Communication method, devices, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, devices, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining that a first channel state information (CSI) report collides with a second CSI report, and not sending a third CSI report, wherein the third CSI report is a CSI report having a high priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report. That is to say, a terminal device may not send a CSI report having a high priority value, i.e., a low priority, such that a high-priority CSI report can be ensured to be sent in a timely manner, thereby improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

Description

Communication method, device and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the coherent joint transmission (CJT) of multiple transmission receive points (TRPs) in wireless communication systems, in order to ensure that the transmissions of multiple TRPs can reach the terminal device at the same time, or the arrival time difference is within the cyclic prefix (CP) range, that is, to ensure that the terminal device can correctly receive data sent by different TRPs, ideal synchronization between multiple TRPs is considered, and there is an ideal return link between multiple TRPs.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a device, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is performed by a terminal device. The method includes:

[0006] It is determined that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and a third CSI report is not sent, where the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by a network device. The method includes:

[0008] A fourth CSI report is sent by a receiving terminal device when it is determined that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, wherein the fourth CSI report includes a CSI report other than the third CSI report, and the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device is provided, including:

[0010] The transceiver module is configured to determine that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not send a third CSI report, where the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0011] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0012] The transceiver module is configured to receive a fourth CSI report sent by the terminal device when it is determined that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, wherein the fourth CSI report includes a CSI report other than the third CSI report, and the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0013] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0014] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, which may include: a terminal device and a network device; wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0015] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0016] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: determining that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and not sending the third CSI report, wherein the third CSI report is the CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report. In other words, the terminal device may not send a CSI report with a high priority value, that is, a low priority, so that it can ensure that the high-priority CSI report can be sent in a timely manner, thereby improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0017] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG2B is an interactive diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG3A is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG3B is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG3C is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG4 is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG5 is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a device, and a storage medium.

[0032] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is executed by a terminal device. The method includes:

[0033] It is determined that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and a third CSI report is not sent, where the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the terminal device may not send CSI reports with high priority values, that is, low priority values. In this way, it can ensure that high-priority CSI reports can be sent in a timely manner, thereby improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0036] determining a first priority value for the first CSI report and a second priority value for the second CSI report;

[0037] The third CSI report is determined according to the first priority value and the second priority value.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the third CSI report may be determined according to the first priority value of the first CSI report and the second priority value of the second CSI report, thereby obtaining a third CSI report with a low priority.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first priority value of the first CSI report and the second priority value of the second CSI report includes:

[0040] determining the first priority value according to a first parameter and first information of the first CSI report, where the first information includes at least one of the following: a reporting mode, an index of a serving cell, a maximum number of serving cells, a report configuration identifier, and a maximum number of CSI report configurations;

[0041] Determine the second priority value according to the first parameter and the first information of the second CSI report.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the priority value may be determined by combining the first parameter and the first information, thereby obtaining a more accurate priority value.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting method includes at least one of the following:

[0044] Aperiodic CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH;

[0045] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUSCH;

[0046] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0047] Periodic CSI reporting carried on PUCCH.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the influence of different reporting modes on the priority value can be combined to further improve the accuracy of the priority value.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following:

[0050] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0;

[0051] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1;

[0052] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1;

[0053] Among them, the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report carrying the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP or the layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio L1-SINR is 0; the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 1.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report may include multiple cases, so that the priority of the first CSI report can be flexibly set.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0056] a time difference between a first arrival time and a second arrival time, where the first arrival time is an arrival time of a first reference signal on a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time is an arrival time of a second reference signal on a reference CSI-RS resource;

[0057] a frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0058] a phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0059] The second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, the second parameter including at least one of the following: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread;

[0060] A difference between a second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and a second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the first CSI report may include multiple information related to the first reference signal and the second reference signal, so that more information of multiple TRPs can be sent, further improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first arrival time is the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time is the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device and the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device can be sent, so that the network device can control the data transmission of multiple TRPs according to the time of arrival at the terminal device, thereby improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time difference includes the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; or, the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; wherein, the time domain position includes at least one of the following: time slot position, symbol position.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the time difference to the terminal device may take the time domain position into consideration or not, thereby making the determination method of the time difference more flexible.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reference CSI-RS resource is determined.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can determine the reference CSI-RS resource so as to use the reference CSI-RS resource as a reference to calculate the difference between the reference signal corresponding to each TRP and the reference signal of the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the reference CSI-RS resource includes:

[0069] receiving second information sent by a network device, where the second information includes a channel measurement resource CMR, and the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource;

[0070] The reference CSI-RS resource is determined from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the reference CSI-RS resource may be determined according to the second information sent by the network device.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource includes any one of the following:

[0073] Using a designated CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource, where the designated CSI-RS resource is the CSI-RS resource indicated by the network device or the first CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource;

[0074] The first CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource that reaches the terminal device is used as the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0075] In the above embodiments, the reference CSI-RS resources may be flexibly determined in different ways.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not sending the third CSI report includes:

[0077] determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and a reporting manner of the first CSI report is different from a reporting manner of the second CSI report;

[0078] The third CSI report is not sent.

[0079] In the above embodiment, when the reporting method of the first CSI report is different from the reporting method of the second CSI report, the third CSI report may not be sent to avoid collision when sending multiple CSI reports and affect the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not sending the third CSI report includes:

[0081] determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and that a reporting manner of the first CSI report is the same as a reporting manner of the second CSI report;

[0082] The first CSI report is multiplexed with the second CSI report, or the third CSI report is discarded.

[0083] In the above embodiment, when the reporting method of the first CSI report is the same as the reporting method of the second CSI report, the first CSI report and the second CSI report can be multiplexed, or the CSI report with low priority can be discarded to avoid collisions when sending multiple CSI reports and affect the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0084] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0085] CSI-RS resource indicator-rank indicator-precoding matrix indicator-channel quality indicator CRI-RI-PMI-CQI;

[0086] CRI-RI-i1;

[0087] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0088] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0089] CRI-RSRP;

[0090] CRI-SINR;

[0091] Synchronization signal block-index-reference signal received power SSB-Index-RSRP;

[0092] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0093] CRI-RI-layer indication LI-PMI-CQI;

[0094] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0095] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0096] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0097] SSB-Index-SINR-Index or time domain channel properties TDCP.

