Transmission configuration method and apparatus for sensing signal, device, and storage medium

Abstract

A transmission configuration method and apparatus for a sensing signal, a device, and a storage medium, relating to the technical field of communications. The method comprises: first devices receive first information, the first information being used for configuring N first devices to receive sensing signals, and N being an integer greater than 1 (410). A second device sends the first information to the N first devices, when N is greater than 1, the second device sends the first information to the plurality of first devices, by means of the first information, the second device can configure the plurality of first devices to receive the sensing signals, and the plurality of first devices receive the same configuration information (i.e., the first information), so that the plurality of first devices obtain the configuration information at a same time, thereby realizing simultaneous configuration of the plurality of first devices to receive the sensing signals, and reducing the signaling overhead.

Description

Transmission configuration method, device, equipment and storage medium for perceptual signal Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for configuring the transmission of a perception signal. Background Art

[0002] Using wireless signals for sensing can effectively reduce security and privacy risks (for example, compared to visual sensors) and effectively acquire information in environments that are unsuitable for other sensors. With the help of widely deployed, continuous coverage wireless communication systems (such as 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) systems), monitoring can be carried out over very large areas.

[0003] However, the transmission of perception signals requires further discussion and research.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for configuring the transmission of a perception signal. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are as follows:

[0006] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a method for configuring transmission of a perception signal is provided. The method is performed by any one of N first devices, and the method includes:

[0007] First information is received, where the first information is used to configure the N first devices to receive a perception signal, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0008] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a method for configuring transmission of a perception signal is provided, the method being performed by a second device, the method including:

[0009] Send first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive a perception signal, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0010] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a device for configuring transmission of a perception signal is provided, the device including:

[0011] The receiving module is used to receive first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive perception signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0012] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a device for configuring transmission of a perception signal is provided, the device including:

[0013] The sending module is used to send first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive perception signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0014] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the first device side, or to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the second device side.

[0015] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, in which a computer program is stored. The computer program is used to be executed by a processor to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the first device side, or to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the second device side.

[0016] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a chip is provided, which includes a programmable logic circuit and / or program instructions. When the chip is running, it is used to implement the transmission configuration method of the perception signal on the first device side mentioned above, or to implement the transmission configuration method of the perception signal on the second device side mentioned above.

[0017] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer program product is provided, which includes computer instructions, and the computer instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor reads and executes the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the above-mentioned transmission configuration method of the perception signal on the first device side, or implements the above-mentioned transmission configuration method of the perception signal on the second device side.

[0018] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The second device sends the first information to N first devices. When N is greater than 1, the second device sends the first information to multiple first devices. Through the first information, the second device can configure multiple first devices to receive perception signals. The multiple first devices receive the same configuration information (i.e., the first information), so that the multiple first devices obtain the configuration information at the same time, thereby realizing the simultaneous configuration of multiple first devices to receive perception signals and saving signaling overhead. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of eight sensing modes provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a perception system including multiple perception nodes provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0023] FIG4 is a flowchart of a method for configuring transmission of a perception signal provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing that the first information provided by an embodiment of the present application includes a set of perception configuration information;

[0025] FIG6 is a schematic diagram showing that first information provided by an embodiment of the present application includes multiple sets of sensing configuration information;

[0026] FIG7 is a schematic diagram showing that the first information provided by another embodiment of the present application includes multiple sets of sensing configuration information;

[0027] FIG8 is a block diagram of a transmission configuration apparatus for a perception signal provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0028] FIG9 is a block diagram of a device for configuring transmission of a perception signal provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0029] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in one embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of this application clearer, the implementation methods of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0031] The network architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that, with the evolution of the network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0032] Please refer to FIG1 , which shows a schematic diagram of a network architecture 100 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The network architecture 100 may include: a terminal device 10 , an access network device 20 , and a core network element 30 .

[0033] The terminal device 10 may refer to a UE (User Equipment), an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user apparatus. In some embodiments, the terminal device 10 may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) phone, a WLL (Wireless Local Loop) station, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a 5GS (5th Generation System) or a terminal device in a future evolved PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network), etc., and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. For ease of description, the above-mentioned devices are collectively referred to as terminal devices. The number of terminal devices 10 is generally multiple, and one or more terminal devices 10 may be distributed in a cell managed by each access network device 20. The terminal device may also be referred to as a terminal or UE for short, and those skilled in the art will understand its meaning.

[0034] Access network equipment 20 is a device deployed in an access network to provide wireless communication capabilities for terminal devices 10. Access network equipment 20 may include various forms of macro base stations, micro base stations, relay stations, access points, and the like. In systems employing different wireless access technologies, the names of devices that provide access network equipment functions may vary. For example, in 5G NR systems, they are referred to as gNodeBs or gNBs. As communication technologies evolve, the term "access network equipment" may change. For ease of description, in the embodiments of this application, the aforementioned devices that provide wireless communication capabilities for terminal devices 10 are collectively referred to as access network equipment. In some embodiments, access network equipment 20 enables communication between terminal devices 10 and core network elements 30. For example, in an LTE (Long Term Evolution) system, access network equipment 20 may be an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) or one or more eNodeBs within the EUTRAN. In a 5G NR system, access network equipment 20 may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) or one or more gNBs within the RAN. In the embodiment of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the "network device" refers to the access network device 20, such as a base station.

[0035] The core network element 30 is a network element deployed in the core network. The functions of the core network element 30 are mainly to provide user connection, user management, and service bearer, and to provide an interface to the external network as a bearer network. For example, the core network elements in the 5G NR system may include network elements such as the AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) entity, the UPF (User Plane Function) entity, and the SMF (Session Management Function) entity.

[0036] Synaesthesia refers to the integration of communication and perception, enabling future communication systems to simultaneously perform both functions. While transmitting information over wireless channels, systems proactively learn and analyze channel characteristics to perceive the physical characteristics of the surrounding environment, thereby enhancing these two functions. For example, using base station signals to sense the surrounding environment allows communication links to be designed to avoid obstacles and improve communication performance.

