Sensing method and apparatus, signal configuration method and apparatus, and communication device

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a sensing method and apparatus, a signal configuration method and apparatus, and a communication device. The sensing method of embodiments of the present application comprises: a first device acquires first information, the first information comprising configuration information of N target signals, and N being an integer greater than 1; and the first device executes at least one of the following operations on the basis of the first information: sending the N target signals, receiving the N target signals, and processing the received N target signals, wherein the N target signals are signals used for sensing, each target signal among the N target signals is used for covering a distance interval, N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals form a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than a distance interval corresponding to any one target signal among the N target signals.

Description

Perception method, signal configuration method, device and communication equipment

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202410360848.9 filed on March 27, 2024, and the contents of the above-mentioned Chinese patent application disclosure are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety as a part of this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a perception method, a signal configuration method, an apparatus and a communication device. Background Art

[0004] In Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) technology, there are two main approaches to waveform design for sensing signals: using communication waveforms and using radar waveforms. Radar waveforms are generally pulse waveforms with time-sharing transmission and reception, which can effectively avoid interference between the transmitted signal and the echo signal. However, radar waveforms that can provide long-range coverage (such as linear frequency modulation (LFM) waveforms) have large short-range blind spots, while waveforms with smaller short-range blind spots (such as ultra-wideband (UWB) waveforms) cannot provide long-range coverage. Therefore, when the sensing signal adopts the radar waveform design method, the sensing signal cannot simultaneously meet the requirements of long-range coverage and short-range coverage, resulting in poor sensing performance. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a perception method, a signal configuration method, an apparatus, and a communication device, which can solve the problem of poor perception performance caused by the inability of the perception signal to simultaneously meet the requirements of long-distance coverage and short-distance coverage.

[0006] In a first aspect, a sensing method is provided, which is performed by a first device. The method includes:

[0007] The first device obtains first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0008] The first device performs at least one of the following operations according to the first information: sending the N target signals, receiving the N target signals, and processing the received N target signals;

[0009] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0010] In a second aspect, a signal configuration method is provided, which is performed by a second device. The method includes:

[0011] The second device sends first information to the first device, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0012] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0013] In a third aspect, a sensing device is provided, the device comprising:

[0014] A first acquiring unit, configured to acquire first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0015] The device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0016] A first sending unit, configured to send the N target signals;

[0017] A first receiving unit, configured to receive the N target signals;

[0018] a first processing unit, configured to process the N received target signals;

[0019] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0020] In a fourth aspect, a signal configuration device is provided, the device comprising:

[0021] A first sending unit, configured to send first information to a first device, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0022] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0023] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0024] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor or the communication interface is used to: obtain first information, the first information comprising configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; perform at least one of the following operations according to the first information: send the N target signals, receive the N target signals, and process the received N target signals; wherein the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0025] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0026] In an eighth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to: send first information to a first device, the first information comprising configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; wherein the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0027] In the ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0028] In the tenth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a first device and a second device, wherein the first device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the second device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0029] In the eleventh aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0030] In the twelfth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the perception method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the signal configuration method as described in the second aspect.

[0031] In an embodiment of the present application, a first device obtains first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1. The first device performs at least one of the following operations based on the first information: sending the N target signals, receiving the N target signals, and processing the received N target signals. The N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals. Thus, by jointly using the N target signals as perception signals, the coverage range of the perception signal can be expanded, enabling the perception signal to simultaneously meet the requirements of long-range coverage and short-range coverage, thereby improving perception performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a network structure applicable to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the six basic perception modes;

[0034] FIG3 is a flow chart of a sensing method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG4a is a schematic diagram of a pulse signal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG4 b is a schematic diagram of another pulse signal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG5a is a schematic diagram of a method for time-aligning a target signal and a reference OFDM waveform provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG5 b is a schematic diagram of another method for time-aligning a target signal and a reference OFDM waveform provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG5c is a schematic diagram of another method for time-aligning a target signal and a reference OFDM waveform provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG5 d is a schematic diagram of another method for time-aligning a target signal and a reference OFDM waveform provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG6 is a flow chart of a signal configuration method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG7a is a schematic diagram of a distance interval relationship provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] FIG7b is a schematic diagram of another distance interval relationship provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a perception signal design provided in Example 2;

[0045] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a perception signal design provided in Example 3;

[0046] FIG10 is a structural diagram of a sensing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] FIG11 is a structural diagram of a signal configuration device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] FIG12 is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] FIG13 is a structural diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] FIG14 is a structural diagram of a network-side device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] FIG15 is a structural diagram of another network-side device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0053] The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in this application represents at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three options, namely, Option 1: including A but not including B; Option 2: including B but not including A; Option 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0054] The term "indication" in this application can be either a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). A direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc. in the instruction sent; an indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc. based on the judgment result.

[0055] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) systems. thGeneration, 6G) communication system.

[0056] FIG1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR), a virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device (Wearable Device), an aircraft (Flight Vehicle), a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a ship-mounted device, a pedestrian user equipment (PUE), a smart home (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), an ATM, or a self-service machine, or other terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among them, the vehicle-mounted device can also be called a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device may also be called a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) device, a radio access network function or a radio access network unit. The access network device may include a base station, a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) or a wireless fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.Among them, the base station can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), the next generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), access point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home evolved Node B (home evolved Node B), Transmission Reception Point (TRP) or other appropriate terms in the relevant field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0057] The core network equipment may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, mobility management entity (MME), access mobility management function (AMF), session management function (SMF), user plane function (UPF), policy control function (PCF), policy and charging rules function unit (PCRF), edge application service discovery function (EASDF), unified data management (UDM), unified data repository (UDR), home subscriber server (HSS), centralized network configuration (CNC), network storage function (NRF), network exposure function (NEF), local NEF (L-NEF), binding support function (BSF), application function ( Function, AF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the core network device in the NR system is introduced as an example, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

[0058] Before describing the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the relevant technologies:

[0059] 1. Communication and Perception Integration / Synesthesia Integration

[0060] Future 5G (Beyond 5G, B5G) and 6G wireless communication systems are expected to provide a variety of high-precision sensing services, such as indoor positioning for robot navigation, Wi-Fi sensing for smart homes, and radar sensing for autonomous vehicles. Sensing and communication systems are typically designed separately and occupy different frequency bands. Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) enables sensing and communication systems to share the same frequency band and hardware, improving frequency efficiency and reducing hardware costs. ISAC will become a key technology for future wireless communication systems, supporting many important application scenarios. Typical applications of ISAC include navigation and obstacle avoidance for autonomous vehicles, Wi-Fi-based indoor positioning and activity recognition, communication and sensing for unmanned aerial vehicles, extended reality (XR), and radar and communication integration. Each application has different requirements, limitations, and regulatory issues. ISAC has attracted significant research interest and attention from both academia and industry.

[0061] ISAC achieves low-cost, integrated communication and perception capabilities through shared hardware and software-defined functions. Its key features include: a unified and simplified architecture; reconfigurable and scalable functions; and improved efficiency and reduced costs. The advantages of integrated communication and perception are threefold: reduced equipment cost and size; improved spectrum utilization; and enhanced system performance.

[0062] At present, typical communication perception integration scenarios that are expected to be achieved through technical upgrades based on the 5G communication system architecture are shown in Table 1.

[0063] Table 1 Typical scenarios of communication perception integration

[0064] There are six basic sensing methods based on the difference between the sending and receiving nodes of the sensing signal, as shown in Figure 2. They include:

[0065] (1) Base station self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing: Base station A sends a sensing signal and performs sensing measurement by receiving the echo of the sensing signal.

[0066] (2) Inter-base station air interface sensing: Base station B receives the sensing signal sent by base station A and performs sensing measurements.

[0067] (3) Uplink air interface perception: Base station A receives the perception signal sent by terminal A and performs perception measurement.

[0068] (4) Downlink air interface perception: Terminal B receives the perception signal sent by base station B and performs perception measurement.

[0069] (5) Terminal self-transmitting and self-receiving perception: Terminal A sends a perception signal and performs perception measurement by receiving the echo of the perception signal.

[0070] (6) Sidelink perception between terminals: Terminal B receives the perception signal sent by terminal A and performs perception measurements.

[0071] It's worth noting that in Figure 2, each sensing method uses a single sensing signal transmitting node and a single sensing signal receiving node as examples. In actual systems, one or more sensing methods can be selected based on different sensing use cases and requirements, and each sensing method can have one or more transmitting and receiving nodes. The sensing targets in Figure 2 use people and vehicles as examples, assuming neither person nor vehicle carries or has installed signal transceiver / receiver equipment. In actual scenarios, the range of sensing targets will be much richer.

[0072] 2. Perceiving Waveforms

[0073] Waveform design is a key focus of research on synaesthesia integration technology, as waveform characteristics are closely linked to perception performance. Synaesthesia integration waveform design can be achieved by improving either the communication or perception waveform, enabling the communication waveform to support perception functions, or vice versa. However, this approach suffers from low resource utilization efficiency. Alternatively, new waveform designs can be used to integrate communication and perception functions into a single waveform, achieving an integrated design. The following analyzes several potential waveform approaches for synaesthesia integration.

