Information configuration method, apparatus, terminal device and network device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wireless communications, and in particular provides an information configuration method, an apparatus, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: on the basis of configuration information, determining the association relationship between at least one channel and a channel state information report or, on the basis of the configuration information, determining the association relationship between the at least one channel and a resource, effectively reducing occupancy of channel resources in beam management processes

Description

Information configuration method, device, terminal equipment and network equipment

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application is based on the Chinese patent application with application number 202410145331.8 and application date of February 1, 2024, and claims the priority of the Chinese patent application. The entire content of the Chinese patent application is hereby introduced into this application as a reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and in particular to an information configuration method, apparatus, terminal equipment, and network equipment. Background Art

[0004] In traditional beam management, network devices frequently configure and activate periodic or semi-persistent beam reporting, or frequently trigger aperiodic beam reporting, to obtain the optimal beam. However, this beam management approach results in significant uplink reporting and control signaling overhead.

[0005] At the same time, in order to reduce the above overhead, less frequent beam reports can be configured, but this approach will cause the network to not always obtain the best beam because the beam report may be outdated, resulting in performance degradation. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the above problems, the present disclosure is proposed. The present disclosure provides an information configuration method, apparatus, terminal device and network device.

[0007] According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration method is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0008] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting a first channel state information report.

[0009] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting amount and / or at least one number of reported reference signals.

[0010] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel is associated with a first reporting amount and a first number of reported reference signals, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting amount and a second number of reported reference signals.

[0011] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

[0012] In addition, according to an aspect of the information configuration method of the present disclosure, the association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR reporting corresponding to the first channel state information report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal (Channel State Information-Reference Signal, CSI-RS) or synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal block, SSB) resource.

[0013] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

[0014] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indicator state identifier (TCI state ID); and / or a reference signal resource indicator (CSI-RS resource indicator, CRI); and / or a synchronization signal block identifier (Synchronization Signal block identifier, SSBID); and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0015] In addition, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration method is provided, wherein the configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or the channel state information reference signal resource set, or the SSB set, or the channel state information reference signal resource, or the SSB.

[0016] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

[0017] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0018] In addition, according to an aspect of the information configuration method of the present disclosure, the method further includes: when the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, sending a first channel state information report to the network device via the first channel.

[0019] In addition, according to an aspect of the information configuration method of the present disclosure, the first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of the CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold value; or the channel quality of the reference signal of the quasi co-location (QCL) configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold value; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recent report.

[0020] According to the second aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration method is provided, which is applied to a network device, and the method includes: sending configuration information to a terminal, the configuration information being used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel status information report, or the configuration information being used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

[0021] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting a first channel state information report.

[0022] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting amount and / or at least one number of reported reference signals.

[0023] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel is associated with a first reporting amount and a first number of reported reference signals, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting amount and a second number of reported reference signals.

[0024] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

[0025] In addition, according to an aspect of the information configuration method of the present disclosure, the association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR reporting corresponding first channel state information report or corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource.

[0026] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

[0027] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0028] In addition, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration method is provided, wherein the configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or the channel state information reference signal resource set, or the SSB set, or the channel state information reference signal resource, or the SSB.

[0029] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

[0030] In addition, according to an information configuration method according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0031] In addition, according to an aspect of the information configuration method of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending a first channel state information report via the first channel receiving terminal when the channel state meets a first predetermined condition.

[0032] In addition, according to an aspect of the information configuration method of the present disclosure, the first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of the CSI-RS or SSB is less than the threshold value; or the channel quality of the reference signal of the quasi-co-site QCL configured in the TCI state is less than the threshold value; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recent report.

[0033] According to the third aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration device is provided, which is applied to a terminal, and the device includes: a receiving module for receiving configuration information sent by a network device; a determination module for determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determining an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0034] According to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, an information configuration device is provided, which is applied to a network device, and the device includes: a sending module, which is used to send configuration information to a terminal, and the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel status information report, or the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

[0035] According to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal device is provided, comprising: a communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a network device; a memory for storing computer-readable instructions; and a processor for running the computer-readable instructions so that the terminal device executes the information configuration method described above.

