Communication method and apparatus

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and provides a communication method and apparatus. The method comprises: determining a sensing resource, a communication resource, a sensing beam, and a communication beam, the sensing beam being used for sending a sensing signal, and the communication beam being used for sending a communication signal; on the sensing beam, sending a first transmission block by means of the sensing resource, the first transmission block comprising sensing beam indication information, and the sensing beam indication information indicating that the sending beam of the first transmission block is a sensing beam; and on the communication beam, sending a second transmission block by means of the communication resource, the second transmission block being used for communication. The present application can achieve effective fusion of the communication beam and the sensing beam in an integrated sensing and communication scenario. The present application is used for resource allocation in the integrated sensing and communication scenario.

Description

Communication method and device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on December 26, 2023, with application number 202311818500.1 and application name “Communication Method and Device”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device. Background Art

[0003] The deep integration of information technology, mobile communication technology, artificial intelligence and big data technology is driving the evolution of fifth-generation mobile communication technology (5G) to sixth-generation mobile communication technology (6G) at both the technical and business levels. ITU-2030 plans to integrate communication and perception as one of the main considerations for 6G.

[0004] 5G New Radio (NR) utilizes a unified high- and low-frequency air interface design and introduces hybrid digital-analog beamforming. Effective communication between devices, and between devices and network equipment, requires alignment of transmit and receive beams. For integrated interawareness scenarios, a solution that fuses communication and perception beams is urgently needed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides a communication method and device that can achieve effective fusion of communication beams and perception beams in a synaesthesia integration scenario.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a communication method, which includes: determining perception resources, communication resources, a perception beam and a communication beam, wherein the perception beam is used to send a perception signal, and the communication beam is used to send a communication signal; on the perception beam, a first transmission block is sent through the perception resource, the first transmission block includes perception beam indication information, and the perception beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the perception beam; on the communication beam, a second transmission block is sent through the communication resource, and the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0007] Regarding the perception beam, in one example, the perception beam can be determined based on the spatial direction of the perceived object. In another example, the transmitter periodically performs beam scanning in different directions. In this scenario, the beam corresponding to the direction currently being scanned is determined as the perception beam. In yet another example, the transmitter repeatedly transmits perception signals in a directionally determined manner. In this scenario, the beam corresponding to the direction is determined as the perception beam.

[0008] When the method is performed by a user equipment (UE), in one possible implementation, the first transmission block includes sidelink control information (SCI), which carries sensing beam indication information. For example, the sensing beam indication information may be located in a payload of the SCI. In one possible implementation, the first transmission block is a side synchronization signal block (S-SSB).

[0009] When the execution subject of the method is a network device, in one possible implementation, the first transmission block includes downlink control information (DCI), and the DCI carries sensing beam indication information. In one possible implementation, the first transmission block is an SSB.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

[0011] In this implementation, the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, and the communication beam and the perception beam are the same. It can be understood that there is no difference between communication and perception in terms of time-frequency resources and beam resources, and the time-frequency and space resources of the two are integrated.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

[0013] In this implementation, since the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, the fusion of the communication beam and the perception beam can be achieved through the spatial division method of the beam domain.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same or different.

[0015] In a possible implementation, when the first transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the perceived beam indication information of the retransmitted first transport blocks may contain the same beam or may not contain the same beam.

[0016] Its effective effect is that it can indicate different perception beams on different transmission symbols or time slots by utilizing the communication retransmission mechanism, thereby improving perception accuracy while ensuring communication performance. The improvement in perception accuracy depends on the different frequency resources of retransmission, which is equivalent to increasing the bandwidth.

[0017] In one possible implementation, the communication resources are the same as the time domain resources in the perception resources, and the perception beam and the communication beam are different. The method also includes: determining the power of the perception beam and the power of the communication beam based on target parameters, and the target parameters include: service priority, transmission block priority or the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam; on the perception beam, the process of sending the first transmission block through the perception resource includes: on the perception beam, sending the first transmission block through the perception resource according to the power of the perception beam; on the communication beam, the process of sending the second transmission block through the communication resource includes: on the communication beam, sending the second transmission block through the communication resource according to the power of the communication beam.

[0018] For example, services may include perception and / or communication services. For example, with respect to service priority, if the priority of the communication service is higher than that of the perception service, the power of the communication transmit beam may be higher than that of the perception transmit beam. If the priority of the communication service is lower than that of the perception service, the power of the communication transmit beam may be lower than that of the perception transmit beam. With respect to transport block priority, the higher the priority of the transport block, the greater the power of the corresponding transmit beam. With respect to the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam, the closer the spatial distance between the two beams, the greater the power difference between the two beams.

[0019] The beneficial effect is that by allocating power to different sensing beams and communication beams, the leakage interference between different beams can be effectively reduced.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: determining a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam, and the first transmission block further includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set.

[0021] The beneficial effect is that the receiving end can determine the perception receiving beam in advance based on the candidate perception beam set indicated by the candidate perception beam indication information, thereby performing a corresponding perception process.

[0022] In a second aspect, the present application provides a communication method, which includes: determining perception resources, communication resources, a perception beam and a communication beam, the perception beam is used to send a perception signal, and the communication beam is used to send a communication signal; on the perception beam, a first transmission block is sent through the perception resource, the first transmission block includes DCI, the DCI carries perception beam indication information, or the first transmission block is SSB, the SSB carries perception beam indication information, and the perception beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is a perception beam; on the communication beam, a second transmission block is sent through the communication resource, and the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0023] In a possible implementation, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

[0024] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same or different.

[0026] In a possible implementation, when the first transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the perceived beam indication information of the retransmitted first transport blocks may contain the same beam or may not contain the same beam.

[0027] In one possible implementation, the communication resources are the same as the time domain resources in the perception resources, and the perception beam and the communication beam are different. The method also includes: determining the power of the perception beam and the power of the communication beam based on target parameters, and the target parameters include: service priority, transmission block priority or the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam; on the perception beam, the process of sending the first transmission block through the perception resource includes: on the perception beam, sending the first transmission block through the perception resource according to the power of the perception beam; on the communication beam, the process of sending the second transmission block through the communication resource includes: on the communication beam, sending the second transmission block through the communication resource according to the power of the communication beam.

[0028] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: determining a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam, and the first transmission block further includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set.

[0029] In a third aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes: a processing module for determining perception resources, communication resources, a perception beam and a communication beam, the perception beam is used to send a perception signal, and the communication beam is used to send a communication signal; a transceiver module for sending a first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resource, the first transmission block including perception beam indication information, the perception beam indication information indicating that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the perception beam; the transceiver module is also used to send a second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource, and the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0030] In a possible implementation, the first transmission block includes SCI, where the SCI carries sensing beam indication information.

[0031] In a possible implementation, the first transmission block includes DCI, where the DCI carries sensing beam indication information.

[0032] In one possible implementation, the first transmission block is an SSB.

[0033] In a possible implementation, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

[0034] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

[0035] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same or different.

[0036] In a possible implementation, when the first transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the perceived beam indication information of the retransmitted first transport blocks may contain the same beam or may not contain the same beam.

[0037] In one possible implementation, the communication resources are the same as the time domain resources in the perception resources, the perception beam and the communication beam are different, and the processing module is also used to determine the power of the perception beam and the power of the communication beam based on target parameters, and the target parameters include: service priority, transmission block priority or the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resource according to the power of the perception beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource according to the power of the communication beam.

[0038] In a possible implementation, the processing module is further configured to determine a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam. The first transmission block also includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set.

[0039] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes: a processing module for determining perception resources, communication resources, a perception beam and a communication beam, the perception beam is used to send a perception signal, and the communication beam is used to send a communication signal; a transceiver module for sending a first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resource, the first transmission block including DCI, the DCI carrying perception beam indication information, or the first transmission block is SSB, the SSB carrying perception beam indication information, the perception beam indication information indicating that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the perception beam; the transceiver module for sending a second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource, the second transmission block being used for communication.

[0040] In a possible implementation, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

[0041] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

[0042] In a possible implementation, the sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same or different.

[0043] In a possible implementation, when the first transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the perceived beam indication information of the retransmitted first transport blocks may contain the same beam or may not contain the same beam.

[0044] In one possible implementation, the communication resources are the same as the time domain resources in the perception resources, the perception beam and the communication beam are different, and the processing module is also used to determine the power of the perception beam and the power of the communication beam based on target parameters, and the target parameters include: service priority, transmission block priority or the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resource according to the power of the perception beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource according to the power of the communication beam.

[0045] In a possible implementation, the processing module is further configured to determine a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam. The first transmission block also includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set.

[0046] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; a memory for storing one or more computer programs or instructions; when the one or more computer programs or instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors implement a method as described in any one of the first aspects.

[0047] In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a communication device comprising: one or more processors; a memory for storing one or more computer programs or instructions; and when the one or more computer programs or instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors implement a method as described in any one of the second aspects.