[0074] (1) Commonly used communication waveforms. The design idea based on communication waveforms is to achieve the perception function while ensuring the efficiency of communication information transmission. Currently, common communication waveforms include Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), Discrete Fourier Transform Spread-OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM), Single Carrier Frequency Domain Equalization (SC-FDE), or Filter Bank Multi-Carrier (FBMC).

[0075] As a typical multi-carrier modulation technology, OFDM waveform is widely used in 4G / 5G mobile communication systems. It has high spectrum efficiency and can perform flexible bandwidth resource allocation. When OFDM waveform is used for parameter estimation, there is no range-Doppler coupling effect. The Fourier transform-based detection algorithm at the receiving end is simple and efficient. In addition, the transmission mechanism of radar based on OFDM waveform is highly similar to that of communication system, which facilitates the realization of synaesthesia integrated design. However, OFDM waveform has problems such as high Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) and sensitivity to Doppler and phase noise, which require targeted optimization. For example, the constant envelope OFDM (CE-OFDM) design can improve the problem of nonlinear distortion in high-power amplifiers caused by the high PAPR of traditional OFDM waveform.

[0076] By adding DFT expansion, the DFT-s-OFDM waveform can achieve single-carrier characteristics, thereby reducing PAPR. Research has applied frequency-domain spectral shaping (FDSS) to the DFT-s-OFDM waveform to further reduce out-of-band (OOB) emissions and inter-symbol interference (ISI), thereby improving perceptual performance.

[0077] For IEEE 802.11ad systems using the SC-FDE waveform, the Short Training Field (STF) and Channel Estimation Field (CEF) in the radio frame consist of complementary Golay sequences. They are used for frame synchronization, frequency offset estimation, and channel estimation in the communication system. They can also be used for target detection, ranging, and speed measurement in radar systems.

[0078] In addition, some literature considers using FBMC as a communication perception fusion waveform. FBMC has good spectral characteristics and usually does not require a cyclic prefix. However, like OFDM, it suffers from the problem of high PAPR. To avoid inter-carrier interference (ICI), FBMC usually uses offset quadrature amplitude modulation (OQAM), which makes the calculation of perception information at the receiver relatively complex.

[0079] (2) Commonly used radar waveforms. The most widely used radar waveform at present is the frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW). FMCW radar continuously transmits multiple chirp signals and detects the echo signals. Chirp signals, also known as linear frequency modulation (LFM), are signals whose frequency changes linearly with time. They have the advantages of large time-bandwidth product, constant envelope, and good autocorrelation characteristics. Signal detection can be completed directly through the transceiver mixing method. The transceiver architecture and signal processing flow are simple. In order to enable FMCW to have communication functions, communication modulation data can be embedded in the FMCW waveform so that it carries communication information to achieve interoception integration. For example, by changing the frequency modulation slope or starting frequency, it can carry communication information. In addition, the integrated design of synaesthesia based on commonly used radar waveforms can also be considered in combination with spatial modulation or generalized spatial modulation. For example, by selecting different transmitting antennas to carry communication information, changes to the characteristics of the perception signal itself can be avoided, minimizing the impact on perception performance. This includes combining it with the concept of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) radar. The orthogonal characteristics between transmitting antennas are more conducive to the demodulation of the communication information carried. The above-mentioned solutions for realizing communication functions based on FMCW waveforms generally have the disadvantage of low communication efficiency.

[0080] Of the six aforementioned sensing modes, the base station self-transmitting and self-receiving mode is similar to the operating mode of radar, making it easier to implement and a sensing mode strongly promoted by operators and equipment manufacturers. In this mode, the waveform design of the sensing signal mainly includes the following two methods:

[0081] Communication waveforms: Devices must have strong full-duplex capabilities to suppress interference from transmitted signals on echo signals. This interference can generally be eliminated through a combination of methods, including antenna isolation, analog cancellation, and digital cancellation.

[0082] Radar waveforms are typically pulse waveforms with time-sharing transmission and reception, which completely prevent the transmitted signal from interfering with the return signal. However, the LFM waveform, which provides long-range coverage, has a large blind spot at close range, while the UWB waveform, with its small blind spot at close range, cannot provide long-range coverage.

[0083] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide a perception method, a signal configuration method, an apparatus, and a communication device to solve the problem in the related art that the perception performance is poor because the perception signal cannot simultaneously meet the requirements of long-distance coverage and short-distance coverage.

[0084] The following describes in detail the sensing method and signal configuration method provided in the embodiments of the present application through some embodiments and their application scenarios in combination with the accompanying drawings.

[0085] FIG3 shows a flow chart of a perception method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG3 , the perception method includes the following steps:

[0086] Step 301: A first device obtains first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0087] Step 302: The first device performs at least one of the following operations according to the first information: sending the N target signals, receiving the N target signals, and processing the received N target signals.

[0088] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0089] The N target signals may be understood as sensing signals corresponding to one sensing operation, that is, the N target signals are used jointly as sensing signals. The sensing signals may be understood as signals used for sensing measurement.

[0090] Each of the N target signals covers a distance interval, and different target signals cover different distance intervals. Thus, the distance interval formed by the union of the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals is necessarily larger than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals. Thus, by using the N target signals in combination, the perception signal can cover a larger distance interval. Thus, by simply having one or more of the N target signals cover the short-range distance interval, and having one or more of the N target signals cover the long-range distance interval, the perception signal can simultaneously meet the requirements of long-range coverage and short-range coverage. By using the N target signals in combination, the distance coverage range (or perception range) of the perception signal can be expanded, thereby improving perception performance.

[0091] In the embodiment of the present application, the union of the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals can constitute the target distance interval. That is, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute the target distance interval. The target distance interval can be understood as a distance interval that meets the perception requirements. Therefore, according to the perception requirements, an appropriate number of target signals can be flexibly configured so that the N distance intervals corresponding to the configured N target signals constitute the target distance interval. In this way, by the joint use of N target signals, the distance interval covered by the perception signal can meet the required perception range, thereby ensuring perception performance.

[0092] In the embodiment of the present application, for the convenience of explanation, the kth target signal represents any one of the N target signals, k = 1, 2, ..., N. Then, the distance interval covered by the kth target signal can be understood as the distance range that can be covered by performing perception through the transmission, reception and processing of the kth target signal. For the convenience of explanation, the distance interval covered by the kth target signal is recorded as the kth distance interval, which can be expressed as [R k,min ,R k,max ]; where R k,min and R k,max Denote the near bound and far bound of the kth distance interval respectively. Then, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals are the first distance interval, the second distance interval, ..., the Nth distance interval.

[0093] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and "Nth" do not imply a sequential order. That is, the order of the first distance interval, the second distance interval, ..., and the Nth distance interval is not limited to a sequence from far to near or from near to far. The N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals can be continuous or discontinuous; any two distance intervals may or may not overlap, but this is not a limitation in the present embodiment.

[0094] In an embodiment of the present application, a first device obtains first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; the first device performs at least one of the following operations based on the first information: sending the N target signals, receiving the N target signals, and processing the received N target signals; wherein the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals. In this way, by jointly using the N target signals as perception signals, the coverage range of the perception signal can be expanded, and the perception signal can simultaneously meet the requirements of long-range coverage and short-range coverage, so that the distance interval covered by the perception signal can meet the required perception range, thereby further improving the perception performance.

[0095] In some embodiments, the target distance interval is a continuous distance interval, that is, the distance range of the target distance interval is [min{R k,min},max{R k,max}].

[0096] In this way, the perception range covered by the N target signals is a continuous perception range, which can ensure that the perception targets within the perception range are perceived, thereby further improving the perception performance.

[0097] Optionally, at least part of the first information is predefined by a protocol; or,

[0098] The first device obtains at least part of the first information from the second device.

[0099] That is, the manner in which the first device obtains the first information may include at least one of the following:

[0100] receiving first information from a second device;

[0101] The first information is obtained based on the agreement.

[0102] The first information may be entirely received from the second device, or entirely determined by a protocol, or partially received from the second device and partially determined by a protocol.

[0103] The second device may be a base station, or a sensing function (SF) network element (see explanation 1 below for details).

[0104] Optionally, the waveforms of the N target signals include at least one of the following waveforms:

[0105] OFDM waveform: It can be an OFDM signal used exclusively for sensing, or an OFDM signal used for both sensing and communication.

[0106] LFM waveform: includes LFM waveform (also known as chirp waveform) and FMCW waveform commonly used in radar.

[0107] UWB waveform.

[0108] Optionally, the waveform of any one of the N target signals is any one of the following: OFDM waveform, LFM waveform, UWB waveform.

[0109] That is to say, any one of the N target signals may be one of the following types of waveform signals: an OFDM waveform signal, an LFM waveform signal, or a UWB waveform signal.

[0110] It can be understood that any two target signals among the N target signals can be waveform signals of the same type among the three types of waveform signals mentioned above, or can be waveform signals of different types.

[0111] Optionally, any one of the N target signals is a pulse signal.

