Information sending method, information receiving method, and related apparatuses

Abstract

The present application provides an information sending method, an information receiving method, and related apparatuses, which are used for a terminal device to send to an access network device or a sensing management function at least one of the following: beam information, or time information. Thus, when sensing reference signal resources are constrained, the terminal device sends sensing reference signals by means of at least two beams, so that the access network device can sense sensed objects in at least two beam directions, improving sensing precision. The method provided by the present application comprises: determining at least one of the following: beam information, or time information, wherein the beam information is information of at least two beams used by a terminal device to send sensing reference signals, and the time information is time information about the terminal device sending the sensing reference signals by using the at least two beams; and sending to an access network device or a sensing management function network element at least one of the following: the beam information, or the time information.

Description

Information sending method, information receiving method and related devices

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office on March 22, 2024, with application number 202410342508.3 and invention name “Information sending method, information receiving method and related devices”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information sending method, an information receiving method, and related devices. Background Art

[0003] With the rapid development of wireless communication technology, base stations, as core components of the network, are constantly expanding their functions and application scenarios. In recent years, technology using base stations for environmental perception has gradually gained attention. This technology relies on the interaction between the base station and its surroundings, collecting and analyzing signals received by the base station to achieve environmental perception and monitoring. When using base stations for environmental perception, if there are multiple sensing targets in the environment, and when using terminal devices for assisted perception, the terminal device needs to send sensing reference signals via multiple beams to perceive targets in multiple beam directions.

[0004] However, when using a base station for environmental perception, if the base station's perception reference signal resources are limited and there are not enough perception reference signal resources for the terminal device to send perception reference signals in different beam directions, how to achieve perception of perception targets in different beam directions is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide an information sending method, an information receiving method, and related apparatuses, configured for a terminal device to send at least one of the following: beam information or time information to an access network device or a sensing management function. This facilitates the transmission of sensing reference signals by the terminal device via at least two beams when sensing reference signal resources are limited, enabling the access network device to sense sensing targets in at least two beam directions, thereby improving sensing accuracy.

[0006] The first aspect of the present application provides an information sending method, which is executed by a terminal device. The terminal device can be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus with an integrated circuit, or a chip, chip system, module, or control unit in the aforementioned device or apparatus, and the present application does not limit this. It should be noted that in the present application, when referring to a terminal device, it can refer to the terminal device itself, or it can refer to a chip, functional module or integrated circuit in the terminal device that completes the method provided by the present application, and the present application does not limit this. In the first aspect and its possible implementation methods, the method is described as being executed by a terminal device. For example, the chip can be a modem chip, also known as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip containing a modem core. The method includes: the terminal device determines at least one of the following: beam information, or time information; wherein, the beam information is information of at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information of the terminal device using at least two beams to send a perception reference signal; the terminal device sends at least one of the following to the access network device or the perception management function network element: beam information, or time information. This makes it easier for the terminal device to send a perception reference signal through at least two beams when the perception reference signal resources are limited, so that the access network device can perceive the perception targets in at least two beam directions and improve the perception accuracy. Optionally, the beam information can also be called transmission configuration indicator (TCI) status information. TCI status information is information of at least two TCI states used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal. The time information can also be replaced by the description: the time information is the time information of the terminal device using at least two beams to send a perception reference signal.

[0007] Based on the first aspect, in a possible implementation, the method further includes: the terminal device receives a first request from the access network device or the perception management function, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals using different beams on different time domain resources, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals using a time-division method, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of perception reference signals, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams using a time-division method. This facilitates the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, facilitates the access network device to complete the perception of perception targets in different beam directions through the perception reference signal, and improves perception accuracy. In this application, the terminal device sending perception reference signals using different beams on different time domain resources can be understood as a time-division transmission method.

[0008] Based on the first aspect, in one possible implementation, the method further includes: the terminal device sending a perception reference signal to the access network device via at least two beams based on beam information and / or time information. This enables the terminal device to send the perception reference signal to the access network device via different beams at different times. This facilitates the access network device to perceive targets in different beam directions using the perception reference signal, thereby improving perception accuracy.

[0009] Based on the first aspect, in a possible implementation, the terminal device determines the beam information, including: the terminal device measures the first reference signal from the access network device through multiple beams to determine one or more propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device, each propagation path in the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams, and the one or more beams belong to the multiple beams; the terminal device uses the information that each propagation path in the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams as beam information. It can be seen that the terminal device can determine the beam information by measuring the first reference signal, which is beneficial to improving perception accuracy. For example, when the perception reference signal resources are limited, the terminal device sends the perception reference signal through at least two beams to enable the access network device to perceive the perception targets in at least two beam directions, thereby improving perception accuracy.

[0010] Based on the first aspect, in one possible implementation, a terminal device measures a first reference signal from an access network device using multiple beams to determine one or more propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device. This includes: the terminal device performing channel estimation based on the first reference signal to obtain a channel power delay profile; and the terminal device determining the one or more propagation paths based on the channel power delay profile. In this implementation, the terminal device can determine the one or more propagation paths using the channel power delay profile, thereby facilitating the terminal device's selection of an appropriate beam for transmitting a sensing reference signal, thereby improving sensing accuracy.

[0011] Based on the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the number of power peaks greater than a threshold value in the channel power delay spectrum is equal to the number of propagation paths in the one or more propagation paths.

[0012] A second aspect of the present application provides an information receiving method, which is performed by an access network device. The access network device may be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus with integrated circuits, or a chip, chip system, module, or control unit in the aforementioned devices or apparatuses, and is not specifically limited in this application. It should be noted that, in this application, reference to an access network device may refer to the access network device itself, or to a chip, functional module, integrated circuit, etc. within the access network device that implements the method provided by this application, and is not specifically limited in this application. In the second aspect and its possible implementations, the method is described as being performed by the access network device. The method includes: the access network device receiving at least one of the following from a terminal device: beam information or time information; the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to transmit a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device transmits the perception reference signal using at least two beams. This facilitates, when perception reference signal resources are limited, the terminal device transmitting the perception reference signal using at least two beams, enabling the access network device to perceive perception targets in at least two beam directions, thereby improving perception accuracy. Optionally, the beam information may also be referred to as TCI status information. The TCI state information is information about at least two TCI states used by the terminal device to send the perception reference signal. The time information can also be replaced by describing: the time information is time information of the terminal device using at least two beams to send the perception reference signal.

[0013] Based on the second aspect, in one possible implementation, the method further includes: the access network device sends a first request to the terminal device, where the first request is used to request the terminal device to send a perception reference signal using different beams on different time domain resources, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using a time-division manner, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using different beams at different times, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of the perception reference signal. This facilitates the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using different beams at different times, facilitates the access network device to complete perception of perception targets in different beam directions using the perception reference signal, and improves perception accuracy.

[0014] Based on the second aspect, in one possible implementation, the method further includes: the access network device measuring a perception reference signal from the terminal device based on beam information and / or time information to obtain a perception measurement result; and the access network device sending the perception measurement result to a perception management function. This enables the access network device to perceive perception targets in different beam directions using the perception reference signal, thereby improving perception accuracy.

[0015] A third aspect of the present application provides an information receiving method, which is performed by a perception management function. The perception management function may be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus with integrated circuits, or a chip, chip system, module, or control unit in the aforementioned devices or apparatuses, and the present application does not limit this. It should be noted that, in the present application, the perception management function may refer to the perception management function itself, or to a chip, functional module, integrated circuit, etc. within the perception management function that implements the method provided by the present application, and the present application does not limit this. In the third aspect and its possible implementations, the method is described as being performed by the perception management function. The method includes: the perception management function receiving at least one of the following from a terminal device: beam information or time information; the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to transmit a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device transmits the perception reference signal using at least two beams. This facilitates the perception management function to provide the beam information and / or time information to the access network device. Therefore, when the perception reference signal resources are limited, the access network device receives the perception reference signal from the terminal device and measures the perception reference signal to achieve perception of the perception target in at least two beam directions, thereby improving perception accuracy. Optionally, beam information can also be referred to as TCI state information. TCI state information is information about at least two TCI states used by the terminal device to send the perception reference signal. Time information can also be replaced by describing: time information is the time information of the terminal device using at least two beams to send the perception reference signal.

[0016] Based on the third aspect, in one possible implementation, the method further includes: the perception management function sending a first request to the terminal device, where the first request is used to request the terminal device to send a perception reference signal using different beams on different time domain resources, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using a time-division manner, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using different beams at different times, or the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of the perception reference signal. This facilitates the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using different beams at different times, facilitates the access network device to complete perception of perception targets in different beam directions using the perception reference signal, and improves perception accuracy.

[0017] Based on the third aspect, in one possible implementation, the method further includes: the perception management function sending a second request to the access network device, where the second request is used to request measurement of a perception reference signal from the terminal device, or the second request is used to request the access network device to sense the environment, and the second request carries beam information and / or time information. This enables the access network device to perceive perception targets in different beam directions by measuring the perception reference signal, thereby improving perception accuracy.

[0018] Based on the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: a perception management function receiving a perception measurement result from an access network device, where the perception measurement result is obtained by the access network device measuring the perception reference signal.

[0019] A fourth aspect of the present application provides an information receiving method, which is performed by an access network device. The access network device may be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus with integrated circuits, or a chip, chip system, module, or control unit in the aforementioned devices or apparatuses, and is not specifically limited in this application. It should be noted that, in this application, reference to an access network device may refer to the access network device itself, or to a chip, functional module, integrated circuit, etc. in the access network device that implements the method provided in this application, and is not specifically limited in this application. In the fourth aspect and its possible implementations, the method is described as being performed by an access network device. The method includes: the access network device receiving a second request from a sensing management function, the second request being used to request the access network device to sense the environment, the second request carrying beam information and / or time information, the beam information being information about at least two beams used by a terminal device to transmit a sensing reference signal, and the time information being time information when the terminal device transmits the sensing reference signal using the at least two beams; and the access network device measuring the sensing reference signal transmitted from the terminal device via the at least two beams based on the beam information and the time information, and obtaining a sensing measurement result. The access network equipment can perceive the sensing targets in the directions corresponding to at least two beams, thereby improving the perception accuracy.

[0020] Based on the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the access network device sends the perception measurement result to the perception management function.

[0021] Based on any one of the first to fourth aspects, in one possible implementation, the time information includes at least one of the following: a transmission period or a switching period; wherein the transmission period is the period during which the terminal device transmits the perception reference signal using at least two beams, and the switching period is the period during which the terminal device switches the beam used to transmit the perception reference signal within a transmission period. This facilitates the access network device to receive the perception reference signal from the terminal device based on the transmission period and the switching period. This helps improve the accuracy of the access network device's measurement of the perception reference signal, improves the resolution of the perception target, and improves perception accuracy. Furthermore, the access network device does not need to measure the perception reference signal in all directions, but only needs to measure the perception reference signal in a specific beam direction, thereby reducing the measurement overhead of the access network device. In other words, the transmission period is the period during which the terminal device transmits the perception reference signal using two TCI states. The switching period is the period during which the terminal device switches the TCI state used to transmit the perception reference signal within a transmission period.

