Communication method, apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method is executed by a terminal, and comprises: sending first information to a network device, the first information being used for indicating a first function and / or first model, applicable under a first characteristic, of the terminal. Thus, the timing for the terminal to report the first function and / or first model applicable under the first characteristic can be determined, and the mode in which the terminal reports the first information can be determined.

Description

Communication method, device and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] In actual applications, internal and external changes on the terminal side may cause all functions (functionality) and / or models (model) under a feature to not be applicable. In this case, the terminal can report the functions and models used, but it is not clear when to trigger the terminal to report the applicable functions and models.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a communication method, an apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: sending first information to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0006] In the above method, the terminal may report the applicable first function and / or first model to help the network device determine the currently applicable first function and / or first model.

[0007] According to the second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a network device and includes: receiving first information sent by a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0008] In the above method, the network device may determine the currently applicable first function and / or first model by receiving the first information reported by the terminal.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising a transceiver module for sending first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising a transceiver module for receiving first information sent by a terminal, the first information being used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0011] According to the fifth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, which includes: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor, which is connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal reception and transmission of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and is capable of executing the communication method of any one of the first and second aspects.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes a communication method as described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0013] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0014] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, characterized in that it includes a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the first aspect of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0016] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] 3a-3c are flowcharts of some communication methods provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0019] 4a-4c are flowcharts of other communication methods provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0020] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of interactions of other communication methods provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG6a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG6 b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG7a is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG7 b is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0026] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: sending first information to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0027] In the above embodiment, the terminal may report the applicable first function and / or first model to help the network device determine the currently applicable first function and / or first model.

[0028] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending first information to the network device includes at least one of the following: sending first information to the network device in a first period; sending first information to the network device based on a first event; sending first information to the network device in response to first signaling from the network device, the first signaling being used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

[0029] In the above embodiment, the terminal may report the first information in multiple ways.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information to the network device includes: sending the first information to the network device under a first condition.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the terminal may send the first information to the network device when the first condition is met.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first condition includes at least one of the following: the terminal is configured with the second feature and the terminal is running the second feature; the terminal is configured with the third feature and the terminal has not yet started running the third feature; the terminal is not configured with any feature.

[0033] In the above embodiment, by determining the first condition, the timing of sending the first information can be determined.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first characteristic includes at least one of the following: a characteristic that the terminal is running; a characteristic that is configured for the terminal but not yet running; a characteristic that is not configured for the terminal.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the specific content reported by the terminal can be determined by confirming the type of the first characteristic.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving first signaling sent by a network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

[0037] In the above embodiment, the terminal may send the first information based on a signaling trigger of the network device.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second signaling sent by the network device, where the second signaling is used to indicate characteristics configured for the terminal.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the terminal can obtain the characteristics configured for the terminal by the network device through the second signaling sent by the network device.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first characteristic includes at least one of the following: positioning based on artificial intelligence (AI); beam management based on AI; and channel state information (CSI) enhancement based on AI.

[0041] In the above-described embodiment, the content of the first characteristic can be determined.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first characteristic corresponds to one or more first functions, and the first function corresponds to one or more first models.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the first characteristic may correspond to at least one first function and a first model, which may facilitate determining the function and / or model to be used.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information to the network device includes: sending the first information to the network device at a first period, and the first characteristic is a characteristic that the terminal is running.

[0045] In the above embodiment, the terminal may periodically report the first function and / or first model applicable under the characteristics of the terminal being run.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information to the network device includes: sending the first information to the network device based on a first event, and the first characteristic is a characteristic that the terminal is running.

[0047] In the above embodiment, the terminal may report the applicable first function and / or first model under the characteristics of the terminal being run based on the first event.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending first information to a network device includes: receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling being used to instruct the terminal to report first information; and in response to the first signaling, sending first information to the network device, indicating that the terminal is running a first feature.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the terminal may report the applicable first function and / or first model under the running characteristics to the network device based on the first signaling trigger.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending first information to a network device includes: receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first characteristic; in response to the first signaling, sending first information to the network device, the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device, and the terminal is running the second characteristic.

[0051] In the above embodiment, when the second feature is running, the terminal may report the first function and / or first model applicable under the feature specified by the network device based on the first signaling.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending first information to a network device includes: receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling being used to instruct the terminal to report first information; and sending first information to the network device in response to the first signaling, the first characteristic being a characteristic configured by the network device for the terminal but which the terminal has not yet started running.