[0112] Figures 4a and 4b show schematic diagrams of two pulse signals. As shown in Figure 4a, when the pulse signal includes more than one pulse, the pulses are repeated periodically in time. The time interval between adjacent pulses is the pulse period, and the time length occupied by a single pulse is the pulse width. As shown in Figure 4b, when the pulse signal includes only one pulse, the time length occupied by the pulse signal only includes one pulse period. Within one pulse period, within the time range of the pulse width, the transmitter of the perception signal sends the perception signal; within one pulse period, except for the time range of the pulse width (excluding the necessary switching time between sending and receiving), the receiver of the perception signal receives the perception signal.

[0113] In some embodiments, the present invention introduces a reference waveform (also known as a reference signal). The time parameters of any one of the N target signals are aligned with the time parameters of the reference waveform. That is, the target signal is time-aligned with the reference waveform. Because the reference waveform is an OFDM waveform, the reference waveform can be referred to as a reference OFDM waveform.

[0114] The target signal and the reference OFDM waveform are time-aligned in the following situations:

[0115] The time occupied by one pulse period of the target signal is aligned with the time occupied by one OFDM symbol period of the reference OFDM waveform, as shown in Figure 5a.

[0116] The time occupied by one pulse period of the target signal is aligned with the time occupied by multiple consecutive OFDM symbol periods of the reference OFDM waveform, as shown in Figure 5b.

[0117] The time occupied by multiple consecutive pulse periods of the target signal is aligned with the time occupied by one OFDM symbol period of the reference OFDM waveform, as shown in FIG5c.

[0118] The time occupied by multiple consecutive pulse periods of the target signal is aligned with the time occupied by multiple consecutive OFDM symbol periods of the reference OFDM waveform, as shown in FIG5 d.

[0119] The OFDM symbol period described above includes a cyclic prefix and an OFDM symbol length; wherein the OFDM symbol length is equal to the inverse of the subcarrier spacing.

[0120] It should be noted that the reference OFDM waveform does not necessarily have an actual transmitted signal and is only used to configure the parameters of the target signal. Its parameters can be flexibly configured and can even exceed the limitation of the subcarrier spacing configuration μ specified in the NR protocol, which can only be 0 (corresponding to 15kHz subcarrier spacing) to 6 (corresponding to 960kHz subcarrier spacing).

[0121] It should also be noted that the diagrams and corresponding descriptions in Figures 5a to 5d involve any one of the N target signals, that is, any one of the target signals is associated with a corresponding reference OFDM waveform, and the alignment of its time parameters satisfies any of the above situations.

[0122] The reference OFDM waveforms associated with any two target signals among the N target signals may be the same or different.

[0123] To better understand the time alignment relationship between the target signal and the reference OFDM waveform, the following description is made by taking the association between the kth target signal and the ith reference waveform as an example.

[0124] For the time alignment relationship between the kth target signal and the ith reference OFDM waveform, the following conditions must be met:

[0125] The pulse period of the kth target signal satisfy:

[0126] Among them, N l represents the number of consecutive pulse periods in the kth target signal within the minimum time range within which the kth target signal is time-aligned with the i-th reference OFDM waveform; represents the number of consecutive OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform within the minimum time range in which the k-th target signal is time-aligned with the i-th reference OFDM waveform; represents the OFDM symbol period of the i-th reference OFDM waveform.

[0127] With reference to the examples in FIG. 5a to FIG. 5d , the following description is made:

[0128] For the situation shown in FIG5a, the minimum time range for time alignment of the kth target signal and the i-th reference OFDM waveform is one pulse period of the kth target signal or one OFDM symbol period of the i-th reference OFDM waveform (obviously, the time of two pulse periods of the kth target signal and two OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform is also aligned, and the minimum time range for time alignment is considered here). Then N l =1 and

[0129] For the situation shown in FIG5b, the minimum time range for time alignment of the kth target signal and the i-th reference OFDM waveform is one pulse period of the kth target signal or two OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform (obviously, the two pulse periods of the kth target signal are also aligned with the four OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform, so the minimum time range for time alignment is considered here). Then N l =1 and

[0130] For the case shown in FIG5c, the minimum time range for time alignment of the kth target signal and the i-th reference OFDM waveform is 2 pulse periods of the kth target signal or 1 OFDM symbol period of the i-th reference OFDM waveform (obviously, the time of 4 pulse periods of the kth target signal and 2 OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform is also aligned, and the minimum time range for time alignment is considered here). Then N l =2 and

[0131] For the case shown in FIG5d , the minimum time range for time alignment of the kth target signal and the i-th reference OFDM waveform is 3 pulse periods of the kth target signal or 2 OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform (obviously, the 6 pulse periods of the kth target signal and the 4 OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform are also aligned, so the minimum time range for time alignment is considered here). Then N l =3 and

[0132] In the embodiment of the present application, by introducing a reference waveform, the target signal and the reference signal are time-aligned, so that the communication system using the OFDM waveform can be compatible with the perception signal in the embodiment of the present application, thereby achieving synaesthesia integration.

[0133] In an embodiment of the present application, the waveform of the target signal, the time parameters of the target signal, and other relevant parameters of the target signal can be configured through the first information. The following describes the various configuration information that the first information may include.

[0134] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0135] Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0136] a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0137] a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N;

[0138] The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform;

[0139] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform;

[0140] a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals;

[0141] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal;

[0142] In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal;

[0143] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal;

[0144] a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0145] the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0146] The start time of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0147] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal;

[0148] Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N;

[0149] The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, and i is a natural number from 1 to M.

[0150] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal can be understood as the number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the time length corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal. The number of OFDM symbol periods of the k-th target signal included in the pulse width of the k-th target signal can be understood as the number of OFDM symbol periods of the k-th target signal included in the time length corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal. Other identical or similar descriptions are understood the same and are not detailed here to avoid repetition.

[0151] After obtaining the first information, the first device can determine the pulse width of the kth target signal according to the content of the first information, which is recorded as After determining the pulse period of the kth target signal, it is necessary to further determine the pulse width of the kth target signal. The parameters included in the first information for further determining the pulse width of the kth target signal include one of the following:

[0152] The duty cycle of the kth target signal (denoted as D l );

[0153] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference OFDM waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal (denoted as L i );

[0154] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the target OFDM waveform (denoted as S l ).

[0155] Here, the target OFDM waveform represents the case where the kth target signal itself is an OFDM waveform signal. In this case, its pulse width can also be described by the number of OFDM symbol periods of the target OFDM waveform.

[0156] Specifically, given the pulse period of the kth target signal and duty cycle D k In the case of , the pulse width of the kth target signal is

[0157] Given that the kth target signal is aligned with the time parameters of the i-th reference OFDM waveform, the OFDM symbol period of the i-th reference OFDM waveform is In the case of , the pulse width of the kth target signal is

[0158] Given the number of OFDM symbol periods of the target OFDM waveform corresponding to the kth target signal (denoted as the kth target OFDM waveform), the pulse width in the kth target signal is in represents the OFDM symbol period of the kth target OFDM waveform.

[0159] It should be noted that the number of OFDM symbol periods of the OFDM waveform involved in this application can also be called the number of OFDM symbols of the OFDM waveform, and the two expressions can be understood in the same way.

[0160] The polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal involved in the first information is described as follows:

[0161] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the LFM waveform is positive or negative. k and pulse width After that, if the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the absolute value of the frequency modulation slope is determined and is Its dimension is Hertz per second (Hz / s). When the polarity of the frequency modulation slope is positive, the frequency of the LFM waveform is within the bandwidth B. k In the range of B, it increases linearly; when the polarity of the frequency modulation slope is negative, the frequency of the LFM waveform is within the bandwidth B. k It decreases linearly within the range of .

[0162] The number of pulse cycles of the target signal involved in the first information can be understood as the number of pulse cycles of the target signal. In general, the number of pulse cycles in the kth target signal is N. k An integer multiple of .

[0163] The start time of the target signal involved in the first information may be expressed in one of the following ways:

[0164] Absolute time: can be an absolute time composed of at least one of a system frame number, a radio frame number, a half-frame number, a subframe number, a time slot number, and an OFDM symbol number.

[0165] Relative time: The offset relative to a specific time point. The offset value can be composed of at least one of the system frame number, radio frame number, half frame number, subframe number, time slot number, and OFDM symbol number.

[0166] In some embodiments, the sensing method further comprises:

[0167] The first device determines the pulse width of the kth target signal based on at least one of the following parameters:

[0168] The pulse period of the kth target signal;

[0169] a duty cycle of the pulses in the kth target signal;

[0170] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal;

[0171] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the pulse width of the kth target signal includes the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal.

[0172] The specific manner in which the first device determines the pulse width of the kth target signal can be found in the above description of the pulse width of the kth target signal, which will not be elaborated on for the sake of repetition.

[0173] In some embodiments, the first information further includes at least one of the following:

[0174] The number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0175] The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0176] Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame;

[0177] First time information corresponding to the periodic execution of the target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate a start time when the first device executes the target perception frame;

[0178] Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling by the first device and sending, receiving, or signal processing of the first target perception frame;

[0179] The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and performing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal;

[0180] The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame;

[0181] The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame;

[0182] The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

[0183] As previously mentioned, a sensing signal consisting of N target signals can be referred to as a sensing signal burst. A sensing signal burst involves the transmission, reception, or signal processing of a sensing signal, enabling the measurement of the target's latency (or distance) and coarse Doppler (or velocity) measurements. To achieve fine Doppler (or velocity) or velocity measurements of a sensing target, the sensing signal burst must be repeated in the time domain to form a sensing frame. In other words, the target sensing frame is composed of repeated sensing signal bursts in the time domain.