[0037] Next-generation networks (such as B5G and 6G networks) are expected to be a fusion of mobile communication networks, perception networks, and computing power networks. In a narrow sense, a perception network refers to a system capable of target positioning (ranging, speed, and angle measurement), target imaging, target detection, target tracking, and target recognition. In a broad sense, a perception network refers to a system that understands the attributes and status of all services, networks, users, and terminals, as well as environmental objects. From the perspective of perception applications, perception can be classified into the following categories:

[0038] Outdoor, wide-area or local-area applications: including smart cities (e.g., weather monitoring), smart transportation / high-speed rail (e.g., high-precision map construction, road supervision, intrusion detection), and low-altitude applications (e.g., drone monitoring and obstacle avoidance, flight intrusion detection, flight path management).

[0039] Indoor or local applications: including smart home and health management (such as respiratory monitoring, intrusion detection, gesture / posture recognition, motion monitoring, mobile trajectory tracking, etc.), smart factories (such as intrusion detection, material detection, object defect detection, etc.), etc.

[0040] The above is just an example, providing some classifications of perception applications. The application areas of perception are not limited to the above examples.

[0041] Wireless communication and sensing are two key applications of modern radio frequency technology. Sensing uses radio waves to detect parameters of the physical environment to enable environmental perception, such as target location, motion recognition, and imaging. Traditionally, sensing and wireless communication exist independently, and this separate design wastes wireless spectrum and hardware resources. Entering the B5G (Beyond 5G) and 6G eras, the communication spectrum is shifting towards millimeter-wave, terahertz, and visible light communications. The spectrum for wireless communication will overlap with the spectrum for traditional sensing. Integrated communication and sensing technology merges wireless communication and sensing functions, leveraging wireless resources for sensing. It can leverage widely deployed cellular networks to achieve sensing services over larger areas. It can leverage base stations and multiple terminals for joint sensing, achieving higher sensing accuracy. It can also reuse wireless communication hardware modules for sensing, reducing costs. In short, integrated communication and sensing technology empowers future wireless communication systems with sensing capabilities, laying the foundation for the development of smart transportation, smart cities, smart factories, drones, and other services.

[0042] "Perception," as used in the embodiments of this application, refers to the process of directly or indirectly obtaining perceptual information about a target or environment based on at least one perceptual signal, such as sound waves, electromagnetic waves, or light waves (including but not limited to lasers). For example, perceptual information about a target or environment may be obtained by sending and receiving perceptual signals and measuring or otherwise processing the perceptual signals, thereby enabling services such as positioning, ranging, speed measurement, angle measurement, target imaging, target detection, target tracking, and target recognition.

[0043] In addition, the word "perception" mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be replaced by any other word that can express perception-related meanings, such as positioning, ranging, speed measurement, angle measurement, target imaging, target detection, target tracking and target recognition.

[0044] The nodes involved in perception are as follows:

[0045] Perception sending node: the sending node of the perception signal.

[0046] Perception receiving node: a receiving node that perceives signals.

[0047] Perception nodes: Perception sending nodes and perception receiving nodes are collectively referred to as perception nodes, that is, nodes that perform perception.

[0048] Perception Management Node: A node that manages and controls perception tasks. The Perception Management Node assigns perception tasks to the Perception Nodes, which then perform perception and provide feedback to the Perception Management Node after performing the perception task.

[0049] Regarding perception, it can be divided into 8 modes as shown in Figure 2.

[0050] Mode 1, base station self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing: The base station transmits a sensing signal and receives an echo signal. In Mode 1, the sensing transmitting node and the sensing receiving node are the same base station. That is, the base station transmits a sensing signal to the sensing target. After the sensing signal is reflected by the sensing target, the same base station receives an echo signal (i.e., the sensing signal after being reflected by the sensing target).

[0051] Mode 2, terminal-based self-transmission and self-reception: The terminal sends a sensing signal and receives an echo signal. In Mode 2, the sensing sending node and the sensing receiving node are the same terminal. That is, the terminal sends a sensing signal to the sensing target, which is then reflected by the sensing target and then received by the same terminal as the echo signal.

[0052] Mode 3, base station cooperative sensing: One base station (base station A in the figure) transmits a sensing signal, and another base station (base station B in the figure) receives the echo signal. In Mode 3, the sensing sending node and the sensing receiving node are different base stations. That is, one base station transmits a sensing signal to the sensing target, which is then reflected by the sensing target and then received as an echo signal by the other base station.

[0053] Mode 4, terminal collaborative sensing: One terminal (such as terminal A in the figure) transmits a sensing signal, and another terminal (such as terminal B in the figure) receives the echo signal. In Mode 4, the sensing sending node and the sensing receiving node are different terminals. That is, one terminal transmits a sensing signal to the sensing target, which is then reflected by the sensing target and then received as an echo signal by the other terminal.

[0054] Mode 5, base station-terminal collaborative sensing: The base station transmits a sensing signal, and the terminal receives an echo signal. In Mode 5, the base station is the sensing transmitting node, and the terminal is the sensing receiving node. Specifically, the base station transmits a sensing signal to the sensing target, which is then reflected by the sensing target and then received as an echo signal by the terminal.

[0055] Mode 6, terminal-base station collaborative sensing: The terminal transmits a sensing signal, and the base station receives an echo signal. In Mode 6, the sensing transmitting node is the terminal, and the sensing receiving node is the base station. Specifically, the terminal transmits a sensing signal to the sensing target, which is then reflected by the sensing target and then received as an echo signal by the base station.

[0056] In Mode 7, the sensing target is the sensing signal sending node. In Mode 7, the sensing sending node is the terminal, and the sensing receiving node is the base station. Because the sensing target (terminal) is the sensing sending node, the sensing signal is sent from the sensing sending node (terminal) to the sensing receiving node (base station) without reflection. The base station can directly receive and interpret the sensing result.

[0057] In Mode 8, the sensing target is the sensing signal receiving node. In Mode 8, the sensing sending node is the base station, and the sensing receiving node is the terminal. Since the sensing target (terminal) is the sensing receiving node, after receiving the sensing signal, the terminal needs to feed back the sensing result to the base station so that the base station can obtain the sensing result.