[0022] Based on any one of the first to fourth aspects, in one possible implementation, the switching period is equal to the period of the perception reference signal resource. In this implementation, the terminal device can use different beams to send the perception reference signal on different time domain resources occupied by the perception reference signal resource, thereby fully utilizing the perception reference signal resource and reducing perception reference signal resource overhead. The access network device can also perceive the environment in different beam directions, thereby improving perception accuracy.

[0023] Based on any one of the first to fourth aspects, in one possible implementation, the beam information includes at least one of the following: an index, identifier, angle, or associated reference signal information corresponding to at least two beams, respectively. In this implementation, the content included in the beam information is shown, thereby facilitating the access network device to receive the perception reference signal in the corresponding beam direction, achieve perception of the environment in different beam directions, and improve perception accuracy. The beam information can also be referred to as TCI state information, and the TCI state information includes at least one of the following: an index, identifier, angle, or associated reference signal information corresponding to at least two TCI states, respectively.

[0024] Based on any one of the first to fourth aspects, in one possible implementation, the angles corresponding to the at least two beams include at least one of the following: a horizontal angle of arrival, a vertical angle of arrival, a horizontal angle of departure, or a vertical angle of departure corresponding to the at least two beams. In this implementation, the specific contents of the angles corresponding to the at least two beams are shown, thereby facilitating an access network device to determine the beam direction in which a terminal device transmits a perception reference signal. This facilitates the access network device to receive the perception reference signal in the corresponding beam direction, thereby enabling perception of the environment in different beam directions.

[0025] Based on any one of the first to third aspects, in one possible implementation, the first request is further used to request reporting of beam information and / or time information, thereby facilitating access network equipment or a perception management function to obtain beam information and / or time information.

[0026] A fifth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0027] A processing module is used to determine at least one of the following: beam information or time information; wherein the beam information is information of at least two beams used by the communication device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information of the communication device using at least two beams to send a perception reference signal; a transceiver module is used to send at least one of the following: beam information or time information to an access network device or a perception management function network element.

[0028] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation method, the time information includes at least one of the following: a sending period or a switching period; wherein the sending period is a period in which the communication device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal, and the switching period is a period in which the communication device switches the beam used to send the perception reference signal within one sending period.

[0029] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the size of the switching period is the period of the perception reference signal resource.

[0030] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation, the beam information includes at least one of the following: an index, an identifier, an angle, or associated reference signal information corresponding to at least two beams.

[0031] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation, the angles corresponding to the at least two beams respectively include at least one of the following: a horizontal arrival angle, a vertical arrival angle, a horizontal departure angle, or a vertical departure angle corresponding to the at least two beams respectively.

[0032] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module is further used to: receive a first request from an access network device or a perception management function, where the first request is used to request the communication device to send a perception reference signal using different beams on different time domain resources, or the first request is used to request the communication device to send a perception reference signal using a time division manner, or the first request is used to request the communication device to send a perception reference signal through different beams at different times, or the first request is used to request the communication device to perform time division transmission of the perception reference signal.

[0033] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation method, the first request is also used to request reporting of beam information and / or time information.

[0034] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module is further used to: send a perception reference signal to the access network device through at least two beams according to the beam information and / or time information.

[0035] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation method, the processing module is specifically used to: measure the first reference signal from the access network device through multiple beams to determine one or more propagation paths between the communication device and the access network device, each propagation path in the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams, and the one or more beams belong to the multiple beams; and use the information that each propagation path in the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams as beam information.

[0036] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation, the processing module is specifically used to: perform channel estimation based on the first reference signal to obtain a channel power delay spectrum; and determine one or more propagation paths based on the channel power delay spectrum.

[0037] Based on the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the number of power peaks greater than a threshold value in the channel power delay spectrum is equal to the number of propagation paths in the one or more propagation paths.

[0038] A sixth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0039] A transceiver module is used to receive at least one of the following from a terminal device: beam information or time information; wherein the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal.

[0040] Based on the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation method, the transceiver module is also used to: send a first request to the terminal device, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different time domain resources, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals in a time-division manner, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of perception reference signals.

[0041] Based on the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation method, the communication device also includes a processing module, which is used to measure the perception reference signal from the terminal device based on beam information and / or time information to obtain a perception measurement result; the transceiver module is also used to: send the perception measurement result to the perception management function.

[0042] A seventh aspect of the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0043] A transceiver module is used to receive at least one of the following from a terminal device: beam information or time information; wherein the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal.

[0044] Based on the seventh aspect, in a possible implementation method, the transceiver module is also used to: send a first request to the terminal device, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different time domain resources, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals in a time-division manner, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of perception reference signals.

[0045] Based on the seventh aspect, in a possible implementation method, the transceiver module is also used to: send a second request to the access network device, the second request is used to request measurement of a perception reference signal from the terminal device, or the second request is used to request the access network device to perceive the environment, and the second request carries beam information and / or time information.

[0046] Based on the seventh aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module is further used to: receive a perception measurement result from an access network device, where the perception measurement result is obtained by the access network device measuring the perception reference signal.

[0047] An eighth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0048] The transceiver module is used to receive a second request from the perception management function, where the second request is used to request the access network device to perceive the environment. The second request carries beam information and / or time information, where the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal. The processing module is used to measure the perception reference signal sent from the terminal device through at least two beams based on the beam information and time information to obtain a perception measurement result.

[0049] Based on the eighth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module is further used to: send the perception measurement result to the perception management function.

[0050] Based on any one of aspects 6 to 8, in a possible implementation method, the time information includes at least one of the following: a sending period, or a switching period; wherein the sending period is a period in which the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal, and the switching period is a period in which the terminal device switches the beam used to send the perception reference signal within one sending period.

[0051] Based on any one of the sixth aspect to the eighth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the size of the switching period is the period of the perception reference signal resource.

[0052] Based on any one of aspects 6 to 8, in a possible implementation, the beam information includes at least one of the following: an index, an identifier, an angle, or associated reference signal information corresponding to at least two beams respectively.

[0053] Based on any one of aspects 6 to 8, in a possible implementation, the angles corresponding to at least two beams respectively include at least one of the following: a horizontal arrival angle, a vertical arrival angle, a horizontal departure angle, or a vertical departure angle corresponding to at least two beams respectively.

[0054] Based on any one of aspects 6 to 8, in a possible implementation method, the first request is also used to request reporting of beam information and / or time information.

[0055] In a ninth aspect of the present application, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor and a memory. The memory stores a computer program or computer instructions, and the processor is configured to call and execute the computer program or computer instructions stored in the memory, so that the processor implements any one of the implementations of any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0056] Optionally, the communication device further includes a transceiver, and the processor is used to control the transceiver to transmit and receive signals.

[0057] In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor and an interface circuit, wherein the processor is configured to communicate with other devices via the interface circuit and execute the method described in any one of the first to fourth aspects. The processor comprises one or more.

[0058] In an eleventh aspect of the present application, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor, connected to a memory, configured to call a program stored in the memory to execute the method described in any one of the first to fourth aspects. The memory may be located within or outside the communication device. The processor may include one or more processors.

[0059] In one implementation, the terminal device of the first aspect, the access network device of the second aspect, the perception management function of the third aspect, and the access network device of the fourth aspect can be a chip or a chip system.

[0060] Optionally, the communication device shown in the ninth aspect, the communication device shown in the tenth aspect, or the communication device shown in the eleventh aspect may be a terminal device, or a communication module in the terminal device, or a chip in the terminal device responsible for the communication function.

[0061] A twelfth aspect of the present application provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions, characterized in that when it is run on a computer, it enables the computer to execute any implementation method of any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0062] In a thirteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the implementation methods in any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0063] In a fourteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip device comprising a processor for calling a computer program or computer instruction in a memory so that the processor executes any one of the implementation methods of any one of the first to fourth aspects above.

[0064] Optionally, the processor is coupled to the memory via an interface.

[0065] In a fifteenth aspect, the present application provides a communication system, which includes a terminal device and an access network device; the terminal device is used to execute the method shown in the first aspect, and the access network device is used to execute the method shown in the second aspect.

[0066] In the sixteenth aspect of the present application, a communication system is provided, which includes a terminal device and a perception management function; the terminal device is used to execute the method shown in the first aspect, and the perception management function is used to execute the method shown in the third aspect; optionally, the communication system also includes an access network device, and the access network device is used to execute the method shown in the fourth aspect.

[0067] Through the above technical solution, it can be known that the terminal device determines at least one of the following: beam information or time information. Among them, the beam information is the information of at least two beams used by the terminal device to send the perception reference signal. The time information is the time information of the terminal device using at least two beams to send the perception reference signal. Then, the terminal device sends at least one of the following to the access network device or the perception management function: beam information or time information. This makes it easier for the access network device to determine the beam information and time information used by the terminal device to send the perception reference signal, and facilitates the terminal device to send the perception reference signal through at least two beams when the perception reference signal resources are limited, so as to enable the access network device to perceive the perception targets in at least two beam directions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0068] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a sensing area of ​​a base station according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0069] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of single-station sensing and terminal device-assisted sensing according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0070] FIG3A is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0071] FIG3B is another schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0072] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an information sending method and an information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0073] FIG5A is a schematic diagram of a scenario of an information sending method and an information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0074] FIG5B is a schematic diagram of a channel power delay profile obtained by measuring a first reference signal by an access network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0075] FIG5C is a schematic diagram of a combined channel power delay spectrum of multiple propagation paths between a terminal device and an access network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device sending a sensing reference signal through at least two beams according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] FIG7 is another schematic diagram of a terminal device sending a sensing reference signal through at least two beams according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG8 is another schematic diagram of a terminal device sending a sensing reference signal through at least two beams according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the information sending method and the information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] FIG11 is another schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] FIG12 is another structural diagram of the communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] FIG13 is another structural diagram of the communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] FIG14 is another structural diagram of the communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0085] FIG15 is another structural diagram of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0086] Embodiments of the present application provide an information sending method, an information receiving method, and related apparatuses, configured for a terminal device to send at least one of the following: beam information or time information to an access network device or a sensing management function. This facilitates the transmission of sensing reference signals by the terminal device using at least two beams when sensing reference signal resources are limited, enabling the access network device to sense sensing targets in at least two beam directions, thereby improving sensing accuracy and reducing the overhead of sensing reference signal resources.

[0087] References to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" in this application mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with that embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the application. Thus, phrases such as "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," and "in other embodiments" appearing in various places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, but rather mean "one or more but not all embodiments," unless otherwise specifically emphasized. The terms "including," "comprising," "having," and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to," unless otherwise specifically emphasized.

[0088] In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or", for example, A / B can mean A or B. "And / or" in this article is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, "at least one" means one or more, and "plurality" means two or more. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a and b and c. Among them, a, b, and c can be single or multiple.

[0089] With the rapid development of wireless communication technology, base stations, as core network components, are experiencing a continuous expansion in their functions and application scenarios. In recent years, technologies that utilize base stations for environmental awareness have gained increasing attention. This technology, based on the interaction between base stations and their surroundings, collects and analyzes signals received by base stations to achieve environmental awareness and monitoring.