[0036] According to the sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: a communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal device; a memory for storing computer-readable instructions; and a processor for running the computer-readable instructions so that the network device executes the information configuration method described above.

[0037] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program, which implements the information configuration method described above when executed by a processor.

[0038] As will be described in detail below, according to the information configuration method of an embodiment of the present disclosure, the occupation of channel resources during beam management is effectively reduced by determining the association relationship between at least one channel and a channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determining the association relationship between at least one channel and resources based on the configuration information.

[0039] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the technology as claimed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The above and other purposes, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent through a more detailed description of the embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are intended to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present disclosure, they are used to explain the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. In the drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

[0041] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG2 is a method flow chart illustrating an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0043] FIG3 is a method flow chart further illustrating an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] FIG4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an information configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0045] FIG5 is a schematic diagram further illustrating an information configuration device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0046] FIG6 is a hardware block diagram illustrating a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] FIG7 is a hardware block diagram illustrating a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0048] FIG8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a computer program product according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, the following will describe in detail exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described herein.

[0050] First, an application scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is summarized with reference to Figure 1. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various wireless communication systems, such as: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) system, New Radio (NR) system, NR system evolution system, LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) system on unlicensed spectrum, NR-Unlicensed (NR-U) system on unlicensed spectrum, Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) system, fifth generation communication (5G) system or other communication systems. It is easy to understand that the communication system architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand that with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0051] As shown in FIG1 , the application scenario at least includes: a terminal device 101 (eg, UE 101 ) and a network device 102 (eg, a base station 102 ).

[0052] The terminal device may be a user equipment (UE), an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, an intelligent terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device. The terminal may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a relay device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal in a next-generation communication system such as an NR network or a terminal in a future-evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), etc., without specific limitation.

[0053] The network device may be a device for communicating with a terminal device. Specifically, the network device may be a base transceiver station (BTS) in a GSM or CDMA communication system, a base station (nodeB, NB) in a WCDMA communication system, an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE communication system, a next generation evolved node B (ng-eNB) in an NR communication system, or a next generation base station (gNB) in an NR communication system.

[0054] In addition, a network device can also be an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a relay station, a network device in a future evolved PLMN network, or a network device in an NTN network. It should be noted that in some network deployments, a network device can be a standalone node that implements all the functions of the aforementioned base station; it can include a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), such as the gNB-CU and gNB-DU, and can also include an active antenna unit (AAU). The CU can implement some of the network device's functions, while the DU can implement some of the network device's functions. For example, the CU is responsible for processing non-real-time protocols and services, implementing the functions of the Radio Resource Control (RRC), Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP), and Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layers. The DU is responsible for processing physical layer protocols and real-time services, implementing the functions of the Radio Link Control (RLC), Media Access Control Address (MAC), and Physical (PHY) layers. In addition, the AAU implements some physical layer processing functions, RF processing, and active antenna-related functions. Because RRC layer information ultimately becomes PHY layer information, or is converted from PHY layer information, in this network deployment, higher-layer signaling (RRC) can be considered to be sent by the DU, or by both the DU and the AAU. It is understood that the network device may include at least one of the CU, DU, and AAU.

[0055] In the example shown in FIG1 , beam management may include at least the following steps:

[0056] Step 1: Base station 102 sends Channel State Information (CSI) configuration information to UE 101, which may include two parts: CSI resource configuration (CSI-ResourceConfig) and CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig). Specifically, CSI-ResourceConfig can be understood as the reference signal (CSI-RS) used to configure CSI calculation, while CSI-ReportConfig can be understood as the behavior used to configure CSI reporting (including but not limited to CSI reporting mode, CSI report triggering conditions, CSI report reporting frequency, designated PUCCH, etc.).

[0057] Step 2: UE 101 performs measurements based on the configured CSI-RS and calculates the required CSI.