[0058] It should be noted that, for the sake of convenience, in the embodiment of the present application, the echo signal in Figure 2 is also called a perception signal.

[0059] The sending node and receiving node of the perception signal can be collectively referred to as the perception node. In the above eight perception modes, there is only one or a pair of perception nodes. However, in wireless communication systems, the number of terminal devices (such as mobile phones, IoT devices, etc.) is large. When there are multiple perception nodes (i.e., base stations, mobile phones, IoT devices, etc. that send and / or receive perception signals) around a perceived object, the joint participation of multiple perception nodes in perception will improve the accuracy of perception and meet more complex perception service requirements, providing richer perception services. As shown in Figure 3, when there are multiple perception nodes in the system (such as perception node 1, perception node 2, and perception node 3 in Figure 3), there may be a perception control node 31 to control and manage the entire perception service to improve efficiency. The perception control node 31 can be a base station, a terminal device, or a core network element.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 4, which shows a flowchart of a method for configuring the transmission of a perception signal provided by an embodiment of the present application. This method can be applied to the network architecture shown in Figure 1. This method can be performed by any first device among N first devices. The method can include the following step 410.

[0061] In step 410 , a first device receives first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive a perception signal, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0062] The first device is a device for receiving a sensing signal. In the embodiment of the present application, the number of first devices is N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, meaning that the number of first devices can be one or more. In the embodiment of the present application, the description is primarily based on the case where the number of first devices is multiple (i.e., N is greater than 1).

[0063] The first device may be a terminal device or a network device (such as a base station). In different perception modes, the implementation of the first device may be different. For example, in a base station self-transmitting and self-receiving perception mode, a base station cooperative perception mode, or a terminal-base station cooperative perception mode, the first device is a base station. For another example, in a terminal self-transmitting and self-receiving perception mode, a terminal cooperative perception mode, or a base station-terminal cooperative perception mode, the first device is a terminal device.

[0064] In some embodiments, the third device is configured to transmit a sensing signal, and the first device is configured to receive the sensing signal transmitted by the third device. For example, the third device transmits the sensing signal to a sensing target, and the sensing signal is reflected by the sensing target and received by the first device. Furthermore, the number of third devices may be one or more, and this application does not limit this.

[0065] The third device can be a terminal device or a network device (such as a base station). In different perception modes, the implementation of the third device can be different. For example, in the base station self-transmitting and self-receiving perception mode, the base station cooperative perception mode, and the base station-terminal cooperative perception mode, the third device is a base station. For another example, in the terminal self-transmitting and self-receiving perception mode, the terminal cooperative perception mode, and the terminal-base station cooperative perception mode, the third device is a terminal device.

[0066] In some embodiments, the N first devices may or may not include a third device. When the N first devices include the third device, the third device is used to both send and receive perception signals. For example, in a base station self-transmitting and self-receiving perception mode, the base station is used to both send and receive perception signals. Alternatively, in a terminal self-transmitting and self-receiving perception mode, the terminal device is used to both send and receive perception signals. When the N first devices do not include the third device, the third device is used to send perception signals but not receive them.

[0067] In some embodiments, the second device sends the first information, and accordingly, the first device receives the first information sent by the second device. The second device is used to configure the perception signal, such as for configuring the reception and / or transmission of the perception signal. The second device can be the first device, or a third device, or another device other than the first device and the third device, and this application does not limit this. In addition, the second device can be a terminal device, or a network device (such as a base station), or a core network element.

[0068] In an embodiment of the present application, the second device sends first information to N first devices. When N is greater than 1, the second device sends first information to multiple first devices. Through the first information, the second device can configure multiple first devices to receive perception signals. The multiple first devices receive the same configuration information (i.e., the first information), so that the multiple first devices obtain the configuration information at the same time, thereby realizing the simultaneous configuration of multiple first devices to receive perception signals and saving signaling overhead.

[0069] In some embodiments, the N first devices are configured to receive the same perception signal. The same perception signal may be a perception signal having the same frequency domain location and time domain location, or may be a perception signal having the same sequence. For example, a third device transmits a perception signal, which is then reflected by a perception target and received by multiple first devices. In this scenario, the multiple first devices receive the same perception signal.

[0070] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned N first devices are used to receive different perception signals. The different perception signals may be perception signals with different frequency domain positions and / or time domain positions, or perception signals with different sequences. For example, the same third device sends different perception signals at different frequency domain positions and / or time domain positions. After the different perception signals are reflected by the perception target, they are received by multiple first devices. In this scenario, multiple first devices receive different perception signals. For another example, different third devices send different perception signals at different frequency domain positions and / or time domain positions. After the different perception signals are reflected by the perception target, they are received by multiple first devices. In this scenario, multiple first devices receive different perception signals.

[0071] In some embodiments, the N first devices are configured to receive different sensing signals, where the different sensing signals are used to sense the same sensing target. Of course, in other embodiments, the different sensing signals may also be used to sense different sensing targets, which is not limited in this application.

[0072] The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application is applicable to scenarios where multiple first devices receive the same perception signal, or multiple first devices receive different perception signals.

[0073] In some embodiments, the N first devices are determined based on at least one of the following: the location of each first device, the distance between each first device and a third device, the link status between each first device and the third device, and a sensed service demand, wherein the third device is configured to send a sense signal. The link status can be represented by path loss, received power, received signal-to-noise ratio, etc., which is not limited in this application.

[0074] Exemplarily, the second device selects N first devices that receive the same perception signal based on the location of each first device, the distance between each first device and the third device, the link status between each first device and the third device, the perception service requirements, etc., and configures the same RNTI for the N first devices to receive the first information. In this way, the first device receiving the perception signal can be flexibly adjusted according to the environment and link status, the perception signal reception and perception process can be optimized, and the perception efficiency and result accuracy can be improved.

[0075] The following describes how the first information is composed. In the embodiment of the present application, the first information may be composed in the following ways.

[0076] Composition mode 1: the first information includes a set of perception configuration information, and N first devices share the same set of perception configuration information, and the perception configuration information is used to configure the first devices to receive perception signals.

[0077] For composition mode 1, N first devices share the same set of sensing configuration information, and the N first devices receive sensing signals based on the same set of sensing configuration information. For example, when N is 3, first device A, first device B, and first device C share the same set of sensing configuration information.