[0053] In the above embodiment, when the terminal is configured with a feature but has not yet started to operate, the terminal may report the first function and / or first model applicable under the feature based on the first signaling.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending first information to a network device includes: receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of a first characteristic; in response to the first signaling, sending the first information to the network device, the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device through the first signaling, and the terminal is not configured with any characteristics.

[0055] In the above embodiment, when no feature is configured, the terminal may report the first function and / or first model applicable under the feature indicated by the network device based on the first signaling.

[0056] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a network device. The method includes receiving first information sent by a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the network device may determine the currently applicable first function and / or first model by receiving the first information sent by the terminal.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following: the receiving terminal sends the first information in a first period; the receiving terminal sends the first information based on a first event; the receiving terminal sends the first information in response to the first signaling of the network device, and the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the network device can receive the first information from the terminal in various ways.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first information sent by the terminal includes: receiving the first information sent by the terminal under a first condition.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the first information sent by the terminal under the first condition.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first condition includes at least one of the following: the network device has configured a second feature for the terminal, and the terminal is running the second feature; the network device has configured a third feature for the terminal, and the terminal has not yet started running the third feature; the network device has not configured any feature for the terminal.

[0063] In the above embodiment, by determining the first condition, the timing of sending the first information can be determined.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first characteristic includes at least one of the following: a characteristic that the terminal is running; a characteristic that is configured for the terminal but not yet running; a characteristic that is not configured for the terminal.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the specific content reported by the terminal can be determined by confirming the type of the first characteristic.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the network device may trigger the terminal to report the first information by sending the first signaling to the terminal.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending second signaling to the terminal, where the second signaling is used to indicate the characteristics configured for the terminal.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the network device may configure characteristics for the terminal by sending a second instruction to the terminal.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first characteristic includes at least one of the following: positioning based on artificial intelligence (AI); beam management based on AI; and channel state information (CSI) enhancement based on AI.

[0071] In the above-described embodiment, the content of the first characteristic can be determined.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first characteristic corresponds to one or more first functions, and the first functions correspond to one or more first models.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the first characteristic may correspond to at least one first function and a first model, which may facilitate determining the function and / or model to be used.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first information sent by the terminal includes: receiving the first information sent by the terminal in a first period, and the first characteristic is a characteristic that the terminal is running.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the first function and / or the first model applicable under the characteristics of the terminal being run, which are periodically reported by the terminal.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first information sent by the terminal includes: receiving the first information sent by the terminal based on a first event, and the first characteristic is a characteristic that the terminal is running.

[0077] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the first function and / or first model applicable to the characteristics of the terminal being run, which is reported by the terminal based on the first event.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first information sent by the terminal includes: sending a first signaling to the terminal, the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information; receiving the first information sent by the terminal in response to the first signaling, and the terminal is running the first feature.

[0079] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the applicable first function and / or first model under the running characteristic reported to the network device by the terminal based on the first signaling trigger.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: sending a first signaling to the terminal, the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first characteristic; the receiving terminal responds to the first signaling, sends the first information, the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device, and the terminal is running the second characteristic.

[0081] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the first function and / or first model applicable under the feature specified by the network device, which is reported by the terminal based on the first signaling when the second feature is running.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first information sent by the terminal includes: sending a first signaling to the terminal, the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information; the receiving terminal sends the first information in response to the first signaling, the first characteristic is a characteristic configured by the network device for the terminal but the terminal has not yet started running.

[0083] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the first function and / or first model applicable to the terminal under the above characteristics reported based on the first signaling when the terminal is configured with the characteristics but has not yet started operating.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: sending a first signaling to the terminal, the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first characteristic; the receiving terminal responds to the first signaling and sends the first information, the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device through the first signaling, and the terminal is not configured with any characteristics.

[0085] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the first function and / or the first model applicable to the terminal under the characteristic indicated by the network device reported based on the first signaling when the characteristic is not configured.

[0086] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising a transceiver module, for sending first information to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0087] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising a transceiver module for receiving first information sent by a terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0088] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect and the second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0089] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0090] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect can be executed.

[0091] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program product, characterized in that it includes a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the method of any one of the embodiments of the first and second aspects of the present disclosure.

[0092] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, and storage media are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0093] The present disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "apparatus" and "terminal" and "network device" and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0094] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0095] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0096] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0097] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0098] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0099] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and / or B and / or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and / or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0101] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "in one case A, in another case B," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B," may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: executing A independently of B (in some embodiments, A); executing B independently of A (in some embodiments, B); selectively executing A and B (in some embodiments, selecting between A and B); and executing both A and B (in some embodiments, A and B). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0102] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0103] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0104] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0105] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0106] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0107] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0108] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0109] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0110] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0111] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0112] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0113] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0114] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0115] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0116] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0117] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0118] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "obtain", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from a protocol, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0119] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0120] In some embodiments, "predetermined" and "preset" can be interpreted as pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or can be interpreted as a pre-set action performed by a device, etc.