[0058] Step 3: UE 101 reports the CSI report to the base station 102 via the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in a format that complies with the requirements of CSI-ReportConfig, so that the base station 102 can perform related work on beam management.

[0059] Specifically, for example, after receiving the CSI report, the base station 102 may send downlink control information (DCI) to the UE 101, including transmission configuration indication state (TCI state) information. The TCI state information may be used to indicate how the UE 101 configures its own transmission parameters in order to communicate with the base station 102. After receiving the DCI, the UE 101 sends a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) as confirmation of the received data. The base station will delay for a certain period of time based on this confirmation information, and then make the TCI state effective within the next period of time.

[0060] Furthermore, PUCCH reporting can be divided into periodic CSI reporting, semi-persistent CSI reporting and aperiodic CSI reporting.

[0061] The configuration method described in the embodiments of the present disclosure mainly involves the CSI-ReportConfig in step 1 of the above-mentioned beam management and the channel configuration (PUCCH-Config) information for the PUCCH, which will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 2 and 3.

[0062] Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information configuration method shown in Figure 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is executed by, for example, the terminal device UE101 described with reference to Figure 1, and the information configuration method may include at least the following steps.

[0063] In step S201, configuration information sent by a network device is received, and an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report is determined based on the configuration information, or an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource is determined based on the configuration information.

[0064] As described above, UE101 receives configuration information sent by base station 102. This configuration information can be CSI-ReportConfig information or PUCCH-Config information. The first channel state information report is feedback information about the channel state sent by UE101 to base station 102. The first channel is a channel for transmitting the first channel state information report. The first resource is a CSI resource configuration associated with the first channel, or a CSI-RS resource set and / or a synchronization signal block SSB resource set, or a CSI-RS resource and / or an SSB resource. Specifically, refer to Schemes 1 to 3 for a detailed description.

[0065] Figure 3 is a flowchart further illustrating the information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure shown in Figure 3 is executed by, for example, the network device base station 102 described with reference to Figure 1 , and the information configuration method may include at least the following steps.

[0066] In step S301, configuration information is sent to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource. Specifically, refer to Solutions 1 to 3 for detailed description.

[0067] Option 1:

[0068] The base station 102 associates at least two PUCCHs for each CSI report, wherein at least one PUCCH is used for periodic reporting and at least one PUCCH is used for conditionally triggered reporting.

[0069] Specifically, in the CSI-ReportConfig information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration, for each report configuration identifier (reportConfig Id), it is necessary to configure at least two PUCCHs for each carrier bandwidth part (BWP) to send CSI reports to balance the overhead and reporting timeliness. The details are as follows:

[0070] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, one CSI report may be associated with two PUCCHs, a first PUCCH and a second PUCCH.

[0071] The first PUCCH is used only to report CSI when UE 101 determines that the first condition is met. It has a short reporting period for rapid reporting when the first condition is met, and a small payload size to save resource overhead.

[0072] The first condition may include at least one of the following:

[0073] 1) The channel quality of the CSI-RS or synchronization signal block (SSB) is less than a certain threshold (i.e., the current signal quality is poor and cannot meet the system performance requirements or the needs of a specific application); or

[0074] 2) The channel quality of the reference RS of the Quasi Co-Location (QCL) configured in the TCI state is less than a certain threshold (i.e., the channel quality is not accurate or reliable); or

[0075] 3) The best CRI / SSBID has changed compared to the last L1-RSRP / L1-SINR report.

[0076] When at least one of the first conditions is met, UE 101 may report based on the configured reporting amount, or report a first parameter indicating no available reference signal (candidate RS). In this case, base station 102 triggers aperiodic CSI reporting. Additionally, a bit may be included to indicate whether the reporting content is for beam reporting or beam switching.

[0077] The second PUCCH is used for periodic or semi-continuous reporting of CSI reports by UE 101. It has a longer reporting period to reduce reporting overhead and a larger payload size, meaning it carries a larger amount of valid data, including N CRIs and corresponding parameters such as L1-RSRP / L1-SINR. Specifically, N depends on the network configuration.