[0098] In the above embodiment, the second CSI report may include multiple types, so that a more comprehensive CSI report can be obtained, and the accuracy of the determined third CSI report can be improved.

[0099] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a network device. The method includes:

[0100] A fourth CSI report is sent by a receiving terminal device when it is determined that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, wherein the fourth CSI report includes a CSI report other than the third CSI report, and the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0101] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first priority value of the first CSI report is determined based on the first parameter and first information of the first CSI report, and the second priority value of the second CSI report is determined based on the first parameter and first information of the second CSI report; the first information includes at least one of the following: reporting method, index of service cell, maximum number of service cells, report configuration identifier, and maximum number of CSI report configurations.

[0102] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting method includes any one of the following:

[0103] Aperiodic CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH;

[0104] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUSCH;

[0105] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0106] Periodic CSI reporting carried on PUCCH.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following:

[0108] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0;

[0109] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1;

[0110] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1;

[0111] Among them, the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report carrying the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP or the layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio L1-SINR is 0; the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 1.

[0112] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0113] a time difference between a first arrival time and a second arrival time, where the first arrival time is an arrival time of a first reference signal on a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time is an arrival time of a second reference signal on a reference CSI-RS resource;

[0114] a frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0115] a phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0116] The second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, the second parameter including at least one of the following: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread;

[0117] A difference between a second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and a second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0118] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first arrival time is the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time is the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

[0119] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time difference includes the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; or, the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; wherein, the time domain position includes at least one of the following: time slot position, symbol position.

[0120] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0121] Second information is sent to the terminal device, where the second information includes a channel measurement resource CMR, and the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource; the second information is used by the terminal device to determine the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

[0122] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0123] CSI-RS resource indicator-rank indicator-precoding matrix indicator-channel quality indicator CRI-RI-PMI-CQI;

[0124] CRI-RI-i1;

[0125] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0126] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0127] CRI-RSRP;

[0128] CRI-SINR;

[0129] Synchronization signal block-index-reference signal received power SSB-Index-RSRP;

[0130] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0131] CRI-RI-layer indication LI-PMI-CQI;

[0132] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0133] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0134] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0135] SSB-Index-SINR-Index or time domain channel properties TDCP.

[0136] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0137] The terminal device determines that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report and does not send a third CSI report, where the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0138] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal device, which may include at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0139] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which may include at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0140] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the terminal device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0141] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein, the network device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0142] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the communication device can be used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0143] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which may include: a terminal device and a network device; wherein, the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0144] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0145] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product, which, when executed by a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0146] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0147] In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0148] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminal devices, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems can all be used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0149] The present disclosure provides a communication method, device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms communication method and information processing method are interchangeable; the terms communication device and information processing device are interchangeable; and the terms communication system and information processing system are interchangeable.

[0150] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0151] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0152] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0153] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0154] In some embodiments, "plurality" may refer to two or more.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0156] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0157] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0158] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0159] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0160] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0161] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0162] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Terms such as "device," "equipment," "device," "circuit," "network element," "node," "function," "unit," "section," "system," "network," "chip," "chip system," "entity," and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0163] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0164] In some embodiments, the terms "Access Network Device (AN Device)", "Radio Access Network Device (RAN Device)", "Base Station (BS)", "Radio Base Station (Radio Base Station)", "Fixed Station (Fixed Station)", "Node (Node)", "Access Point (Access Point)", "Transmission Point (TP)", "Reception Point (RP)", "Transmission and / or Reception Point (TRP))", "Panel (Panel)", "Antenna Panel (Antenna Panel)", "Antenna Array (Antenna Array)" "Cell (Cell)", "Macro Cell (Macro Cell)", "Small Cell (Small Cell)", "Femto Cell (Femto Cell)", "Pico Cell (Pico Cell)" "Sector (Sector)", "Cell Group (Cell Group)", "Serving Cell", "Carrier (Carrier)", "Component Carrier (Component Carrier)", "Bandwidth Part (BWP)" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0165] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station (Subscriber Station), mobile unit (Mobile Unit), subscriber unit (Subscriber Unit), wireless unit (Wireless Unit), remote unit (Remote Unit), mobile device (Mobile Device), wireless device (Wireless Device), wireless communication device (Wireless Communication Device), remote device (Remote Device), mobile subscriber station (Mobile Subscriber Station), access terminal (Access Terminal), mobile terminal (Mobile Terminal), wireless terminal (Wireless Terminal), remote terminal (Remote Terminal), handset (Handset), user agent (User Agent), mobile client (Mobile Client), client (Client) and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0166] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels or direct channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links or direct links.

[0167] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0168] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0169] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0170] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0171] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the communication system 100 may include a terminal device 101 and a network device 102 .

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may include at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, and a wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0173] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0174] In some embodiments, the access network device may be a node or device that accesses the terminal device to the wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0175] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0176] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit (Control Unit). The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0177] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices. The core network may include at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0178] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0179] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the entities is an example. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0180] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G New Radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0181] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, if multiple TRPs cannot be ideally synchronized, and there is no ideal backhaul link between multiple TRPs, that is, when the interaction delay between TRPs is large, it is possible to ensure that the data sent by multiple TPPs can reach the terminal side at the same time or within the cyclic prefix (CP) range by reporting a Channel State Information (CSI) report containing the arrival time difference of multiple TRPs. Or report information such as frequency deviation or phase deviation of multiple TRPs. However, if multiple CSI reports collide, it is necessary to determine which CSI report to discard. Therefore, how to choose the transmission of CSI reports becomes a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

[0182] FIG2A is an interactive diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method may be executed by the above-mentioned communication system. As shown in FIG2A , the method may include:

[0183] Step S2101: The terminal device determines that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and determines a first priority value based on the first parameter and first information of the first CSI report.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first CSI report may include at least one of the following:

[0185] a time difference between a first arrival time and a second arrival time, the first arrival time being an arrival time of a first reference signal on a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time being an arrival time of a second reference signal on a reference CSI-RS resource;

[0186] a frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0187] a phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0188] a second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or a second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, the second parameter comprising at least one of the following: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread;

[0189] The difference between the second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0190] In some embodiments, the CSI-RS resource may be any CSI-RS resource except the reference CSI-RS resource among multiple CSI-RS resources sent by the network device.

