Communication method and related device

Abstract

The present application provides a communication method and a related device. The method comprises: receiving first indication information; and determining processing unit information corresponding to a first report, wherein the processing unit information corresponding to the first report is used for determining whether to update the first report. According to the method, when measurement results of multiple channel information measurements are jointly reported, the processing unit information corresponding to the first report can be reasonably determined, such that the occupation condition of processing units of a terminal device can be reflected more truly, and the terminal device can update more channel information reports.

Description

A communication method and related equipment

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application with application number 202410405420.1 filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on April 3, 2024, and priority to the Chinese patent application with the invention name “A communication method and related equipment”, all contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communications, and more particularly, to a communication method, a communication device, a computer-readable storage medium, a chip, and a computer program product. Background Art

[0003] In the artificial intelligence (AI) time domain prediction scenario, in order to save reporting overhead, there is a situation where the measurement results of the channel information at multiple moments are jointly reported. That is, the measurement results of the first N-1 moments will not be reported immediately after the measurement is completed, but after obtaining the measurement results of the Nth moment, they are reported together through a channel information report. In some scenarios, the reference signal (RS) period is generally long (such as 20ms), and for the first N-1 measurements, the time for the terminal device to obtain the measurement results may be short, such as several time slots. However, in the prior art, the processing unit corresponding to the channel information report occupies the time from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the earliest reference signal resource corresponding to the first measurement to the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit corresponding to the channel information report occupies the time from the first OFDM symbol after the time domain resource carrying the message triggering the channel information report to the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the channel information report. That is, in the prior art, during the calculation of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the channel information report, the time taken by the terminal device to calculate the measurement results is overestimated, and the actual processing unit occupancy of the terminal device cannot be reflected, resulting in a small number of channel information reports updated by the terminal device.

[0004] Therefore, how to more reasonably determine the occupancy of the processing unit corresponding to the channel information report and increase the number of channel information reports updated by the terminal device has become an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides a communication method, a communication device, a computer-readable storage medium, a chip, and a computer program product, which can more reasonably determine the occupancy of the processing unit corresponding to the channel information report and increase the number of channel information reports updated by the terminal device.

[0006] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is executed by a terminal device or a chip for the terminal device, and includes: receiving first indication information, the first indication information being used to configure N channel information measurements; determining processing unit information corresponding to a first report, the processing unit information being used to determine whether to update or generate the first report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the processing unit information including K occupancy times, the K occupancy times including processing unit occupancy times corresponding to K channel information measurements out of the N channel information measurements, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present application, when the measurement results of multiple channel information measurements are jointly reported, the processing unit information corresponding to the first report is determined based on the K occupied times corresponding to the K channel information measurements, which can more realistically reflect the occupancy of the processing units of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports. The method in the embodiment of the present application can shorten the occupied time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report, avoid overestimating the occupied time of the processing unit, and thus avoid the conflict problem that the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the report to be updated in the time period that does not actually need to be included in the occupied time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device due to the consideration of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first report.

[0008] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time. The first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times. The first start time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and a time unit carrying first indication information. The first indication information also includes control signaling that triggers N channel information measurements or a first report. The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, and a time unit carrying a first report. The first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

[0009] In the embodiments of the present application, the starting time unit corresponding to each occupancy time is determined according to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each occupancy time or the time unit carrying the first indication information, and the ending time unit corresponding to each occupancy time is determined according to the first offset time unit and the time unit carrying the first report, so that each occupancy time can be calculated more reasonably, thus more truly reflecting the occupancy of the processing unit of the terminal device, and further enabling the terminal device to update more channel information reports.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementation manners of the first aspect, the K channel information measurements include the Jth channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the processing unit information includes a time period starting from the second starting time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and ending at the second ending time unit corresponding to the first time domain resource, where 1 < J ≤ N and J is a positive integer. The second starting time unit corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement. The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

[0011] In the embodiments of the present application, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report is determined according to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and the first time domain resource, so that the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report can be calculated more reasonably, thus more truly reflecting the occupancy of the processing unit of the terminal device, and further enabling the terminal device to update more channel information reports.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementation manners of the first aspect, the first time offset and / or the second time offset are determined according to the channel information calculation delay and / or the reporting capability of the terminal device.

[0013] In the embodiments of the present application, by calculating the channel information calculation delay and / or the reporting capability of the terminal device to determine the first time offset, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report calculated can be more accurate, thus more truly reflecting the occupancy of the processing unit of the terminal device.