[0078] In some embodiments, a set of sensing configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: enabling sensing signal reception, a time domain location of the sensing signal, a frequency domain location of the sensing signal, and whether the sensing signal has periodicity.

[0079] Enabling the reception of a perception signal refers to activating the function of the first device to receive the perception signal, or in other words, triggering the first device to receive the perception signal. The time domain location of the perception signal refers to the time domain resources occupied by the perception signal, and the frequency domain location of the perception signal refers to the frequency domain resources occupied by the perception signal. Based on the time domain location and frequency domain location of the perception signal, the first device is able to receive the perception signal at the above time and frequency locations. Whether the perception signal is periodic refers to whether the perception signal is transmitted at the same time interval within a certain period of time.

[0080] In some embodiments, a set of sensing configuration information includes at least one of the following: enabling configuration information, time domain location information of a sensing signal, frequency domain location information of a sensing signal, and periodicity information. The enabling configuration information is used to enable reception of the sensing signal. The time domain location information of the sensing signal indicates the time domain location of the sensing signal. The frequency domain location information of the sensing signal indicates the frequency domain location of the sensing signal. The periodicity information indicates the period of sensing signal transmission, or the time interval for periodic transmission of the sensing signal.

[0081] Through the above method, N first devices share the same set of perception configuration information, which can fully save signaling overhead.

[0082] Composition mode 2: The first information includes N groups of perception configuration information, the N groups of perception configuration information correspond one-to-one to N first devices, and each group of perception configuration information is used to configure the first device corresponding thereto to receive a perception signal.

[0083] In composition mode 2, each of the N first devices has an independent set of sensing configuration information. Each first device receives sensing signals based on its corresponding set of sensing configuration information. For example, if N equals 3, the first information includes three sets of sensing configuration information: sensing configuration information 1, sensing configuration information 2, and sensing configuration information 3. These three sets of sensing configuration information correspond to first device A, first device B, and first device C, respectively. First device A receives sensing signals based on sensing configuration information 1, first device B receives sensing signals based on sensing configuration information 2, and first device C receives sensing signals based on sensing configuration information 3.

[0084] In addition, for each set of perception configuration information, the content used for configuration can be found in the introduction of composition method 1 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0085] Through the above method, each of the N first devices has an independent set of perception configuration information, and the perception configuration information of multiple first devices can be different, which helps to improve the flexibility of perception configuration, realize flexible perception signal reception and measurement requirements, and enrich perception information.

[0086] In some embodiments, the order of the N sets of sensing configuration information in the first information is determined based on the order of the N first devices in a device list, where the device list is used to indicate the N first devices. For example, assuming N equals 3, the first information includes three sets of sensing configuration information, designated as sensing configuration information 1, sensing configuration information 2, and sensing configuration information 3, corresponding to first device A, first device B, and first device C, respectively. Assuming that the order of the three first devices in the device list is first device B, first device A, and first device C, the order of the three sets of sensing configuration information in the first information is sensing configuration information 2, sensing configuration information 1, and sensing configuration information 3.

[0087] In some embodiments, the order in which the N sets of sensing configuration information are arranged in the first information is determined based on the identification information of the N first devices. Exemplarily, the N sets of sensing configuration information are arranged in ascending order according to the identification information of their respective first devices in the first information, or alternatively, the N sets of sensing configuration information are arranged in descending order according to the identification information of their respective first devices in the first information. For example, taking N as 3, the first information includes three sets of sensing configuration information, denoted as sensing configuration information 1, sensing configuration information 2, and sensing configuration information 3, corresponding to first device A, first device B, and first device C, respectively. Assuming that the identification information of the three first devices is, from smallest to largest, first device C, first device B, and first device A, if the three sets of sensing configuration information are arranged in ascending order according to the identification information of the three first devices in the first information, then the order in which the three sets of sensing configuration information are arranged in the first information is: sensing configuration information 3, sensing configuration information 2, and sensing configuration information 1.

[0088] Through the above method, the arrangement order of the N groups of perception configuration information in the first information is specified, so that after receiving the first information, the first device can accurately determine its corresponding perception configuration information.

[0089] Composition method 3: The first information includes M groups of perception configuration information, one group of perception configuration information in the M groups of perception configuration information corresponds to one or more first devices among the above-mentioned N first devices, and each group of perception configuration information is used to configure the corresponding first device to receive the perception signal, and M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N.

[0090] In some embodiments, the first devices corresponding to the above-mentioned M groups of perception configuration information are different from each other.

[0091] It should be understood that composition method 2 is actually a special case of composition method 3, that is, when M is equal to N, composition method 3 is equivalent to composition method 2. When M is greater than 1 and less than N, one set of perception configuration information in the M sets of perception configuration information corresponds to one or more first devices in the N first devices, and there is at least one set of perception configuration information in the M sets of perception configuration information, and the number of corresponding first devices is multiple.

[0092] Taking N equal to 3 and M equal to 2 as an example, the first information includes two sets of perception configuration information, recorded as perception configuration information 1 and perception configuration information 2, where perception configuration information 1 corresponds to first device A and first device C, and perception configuration information 2 corresponds to first device B. First device A and first device C receive perception signals according to perception configuration information 1, and first device C receives perception signals according to perception configuration information 2.

[0093] In this way, the first device can determine its corresponding perception configuration information based on the correspondence between itself and the perception configuration information, and multiple first devices are allowed to share the same set of perception configuration information, which helps to save the bit overhead of the first information.

[0094] In some embodiments, the N first devices are configured to use the same RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identity) to decode the first information.

[0095] In some embodiments, the first information is carried and transmitted on any of the following channels: a broadcast channel, a multicast channel, or a downlink control channel. In the embodiments of the present application, the transmission method of the first information is not limited, and the first information can be transmitted via any of the above channels. Exemplarily, the transmission of a broadcast / multicast data channel is scheduled via a broadcast / multicast control channel, and the first information is carried and transmitted on the broadcast / multicast data channel.

[0096] In some embodiments, the first information is used to configure the third device to send a perception signal. The second device may send the first information to the third device, and accordingly, the third device receives the first information sent by the second device and sends the perception signal according to the first information.