[0121] In some embodiments, determining may be interpreted as judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, searching, looking up, retrieving, ascertaining, receiving, transmitting, inputting, outputting, accessing, resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, “assuming,” “expecting,” “considering,” broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0122] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0123] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0124] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0125] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0126] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained after obtaining the user's consent. To solve the above problems, the present disclosure proposes a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0127] The widespread application of the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) has brought about tremendous changes in all aspects of people's lives. According to the vision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 5G will penetrate into all areas of future society and build a comprehensive information ecosystem centered on users. Among them, the 5G user experience rate can reach 100Mbit / s to 1Gbit / s, which can support ultimate business experiences such as mobile virtual reality; the 5G peak rate can reach 10Gbit / s to 20Gbit / s, and the traffic density can reach 10Mbit / s / m 2 , capable of supporting more than a thousand-fold growth in mobile business traffic in the future; the 5G connection density can reach 1 million / m 2 , effectively supporting massive numbers of IoT devices; 5G transmission latency can reach milliseconds, meeting the stringent requirements of the Internet of Vehicles and industrial control; 5G can support mobile speeds of 500 km / h, providing a good user experience in high-speed rail environments. As a representative of new infrastructure, 5G will undoubtedly reshape the future information society.

[0128] In recent years, AI technology has achieved continuous breakthroughs in numerous fields. The continued development of fields like intelligent voice and computer vision has not only brought a rich variety of applications to smart terminals, but has also found widespread application in education, transportation, home furnishings, healthcare, retail, security, and other fields. While bringing convenience to people's lives, it is also promoting industrial upgrading across various industries. AI technology is also rapidly interpenetrating with other disciplines. Its development integrates knowledge from different disciplines while also providing new directions and methods for their development.

[0129] In 3GPP Release 18, a research project on artificial intelligence technology in wireless air interfaces was established within RAN1. This project aims to study how to introduce artificial intelligence technology into wireless air interfaces and explore how artificial intelligence technology can assist in improving wireless air interface transmission technologies.

[0130] In wireless AI research, application cases of artificial intelligence include: AI-based CSI enhancement; AI-based beam management; and AI-based positioning.

[0131] In the current discussion, the concepts of AI / machine learning (ML) feature, AI / ML functionality, and AI model are defined. An AI / ML feature is a UE feature enabled by AI / ML. Functionality is determined by the classification of key parameters. These key parameters are included in the UE capability information. An AI model is an AI algorithm that obtains target output parameters from input parameters. Typically, an AI / ML feature can include one AI / ML functionality. An AI / ML functionality can include one or more AI models.

[0132] In actual applications, due to changes in the terminal's internal state, such as battery and storage, as well as changes in the terminal's external environment, such as changes in terminal configuration, the cell in which the terminal is located, and the terminal's mobility, not all functionalities and / or models within a feature may be applicable. Therefore, a corresponding process should be established to help the network determine the currently applicable AI model or AI function. The terminal can report applicable AI functions and AI models. However, the timing of triggering the terminal to report applicable AI functions and AI models is unclear.

[0133] To address the above issues, this solution proposes a communication method that can determine when a terminal reports applicable AI functions and AI models, as well as a method for the terminal to report applicable AI functions and AI models. The specific contents of this method are as follows.

[0134] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0135] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0136] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0137] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0138] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0139] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. A network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0140] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned one or more network elements may include, for example, AMF, UPF, MME, etc., and may also include other network elements, such as Policy Control Function (PCF), Application Function (AF), Network Application Function (NAF), Application Layer Authentication and Key Management Anchor Function (AAnF), Bootstrapping Server Functionality (BSF), Session Management Function (SMF), etc.

[0141] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0142] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0143] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0144] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100. The communication system 100 may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102. In some embodiments, the method includes:

[0145] Step 2101: The network device sends a first signaling to the terminal.

[0146] In some embodiments, the first signaling may be used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, that is, the network device may trigger the terminal to report the first information through the first signaling.

[0147] In some embodiments, the first information may be used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

[0148] In some embodiments, the first characteristic may include at least one of the following: a characteristic currently running on the terminal; a characteristic configured for the terminal but not yet running on the terminal; a characteristic not configured for the terminal.