[0191] In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive multiple reference signals. For example, the terminal device may receive multiple reference signals sent by a network device. For another example, the terminal device may also receive multiple reference signals sent by other entities.

[0192] In some embodiments, the first CSI report may be a CSI report generated by the terminal device after performing channel measurement based on multiple reference signals.

[0193] It should be noted that the first CSI report may also include other information specified in the protocol that can reflect the differences in reference signals corresponding to different TRPs.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first arrival time may be the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time may be the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

[0195] In some embodiments, when determining the time when the reference signal arrives at the terminal device, the impact of the time domain positions corresponding to different reference signals may be considered, or the impact of the time domain positions corresponding to the reference signals may not be considered, that is, only the arrival time differences caused by different TRP positions or different propagation paths are considered.

[0196] In one implementation, the time difference may include a time interval between a time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and a time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal, wherein the time domain position includes at least one of the following: a time slot position and a symbol position.

[0197] For example, two CSI-RSs, such as CSI-RS#1 and CSI-RS#2, correspond to CSI-RS#Resource1 and CSI-RS#Resource2, respectively. The time domain position of CSI-RS#Resource1 is symbol#0 of slot#1, and the time domain position of CSI-RS#Resource2 is symbol#0 of slot#2. Assume that the terminal device measures the arrival time of CSI-RS#1 as t1 and the arrival time of CSI-RS#2 as t2. It can be understood that time t1 is a period of time after symbol#0 of slot#1, and time t2 is a period of time after symbol#0 of slot#2, so the time difference is t2-t1. This period t2-t1 not only includes the time interval between symbol#0 of slot#2 and symbol#0 of slot#1, but also includes the difference in transmission time between the two reference signals from their respective TRPs to the terminal device.

[0198] In another implementation, the time difference may not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0199] For example, two CSI-RSs, such as CSI-RS#1 and CSI-RS#2, have corresponding resources CSI-RS#resource1 and CSI-RS#resource2, respectively. The time domain position of CSI-RS#resource1 is symbol#0 of slot#1, and the time domain position of CSI-RS#resource2 is symbol#0 of slot#2. Assume that the terminal device measures the arrival time of CSI-RS#1 as t1 and the arrival time of CSI-RS#2 as t2. It can be understood that time t1 is a period of time after symbol#0 of slot#1, and time t2 is a period of time after symbol#0 of slot#2. Therefore, the period t2-t1 not only includes the time interval between symbol#0 of slot#2 and symbol#0 of slot#1, but also includes the difference in transmission time between the two RSs from their respective TRPs to the terminal device. If the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain positions corresponding to different CSI-RSs, the time difference is t2-t1 minus the time interval between symbol#0 of slot#2 and symbol#0 of slot#1.

[0200] In some embodiments, the time difference may also be referred to as delay information (delay), that is, the delay of the first reference signal relative to the second reference signal reaching the terminal side.

[0201] In some embodiments, the difference between the second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal may include at least one of the following: the difference between the Doppler frequency shift corresponding to the first reference signal and the Doppler frequency shift corresponding to the second reference signal, the difference between the Doppler spread corresponding to the first reference signal and the Doppler spread corresponding to the second reference signal, the difference between the average delay corresponding to the first reference signal and the average delay corresponding to the second reference signal, and the difference between the delay spread corresponding to the first reference signal and the delay spread corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0202] In some embodiments, the terminal device may also determine the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0203] For example, the terminal device may determine the reference CSI-RS resource before generating the first CSI report.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive second information sent by the network device, where the second information includes a channel measurement resource (CMR), where the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource; and determine the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the second information. For example, the terminal device may receive the second information sent by the network device. For another example, the terminal device may also receive the second information sent by another entity.

[0206] In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, for example, it can be "channel measurement resource information", "information indicating channel measurement resources", "measurement indication information", etc.

[0207] In one implementation, the terminal device may use a designated CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource, where the designated CSI-RS resource is the CSI-RS resource indicated by the network device or the first CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource.

[0208] For example, the network device may explicitly indicate the designated CSI-RS resource, and the terminal device may use the designated CSI-RS resource indicated by the network device as the reference CSI-RS resource. The network device may also implicitly indicate the designated CSI-RS resource. "Implicit indication" may be interpreted as the network device not indicating the designated CSI-RS resource, and the terminal device may use the first CSI-RS resource among at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource. The first CSI-RS resource may be the CSI-RS resource with the smallest CSI-RS resource ID (identifier).

[0209] It should be noted that, when the network device does not indicate the designated CSI-RS resource, any CSI-RS resource among at least one CSI-RS may be used as the reference CSI-RS resource, and the any CSI-RS resource may be a CSI-RS resource specified by the protocol.

[0210] In another implementation manner, the terminal device may use the CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first CSI-RS that reaches the terminal device among the at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0211] For example, the network device may send a CSI-RS on at least one CSI-RS resource to the terminal device, and the terminal device uses the CSI-RS resource corresponding to the first received CSI-RS as the reference CSI-RS resource. In this case, the first channel state information also needs to include an identifier of the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: reporting method, index of serving cell, maximum number of serving cells, report configuration identifier, maximum number of CSI report configurations; and the second priority value is determined based on the first parameter and first information of the second CSI report.