[0090] In the field of environmental perception, traditional methods typically rely on specialized sensors and equipment, such as cameras, radars, or infrared detectors. However, these methods have several challenges, such as high cost, difficult deployment, and susceptibility to weather conditions. In contrast, utilizing base stations for environmental perception offers numerous advantages.

[0091] Base stations have extensive coverage. As the infrastructure of wireless communication networks, base stations typically cover entire cities or specific areas. This means that environmental sensing using base stations can enable real-time monitoring of large areas, providing valuable data support for urban planning, traffic management, disaster warning, and other fields. Secondly, base stations are always online. Base stations are required to provide communication services to users 24 hours a day, so they are always operational. This allows environmental sensing using base stations to achieve real-time, continuous data collection and analysis, enabling timely identification and resolution of environmental issues. Furthermore, using base stations for environmental sensing can reduce costs. Since base stations are already widely deployed in cities, there is no need to install a large number of additional sensors and equipment. Simply upgrading and renovating existing base stations can enable environmental sensing and monitoring. This not only saves significant investment costs but also avoids duplication of construction and waste of resources.

[0092] When using base stations for perception, there is a problem of limited coverage. The base station can only effectively perceive and detect strongly reflective targets within the visible area. As shown in Figure 1, for the base station, the perception area is divided into the line-of-sight (LOS) area and the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) area. Due to the obstruction of obstacles, it is impossible to effectively perceive the targets in the NLOS area. For the NLOS area, terminal devices can be introduced to assist the base station in perception. For example, as shown in Figure 2, the terminal device assists the base station in realizing perception of the environment. Specifically, the base station sends a perception reference signal, which is reflected by the reflector and then reflected by the cylinder to the terminal device. The terminal device can measure the perception reference signal to obtain a perception measurement result. Both reflectors and cylinders can be considered as perception targets. If there are multiple perception targets that need to be detected, different beams need to be used to send the perception reference signal to improve the detection accuracy of the perception targets.

[0093] The following introduces the communication system to which this application is applicable. This application is still applicable to other communication systems and is not specifically limited in this application.

[0094] FIG3A is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG3A , the communication system includes a terminal device 301, a next generation Node B (gNB) 302, a next generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB) 303, an access and mobility management function (AMF) 304, a location management function (LMF) 305, and a sensing management function (SMF) 306.

[0095] Terminal device 301 communicates with an access network device (such as gNB 302 or ng-eNB 303 in FIG. 3A ) via the Uu interface. ng-eNB 303 is an access network device in a long-term evolution (LTE) communication system, and gNB 302 is an access network device in a new radio (NR) communication system. In this communication system, access network devices communicate with each other via the Xn interface, and the access network device and AMF 304 communicate with each other via the NG-C interface. AMF 304 and LMF 305 communicate with each other via the NL1 interface, with AMF 304 acting as a router for communication between the access network device and LMF 305. LMF 305 is a network element, module, or component in the new radio (NR) core network that provides positioning capabilities for terminal devices. LMF 305 is used to calculate the location of the terminal device. SMF 306 can store environmental maps and reconstruct environmental maps, and it interacts with LMF 305 to exchange environmental, measurement, and other information.

[0096] In the communication system shown in FIG3A above, LMF305 and SMF306 are two network elements deployed separately. In actual applications, LMF305 and SMF306 can also be deployed together or integrated together, that is, LMF305 and SMF306 are the same network element, which is not limited in this application. For example, as shown in FIG3B, LMF305 and SMF306 are deployed or integrated together to become a network element, which provides perception and positioning functions.

[0097] Figures 3A and 3B above illustrate only an example of a communication system including two access network devices, a gNB and an ng-eNB. In actual applications, the communication system may include at least one access network device, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0098] In the present application, in the communication systems shown in Figures 3A and 3B above, LMF is the name of the current communication system. In future communication systems, the name of the LMF may change as the communication system evolves. For example, LMF may also be referred to as a positioning device, positioning center, positioning server, positioning management device, or positioning management function device. This application does not specifically limit the name of LMF. In current or future communication systems, any functional network element with a function similar to LMF can be understood as LMF in the embodiments of this application and is applicable to the information sending method and information receiving method provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0099] In the present application, in the communication systems shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the name of the SMF may change as the communication system evolves. As long as a functional network element with other names having functions similar to those of the SMF can be understood as the SMF of the present application, and is applicable to the method provided in the present application. For example, SMF can also be a communication perception function, a positioning management function, a perception management function entity, a perception function network element, a perception network element, a perception server, a positioning server, or other names. Specifically, this application does not limit the name of the SMF. The following embodiments mainly use the description of SMF to introduce the execution operation of the functional network element.

[0100] The technical solution of the present application can be applied to cellular communication systems related to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). For example, a fourth generation (4G) communication system, a 5G communication system, and a communication system after the fifth generation communication system. For example, a sixth generation communication system. For example, a fourth generation communication system may include an LTE communication system. A fifth generation communication system may include an NR communication system. The technical solution of the present application can also be applied to a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, a communication system that supports the integration of multiple wireless technologies, a device-to-device (D2D) system, or a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system.

[0101] The following introduces the terminal equipment, access network equipment, perception management function, and positioning management function involved in this application.

[0102] Terminal equipment, also known as user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), fixed wireless access (FWA), or customer premise equipment (CPE), is a device that includes wireless communication capabilities (providing voice / data connectivity to users). Examples include handheld devices with wireless connectivity, in-vehicle devices, and machine type communication (MTC) terminals. Currently, terminal devices include: mobile phones, tablets, laptops, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving (e.g., drones, vehicles), wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, and wireless terminals in smart homes. For example, wireless terminals in self-driving can be drones, helicopters, or airplanes. For example, wireless terminals in the Internet of Vehicles can be in-vehicle equipment, complete vehicle equipment, in-vehicle modules, vehicles, or ships. Wireless terminals in industrial control can be cameras, robots, or robotic arms. Wireless terminals in smart homes can be televisions, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, speakers, or set-top boxes. The terminal device may also be a device or module that is connected to the communication system shown above and has corresponding communication functions. The terminal device is usually provided with a communication module, circuit or chip that performs the corresponding communication function, and the terminal device is also configured with program instructions for performing the corresponding communication function.

[0103] It should be noted that the terminal device can be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus with an integrated circuit, or a chip, chip system, module or control unit in the device or apparatus shown above, and this application does not limit it specifically. It should be noted that in this application, when referring to a terminal device, it can refer to the terminal device itself, or it can refer to a chip, functional module or integrated circuit in the terminal device that performs the method provided in this application, and this application does not limit it specifically.

[0104] Access network equipment (ANE) is a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) to provide wireless communication capabilities for terminal devices. It connects terminal devices to the radio access network (RAN) nodes of a wireless network. It can also be called AN equipment, RAN entity, access node, network node, or communication device.

[0105] Specifically, the access network device may be an access network device for a cellular system related to the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). For example, a 4G communication system or a 5G communication system. The access network device may also be an access network device in an open access network (openRAN, O-RAN, or ORAN) or a cloud radio access network (CRAN). Alternatively, the access network device may be an access network device in a communication system obtained by integrating two or more of the above communication systems.

[0106] Access network equipment includes, but is not limited to, evolved Node B (eNB), radio network controller (RNC), Node B (NB), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), home base station (e.g., home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), baseband unit (BBU), access point (AP) in a wireless fidelity (WIFI) system, macro base station, micro base station, wireless relay node, donor node, wireless controller in a CRAN scenario, wireless backhaul node, transmission point (TP), or transmission and reception point (TRP), etc. It may also be access network equipment in a 5G mobile communication system. For example, a next generation NodeB (gNB), TRP, or TP in an NR system; or one or a group of antenna panels (including multiple antenna panels) of a base station in a 5G mobile communication system; or the access network equipment may also be a network node constituting a gNB or a transmission point. For example, a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a centralized unit control plane (CU-CP), a centralized unit user plane (CU-UP), or a radio unit (RU), etc. The CU and DU can be set separately, or can also be included in the same network element, such as a BBU. The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or a radio frequency unit. For example, in a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH). Alternatively, the access network device can also be a server, a wearable device, a vehicle, or an on-board device, etc. For example, the access network device in the V2X technology can be a road side unit (RSU). It should be understood that the above-mentioned TRP can be a device or module located on the network side of the above-mentioned communication system and having corresponding communication functions. The TRP is usually provided with a communication module, circuit, or chip that performs the corresponding communication function.The TRP also contains program instructions for corresponding communication functions.

[0107] It should be noted that in different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an open radio access network (ORAN) system, CU may also be called an open centralized unit (O-CU) or an open CU, DU may also be called an open distributed unit (O-DU), CU-CP may also be called an open-centralized unit control plane (O-CU-CP), CU-UP may also be called an open-centralized unit user plane (O-CU-UP), and RU may also be called an open radio unit (O-RU). This application does not limit this. Any of the CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and RU in this application may be implemented through a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0108] Optionally, for network elements in the ORAN system, each network element may implement the protocol layer functions shown in Table 1 below.

[0109] Table 1

[0110] It should be noted that, in the ORAN system, the access network device in this application may be one or more network elements in Table 1 above.

[0111] The following describes the architecture of the CU and DU of an access network device. The access network device includes at least one CU and at least one DU. Optionally, the access network device also includes at least one RU.

[0112] The following is an introduction using the example of an access network device including a CU and a DU. The CU has some functions of the core network, and the CU may include a CU-CP and a CU-UP. The CU and the DU may be configured according to the protocol layer functions of the wireless network they implement. For example, the CU is configured to implement the functions of the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and the protocol layers above it (for example, the RRC layer and / or the SDAP layer). The DU is configured to implement the functions of the protocol layers below the PDCP layer (for example, the RLC layer, the MAC layer, and / or the physical (PHY) layer). For another example, the CU is configured to implement the functions of the protocol layers above the PDCP layer (such as the RRC layer and / or the SDAP layer), and the DU is configured to implement the functions of the PDCP layer and the protocol layers below it (for example, the RLC layer, the MAC layer, and / or the PHY layer, etc.).

[0113] When a CU includes a CU-CP and a CU-UP, the CU-CP is used to implement the control plane functions of the CU, and the CU-UP is used to implement the user plane functions of the CU. For example, when the CU is configured to implement the functions of the PDCP layer, RRC layer, and SDAP layer, the CU-CP is used to implement the RRC layer functions and the control plane functions of the PDCP layer, and the CU-UP is used to implement the SDAP layer functions and the user plane functions of the PDCP layer.

[0114] The CU-CP can interact with network elements in the core network that implement control plane functions. These elements can be access and mobility elements, such as the AMF in 5G systems. The AMF is responsible for mobility management in mobile networks, such as location updates, network registration, and handovers.

[0115] The CU-UP can interact with network elements in the core network that implement user plane functions. Network elements in the core network that implement user plane functions, such as the user plane function (UPF) in the 5G system, are responsible for forwarding and receiving data in terminal devices.