[0184] Based on this, the number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame can be understood as the number of repetitions of the perception signal burst in time.

[0185] The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target sensing frame can be understood as the time interval between two temporally adjacent transmissions of sensing signal bursts. The time interval can be represented by at least one of a system frame number, a radio frame number, a half-frame number, a subframe number, a time slot number, and an OFDM symbol number.

[0186] Thus, the first device sends, receives or processes the perception signal according to the above instructions in the first information, and can complete the measurement of a target perception frame, thereby obtaining delay-Doppler information about the perception target or the perception target area.

[0187] Considering that in some scenarios it is necessary to repeatedly perform perception measurements of multiple perception frames, the first information may also be used to indicate a repetition method of the target perception frame.

[0188] In one embodiment, the first information is used to instruct the first device to periodically perform target sensing frame transmission, reception, or signal processing. In this case, the first information also includes at least one of the following:

[0189] Period: the repetition period of the target perception frame;

[0190] The first time information: that is, the start time of the target perception frame. Specifically, the start time of the first target perception frame can be an absolute time composed of at least one of the system frame number, communication frame number, half frame number, subframe number, time slot number, and OFDM symbol number, or an offset relative to a specific time point composed of at least one of the system frame number, communication frame number, half frame number, subframe number, time slot number, and OFDM symbol number.

[0191] In one embodiment, the first information is used to instruct the first device to semi-statically (or semi-continuously) perform the sending, receiving, or signal processing of the target perception frame, that is, after receiving the activation signaling, the first device periodically performs the sending, receiving, or signal processing of the target perception frame. In this case, the first information also includes at least one of the following:

[0192] Period: the repetition period of the target perception frame;

[0193] The second time information: that is, the effective time, specifically, the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and the sending, receiving or signal processing of the first target perception frame, which can be composed of at least one of the system frame number, communication frame number, half frame number, subframe number, time slot number, and OFDM symbol number.

[0194] In one embodiment, the first information is used to instruct the first device to perform the transmission, reception, or signal processing of the target perception frame aperiodically, that is, the first device performs the transmission, reception, or signal processing of the target perception frame once after receiving the activation signaling. In this case, the first information also includes at least one of the following:

[0195] The third time information: that is, the effective time. Specifically, the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and executing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal can be composed of at least one of the system frame number, communication frame number, half frame number, subframe number, time slot number, and OFDM symbol number.

[0196] The activation signaling may be layer 1 signaling, such as downlink control information (DCI); or layer 2 signaling, such as a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE); or layer 3 signaling, such as radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0197] Thus, the first device sends, receives or processes the perception signal according to the above instructions in the first information, and can complete periodic measurement, semi-periodic measurement or non-periodic measurement of the target perception frame, thereby obtaining delay-Doppler information about the perception target or the perception target area.

[0198] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0199] The first device obtains second information, where the second information is used to instruct the first device to report the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount;

[0200] The first device sends target data to the second device according to the second information;

[0201] The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on each target signal of the N target signals;

[0202] The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on joint processing of the N target signals;

[0203] The target data includes at least one of the following:

[0204] the first measurement quantity;

[0205] the second measurement quantity;

[0206] an identifier of the first device;

[0207] Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

[0208] The second information can be understood as measurement reporting configuration information, that is, the second information is used to indicate the measurement reporting behavior of the first device. Specifically, the second information is used to indicate that the first device needs to report at least one of the following:

[0209] First measurement quantity: a perception measurement quantity obtained by the first device through the transmission, reception, or processing of any one of the perception signals (i.e., N target signals) (see Explanation 2 below for details). In other words, the first measurement quantity may include perception measurement quantities obtained by the transmission, reception, or processing of one to a maximum of N target signals.

[0210] Second measurement quantity: a perception measurement quantity obtained by the first device through sending, receiving or processing perception signals (ie, N target signals).

[0211] Perceptual measurement quantities can be simply referred to as measurement quantities.

[0212] It is easy to understand that the first measurement quantity includes the measurement quantity obtained by sending, receiving or processing any target signal; and the second measurement quantity is the measurement quantity obtained by sending, receiving and jointly processing N target signals.

[0213] After the first device transmits, receives, or processes the sensing signal (i.e., N target signals), it may transmit target data to the second device based on the second information. The target data may include at least one of the first measurement quantity, the first measurement quantity, time information (used to indicate the time when the sensing signal was transmitted or received), and the ID of the first device.

[0214] The second device may be a base station or a SF network element.

[0215] In some embodiments, the second information is predefined by a protocol; or,

[0216] The first device obtains the second information from the second device.

[0217] It should be noted that the second information may be received entirely from the second device, or partially from the second device and partially as agreed upon by the protocol.

[0218] In some embodiments, the N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal;

[0219] The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

[0220] Here, the N target signals include the first target signal and the second target signal, and are not limited to having only two target signals. That is, in addition to the first target signal and the second target signal, other target signals may also exist among the N target signals.

[0221] In one embodiment, the N target signals consist of two target signals, namely, a first target signal and a second target signal.

[0222] Optionally, the near boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval.

[0223] That is, the distance interval covered by the first target signal and the distance interval covered by the second target signal constitute a continuous distance interval.

[0224] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal.

[0225] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

[0226] The following provides an explanation of the perception function network elements and perception measurement quantities.

[0227] Explanation 1: Perception Function Network Element

[0228] A perception function network element, also known as a perception network element or perception network function, can be located on the RAN side or the core network side. It refers to a network node in the core network and / or RAN responsible for at least one function, including perception request processing, perception resource scheduling, perception information exchange, and perception data processing. It can be a network node based on the upgraded AMF or LMF in the 5G network, or it can be other network nodes or newly defined network nodes.

[0229] Specifically, the functional characteristics of the perception function network element may include at least one of the following:

[0230] Target information is interacted with a wireless signal sending device and / or a wireless signal measuring device (including a target terminal or a serving base station of the target terminal or a base station associated with a target area), wherein the target information includes a perception processing request, a perception capability, perception assistance data, a perception measurement quantity type, a perception resource configuration information, etc., to obtain the value of the target perception result or the perception measurement quantity (uplink measurement quantity or downlink measurement quantity) sent by the wireless signal measuring device; wherein the wireless signal can also be referred to as a perception signal.

[0231] The perception method to be used is determined based on factors such as the type of perception service, perception service consumer information, required perception service quality (QoS) requirement information, the perception capability of the wireless signal sending device, and the perception capability of the wireless signal measuring device. The perception method may include: base station A sends and base station B receives, or the base station sends and the terminal receives, or base station A sends and receives by itself, or the terminal sends and the base station receives, or the terminal sends and receives by itself, or terminal A sends and terminal B receives, etc.

[0232] The perception device serving the perception service is determined based on factors such as the type of perception service, information about the perception service consumer, required perception QoS requirement information, the perception capability of the wireless signal sending device, and the perception capability of the wireless signal measuring device, wherein the perception device includes a wireless signal sending device and / or a wireless signal measuring device.

[0233] Manage the overall coordination and scheduling of resources required for sensing services, such as configuring sensing resources for base stations and / or terminals accordingly;

[0234] The sensory measurement values ​​are processed or calculated to obtain sensory results. Furthermore, the sensory results are verified and the sensory accuracy is estimated.

[0235] Explanation 2: Perceptual Measurement

[0236] Perceptual measurements can be categorized as follows:

[0237] First-level measurement quantities (received signal / original channel information), including: complex results of the received signal / channel response, amplitude / phase, I-channel / Q-channel, and their operation results (operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; matrix addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; matrix transposition; trigonometric operations; square root operations; and power operations, as well as threshold detection results and maximum / minimum value extraction results from the above operation results; operations also include Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) / Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT), Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) / Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT), 2D-FFT, 3D-FFT, matched filtering, autocorrelation operation, wavelet transform, and digital filtering, as well as threshold detection results and maximum / minimum value extraction results from the above operation results);

[0238] The second-level measurement quantity (basic measurement quantity) includes: time delay, Doppler, angle, intensity, and their multi-dimensional combination representation;

[0239] Level 3 measurement quantities (basic attributes / states), including: distance, speed, direction, spatial position, acceleration;

[0240] The fourth level of measurement (advanced attributes / states) includes: target presence, trajectory, movement, expression, vital signs, quantity, imaging results, weather, air quality, shape, material, and composition.

[0241] The above is a method embodiment on the first device side. The following describes a method embodiment on the second device side.

[0242] FIG6 shows a flow chart of a signal configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG6 , the signal configuration method includes the following steps:

[0243] Step 601: The second device sends first information to the first device, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0244] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0245] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0246] Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0247] a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0248] a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N;

[0249] The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform;

[0250] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform;

[0251] a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals;

[0252] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal;

[0253] In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal;

[0254] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal;

[0255] a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0256] the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0257] The start time of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0258] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal;

[0259] Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N;

[0260] The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, where i is an integer from 1 to M.