[0149] In some embodiments, the first feature may include at least one of the following in actual application cases: positioning based on artificial intelligence (AI); beam management based on AI; and channel state information (CSI) enhancement based on AI.

[0150] Optionally, the method by which the first signaling instructs the terminal to report may be through a field indication, for example, using a single bit indication. When the field bit is 0, the terminal is instructed not to report the first information, and when the field bit is 1, the terminal is instructed to report the first information. Alternatively, the first signaling may not include an additional field for indication, and as long as the terminal receives the first signaling, it will be triggered to report. In this case, the content of the first signaling may be arbitrary, or the first signaling may not carry specific information. Alternatively, the first signaling may trigger the terminal to report the first information through other methods, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0151] In some embodiments, this step is optional. When the terminal can report the first information periodically, or the terminal can report the first information based on a first event, the terminal may not trigger the reporting of the first information by receiving the first signaling.

[0152] Step 2102: The network device sends a second signaling to the terminal.

[0153] In some embodiments, the second signaling may be used to indicate characteristics configured for the terminal, that is, the network device may configure characteristics for the terminal through the second signaling.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first signaling and the second signaling can be the same signaling, that is, one signaling can be used to simultaneously configure characteristics for the terminal and instruct the terminal to report the first information. For example, the first signaling can carry the characteristics configured for the terminal, and the first signaling has the ability to trigger the terminal to report the first information. For example, at this time, the first signaling can indicate whether the terminal is to report through a field, or it will report as long as the terminal receives the first signaling.

[0155] In some embodiments, this step is optional, and when the first signaling may indicate configuration of a feature for the terminal, the terminal may not receive the second signaling.

[0156] Step 2103: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0157] In some embodiments, the terminal sending the first information to the network device may include at least one of the following: sending the first information to the network device in a first period; sending the first information to the network device based on a first event; sending the first information to the network device in response to the first signaling of the network device, the first signaling being used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

[0158] In other words, the terminal may periodically report the first information; or, the terminal may proactively report the first information based on a first event; or, the terminal may trigger the reporting of the first information based on signaling from a network device.

[0159] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device under a first condition.

[0160] In the above embodiment, the first condition may include at least one of the following:

[0161] The terminal is configured with a second feature and the terminal is running the second feature;

[0162] The terminal is configured with a third feature, but the terminal has not yet started running the third feature;

[0163] No features are configured on the endpoint.

[0164] In other words, the terminal may report the first information when the feature is configured and the feature is running; or, the terminal may report the first information when the feature is configured but the feature has not yet started running; or, the terminal may report the first information when the feature is not configured.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first characteristic corresponds to one or more first functions, and the first functions correspond to one or more first models. For example, when the first characteristic is AI-based positioning, the first function may be a positioning function that supports a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) occupying X physical resource blocks (PRBs), and the first model may be a specific algorithm that implements the AI ​​positioning function.

[0166] The following further illustrates the terminal reporting the first information through specific examples.

[0167] Example 1

[0168] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device according to a first period, where the first characteristic is a characteristic of the terminal being operated.

[0169] In other words, when the first feature is running, the terminal may report the first function and / or first model applicable to the running feature to the network device at a certain period.

[0170] In some embodiments, the specific value of the first period can be set based on actual conditions, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0171] Example 2

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device based on the first event, where the first characteristic is a characteristic of the terminal's current operation.

[0173] In other words, when the first feature is running, the terminal can actively report the first function and / or first model applicable under the running feature to the network device based on the first event.

[0174] Example 3

[0175] The terminal may receive a first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling may be used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

[0176] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device in response to the first signaling, indicating that the terminal is running the first feature.

[0177] In other words, when the first feature is running, the terminal can report the first function and / or first model applicable to the running feature to the network device based on network signaling triggering.

[0178] At this time, the first signaling can instruct the terminal to perform reporting through a specific field, or the first signaling may not carry a specific indication field. When the terminal receives the first signaling, it indicates that a trigger has been performed. At this time, the first signaling may carry other information or may not carry information. The present disclosure does not limit the way in which the first signaling triggers the terminal to report.

[0179] Example 4

[0180] The terminal may receive a first signaling sent by a network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first characteristic.

[0181] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device in response to the first signaling, where the first feature is a feature indicated by the network device, and the terminal is running the second feature.

[0182] In other words, when the second feature is running, the terminal can, based on network signaling triggering, report to the network device the first function and / or first model applicable under the feature specified by the network device. That is, the network device can instruct the terminal to report the first function and / or first model applicable under a specific feature.

[0183] In some embodiments, in the method of this example, the feature reported by the terminal and the feature being run may not be the same feature. As in the above method, when the terminal is running the second feature, it can report the first function and / or first model applicable under the first feature.