[0116] The above configuration of CU and DU is only an example, and the functions of CU and DU can also be configured as needed. For example, the CU or DU can be configured to have the functions of more protocol layers, or the CU or DU can be configured to have partial processing functions of the protocol layer. For example, some functions of the RLC layer and the functions of the protocol layers above the RLC layer are set in the CU, and the remaining functions of the RLC layer and the functions of the protocol layers below the RLC layer are set in the DU. For another example, the functions of the CU or DU can be divided according to the service type or other system requirements. For example, according to the delay, the functions whose processing time needs to meet the smaller delay requirement are set in the DU, and the functions that do not need to meet the delay requirement are set in the CU.

[0117] The DU and RU can work together to implement the functions of the PHY layer. A DU can be connected to one or more RUs. The functions of the DU and RU can be configured in various ways according to the design. For example, the DU is configured to implement the baseband function, and the RU is configured to implement the mid-RF function. For another example, the DU is configured to implement the high-layer functions in the PHY layer, and the RU is configured to implement the low-layer functions in the PHY layer or to implement the low-layer functions and the RF functions. The high-layer functions in the physical layer may include a part of the functions of the physical layer, which is closer to the MAC layer, and the low-layer functions in the physical layer may include another part of the functions of the physical layer, which is closer to the mid-RF side.

[0118] It should be noted that the access network device can be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus with an integrated circuit, or a chip, chip system, module or control unit in the aforementioned device or apparatus, and this application does not limit this. It should be noted that in this application, when referring to the access network device, it can refer to the access network device itself, or it can refer to the chip, functional module or integrated circuit in the access network device that completes the method provided in this application, and this application does not limit this.

[0119] The perception management function can select appropriate access network devices and / or terminal devices and send perception requests to the access network devices, thereby implementing the perception process between the access network devices and the terminal devices to achieve perception.

[0120] The positioning management function is used to provide positioning function to realize the positioning of terminal devices.

[0121] In order to facilitate understanding of the technical solution of this application, some technical terms involved in this application are introduced below.

[0122] 1. Beam: A beam is a communication resource. It can be wide, narrow, or any other type of beam. Beam formation can be achieved through beamforming or other techniques. Beamforming techniques include digital beamforming, analog beamforming, and hybrid digital / analog beamforming. Different beams can be considered different resources.

[0123] In the NR protocol, beam can be called spatial domain filter, spatial filter, spatial domain parameter, spatial parameter, spatial parameter, spatial domain setting, spatial setting, quasi-colocation (QCL) information, QCL assumption, or QCL indication, etc. The beam can be indicated by a TCI state parameter or by a spatial relation parameter. Therefore, in this application, beam can be replaced by spatial filter, spatial filter, spatial parameter, spatial parameter, spatial setting, spatial setting, QCL information, QCL assumption, QCL indication, TCI-state (including uplink TCI-state, downlink TCI-state), or spatial relationship, etc. The above terms are also equivalent to each other. Beam can also be replaced by other terms representing beams, which are not limited in this application.

[0124] A beam used to transmit a signal may be referred to as a transmission beam (Tx beam), a spatial domain transmission filter, a spatial transmission filter, a spatial domain transmission parameter, a spatial transmission parameter, a spatial domain transmission setting, or a spatial transmission setting. A downlink beam may be indicated by a TCI-state.

[0125] A beam used to receive a signal may be referred to as a reception beam (Rx beam), a spatial domain reception filter, a spatial reception filter, a spatial domain reception parameter, a spatial reception parameter, a spatial domain reception setting, or a spatial reception setting. An uplink beam may be indicated by any of a spatial relationship, an uplink TCI-state, and a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource (indicating a transmit beam using the SRS). Therefore, an uplink beam may also be replaced by an SRS resource.

[0126] The transmit beam may refer to the distribution of signal strength in different directions in space after the signal is transmitted by the antenna, and the receive beam may refer to the distribution of signal strength in different directions in space of the wireless signal received from the antenna.

[0127] Furthermore, the beam may be a wide beam, a narrow beam, or other types of beams. The beam forming technology may be beamforming technology or other technologies. The beamforming technology may specifically be digital beamforming technology, analog beamforming technology, hybrid digital beamforming technology, or hybrid analog beamforming technology.

[0128] Beams generally correspond to resources. For example, when performing beam measurement, the network device measures different beams through different resources. The terminal device feeds back the measured resource quality, and the network device knows the quality of the corresponding beam. When data is transmitted, beam-related information can also be indicated by its corresponding resources. For example, the network device indicates the information of the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) beam of the terminal device through the TCI field in the downlink control information (DCI). Optionally, in the present application, the network device can be an access network device.

[0129] In one possible implementation, multiple beams with identical or similar communication characteristics are considered a single beam. A beam can include one or more antenna ports for transmitting data channels, control channels, and sounding signals. The one or more antenna ports that form a beam can also be considered an antenna port set.

[0130] 2. QCL: Quasi-colocation relationship is used to indicate that multiple resources have one or more identical or similar communication characteristics. For multiple resources with a quasi-colocation relationship, the same or similar communication configuration can be adopted. For example, if two antenna ports have a quasi-colocation relationship, the large-scale characteristics of the channel for transmitting a symbol on one port can be inferred from the large-scale characteristics of the channel for transmitting a symbol on the other port. Large-scale characteristics may include: delay spread, average delay, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, average gain, receiving parameters, terminal device receiving beam number, transmit / receive channel correlation, receive arrival angle, receiver antenna spatial correlation, main angle of arrival (AoA), average arrival angle, AoA spread, etc. Specifically, the colocation indication is used to indicate whether at least two groups of antenna ports have a colocation relationship, including: the colocation indication is used to indicate whether the channel state information reference signals sent by at least two groups of antenna ports come from the same transmission point, or the colocation indication is used to indicate whether the channel state information reference signals sent by at least two groups of antenna ports come from the same beam group.

[0131] 3. TCI: It can also be called TCI state (TCI-state). In uplink and downlink transmission, the correct beam needs to be used between the network device and the terminal device to achieve correct transmission. In downlink transmission, the network device needs to indicate to the terminal device the downlink beam it uses. The terminal device can determine the appropriate receiving beam based on the downlink beam, and the receiving beam is used to receive information from the network device. In uplink transmission, the network device also needs to indicate to the terminal device which uplink beam the terminal device uses to send information to the network device. The network device can determine the uplink beam with better signal quality for the terminal device. Both the uplink beam and the downlink beam can be indicated by the corresponding TCI state. Specifically, the downlink beam can be indicated by the downlink TCI state, and the uplink beam can be indicated by the uplink TCI state.

[0132] In the 3GPP protocol, the network device can indicate the TCI state to the terminal device through the TCI field in the DCI. The size of the TCI field is 3 bits, which can be specifically expressed as 8 different field values ​​(codepoints). Each field value of the TCI field can be associated with an index of a TCI state. The index of the TCI state can uniquely identify a TCI state, which can be a downlink TCI state or an uplink TCI state. Each field value of the TCI field can also be associated with two TCI state indexes, which can uniquely identify two TCI states, and the two TCI states can include a downlink TCI state and an uplink TCI state.

[0133] The downlink TCI state includes several parameters that allow the terminal device to determine the relevant information of the downlink transmit beam and thus determine the appropriate receive beam to receive information from the network device. The TCI state is configured by the network device for each terminal device. The structure of the downlink TCI state is as follows:

[0134] Each TCI state includes its own index (tci-StateId) and two quasi-colocation information (QCL-info). Each QCL-info includes a reference signal resource, which is used to indicate that the downlink transmission of the TCI state should use the same downlink timing, frequency offset or receiving beam as the reference signal resource. It is specifically determined by the type of the QCL-info. The QCL type can have four values ​​{typeA, typeB, typeC, typeD}. When the QCL type is typeA, typeB and typeC, the downlink transmission should be carried out using the same downlink timing and frequency offset as the reference signal resource. When the QCL type is typeD, the downlink transmission should be carried out using the same receiving beam as the reference signal resource. Of the two QCL-infos mentioned above, one is of typeD and the other is of typeA or typeB or typeC. The terminal device can determine which receiving beam to use to receive the corresponding downlink transmission through the QCL-info of typeD. The specific execution steps are as follows:

[0135] The network device indicates a downlink TCI state to the terminal device through DCI. The terminal device determines that the type of the downlink TCI state is the reference signal resource in the QCL information of typeD. The terminal device uses the receiving beam of the reference signal resource as the receiving beam used for downlink transmission. It should be noted that the receiving beam of the reference signal resource is obtained by the terminal device in advance through the beam management process. Through the beam management process, the terminal device can determine which receiving beam is best to receive the reference signal resource, and use the receiving beam as the receiving beam of the reference signal resource.

[0136] The uplink TCI state includes a reference signal resource, which is used to indicate that the uplink transmission using this TCI state should use the same uplink transmit beam as the reference signal resource. The terminal device can determine which transmit beam to use for uplink transmission through this reference signal resource. In the uplink TCI state, the reference signal resource is not included in the QCL-info, and the QCL type is not distinguished, because there is no need to refer to the uplink timing and frequency offset information, only the uplink transmit beam. The structure of the uplink TCI state is shown below:

[0137] The specific steps are as follows:

[0138] The network device indicates a certain uplink TCI state to the terminal device through the DCI. The terminal device determines the reference signal resource in the uplink TCI state. The terminal device uses the transmit beam of the reference signal resource as the transmit beam used by the terminal device for uplink transmission. It should be noted that the transmit beam of the reference signal resource is obtained by the terminal device in advance through the beam management process.

[0139] The following describes the configuration, activation and indication of TCI status.

[0140] TCI-state configuration: The network device configures multiple TCI-states to the terminal device through RRC signaling. These TCI-states all include a QCL-Info of type D. The network device can also configure TCI-states that do not include QCL-info of type D. However, these TCI-states are not used to indicate data transmission beams and are not further explained here.

[0141] TCI-state activation: After the network device is configured with multiple TCI-states, it is also necessary to activate 8 of them through the media access control control element (MAC CE). These 8 TCI-states correspond one-to-one to the 8 values ​​of the TCI field in the DCI. That is, the 8 values ​​of the TCI field in the DCI correspond to which 8 TCI-states are determined by the MAC CE. The media access control control element can also be called the media access control control element.

[0142] TCI state indication: The network device indicates a specific TCI-state through the TCI field in the DCI. For example, the value of the TCI field in the DCI sent by the network device to the terminal device is 000, indicating that the data transmission beam adopts the TCI state corresponding to 000. The reference signal contained in the QCL-Info of type D in this TCI state is the channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) with an index of #1, indicating that the beam used for data transmission is the same as the receiving beam corresponding to the CSI-RS with an index of #1. The receiving beam corresponding to the CSI-RS with an index of #1 can be determined through the beam measurement process and is known to the terminal device. Therefore, through the specific value of the TCI field, the terminal device can determine the beam corresponding to the data transmission beam, and thus adopt the corresponding beam to send or receive data.

[0143] It should be noted that the three descriptions of TCI state, TCI-state and TCI state in this article can be used interchangeably.