[0261] Optionally, the waveform of any one of the N target signals is any one of the following:

[0262] OFDM waveform;

[0263] Linear frequency modulation LFM waveform;

[0264] Ultra-wideband UWB waveform.

[0265] Optionally, the first information further includes at least one of the following:

[0266] The number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0267] The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0268] Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame;

[0269] First time information corresponding to the periodic execution of the target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate a start time when the first device executes the target perception frame;

[0270] Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling by the first device and sending, receiving, or signal processing of the first target perception frame;

[0271] The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and performing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal;

[0272] The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame;

[0273] The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame;

[0274] The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

[0275] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0276] The second device sends second information to the first device, where the second information is used to instruct the first device to report the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount;

[0277] The second device receives the target data from the first device;

[0278] The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on each target signal of the N target signals;

[0279] The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on joint processing of the N target signals;

[0280] The target data includes at least one of the following:

[0281] the first measurement quantity;

[0282] the second measurement quantity;

[0283] an identifier of the first device;

[0284] Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

[0285] Optionally, the target distance interval is a continuous distance interval, that is, the range of the target distance interval is [min{R k,min},max{R k,max}].

[0286] Optionally, the N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal;

[0287] The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

[0288] Optionally, the near boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval.

[0289] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal.

[0290] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

[0291] For the relevant description of the embodiments of the present application, please refer to the relevant description of the method embodiment of Figure 3, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail.

[0292] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following specific embodiments are provided for illustrative purposes:

[0293] Example 1: The case where the perception signal consists of two target signals

[0294] In this embodiment, the perception signal is considered to be composed of two target signals, which are respectively denoted as a first target signal and a second target signal. Either the first target signal or the second target signal can be an OFDM waveform signal, an LFM waveform signal, or a UWB waveform signal. The first target signal and the second target signal can have the same waveform or different waveforms.

[0295] The distance range that can be covered by the transmission, reception and processing of the first target signal and the second target signal is recorded as the first distance interval and the second distance interval, which can be expressed as [R 1,min ,R 1,max ] and [R 2,min ,R 2,max ]; where R 1,min and R 1,max Represent the near and far bounds of the first distance interval, R 2,min and R 2,max They represent the near and far bounds of the second distance interval respectively.

[0296] For the convenience of description, without loss of generality, the far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, that is, R 1,max >R 2,max At this time, it can be understood that the first target signal is responsible for long-distance coverage, and the second target signal is responsible for short-distance coverage. At this time, the following conditions need to be met: the short boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the long boundary of the second distance interval, that is, R 1,min ≤R 2,max .

[0297] According to the above description, the relationship between the first distance interval and the second distance interval is shown in FIG. 7 a and FIG. 7 b .

[0298] In the case shown in FIG7a, the near boundary of the first distance interval is smaller than the far boundary of the second distance interval, so that the first target signal and the second target signal can be realized at a distance R 2,min To distance R 1,max There is continuous coverage between the first and second distance intervals, and the first distance interval and the second distance interval have a certain overlap.

[0299] In the case shown in FIG7b, the near boundary of the first distance interval is equal to the far boundary of the second distance interval, so that the first target signal and the second target signal can also be realized at the distance R 2,min To distance R 1,max There is continuous coverage between the first and second distance intervals, but there is no overlap between the first distance interval and the second distance interval.

[0300] Obviously, by using the first target signal and the second target signal in combination, the distance coverage of the perception signal can be expanded (relative to any one of the first target signal and the second target signal).

[0301] To ensure compatibility of the perception signal in a communication system using an OFDM waveform, the time parameters of the first target signal and the second target signal need to be aligned with the time parameters of the reference OFDM waveform. For example, the time parameters of the first target signal are aligned with the time parameters of the first reference OFDM waveform, and the time parameters of the second target signal are aligned with the time parameters of the second reference OFDM waveform. For details on the method for aligning the time parameters, see the aforementioned related description.

[0302] Here, the first reference OFDM waveform and the second reference OFDM waveform can be the same or different. It is easy to understand that each reference OFDM waveform corresponds to a subcarrier spacing configuration. Assuming that the subcarrier spacing configuration of the first reference OFDM waveform is μ1 and the subcarrier spacing configuration of the second reference OFDM waveform is μ2, μ1 and μ2 can be the same or different. For example, the first target signal is aligned with the time parameters of the reference OFDM waveform with a 15kHz subcarrier spacing (i.e., μ1=0), and the second target signal is aligned with the time parameters of the reference OFDM waveform with a 30kHz subcarrier spacing (i.e., μ1=1).

[0303] According to the above description, when the time parameters of the first target signal are aligned with the time parameters of the first reference OFDM waveform, the following conditions are met: The time parameters of the second target signal are aligned with the time parameters of the second reference OFDM waveform when:

[0304] in, and Respectively represent the pulse periods of the first target signal and the second target signal;

[0305] N1 represents the number of consecutive pulse periods in the first target signal within the minimum time range within which the first target signal is time-aligned with the first reference OFDM waveform;

[0306] N2 represents the number of consecutive pulse periods in the second target signal within the minimum time range within which the second target signal is time-aligned with the second reference OFDM waveform;

[0307] represents the number of consecutive OFDM symbols of the first reference OFDM waveform within the minimum time range within which the first target signal is time-aligned with the first reference OFDM waveform;

[0308] represents the number of consecutive OFDM symbols of the second reference OFDM waveform within the minimum time range within which the second target signal is time-aligned with the second reference OFDM waveform;

[0309] and They represent the OFDM symbol periods of the first reference OFDM waveform and the second reference OFDM waveform respectively.

[0310] After the pulse periods of the first target signal and the second target signal are determined according to the above method, it is necessary to further determine the pulse widths of the first target signal and the second target signal.

[0311] Taking the first target signal as an example, the pulse width of the first target signal is Can be described by one of the following parameters:

[0312] The duty cycle of the first target signal (denoted as D1);

[0313] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the first reference OFDM waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the first target signal (denoted as L1);

[0314] Number of OFDM symbols of the first target OFDM waveform (denoted as S1): When the first target signal itself is an OFDM waveform (denoted as the target OFDM waveform), its pulse width can also be described by the number of OFDM symbols of the target OFDM waveform.

[0315] The pulse width of the second target signal is the same as that of the first target signal, and will not be described in detail.

[0316] Example 2: LFM pulse + UWB pulse

[0317] This embodiment is based on the first embodiment, and considers that the first target signal is an LFM waveform signal and the second target signal is a UWB waveform signal.

[0318] The first target signal covers the first distance interval, while the second target signal covers the second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval. This means that the first target signal is responsible for detecting long-range targets, while the second target signal is responsible for detecting close-range targets.

[0319] On the one hand, according to the above related descriptions, according to the instruction of the first information, the first device generates an LFM pulse signal. The LFM pulse signal is aligned with the time of the first reference OFDM waveform in time, and the time of N1 LFM pulse periods is aligned with the time of the first reference OFDM waveform. That is, if the start time of the first LFM pulse period is aligned with the start time of the OFDM symbol period of the first reference OFDM waveform, then the end time of the N1th LFM pulse period is aligned with the end time of the N2th LFM symbol period. The end times of the OFDM symbol periods of the first reference OFDM waveforms are also aligned.

[0320] On the other hand, according to the above related descriptions, according to the instruction of the first information, the first device generates a UWB pulse signal. The UWB pulse signal is aligned in time with the time of the second reference OFDM waveform, and the time of the N2 UWB pulse cycles is aligned with the time of the second reference OFDM waveform. That is, if the start time of the first UWB pulse period is aligned with the start time of the OFDM symbol period of the first second reference OFDM waveform, then the end time of the N2th UWB pulse period is aligned with the end time of the N2th UWB pulse period. The end times of the OFDM symbol periods of the second reference OFDM waveforms are also aligned.

[0321] According to the provisions of 3GPP TS38.211, given that the subcarrier spacings of the first reference OFDM waveform and the second reference OFDM waveform are μ1 and μ2 respectively, an OFDM symbol period of the first reference OFDM waveform or the second reference OFDM waveform is:

[0322] in, Indicates the OFDM symbol length, represents the cyclic prefix length, which satisfies the following formula:

[0323]

[0324] Among them, T c =1 / (Δf max ·N f ), where Δf max =480×10 3 Hz and N f =4096;κ=64; Indicates the number of OFDM symbols in the subframe, where

[0325] In the above formula, for the first reference OFDM waveform, μ in the formula can be replaced by μ1; for the second reference OFDM waveform, μ in the formula can be replaced by μ2.

[0326] In one embodiment, the subcarrier spacing of the first reference OFDM waveform and the second reference OFDM waveform are both 30 kHz, i.e., μ1=μ2=1. Therefore, the LFM waveform and the UWB waveform are both aligned in time with the OFDM waveform with a subcarrier spacing of 30 kHz. Considering the normal cyclic prefix (NCP), according to the above formula, the OFDM symbol period of the OFDM waveform with a subcarrier spacing of 30 kHz is approximately 36.198 microseconds (μs) (l=0 or l=7·2 μ ) or 35.677μs(l≠0 and l≠7·2 μ ).