[0078] In addition to configuring the reporting period and payload size of the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH, you also need to configure the reporting amount and the number of reported reference signals.

[0079] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one reporting quantity and / or at least one reported reference signal quantity are configured in one CSI report.

[0080] The reported quantity (reportQuantity) refers to the parameters in the CSI report, including at least one or more of the following: TCI state ID, CRI, SSBID, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR, and No Candidate RS.

[0081] The number of reported reference signals (nrofReportedRS) refers to the number of reference signals reported by UE 101 and is a specific indicator. Based on the requirements and configuration of base station 102, UE 101 can selectively report a certain number of reference signals for network analysis and optimization. nrofReportedRS can be adjusted to meet the network's channel state information requirements.

[0082] Specifically, when the configuration is 1 reportQuantity and 1 nrofReportedRS, the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH adopt the same configuration.

[0083] Further, when 1 reportQuantity and 1 nrofReportedRS are configured, and the first information is configured to indicate "joint reporting", the contents reported by the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH together constitute the CSI report.

[0084] In an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure, when nrofReportedRS=4, the first PUCCH reports the first CRI / SSBID and L1-RSRP / L1-SINR, and the second PUCCH reports the remaining three CRI / SSBIDs and L1-RSRP / L1-SINR.

[0085] When configured as two reportQuantities and two nrofReportedRSs, the first reportQuantity and the first nrofReportedRS correspond to the first PUCCH, and the second reportQuantity and the second nrofReportedRS correspond to the second PUCCH. The reported content corresponding to the first reportQuantity is smaller than the reported content corresponding to the second reportQuantity, and / or the first nrofReportedRS is smaller than the second nrofReportedRS.

[0086] In an example of an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first PUCCH reporting content may be configured as:

[0087] Report 1 CRI or report 1 SSBID; or

[0088] Report 1 CRI+L1-RSRP / L1-SINR or report 1 SSBID+L1-RSRP / L1-SINR; or

[0089] Report X CRIs + L1-RSRP / L1-SINRs or X SSBIDs + L1-RSRP / L1-SINRs, where X depends on the network configuration.

[0090] Option 2:

[0091] The base station 102 configures a PUCCH for conditional triggering of reporting, and this PUCCH is associated with a CSI report.

[0092] Specifically, in the PUCCH-Config information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration, a reportConfig Id is associated with a PUCCH, so that when the UE 101 determines that the first condition is met, the PUCCH is used to report the CSI report corresponding to the reportConfig Id. Specifically including:

[0093] In the case where there is only one periodic L1-RSRP or L1-SINR report on the BWP where UE 101 works, the PUCCH is associated with the CSI report corresponding to the periodic L1-RSRP or L1-SINR report and the corresponding CSI-RS or SSB resource.

[0094] In the case where there are X periodic L1-RSRP or L1-SINR reports on the BWP where UE 101 operates, the PUCCH is associated with a CSI report corresponding to one of the X periodic L1-RSRP or L1-SINR reports and the corresponding CSI-RS or SSB resource.

[0095] The PUCCH reporting content depends on the network configuration and may specifically include a third reportQuantity and a third nrofReportedRS. The third reportQuantity includes at least one or more of the following: TCI state ID, CRI, SSBID, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR, and No Candidate RS.

[0096] The first condition is the same as described in Solution 1 and will not be repeated here.

[0097] Option 3:

[0098] The base station 102 configures a PUCCH for conditional triggering reporting, and the PUCCH is associated with the first resource.

[0099] Specifically, in the PUCCH-Config information in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration, a first resource is associated with a PUCCH, so that when UE101 determines that the first condition is met, UE101 measures L1-RSRP / L1-SINR based on the first resource configuration associated with the PUCCH and reports it. The details are as follows:

[0100] As described above, the first resource is the CSI resource configuration associated with the PUCCH, or the CSI-RS resource set and / or SSB resource set, or the CSI-RS resource and / or SSB resource.