[0048] In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor for executing the method as described in any one of the first aspects.

[0049] In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor for executing a method as described in any one of the second aspects.

[0050] In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a communication device comprising: a processing circuit and an interface circuit; wherein the interface circuit is used to couple with a memory outside the communication device and provide a communication interface for the processing circuit to access the memory; the processing circuit is used to execute program instructions in the memory to implement a method as in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0051] In a specific implementation, the communication device may be a chip, the input circuit may be an input pin, the output circuit may be an output pin, and the processing circuit may be a transistor, a gate circuit, a trigger, or various logic circuits. The input signal received by the input circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, received and input by a receiver, and the signal output by the output circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, output to and transmitted by a transmitter. The input circuit and the output circuit may be the same circuit, which functions as an input circuit and an output circuit at different times. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation of the processor and various circuits.

[0052] In one implementation, the communication device may be a wireless communication device, that is, a computer device that supports wireless communication functions. Specifically, the wireless communication device may be a terminal such as a smartphone, or a wireless access network device such as a base station. The network chip may also be referred to as a system on chip (SoC), or simply as an SoC chip. The communication chip may include a baseband processing chip and a radio frequency processing chip. The baseband processing chip is sometimes also referred to as a modem or baseband chip. The radio frequency processing chip is sometimes also referred to as a radio frequency transceiver or radio frequency chip. In a physical implementation, some or all of the chips in the communication chip may be integrated inside the SoC chip. For example, the baseband processing chip is integrated into the SoC chip, and the radio frequency processing chip is not integrated with the SoC chip. The interface circuit may be the radio frequency processing chip in the wireless communication device, and the processing circuit may be the baseband processing chip in the wireless communication device.

[0053] In another implementation, the communication device may be a component of a wireless communication device, such as an integrated circuit product such as a network chip or a communication chip. The interface circuit may be an input / output interface, interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin, or related circuit on the chip or chip network. The processor may also be embodied as a processing circuit or a logic circuit.

[0054] In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which program code is stored. When the program code is executed by a processor, the method as described in any one of the first and second aspects is implemented.

[0055] In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a chip, comprising: at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to execute the method according to any one of the first and second aspects.

[0056] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory, and at least one processor is configured to execute code in the memory. When the at least one processor executes the code, the chip implements the method according to any one of the first and second aspects.

[0057] Optionally, the chip may also be an integrated circuit.

[0058] In a twelfth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to implement the method as described in any one of the first and second aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0059] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a V2X communication scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of downlink beam management provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of an SL time slot provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a time slot structure of an SL in Rel-16 according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the time-frequency resource location of a PSCCH provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a process of resource selection by a transmitting end UE according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a synaesthesia integration scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0066] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0067] FIG9 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0068] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a sensing mode provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0069] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a communication resource and a sensing resource provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0070] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of another communication resource and perception resource provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0071] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of a beam provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0072] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of an implementation of perception provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0073] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of another implementation of perception provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0074] FIG16 is a schematic diagram of another sensing mode provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0075] FIG17 is a schematic diagram of an indication of a sensing beam provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] FIG18 is a schematic diagram of determining a candidate sensing beam set according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] FIG19 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG20 is a block diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG21 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] Figure 22 is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0081] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application more clear, the technical solutions of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0082] The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description, embodiments, claims, and drawings of this application are used solely for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or order. Furthermore, the terms "including," "having," and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, such as, for example, inclusion of a series of steps or units. A method, system, product, or apparatus is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0083] It should be understood that in this application, "at least one (item)" means one or more, and "plurality" means two or more. "And / or" is used to describe the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: only A exists, only B exists, and A and B exist at the same time, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0084] To facilitate understanding, the technical terms involved in the embodiments of the present application are explained below.

[0085] 1.V2X communication

[0086] Cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) is a V2X communication technology developed based on cellular systems. It leverages and enhances current cellular network functions and elements to achieve low-latency and high-reliability communication between various nodes in the vehicle network.

[0087] Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of a V2X communication scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 1, V2X communication includes vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V), vehicle-to-pedestrian communication (V2P), vehicle-to-infrastructure communication (V2I), and vehicle-to-network communication (V2N).

[0088] As cellular systems evolve from the 4th generation mobile communication technology (4G) to 5G, C-V2X evolves from LTE-V2X to NR-V2X (including NR PC5 and NR Uu).

[0089] V2V focuses on vehicle-to-vehicle (SL) communication. Through V2V communication, vehicles on the road can obtain real-time driving information and sensor data from other vehicles, playing a crucial role in enabling autonomous driving. In platooning, the lead vehicle transmits vehicle maneuvering information to the rest of the platoon via V2V, enabling autonomous driving for subsequent vehicles. For extended sensors, upon sensing another vehicle, a vehicle communicates this sensor information to the other vehicles via V2V, addressing the issue of inaccurate environmental perception caused by the limited capabilities of a vehicle's own sensors.

[0090] Furthermore, V2V communication technology can be extended to device-to-device (D2D) communication in any system. D2D communication is also called sidelink (SL) communication.

[0091] 2. Beam

[0092] A beam is a communication resource that creates a unique, directional transmission or reception effect through an antenna array in a transmitter or receiver of a network device or terminal. This effect is similar to the beam formed by a flashlight that focuses light in a single direction. Transmitting and receiving signals using beams can effectively increase signal transmission distance.

[0093] Beams can be divided into transmit beams and receive beams. The technology for forming beams can be beamforming technology or other technical means. Beamforming includes transmit beamforming and receive beamforming. The beamforming technology can be digital beamforming technology, analog beamforming technology, or hybrid digital / analog beamforming technology.

[0094] Transmit beam: The transmitting device sends signals with certain beamforming weights, forming a spatially directional beam. Receive beam: The receiving device receives signals with certain beamforming weights, forming a spatially directional beam.

[0095] Transmitting a signal using a certain transmit beam: transmitting a signal using a certain beamforming weight. Receiving a signal using a receive beam: receiving a signal using a certain beamforming weight. Beamforming may be beamforming in a frequency range (FR) 2.

[0096] Beams generally correspond to resources. For example, when performing beam measurement, the network device measures different beams through different resources, and the terminal device feeds back the measured resource quality, so that the network device can know the quality of the corresponding beam. During data transmission, the beam can also be indicated by its corresponding resource. For example, the network device indicates a transmission configuration indication state (state) through the transmission configuration index (TCI) field in the DCI, and the UE determines the beam corresponding to the reference resource based on the reference resource contained in the state. Different beams can be considered as different resources, and the same information or different information can be sent using (or through) different beams.

[0097] 3. Resources

[0098] In communication protocols, reference signals are configured as resources. Network equipment allocates each reference signal to the UE as a resource. A resource is a configuration information unit, which typically includes parameters related to the reference signal, such as the reference signal's time-frequency resource location, number of ports, and time domain type (periodic, semi-static, or aperiodic).

[0099] Resources can be uplink signal resources or downlink signal resources. Uplink signals include but are not limited to sounding reference signal (SRS) and demodulation reference signal (DMRS). Downlink signals include but are not limited to channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), cell specific reference signal (CS-RS), user equipment specific reference signal (US-RS), and synchronization system / physical broadcast channel block (SS / PBCH block). Among them, SS / PBCH block can be referred to as SSB.

[0100] Resources can be configured through Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages. In terms of configuration structure, a resource is a data structure that includes parameters related to the corresponding uplink / downlink signal. For example, the uplink / downlink signal type, the resource element carrying the uplink / downlink signal, the uplink / downlink signal transmission time and period, and the number of ports used to transmit the uplink / downlink signal. Each uplink / downlink signal resource has a unique identifier to identify the downlink signal resource.

[0101] 4. Beam management (BM)

[0102] In 5G NR, it refers to the process by which the 5G base station (the next generation nodeB, gNB) and the UE acquire and maintain the beam set for transmission and reception, thereby achieving high-gain communication with reasonable beam pairs.

[0103] The downlink transmit beam training process between the NR terrestrial radio access network and the universal terrestrial radio access network (UE, Uu) includes the following four technical points:

[0104] 1) Beam sweeping: The process by which a UE sequentially selects beams for transmission or reception in a specified scanning manner within a time period to cover a spatial area.

[0105] 2) Beam measurement: The process by which the UE measures the received beamformed signal.

[0106] 3) Beam reporting: The process by which the UE reports beam measurement results to the network equipment.

[0107] 4) Beam determination: The process by which the UE selects its transmit or receive beam.

[0108] Beam management can include three states. Please refer to Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram of downlink beam management provided in an embodiment of the present application. The operations in each state are as follows:

[0109] P-1: The UE measures the base station's transmit beam set and selects the base station's transmit beam and the UE's receive beam.

[0110] P-2: Based on P-1, the UE measures a smaller set of base station transmit beams to improve the base station's transmit beams.