[0144] In this application, the perception reference signal can be an SRS, a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS), or other reference signals. As long as it is a reference signal sent by a terminal device for the access network device to perceive the environment, it can be considered as a perception reference signal involved in this application, and this application does not limit it. In this application, the perception reference signal resource is used for the terminal device to send the perception reference signal.

[0145] A possible configuration of the perception reference signal resource is described below, taking the perception reference signal resource as an SRS resource.

[0146] The configuration of spatialRelationInfoPos-r16 is as follows:

[0147] The SRS spatial correlation positioning information (SRS-SpatialRelationInfoPos) in the above-mentioned SRS resource includes a reference signal identifier associated with the SRS resource. As can be seen from the above configuration, optionally, the SRS resource is associated with a synchronization signal-broadcast channel measurement resource block (synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block, SS / PBCH block, SSB for short) index. The SSB index corresponds to a certain SSB, and the SSB configuration includes spatial parameters for sending the SSB, which can also be called a beam. In other words, an association relationship can be established between the beam and the reference signal, and the beam can be used to send or receive the reference signal. Specifically, the reference signal can be referred to as the reference signal corresponding to the beam.

[0148] Optionally, the perception reference signal resource may also be an SRS resource, a CSI-RS resource, a DL-PRS resource, a DMRS resource, or a PTRS resource, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0149] It can be seen that one perception reference signal resource corresponds to one beam, that is, the terminal device sends a perception reference signal through the corresponding beam on the perception reference signal resource. For the base station, the base station receives the perception reference signal and measures the perception reference signal to obtain a perception measurement result. It can be seen that the base station can perceive the beam direction corresponding to the beam through the perception reference signal, but cannot perceive other beam directions. Therefore, when using the base station for environmental perception, if the perception reference signal resources of the base station are limited, if there are not enough perception reference signal resources for the terminal device to send perception reference signals in different beam directions, for example, the number of perception reference signal resources configured by the base station for the terminal device is less than the number of perception targets, then how to perceive the perception targets in different beam directions is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0150] This application provides a corresponding technical solution in which a terminal device sends at least one of the following to an access network device or a sensing management function: beam information or time information. This facilitates the transmission of sensing reference signals via at least two beams when sensing reference signal resources are limited, enabling the access network device to sense sensing targets in at least two beam directions.

[0151] In this application, the perception reference signal resource may also be referred to as a perception resource, or a perception measurement resource, or a measurement resource, etc., which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0152] In this application, the propagation path may also be referred to as a perception path or a multipath, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0153] The following describes the technical solution of this application in conjunction with specific embodiments. In this application, the terminal device sends beam information and / or time information to the access network device, which can be specifically described in the embodiment shown in Figure 4. Alternatively, the terminal device sends beam information and / or time information to the perception management function, which can be specifically described in the embodiment shown in Figure 9.

[0154] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the information sending method and the information receiving method of the present application. Referring to FIG4 , the method includes the following steps.

[0155] It should be noted that, in the embodiment shown in FIG4 , the method is illustrated by taking the terminal device, access network device, and perception management function as the execution subjects of the interaction diagram as an example, but the present application does not limit the execution subjects of the interaction diagram. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG4 , the execution subject in steps 401a, 401, 402, and 403 is the terminal device. The execution subject may also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device to implement the method, or a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device functions. In the embodiment shown in FIG4 , the execution subject in steps 401a, 402, 403, 404, 404a, and 405 is the access network device. The execution subject may also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the access network device to implement the method, or a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the access network device. In the embodiment shown in FIG4 , the execution subject in steps 404a and 405 is the perception management function. The execution subject may also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the perception management function to implement the method, or a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the perception management function.

[0156] 401. The terminal device determines at least one of the following: beam information or time information.

[0157] The beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send the perception reference signal. The time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send the perception reference signal.

[0158] In one possible implementation, the terminal device determines, based on prior data, beam management, and / or beam calibration, to use at least two beams to transmit the perception reference signal. For example, as shown in FIG5A , the terminal device determines, based on beam management, to transmit the perception reference signal via four beams (beams 1 to 4). This facilitates the access network device to perceive the beam directions corresponding to the four beams based on the perception reference signal, thereby enabling perception of perception targets 1 to 4.

[0159] In another possible implementation, the terminal device measures the first reference signal from the access network device through multiple beams to determine one or more propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device; each propagation path in the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams, and the one or more beams belong to the multiple beams. The terminal device uses the information that each propagation path in the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams as beam information. Optionally, one propagation path corresponds to one or more beams, or one beam corresponds to one or more propagation paths. For example, as shown in Figure 5A, the terminal device receives the first reference signal from the access network device through beam 1 and measures the first reference signal to determine path 1, so path 1 corresponds to beam 1. The terminal device receives the first reference signal from the access network device through beam 2 and measures the first reference signal to determine path 2, so path 2 corresponds to beam 2. The terminal device receives the first reference signal from the access network device through beam 3 and measures the first reference signal to determine path 3, so path 3 corresponds to beam 3. The terminal device receives the first reference signal from the access network device through beam 4, and measures the first reference signal to determine path 4, so path 4 corresponds to beam 4.

[0160] Specifically, the terminal device performs channel estimation based on the first reference signal to obtain a channel power delay profile; the terminal device determines the one or more propagation paths based on the channel power delay profile (PDP). Optionally, the terminal device uses the number of power peaks greater than a threshold value in the channel PDP as the number of propagation paths in the one or more propagation paths. Alternatively, the terminal device uses the number of power peaks greater than or equal to the threshold value in the channel PDP as the number of propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device.

[0161] For example, as shown in Figure 5A, the terminal device receives a first reference signal from the access network device via beams 1 to 4. The terminal device then performs channel estimation based on the first reference signal to obtain the channel PDP. As shown in Figure 5B, the terminal device obtains curve 1 (Figure 5B) for the first reference signal received via beam 1, curve 2 (Figure 5B) for the first reference signal received via beam 2, curve 3 (Figure 5B) for the first reference signal received via beam 3, and curve 4 (Figure 5B) for the first reference signal received via beam 4. Figure 5C shows a schematic diagram of the synthesis of curves 1 to 4. Based on Figure 5C, the terminal device can determine the presence of four power peaks greater than a threshold value, namely, points A, B, C, and D. Therefore, the terminal device can determine that there are four propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device, namely, paths 1 to 4. In other words, the terminal device can determine the presence of four sensing targets or sensing reflectors, which are considered to be four propagation paths, namely, paths 1 to 4. Path 1 corresponds to beam 1, path 2 corresponds to beam 2, path 3 corresponds to beam 3, and path 4 corresponds to beam 4. The terminal device may determine information of beams 1 to 4 as the beam information.

[0162] Optionally, the first reference signal may be a CSI-RS, a positioning reference signal (PRS), an SSB, a DMRS, a PTRS, or other reference signals, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0163] Optionally, the beam information includes at least one of the following: an index, identifier, angle, or associated reference signal information corresponding to the at least two beams. For example, as shown in FIG5A , the at least two beams include beams 1 to 4. The beam information may include an index corresponding to beams 1 to 4, respectively.

[0164] Optionally, the angles corresponding to the at least two beams include at least one of the following: the horizontal arrival angle, vertical arrival angle, horizontal departure angle, or vertical departure angle corresponding to the at least two beams. For example, as shown in FIG5A , the angles corresponding to the at least two beams may include the horizontal arrival angle a1, vertical arrival angle b1, horizontal departure angle c1, and vertical departure angle d1 of path 1; the horizontal arrival angle a2, vertical arrival angle b2, horizontal departure angle c2, and vertical departure angle d2 of path 2; the horizontal arrival angle a3, vertical arrival angle b3, horizontal departure angle c3, and vertical departure angle d3 of path 3; and the horizontal arrival angle a4, vertical arrival angle b4, horizontal departure angle c4, and vertical departure angle d4 of path 4.

[0165] Optionally, the reference signal information associated with the at least two beams includes at least one of the following: an identifier, index, type, or indication of the reference signals associated with the at least two beams. Optionally, the reference signal type includes: SSB, PRS, CSI-RS, or SRS. As described above regarding perceptual reference signal resources, an association exists between beams and reference signals, and each beam has an associated reference signal. The beam information may also include identifiers of reference signals associated with beams 1 to 4, respectively.

[0166] It should be noted that in this application, beam can also be referred to as TCI state, that is, beam information can also be referred to as TCI state information. Specifically, this application does not limit the name of beam information. TCI state information is information about at least two TCI states used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal.

[0167] Optionally, the time information includes at least one of the following: a transmission period, a switching period, a transmission time interval, or a switching time interval. The transmission period is a period during which the terminal device uses the at least two beams to transmit the perception reference signal. The switching period is a period during which the terminal device switches the beam used to transmit the perception reference signal within a transmission period. The transmission time interval is a time interval during which the terminal device uses the at least two beams to transmit the perception reference signal. The switching time interval is a time interval during which the terminal device switches the beam used to transmit the perception reference signal within a transmission period or a transmission time interval. The transmission period can also be replaced by a transmission time interval or a transmission time interval. The switching period can also be replaced by a switching time interval or a switching time interval. For example, as shown in FIG6 , the perception reference signal resource is configured by the access network device for the terminal device. The perception reference signal resource is a periodic resource, and the perception reference signal resource includes multiple resource blocks. As shown in FIG6 , in the perception reference signal resource, the time interval between two adjacent resource blocks (for example, resource block 1 and resource block 2 shown in FIG6 ) is 160 ms (milliseconds). Therefore, it can be seen that the period of the perception reference signal resource is 160 ms. The terminal device uses beam 1 to send the perception reference signal on resource block 1, uses beam 2 to send the perception reference signal on resource block 2, uses beam 3 to send the perception reference signal on resource block 3, uses beam 4 to send the perception reference signal on resource block 4, and so on. Therefore, the transmission period of the perception reference signal sent by the terminal device using beams 1 to 4 is 640ms.

[0168] In one possible implementation, the switching period is equal to the period of the sensing reference signal resource. For example, as shown in FIG6 , the period of switching the beam used to transmit the sensing reference signal by the terminal device within a transmission period is 160 ms, which is equal to the period of the sensing reference signal resource.

[0169] In another possible implementation, the switching period is twice the period of the sensing reference signal resource. For example, as shown in FIG7 , the period for switching the beam used to transmit the sensing reference signal by the terminal device within a transmission period is 320 ms, which is twice the period of the sensing reference signal resource.

[0170] Optionally, the time information also includes the number of times the terminal device uses each beam to send the perception reference signal in one transmission cycle. In other words, the time information also includes the number of resource blocks occupied by the terminal device using each beam to send the perception reference signal in one transmission cycle. For example, as shown in Figure 7, the terminal device uses beam 1 and beam 2 to send the perception reference signal. In one transmission cycle, the number of times the terminal device uses beam 1 to send the perception reference signal is 1, and the number of times the terminal device uses beam 2 to send the perception reference signal is 1. For another example, as shown in Figure 8, the terminal device uses beam 1 and beam 2 to send the perception reference signal. In one transmission cycle, the number of times the terminal device uses beam 1 to send the perception reference signal is 2, and the number of times the terminal device uses beam 2 to send the perception reference signal is 2.