[0184] For example, in this method, the first signaling can indicate through a field the first function and / or first model applicable under a specific characteristic that the terminal needs to report, for example, by carrying the identifier of the first characteristic to indicate the terminal to report the first function and / or first model applicable under the first characteristic.

[0185] Similar to the method in Example 3, the first signaling in this method may instruct the terminal to perform reporting through a specific field, or the first signaling may not carry a specific indication field. When the terminal receives the first signaling, it indicates that a trigger has been performed. At this time, the first signaling may carry other information, such as an identifier of the first characteristic. The present disclosure does not limit the manner in which the first signaling triggers the terminal to report.

[0186] Example 5

[0187] The terminal may receive first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report first information.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device in response to the first signaling, where the first characteristic is a characteristic that the network device has configured for the terminal but the terminal has not yet started to operate.

[0189] In other words, when a feature is configured but not yet running, the terminal can, based on network signaling triggering, report to the network device the first function and / or first model applicable to the configured but not yet running feature. That is, the terminal can report the first information after configuring the feature but before running the feature.

[0190] Preferably, the first signaling may carry the characteristics configured for the terminal and a field for triggering the terminal's reporting, that is, the first signaling may simultaneously configure and trigger the terminal. Alternatively, the first signaling may carry the characteristics configured for the terminal but not the field for triggering the terminal's reporting. In this case, the terminal may be triggered upon receiving the first signaling. Similarly, the first signaling may configure and trigger the terminal.

[0191] For example, the first signaling may be used only to trigger the terminal to report the first information, and the second signaling may be used to configure the terminal, that is, the signaling for configuring terminal characteristics and triggering the terminal to report may be different signaling.

[0192] Example 6

[0193] The terminal may receive a first signaling sent by a network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first characteristic.

[0194] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device in response to the first signaling, where the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device through the first signaling, and the terminal is not configured with any characteristic.

[0195] In other words, when no feature is configured, the terminal can, based on network signaling triggering, report the first function and / or first model applicable under a specific feature to the network device. That is, when the terminal is not configured with a feature, the network device can know in advance whether the first function and / or first model is applicable under the feature, so as to determine whether the feature can be activated in the future.

[0196] For example, in this method, the first signaling can indicate through a field the first function and / or first model applicable under a specific characteristic that the terminal needs to report, for example, by carrying the identifier of the first characteristic to indicate the terminal to report the first function and / or first model applicable under the first characteristic.

[0197] For example, the first signaling in the method may instruct the terminal to perform reporting through a specific field, or the first signaling may not carry a specific indication field. When the terminal receives the first signaling, it indicates that a trigger has been performed. At this time, the first signaling may carry other information, such as an identifier of the first characteristic. The present disclosure does not limit the manner in which the first signaling triggers the terminal to report.

[0198] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2103. For example, step 2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2102+2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2102+2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2101+2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0199] In some embodiments, step 2101 and step 2102 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0200] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0201] FIG3a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for terminal 101, the method comprising:

[0202] Step 3101: Receive first signaling.

[0203] The optional implementation of step 3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the first signaling sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first signaling sent by other entities.

[0205] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains first signaling specified by the protocol.

[0206] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains the first signaling from an upper layer(s).

[0207] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain the first signaling.

[0208] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the first signaling via downlink signaling.

[0209] In some embodiments, this step is optional. When the terminal can report the first information periodically, or the terminal can report the first information based on a first event, the terminal may not trigger the reporting of the first information by receiving the first signaling.

[0210] Step 3102: Receive the second signaling.

[0211] The optional implementation of step 3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0212] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the second signaling sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second signaling sent by other entities.

[0213] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains second signaling specified by the protocol.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains the second signaling from an upper layer(s).

[0215] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain the second signaling.

[0216] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may receive the second signaling via downlink signaling.

[0217] In some embodiments, this step is optional, and when the first signaling may indicate configuration of a feature for the terminal, the terminal may not receive the second signaling.

[0218] Step 3103: Send the first message.

[0219] The optional implementation of step 3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0220] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also send the first information to other entities.

[0221] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information via uplink signaling.

[0222] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3103. For example, step 3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3102+3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3102+3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3101+3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0223] In some embodiments, step 3101 and step 3102 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0224] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0225] FIG3b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for terminal 101, the method comprising:

[0226] Step 3201: Receive first signaling.

[0227] Optional implementations of step 3201 can be found in step 2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3101 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0228] In some embodiments, this step is optional. When the terminal can report the first information periodically, or the terminal can report the first information based on a first event, the terminal may not trigger the reporting of the first information by receiving the first signaling.