[0111] P-3: The UE uses different receive beams to measure the transmit beam of the same base station and improve its own receive beam.

[0112] Based on the above four technical points and three state operations, downlink beam management is carried out. Its basic process is as follows: In order to implement the transmit beam training in the P-1 and P-2 working states, the base station (BS) will S K transmit beams are allocated S CSI-RS resources are generated, and then these CSI-RS resources are sent out through beam scanning. Among these CSI-RS resources, the maximum number of CSI-RS ports is 2. Other uncertain resource mapping information needs to be configured by the BS and indicated to the UE through RRC signaling. At the same time, the BS only sends CSI-RS resources in a single beam direction at a certain moment. The UE performs beam measurement to obtain the CSI-RS reference signal receiving power (RSRP) and obtains the CRI of the CSI-RS. After measuring the RSRP, the UE selects one or several RSRP values ​​and the corresponding CRI by comparison and reports them to the BS on a given time-frequency resource. The BS uses the reported information to determine the transmit beam to be used, and the initial beam selection process is completed.

[0113] Due to the centralized scheduling system of 5G NR, the time domain position, frequency domain position, bandwidth, and period of the CSI-RS in the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) can be centrally configured by the base station and RRC resource scheduling, enabling standalone CSI-RS transmission and resource selection, completing the beam training process.

[0114] 5.SL Resources

[0115] Under network coverage, the UE may obtain SL resource pool configuration information and / or SL bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information by receiving system information block (SIB) of the network equipment, cell-level (cell-specific) RRC signaling or terminal device user-level (UE-specific) RRC signaling. The UE may also use pre-configured SL resource pool configuration information or SL BWP configuration information, for example, when there is no network coverage.

[0116] The SL resource pool configuration information includes resource pool resource information, which can be used to indicate the SL resource pool. The SL resource pool can be a collection of time-frequency resources used for sideline communication between UEs. The resources of the SL resource pool may include resources for the UE to send and receive at least one of the following physical channels: physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH), physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH), and physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH).

[0117] Among them, PSCCH is used to carry SCI; PSSCH is used to carry at least one information such as control information, data, or side CSI feedback information; PSDCH is used to carry SL discovery messages; PSFCH is used to carry side feedback information, and the side feedback information can be used for feedback on data information, which includes hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) response feedback information, such as confirmation response (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK), and can also include CSI feedback information, and can also be used to indicate at least one of the following information: energy-saving information, resource auxiliary information (including recommended resources, non-recommended resources, resource collisions, resource reservation conflicts, half-duplex conflicts that have occurred in the past or will occur in the future, etc.); PSBCH is used to carry information related to side synchronization, etc., and the service types carried by PSBCH can include unicast, multicast and / or broadcast communication types.

[0118] The time domain resources of the SL resource pool include one or more time units, and the time unit can be at least one symbol, at least one time slot, at least one mini-slot, at least one subframe, at least one frame, etc. At least one time unit can be continuous in time or discrete. It should be understood that the time domain units in a resource pool are logically continuous. In the embodiment of the present application, the understanding of the definition of symbols, mini-slots, time slots, subframes, and frames can refer to the relevant introduction of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) protocol, and the embodiment of the present application will not be repeated here.

[0119] Please refer to Figure 3, which is a schematic diagram of an SL time slot provided in an embodiment of the present application. Time slots 1 to 8 are time slots that are continuous in time, and such time slots are called physical time slots. Time slots 1, 3, 5, and 8 are configured as time slots belonging to a resource pool. Time slots 1, 3, 5, and 8 on the physical time slots correspond to time slots 1', 2', 3', and 4' in the resource pool. The continuous time slots contained in the resource pool (i.e., time slots 1', 2', 3', and 4') are continuous time slots from the perspective of the resource pool. Such time slots that are logically continuous but not necessarily continuous in time are called logical time slots.

[0120] The frequency domain of the SL resource pool includes one or more frequency domain units, which can be a resource element (RE), several REs, a resource block (RB), several RBs, a subchannel, or several subchannels. The subchannel size, which indicates the number of RBs that are continuous or interlaced in the frequency domain, can be an integer of 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, or 100.

[0121] The SL resource pool configuration information may also include PSCCH configuration information, which includes the number of symbols occupied by the PSCCH in a time slot and the number of RBs occupied by the PSCCH in a subchannel. The SL BWP configuration information may include SL resource pool information, which is used to configure the number of resource pools included in the BWP. The SL BWP configuration information may include SL bandwidth information, which is used to indicate the bandwidth size for SL communication, for example, indicating that the SL bandwidth is 20 megahertz (MHz). The SL BWP configuration information may also include SL symbol information, which is used to indicate the starting SL symbol position on a time slot and the number of continuous SL symbols occupied. The SL BWP configuration information may also include SL subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix information, which is used to indicate the subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix used for SL communication. The cyclic prefix indicates an extended cyclic prefix or a normal cyclic prefix. In one possible configuration, the SL BWP configuration information may also include SL resource pool configuration information. In this application, unless the meaning of the time unit is specifically stated, it is described as a time slot, but the time unit is not limited to being a time slot; unless the meaning of the time-frequency domain unit is specifically stated, it is described as a subchannel, but the frequency domain unit is not limited to being a subchannel.

[0122] 6.SL CSI-RS

[0123] The existing FR1 SL CSI-RS is designed based on the CSI-RS. The SL CSI-RS configuration is selected by the transmitting user equipment (TX UE).

[0124] The SL CSI-RS configuration is provided to the receiving user equipment (RX UE) through the near field communication (PC) 5-RRC configuration. The SL CSI-RS configuration may include the resource mapping mode and number of antenna ports for the SL CSI-RS. In NR V2X, the resource mapping of the SL CSI-RS in the PRB is based on the CSI-RS resource mapping mode in the NR Uu, which supports up to 2 antenna ports (e.g., SL in the PSSCH in NR V2X can support up to two streams), and the frequency domain density is 1, that is, one CSI-RS is configured on each resource block (RB).

[0125] The basic function of the SL CSI-RS is to measure the SL channel to calculate the channel rank indicator (RI) and channel quality indicator (CQI), helping the sending UE determine parameters such as the transmission mode, modulation and coding scheme (MCS), and code rate.

[0126] Please refer to Figure 4, which is a schematic diagram of the SL time slot structure in Rel-16 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The SL time slot structure includes: automatic gain control (AGC), PSCCH, PSSCH and DMRS, etc. The SL CSI-RS only supports unicast transmission and is sent along with the data in the PSSCH area of ​​the transmit time slot. At the same time, it is not transmitted on symbols containing PSCCH, second-level SCI or PSSCH DMRS. Each PRB in the PSSCH uses the same pattern for the SL CSI-RS.

[0127] 7.PSSCH time and frequency resources

[0128] The SCI of the NR SL system is divided into first-level SCI and second-level SCI. The first-level SCI is carried on the PSCCH, and the second-level SCI is carried on the corresponding PSSCH. The first-level SCI is used to schedule the second-level SCI and PSSCH. Since SL is a distributed system, all UEs need to correctly decode the first-level SCI before they can decode the second-level SCI and PSSCH. In order to reduce the complexity of UE's blind detection of PSCCH, the resource location of PSCCH is relatively fixed, and the first-level SCI format information carried is also relatively unique, that is, the UE does not need to blindly detect the time-frequency resource location where the PSCCH is located, nor does it need to blindly detect SCI of different formats. The UE only needs to detect whether there is a first-level SCI at the fixed PSCCH time-frequency resource location.

[0129] Please refer to Figure 5, which is a schematic diagram of the time-frequency resource position of a PSCCH provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 5, PSCCH exists in each subchannel on each time slot, that is, the time domain starting position of a PSCCH is the second symbol used for SL transmission on each time slot, and the length is 2 or 3 symbols (determined by the resource pool configuration information), and the frequency domain position is the smallest physical resource block (PRB) index of each subchannel, and the length is at least 10 PRBs (determined by the resource pool configuration information) but not more than the size of the subchannel.

[0130] The frequency domain resource assignment field and the time domain resource assignment field in the first-level SCI are respectively used to indicate the frequency domain and time domain resources of the PSSCH currently (or re)transmitted by the transport block (TB), as well as the frequency domain and time domain resources reserved for up to two retransmissions of the TB. If the UE reserves resources for semi-static PSSCH, the first SCI also includes a periodic reservation resource field, which is used to indicate the resources for periodic reservation transmission of PSSCH, and its value can be configured by the network device, or pre-configured, or pre-defined. In addition, the first-level SCI can also include the priority of the associated PSSCH, and the format and size of the second-level SCI. The first-level SCI can also be used to indicate the MCS of the data payload carried in the associated PSSCH.