[0101] The PUCCH reporting content depends on the network configuration and may specifically include a fourth reportQuantity and a fourth nrofReportedRS. The third reportQuantity includes at least one or more of the following: TCI state ID, CRI, SSBID, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR, and No Candidate RS.

[0102] The first condition is the same as described in Schemes 1 and 2 and will not be repeated here.

[0103] At this point, the description of Scheme 1 to Scheme 3 is complete.

[0104] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an information configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information configuration apparatus 400 shown in Figure 4 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied by, for example, the terminal device UE 101 described with reference to Figure 1 , and the information configuration apparatus 400 may include at least the following modules.

[0105] Receiving module 401, used to receive configuration information sent by the network device;

[0106] The determination module 402 is configured to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

[0107] Specifically, in the case where the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting a first channel state information report; and the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting quantity, and / or, at least one reporting reference signal quantity; wherein the first channel is associated with the first reporting quantity and the first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with the second reporting quantity and the second reporting reference signal quantity.

[0108] In the case where the configuration information is the first channel configuration information, the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report. The association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with the first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource. And the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting quantity and a third reporting reference signal quantity, wherein the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0109] In the case where the configuration information is the second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or the channel state information reference signal resource set, or the SSB set, or the channel state information reference signal resource, or the SSB. In addition, the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting quantity and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity. The fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0110] Additionally, it may include:

[0111] The reporting module 403 is configured to send a first channel state information report to the network device via the first channel when the channel state satisfies a first predetermined condition. The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: the channel quality of the CSI-RS or SSB is less than a threshold; or the channel quality of the reference signal of the quasi-co-located QCL configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold; or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recently reported one.

[0112] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram further illustrating an information configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information configuration apparatus 500 shown in Figure 5 is applied by, for example, the network device base station 102 described with reference to Figure 1 , and may include at least the following modules.

[0113] The sending module 501 is configured to send configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

[0114] Specifically, in the case where the configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting a first channel state information report; and the channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting quantity, and / or, at least one reporting reference signal quantity; wherein the first channel is associated with the first reporting quantity and the first reporting reference signal quantity, and the second channel is associated with the second reporting quantity and the second reporting reference signal quantity.

[0115] In the case where the configuration information is the first channel configuration information, the first channel configuration information indicates the association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report. The association relationship includes: the first channel is associated with the first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource. And the first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting quantity and a third reporting reference signal quantity, wherein the third reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0116] In the case where the configuration information is the second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates the association between the first channel and the first channel state information resource configuration, or the channel state information reference signal resource set, or the SSB set, or the channel state information reference signal resource, or the SSB. In addition, the second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting quantity and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity. The fourth reporting quantity includes at least one of the following: a transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or a reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or a synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; or no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

[0117] Additionally, it may include:

[0118] The receiving module 502 is configured to send a first channel state information report via a first channel receiving terminal when a channel state satisfies a first predetermined condition. The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: a CSI-RS or SSB channel quality is less than a threshold; or a quasi-co-located QCL reference signal channel quality configured in the TCI state is less than a threshold; or a best CRI or SSB ID is different from a most recently reported one.

[0119] 6 is a hardware block diagram illustrating a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The terminal device 600 includes a processor 601 , a memory 602 , and a communication interface 603 . The processor 601 , the memory 602 , and the communication interface 603 are interconnected via a bus 604 .

[0120] The communication interface 603 is used to perform wireless communication with the network device, and the communication interface 603 may be a communication chip.

[0121] The memory 602 is used to store computer-readable instructions. The memory 602 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof. The volatile memory may include, for example, random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory. The non-volatile memory may include, for example, read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk, a flash memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, etc.

[0122] The processor 601 is configured to execute computer-readable instructions, so that the terminal device 600 executes the information configuration method described above.