[0229] Step 3202: Send the first message.

[0230] Optional implementations of step 3202 can be found in step 2103 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3103 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0231] FIG3c is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for terminal 101, the method comprising:

[0232] Step 3301: Send the first message.

[0233] The optional implementation of step 3301 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2103 in Figure 2, step 3103 in Figure 3a, step 3202 in Figure 3b, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 3b, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include step 3301, and step 3301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0235] FIG4a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device 102, the method comprising:

[0236] Step 4101: Send the first signaling.

[0237] The optional implementation of step 4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2, step 3101 in Figure 3a, step 3201 in Figure 3b and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a and 3b, which will not be repeated here.

[0238] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first signaling to the terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also send the first signaling to other entities.

[0239] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first signaling via downlink signaling.

[0240] In some embodiments, this step is optional. When the terminal can report the first information periodically, or the terminal can report the first information based on a first event, the network device may not send the first signaling to trigger the reporting of the first information.

[0241] Step 4102: Send the second signaling.

[0242] The optional implementation of step 4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2102 in Figure 2, step 3102 in Figure 3a and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 3a, which will not be repeated here.

[0243] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the second signaling to the terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also send the second signaling to other entities.

[0244] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the second signaling via downlink signaling.

[0245] In some embodiments, this step is optional, and when the first signaling may indicate that a feature is configured for the terminal, the network device may not send the second signaling.

[0246] Step 4103: Receive the first information.

[0247] The optional implementation methods of step 4103 can be found in step 2103 of Figure 2, step 3103 of Figure 3a, step 3202 of Figure 3b, and the optional implementation methods of step 3301 of Figure 3c, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, and 3c, which will not be repeated here.

[0248] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive the first information sent by the first terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0249] In some embodiments, the network device 102 obtains first information specified by the protocol.

[0250] In some embodiments, the network device 102 performs processing to obtain the first information.

[0251] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive the first information via uplink signaling.

[0252] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4103. For example, step 4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4101+4102+4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4102+4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4101+4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0253] In some embodiments, step 4101 and step 4102 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0254] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0255] FIG4b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for a network device 102, the method comprising:

[0256] Step 4201: Send the first signaling.

[0257] The optional implementation of step 4201 can be found in step 2101 of Figure 2, step 3101 of Figure 3a, step 3201 of Figure 3b, and the optional implementation of step 4101 of Figure 4a, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0258] Step 4202: Receive first information.

[0259] For the optional implementation of step 4202, please refer to step 2103 of Figure 2, step 3103 of Figure 3a, step 3202 of Figure 3b, step 3301 of Figure 3c, and the optional implementation of step 4103 of Figure 4a, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0260] FIG4c is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device 102, the method comprising:

[0261] Step 4301: Receive first information.

[0262] For the optional implementation of step 4203, please refer to step 2103 of Figure 2, step 3103 of Figure 3a, step 3202 of Figure 3b, step 3301 of Figure 3c, step 4103 of Figure 4a, and the optional implementation of step 4202 of Figure 4b, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, and 4b, which will not be repeated here.

[0263] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system including a terminal and a network device. The method includes:

[0264] Step 5101: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0265] For the optional implementation of step 5101, please refer to step 2103 of Figure 2, step 3103 of Figure 3a, step 3202 of Figure 3b, step 3301 of Figure 3c, step 4103 of Figure 4a, step 4202 of Figure 4b, step 4301 of Figure 4c and other related parts in the embodiments involved in the steps of Figures 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b and 4c.

[0266] The method shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for triggering a terminal to report an applicable AI function or AI model.

[0267] The specific contents of this method are as follows.

[0268] 1. The method by which a terminal reports applicable AI functions or AI models may include at least one of the following:

[0269] Method 1: The terminal periodically reports applicable AI functions or AI models.

[0270] Method 2: The terminal proactively reports applicable AI functions or AI models based on events.

[0271] Method 3: The terminal triggers reporting of applicable AI functions or AI models based on network signaling.

[0272] 2. The scenarios in which a terminal reports applicable AI functions or AI models may include at least one of the following:

[0273] Scenario 1: The terminal is configured with an AI / ML feature and is performing related processing based on this AI / ML feature.

[0274] Scenario 2: The terminal is configured to perform related AI operations based on the AI / ML feature in the future, but the terminal has not yet started performing related operations based on this AI / ML feature.

[0275] Scenario 3: The terminal is not configured with an AI / ML feature.