[0213] The index of the serving cell in the first information of the first CSI report may be the index of the serving cell corresponding to the first CSI report.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first priority value can be calculated by formula (1): iCSI (y,k,c,s)=2*N cells *M s *y+N cells *M s *k+M s *c*s (1)

[0215] Wherein, y is the reporting mode of the first CSI report, k is the first parameter of the first CSI report, c is the index of the serving cell corresponding to the first CSI report, N cells is the maximum number of serving cells corresponding to the first CSI report, s is the report configuration identifier of the first CSI report, M s The maximum number of CSI report configurations, "maximum number of CSI report configurations" can be interpreted as the maximum number of CSI reports that can be configured by the terminal device.

[0216] In some embodiments, the reporting method may include any of the following:

[0217] Aperiodic CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

[0218] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUSCH;

[0219] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

[0220] Periodic CSI reporting carried on PUCCH.

[0221] For example, y=0 indicates aperiodic CSI reporting carried on PUSCH, y=1 indicates semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUSCH, y=2 indicates semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUCCH, and y=3 indicates periodic CSI reporting carried on PUCCH.

[0222] In some embodiments, the second CSI report may carry Layer 1 Reference Signal Receiving Power L1-RSRP (Layer 1-Reference Signal Receiving Power, L1-RSRP) or Layer 1 Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio L1-SINR (Layer 1-Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio, L1-SINR); the second CSI report may also not carry L1-RSRP or L1-SINR.

[0223] For example, when the second CSI report carries L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, k=0; when the second CSI report does not carry L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, k=1.

[0224] In some embodiments, N cells It can be the value of the higher-level parameter maxNrofServingCells, s can be reportConfigID, M s It can be the value of the higher layer parameter maxNrofCSI-ReportConfigurations.

[0225] It should be noted that, in the above-mentioned first information, only the first parameter (k) is related to the CSI report content.

[0226] In some embodiments, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following:

[0227] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0;

[0228] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1;

[0229] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1;

[0230] The value of the first parameter of the second CSI report carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 0; the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 1.

[0231] For example, when the first information of the first CSI report is the same as the first information of the second CSI report, if the first parameter of the second CSI report does not carry L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, that is, the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report is 1, and the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0, then the priority value of the first CSI report is less than the priority value of the second CSI report; if the first parameter of the second CSI report carries L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, that is, the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report is 0, and the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1, then the priority value of the first CSI report is greater than the priority value of the second CSI report.

[0232] Step S2102: The terminal device determines a second priority value based on the first parameter and first information of the second CSI report.

[0233] In some embodiments, the second CSI report may be a CSI report in addition to the first CSI report.

[0234] In some embodiments, the second CSI report may include at least one of the following:

[0235] CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI) - Rank Indicator (RI) - Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) - Channel Quality Indicator (CQI);

[0236] CRI-RI-i1;

[0237] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0238] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0239] CRI-RSRP;

[0240] CRI-SINR;

[0241] Synchronization Signal Block (SSB)-Index-RSRP;

[0242] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0243] CRI-RI-Layer Indicator (LI)-PMI-CQI;

[0244] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0245] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0246] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0247] SSB-Index-SINR-Index or Time Domain Channel Properties (TDCP).

[0248] Here, i1 is the spatial basis vector selection indication information, which is related to the number of CSI-RS ports N1, N2, as well as O1 and O2. RSRP can be L1-RSRP, and SINR can be L1-SINR. N1 is the number of antenna ports in the first dimension, O1 is the number of oversampling or beams in the first dimension, N2 is the number of antenna ports in the second dimension, and O2 is the number of oversampling or beams in the second dimension.

[0249] It should be noted that if the second CSI report includes L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, it means that the second CSI report carries L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, that is, the content of the second CSI report is any one of the following:

[0250] CRI-RSRP;

[0251] CRI-SINR;

[0252] SSB-Index-RSRP;

[0253] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0254] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0255] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0256] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0257] SSB-Index-SINR-Index.

[0258] If the second CSI report does not include L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, it means that the second CSI report does not carry L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, that is, the content of the second CSI report is any one of the following:

[0259] CRI-RI-i1;

[0260] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0261] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0262] CRI-RI-LI-PMI-CQI;

[0263] TDCP.

[0264] It should also be noted that the definition of the first information of the second CSI report can refer to the definition of the first information of the first CSI report, and the index of the serving cell in the first information of the second CSI report can be the index of the serving cell corresponding to the second CSI report.

[0265] In some embodiments, the second priority value can be calculated by formula (1), wherein y is the reporting mode of the second CSI report, k is the first parameter of the second CSI report, c is the index of the serving cell corresponding to the second CSI report, N cells is the maximum number of serving cells corresponding to the second CSI report, s is the report configuration identifier of the second CSI report, M s The maximum number of CSI reports configured.

[0266] Step S2103: The terminal device determines a third CSI report based on the first priority value and the second priority value.

[0267] In some embodiments, the third CSI report may be a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0268] In some embodiments, a higher priority value indicates a lower priority, and the third CSI report may be a CSI report with a lower priority among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0269] In some embodiments, if the first priority value is greater than the second priority value, the first CSI report may be used as the third CSI report; if the first priority value is less than the second priority value, the second CSI report may be used as the third CSI report.

[0270] Step S2104: The terminal device sends a fourth CSI report to the network device.

[0271] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the fourth CSI report. For example, the network device may receive the fourth CSI report sent by the terminal device. For another example, the network device may also receive the fourth CSI report sent by another entity.

[0272] In some embodiments, the fourth CSI report may include a CSI report in addition to the third CSI report.

[0273] For example, if the first CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report is the first CSI report, the third CSI report is the first CSI report, and the fourth CSI report is the second CSI report.

[0274] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends the fourth CSI report to the network device, which can be understood as the terminal device not sending the third CSI report to the network device.

[0275] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and the reporting method of the first CSI report is different from the reporting method of the second CSI report, and the third CSI report is not sent.