[0131] SCI is divided into two levels (first-level SCI and second-level SCI). This allows non-transmitting UEs to decode only the first-level SCI for channel sensing and determine resources reserved by other transmissions. The second-level SCI, on the other hand, provides additional control information required by transmitting UEs. The PSSCH carries the second-level SCI and a data payload consisting of transmission boxes (TBs). The second-level SCI carries information used to decode the PSSCH and support HARQ feedback and CSI reporting. This information indicates the Layer 1 source and destination ID of the transmission, representing the physical layer identifiers of the transmitting UE and the intended recipient (the receiving UE) of the TB. The Layer 1 source ID allows the receiving UE to identify the transmitting UE and, therefore, the PSFCH for HARQ feedback. The second-level SCI also carries a 1-bit new data indicator, which specifies whether the TB sent in the PSSCH corresponds to a new data transmission or a retransmission. The HARQ process ID is also included in the second-level SCI to identify the TB. The second-level SCI also indicates whether HARQ feedback for the PSSCH is enabled or disabled.

[0132] 8. Resource Allocation Model

[0133] Rel-16 defines two resource allocation modes for the PC5 interface: Mode 1 and Mode 2. In Mode 1, the base station allocates transmission resources to V2X via the Uu interface. Therefore, UEs operating in Mode 1 must be within network coverage. SL spectrum resources can be shared with uplink communication resources. In SL communication, Mode 1 and Mode 2 can be allocated to different resource pools or share a resource pool. Resource pool sharing improves resource utilization efficiency, but it can also easily cause conflicts between Mode 1 and Mode 2. Therefore, Mode 1 UEs notify Mode 2 UEs of their allocated resources for future transmissions.

[0134] Mode 2 is a user-selected resource mode. In Mode 2, the transmission resources of the transmitting UE are independent of the base station. The transmitting UE selects transmission resources within the resource selection window for communication based on the results of its own perception window. Please refer to Figure 6, which is a schematic diagram of the resource selection process of the transmitting UE according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 assumes that the transmitting UE triggers resource selection in time slot n. The specific process is as follows:

[0135] Step 1: Determine the time slot and L subCH The candidate resource R is a unit of continuous sub-channels. x，y , resource selection window [n-T1, n-T2], where, It can be determined based on the following Table 1, where μ SL The subcarrier spacing configured. 2min Less than the remaining packet delay budget (PDB), then T 2min ≤T2≤PDB, otherwise T2=PDB.

[0136] Table 1

[0137] Step 2: Determine the perception window [n-T0, T0 is configured by high-level parameters. It can be determined based on Table 2 below.

[0138] Table 2

[0139] Step 3: Determine the RSRP threshold Th(p i , p j ), the RSRP threshold and the prio of the data to be sent TX , the priority indicated by the received SCI prio RX Regarding Th(p i , p j) is specifically the prio in the RSRP threshold value set configured for the resource pool RX +(prio TX -1)*8 threshold values.

[0140] Step 4: Initialize the available resource set S A , S A Includes all time-frequency resources in the resource selection window.

[0141] Step 5: As shown in Figure 6, from S A The following time-frequency resources are excluded: the time slots of all periodic resource reservations configured in the resource pool corresponding to the unperceived time slots (transmitted time slots) in the perception window.

[0142] Among them, if from S A The excluded time-frequency resources are less than X% of the total resources in the resource selection window, and then re-execute step 4. The value of X% is configured by the resource pool and is consistent with the prio TX related,.

[0143] Step 6: Continue from S A The following time-frequency resources are excluded: when the received first-level SCI is decoded successfully, the RSRP measurement result of the PSSCH DMRS of the time-frequency resource reserved by the first-level SCI is higher than the RSRP threshold determined in step 3, and the time-frequency resource reserved by the first-level SCI is within the resource selection window, the retransmission resources and periodically reserved resources indicated by the first-level SCI.

[0144] Step 7: If S A If the remaining resources in the resource selection window are less than X% of the total resources in the resource selection window, the RSRP threshold determined in step 3 is increased (for example, by 3dB each time), so that S A If the remaining resources are not less than X% of the total resources in the resource selection window, proceed to step 4.

[0145] S A Report to a higher layer, such as the medium access control (MAC) layer.

[0146] In S A Randomly select time-frequency resources (such as r0, r1, r2, ...) for sending data, and re-evaluate the resources (r0, r1, r2, ...) before sending. After re-evaluation, select the time-frequency resources (such as r0, r1, r2, ...) from S A The selected resources (r0′, r1′, r2′, …) are preempted.

[0147] UE-to-UE beam management can use independent / non-standalone CSI-RS (the reference signal SL CSI-RS in the existing FR1 must be unicasted with the data on the PSSCH) as the reference signal for beam training. In the process of using MAC control element (CE) to feedback CSI-RS beams, compared with the distributed centralized management process of the base station and the MAC CE reporting process configured in the existing FR1, considering the resource selection process of the distributed system, the time-frequency position reported by the RX UE MAC CE has potential conflicts, such as half-duplex problems or resource conflicts. Therefore, beam feedback based on SL CSI-RS beam training in SL FR2 needs to be urgently resolved.

[0148] 9. Communication and Perception Integration (abbreviated as Synaesthesia Integration)

[0149] In complex application scenarios, business information processing exhibits highly coupled communication and perception features: 1. Perception and communication overlap in the spatiotemporal domain; 2. Perception and communication functions mutually influence each other; and 3. Communication and perception capabilities share the same requirements for wide-bandwidth spectrum and large-aperture antennas. These characteristics are driving the development of integrated communication and perception technologies, and the simultaneous integration of communication and perception capabilities is a key capability trend in 6G networks.

[0150] As can be seen from the preceding description, current 5G NR utilizes a unified high- and low-frequency air interface design and introduces hybrid digital-analog beamforming. Effective communication between the UE and base station requires alignment of the transmit and receive beams. Communication beam management includes beam measurement reporting, beam indication, and beam failure recovery. In integrated interawareness scenarios, the transmission and reception of sensory signals also require corresponding sensory beam management mechanisms, enabling the integration of sensory and communication beams.

[0151] In a synaesthesia integration scenario, communication signals can interfere with sensory signals. For example, please refer to Figure 7, which is a schematic diagram of a synaesthesia integration scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 shows two synaesthesia integration scenarios (a) and (b), both of which include a base station 101, a base station 102, a UE 103, a UE 104, and a sensory target. The sensory target can be a dynamic object (e.g., a car) or a static object. In Figure 7, the sensory target is a car.

[0152] Figure 7(a) illustrates the example of base station 101 transmitting and receiving a sensing signal. The reception of the sensing signal faces interference not only between environmental objects but also from uplink communication signals between base station 101 and UE 103, and from communication signals between base station 102 and UE 104. Figure 7(b) illustrates the example of base station 101 transmitting a sensing signal and base station 102 receiving the sensing signal. The reception of the sensing signal faces interference not only between environmental objects but also from uplink communication signals between base station 102 and UE 104, and from communication signals between base station 101 and UE 103.

[0153] An embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which is used in a synaesthesia integration scenario, allocates communication resources and perception resources at the beam domain granularity, and reduces the interference between communication signals and perception signals while realizing the fusion of communication beams and perception beams. The synaesthesia integration scenario used by this method can be an SL mode2 system in which UEs communicate directly with UEs through a PC5 interface, or a system in which UEs communicate with base stations through Uu ports. Direct communication between UEs includes but is not limited to relay and cooperation between UEs. There may be network coverage or no network coverage in the scenario, and the transmitter or receiver may be within the network coverage range or not. Among them, the SL system can be distributed, with communication connections established between each UE and the base station not participating in the communication; it can also be a centralized scheduling type, with a communication connection established between the base station and the UE. In addition, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the frequency band of communication, for example, it can be FR1 or FR2.

[0154] Please refer to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 8 shows three communication scenarios (a), (b) and (c). These three communication scenarios all show a base station 201, a vehicle 202 and a vehicle 203, and the vehicle 202 and the vehicle 203 communicate directly through the PC5 interface. In (a) of Figure 8, both the vehicle 202 and the vehicle 203 are within the network coverage. In (b) of Figure 8, the vehicle 202 is within the network coverage, and the vehicle 203 is not within the network coverage. In (c) of Figure 8, both the vehicle 202 and the vehicle 203 are not within the network coverage.

[0155] In the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the two ends of the wireless communication may include a network device and a UE, and the network device and the UE transmit signals through the Uu air interface. Or both ends of the wireless communication may be UEs, and the two UEs transmit signals through the SL air interface. The network devices include but are not limited to: traditional evolved node B (eNB) in the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) / LTE, micro base station eNB in ​​the heterogeneous network (HetNet), base band unit (BBU) and remote radio unit (RRU) in the distributed base station scenario, base band pool (BBU pool) and RRU in the cloud radio access network (CRAN), gNB in ​​5G NR, etc.