[0014] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, when K=N, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the processing unit information includes N occupied times, each of the N occupied times corresponding to one channel information measurement in N channel information measurements. The n1th occupied time in the N occupied times corresponds to a first time period corresponding to an n1th reference signal resource set, and the n1th reference signal resource set is used for the n1th channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements. n1=1, ..., N-1.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present application, the first N-1 occupancy times are determined based on the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the first N-1 channel information measurements. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report can be calculated more reasonably, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing unit of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports.

[0016] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, if a processing requirement corresponding to a reference occupied time among the N occupied times cannot be met, the first report is not updated. The reference occupied time is any occupied time among the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is a predefined occupied time among the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is an occupied time indicated by the network device among the N occupied times.

[0017] In an embodiment of the present application, when the number of processing units that the terminal device can provide cannot meet the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to one or more channel information reports to be updated within the reference occupancy time, the terminal device does not update part or all of the channel information reports in the one or more channel information reports.

[0018] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time among the N occupied times is less than the processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time among the N occupied times, and the y2th occupied time is later than the y1th occupied time.

[0019] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the y2th occupied time is the last occupied time among the N occupied times.

[0020] In an embodiment of the present application, by reducing the number of processing unit occupancy required for the first report in the y1th occupied time among N occupied times, the terminal device can try its best to meet the processing unit requirements of one or more channel information reports to be updated in the y1th occupied time, thereby updating or generating more channel information reports.

[0021] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the length of the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is greater than the length of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resources included in the n1th reference signal resource set.

[0022] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is determined by calculating the delay and / or reporting capability based on the channel information of the terminal device.

[0023] In an embodiment of the present application, the delay and / or reporting capability is calculated by the channel information of the terminal device to determine the first time period corresponding to the first N-1 reference signal resource sets, which can make the calculated N occupancy times more accurate, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing unit of the terminal device.

[0024] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first report is a periodic report or a semi-persistent report. The n1th occupied time is a first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set. The end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set.

[0025] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first report is a periodic report or a semi-continuous report, each of the first N-1 occupied times is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each occupied time and the third time offset, so that the calculated first N-1 occupied times are more accurate, thereby more truly reflecting the occupancy status of the processing unit of the terminal device.

[0026] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the semi-continuous report is a first semi-continuous report, and the first semi-continuous report is a semi-continuous report other than the first semi-continuous report in the semi-continuous report on the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) triggered by the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0027] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first report is a non-periodic report or a semi-continuous report. The first occupied time among the N occupied times is the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time corresponds to a second time domain resource, and the second time domain resource is used to carry control signaling for triggering N channel information measurements or the first report. The end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0028] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first report is an aperiodic report or a semi-continuous report, and the n2th occupied time among the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and ending at an end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, where n2=2, ..., N-1. The start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time corresponds to a time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set. The end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, and a third time offset exists between the end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set.

[0029] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first report is a non-periodic report or a semi-continuous report, the first occupied time is determined based on the time domain resource of the message that carries the triggering of the N channel information measurements, the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and the third time offset. Each occupied time from the second occupied time to the N-1th occupied time is determined based on the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each occupied time and the third time offset. The method in the embodiment of the present application can make the calculated first N-1 occupied times more accurate, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy of the processing unit of the terminal device.

[0030] With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the semi-persistent reporting is a second semi-persistent reporting, and the second semi-persistent reporting is a first semi-persistent reporting in the semi-persistent reporting on the PUSCH triggered by the PDCCH.

[0031] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the Nth occupied time includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement. The end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is a second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first report is a periodic report, a non-periodic report, or a semi-continuous report, the Nth occupied time is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement and the first time domain resources, thereby more reasonably determining the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report.

[0033] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the third time offset includes x1 time units, where x1 is a first preset value, or x1 is the smaller value of the offset between the first preset value and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements, and x1 is a positive integer.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present application, the value of the third time offset is less than or equal to the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements, thereby avoiding conflict problems when calculating signals obtained from two adjacent channel information measurements.

[0035] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, whether to update the first report is determined based on the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report; when it is determined to update the first report, the first report is updated; when it is determined not to update the first report, the first report is not updated.

[0036] Exemplarily, updating the first report includes generating and / or sending the first report. Not updating the first report includes not generating and / or not sending the first report.