[0276] 3. The objects reported by the terminal may include at least one of the following:

[0277] Object 1: The terminal reports the applicable AI / ML function or model for a running AI / ML feature.

[0278] Object 2: For a certain configured AI / ML feature to be used, the terminal reports the applicable AI / ML function or model under the AI / ML feature.

[0279] In Object 3, the network configures the terminal to report the AI / ML function or model applicable to a specific AI / ML feature. This means that the terminal reports based on the network configuration.

[0280] Optionally, the above-mentioned reporting scenarios, reporting methods, and reporting objects may be combined to obtain multiple reporting methods as shown in the following table:

[0281] The specific contents of the methods shown in the above table are as follows:

[0282] 1. In scenario 1, method 1 is used to report object 1. That is, the terminal can periodically report the applicable AI / ML function or model under the running AI / ML feature when performing related processing based on the AI / ML feature.

[0283] 2. In scenario 1, method 2 is used to report object 1. That is, when performing related processing based on the AI / ML feature, the terminal can proactively report the applicable AI / ML function or model under the running AI / ML feature based on the event.

[0284] 3. In scenario 1, method 3 is used to report object 1. That is, when the terminal performs related processing based on the AI / ML feature, it can trigger the reporting of the applicable AI / ML function or model under the running AI / ML feature based on network signaling. At this time, the network trigger signaling can indicate that the terminal feature is the running AI / ML feature.

[0285] 4. In scenario 1, method 3 is used to report object 3. That is, when the terminal performs related processing based on the AI / ML feature, the terminal can trigger the reporting of the AI / ML function or model applicable under a specific AI / ML feature based on network signaling. At this time, the network trigger signaling can indicate that the terminal feature is a specific feature.

[0286] 5. In scenario 2, method 3 is used to report object 2. That is, after the terminal is configured with the AI / ML feature but has not yet started related operations based on this AI / ML feature, network signaling is used to trigger the reporting of the applicable AI / ML function or model under the AI / ML feature that has been configured but not yet run on the terminal. In this case, the network trigger signaling can be a configuration message for configuring the AI / ML feature for the terminal, or other trigger messages.

[0287] 6. In scenario 3, method 3 is used to report object 3. That is, when a certain AI / ML feature is not configured, the terminal can trigger the reporting of the AI / ML function or model applicable under a specific AI / ML feature based on network signaling. In this case, the network trigger signaling can indicate that the terminal feature is a specific feature.

[0288] The above method will be further explained below through specific examples.

[0289] Example 1

[0290] When a terminal is configured to perform AI-based positioning, the network can send signaling to request the terminal to report applicable AI / ML functions or models. In this case, the terminal only reports the AI / ML functions or models applicable to the configured AI / ML positioning feature.

[0291] Example 2

[0292] If the terminal is not configured with the AI / ML positioning feature and the AI / ML beam management feature, and the network wants to know in advance whether these features have applicable AI / ML functions or models, the network can send signaling to the terminal to request that the terminal report the applicable AI / ML functions or models for these two features.

[0293] Example 3

[0294] When the AI / ML positioning feature is configured on a terminal and the terminal is running, the terminal can periodically report the applicable AI / ML function or model for the AI / ML positioning feature. Alternatively, the terminal can report the applicable AI / ML function or model for the AI / ML positioning feature based on predefined events. Alternatively, the network can send signaling to the terminal, and the terminal will report the applicable AI / ML function or model for the AI / ML positioning feature after receiving the signaling.

[0295] In summary, the above examples of the present disclosure can determine the timing for the terminal to report the applicable AI function or AI model, as well as the specific objects reported by the terminal.

[0296] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of terminal 101 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6a, terminal 101 includes a transceiver module 6101. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send first information to a network device, where the first information indicates a first function and / or first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to execute at least one of the sending and / or receiving steps (e.g., steps 2101, 2102, and 2103, but not limited thereto) executed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be further described herein.

[0297] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 may also be used to receive first signaling.

[0298] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 may also be used to receive a second signaling.

[0299] Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of network device 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6b, network device 102 includes a transceiver module 6201 configured to receive first information sent by a terminal, where the first information indicates a first function and / or first model applicable to a first characteristic of the terminal. Optionally, the transceiver module can be configured to execute at least one of the sending and / or receiving steps (e.g., steps 2101, 2102, and 2103, but not limited thereto) performed by network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be further described herein.

[0300] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 may also be used to send the first signaling.

[0301] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 may also be used to send a second signaling.

[0302] As shown in Figure 7a, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0303] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0304] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0305] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0306] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0307] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0308] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7 b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0309] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the processor 7201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 7200 executes any of the above methods.