[0156] UE includes, but is not limited to, access terminals, terminal units, terminal stations, mobile stations, mobile stations, remote stations, remote terminals, mobile devices, wireless communication devices, terminal agents, and terminal apparatuses. Access terminals may include, for example, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities (e.g., mobile phones, foldable electronic devices, handheld computers, and tablet computers), computing devices (e.g., desktop computers, laptop computers, notebook computers, ultra-mobile personal computers, and netbooks), other processing devices connected to wireless modems, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, drones, helicopters, airplanes, ships, robots, and robotic arms, terminal devices in 5G systems, terminal devices in evolved public land mobile networks (PLMNs), augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, artificial intelligence (AI) devices, smart home devices, or smart city devices. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the UE.

[0157] Please refer to Figure 9, which is a flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication method is applied to the sending end in the aforementioned communication scenario, which can be a network device or a UE. The method includes the following steps:

[0158] 301. Determine sensing resources, communication resources, a sensing beam, and a communication beam, where the sensing beam is used to send a sensing signal, and the communication beam is used to send a communication signal.

[0159] Sensing resources refer to sensing time-frequency resources, and communication resources refer to communication time-frequency resources. The UE needs to determine the sensing resources and sensing beams corresponding to each sensing transport block to be sent, as well as the communication resources and communication beams corresponding to each communication transport block to be sent.

[0160] When the transmitting end is a UE, the perception resources and communication resources may be selected by the UE through the aforementioned mode2 process. For example, taking A as the UE executing the method and B as another UE as an example, A listens and decodes the SCI sent by B. The SCI sent by B carries resource indication information, and the resource indication information is used to indicate the time-frequency resources required for B to subsequently send a transmission block. A excludes the time-frequency resources indicated by the SCI in the resource pool (perception resource pool or communication resource pool) and selects time-frequency resources from the remaining available time-frequency resources. When the transmitting end is a network device, the perception resources and communication resources may be configured, preconfigured, defined, or predefined by the network device.

[0161] The communication beam can be determined through the aforementioned beam management process. Regarding the perception beam, in one example, the perception beam can be determined based on the spatial direction of the perception object. In another example, the transmitting end periodically performs beam scanning in different directions. In this scenario, the beam corresponding to the direction currently to be scanned is determined as the perception beam. In yet another example, the transmitting end repeatedly transmits a perception signal in a direction. In this scenario, the beam corresponding to the direction is determined as the perception beam. This embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

[0162] Before sending a sensing signal, the transmitting end determines the sensing resources and sensing beams allocated for the sensing signal. Before sending a communication signal, the transmitting end determines the communication resources and communication beams allocated for the communication signal. The sensing resources and communication resources can be the same or different, and the sensing beams and communication beams can be the same or different, and this is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

[0163] The perceived resources and communication resources being the same means that the perceived time domain resources and communication time domain resources are the same, and the perceived frequency domain resources and communication frequency domain resources are the same. The perceived resources and communication resources being different means that only the perceived time domain resources and communication time domain resources are different, only the perceived frequency domain resources and communication frequency domain resources are different, or that the perceived time domain resources and communication time domain resources are different, and the perceived frequency domain resources and communication frequency domain resources are different. The same time domain resources can refer to the same time unit.

[0164] 302. Send a first transmission block on a sensing beam using sensing resources, where the first transmission block includes sensing beam indication information, and the sensing beam indication information indicates that a transmission beam of the first transmission block is the sensing beam.

[0165] The receiving end determines that the beam indicated by the perception beam indication information is a perception beam through the perception beam indication information, and further determines that the first transmission block sent by the beam indicated by the information is used for perception, and then performs the corresponding perception measurement process.

[0166] When both the transmitting end and the receiving end are UEs, in one example, the first transmission block may include an SCI, which carries sensing beam indication information. For example, the sensing beam indication information may be located in the payload of the SCI. The SCI may also carry resource indication information, which is used to indicate the sensing resources required by the UE for the next transmission block to be sent. In another example, the first transmission block may be an S-SSB. When the transmitting end is a network device, in one example, the first transmission block may include a DCI, which carries sensing beam indication information. In another example, the first transmission block is an SSB.

[0167] For example, the perception beam indication information can be the frequency resource indicator value (FRIV) of the parameter "frequency resource assignment". Or it can be the time resource indicator value (TRIV) of the parameter "time resource assignment". Or it can also be N_(rsv_period) of the parameter "resource reservation period". The bit size of the perception beam indication information can be configured by the high-level parameter "sl-MaxNumPerReserve" or "sl-ResourceReservePeriodList" (for details, please refer to the 3GPP protocol, and the embodiments of this application will not be described here). For example, the perception beam information can occupy 1 bit, such as "1" represents that the transmitted beam is a perception beam, and "0" represents that the transmitted beam is a non-perception beam.

[0168] The number of first transmission blocks may be one or more, each first transmission block corresponds to a sensing resource and a sensing beam, and the transmitting end sends the first transmission block on the sensing beam corresponding to the first transmission block through the corresponding sensing resource.

[0169] 303. Send a second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource, where the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0170] When both the transmitting end and the receiving end are UEs, in one example, the second transport block may include an SCI, which carries resource indication information. The resource indication information is used to indicate the communication resources required by the UE for the next transport block to be transmitted. In another example, the second transport block may be an S-SSB. When the transmitting end is a network device, in one example, the second transport block may include a DCI. In another example, the second transport block is an SSB.

[0171] The number of second transmission blocks can be one or more, each second transmission block corresponds to communication resources and communication beams, and the transmitting end sends the second transmission block through the corresponding communication resources on the communication beam corresponding to the second transmission block.

[0172] The embodiments of the present application can employ different allocations of time-frequency resources and beam resources for different sensing modes, thereby achieving effective integration of sensing beams and communication beams. The following examples illustrate several sensing modes. In the following description, the transmission blocks used for sensing are collectively referred to as first transmission blocks, and the transmission blocks used for communication are collectively referred to as second transmission blocks.

[0173] Example 1: UE-A's self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing mode, UE-A is used to execute the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application

[0174] Please refer to Figure 10, which is a schematic diagram of a perception mode provided by an embodiment of the present application. UE-A is the TX and RX of the perception signal and the TX of the communication signal. UE-B is the RX of the communication signal. There are objects (targets) to be perceived in both the communication direction and the non-communication direction. Figure 10 shows target1 and target2. For the two cases where the communication object and the perception object are consistent and inconsistent in spatial direction, the embodiment of the present application has different allocations of time-frequency resources and beam resources. The following describes the two cases under the perception mode of Example 1.

[0175] 1. The communication object and the perception object are consistent in the spatial direction: As shown in FIG10 , the perception object within the range of the beam represented by the shadow is consistent with the communication object UE-B in the spatial direction.

[0176] In one example, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, which can be used for communication and / or perception, and is an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) transmission block. In this case, the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, and the communication beam and the perception beam are the same. It can be understood that there is no difference between communication and perception in terms of time-frequency resources and beam resources, and the time-frequency and space resources of the two are integrated. Please refer to Figure 11, which is a schematic diagram of a communication resource and a perception resource provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the communication resources and the perception resources overlap.

[0177] At this time, the sensing resources include but are not limited to: AGC or GAP time slot resources for sending data on the communication beam, periodic SSB, PSSCH signals, PSCCH signals, DMRS information, CSI-RS, etc. These resources can be periodic (such as SSB or periodic sidelink data information) or non-periodic (such as non-periodic sidelink data). It can also be a combination of various non-periodic data of sidelink data (such as CSI-RS and DMRS, etc.), and / or a combination of periodic data, and / or a combination of non-periodic and periodic data, etc., and its combined resources can also be periodic and / or non-periodic.

[0178] In another example, the first and second transport blocks are different transport blocks, and the communication resources and sensing resources are different, for example, orthogonal. Please refer to Figure 12, which is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the present application, illustrating communication resources and sensing resources. The communication resources and sensing resources are orthogonal. Because the communication resources and sensing resources are independent of each other, the communication and sensing processes are interference-free, and the communication beam and sensing beam can be the same or different.

[0179] In an embodiment of this case, when the communication beam and the sensing beam are different and the time domain resources in the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, power can be allocated to the different sensing beams and communication beams to reduce leakage interference between the different beams. For example, the power of the sensing beam and the power of the communication beam can be determined based on target parameters, including: the priority of the sensing and / or communication services, the transmission block priority, or the spatial distance between the sensing beam and the communication beam. When sending the first transmission block, the first transmission block is sent on the sensing beam using the sensing resources according to the power of the sensing beam. When sending the second transmission block, the second transmission block is sent on the communication beam using the communication resources according to the power of the communication beam. In this way, by adjusting the power between different beams, leakage interference between different beams can be effectively reduced.

[0180] For example, if the communication service has a higher priority than the sensor service, the power of the communication transmit beam can be higher than the power of the sensor transmit beam. If the communication service has a lower priority than the sensor service, the power of the communication transmit beam can be lower than the power of the sensor transmit beam. Regarding transport block priority, the higher the transport block priority, the greater the power of the corresponding transmit beam.