[0037] Exemplarily, when the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to multiple channel information reports all include the same time period, in the same time period, based on the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the multiple channel information reports and the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined whether to update some or all of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports, each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports is used to indicate the channel information of the downlink channel, and the first report belongs to the multiple channel information reports; when the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined to update the multiple channel information reports; when the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined to update some of the reports in the multiple channel information reports, and the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the some reports is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0038] Exemplarily, when the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the multiple channel information reports include a first report set and a second report set, the priority of each channel information report in the first report set is higher than or equal to the priority of each channel information report in the second report set, and the number of channel information reports in the first report set is a maximum value such that the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to each channel information report is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device. If the first report belongs to the first report set, it is determined to update the first report; if the first report belongs to the second report set, it is determined not to update the first report.

[0039] Exemplarily, the multiple channel information reports do not include channel information reports that the terminal device has determined to update, and the channel information reports that have been determined to be updated are channel information reports that have been determined to be updated before the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports. That is, before determining whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device may have determined to update one or more channel information reports, so some processing units may have been occupied. When the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the sum of the number of currently unoccupied processing units and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports. Alternatively, before determining whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines not to update the channel information reports, so none of the processing units of the terminal device are occupied. When the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the sum of the number of currently unoccupied processing units (i.e., the total number of processing units of the terminal device) and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present application, within a time period included in the processing unit occupancy time of multiple channel information reports, it is determined whether the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, thereby determining whether to update all or part of the reports in the multiple channel information reports, thereby avoiding the conflict problem that the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to the reports to be updated exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0041] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a network device or a chip used in the network device. The method includes: determining processing unit information corresponding to a first report, the processing unit information being used to determine whether to update or generate the first report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the processing unit information including K occupancy times, the K occupancy times including processing unit occupancy times corresponding to K channel information measurements out of N channel information measurements, where N is a positive integer greater than 1 and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N; and sending first indication information, the first indication information being used to configure the N channel information measurements.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present application, when the measurement results of multiple channel information measurements are jointly reported, the processing unit information corresponding to the first report is determined based on the K occupancy times corresponding to the K channel information measurements. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report can be reasonably calculated, so that the network device can more accurately predict the occupancy of the processing unit of the terminal device, and then the network device can more reasonably configure the configuration information corresponding to the channel information report for the terminal device, and try to avoid exceeding the computing capacity of the terminal device.

[0043] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time ends, and the first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times. The first start time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and a time unit carrying first indication information. The first indication information also includes control signaling that triggers N channel information measurements or a first report. The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, and a time unit carrying a first report. The first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

[0044] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the K channel information measurements include the Jth channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements. The time period occupied by the processing unit corresponding to the processing unit information includes a time period starting from the second start time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and lasting until the second end time unit corresponding to the first time domain resource. 1 < J ≤ N, and J is a positive integer. The second start time unit corresponds to the time domain resource of the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement, and the second end time unit corresponds to the first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

[0045] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first time offset and / or the second time offset are determined according to the delay and / or reporting capability calculated based on the channel information of the terminal device.

[0046] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, when K = N, the time period occupied by the processing unit of the processing unit information includes N occupied time periods, and each of the N occupied time periods corresponds to one of the N channel information measurements. The n1th occupied time period among the N occupied time periods corresponds to the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the n1th reference signal resource set is used for the n1th channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements. n1 = 1,......, N - 1.

[0047] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, when the processing requirements corresponding to the reference occupied time period among the N occupied time periods cannot be met, it is determined not to update the first report. The reference occupied time period is any one of the N occupied time periods, or the reference occupied time period is a predefined occupied time period among the N occupied time periods, or the reference occupied time period is the occupied time period indicated by the network device among the N occupied time periods.

[0048] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the processing unit requirements corresponding to the y1th occupied time period among the N occupied time periods are less than the processing unit requirements corresponding to the y2th occupied time period among the N occupied time periods, and the y2th occupied time period is later than the y1th occupied time period.

[0049] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the y2th occupied time period is the last occupied time period among the N occupied time periods.

[0050] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the length of the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is greater than the length of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resources included in the n1th reference signal resource set.

[0051] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is determined by calculating the delay and / or reporting capability based on the channel information of the terminal device.

[0052] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first report is a periodic report or a semi-continuous report. The n1th occupied time is a first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set. The end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set.

[0053] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the semi-persistent reporting is a first semi-persistent reporting, and the first semi-persistent reporting is a semi-persistent reporting excluding the first semi-persistent reporting in the semi-persistent reporting on the PUSCH triggered by the PDCCH.