[0327] For the self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing mode, an echo delay of 1 μs corresponds to a detection range of 150 meters. Therefore, the echo delay of one OFDM symbol period for an OFDM waveform with a 30 kHz subcarrier spacing corresponds to a detection range exceeding 5 kilometers. This embodiment can be designed as shown in Figure 8, where the first target signal includes two LFM pulses time-aligned with a first reference OFDM symbol; the second target signal includes eight UWB pulses time-aligned with a second reference OFDM symbol.

[0328] In this example, the LFM pulse period is 18.099 μs (l = 0 or l = 7.2 μ ) or 17.8385μs (l≠0 and l≠7·2 μ ); the corresponding far boundary of the first distance interval is more than 2600, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is determined by the pulse width or duty cycle of the LFM pulse waveform. Assuming that the duty cycle D1 of the LFM waveform in the first target signal is 0.25, the near boundary of the first distance interval is about 679m (l=0 or l=7·2 μ ) or 669m(l≠0 and l≠7·2 μ ).

[0329] In this example, the UWB pulse period is 4.4596 μs (l≠0 and l≠7·2 μ ); the corresponding far boundary of the second distance interval is about 669m. The condition that the far boundary of the second distance interval is greater than or equal to the near boundary of the first distance interval is satisfied, that is, R 1,min ≤R 2,max Similarly, the near boundary of the second distance interval of the UWB waveform is determined by the pulse width or duty cycle of the UWB pulse waveform. Assuming the bandwidth of the UWB waveform is 400MHz, its pulse width is 1 / 400μs, and the corresponding near boundary of the second distance interval is 0.375m.

[0330] Through the design of this embodiment, the perception signal is composed of the first target signal and the second target signal, and the distance interval that can be covered is the union of the above-mentioned first distance interval and the second distance interval, that is, it can cover distance intervals as close as 0.375m and as far as 2600m or more.

[0331] Example 3: LFM pulse + OFDM pulse

[0332] This embodiment is based on Embodiment 1, and considers that the first target signal is an LFM waveform signal and the second target signal is an OFDM waveform signal.

[0333] The first target signal covers the first distance interval, while the second target signal covers the second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval. This means that the first target signal is responsible for detecting long-range targets, while the second target signal is responsible for detecting close-range targets.

[0334] To reduce the close-range blind spot of the OFDM pulse waveform (i.e., the target OFDM waveform) in the second target signal, the target OFDM waveform needs to use a larger subcarrier spacing, for example, a 960kHz subcarrier spacing or larger. Since the target OFDM waveform is used to perform sensing services in the self-transmitting and self-receiving mode, its subcarrier spacing configuration can exceed the range of the NR protocol. For example, the subcarrier spacing is designed to be 7.68MHz (eight times 960kHz).

[0335] The analysis of the OFDM symbol periods of the first reference OFDM waveform and the second reference OFDM waveform is the same as that of Example 1.

[0336] In one embodiment, the subcarrier spacing of both the first reference OFDM waveform and the second reference OFDM waveform is 30 kHz, i.e., μ1 = μ2 = 1. Therefore, both the LFM waveform and the target OFDM waveform are time-aligned with the OFDM waveform with a 30 kHz subcarrier spacing. This embodiment can be designed as shown in Figure 9, where the first target signal includes two LFM pulses, time-aligned with a first reference OFDM symbol; the second target signal includes eight OFDM pulses, time-aligned with a second reference OFDM symbol.

[0337] In this embodiment, the target OFDM waveform in the second target signal uses a subcarrier spacing of 7.68 MHz (eight times 960 kHz). The first distance interval of the first target signal in this embodiment is the same as that in Example 1, and the far boundary of the second distance interval of the second target signal is also the same as that in Example 1. In this embodiment, the near boundary of the second distance interval of the second target signal is determined by the OFDM symbol period of the target OFDM waveform. Using the same formula and calculation method as in Example 1, the near boundary of the second distance interval is approximately 20.9 m.

[0338] Through the design of this embodiment, the sensing signal consists of the first target signal and the second target signal. The range that can be covered is the union of the first and second distance ranges, that is, it can cover distances as close as 20.9 meters and as far as 2600 meters or more. Considering a typical configuration with a base station height of 25 meters, the short-range blind spot of 20.9 meters may not affect sensing services.

[0339] In summary, the embodiment of the present application uses N target signals jointly as perception signals, so that the perception signals can simultaneously meet the requirements of long-range coverage and short-range coverage, thereby improving perception performance.

[0340] The sensing method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a sensing device. In the embodiment of the present application, the sensing device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the sensing method executed by the sensing device as an example.

[0341] Referring to FIG10 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a sensing device. As shown in FIG10 , the sensing device 1000 includes:

[0342] A first acquiring unit 1001 is configured to acquire first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0343] The device further comprises at least one of the following:

[0344] A first sending unit 1002 is configured to send the N target signals;

[0345] A first receiving unit 1003 is configured to receive the N target signals;

[0346] A first processing unit 1004 is configured to process the received N target signals;

[0347] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0348] Optionally, at least part of the first information is predefined by a protocol; or,

[0349] The first device obtains at least part of the first information from the second device.

[0350] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0351] Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0352] a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0353] a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N;

[0354] The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform;

[0355] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform;

[0356] a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals;

[0357] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal;

[0358] In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal;

[0359] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal;

[0360] a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0361] the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0362] The start time of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0363] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal;

[0364] Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N;

[0365] The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, and i is a natural number from 1 to M.

[0366] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0367] The second processing unit is configured to determine a pulse width of the kth target signal based on at least one of the following parameters:

[0368] The pulse period of the kth target signal;

[0369] a duty cycle of the pulses in the kth target signal;

[0370] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform;

[0371] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the pulse width of the kth target signal includes the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal.

[0372] Optionally, the waveform of any one of the N target signals is any one of the following:

[0373] OFDM waveform;

[0374] Linear frequency modulation LFM waveform;

[0375] Ultra-wideband UWB waveform.

[0376] Optionally, the first information further includes at least one of the following:

[0377] The number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0378] The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0379] Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame;

[0380] First time information corresponding to the periodic execution target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate the start time of executing the target perception frame;

[0381] Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling and transmission, reception, or signal processing of the first target perception frame;

[0382] The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between receiving the activation signaling and executing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal;

[0383] The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame;

[0384] The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame;

[0385] The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

[0386] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0387] A second acquiring unit, configured to acquire second information, where the second information is used to instruct reporting of the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount;

[0388] a second sending unit, configured to send target data to a second device according to the second information;

[0389] The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained based on each target signal of the N target signals;

[0390] The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained based on joint processing of the N target signals;

[0391] The target data includes at least one of the following:

[0392] the first measurement quantity;

[0393] the second measurement quantity;

[0394] an identifier of the first device;

[0395] Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

[0396] Optionally, the second information is predefined by a protocol; or,

[0397] The first device obtains the second information from the second device.

[0398] Optionally, the target distance interval is a continuous distance interval.

[0399] Optionally, the N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal;

[0400] The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

[0401] Optionally, the near boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval.

[0402] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal.

[0403] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

[0404] The sensing device in the embodiment of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal, or it can be other devices other than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, and other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0405] The sensing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented in the method embodiment of Figure 3 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0406] The signal configuration method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a signal configuration device. In the embodiment of the present application, the signal configuration device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the signal configuration method executed by the signal configuration device as an example.

[0407] 11 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a signal configuration device. As shown in FIG11 , the signal configuration device 1100 includes:

[0408] The first sending unit 1101 is configured to send first information to a first device, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0409] Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

[0410] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0411] Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0412] a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0413] a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N;

[0414] The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform;

[0415] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform;

[0416] a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals;

[0417] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal;

[0418] In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal;

[0419] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal;

[0420] a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals;

[0421] the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0422] The start time of each target signal in the N target signals;

[0423] When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal;

[0424] Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N;

[0425] The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, where i is an integer from 1 to M.

[0426] Optionally, the waveform of any one of the N target signals is any one of the following:

[0427] OFDM waveform;

[0428] Linear frequency modulation LFM waveform;

[0429] Ultra-wideband UWB waveform.

[0430] Optionally, the first information further includes at least one of the following:

[0431] The number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0432] The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame;

[0433] Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame;

[0434] First time information corresponding to the periodic execution of the target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate a start time when the first device executes the target perception frame;

[0435] Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling by the first device and sending, receiving, or signal processing of the first target perception frame;

[0436] The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and performing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal;

[0437] The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame;

[0438] The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame;

[0439] The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

[0440] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0441] A second sending unit, configured to send second information to the first device, where the second information is used to instruct the first device to report the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount;

[0442] a receiving unit, configured to receive target data from the first device;

[0443] The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on each target signal of the N target signals;

[0444] The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on joint processing of the N target signals;

[0445] The target data includes at least one of the following:

[0446] the first measurement quantity;

[0447] the second measurement quantity;

[0448] an identifier of the first device;

[0449] Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

[0450] Optionally, the target distance interval is a continuous distance interval.