[0181] For the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam, please refer to Figure 13. Figure 13 is a beam diagram provided in an embodiment of the present application. In Figure 13, UE-A has beam 1, beam 2, beam 3, beam 4 and beam 5. Assume that the communication beam includes beam 1, and the perception beam includes beam 3 and beam 5, and their corresponding transmit powers are P1, P3, and P5, respectively. The total transmit power of UE-A is Pmax, Pmax = P1 + P3 + P5 = α*Pmax + β*Pmax + γ*Pmax, (α+β+γ=1). Taking into account the synaesthesia leakage interference between adjacent beams, under the constraint of the total transmit power Pmax, β < γ can be made (because the spatial distance between beam 3 and beam 1 is smaller than the spatial distance between beam 5 and beam 1), so that the interference of beam 3 on beam 1 will be relatively small. Among them, the values ​​of α and β can be set based on the capacity requirements of communication services and perception services. The values ​​of α, β and γ may be configured, preconfigured, defined or predefined by the network device or the UE side.

[0182] In this embodiment, the transmission of the communication signal can be periodic or aperiodic, and the transmission of the perception signal can be periodic or aperiodic, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Please refer to Figures 14 and 15. Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of an implementation of perception provided in an embodiment of the present application, and Figure 15 is a schematic diagram of another implementation of perception provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 14, UE-A periodically sends the first transmission block on different beams. As shown in Figure 15, UE-A periodically sends the first transmission block on the same beam.

[0183] 2. The communication object and the perception object are inconsistent in spatial direction: As shown in Figure 10, target2 is inconsistent with UE-B in spatial direction.

[0184] In one example, the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, and its schematic diagram can refer to the aforementioned Figure 11. At this time, referring to the aforementioned situation where the communication object and the perception object are consistent in the spatial direction, the perception resources include but are not limited to: AGC or GAP time slot resources for sending data on the communication beam, periodic SSB, PSSCH signals, PSCCH signals, DMRS information, CSI-RS, etc. These resources can be periodic (such as SSB or periodic side data information) or non-periodic (such as non-periodic accompanying data). It can also be a combination of various non-periodic data of accompanying data (such as CSI-RS and DMRS, etc.), a combination of periodic data, and a combination of non-periodic and periodic data, etc., and its combined resources can also be periodic or non-periodic.

[0185] Since the communication object and the perception object are inconsistent in the spatial direction, the fusion of the communication beam and the perception beam can be achieved through the spatial division method in the beam domain, that is, the communication beam and the perception beam are different.

[0186] In another example, the communication resources and the sensing resources are different, and the communication beam and the sensing beam can be the same or different. This example can refer to the relevant description of the second example in the scenario where the communication object and the sensing object are aligned in spatial direction, and the embodiments of this application are not repeated here.

[0187] In this embodiment, when the time domain resources in the communication resources and the sensing resources are the same, and the communication beams and the sensing beams are different, power can also be allocated to the different sensing beams and communication beams to reduce leakage interference between the different beams. The specific power allocation process can be referred to the relevant description of the scenario where the communication object and the sensing object are aligned in the spatial direction, and this embodiment of the application is not further described here.

[0188] Example 2: UE-A sends and UE-B receives a perception mode, UE-A is used to execute the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application

[0189] Please refer to Figure 16, which is a schematic diagram of another perception mode provided by an embodiment of the present application. UE-A is the TX for communication signals and perception signals, and UE-B is the RX for communication signals and perception signals. There are objects to be perceived in both the communication direction and the non-communication direction, and Figure 16 shows target 3 to target 5. For the two cases where the communication object and the perception object are consistent and inconsistent in spatial direction, the embodiment of the present application has different allocations of time-frequency resources and beam resources. The following describes the two cases under the perception mode of Example 2.

[0190] 1. The communication object and the perception object are consistent in the spatial direction: As shown in FIG16 , the perception object (eg, target 5) within the range of the beam represented by the shadow is consistent with the communication object UE-B in the spatial direction.

[0191] In one example, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, which can be used for communication and / or perception, and is a synaesthesia integrated transmission block. At this time, the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, and the communication beam and the perception beam are the same. It can be understood that there is no difference between communication and perception in terms of time-frequency resources and beam resources. The time-frequency and spatial resources of the two are integrated, and UE-A multiplexes periodic or non-periodic communication signals for perception. Communication resources and perception resources can refer to Figure 11 above, and the embodiments of the present application will not be described in detail here.

[0192] At this time, the sensing resources include but are not limited to: AGC or GAP time slot resources for sending data on the communication beam, periodic SSB, PSSCH signals, PSCCH signals, DMRS information, CSI-RS, etc. These resources can be periodic (such as SSB or periodic sidelink data information) or non-periodic (such as non-periodic sidelink data). It can also be a combination of various non-periodic data of sidelink data (such as CSI-RS and DMRS, etc.), and / or a combination of periodic data, and / or a combination of non-periodic and periodic data, etc., and its combined resources can also be periodic and / or non-periodic.

[0193] For example, when the first / second transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the sensing beam indication information of the retransmitted first / second transport blocks may or may not contain the same beams. This allows different sensing beams to be indicated in different transmission symbols or time slots by utilizing the communication retransmission mechanism, thereby improving sensing accuracy while ensuring communication performance. The improved sensing accuracy relies on the different frequency resources of the retransmissions, which is equivalent to increasing bandwidth.

[0194] Please refer to Figure 17, which is a schematic diagram of a sensing beam indication provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 17, in the first transmission opportunity of the PSSCH, the sensing beam indication information in the SCI indicates beam 1, that is, the first transport block is sent via beam 1. In the second transmission opportunity of the PSSCH, the sensing beam indication information in the SCI indicates beam 2, that is, the first transport block is sent via beam 2. In the third transmission opportunity of the PSSCH, the sensing beam indication information in the SCI indicates beam 3, that is, the first transport block is sent via beam 3.

[0195] In another example, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are not the same transmission block, and the communication resources and the perception resources are different, for example, the communication resources and the perception resources are orthogonal. The communication resources and the perception resources can refer to Figure 12 above, and the embodiments of the present application are not described here. Since the communication resources and the perception resources are independent of each other, the communication and perception processes are interference-free, and the communication beam and the perception beam can be the same or different. When the communication beam and the perception beam are the same, the fusion of the communication beam and the perception beam can be achieved by time division (that is, different time domain resources).

[0196] In this embodiment, when the time domain resources in the communication resources and the sensing resources are the same, and the communication beams and the sensing beams are different, power can be allocated to the different sensing beams and communication beams to reduce leakage interference between the different beams. The specific power allocation process can be referred to the relevant description of the scenario in which the communication object and the sensing object are aligned in the spatial direction in the aforementioned embodiment 1, and is not further described in this embodiment of the present application.

[0197] In this example, the transmission of the communication signal can be periodic or non-periodic, and the transmission of the perception signal can be periodic or non-periodic, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. For details of this example, please refer to the description of the second example in the scenario where the communication object and the perception object are consistent in spatial direction in the aforementioned embodiment 1. This embodiment of the present application will not be repeated here.

[0198] 2. The communication object and the perception object are inconsistent in spatial direction: As shown in Figure 16, target3 and target4 are inconsistent with UE-B in spatial direction.

[0199] The communication object and the perception object are inconsistent in spatial direction. The perception service can be regarded as a service independent of the communication service. The perception resources can be allocated and the perception beams can be indicated based on the perception service.

[0200] For example, UE-A may also determine a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam. The first transmission block also includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set. In this way, the receiving end can determine the sensing receiving beam in advance based on the candidate sensing beam set indicated by the candidate sensing beam indication information, thereby performing the corresponding sensing process. UE-A may determine a sensing candidate beam set (i.e., a candidate sensing beam set) based on a beam feedback process between two UEs of a UE pair in the communication system.

[0201] Please refer to Figure 18, which is a schematic diagram of determining a candidate perception beam set provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 18 shows UE-A, UE-B and UE-C, as well as beams 1 to 4. Based on the beam management process of communication with UE-B and UE-C, UE-A determines the beam used to send the synaesthesia transmission block and the perception beam used to send the first transmission block. For example, beam 2 and beam 4 are determined as ISAC beams for sending the synaesthesia transmission block, and beam 1 and beam 3 are determined as perception beams. The UE-A side maintains a candidate perception beam set {beam 1, beam 3}. The first transmission block also includes candidate perception beam indication information for indicating {beam 1, beam 3}.