[0054] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first report is a non-periodic report or a semi-continuous report, and the second semi-continuous report is the first semi-continuous report in the semi-continuous report on the PUSCH triggered by the PDCCH. The first occupied time among the N occupied times is the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time corresponds to the second time domain resource, and the second time domain resource is used to carry control signaling for triggering N channel information measurements or the first report. The end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0055] In conjunction with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the first report is an aperiodic report or a semi-continuous report, and the n2th occupied time among the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and ending at an end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, where n2=2, ..., N-1. The start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time corresponds to a time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set. The end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set.

[0056] With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the semi-persistent reporting is a second semi-persistent reporting, and the second semi-persistent reporting is a first semi-persistent reporting in the semi-persistent reporting on the PUSCH triggered by the PDCCH.

[0057] In conjunction with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the Nth occupied time includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement. The end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is a second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

[0058] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the third time offset includes x1 time units, where x1 is a first preset value, or x1 is the smaller value of the offset between the first preset value and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements, and x1 is a positive integer.

[0059] It should be understood that the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementations of the second aspect are similar to the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementations of the corresponding first aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0060] In a third aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is executed by a terminal device or a chip for the terminal device, and includes: receiving first information, the first information being used to trigger M channel information reports, each of the M channel information reports being used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel, where M is a positive integer greater than 1; determining processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports being used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report, the start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report in the M channel information reports being later than the start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report in the M channel information reports, where m=2, ..., M.

[0061] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first information triggers M channel information reports, for each channel information report in the last M-1 channel information reports among the M channel information reports, the starting time of the corresponding processing unit occupancy time is later than the starting time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report. The method in the embodiment of the present application can reasonably calculate the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing unit of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports. The method in the embodiment of the present application can shorten the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report, avoid overestimating the processing unit occupancy time, and thus avoid the conflict problem that the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the channel information report to be updated in the time period exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device due to the consideration of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the channel information report in the time period that is not actually required to be included in the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report.

[0062] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, there is no overlapping time period in the occupancy time of the M processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports.

[0063] In an embodiment of the present application, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the determined M channel information reports does not include the same time period, so it can more truly reflect the occupancy status of the processing unit of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports.

[0064] In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report, the reference signal resource set including at least one reference signal resource, and the reference signal resource set being used to obtain the channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on a third time domain resource, the third time domain resource being used to carry the m-th channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the third time domain resource and any one of the following: a fourth time domain resource, a fifth time domain resource, a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1-th channel information report, or a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report. The fourth time domain resource is used to carry the m-1-th channel information report, the m-1-th channel information report being the channel information report preceding the m-th channel information report, and the fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report and any one of the following: the fourth time domain resource, the fifth time domain resource, or the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report.

[0065] In an embodiment of the present application, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on one or more of the third time domain resources, the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, the fourth time domain resources, the fifth time domain resources, and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report. This can make the calculation of the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the mth channel information report more reasonable, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing unit of the terminal device, and thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports.

[0066] In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report. The start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, or a third offset time unit. The third offset time unit is earlier than the third time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the third time domain resource. Alternatively, the third offset time unit is later than the fourth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fourth time domain resource. Alternatively, the third offset time unit is later than the fifth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fifth time domain resource. Alternatively, when the m-1th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report. Alternatively, when the m-1th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, the third reference signal resource set is any one of the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set.

[0067] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and continuing to the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report. The end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: a third time domain resource, or a fourth offset time unit. Wherein, when the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0068] In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes K occupied times, and a first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time. The first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N. The first start time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and a fifth time domain resource. The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, and a time unit carrying the mth channel information report. The first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

[0069] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when it is determined to update at least one of the M channel information reports, the at least one channel information report is updated; when it is determined not to update any one of the M channel information reports, the M channel information reports are not updated.

[0070] Exemplarily, updating the channel information report includes generating and / or sending the channel information report. Not updating the channel information report includes not generating and / or not sending the channel information report.

[0071] Exemplarily, when the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to multiple channel information reports all include the same time period, in the same time period, based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports and the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined whether to update part or all of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports, and each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports is used to indicate the channel information of the downlink channel; when the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined to update the multiple channel information reports; when the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined to update some of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports, and the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the some channel information reports is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0072] Exemplarily, when the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the multiple channel information reports include a first report set and a second report set, the priority of each report in the first report set is higher than or equal to the priority of each report in the second report set, and the number of channel information reports in the first report set is such that the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report is less than or equal to the maximum value of the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device. If the first channel information report belongs to the first report set, it is determined to update the first channel information report; if the first channel information report belongs to the second report set, it is determined not to update the first channel information report. The first channel information report belongs to the M channel information reports.