[0123] 7 is a hardware block diagram illustrating a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Network device 700 includes a processor 701 , a memory 702 , and a communication interface 703 . Processor 701 , memory 702 , and communication interface 703 are interconnected via a bus 704 .

[0124] The communication interface 703 is used to perform wireless communication with the terminal device, and the communication interface 703 can be a communication chip.

[0125] The memory 702 is used to store computer-readable instructions. The memory 702 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof. The volatile memory may include, for example, random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory. The non-volatile memory may include, for example, read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk, a flash memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, etc.

[0126] The processor 701 is configured to execute computer-readable instructions, so that the network device 700 executes the information configuration method described above.

[0127] FIG8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a computer program product according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG8 , a computer program product 800 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has a computer program 801 stored thereon. When the computer program 801 is executed by a processor, the information configuration method described with reference to the above figures is executed. The computer program product includes, but is not limited to, volatile memory and / or non-volatile memory. The volatile memory may, for example, include random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory. The non-volatile memory may, for example, include read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk, a flash memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, etc.

[0128] The information configuration method, apparatus, terminal device, and network device according to embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. The information configuration method according to embodiments of the present disclosure effectively reduces the occupation of channel resources during beam management by determining an association between at least one channel and a channel state information report based on configuration information, or by determining an association between at least one channel and a resource based on configuration information.

[0129] 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. Professionals and technicians 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 disclosure.

[0130] The basic principles of the present disclosure have been described above in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, it should be noted that the advantages, strengths, and effects mentioned in this disclosure are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and should not be construed as necessarily possessed by each embodiment of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the specific details disclosed above are provided for illustrative purposes and to facilitate understanding, rather than as limitations. These details do not limit the present disclosure to necessarily being implemented using these specific details.

[0131] The block diagrams of the devices, devices, equipment, and systems involved in this disclosure are merely illustrative examples and are not intended to require or imply that they must be connected, arranged, or configured in the manner shown in the block diagrams. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, these devices, devices, equipment, and systems can be connected, arranged, or configured in any manner. Words such as "include," "comprise," "have," and the like are open-ended words, meaning "including but not limited to," and can be used interchangeably therewith. The words "or" and "and" used herein refer to the words "and / or" and can be used interchangeably therewith, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The word "such as" used herein refers to the phrase "such as but not limited to," and can be used interchangeably therewith.

[0132] Additionally, as used herein, "or" used in a list of items beginning with "at least one" indicates a separate list, so that, for example, a list of "at least one of A, B, or C" means A or B or C, or AB or AC or BC, or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Furthermore, the word "exemplary" does not mean that the example described is preferred or better than other examples.

[0133] It should also be noted that in the system and method of the present disclosure, each component or each step can be decomposed and / or recombined. Such decomposition and / or recombination should be regarded as equivalent solutions of the present disclosure.

[0134] Various changes, substitutions, and modifications may be made to the technology described herein without departing from the teachings defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the claims of this disclosure is not limited to the specific aspects of the processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of things, means, methods, and actions described above. Currently existing or later developed processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of things, means, methods, or actions that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same results as the corresponding aspects described herein may be utilized. Accordingly, the appended claims include within their scope such processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of things, means, methods, or actions.

[0135] The above description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but rather to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0136] The above description has been provided for the purpose of illustration and description. In addition, this description is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure to the forms disclosed herein. Although a number of example aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those skilled in the art will recognize certain variations, modifications, alterations, additions, and sub-combinations thereof.

Claims

1. An information configuration method, applied to a terminal, comprising: Receive configuration information sent by the network device, and determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

2. The information configuration method according to claim 1, wherein: The configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting the first channel state information report.

3. The information configuration method according to claim 2, wherein: The channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting amount and / or at least one number of reported reference signals.

4. The information configuration method according to claim 3, wherein: The first channel is associated with a first reporting amount and a first number of reported reference signals, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting amount and a second number of reported reference signals.

5. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

6. The information configuration method according to claim 5, wherein: The association relationship includes: The first channel is associated with the first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource.