[0310] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202, which are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0311] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0312] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0313] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0314] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0315] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0316] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0317] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0318] 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.

[0319] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0320] The foregoing description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any modifications or substitutions that can be readily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed herein are intended to be encompassed within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure shall be subject to the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: First information is sent to a network device, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes at least one of the following: Sending the first information to the network device in a first period; sending the first information to the network device based on a first event; In response to a first signaling from the network device, the first information is sent to the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: Under a first condition, the first information is sent to the network device.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The first condition includes at least one of the following: The terminal is configured with a second feature, and the terminal is running the second feature; The terminal is configured with a third feature, and the terminal has not yet started to run the third feature; The terminal is not configured with any features.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The first characteristic includes at least one of the following: the characteristics of the terminal being run; Features configured for the terminal but not yet operational on the terminal; Features not configured for the terminal.

6. The method according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive a first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: Second signaling sent by the network device is received, where the second signaling is used to indicate a feature configured for the terminal.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that The first characteristic includes at least one of the following: Positioning based on artificial intelligence (AI); AI-based beam management; AI-based channel state information (CSI) enhancement.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The first characteristics correspond to one or more first functions, and the first functions correspond to one or more first models.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: The first information is sent to the network device in a first period, where the first characteristic is a characteristic of the terminal currently running.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: The first information is sent to the network device based on a first event, where the first characteristic is a characteristic of the terminal currently running.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: receiving a first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information; In response to the first signaling, the first information is sent to the network device, indicating that the terminal is running the first feature.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: receiving a first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first feature; In response to the first signaling, the first information is sent to the network device, the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device, and the terminal is running a second characteristic.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: receiving a first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information; In response to the first signaling, the first information is sent to the network device, where the first characteristic is a characteristic that is configured by the network device for the terminal but has not yet started to operate.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the network device includes: receiving a first signaling sent by the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first feature; In response to the first signaling, the first information is sent to the network device, where the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device through the first signaling, and the terminal is not configured with any characteristic.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device, and includes: First information sent by a terminal is received, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

17. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following: receiving the first information sent by the terminal in a first period; receiving the first information sent by the terminal based on a first event; The first information is received, which is sent by the terminal in response to a first signaling from the network device, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

18. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: Under a first condition, the first information sent by the terminal is received.

19. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The first condition includes at least one of the following: The network device configures a second feature for the terminal, and the terminal is running the second feature; The network device configures a third feature for the terminal, and the terminal has not yet started running the third feature; The network device does not configure any features for the terminal.

20. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that The first characteristic includes at least one of the following: the characteristics of the terminal being run; Features configured for the terminal but not yet operational on the terminal; Features not configured for the terminal.

21. The method according to claims 10 to 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: A first signaling is sent to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information.

22. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending second signaling to the terminal, where the second signaling is used to indicate a feature configured for the terminal.

23. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, characterized in that The first characteristic includes at least one of the following: Positioning based on artificial intelligence (AI); AI-based beam management; AI-based channel state information (CSI) enhancement.

24. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 17, characterized in that The first characteristics correspond to one or more first functions, and the first functions correspond to one or more first models.

25. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: The first information sent by the terminal in a first period is received, where the first characteristic is a characteristic of the terminal currently running.

26. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: The first information sent by the terminal based on a first event is received, where the first characteristic is a characteristic of the terminal currently running.

27. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: Sending a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information; The first information sent by the terminal in response to the first signaling is received, and the terminal is running the first feature.

28. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: Sending a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first feature; The first information sent by the terminal in response to the first signaling is received, where the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device, and the terminal is running a second characteristic.

29. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: Sending a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information; The first information sent by the terminal in response to the first signaling is received, where the first characteristic is a characteristic configured by the network device for the terminal but not yet started by the terminal.

30. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes: Sending a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to instruct the terminal to report the first information, and the first signaling carries an identifier of the first feature; The first information sent by the terminal in response to the first signaling is received, where the first characteristic is a characteristic indicated by the network device through the first signaling, and the terminal is not configured with any characteristic.

31. A terminal, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to send first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

32. A network device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to receive first information sent by a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a first function and / or a first model applicable under a first characteristic of the terminal.

33. A communication device, wherein: include: transceiver; Memory; A processor is connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal reception and transmission of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and can implement any one of the methods of claims 1-30.

34. A computer storage medium, wherein: The computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 30 can be implemented.

35. A communication system, characterized in that: include: A terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15; The network device is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 16 to 30.

36. A computer program product comprising instructions for implementing the method of any one of claims 1-30.

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