[0276] Among them, the reporting method can refer to the description in step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0277] For example, if the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, the reporting method of the first CSI report is a non-periodic CSI report carried on PUSCH, and the reporting method of the second CSI report is a semi-persistent CSI report carried on PUSCH, then the third CSI report may not be sent.

[0278] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and the reporting method of the first CSI report is the same as the reporting method of the second CSI report, and multiplexes the first CSI report with the second CSI report, or drops the third CSI report.

[0279] For example, if the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and both the first CSI report and the second CSI report are reported as aperiodic CSI reports carried on the PUSCH, the first CSI report and the second CSI report can be multiplexed. In this way, CSI can be more effectively utilized within available communication resources.

[0280] For another example, if the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and both the first CSI report and the second CSI report are reported as non-periodic CSI reports carried on PUSCH, then the third CSI report may not be sent. In this way, it can be ensured that high-priority CSI reports can be sent in a timely manner, thereby improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0281] It should be noted that the collision between the first CSI report and the second CSI report means that the uplink channel used to send the first CSI report and the uplink channel used to send the second CSI report overlap in at least one symbol, wherein the uplink channel is PUCCH or PUSCH.

[0282] By adopting the above method, the terminal device may not send CSI reports with high priority values, that is, low priority values. In this way, it can ensure that high-priority CSI reports can be sent in a timely manner, thereby improving the joint transmission performance of multiple TRPs.

[0283] It should be noted that the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the execution order of determining the first priority value and determining the second priority value in step S2101 and step S2102. The step of determining the first priority value in step S2101 can be executed first, or the step of determining the second priority value in step S2102 can be executed first.

[0284] The method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104. For example, step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2101+S2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S2103+S2104 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0285] In some embodiments, steps S2101 to S2104 are all optional. For example, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. For another example, step S2104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0286] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0287] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0288] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0289] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0290] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0291] FIG2B is an interactive diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method may be executed by the above-mentioned communication system. As shown in FIG2B , the method may include:

[0292] Step S2201: The terminal device determines that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and determines a first priority value of the first CSI report and a second priority value of the second CSI report.

[0293] The optional implementation of step S2201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 and step S2102 in Figure 2A, and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0294] Step S2202: The terminal device determines a third CSI report based on the first priority value and the second priority value.

[0295] The optional implementation of step S2202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0296] Step S2203: The terminal device sends a fourth CSI report to the network device.

[0297] The optional implementation of step S2203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0298] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above steps S2201 to S2203. For example, step S2201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2202+S2203 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0299] In some embodiments, steps S2201 to S2203 are all optional. For example, step S2201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. For another example, step S2203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0300] FIG3A is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be executed by a terminal device. The method may include:

[0301] Step S3101: Determine whether a first CSI report collides with a second CSI report, and determine a first priority value according to a first parameter and first information of the first CSI report.

[0302] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0303] Step S3102: Determine a second priority value according to the first parameter and the first information of the second CSI report.

[0304] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0305] Step S3103: Determine a third CSI report according to the first priority value and the second priority value.

[0306] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0307] Step S3104: Send the fourth CSI report.

[0308] The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0309] In some embodiments, the terminal device may send the fourth CSI report to the network device, but is not limited thereto. The terminal device may also send the fourth CSI report to other entities.

[0310] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above steps S3101 to S3104. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3103+S3104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0311] In some embodiments, the above steps S3101 to S3104 are all optional steps. For example, steps S3101 and S3104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0312] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3A .

[0313] FIG3B is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be executed by a terminal device. The method may include:

[0314] Step S3201: Determine that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and determine a first priority value of the first CSI report and a second priority value of the second CSI report.

[0315] The optional implementation of step S3201 can be found in step S2101 and step S2102 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3101 and step S3102 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be repeated here.

[0316] Step S3202: Determine a third CSI report according to the first priority value and the second priority value.

[0317] The optional implementation of step S3202 can be found in step S2103 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3103 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0318] Step S3203: Send the fourth CSI report.

[0319] The optional implementation of step S3203 can be found in step S2104 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3104 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0320] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above steps S3201 to S3203. For example, step S3201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3201+S3202 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0321] In some embodiments, steps S3201 to S3203 are all optional. For example, step S3201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. For another example, step S3203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0322] FIG3C is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be executed by a terminal device. The method may include:

[0323] Step S3301: Determine that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and do not send the third CSI report.

[0324] In some embodiments, the third CSI report may be a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

[0325] In some embodiments, “not sending the third CSI report” may be understood as “sending the fourth CSI report”.

[0326] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0327] determining a first priority value for the first CSI report and a second priority value for the second CSI report;

[0328] The third CSI report is determined according to the first priority value and the second priority value.

[0329] In some embodiments, determining the first priority value of the first CSI report and the second priority value of the second CSI report includes:

[0330] determining the first priority value according to a first parameter and first information of the first CSI report, where the first information includes at least one of the following: a reporting mode, an index of a serving cell, a maximum number of serving cells, a report configuration identifier, and a maximum number of CSI report configurations;

[0331] Determine the second priority value according to the first parameter and the first information of the second CSI report.

[0332] In some embodiments, the reporting method includes any one of the following:

[0333] Aperiodic CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH;

[0334] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUSCH;

[0335] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0336] Periodic CSI reporting carried on PUCCH.

[0337] In some embodiments, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following:

[0338] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0;

[0339] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1;

[0340] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1;

[0341] The value of the first parameter of the second CSI report carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 0; the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 1.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0343] a time difference between a first arrival time and a second arrival time, where the first arrival time is an arrival time of a first reference signal on a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time is an arrival time of a second reference signal on a reference CSI-RS resource;

[0344] a frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0345] a phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0346] The second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, the second parameter including at least one of the following: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread;

[0347] A difference between a second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and a second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0348] In some embodiments, the first arrival time is the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time is the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

[0349] In some embodiments, the time difference includes the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; or, the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; wherein, the time domain position includes at least one of the following: time slot position, symbol position.