[0171] 402. The terminal device sends at least one of the following to the access network device: beam information or time information. Correspondingly, the access network device receives at least one of the following from the terminal device: beam information or time information.

[0172] Optionally, beam information and time information can be sent together or separately, which is not limited in this application.

[0173] Optionally, before step 402, the perception management function interacts with the access network device to enable the perception management function to determine whether the access network device has perception capabilities. Optionally, the perception management function may send a perception information request to the access network device. The perception information request is used to request the access network device to report perception-related information. The access network device reports the perception-related information and the location information of the access network device to the perception management function. For example, the perception-related information may include: an identifier of a perception reference signal used for perception.

[0174] Optionally, the beam information and time information are carried in a sensing information response or a sensing response, which is not specifically limited in this application. Optionally, the embodiment shown in FIG4 further includes step 401a. Step 401a can be performed before step 402.

[0175] 401a: The access network device sends a first request to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first request from the access network device.

[0176] The first request is used to request the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different time domain resources; or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use time division to send perception reference signals; or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals at different times; or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time division transmission of perception reference signals; or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use time division to send perception reference signals through different beams. For example, as shown in FIG6 , the perception reference signal resources are configured by the access network device for the terminal device, and the access network device requests the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different resource blocks included in the perception reference signal resources or different time domain resources occupied by the perception reference signal resources.

[0177] Optionally, the first request is used to request reporting of beam information and / or time information.

[0178] Optionally, the first request is a sensing measurement request (sensing information request) or a sensing request, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0179] Optionally, the embodiment shown in FIG4 further includes steps 403 and 404. Steps 403 and 404 may be performed after step 402.

[0180] 403. The terminal device sends a perception reference signal to the access network device through at least two beams according to the beam information and / or time information. Correspondingly, the access network device receives the perception reference signal from the terminal device.

[0181] Optionally, the time information includes a transmission period and a switching period, and the terminal device sends the perception reference signal to the access network device through the at least two beams according to the transmission period. Within a transmission period, the terminal device switches the beam used for sending the perception reference signal according to the switching period, and sends the perception reference signal through the switched beam.

[0182] For example, as shown in Figure 6, the terminal device uses beams 1 to 4 to send perception reference signals to the access network device with a transmission period of 640ms. Within a transmission period, the terminal device switches the beam used to send perception reference signals with a period of 160ms. As shown in Figure 6, the terminal device uses beam 1 to send perception reference signals to the access network device on resource block 1, uses beam 2 to send perception reference signals to the access network device on resource block 2, uses beam 3 to send perception reference signals to the access network device on resource block 3, and uses beam 4 to send perception reference signals to the access network device on resource block 4.

[0183] For another example, as shown in Figure 7, the terminal device uses beam 1 to beam 2 with a transmission period of 640ms to send a perception reference signal to the access network device. Within one transmission period, the terminal device uses a period of 320ms to switch the beam used to send the perception reference signal. As shown in Figure 7, the terminal device uses beam 1 to send a perception reference signal to the access network device on resource block 1, does not send a perception reference signal on resource block 2, uses beam 2 to send a perception reference signal to the access network device on resource block 3, and does not send a perception reference signal on resource block 4. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 8, the terminal device uses beam 1 to send a perception reference signal to the access network device on resource block 1 and resource block 2, and uses beam 2 to send a perception reference signal to the access network device on resource block 3 and resource block 4.

[0184] It should be noted that the execution order between the above steps 402 and 403 is not limited. Step 402 can be executed first, and then step 403; or, step 403 can be executed first, and then step 402; or, steps 402 to 403 can be executed at the same time. This application does not make any specific restrictions.

[0185] 404. The access network device measures the perception reference signal according to the beam information and / or time information to obtain a perception measurement result.

[0186] Specifically, the access network device measures the perception reference signal through at least one perception reference signal according to the beam information and / or time information to obtain a perception measurement result. The perception measurement result includes at least one of the following: delay, energy, arrival angle (for example, horizontal arrival angle and / or vertical arrival angle), or phase corresponding to one or more propagation paths. For example, as shown in FIG5A , the beam information may include indexes corresponding to beams 1 to 4, respectively, and the time information includes a transmission period and a switching period. As shown in FIG6 , the transmission period is 640 ms and the switching period is 160 ms. Combining FIG5A and FIG6 , it can be seen that the access network device receives the perception reference signal sent by the terminal device through beam 1 on resource block 1, receives the perception reference signal sent by the terminal device through beam 2 on resource block 2, receives the perception reference signal sent by the terminal device through beam 3 on resource block 3, and receives the perception reference signal sent by the terminal device through beam 4 on resource block 4. Then, the access network device measures the perception reference signal to obtain a perception measurement result. For example, as shown in FIG5A , the perception measurement results may include the time delay, energy, angle of arrival, and / or phase corresponding to paths 1 to 4, respectively. In other words, the perception measurement results may include the time delay, energy, angle of arrival, and / or phase corresponding to the first path or target path in the beam direction corresponding to beams 1 to 4, respectively.

[0187] As can be seen, the terminal device uses time division to send perception reference signals using different beams on different time domain resources, and reports beam information and / or time information to the access network device. This helps the access network device complete environmental perception in the directions corresponding to different beams, improves the access network device's perception performance, avoids the network from configuring too many perception reference signal resources, and saves the overhead of perception reference signal resources.

[0188] The access network device measures the perception reference signal based on the beam information and / or time information, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the access network device's measurement of the perception reference signal, which is conducive to perceiving and distinguishing perception targets in multiple beam directions in the environment, thereby improving perception accuracy. Furthermore, it is conducive to avoiding the access network device from performing some unnecessary measurements and reducing measurement overhead. For example, as shown in FIG5A, the terminal device uses a time-division method to send perception reference signals through beams 1 to 4 respectively. The access network device can measure the perception reference signal in the corresponding beam direction without having to measure the perception reference signal in all directions, thereby reducing measurement overhead. For another example, as shown in FIG7, the terminal device uses a time-division method to send perception reference signals through beams 1 and 2 respectively. As shown in FIG7, the terminal device uses beam 1 to send the perception reference signal to the access network device on resource block 1, and does not send the perception reference signal on resource block 2. The terminal device uses beam 2 to send the perception reference signal to the access network device on resource block 3, and does not send the perception reference signal on resource block 4. Therefore, the access network device can measure the perception reference signal in the direction of beam 1 in resource block 1 and measure the perception reference signal in the direction of beam 2 in resource block 3. The access network device does not need to measure the perception reference signal in resource blocks 2 and resource blocks 4, thereby reducing measurement overhead.

[0189] It should be noted that, if step 403 is performed before step 402, the above step 404 can be replaced by the description as: the access network device measures the perception reference signal to obtain a perception measurement result.

[0190] The examples in the above embodiments are based on the example of an access network device configuring one sensing reference signal resource for a terminal device. In actual applications, the access network device may configure one or more sensing reference signal resources for the terminal device, where the number of configured sensing reference signal resources is less than the number of sensing targets. For example, as shown in FIG5A , if there are four sensing targets and the access network device configures fewer than four sensing reference signal resources for the terminal device, the terminal device and the access network device may implement the technical solution of this application to achieve sensing of the four sensing targets.

[0191] Optionally, the embodiment shown in FIG4 further includes step 405 , which may be performed after step 404 .

[0192] 405. The access network device sends the perception measurement result to the perception management function. Correspondingly, the perception management function receives the perception measurement result from the access network device.

[0193] Optionally, the perception measurement result is carried in a perception measurement response, or a perception response, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0194] Optionally, the embodiment shown in FIG4 further includes step 404a. Step 404a may be performed before step 405.

[0195] 404a: The perception management function sends a third request to the access network device. Correspondingly, the access network device receives the third request from the perception management function.

[0196] The third request is used to request the access network device to sense the environment. Optionally, the third request is a perception measurement request or a perception request, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0197] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device determines at least one of the following: beam information or time information. The beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal. The time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal. Then, the terminal device sends at least one of the following to the access network device: beam information or time information. This facilitates the access network device to determine the beam information and time information used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and facilitates the terminal device to send a perception reference signal through at least two beams when the perception reference signal resources are limited, so as to enable the access network device to perceive the perception targets in at least two beam directions, improve perception accuracy, and save the overhead of perception reference signal resources.

[0198] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the information sending method and information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG9 , the method includes the following steps.

[0199] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG9 uses a terminal device, an access network device, and a perception management function as examples of the execution entities of the interaction diagram to illustrate the method, but this application does not limit the execution entities of the interaction diagram. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG9, the execution entity in steps 901a, 901, 902, and 904 is a terminal device. The execution entity may also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device to implement the method, or a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device functions. In the embodiment shown in FIG9, the execution entity in steps 901a, 903, 904, 905, and 906 is an access network device. The execution entity may also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the access network device to implement the method, or a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the access network device. In the embodiment shown in FIG9, the execution entity in steps 902, 903, and 906 is a perception management function. The execution entity may also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the perception management function to implement the method, or a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the perception management function.

[0200] 901. The terminal device determines at least one of the following: beam information or time information.

[0201] 902. The terminal device sends at least one of the following to the perception management function: beam information or time information. Correspondingly, the perception management function receives at least one of the following from the terminal device: beam information or time information.

[0202] Steps 901 to 902 are similar to steps 401 to 402 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 . For details, please refer to the relevant introduction of steps 401 to 402 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , which will not be repeated here.

[0203] Optionally, the embodiment shown in FIG9 further includes step 901a. Step 901a may be performed before step 902.

[0204] 901a: The perception management function sends a first request to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first request from the perception management function.

[0205] Step 901a is similar to step 401a in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 . For details, please refer to the relevant introduction of step 401a in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , which will not be repeated here.

[0206] The embodiment shown in FIG9 further includes steps 903 to 906. Steps 903 to 906 may be performed after step 902.

[0207] 903. The perception management function sends a second request to the access network device. Correspondingly, the access network device receives the second request from the perception management function.

[0208] The second request is used to request the access network device to sense the environment, or the second request is used to request the access network device to measure a sensing reference signal. Optionally, the second request includes beam information and / or time information.

[0209] Optionally, the second request is a perception measurement request, or a perception request, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0210] 904. The terminal device sends a perception reference signal to the access network device through at least two beams according to the beam information and / or time information. Correspondingly, the access network device receives the perception reference signal from the terminal device.

[0211] 905. The access network device measures the perception reference signal according to the beam information and / or time information to obtain a perception measurement result.

[0212] 906. The access network device sends the perception measurement result to the perception management function. Correspondingly, the perception management function receives the perception measurement result from the access network device.

[0213] Steps 904 to 906 are similar to steps 403 to 405 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 . For details, please refer to the relevant introduction of steps 403 to 405 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , which will not be repeated here.

[0214] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device determines at least one of the following: beam information or time information. The beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal. The time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal. Then, the terminal device sends at least one of the following to the perception management function: beam information or time information. This facilitates the perception management function to provide the beam information and / or time information to the access network device. This facilitates the terminal device to send a perception reference signal through at least two beams when the perception reference signal resources are limited, so as to enable the access network device to perceive the perception targets in at least two beam directions, improve the perception accuracy, and save the overhead of the perception reference signal resources.