[0097] In some embodiments, the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive perception signals and to configure a third device to send perception signals. In this case, the first information may adopt composition mode 1, that is, the first information includes a set of perception configuration information, and the third device and the N first devices share the same set of perception configuration information. The same set of perception configuration information is used to configure the N first devices to receive perception signals and the third device to send perception signals. Alternatively, the first information may adopt composition mode 2 or 3, that is, the first information includes multiple sets of perception configuration information, each set of perception configuration information corresponds to at least one device, the at least one device includes at least one third device and / or at least one first device, and each set of perception configuration information is used to configure the at least one first device corresponding thereto to receive perception signals and / or configure the at least one third device to send perception signals. Alternatively, the first information may adopt composition mode 2 or 3, the first information includes multiple sets of perception configuration information, each set of perception configuration information corresponds to at least one first device, each set of perception configuration information is used to configure the at least one first device corresponding thereto to receive perception signals, and each set of perception configuration information is also used to configure the third device to send perception signals to the corresponding at least one first device based on the set of perception configuration information. In addition, the above-mentioned set of perception configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: enabling reception and / or transmission of perception signals, time domain position of perception signals, frequency domain position of perception signals, and whether perception signals have periodicity.

[0098] Through the above method, in addition to being used to configure the first device to receive the perception signal, the first information can also be used to configure the third device to send the perception signal, thereby configuring multiple devices to receive and / or send the perception signal at the same time, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0099] In some embodiments, the third device and the first device are configured to use the same RNTI to decode the first information; alternatively, the third device and the first device are configured to use different RNTIs to decode the first information. Whether the third device and the first device use the same or different RNTIs may be configured by the second device or specified by a protocol, and this application does not limit this.

[0100] In some embodiments, the second device transmits second information, which is used to configure the first information. Accordingly, the first device and / or the third device receives the second information. The second device transmits the second information so that the first device and / or the third device accurately receive and interpret the first information based on the second information.

[0101] In some embodiments, the second information is used to configure at least one of the following:

[0102] (1) The composition of the first information;

[0103] (2) a transmission method of the first information;

[0104] (3) the number of bits of the first information;

[0105] (4) a device list corresponding to the first information, where the device list is used to indicate N first devices;

[0106] (5) the number of devices corresponding to the first information, where the number of devices refers to the number of first devices that receive the first information;

[0107] (6) the number of bits of the sensing configuration information of one group or each of the M groups included in the first information;

[0108] (7) The position of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the first device receiving the second information in the first information.

[0109] The composition of the first information may be composition mode 1, composition mode 2, or composition mode 3 described above. The transmission mode of the first information may be any of the broadcast channel, multicast channel, and downlink control channel described above. In some embodiments, the composition and / or transmission mode of the first information may not be configured through the second information but may be determined by protocol, which is not limited in this application.

[0110] In addition, for the above-mentioned composition method 2 or 3, when the first information includes multiple sets of perception configuration information, the number of bits of the multiple sets of perception configuration information may be the same or different, and this application does not limit this. For example, the first information includes 3 sets of perception configuration information, and the number of bits of the 3 sets of perception configuration information is the same, which is a bits, and a is a positive integer. For another example, the first information includes 3 sets of perception configuration information, and the number of bits of the 3 sets of perception configuration information is different, such as the number of bits of the 3 sets of perception configuration information is a bit, b bit, and c bit, respectively, a, b, and c are positive integers, and a, b, and c are all different or partially different.

[0111] In addition, for the above-mentioned composition mode 2 or 3, the second information may be configured with the position of a group of perception configuration information corresponding to the first device receiving the second information in the first information.

[0112] In the above manner, the first device can accurately receive and interpret the first information based on the second information.

[0113] In an exemplary embodiment, the first information adopts the above-mentioned composition method 1. The first device receives the second information, and the second information includes: the number of bits of the first information, the RNTI used to receive the first information, and a list of devices corresponding to the first information. The first information only contains one set of perception configuration information, and the N first devices that receive the first information share the same set of perception configuration information. For example, as shown in Figure 5, the first information contains K bits, and when the first device receives the first information, it uses the above-configured RNTI for descrambling to obtain a set of perception configuration information for the first device to receive the perception signal. Optionally, when the third device receives the first information, it uses the above-configured RNTI for descrambling to obtain a set of perception configuration information for the third device to send the perception signal.

[0114] In an exemplary embodiment, the first information adopts the above-mentioned composition method 2, and the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device is the same. The first device receives the second information, which includes: the number of bits of the first information, the RNTI used to receive the first information, the device list corresponding to the first information, and the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device. Among them, the number of bits of the first information is L, and the number of bits of the first information can be understood as the number of bits of valid information contained in the first information. The above-mentioned device list contains the identification information of each first device that receives the first information, such as {s0, s1, ..., s N-1}, represents the identification information of each of the N first devices. If the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device is the same, then the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device in the second information only needs to be configured with one value, such as K. In addition, the arrangement order of the set of perception configuration information corresponding to the above-mentioned N first devices in the first information can be configured in the second information or specified by the protocol. For example, as shown in sub-figure (a) of Figure 6, the arrangement order of the set of perception configuration information corresponding to the N first devices in the first information is determined according to the order of the above-mentioned N first devices in the device list. For another example, as shown in sub-figure (b) of Figure 6, the arrangement order of the set of perception configuration information corresponding to the N first devices in the first information is determined according to the identification information of the above-mentioned N first devices from small to large or from large to small. When receiving the first information, the first device uses the above-mentioned configured RNTI for descrambling to obtain N+1 sets of perception configuration information, where the N sets of perception configuration information correspond to the N first devices and the remaining 1 set of perception configuration information corresponds to the third device. Alternatively, when receiving the first information, the first device uses the configured RNTI to perform descrambling to obtain N sets of perception configuration information, where the N sets of perception configuration information correspond to N first devices and also correspond to the same third device. That is, the N sets of perception configuration information are used to configure the third device to send perception signals to the N first devices, respectively, and to configure the corresponding first devices to receive the perception signals. The first device finds a set of perception configuration information corresponding to itself based on its position in the device list or the size of the identification information, and uses it to receive the perception signal.