[0350] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0351] The reference CSI-RS resource is determined.

[0352] In some embodiments, determining the reference CSI-RS resource includes:

[0353] receiving second information sent by a network device, where the second information includes a channel measurement resource CMR, and the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource;

[0354] The reference CSI-RS resource is determined from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

[0355] In some embodiments, determining the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource includes any one of the following:

[0356] Using a designated CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource, where the designated CSI-RS resource is the CSI-RS resource indicated by the network device or the first CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource;

[0357] The first CSI-RS resource among the at least one CSI-RS resource that reaches the terminal device is used as the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0358] In some embodiments, determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not sending the third CSI report includes:

[0359] determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and a reporting manner of the first CSI report is different from a reporting manner of the second CSI report;

[0360] The third CSI report is not sent.

[0361] In some embodiments, determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not sending the third CSI report includes:

[0362] determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and that a reporting manner of the first CSI report is the same as a reporting manner of the second CSI report;

[0363] The first CSI report is multiplexed with the second CSI report, or the third CSI report is discarded.

[0364] In some embodiments, the second CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0365] CSI-RS resource indicator-RI-PMI-channel quality indicator CRI-RI-PMI-CQI;

[0366] CRI-RI-i1;

[0367] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0368] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0369] CRI-RSRP;

[0370] CRI-SINR;

[0371] Synchronization signal block-index-reference signal received power SSB-Index-RSRP;

[0372] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0373] CRI-RI-LI-PMI-CQI;

[0374] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0375] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0376] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0377] SSB-Index-SINR-Index or TDCP.

[0378] FIG4 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be executed by a network device. The method may include:

[0379] Step S4101: Obtain a fourth CSI report.

[0380] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0381] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the fourth CSI report sent by the terminal device, but is not limited thereto. The network device may also receive the fourth CSI report sent by other entities.

[0382] In some embodiments, the first priority value of the first CSI report is determined based on the first parameter and first information of the first CSI report, and the second priority value of the second CSI report is determined based on the first parameter and first information of the second CSI report; the first information includes at least one of the following: reporting method, index of serving cell, maximum number of serving cells, report configuration identifier, and maximum number of CSI report configurations.

[0383] In some embodiments, the reporting method includes any one of the following:

[0384] Aperiodic CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH;

[0385] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on PUSCH;

[0386] Semi-persistent CSI reporting carried on the physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0387] Periodic CSI reporting carried on PUCCH.

[0388] In some embodiments, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following:

[0389] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0;

[0390] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1;

[0391] The value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1;

[0392] The value of the first parameter of the second CSI report carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 0; the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 1.

[0393] In some embodiments, the first CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0394] a time difference between a first arrival time and a second arrival time, where the first arrival time is an arrival time of a first reference signal on a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time is an arrival time of a second reference signal on a reference CSI-RS resource;

[0395] a frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0396] a phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal;

[0397] The second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, the second parameter including at least one of the following: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread;

[0398] A difference between a second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and a second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0399] In some embodiments, the first arrival time is the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time is the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

[0400] In some embodiments, the time difference includes the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; or, the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; wherein, the time domain position includes at least one of the following: time slot position, symbol position.

[0401] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0402] Second information is sent to the terminal device, where the second information includes a channel measurement resource CMR, and the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource; the second information is used by the terminal device to determine the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

[0403] In some embodiments, the second CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0404] CRI-RI-PMI-CQI;

[0405] CRI-RI-i1;

[0406] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0407] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0408] CRI-RSRP;

[0409] CRI-SINR;

[0410] SSB-Index-RSRP;

[0411] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0412] CRI-RI-LI-PMI-CQI;

[0413] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0414] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0415] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0416] SSB-Index-SINR-Index or TDCP.

[0417] FIG5 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be executed by a communication system. The method may include:

[0418] Step S5101: The terminal device determines that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and does not send the third CSI report to the network device.

[0419] The optional implementation of step S5101 can be found in step S2104 of FIG. 2A , step S3104 of FIG. 3A , the optional implementation of step S4101 of FIG. 4 , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A , FIG. 3A , and FIG. 4 , which will not be repeated here.

[0420] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the embodiments of the above communication system, terminal equipment, network equipment, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0421] The communication method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0422] In embodiment 1, the terminal device may determine the priority of the first CSI report, and when the first CSI report collides with other CSI reports, the first CSI report or other CSI reports with higher priority values ​​are not sent.

[0423] Example 2, based on Example 1, the priority value can be determined based on formula (1), where y = 0 indicates that a non-periodic CSI report is carried on PUSCH, y = 1 indicates that a semi-persistent CSI report is carried on PUSCH, y = 2 indicates that a semi-persistent CSI report is carried on PUCCH, and y = 3 indicates that a periodic CSI report is carried on PUCCH. k = 0 indicates that a CSI report carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is carried, and k = 1 indicates that a CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is carried. c is the index of the serving cell, N cells is the value of the higher layer parameter maxNrofServingCells, s is the report configuration identifier (reportConfigID), M s is the value of the higher-layer parameter maxNrofCSI-ReportConfigurations, where only k is relevant for different CSI report types.

[0424] In embodiment 3, based on embodiment 2, the value of k in the first CSI report may include any of the following:

[0425] a) The priority of the first CSI report is priority 1: higher than other CSI reports, that is, the value of k in the first CSI report can be less than 0.

[0426] Among them, other CSI reports may include at least one of the following:

[0427] CRI-RI-PMI-CQI;

[0428] CRI-RI-i1;

[0429] CRI-RI-i1-CQI;

[0430] CRI-RI-CQI;

[0431] CRI-RSRP;

[0432] CRI-SINR;

[0433] SSB-Index-RSRP;

[0434] SSB-Index-SINR;

[0435] CRI-RI-LI-PMI-CQI;

[0436] CRI-RSRP-Index;

[0437] SSB-Index-RSRP-Index;

[0438] CRI-SINR-Index;

[0439] SSB-Index-SINR-Index or TDCP.