[0451] Optionally, the N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal;

[0452] The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

[0453] Optionally, the near boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval.

[0454] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal.

[0455] Optionally, the first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

[0456] The signal configuration device in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal, or it can be other devices other than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminal 11 listed above, and other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0457] The signal configuration device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment of Figure 6 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0458] Additionally, embodiments of the present application also provide another sensing method and signal configuration method.

[0459] The perception method includes the following steps:

[0460] The first device obtains first information, where the first information is used to configure a sensing signal, where the sensing signal includes N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0461] The first device performs at least one of the following operations according to the first information: sending the perception signal, receiving the perception signal, and processing the received perception signal.

[0462] Among them, the N target signals correspond to N distance intervals, and the N distance intervals include at least a first distance interval and a second distance interval, the far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

[0463] In this embodiment of the present application, the distance interval formed by the union of the first distance interval and the second distance interval is larger than either of the first and second distance intervals. Therefore, in this embodiment of the present application, by jointly using N target signals as the perception signal, the distance coverage of the perception signal can be expanded compared to using a single perception signal, thereby improving perception performance.

[0464] Optionally, the N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal, the perception interval corresponding to the first target signal includes the first distance interval, and the perception interval corresponding to the second target signal includes the second distance interval.

[0465] Here, the first target signal and the second target signal can be understood as two types of target signals, wherein one type of target signal includes signals with long-range coverage, and the other type of target signal includes signals with short-range coverage.

[0466] Optionally, the first target signal includes at least one of an OFDM waveform signal, an LFM waveform signal, and a UWB waveform signal, and the second target signal includes at least one of an OFDM waveform signal, an LFM waveform signal, and a UWB waveform signal.

[0467] Optionally, the near boundary of the first distance interval is smaller than or equal to the far boundary of the second distance interval.

[0468] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following parameters:

[0469] a pulse period of the first target signal;

[0470] a subcarrier spacing of the first reference waveform;

[0471] the number of pulse cycles of the first target signal within the minimum time length during which the first target signal is time-aligned with the first reference waveform;

[0472] the number of OFDM symbol periods of the first reference waveform within a minimum time length during which the first target signal is time-aligned with the first reference waveform;

[0473] a duty cycle of pulses in the first target signal;

[0474] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the first reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the first target signal;

[0475] In the case where the waveform of the first target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the first target signal;

[0476] When the waveform of the first target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the first target signal included in the pulse width of the first target signal;

[0477] the bandwidth of the first target signal;

[0478] the number of pulse cycles of the first target signal;

[0479] the start time of the first target signal;

[0480] When the waveform of the first target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the first target signal;

[0481] a pulse period of the second target signal;

[0482] a subcarrier spacing of the second reference waveform;

[0483] the number of pulse cycles of the second target signal within the minimum time length during which the second target signal is time-aligned with the second reference waveform;

[0484] the number of OFDM symbol periods of the second reference waveform within the minimum time length during which the second target signal is time-aligned with the second reference waveform;

[0485] a duty cycle of pulses in the second target signal;

[0486] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the second reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the second target signal;

[0487] In the case where the waveform of the second target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the second target signal;

[0488] When the waveform of the second target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the second target signal included in the pulse width of the second target signal;

[0489] the bandwidth of the second target signal;

[0490] the number of pulse cycles of the second target signal;

[0491] a start time of the second target signal;

[0492] When the waveform of the second target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the second target signal.

[0493] For the rest, please refer to the relevant description of the method embodiment in Figure 3, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail.

[0494] Accordingly, the signal configuration method includes the following steps:

[0495] The second device sends first information to the first device, where the first information is used to configure a perception signal, where the perception signal includes N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0496] Among them, the N target signals correspond to N distance intervals, and the N distance intervals include at least a first distance interval and a second distance interval, the far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

[0497] Optionally, the N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal, the perception interval corresponding to the first target signal includes the first distance interval, and the perception interval corresponding to the second target signal includes the second distance interval.

[0498] Optionally, the first target signal includes at least one of an OFDM waveform signal, an LFM waveform signal, and a UWB waveform signal, and the second target signal includes at least one of an OFDM waveform signal, an LFM waveform signal, and a UWB waveform signal.

[0499] Optionally, the near boundary of the first distance interval is smaller than or equal to the far boundary of the second distance interval.

[0500] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following parameters:

[0501] a pulse period of the first target signal;

[0502] a subcarrier spacing of the first reference waveform;

[0503] the number of pulse cycles of the first target signal within the minimum time length during which the first target signal is time-aligned with the first reference waveform;

[0504] the number of OFDM symbol periods of the first reference waveform within a minimum time length during which the first target signal is time-aligned with the first reference waveform;

[0505] a duty cycle of pulses in the first target signal;

[0506] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the first reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the first target signal;

[0507] In the case where the waveform of the first target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the first target signal;

[0508] When the waveform of the first target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the first target signal included in the pulse width of the first target signal;

[0509] the bandwidth of the first target signal;

[0510] the number of pulse cycles of the first target signal;

[0511] the start time of the first target signal;

[0512] When the waveform of the first target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the first target signal;

[0513] a pulse period of the second target signal;

[0514] a subcarrier spacing of the second reference waveform;

[0515] the number of pulse cycles of the second target signal within the minimum time length during which the second target signal is time-aligned with the second reference waveform;

[0516] the number of OFDM symbol periods of the second reference waveform within the minimum time length during which the second target signal is time-aligned with the second reference waveform;

[0517] a duty cycle of pulses in the second target signal;

[0518] The number of OFDM symbol periods of the second reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the second target signal;

[0519] In the case where the waveform of the second target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the second target signal;

[0520] When the waveform of the second target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the second target signal included in the pulse width of the second target signal;

[0521] the bandwidth of the second target signal;

[0522] the number of pulse cycles of the second target signal;

[0523] a start time of the second target signal;

[0524] When the waveform of the second target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the second target signal.

[0525] For the rest, please refer to the relevant description of the method embodiment of Figure 6, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, this will not be described in detail.

[0526] As shown in Figure 12, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 1200, including a processor 1201 and a memory 1202. The memory 1202 stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor 1201. For example, when the communication device 1200 is a first device, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 1201, implements the various steps of the above-mentioned first device-side method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 1200 is a second device, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 1201, implements the various steps of the above-mentioned second device-side method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0527] The present application also provides a terminal comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG3 . This terminal embodiment corresponds to the first device-side method embodiment described above, and each implementation process and implementation method of the method embodiment described above are applicable to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, FIG13 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0528] The terminal 1300 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1301, a network module 1302, an audio output unit 1303, an input unit 1304, a sensor 1305, a display unit 1306, a user input unit 1307, an interface unit 1308, a memory 1309 and at least some of the components of the processor 1310.

[0529] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 1300 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1310 via a power management system, thereby enabling the power management system to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption. The terminal structure shown in FIG13 does not limit the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be described in detail here.

[0530] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1304 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 13041 and a microphone 13042, and the graphics processor 13041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 1306 may include a display panel 13061, and the display panel 13061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 1307 includes a touch panel 13071 and at least one of the other input devices 13072. The touch panel 13071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 13071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 13072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0531] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network-side device, the RF unit 1301 may transmit the data to the processor 1310 for processing. Furthermore, the RF unit 1301 may send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the RF unit 1301 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0532] The memory 1309 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1309 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 1309 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 1309 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0533] Processor 1310 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 1310 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 1310.

[0534] The RF unit 1301 or the processor 1310 is configured to:

[0535] Acquire first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1;

[0536] Perform at least one of the following operations according to the first information: send the N target signals, receive the N target signals, and process the received N target signals.

[0537] The embodiment of the present application uses N target signals jointly as perception signals, so that the perception signals can meet the requirements of long-distance coverage and short-distance coverage at the same time, thereby improving perception performance.

[0538] It can be understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the perception method embodiment and achieve the same or corresponding technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0539] An embodiment of the present application further provides a network-side device, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in Figure 3 or Figure 6. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the first device-side method embodiment described above, or alternatively, this network-side device embodiment corresponds to the second device-side method embodiment described above. Each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiments are applicable to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects.

[0540] Specifically, embodiments of the present application also provide a network-side device. As shown in Figure 14, network-side device 1400 includes an antenna 141, a radio frequency device 142, a baseband device 143, a processor 144, and a memory 145. Antenna 141 is connected to radio frequency device 142. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 142 receives information via antenna 141 and sends the received information to baseband device 143 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 143 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 142. Radio frequency device 142 processes the received information and then sends it through antenna 141.

[0541] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 143 , which includes a baseband processor.

[0542] The baseband device 143 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are arranged, as shown in Figure 14, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 145 through a bus interface to call the program in the memory 145 to execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0543] The network side device may further include a network interface 146 , which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0544] Specifically, the network side device 1400 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 145 and executable on the processor 144. The processor 144 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 145 to execute the methods executed by the modules shown in FIG10 or FIG11 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be elaborated here.