[0115] In addition, the second information may include the number of bits L of the first information, the number of bits K of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device, and the position information of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the first device currently receiving the second information in the first information. For example, the set of perception configuration information corresponding to the first device currently receiving the second information is the xth set of perception configuration information in the first information. The second information may or may not include a list of devices corresponding to the first information. In this case, as shown in sub-figure (c) of Figure 6, the first information consists of N+1 groups or (L / K) groups of K bits of perception configuration information. When the first device receives it, it finds its own set of perception configuration information at the corresponding position according to the configuration.

[0116] In an exemplary embodiment, the first information adopts the above-mentioned composition method 2, and the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device is different. The first device receives the second information, and the second information includes: the number of bits of the first information, the RNTI used to receive the first information, the device list corresponding to the first information, and the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device. Among them, the number of bits of the first information is L, and the number of bits of the first information can be understood as the number of bits of valid information contained in the first information. The above-mentioned device list contains the identification information of each first device that receives the first information, such as {s0, s1, ..., s N-1}, indicating the identification information of each of the N first devices. If the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device is different, the second information needs to configure the number of bits of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device, such as including K0, K1, ..., K N-1 . In addition, the arrangement order of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the above-mentioned N first devices in the first information can be configured in the second information or specified by the protocol. For example, as shown in sub-figure (a) of Figure 7 , the arrangement order of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the N first devices in the first information is determined according to the order of the above-mentioned N first devices in the device list. For another example, as shown in sub-figure (b) of Figure 7 , the arrangement order of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the N first devices in the first information is determined according to the order of the identification information of the above-mentioned N first devices from small to large or from large to small. When receiving the first information, the first device uses the above-mentioned configured RNTI for descrambling to obtain N+1 sets of perception configuration information, wherein the N sets of perception configuration information correspond to the N first devices, and the remaining 1 set of perception configuration information corresponds to the third device. The first device finds a set of perception configuration information corresponding to itself based on its position in the device list or the size of the identification information, which is used for the first device to receive the perception signal.

[0117] In addition, the second information may include the number of bits L of the first information, the number of bits K0, K1, ..., K of a group of perception configuration information corresponding to each first device, and the number of bits K1, ..., K N-1 , the position information of a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the first device currently receiving the second information in the first information, for example, a set of perception configuration information corresponding to the first device currently receiving the second information is the xth set of perception configuration information in the first information. The second information may or may not include a list of devices corresponding to the first information. In this case, as shown in sub-figure (c) of Figure 7, the first information consists of N+1 groups of bits, K0, K1, ..., K N-1 When the first device receives the perception configuration information, it finds its own set of perception configuration information at the corresponding position according to the configuration.

[0118] The technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application is that the second device sends first information to N first devices. When N is greater than 1, the second device sends the first information to multiple first devices. Through the first information, the second device can configure multiple first devices to receive perception signals. The multiple first devices receive the same configuration information (i.e., the first information), so that the multiple first devices obtain the configuration information at the same time, thereby realizing the simultaneous configuration of multiple first devices to receive perception signals and saving signaling overhead.

[0119] It should be noted that in the above method embodiments, the steps executed by the first device can be independently implemented as a transmission configuration method for the perception signal on the first device side; the steps executed by the second device can be independently implemented as a transmission configuration method for the perception signal on the second device side.

[0120] The following are device embodiments of the present application, which can be used to implement the method embodiments of the present application. For details not disclosed in the device embodiments of the present application, please refer to the method embodiments of the present application.

[0121] Please refer to Figure 8, which shows a block diagram of a device for configuring the transmission of a perception signal provided by one embodiment of the present application. The device has the function of implementing the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the first device side. The function can be implemented by hardware or by software that executes a response in hardware. The device can be the above-mentioned first device or can be provided in the first device. The device 800 can include a receiving module 810.

[0122] The receiving module 810 is used to receive first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive perception signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0123] In some embodiments, the first information includes a set of perception configuration information, and the N first devices share the same set of perception configuration information, where the perception configuration information is used to configure the first device to receive the perception signal.

[0124] In some embodiments, the first information includes M groups of perception configuration information, one group of perception configuration information in the M groups of perception configuration information corresponds to one or more first devices among the N first devices, and each group of the perception configuration information is used to configure the first device corresponding thereto to receive the perception signal, and M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N.

[0125] In some embodiments, when M is equal to N, the first information includes N groups of perception configuration information; the order of arrangement of the N groups of perception configuration information in the first information is determined based on the order of the N first devices in the device list, and the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; or, the order of arrangement of the N groups of perception configuration information in the first information is determined based on the identification information of the N first devices.

[0126] In some embodiments, the perception configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: enabling reception of the perception signal, a time domain location of the perception signal, a frequency domain location of the perception signal, and whether the perception signal has periodicity.

[0127] In some embodiments, the N first devices are configured to use the same RNTI to decode the first information.

[0128] In some embodiments, the receiving module 810 is further configured to receive second information, where the second information is used to configure the first information.

[0129] In some embodiments, the second information is used to configure at least one of the following: the composition method of the first information; the transmission method of the first information; the number of bits of the first information; a device list corresponding to the first information, the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; the number of devices corresponding to the first information, the number of devices refers to the number of the first devices receiving the first information; the number of bits of the perception configuration information of each group or M groups included in the first information, M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N; the position of the perception configuration information corresponding to the first device receiving the second information in the first information.

[0130] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in any one of the following channels: a broadcast channel, a multicast channel, and a downlink control channel.

[0131] In some embodiments, the first information is further used to configure a third device to send the perception signal.

[0132] In some embodiments, the third device and the first device are configured to use the same RNTI to decode the first information; or, the third device and the first device are configured to use different RNTIs to decode the first information.

[0133] In some embodiments, the N first devices are used to receive the same perception signal; or, the N first devices are used to receive different perception signals.

[0134] In some embodiments, the N first devices are determined based on at least one of the following: the position of each of the first devices, the distance between each of the first devices and the third device, the link status between each of the first devices and the third device, and the perception service demand, wherein the third device is used to send the perception signal.