[0440] b) The priority of the first CSI report is priority 2: lower than other CSI reports, that is, the value of k in the first CSI report can be greater than 1.

[0441] c) The priority of the first CSI report is priority 3: the same as the priority of other CSI reports except L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, that is, the value of k in the first CSI report can be less than 1.

[0442] In embodiment 4, based on embodiment 1, the first CSI report may include at least one of the following:

[0443] a) The difference between the arrival time of the reference signal (RS) on the CSI-RS resource and the arrival time of the RS on the reference CSI-RS resource;

[0444] b) The frequency offset between the RS on the CSI-RS resource and the RS on the Reference CSI-RS resource;

[0445] c) Phase offset between the RS on the CSI-RS resource and the RS on the Reference CSI-RS resource;

[0446] d) at least one of the following: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread corresponding to the RS on each CSI-RS resource;

[0447] e) At least one of the following: the Doppler frequency shift difference, Doppler spread difference, average delay difference, and delay spread difference between the RS on the CSI-RS resource and the RS on the Reference CSI-RS resource.

[0448] In embodiment 5, based on embodiment 4, the arrival time difference is defined as the time difference between two different RSs arriving at the UE side.

[0449] a) The arrival time can take into account the slot (time slot) and symbol (symbol) positions of the two RS resources. That is, the arrival time should also include the impact of the difference in slot and symbol positions of the CSI-RS resources; or,

[0450] b) The arrival time does not need to consider the slot and symbol positions corresponding to the two RSs. That is, it is assumed that the slot and symbol positions corresponding to the two RSs are the same, and only includes the arrival time difference caused by the different positions or propagation paths of the two TRPs.

[0451] In embodiment 6, based on embodiment 4, the terminal device determines a reference CSI-RS resource.

[0452] In embodiment 7, based on embodiment 6, a terminal device receives a reference signal resource configuration, where the reference signal resource includes a CMR, and a CMR includes multiple CSI-RS resources. The terminal device determines a reference CSI-RS resource. The determination method may include:

[0453] a) Base station indication:

[0454] Display indication: indicates which of the multiple CSI-RS resources included in the CMR is the reference CSI-RS resource;

[0455] Implicit indication: The first CSI-RS resource is used as the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0456] b) Reported by terminal equipment:

[0457] The terminal device performs its own measurements and determines the CSI-RS resource corresponding to the earliest arriving CSI-RS as the reference CSI-RS resource.

[0458] In embodiment 8, when a first CSI report collides with other CSI reports, the first CSI report or other CSI reports with higher priority values ​​are not sent, including:

[0459] a) When the y value of the first CSI report is different from that of other CSI reports, the first CSI report or other CSI reports with higher priority values ​​are not sent. That is, if the first CSI report has a higher priority value, the first CSI report is not sent; if the other CSI reports have higher priority values, the other CSI reports are not sent.

[0460] b) When the values ​​of y are the same, the two CSI reports are multiplexed or the CSI report with a higher priority value is dropped.

[0461] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, which may include a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device can execute the communication method executed by the terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure; the network device can execute the communication method executed by the network device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0462] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0463] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0464] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0465] Figure 6A is a structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, the terminal device 101 may include at least one of a transceiver module 6101, a processing module 6102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 is configured to determine that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and not send a third CSI report, wherein the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value between the first CSI report and the second CSI report. Optionally, the transceiver module 6101 can be used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as determination performed by the terminal device 101 in any of the above methods (such as step S2104, but not limited thereto), which will not be repeated here.

[0466] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0467] Figure 6B is a structural diagram of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, the network device 102 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 is configured to receive a fourth CSI report sent by the terminal device when it determines that the first channel state information CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and the fourth CSI report includes a CSI report other than the third CSI report, and the third CSI report is a CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report. Optionally, the transceiver module 6201 can be used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S4101, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0468] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0469] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user device, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a first device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0470] As shown in FIG7A , the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control a communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, an IoT device, an IoT device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 7100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0471] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0472] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the transceiver 7103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2104 and step S4101, but not limited thereto), and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2101, but not limited thereto).

[0473] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0474] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits. Optionally, the interface circuits are connected to the memory 7102 and may be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, or to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0475] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a first device or an IoT device, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7A . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, an IoT device, an intelligent IoT device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a first device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0476] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0477] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0478] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7203. Optionally, interface circuit 7203 is connected to memory 7202. Interface circuit 7203 can be used to receive signals from memory 7202 or other devices, or to send signals to memory 7202 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7203 can read instructions stored in memory 7202 and send the instructions to processor 7201.

[0479] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7203 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2104, but not limited to this), and the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2101, step S2102, but not limited to this).

[0480] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0481] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7202 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 7202 may be external to the chip 7200.

[0482] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0483] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product may be a computer program product.

[0484] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising: determining that a first channel state information CSI report collides with a second CSI report, and not sending a third CSI report, where the third CSI report is the CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the method further comprises: determining a first priority value of the first CSI report and a second priority value of the second CSI report; determining the third CSI report according to the first priority value and the second priority value.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, the determining the first priority value of the first CSI report and the second priority value of the second CSI report comprises: determining the first priority value according to a first parameter and first information of the first CSI report, where the first information includes at least one of the following: reporting mode, index of serving cell, maximum number of serving cells, report configuration identifier, maximum number of CSI report configurations; determining the second priority value according to the first parameter and the first information of the second CSI report.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, the reporting mode includes any one of the following: aperiodic CSI report carried on a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; semi-persistent CSI report carried on the PUSCH; semi-persistent CSI report carried on a physical uplink control channel PUCCH; periodic CSI report carried on the PUCCH.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following: the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0; the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1; the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1; wherein, for the second CSI report carrying layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP or layer 1 signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio L1-SINR, the value of the first parameter is 0; for the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR, the value of the first parameter is 1.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, the first CSI report includes at least one of the following: time difference between a first arrival time and a second arrival time, where the first arrival time is the arrival time of a first reference signal on a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time is the arrival time of a second reference signal on a reference CSI-RS resource; frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal; phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal; The second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, where the second parameter includes at least one of the following: Doppler frequency shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread; The difference between the second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, The first arrival time is the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time is the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein, The time difference includes the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; or, the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; wherein, the time domain position includes at least one of the following: time slot position, symbol position.