[0545] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application further provides a network-side device. As shown in FIG15 , the network-side device 1500 includes: a processor 1501, a network interface 1502, and a memory 1503. The network interface 1502 is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0546] Specifically, the network side device 1500 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1503 and executable on the processor 1501. The processor 1501 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 1503 to execute the methods executed by the modules shown in FIG11 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0547] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned perception method embodiment or the various processes of the above-mentioned signal configuration method embodiment are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0548] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0549] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned perception method embodiment, or to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned signal configuration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0550] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0551] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned perception method embodiment, or to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned signal configuration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0552] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: a first device and a second device, wherein the first device can be used to execute the steps of the perception method described above, and the second device can be used to execute the steps of the signal configuration method described above.

[0553] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0554] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of a computer software product plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0555] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms of implementation methods without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims. These implementation methods are all within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A sensing method, comprising: The first device obtains first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; The first device performs at least one of the following operations according to the first information: sending the N target signals, receiving the N target signals, and processing the received N target signals; Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein At least part of the first information is predefined by a protocol; or, The first device obtains at least part of the first information from the second device.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The first information includes at least one of the following: Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals; a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals; a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N; The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform; a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal; In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal; a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals; the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals; The start time of each target signal in the N target signals; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal; Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N; The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, and i is a natural number from 1 to M.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The waveform of any one of the N target signals is any of the following: OFDM waveform; Linear frequency modulation LFM waveform; Ultra-wideband UWB waveform.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The first information also includes at least one of the following: The number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame; The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame; Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame; First time information corresponding to the periodic execution of the target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate a start time when the first device executes the target perception frame; Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling by the first device and sending, receiving, or signal processing of the first target perception frame; The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and performing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal; The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame; The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame; The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The method further comprises: The first device obtains second information, where the second information is used to instruct the first device to report the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount; The first device sends target data to the second device according to the second information; The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on each target signal of the N target signals; The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on joint processing of the N target signals; The target data includes at least one of the following: the first measurement quantity; the second measurement quantity; an identifier of the first device; Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The second information is predefined by a protocol; or, The first device obtains the second information from the second device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The target distance interval is a continuous distance interval.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein The N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal; The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The near boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal; or, The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

12. A signal configuration method, comprising: The second device sends first information to the first device, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals; a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals; a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N; The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform; a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal; In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal; a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals; the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals; The start time of each target signal in the N target signals; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal; Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N; The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, where i is an integer from 1 to M.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: The waveform of any one of the N target signals is any of the following: OFDM waveform; Linear frequency modulation LFM waveform; Ultra-wideband UWB waveform.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein The first information also includes at least one of the following: The number of repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame; The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals in the target perception frame; Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame; First time information corresponding to the periodic execution of the target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate a start time when the first device executes the target perception frame; Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling by the first device and sending, receiving, or signal processing of the first target perception frame; The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and performing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal; The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame; The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame; The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein The method further comprises: The second device sends second information to the first device, where the second information is used to instruct the first device to report the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount; The second device receives the target data from the first device; The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on each target signal of the N target signals; The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on joint processing of the N target signals; The target data includes at least one of the following: the first measurement quantity; the second measurement quantity; an identifier of the first device; Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

17. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein The target distance interval is a continuous distance interval.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, wherein The N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal; The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein The near boundary of the first distance interval is not greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval.

20. The method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal; or, The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

21. A sensing device, wherein: The device comprises: A first acquiring unit, configured to acquire first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; The device further comprises at least one of the following: A first sending unit, configured to send the N target signals; A first receiving unit, configured to receive the N target signals; a first processing unit, configured to process the N received target signals; Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

22. The device according to claim 21, wherein The first information includes at least one of the following: Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals; a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals; a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N; The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform; a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal; In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal; a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals; the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals; The start time of each target signal in the N target signals; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal; Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N; The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, and i is a natural number from 1 to M.

23. The device according to claim 21 or 22, wherein The first information also includes at least one of the following: The number of repetitions of the N target signals corresponding to the target perception frame; The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals corresponding to the target perception frame; Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame; First time information corresponding to the periodic execution target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate the start time of executing the target perception frame; Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling and transmission, reception, or signal processing of the first target perception frame; The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between receiving the activation signaling and executing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal; The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame; The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame; The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

24. The apparatus according to any one of claims 21 to 23, further comprising: A second acquiring unit, configured to acquire second information, where the second information is used to instruct reporting of the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount; a second sending unit, configured to send target data to a second device according to the second information; The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained based on each target signal of the N target signals; The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained based on joint processing of the N target signals; The target data includes at least one of the following: the first measurement quantity; the second measurement quantity; an identifier of the first device; Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

25. The device according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein The N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal; The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

26. The device according to claim 25, wherein The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal; or, The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

27. A signal configuration device, wherein: The device comprises: A first sending unit, configured to send first information to a first device, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; Among them, the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein The first information includes at least one of the following: Information indicating the waveform of each target signal among the N target signals; a pulse period of each target signal among the N target signals; a subcarrier spacing of each reference waveform among M reference waveforms, each of the M reference waveforms being an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and not greater than N; The number of pulse cycles of the kth target signal within the minimum time length for the kth target signal to be time-aligned with the i-th reference waveform; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform within the minimum time length for time alignment of the k-th target signal with the i-th reference waveform; a duty cycle of a pulse in each of the N target signals; The number of OFDM symbol periods of the i-th reference waveform corresponding to the pulse width of the k-th target signal; In the case where the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the subcarrier spacing of the kth target signal; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an OFDM waveform, the number of OFDM symbol periods of the kth target signal included in the pulse width of the kth target signal; a bandwidth of each target signal among the N target signals; the number of pulse periods of each target signal in the N target signals; The start time of each target signal in the N target signals; When the waveform of the kth target signal is an LFM waveform, the polarity of the frequency modulation slope of the kth target signal; Wherein, the kth target signal is any one of the N target signals, and k is a natural number from 1 to N; The i-th reference waveform is a reference waveform associated with the k-th target signal among the M reference waveforms, where i is an integer from 1 to M.

29. The device according to claim 27 or 28, wherein The first information also includes at least one of the following: The number of repetitions of the N target signals corresponding to the target perception frame; The time interval between two adjacent repetitions of the N target signals corresponding to the target perception frame; Periodically or semi-statically executing a repetition period corresponding to a target sensing frame; First time information corresponding to the periodic execution of the target perception frame, where the first time information is used to indicate a start time when the first device executes the target perception frame; Second time information corresponding to the semi-static execution target perception frame, the second time information being used to indicate a time interval between receipt of the activation signaling by the first device and sending, receiving, or signal processing of the first target perception frame; The third time information corresponding to the non-periodic execution target perception frame; the third time information is used to indicate the time interval between the first device receiving the activation signaling and performing the sending, receiving or signal processing of the perception signal; The type of activation signaling corresponding to the semi-static or semi-periodic execution of the target perception frame; The executing target perception frame includes at least one of the following: executing sending of the target perception frame, executing receiving of the target perception frame, and executing processing of the target perception frame; The target perception frame is formed by repeatedly sending the N target signals in the time domain.

30. The apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 29, further comprising: A second sending unit, configured to send second information to the first device, where the second information is used to instruct the first device to report the first measurement amount or the second measurement amount; a receiving unit, configured to receive target data from the first device; The first measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on each target signal of the N target signals; The second measurement amount is a measurement amount obtained by the first device based on joint processing of the N target signals; The target data includes at least one of the following: the first measurement quantity; the second measurement quantity; an identifier of the first device; Fourth time information, where the fourth time information is used to indicate at least one of the sending time and the receiving time of the N target signals.

31. The device according to any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein The N target signals include a first target signal and a second target signal; The first target signal is used to cover a first distance interval, and the second target signal is used to cover a second distance interval. The far boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the far boundary of the second distance interval, and the near boundary of the first distance interval is greater than the near boundary of the second distance interval.

32. The apparatus according to claim 31, wherein The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is a UWB pulse signal; or, The first target signal is an LFM pulse signal, and the second target signal is an OFDM pulse signal.

33. A communication device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the perception method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11 are implemented, or the steps of the signal configuration method as described in any one of claims 12 to 20 are implemented.

34. A readable storage medium, wherein: The readable storage medium stores a program or instruction, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the perception method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11 are implemented, or the steps of the signal configuration method as described in any one of claims 12 to 20 are implemented.

35. A computer program product comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the perception method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or implement the steps of the signal configuration method according to any one of claims 12 to 20.

36. A communication device comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein: The processor or the communication interface is used to: obtain first information, where the first information includes configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; perform at least one of the following operations based on the first information: send the N target signals, receive the N target signals, and process the received N target signals; wherein the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

37. A communication device comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein: The communication interface is used to: send first information to a first device, the first information including configuration information of N target signals, where N is an integer greater than 1; wherein the N target signals are signals used for perception, each of the N target signals is used to cover a distance interval, the N distance intervals corresponding to the N target signals constitute a target distance interval, and the target distance interval is greater than the distance interval corresponding to any one of the N target signals.

38. A wireless communication system comprising: A first device and a second device, wherein the first device can be used to perform the steps of the perception method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and the second device can be used to perform the steps of the signal configuration method according to any one of claims 12 to 20.

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