[0215] The following is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present application. Referring to Figure 10, the communication device can be used to execute the process executed by the terminal device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9. For details, please refer to the relevant introduction in the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0216] The communication device 1000 includes a transceiver module 1001 and a processing module 1002 .

[0217] The processing module 1002 is used to process data. The transceiver module 1001 can implement corresponding communication functions. The transceiver module 1001 can also be called a communication interface or a communication module.

[0218] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include a storage module, which may be used to store program code, program instructions and / or data. The processing module 1002 may read the instructions and / or data in the storage module so that the communication device 1000 implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0219] The communication device 1000 can be used to perform the actions performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiments. For example, the terminal device or a communication module in the terminal device, or a circuit or chip responsible for communication functions in the terminal device. The communication device 1000 can be a terminal device or a component that can be configured in a terminal device. The processing module 1002 is used to perform the processing-related operations on the terminal device side in the above method embodiments. The transceiver module 1001 is used to perform the reception-related operations on the terminal device side in the above method embodiments.

[0220] Optionally, the transceiver module 1001 may include a sending module and a receiving module. The sending module is used to perform the sending operation in the above method embodiment. The receiving module is used to perform the receiving operation in the above method embodiment.

[0221] It should be noted that the communication device 1000 may include a sending module but not a receiving module. Alternatively, the communication device 1000 may include a receiving module but not a sending module. Specifically, it may depend on whether the above-mentioned scheme executed by the communication device 1000 includes a sending action and a receiving action. For example, the communication device 1000 is used to execute the actions executed by the terminal device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above. For details, please refer to the relevant introduction in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above, which will not be expanded in detail here. For example, the communication device 1000 is used to execute the following scheme:

[0222] The processing module 1001 is used to determine at least one of the following: beam information or time information; wherein the beam information is information of at least two beams used by the communication device 1000 to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information of the communication device 1000 using at least two beams to send a perception reference signal; the transceiver module 1002 is used to send at least one of the following: beam information or time information to an access network device or a perception management function network element.

[0223] In one possible implementation, the time information includes at least one of the following: a transmission period or a switching period; wherein the transmission period is a period in which the communication device 1000 uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal, and the switching period is a period in which the communication device 1000 switches the beam used to send the perception reference signal within one transmission period.

[0224] In another possible implementation, the size of the switching period is the period of the sensing reference signal resource.

[0225] In another possible implementation, the beam information includes at least one of the following: indexes, identifiers, angles, or associated reference signal information corresponding to at least two beams.

[0226] In another possible implementation, the angles corresponding to the at least two beams include at least one of the following: a horizontal arrival angle, a vertical arrival angle, a horizontal departure angle, or a vertical departure angle corresponding to the at least two beams.

[0227] In another possible implementation, the transceiver module 1001 is further used to: receive a first request from an access network device or a perception management function, where the first request is used to request the communication device 1000 to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different time domain resources, or the first request is used to request the communication device 1000 to send perception reference signals in a time-division manner, or the first request is used to request the communication device 1000 to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, or the first request is used to request the communication device 1000 to perform time-division transmission of perception reference signals.

[0228] In another possible implementation, the first request is also used to request reporting of beam information and / or time information.

[0229] In another possible implementation, the transceiver module 1001 is further configured to: send a perception reference signal to the access network device through at least two beams according to the beam information and / or time information.

[0230] It should be understood that the specific process of each module executing the above corresponding process has been described in detail in the above method embodiment, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0231] Optionally, when the communication device 1000 is a terminal device or a communication module within the terminal device, the processing module 1002 in the above embodiment may be implemented by at least one processor or processor-related circuitry. Specifically, the processor may include a modem chip, or a SoC chip or SIP chip containing a modem core. The transceiver module 1001 may be implemented by a transceiver or transceiver-related circuitry. The transceiver module 1001 may also be referred to as a communication module or communication interface. The storage module may be implemented by at least one memory.

[0232] Optionally, when the communication device 1000 is a circuit or chip responsible for communication functions in a terminal device, such as a modem chip or a SoC chip or SIP chip including a modem core, the functions of the processing module 1002 can be implemented by a circuit system including one or more processors or processing cores in the aforementioned chip. The functions of the transceiver module 1001 can be implemented by an interface circuit or data transceiver circuit on the aforementioned chip.

[0233] The following is another structural diagram of the communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to Figure 11 , the communication device can be used to execute the process executed by the access network device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 . For details, please refer to the relevant description in the aforementioned method embodiments.

[0234] The communication device 1100 includes a transceiver module 1101. Optionally, the communication device 1100 further includes a processing module 1102.

[0235] The processing module 1102 is used to process data. The transceiver module 1101 can implement corresponding communication functions. The transceiver module 1101 can also be called a communication interface or a communication module.

[0236] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may further include a storage module, which may be used to store program code, program instructions and / or data. The processing module 1102 may read the instructions and / or data in the storage module so that the communication device 1100 implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0237] Communication device 1100 can be used to perform the actions performed by the access network device in the above method embodiments. Communication device 1100 can be an access network device or a component configurable in an access network device. Processing module 1102 is used to perform processing-related operations on the access network device side in the above method embodiments. Transceiver module 1101 is used to perform reception-related operations on the access network device side in the above method embodiments.

[0238] Optionally, the transceiver module 1101 may include a sending module and a receiving module. The sending module is used to perform the sending operation in the above method embodiment. The receiving module is used to perform the receiving operation in the above method embodiment.

[0239] It should be noted that the communication device 1100 may include a sending module but not a receiving module. Alternatively, the communication device 1100 may include a receiving module but not a sending module. The specific implementation depends on whether the above-mentioned solution executed by the communication device 1100 includes both sending and receiving actions. For example, the communication device 1100 is configured to execute the actions executed by the access network device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above. For details, please refer to the relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above, which will not be elaborated here.

[0240] For example, the communication device 1100 is configured to execute the following scheme:

[0241] The transceiver module 1101 is used to receive at least one of the following from the terminal device: beam information or time information; wherein the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal.

[0242] In one possible implementation, the transceiver module 1101 is also used to: send a first request to the terminal device, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different time domain resources, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals in a time-division manner, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of perception reference signals.

[0243] In another possible implementation, the processing module 1102 is used to measure the perception reference signal from the terminal device according to the beam information and / or time information to obtain a perception measurement result; the transceiver module is also used to send the perception measurement result to the perception management function.

[0244] For another example, the communication device 1100 is configured to execute the following solution:

[0245] The transceiver module 1101 is used to receive a second request from the perception management function, where the second request is used to request the access network device to perceive the environment. The second request carries beam information and / or time information, where the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal. The processing module 1102 is used to measure the perception reference signal sent from the terminal device through at least two beams based on the beam information and time information to obtain a perception measurement result.

[0246] In a possible implementation, the transceiver module 1101 is further configured to send the perception measurement result to the perception management function.

[0247] It should be understood that the specific process of each module executing the above corresponding process has been described in detail in the above method embodiment, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0248] The processing module 1102 in the above embodiment can be implemented by at least one processor or processor-related circuits. The transceiver module 1101 can be implemented by a transceiver or transceiver-related circuits. The transceiver module 1101 can also be referred to as a communication module or communication interface. The storage module can be implemented by at least one memory.

[0249] The following is another structural diagram of the communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG12 , the communication device can be used to execute the process of executing the perception management function in the embodiments shown in FIG4 and FIG9 . For details, please refer to the relevant introduction in the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0250] The communication device 1200 includes a transceiver module 1201. Optionally, the communication device 1200 further includes a processing module 1202.

[0251] The processing module 1202 is used to process data. The transceiver module 1201 can implement corresponding communication functions. The transceiver module 1201 can also be called a communication interface or a communication module.

[0252] Optionally, the communication device 1200 may further include a storage module, which may be used to store program code, program instructions and / or data. The processing module 1202 may read the instructions and / or data in the storage module so that the communication device 1200 implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0253] Communication device 1200 can be used to perform the actions performed by the perception management function in the above method embodiments. Communication device 1200 can be a perception management function or a component configurable for the perception management function. Processing module 1202 is used to perform processing-related operations on the perception management function side of the above method embodiments. Transceiver module 1201 is used to perform reception-related operations on the perception management function side of the above method embodiments.

[0254] Optionally, the transceiver module 1201 may include a sending module and a receiving module. The sending module is used to perform the sending operation in the above method embodiment. The receiving module is used to perform the receiving operation in the above method embodiment.

[0255] It should be noted that the communication device 1200 may include a sending module but not a receiving module. Alternatively, the communication device 1200 may include a receiving module but not a sending module. Specifically, it may depend on whether the above-mentioned scheme executed by the communication device 1200 includes sending actions and receiving actions. For example, the communication device 1200 is used to execute the actions performed by the perception management function in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above. For details, please refer to the relevant introduction in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above, which will not be expanded in detail here. For example, the communication device 1200 is used to execute the following scheme:

[0256] The transceiver module 1201 is used to receive at least one of the following from the terminal device: beam information or time information; wherein the beam information is information about at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information when the terminal device uses at least two beams to send a perception reference signal.

[0257] In one possible implementation, the transceiver module 1201 is also used to: send a first request to the terminal device, the first request is used to request the terminal device to use different beams to send perception reference signals on different time domain resources, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals in a time-division manner, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to send perception reference signals through different beams at different times, or, the first request is used to request the terminal device to perform time-division transmission of perception reference signals.

[0258] In another possible implementation, the transceiver module 1201 is also used to: send a second request to the access network device, the second request is used to request measurement of a perception reference signal from the terminal device, or the second request is used to request the access network device to perceive the environment, and the second request carries beam information and / or time information.

[0259] In another possible implementation, the transceiver module 1201 is further configured to: receive a perception measurement result from an access network device, where the perception measurement result is obtained by the access network device measuring the perception reference signal.

[0260] It should be understood that the specific process of each module executing the above corresponding process has been described in detail in the above method embodiment, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0261] The processing module 1202 in the above embodiment can be implemented by at least one processor or processor-related circuits. The transceiver module 1201 can be implemented by a transceiver or transceiver-related circuits. The transceiver module 1201 can also be referred to as a communication module or communication interface. The storage module can be implemented by at least one memory.

[0262] The present application also provides a communication device 1300. Referring to Figure 13 , communication device 1300 includes a processor 1310 coupled to a memory 1320. Memory 1320 is configured to store computer programs, instructions, and / or data. Processor 1310 is configured to execute the computer programs, instructions, and / or data stored in memory 1320, thereby implementing the method described in the method embodiments described above. Communication device 1300 is configured to implement the operations performed by a terminal device, access network device, or sensing management function in the method embodiments described above.

[0263] Optionally, the communication device 1300 includes one or more processors 1310.

[0264] Optionally, as shown in FIG13 , the communication device 1300 may further include a memory 1320 .

[0265] Optionally, the communication device 1300 may include one or more memories 1320 .