[0202] In one example, the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, and its schematic diagram can refer to the aforementioned Figure 11, and the embodiments of the present application will not be described in detail here. At this time, referring to the aforementioned situation where the communication object and the perception object are consistent in the spatial direction, the perception resources include but are not limited to: AGC or GAP time slot resources for sending data on the communication beam, periodic SSB, PSSCH signals, PSCCH signals, DMRS information, CSI-RS, etc. sent along the channel. These resources can be periodic (such as SSB or periodic side data information) or non-periodic (such as non-periodic along-channel data). It can also be a combination of resources of various non-periodic data (such as CSI-RS and DMRS, etc.) of along-channel data, and / or a combination of resources of periodic data, and / or a combination of resources of non-periodic and periodic data, etc., and its combined resources can also be periodic and / or non-periodic.

[0203] Since the communication object and the perception object are inconsistent in the spatial direction, the fusion of the communication beam and the perception beam can be achieved through the spatial division method in the beam domain, that is, the communication beam and the perception beam are different.

[0204] In another example, the communication resources and the sensing resources are different, and the communication beam and the sensing beam can be the same or different. This example can refer to the description of the second example in the scenario where the communication object and the sensing object are aligned in spatial direction in the aforementioned embodiment 1, and is not further described in this embodiment of the present application.

[0205] In this embodiment, when the time domain resources in the communication resources and the sensing resources are the same, and the communication beams and the sensing beams are different, power can also be allocated to the different sensing beams and communication beams to reduce leakage interference between the different beams. The specific power allocation process can be referred to the relevant description of the scenario in which the communication object and the sensing object are aligned in the spatial direction in the aforementioned embodiment 1, and this embodiment of the present application will not be repeated here.

[0206] Please refer to FIG. 19 , which is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 19 illustrates the method by applying it to a network device as an example. The method may include the following steps:

[0207] 401. Determine sensing resources, communication resources, a sensing beam, and a communication beam. The sensing beam is used to send a sensing signal, and the communication beam is used to send a communication signal.

[0208] 402. On the perception beam, a first transmission block is sent through the perception resource, where the first transmission block includes DCI, and the DCI carries perception beam indication information, or the first transmission block is an SSB, and the SSB carries perception beam indication information, where the perception beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the perception beam.

[0209] 403. Send a second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource, where the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0210] The implementation process of processes 401 to 403 can refer to the aforementioned processes 301 to 303, and the allocation of communication resources, perception resources, communication beams and perception beams can also refer to the aforementioned embodiments 1 and 2. The embodiments of this application will not be repeated here.

[0211] In summary, the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application first determines the perception resources, communication resources, perception beams and communication beams, the perception beams are used to send perception signals, and the communication beams are used to send communication signals, and then the first transmission block is sent on the perception beam through the perception resources, and the second transmission block is sent on the communication beam through the communication resources, the second transmission block is used for communication, the first transmission block includes perception beam indication information, the perception beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the perception beam, after the communication resources and communication beams are allocated to the transmission blocks used for communication, and the perception resources and perception beams are allocated to the transmission blocks used for perception, by adding the perception beam indication information to the transmission blocks used for perception, the receiving end is instructed to perform perception processing on the transmission blocks sent on the beams indicated by the perception beam indication information, thereby realizing the effective fusion of the communication beam and the perception beam in the synaesthesia integration scenario.

[0212] Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present application, in the perception mode where the transmitting end transmits and receives independently or the transmitting end transmits and the receiving end receives, the communication resources and the perception resources can be designed to be the same or different for the two situations where the spatial directions of the communication object and the perception object are consistent or inconsistent. When the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, the communication beam and the perception beam can be the same; when the communication resources and the perception resources are different, the communication beam and the perception beam can be the same or different, thereby achieving effective fusion of the communication beam and the perception beam. In addition, when the time domain resources in the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, and the communication beam and the perception beam are different, power can be allocated to different perception beams and communication beams to reduce leakage interference between different beams.

[0213] The order of the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application can be adjusted appropriately, and the processes can be increased or decreased, and / or combined, or partially combined according to the circumstances. Any method that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0214] The above mainly introduces the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of the device. It is understandable that, in order to implement the above functions, the device includes a hardware structure and / or software module corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should easily appreciate that, in combination with the algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0215] The embodiment of the present application can divide the functional modules of the device according to the above method example. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one UE or network device. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.

[0216] Figure 20 is a block diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. When the functional modules are divided according to their functions, the communication device 500 may include a transceiver module 501 and a processing module 502. Exemplarily, the communication device may be a UE or a network device, or a chip in the UE or network device, or other combined devices or components having the functions of the above-mentioned communication device. When the communication device 500 is a UE or a network device, the transceiver module 501 may be a transceiver, which may include an antenna and a radio frequency circuit, etc.; the processing module 502 may be a processor (or a processing circuit), such as a baseband processor, which may include one or more central processing units (CPUs). When the communication device 500 is a device or component having the above-mentioned functions, the transceiver module 501 may be a radio frequency unit; the processing module 502 may be a processor (or a processing circuit), such as a baseband processor. When the communication device 500 is a chip system, the transceiver module 501 may be the input and output interface of the chip (e.g., a baseband chip); the processing module 502 may be the processor (or a processing circuit) of the chip system, which may include one or more central processing units. It should be understood that the transceiver module 501 in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented by a transceiver or a transceiver-related circuit component; the processing module 502 can be implemented by a processor or a processor-related circuit component (or, referred to as a processing circuit).

[0217] The transceiver module 501 can be used to perform all transceiver operations in the embodiment shown in Figure 9 or Figure 19, and / or to support other processes of the technology described herein; the processing module 502 can be used to perform all operations in the embodiment shown in Figure 9 or Figure 19 except for the transceiver operations, and / or to support other processes of the technology described herein. The transceiver module 501 can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, respectively, for performing the sending and receiving operations in the embodiment shown in Figure 9 or Figure 19.

[0218] When the communication device is a UE or a chip in the UE, or other combined device, component, etc. having the functions of the above-mentioned communication device, the communication device includes:

[0219] A processing module is used to determine perception resources, communication resources, perception beams and communication beams, where the perception beams are used to send perception signals and the communication beams are used to send communication signals. A transceiver module is used to send a first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resources, where the first transmission block includes perception beam indication information, where the perception beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the perception beam. The transceiver module is also used to send a second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resources, where the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0220] In combination with the above solution, the first transmission block includes SCI, and the SCI carries the sensing beam indication information.

[0221] In combination with the above solution, the first transmission block includes DCI, and the DCI carries sensing beam indication information.

[0222] In combination with the above solution, the first transmission block is SSB.

[0223] In combination with the above solution, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

[0224] In combination with the above solution, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, but the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

[0225] In combination with the above solution, the sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same or different.

[0226] In combination with the above solution, when the first transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the perceived beam indication information of the retransmitted first transport blocks may contain the same beam or may not contain the same beam.

[0227] In combination with the above scheme, the time domain resources in the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, the perception beam and the communication beam are different, and the processing module is also used to determine the power of the perception beam and the power of the communication beam based on the target parameters. The target parameters include: service priority, transmission block priority or the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resource according to the power of the perception beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource according to the power of the communication beam.

[0228] In combination with the above solution, the processing module is further used to determine a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam. The first transmission block also includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set.

[0229] When the communication device is a network device or a chip in the network device or other combined device, component, etc. having the functions of the above-mentioned communication device, the communication device includes:

[0230] A processing module is used to determine perception resources, communication resources, perception beams and communication beams, wherein the perception beam is used to send perception signals, and the communication beam is used to send communication signals; a transceiver module is used to send a first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resources, wherein the first transmission block includes DCI, and the DCI carries perception beam indication information, or the first transmission block is an SSB, and the SSB carries the perception beam indication information, and the perception beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is a perception beam; the transceiver module is used to send a second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resources, and the second transmission block is used for communication.

[0231] In combination with the above solution, the first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

[0232] In combination with the above solution, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, but the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

[0233] In combination with the above solution, the sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same or different.

[0234] In combination with the above solution, when the first transport block is retransmitted multiple times, the beams indicated by the perceived beam indication information of the retransmitted first transport blocks may contain the same beam or may not contain the same beam.

[0235] In combination with the above scheme, the time domain resources in the communication resources and the perception resources are the same, the perception beam and the communication beam are different, and the processing module is also used to determine the power of the perception beam and the power of the communication beam based on the target parameters. The target parameters include: service priority, transmission block priority or the spatial distance between the perception beam and the communication beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the first transmission block on the perception beam through the perception resource according to the power of the perception beam; the transceiver module is specifically used to send the second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resource according to the power of the communication beam.

[0236] In combination with the above solution, the processing module is further used to determine a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam. The first transmission block also includes candidate sensing beam indication information, where the candidate sensing beam indication information is used to indicate the candidate sensing beam set.

[0237] Figure 21 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 600 can be a UE or a chip or functional module in a UE, or a network device or a chip or functional module in a network device. As shown in Figure 21, the electronic device 600 includes a processor 601, a transceiver 602, and a communication circuit 603.