9. The method according to any one of claims 6-8, wherein, The method further includes: Determining the reference CSI-RS resource.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The determining the reference CSI-RS resource includes: Receiving second information sent by a network device, where the second information includes a channel measurement resource CMR, and the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource; Determining the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The determining the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource includes any one of the following: Taking the specified CSI-RS resource in the at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource, where the specified CSI-RS resource is the CSI-RS resource indicated by the network device or the first CSI-RS resource in the at least one CSI-RS resource; Taking the first CSI-RS resource that arrives at the terminal device among the at least one CSI-RS resource as the reference CSI-RS resource.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1-11, wherein, The determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not sending the third CSI report includes: Determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and the reporting method of the first CSI report is different from the reporting method of the second CSI report; Not sending the third CSI report.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1-11, wherein, The determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report and not sending the third CSI report includes: Determining that the first CSI report collides with the second CSI report, and the reporting method of the first CSI report is the same as the reporting method of the second CSI report; Multiplex the first CSI report with the second CSI report, or discard the third CSI report.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1-13, wherein, the second CSI report includes at least one of the following: CSI-RS resource indicator - rank indicator - precoding matrix indicator - channel quality indicator CRI-RI-PMI-CQI; CRI-RI-i1; CRI-RI-i1-CQI; CRI-RI-CQI; CRI-RSRP; CRI-SINR; synchronization signal block - index - reference signal received power SSB-Index-RSRP; SSB-Index-SINR; CRI-RI-layer indicator LI-PMI-CQI; CRI-RSRP-Index; SSB-Index-RSRP-Index; CRI-SINR-Index; SSB-Index-SINR-Index or time domain channel property TDCP.

15. A communication method, wherein, executed by a network device, the method includes: receiving a fourth CSI report sent by a terminal device when determining a collision between a first channel state information CSI report and a second CSI report, the fourth CSI report including CSI reports other than a third CSI report, and the third CSI report being the CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, the first priority value of the first CSI report is determined according to a first parameter and first information of the first CSI report, and the second priority value of the second CSI report is determined according to a first parameter and first information of the second CSI report; the first information includes at least one of the following: reporting mode, index of serving cell, maximum number of serving cells, report configuration identifier, maximum number of CSI report configurations.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein, the reporting mode includes any one of the following: aperiodic CSI report carried on a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; semi-persistent CSI report carried on the PUSCH; semi-persistent CSI report carried on a physical uplink control channel PUCCH; periodic CSI report carried on the PUCCH.

18. The method according to any one of claims 15-17, wherein, the first parameter of the first CSI report includes any one of the following: the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is less than or equal to 0; the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 1; the value of the first parameter of the first CSI report is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1; Among them, the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report carrying the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP or the layer 1 signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio L1-SINR is 0; the value of the first parameter of the second CSI report not carrying L1-RSRP or L1-SINR is 1.

19. The method according to any one of claims 15-18, wherein, the first CSI report includes at least one of the following: the time difference between the first arrival time and the second arrival time, where the first arrival time is the arrival time of the first reference signal on the channel state information reference signal CSI-RS resource, and the second arrival time is the arrival time of the second reference signal on the reference CSI-RS resource; the frequency offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal; the phase offset between the first reference signal and the second reference signal; the second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and / or the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal, where the second parameter includes at least one of the following: Doppler frequency shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread; the difference between the second parameter corresponding to the first reference signal and the second parameter corresponding to the second reference signal.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein, the first arrival time is the time when the first reference signal arrives at the terminal device, and the second arrival time is the time when the second reference signal arrives at the terminal device.

21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein, the time difference includes the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; or, the time difference does not include the time interval between the time domain position corresponding to the first reference signal and the time domain position corresponding to the second reference signal; wherein, the time domain position includes at least one of the following: time slot position, symbol position.

22. The method according to any one of claims 19-21, wherein, the method further includes: sending second information to the terminal device, the second information includes channel measurement resources CMR, and the CMR includes at least one CSI-RS resource; the second information is used for the terminal device to determine the reference CSI-RS resource from the at least one CSI-RS resource.

23. The method according to any one of claims 15-22, wherein, the second CSI report includes at least one of the following: CSI-RS resource indicator - rank indicator - precoding matrix indicator - channel quality indicator CRI-RI-PMI-CQI; CRI-RI-i1; CRI-RI-i1-CQI; CRI-RI-CQI; CRI-RSRP; CRI-SINR; synchronization signal block - index - reference signal received power SSB-Index-RSRP; SSB-Index-SINR; CRI-RI - layer indicator LI-PMI-CQI; CRI-RSRP-Index; SSB-Index-RSRP-Index; CRI-SINR-Index; SSB-Index-SINR-Index or Time Domain Channel Property (TDCP).

24. A terminal device, characterized in that, it comprises: a transceiver module configured to determine a collision between a first Channel State Information (CSI) report and a second CSI report and not send a third CSI report, where the third CSI report is the CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

25. A network device, characterized in that, it comprises: a transceiver module configured to receive a fourth CSI report sent by a terminal device when the terminal device determines a collision between a first Channel State Information (CSI) report and a second CSI report, where the fourth CSI report includes CSI reports other than the third CSI report, and the third CSI report is the CSI report with a higher priority value among the first CSI report and the second CSI report.

26. A communication device, characterized in that, it comprises: one or more processors; wherein, the communication device is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 or claims 15 to 23.

27. A communication system, characterized in that, the communication system comprises a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 15 to 23.

28. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, when the instructions run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 or claims 15 to 23.

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