[0266] Optionally, the memory 1320 may be integrated with the processor 1310 or provided separately.

[0267] Optionally, as shown in Figure 13, the communication device 1300 may further include a transceiver 1330, which is used to receive and / or send signals. For example, the processor 1310 is used to control the transceiver 1330 to receive and / or send signals.

[0268] The present application further provides a communication device 1400, which may be a terminal device, a processor in the terminal device, or a chip. The communication device 1400 may be used to execute the operations executed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment.

[0269] When communication device 1400 is a terminal device, Figure 14 shows a simplified schematic diagram of the terminal device structure. As shown in Figure 14, the terminal device includes a processor, memory, and a transceiver. The memory can store computer program code, and the transceiver includes a transmitter 1431, a receiver 1432, a radio frequency circuit (not shown), an antenna 1433, and input / output devices (not shown).

[0270] The processor is mainly used to process communication protocols and communication data; control terminal devices, execute software programs, and process software program data, etc.

[0271] Memory is mainly used to store software programs and data.

[0272] Radio frequency circuits are mainly used for conversion between baseband signals and radio frequency signals and for processing radio frequency signals.

[0273] Antennas are mainly used to send and receive radio frequency signals in the form of electromagnetic waves.

[0274] The input and output device may include a touch screen, a display screen, or a keyboard. The input and output device is mainly used to receive data input by the user and output data to the user. It should be noted that some types of terminal devices may not have input and output devices.

[0275] When data needs to be sent, the processor performs baseband processing on the data to be sent and outputs the baseband signal to the RF circuit. The RF circuit then performs RF processing on the baseband signal and transmits the RF signal outward in the form of electromagnetic waves through the antenna. When data is sent to the terminal device, the RF circuit receives the RF signal through the antenna. The RF circuit converts the RF signal into a baseband signal and outputs the baseband signal to the processor. The processor converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data. For ease of explanation, Figure 14 only shows one memory, processor, and transceiver. In actual terminal device products, there may be one or more processors and one or more memories. The memory may also be referred to as a storage medium or storage device, etc. The memory may be set independently of the processor or integrated with the processor, and this embodiment of the application does not limit this.

[0276] In the embodiment of the present application, the antenna and radio frequency circuit with transceiver functions can be regarded as the transceiver module of the terminal device, and the processor with processing function can be regarded as the processing module of the terminal device.

[0277] As shown in FIG14 , the terminal device includes a processor 1410, a memory 1420, and a transceiver 1430. The processor 1410 may also be referred to as a processing unit, a processing board, a processing module, or a processing device. The transceiver 1430 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver device.

[0278] Optionally, the device implementing the receiving function in transceiver 1430 is considered a receiving module, and the device implementing the transmitting function in transceiver 1430 is considered a transmitting module. That is, transceiver 1430 includes a receiver and a transmitter. A transceiver may also be sometimes referred to as a transceiver, a transceiver module, or a transceiver circuit. A receiver may also be sometimes referred to as a receiver, a receiving module, or a receiving circuit. A transmitter may also be sometimes referred to as a transmitter, a transmitting module, or a transmitting circuit.

[0279] The processor 1410 is used to execute the processing actions on the terminal device side in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9. The transceiver 1430 is used to execute the transceiver actions on the terminal device side in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9.

[0280] It should be understood that FIG14 is merely an example and not a limitation, and the terminal device including the transceiver module and the processing module may not rely on the structure shown in FIG10 or FIG13.

[0281] When communication device 1400 is a chip, the chip includes a processor, memory, and a transceiver. The transceiver may be an input / output circuit or a communication interface. The processor may be a processing module, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. The sending operation of the terminal device in the above method embodiment can be understood as the chip's output, and the receiving operation of the terminal device in the above method embodiment can be understood as the chip's input.

[0282] The present application also provides a communication device 1500, which can be an access network device or a chip. The communication device 1500 can be used to perform the operations performed by the access network device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9 above.

[0283] When the communication device 1500 is an access network device, for example, a base station, FIG15 shows a simplified schematic diagram of a base station structure. The base station includes parts 1510, 1520, and 1530.

[0284] Part 1510 is mainly used for baseband processing, base station control, etc.; Part 1510 is usually the control center of the base station, which can usually be called a processor, used to control the base station to perform the processing operations on the access network device side in the above method embodiment.

[0285] The 1520 section is primarily used to store computer program code and data.

[0286] Section 1530 is primarily used for receiving and transmitting RF signals and converting RF signals to baseband signals. Section 1530 can generally be referred to as a transceiver module, transceiver, transceiver circuit, or transceiver. The transceiver module in section 1530, which can also be referred to as a transceiver or transceiver, includes an antenna 1533 and a RF circuit (not shown in the figure), where the RF circuit is primarily used for RF processing. Optionally, the device used to implement the receiving function in section 1530 can be considered a receiver, and the device used to implement the transmitting function can be considered a transmitter. That is, section 1530 includes a receiver 1532 and a transmitter 1531. A receiver can also be referred to as a receiving module, receiver, or receiving circuit, and a transmitter can be referred to as a transmitting module, transmitter, or transmitting circuit.

[0287] Sections 1510 and 1520 may include one or more boards, each of which may include one or more processors and one or more memories. The processor is used to read and execute programs in the memory to implement baseband processing functions and control the base station. If multiple boards are present, the boards may be interconnected to enhance processing capabilities. As an optional implementation, multiple boards may share one or more processors, multiple boards may share one or more memories, or multiple boards may simultaneously share one or more processors.

[0288] For example, in one implementation, the transceiver module in section 1530 is used to execute the transceiver-related processes performed by the access network device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9. The processor in section 1510 is used to execute the processing-related processes performed by the access network device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 and 9.

[0289] It should be understood that FIG15 is merely an example and not a limitation, and the network device including the processor, memory, and transceiver may not rely on the structure shown in FIG10 or FIG13 .

[0290] When communication device 1500 is a chip, the chip includes a transceiver, memory, and a processor. The transceiver can be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processor can be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. The sending operation of the access network device in the above method embodiment can be understood as the chip's output, and the receiving operation of the access network device in the above method embodiment can be understood as the chip's input.

[0291] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which are stored computer instructions for implementing the method executed by the terminal device, access network device, or perception management function in the above method embodiment.

[0292] For example, when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the method performed by the terminal device, access network device, or perception management function in the above method embodiment.

[0293] The present application also provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to implement the method performed by the terminal device, access network device, or perception management function in the above method embodiment.

[0294] The present application also provides a communication system comprising a terminal device and an access network device. The terminal device is configured to perform some or all of the operations performed by the terminal device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , and the access network device is configured to perform some or all of the operations performed by the access network device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 Optionally, the communication system further comprises a perception management function configured to perform some or all of the operations performed in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 .

[0295] The present application also provides a communication system comprising a terminal device and a perception management function. The terminal device is configured to perform some or all of the operations performed by the terminal device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 , and the perception management function is configured to perform some or all of the operations performed by the perception management function in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 Optionally, the communication system further comprises an access network device configured to perform some or all of the operations performed by the access network device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 .

[0296] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip device, including a processor, configured to call a computer program or computer instruction stored in the memory so that the processor executes the method provided in the embodiments shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9 .

[0297] In one possible implementation, the input of the chip device corresponds to the receiving operation in any one of the embodiments shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9 , and the output of the chip device corresponds to the sending operation in any one of the embodiments shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9 .

[0298] Optionally, the processor is coupled to the memory via an interface.

[0299] Optionally, the chip device further includes a memory, in which computer programs or computer instructions are stored.

[0300] The processor mentioned in any of the above may be a general-purpose central processing unit, a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the method provided in any of the embodiments described above and shown in Figures 4 and 9. The memory mentioned in any of the above may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM), etc.

[0301] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity of description, the explanation of the relevant contents and beneficial effects of any of the above-mentioned devices can refer to the corresponding method embodiments provided above, and will not be repeated here.

[0302] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0303] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0304] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0305] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the part that essentially contributes to the technical solution of the present application or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0306] As described above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for sending information, characterized in that: The method comprises: Determine at least one of the following: beam information, or time information; wherein the beam information is information of at least two beams used by the terminal device to send the perception reference signal, and the time information is time information of the terminal device using the at least two beams to send the perception reference signal; Send at least one of the following to the access network device or the perception management function network element: the beam information or the time information.

2. A method for receiving information, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receive at least one of the following from a terminal device: beam information, or time information; wherein the beam information is information of at least two beams used by the terminal device to send a perception reference signal, and the time information is time information of the terminal device using the at least two beams to send the perception reference signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive a first request from the access network device or the perception management function, where the first request is used to request the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using different beams on different time domain resources.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: A first request is sent to the terminal device, where the first request is used to request the terminal device to send the perception reference signal using different beams on different time domain resources.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that The first request is also used to request reporting of the beam information and / or the time information.

6. The method according to claim 1, 3 or 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: The perception reference signal is sent to the access network device through the at least two beams according to the beam information and / or the time information.

7. The method according to claim 2, 4 or 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: measuring the perception reference signal from the terminal device according to the beam information and / or the time information to obtain a perception measurement result; The perception measurement results are sent to a perception management function.

8. The method according to claim 1, 3, 5 or 6, characterized in that The determining the beam information includes: Measuring a first reference signal from the access network device using multiple beams to determine one or more propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device, where each of the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams, and the one or more beams belong to the multiple beams; The information that each of the one or more propagation paths corresponds to one or more beams is used as the beam information.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The measuring, by using multiple beams, a first reference signal from the access network device to determine one or more propagation paths between the terminal device and the access network device includes: Performing channel estimation based on the first reference signal to obtain a channel power delay profile; The one or more propagation paths are determined according to the channel power delay profile.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The number of power peaks greater than a threshold value in the channel power delay spectrum is equal to the number of propagation paths in the one or more propagation paths.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The time information includes at least one of the following: a sending period or a switching period; wherein the sending period is a period in which the terminal device uses the at least two beams to send the perception reference signal, and the switching period is a period in which the terminal device switches the beam used to send the perception reference signal within one of the sending periods.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The size of the switching period is the period of the sensing reference signal resource.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that The beam information includes at least one of the following: indexes, identifiers, angles, or associated reference signal information corresponding to the at least two beams.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The angles respectively corresponding to the at least two beams include at least one of the following: a horizontal arrival angle, a vertical arrival angle, a horizontal departure angle, or a vertical departure angle respectively corresponding to the at least two beams.

15. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device includes a processing module and a transceiver module; the processing module is used to perform the processing operations of the method as described in any one of claims 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 14; the transceiver module is used to perform the transceiver operations of the method as described in any one of claims 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 14.

16. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device includes a transceiver module; the transceiver module is used to perform the transceiver operation of the method as claimed in any one of claims 2, 4, 5, 7, 11 to 14.

17. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein: The communication device further includes a processing module; the processing module is configured to execute the processing operation of the method according to any one of claims 2, 4, 5, 7, 11 to 14.

18. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device comprises a processor configured to execute a computer program or computer instructions in a memory to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

19. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that A computer program is stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

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