[0135] Please refer to Figure 9, which shows a block diagram of a device for configuring the transmission of a perception signal provided by another embodiment of the present application. The device has the function of implementing the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the second device side. The function can be implemented by hardware or by software with hardware executing a response. The device can be the above-mentioned second device or can be set in the second device. The device 900 can include a sending module 910.

[0136] The sending module 910 is used to send first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive perception signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0137] In some embodiments, the first information includes a set of perception configuration information, and the N first devices share the same set of perception configuration information, where the perception configuration information is used to configure the first device to receive the perception signal.

[0138] In some embodiments, the first information includes M groups of perception configuration information, one group of perception configuration information in the M groups of perception configuration information corresponds to one or more first devices among the N first devices, and each group of the perception configuration information is used to configure the first device corresponding thereto to receive the perception signal, and M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N.

[0139] In some embodiments, when M is equal to N, the first information includes N groups of perception configuration information; the order of arrangement of the N groups of perception configuration information in the first information is determined based on the order of the N first devices in the device list, and the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; or, the order of arrangement of the N groups of perception configuration information in the first information is determined based on the identification information of the N first devices.

[0140] In some embodiments, the perception configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: enabling reception of the perception signal, a time domain location of the perception signal, a frequency domain location of the perception signal, and whether the perception signal has periodicity.

[0141] In some embodiments, the N first devices are configured to use the same RNTI to decode the first information.

[0142] In some embodiments, the sending module 910 is further used to send second information, where the second information is used to configure the first information.

[0143] In some embodiments, the second information is used to configure at least one of the following: the composition method of the first information; the transmission method of the first information; the number of bits of the first information; a device list corresponding to the first information, the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; the number of devices corresponding to the first information, the number of devices refers to the number of the first devices receiving the first information; the number of bits of the perception configuration information of each group or M groups included in the first information, M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N; the position of the perception configuration information corresponding to the first device receiving the second information in the first information.

[0144] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in any one of the following channels: a broadcast channel, a multicast channel, and a downlink control channel.

[0145] In some embodiments, the first information is further used to configure a third device to send the perception signal.

[0146] In some embodiments, the third device and the first device are configured to use the same RNTI to decode the first information; or, the third device and the first device are configured to use different RNTIs to decode the first information.

[0147] In some embodiments, the N first devices are used to receive the same perception signal; or, the N first devices are used to receive different perception signals.

[0148] In some embodiments, the N first devices are determined based on at least one of the following: the position of each of the first devices, the distance between each of the first devices and the third device, the link status between each of the first devices and the third device, and the perception service demand, wherein the third device is used to send the perception signal.

[0149] It should be noted that, when the device provided in the above embodiment realizes its function, it only uses the division of the above-mentioned functional modules as an example. In actual application, the above-mentioned functions can be assigned to different functional modules according to actual needs, that is, the content structure of the device can be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0150] Regarding the device in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here. For details not described in detail in the embodiment of the device, reference can be made to the above method embodiment.

[0151] Please refer to Figure 10, which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1000 provided in one embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1000 can be used to execute the method steps performed by the first device in the above embodiment, and can also execute the method steps performed by the second device in the above embodiment. The communication device 1000 may include: a processor 1001, a transceiver 1002, and a memory 1003. The transceiver 1002 is used to implement a sending or receiving function, such as implementing the functions of the above-mentioned receiving module 810 and / or sending module 910, and the processor 1001 can be used to implement other processing functions or control sending and / or receiving.

[0152] The processor 1001 includes one or more processing cores. The processor 1001 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules.

[0153] The transceiver 1002 may include a receiver and a transmitter. For example, the transceiver 1002 may include a wired communication component, which may include a wired communication chip and a wired interface (such as an optical fiber interface). In some embodiments, the transceiver 1002 may also include a wireless sensing component, which may include a wireless sensing chip and a radio frequency antenna.

[0154] The memory 1003 may be connected to the processor 1001 and the transceiver 1002 .

[0155] The memory 1003 may be used to store a computer program executed by the processor, and the processor 1001 may be used to execute the computer program to implement the various steps performed by the first device in the above method embodiment, or to implement the various steps performed by the second device in the above method embodiment.

[0156] In addition, the memory 1003 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, and the volatile or non-volatile storage device includes but is not limited to: a magnetic disk or optical disk, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, an erasable programmable read-only memory, a static access memory, a read-only memory, a magnetic memory, a flash memory, and a programmable read-only memory.

[0157] In some embodiments, when the communication device 1000 is a first device, the transceiver 1002 is used to receive first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive perception signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0158] In some embodiments, when the communication device 1000 is a second device, the transceiver 1002 is used to send first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive a perception signal, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0159] For details not described in detail in this embodiment, please refer to the above embodiments and will not be described in detail here.

[0160] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is used to be executed by a processor to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the first device side, or to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the second device side. In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium may include: ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random-Access Memory), SSD (Solid State Drives) or optical disks, etc. Among them, random access memory may include ReRAM (Resistance Random Access Memory) and DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

[0161] An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, which includes a programmable logic circuit and / or program instructions. When the chip is running, it is used to implement the transmission configuration method of the perception signal on the first device side mentioned above, or to implement the transmission configuration method of the perception signal on the second device side mentioned above.

[0162] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes computer instructions, which are stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor reads and executes the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the first device side, or to implement the above-mentioned method for configuring the transmission of the perception signal on the second device side.

[0163] It should be understood that the "indication" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct indication, an indirect indication, or an indication of an association. For example, "A indicates B" can mean that A directly indicates B, for example, B can be obtained through A; it can also mean that A indirectly indicates B, for example, A indicates C, and B can be obtained through C; it can also mean that there is an association between A and B.

[0164] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "corresponding" may indicate a direct or indirect correspondence between the two, or an association relationship between the two, or a relationship between indication and being indicated, configuration and being configured, etc.

[0165] In some embodiments of the present application, "predefined" may be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in devices (e.g., including the first device and the second device). The present application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, predefined may refer to those defined in the protocol.

[0166] In some embodiments of the present application, the "protocol" may refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, for example, it may include an LTE protocol, a NR protocol, and related protocols used in future communication systems, and this application does not limit this.