[0238] In which, the processor 601 is used to execute any step in the method embodiment shown in Figure 9 or Figure 19, and when executing processes such as sending the first transmission block through the sensing resource on the sensing beam, it can choose to call the transceiver 602 and the communication line 603 to complete the corresponding operation.

[0239] Furthermore, the electronic device 600 may further include a memory 604 , wherein the processor 601 , the memory 604 and the transceiver 602 may be connected via a communication line 603 .

[0240] The transceiver 602 is used to communicate with other devices or other communication networks, such as Ethernet, radio access networks (RAN), wireless local area networks (WLAN), etc. The transceiver 602 can be a module, a circuit, a transceiver, or any device capable of implementing communication.

[0241] The transceiver 602 is mainly used for sending and receiving transmission blocks, etc., and may include a transmitter and a receiver, which respectively send and receive transmission blocks, etc.; operations other than sending and receiving transmission blocks, etc. are implemented by the processor, such as determining perception resources, communication resources, perception beams and communication beams, etc.

[0242] The communication line 603 is used to transmit information between the components included in the electronic device 600.

[0243] In one design, the processor can be considered as the logic circuit and the transceiver as the interface circuit.

[0244] The memory 604 is used to store instructions, where the instructions may be computer programs.

[0245] It should be noted that the memory 604 can exist independently of the processor 601 or can be integrated with the processor 601. The memory 604 can be used to store instructions, program code, or some data. The memory 604 can be located within the electronic device 600 or outside the electronic device 600, without limitation. The processor 601 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 604 to implement the methods provided in the above embodiments of the present application.

[0246] In one example, processor 601 may include one or more processors, such as processor 0 and processor 1 in Figure 21.

[0247] As an optional implementation, the electronic device 600 includes multiple processors. For example, in addition to the processor 601 in FIG. 21 , it may also include a processor 607 .

[0248] As an optional implementation, the electronic device 600 further includes an output device 605 and an input device 606. For example, the input device 606 is a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a joystick, and the output device 605 is a display screen, a speaker, or the like.

[0249] It should be pointed out that the electronic device 600 can be a chip system or a device with a similar structure as shown in Figure 21. Among them, the chip system can be composed of chips, or it can include chips and other discrete devices. The actions, terms, etc. involved in the various embodiments of this application can refer to each other without limitation. The message names or parameter names in the messages exchanged between the various devices in the embodiments of this application are only an example. Other names can also be used in the specific implementation without limitation. In addition, the component structure shown in Figure 21 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device 600. In addition to the components shown in Figure 21, the electronic device 600 may include more or fewer components than those shown in Figure 21, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0250] The processor and transceiver described in this application can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit, a mixed-signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0251] Figure 22 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device can be applied to the scenarios shown in the above method embodiments. For ease of explanation, Figure 22 only shows the main components of the communication device, including a processor, memory, control circuit, and input / output devices. The processor is mainly used to process communication protocols and communication data, execute software programs, and process software program data. The memory is mainly used to store software programs and data. The control circuit is mainly used for power supply and transmission of various electrical signals. The input / output device is mainly used to receive data input by the user and output data to the user.

[0252] When the communication device is a UE or a network device, the control circuit may be a mainboard, the memory may include a hard disk, RAM, ROM or other media with storage functions, the processor may include a baseband processor and a central processing unit, the baseband processor is mainly used to process the communication protocol and communication data, the central processing unit is mainly used to control the entire communication device, execute software programs, and process software program data, the input and output devices include a display screen, a keyboard, and a mouse, etc.; the control circuit may further include or be connected to a transceiver circuit or a transceiver, such as a network cable interface, etc., for sending or receiving data or signals, such as for data transmission and communication with other devices. Furthermore, it may also include an antenna for sending and receiving transmission blocks, for data / request transmission with other devices.

[0253] According to the method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes computer program code. When the computer program code runs on a computer, it enables the computer to execute any of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application.

[0254] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium. All or part of the processes in the above method embodiments can be completed by a computer or a device with communication capabilities executing a computer program or instruction to control the relevant hardware. The computer program or the group of instructions can be stored in the above computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the computer program or the group of instructions may include the processes of the above method embodiments. The computer-readable storage medium can be an internal storage unit of the UE or network device of any of the above embodiments, such as a hard disk or memory of the UE or network device. The above computer-readable storage medium can also be an external storage device of the above UE or network device, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card (smart media card, SMC), a secure digital (secure digital, SD) card, a flash card (flash card), etc. equipped on the above UE or network device. Furthermore, the above computer-readable storage medium can also include both an internal storage unit of the above UE or network device and an external storage device. The above computer-readable storage medium is used to store the above computer program or instruction and other programs and data required by the above UE or network device. The above computer-readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

[0255] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0256] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working process of the device described above can refer to the corresponding process in the aforementioned method embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0257] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0258] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0259] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0260] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0261] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in this application, which should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims. The above mainly introduces the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of the device. It can be understood that in order to achieve the above functions, the device includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. It should be easy for those skilled in the art to realize that, in combination with the algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, The method includes: Determine sensing resources, communication resources, sensing beams, and communication beams, where the sensing beams are used to send sensing signals and the communication beams are used to send communication signals; On the sensing beam, send a first transmission block through the sensing resources, where the first transmission block includes sensing beam indication information indicating that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the sensing beam; On the communication beam, send a second transmission block through the communication resources, where the second transmission block is for communication.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first transmission block includes sidelink control information SCI, and the SCI carries the sensing beam indication information.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first transmission block includes downlink control information DCI, and the DCI carries the sensing beam indication information.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first transmission block is a synchronization signal block SSB.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The first transmission block and the second transmission block are the same transmission block, the sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are the same.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The sensing resources and the communication resources are the same, and the sensing beam and the communication beam are different.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The sensing resources and the communication resources are different, and the sensing beam and the communication beam may be the same or different.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, When the first transmission block is retransmitted multiple times, among the beams indicated by the sensing beam indication information of the first transmission block retransmitted multiple times, there may be the same beam or there may be no same beam.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The communication resources are the same as the time-domain resources in the sensing resources, the sensing beam and the communication beam are different, and the method further includes: Determine the power of the sensing beam and the power of the communication beam based on target parameters, where the target parameters include: the priority of the service, the priority of the transmission block, or the spatial distance between the sensing beam and the communication beam; The step of sending the first transmission block on the sensing beam through the sensing resources includes: On the sensing beam, send the first transmission block through the sensing resources according to the power of the sensing beam; The step of sending the second transmission block on the communication beam through the communication resources includes: On the communication beam, send the second transmission block through the communication resources according to the power of the communication beam.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The method further includes: Determine a candidate sensing beam set, where the candidate sensing beam set includes at least one candidate sensing beam, and the first transmission block further includes candidate sensing beam indication information for indicating the candidate sensing beam set.

11. A communication method, characterized in that, The method includes: Determine sensing resources, communication resources, sensing beams, and communication beams, where the sensing beams are used to send sensing signals and the communication beams are used to send communication signals; On the sensing beam, send a first transmission block through the sensing resources, where the first transmission block includes downlink control information DCI that carries sensing beam indication information, or the first transmission block is a synchronization signal block SSB that carries the sensing beam indication information, and the sensing beam indication information indicates that the transmission beam of the first transmission block is the sensing beam; On the communication beam, a second transport block is sent through the communication resource, and the second transport block is for communication.

12. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: A processing module, configured to determine a sensing resource, a communication resource, a sensing beam, and a communication beam, where the sensing beam is for sending a sensing signal, and the communication beam is for sending a communication signal; A transceiver module, configured to send a first transport block through the sensing resource on the sensing beam, where the first transport block includes sensing beam indication information, and the sensing beam indication information indicates that the sending beam of the first transport block is the sensing beam; The transceiver module is further configured to send a second transport block through the communication resource on the communication beam, and the second transport block is for communication.

13. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: A processing module, configured to determine a sensing resource, a communication resource, a sensing beam, and a communication beam, where the sensing beam is for sending a sensing signal, and the communication beam is for sending a communication signal; A transceiver module, configured to send a first transport block through the sensing resource on the sensing beam, where the first transport block includes downlink control information (DCI), the DCI carries the sensing beam indication information, or the first transport block is a synchronization signal block (SSB), and the SSB carries the sensing beam indication information, and the sensing beam indication information indicates that the sending beam of the first transport block is the sensing beam; The transceiver module is configured to send a second transport block through the communication resource on the communication beam, and the second transport block is for communication.

14. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: One or more processors; A memory, configured to store one or more computer programs or instructions; When the one or more computer programs or instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

15. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: One or more processors; A memory, configured to store one or more computer programs or instructions; When the one or more computer programs or instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method according to claim 11.

16. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: A processing circuit and an interface circuit; Wherein, the interface circuit is used to couple with a memory external to the communication device and provide a communication interface for the processing circuit to access the memory; The processing circuit is configured to execute program instructions in the memory to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

17. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that Program code is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the program code is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is implemented.

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