control information.

30. A method for configuring a reference signal, the method comprising: Receive reference signal configuration information, the reference signal configuration information including description information of each of the M ports or M The description information of each port group, M is a positive integer.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein: The reference signal configuration information also includes port number information N, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein: The description information includes at least one of the following: resource information, sequence information, power information, transmission configuration indication information, waveform information, and processing mode indication information.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein: The M port groups include at least a first port group and a second port group, and resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the first port group are greater than or equal to resources occupied by a reference signal transmitted on the second port group.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein: A port or a port group occupies multiple time domain symbols, and a bandwidth occupied by a first time domain symbol among the multiple time domain symbols is greater than or equal to a bandwidth occupied by a second time domain symbol.

36. The method of claim 30, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and the power of the reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to the power of the reference signal transmitted on the second port.

37. The method of claim 30, wherein: The M ports include at least a first port and a second port, and a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the first port is greater than or equal to a time domain range of a reference signal transmitted on the second port.

38. The method of claim 30, wherein: The resources occupied by some or all of the M ports overlap with the resources occupied by the transmission data.

39. A communication device, comprising: Memory and processor; Memory and processor coupling; The memory is used to store instructions executable by the processor; When the processor executes the instructions, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 38 is performed.

40. A computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, wherein when the computer instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 38.

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