[0167] In this document, "plurality" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes a relationship between associated objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects.

[0168] The term “greater than or equal to” mentioned herein may mean greater than or equal to, or greater than, and the term “less than or equal to” may mean less than or equal to, or less than.

[0169] In addition, the step numbers described in this document only illustrate a possible execution order between the steps. In some other embodiments, the above steps may not be executed in the order of the numbers, such as two steps with different numbers are executed at the same time, or two steps with different numbers are executed in the opposite order of the diagram. The embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0170] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the above examples, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any media that facilitates the transmission of computer programs from one place to another. The storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0171] The above description is merely an exemplary embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a sensing signal, characterized in that, The method is executed by any one of N first devices, and the method includes: Receiving first information, where the first information is used to configure the N first devices to receive sensing signals, and N is an integer greater than 1.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first information includes a set of sensing configuration information, and the N first devices share the same set of the sensing configuration information, and the sensing configuration information is used to configure the first device to receive the sensing signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first information includes M sets of sensing configuration information, and one set of the M sets of sensing configuration information corresponds to one or more of the N first devices, and each set of the sensing configuration information is used to configure the corresponding first device to receive the sensing signal, and M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein When M is equal to N, the first information includes N sets of sensing configuration information; The arrangement order of the N sets of sensing configuration information in the first information is determined based on the order of the N first devices in the device list, and the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; Or, The arrangement order of the N sets of sensing configuration information in the first information is determined based on the identification information of the N first devices.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that The sensing configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: enabling the reception of the sensing signal, the time domain position of the sensing signal, the frequency domain position of the sensing signal, and whether the sensing signal has periodicity.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The N first devices are configured to decode the first information using the same radio network temporary identity (RNTI).

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receiving second information, where the second information is used to configure the first information.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein The second information is used to configure at least one of the following: The composition manner of the first information; The transmission manner of the first information; The number of bits of the first information; The device list corresponding to the first information, and the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; The number of devices corresponding to the first information, where the number of devices refers to the number of the first devices that receive the first information; The number of bits of each set of the sensing configuration information included in the first information or in each of the M sets, and M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N; The position of the sensing configuration information corresponding to the first device that receives the second information in the first information.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The first information is carried and transmitted in any one of the following channels: broadcast channel, multicast channel, downlink control channel.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The first information is further used to configure a third device to send the sensing signal.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The third device and the first device are configured to decode the first information using the same RNTI; Or, The third device and the first device are configured to decode the first information using different RNTIs.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein The N first devices are used to receive the same sensing signal; Or, The N first devices are used to receive different sensing signals.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, The N first devices are determined according to at least one of the following: the location of each of the first devices, the distance between each of the first devices and a third device, the link state between each of the first devices and the third device, and the perceived service requirements, where the third device is used to send the sensing signal.

14. A method for transmitting a sensing signal, characterized in that The method is performed by a second device, and the method includes: Sending first information, where the first information is used to configure N first devices to receive the sensing signal, and N is an integer greater than 1.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The first information includes a set of sensing configuration information, and the N first devices share the same set of the sensing configuration information, where the sensing configuration information is used to configure the first device to receive the sensing signal.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The first information includes M sets of sensing configuration information, where one set of the sensing configuration information in the M sets of sensing configuration information corresponds to one or more of the N first devices, and each set of the sensing configuration information is used to configure the corresponding first device to receive the sensing signal, and M is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, When M is equal to N, the first information includes N sets of sensing configuration information; The arrangement order of the N sets of sensing configuration information in the first information is determined based on the order of the N first devices in a device list, where the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; Or, The arrangement order of the N sets of sensing configuration information in the first information is determined based on the identification information of the N first devices.

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that The sensing configuration information is used to configure at least one of the following: enabling the reception of the sensing signal, the time domain position of the sensing signal, the frequency domain position of the sensing signal, and whether the sensing signal has periodicity.

19. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 18, characterized in that, The N first devices are configured to decode the first information using the same radio network temporary identity (RNTI).

20. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, characterized in that The method further includes: Sending second information, where the second information is used to configure the first information.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein The second information is used to configure at least one of the following: The composition manner of the first information; The transmission manner of the first information; The number of bits of the first information; The device list corresponding to the first information, where the device list is used to indicate the N first devices; The number of devices corresponding to the first information, where the number of devices refers to the number of the first devices that receive the first information; The number of bits of each set of the sensing configuration information included in one set or N sets in the first information; The position of the sensing configuration information corresponding to the first device that receives the second information in the first information.

22. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 21, characterized in that The first information is carried and transmitted in any one of the following channels: broadcast channel, multicast channel, downlink control channel.

23. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 22, characterized in that, The first information is further used to configure the third device to send the sensing signal.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein The third device and the first device are configured to decode the first information using the same RNTI; Or, The third device and the first device are configured to decode the first information using different RNTIs.

25. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 24, wherein The N first devices are used to receive the same sensing signal; Or, The N first devices are used to receive different sensing signals.

26. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 25, characterized in that, The N first devices are determined according to at least one of the following: the positions of the respective first devices, the distances between the respective first devices and a third device, the link states between the respective first devices and the third device, and the sensing service requirements, where the third device is used to send the sensing signal.

27. A transmission configuration device for sensing signals, characterized in that, The apparatus includes: A receiving module, configured to receive first information for configuring N first devices to receive a sensing signal, where N is an integer greater than 1.

28. A transmission configuration device for sensing signals, characterized in that, The apparatus includes: A sending module, configured to send first information for configuring N first devices to receive a sensing signal, where N is an integer greater than 1.

29. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device includes a processor and a memory. A computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or to implement the method according to any one of claims 14 to 26.

30. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, A computer program is stored in the storage medium and is used to be executed by a processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or to implement the method according to any one of claims 14 to 26.

31. A chip, characterized in that, The chip includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, which are used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or to implement the method according to any one of claims 14 to 26 when the chip runs.

32. A computer program product, characterized in that, The computer program product includes computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The processor reads and executes the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or to implement the method according to any one of claims 14 to 26.

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