7. The information configuration method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein: The first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

8. The information configuration method according to claim 7, wherein: The third reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; Or there is no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

9. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and a first channel state information resource configuration, or a channel state information reference signal resource set, or an SSB set, or a channel state information reference signal resource, or an SSB.

10. The information configuration method according to claim 9, wherein: The second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

11. The information configuration method according to claim 10, wherein: The fourth reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or the L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; Or there is no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

12. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein: The method further comprises: In a case where the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, the first channel state information report is sent to the network device via the first channel.

13. The information configuration method according to claim 12, wherein: The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: The channel quality of CSI-RS or SSB is less than the threshold; Or the channel quality of the reference signal of the quasi-co-site QCL configured in the TCI state is less than the threshold; Or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recent report.

14. An information configuration method, applied to a network device, comprising: Configuration information is sent to a terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource.

15. The information configuration method according to claim 14, wherein: The configuration information is channel state information report configuration information, and the channel state information report configuration information indicates a first channel and a second channel for transmitting the first channel state information report.

16. The information configuration method according to claim 15, wherein: The channel state information report configuration information further indicates at least one reporting amount and / or at least one number of reported reference signals.

17. The information configuration method according to claim 16, wherein: The first channel is associated with a first reporting amount and a first number of reported reference signals, and the second channel is associated with a second reporting amount and a second number of reported reference signals.

18. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein: The configuration information is first channel configuration information, and the first channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and the first channel state information report.

19. The information configuration method according to claim 18, wherein: The association relationship includes: The first channel is associated with the first channel state information report corresponding to at least one L1-RSRP or at least one L1-SINR report or the corresponding channel state information reference signal CSI-RS or synchronization signal block SSB resource.

20. The information configuration method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein: The first channel configuration information further indicates: a third reporting amount and a third reporting reference signal quantity.

21. The information configuration method according to claim 20, wherein: The third reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; Or there is no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

22. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein: The configuration information is second channel configuration information, and the second channel configuration information indicates an association relationship between the first channel and a first channel state information resource configuration, or a channel state information reference signal resource set, or an SSB set, or a channel state information reference signal resource, or an SSB.

23. The information configuration method according to claim 22, wherein: The second channel configuration information further indicates: a fourth reporting amount and a fourth reporting reference signal quantity.

24. The information configuration method according to claim 23, wherein: The fourth reporting amount includes at least one of the following: Transmission configuration indication state identifier TCI state ID; and / or reference signal resource indicator CRI; and / or synchronization signal block identifier SSBID; and / or the L1-RSRP or L1-SINR; Or there is no available reference signal No Candidate RS.

25. The information configuration method according to any one of claims 14 to 24, wherein: The method further comprises: In a case where the channel state meets a first predetermined condition, the first channel state information report sent by the terminal is received via the first channel.

26. The information configuration method according to claim 25, wherein: The first predetermined condition includes at least one of the following: The channel quality of CSI-RS or SSB is less than the threshold; Or the channel quality of the reference signal of the quasi-co-site QCL configured in the TCI state is less than the threshold; Or the best CRI or SSBID is different from the most recent report.

27. An information configuration device, applied to a terminal, comprising: A receiving module, used for receiving configuration information sent by a network device; A determination module is configured to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first channel state information report based on the configuration information, or to determine an association relationship between at least one first channel and a first resource based on the configuration information.

28. An information configuration device, applied to a network device, comprising: The sending module is used to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first channel state information report, or the configuration information is used to determine the association relationship between at least one first channel and the first resource.

29. A terminal device comprising: a communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a network device; a memory for storing computer-readable instructions; as well as A processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions so that the terminal device executes the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

30. A network device comprising: a communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal device; a memory for storing computer-readable instructions; as well as A processor, configured to run the computer-readable instructions so that the network device executes the information configuration method according to any one of claims 14 to 26.

31. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 26 is implemented.

32. A computer storage medium for storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 26 is implemented.

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