[0073] Exemplarily, the multiple channel information reports do not include channel information reports that the terminal device has determined to update, and the channel information reports that have been determined to be updated are channel information reports that have been determined to be updated before the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports. That is, before determining whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device may have determined to update one or more channel information reports, so some processing units may have been occupied. When the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the sum of the number of currently unoccupied processing units and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports. Alternatively, before determining whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines not to update the channel information reports, so none of the processing units of the terminal device are occupied. When the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the sum of the number of currently unoccupied processing units (i.e., the total number of processing units of the terminal device) and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present application, within a time period included in the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to multiple channel information reports, it is determined whether the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, thereby determining whether to update all or part of the reports in the multiple channel information reports, thereby avoiding the conflict problem that the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0075] It should be understood that the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementations of the third aspect are similar to the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementations of the corresponding first aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0076] In a fourth aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is executed by a network device or a chip for the network device, and includes: determining processing unit information corresponding to M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports being used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report, a start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report in the M channel information reports being later than a start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report in the M channel information reports, where m=2, ..., M; and sending first information, the first information being used to trigger the M channel information reports.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first information triggers M channel information reports, for each channel information report in the subsequent M-1 channel information reports among the M channel information reports, the start time of the corresponding processing unit occupancy time is later than the start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report. The method in the embodiment of the present application can reasonably calculate the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports, thereby allowing the network device to more accurately predict the processing unit occupancy of the terminal device, and further allowing the network device to more reasonably configure the configuration information corresponding to the channel information report for the terminal device, thereby minimizing the need to exceed the computing capacity of the terminal device.

[0078] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, there is no overlapping time period in the occupancy time of the M processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports.

[0079] In conjunction with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, the reference signal resource set including at least one reference signal resource, and the reference signal resource set being used to obtain the channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on a third time domain resource, the third time domain resource being used to carry the mth channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on the third time domain resource and any one of the following: a fourth time domain resource, a fifth time domain resource, a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, or a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report. The fourth time domain resource is used to carry the m-1th channel information report, the m-1th channel information report being the channel information report preceding the mth channel information report, and the fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report and any one of the following: the fourth time domain resource, the fifth time domain resource, or the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report.

[0080] In conjunction with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report. The start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, or a third offset time unit. The third offset time unit is earlier than the third time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the third time domain resource. Alternatively, the third offset time unit is later than the fourth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fourth time domain resource. Alternatively, the third offset time unit is later than the fifth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fifth time domain resource. Alternatively, when the m-1th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report. Alternatively, when the m-1th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, the third reference signal resource set is any one of the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set.

[0081] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and continuing to the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report. The end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: a third time domain resource, or a fourth offset time unit. Wherein, when the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0082] In conjunction with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes K occupied times, and a first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time. The first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times, N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N. The first start time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and a fifth time domain resource. The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, and a time unit carrying the mth channel information report. The first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

[0083] It should be understood that the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementations of the fourth aspect are similar to the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementations of the corresponding third aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0084] In a fifth aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is executed by a terminal device or a chip for the terminal device, and the method includes: receiving first information, the first information being used to trigger M channel information reports, each channel information report in the M channel information reports being used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel, where M is a positive integer greater than 1; determining processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports being used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a processing unit occupancy time and a processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to each channel information report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a second time period, and in the second time period, the processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to the M channel information reports being determined based on the processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and a first value, the first value being used to make the processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to the M channel information reports less than the sum of the processing unit occupancy quantities corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports; and updating at least one channel information report in the M channel information reports.

[0085] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first information triggers M channel information reports, and the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the M channel information reports all include a second time period, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the second time period is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value, rather than directly determining the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the second time period as the sum of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports. Through the method in the embodiment of the present application, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the time period where the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the M channel information reports overlap can be reasonably calculated, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing units of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports. The method in the embodiment of the present application can reduce the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the second time period, thereby avoiding the conflict problem that the sum of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports in the second time period exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0086] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, in the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first numerical value; or, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first numerical value.

[0087] In an embodiment of the present application, the first numerical value is used to make the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports less than the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing units of the terminal device.

[0088] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the first value is determined based on M, or the first value is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports.

[0089] In an embodiment of the present application, the first numerical value and M satisfy a preset functional relationship or correspondence, or the first numerical value and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports satisfy a preset functional relationship or correspondence, so that the first numerical value can be determined more reasonably, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy of the processing unit of the terminal device.

[0090] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the first numerical value is determined based on M and a second preset value, or the first numerical value is determined based on M-1 and a second preset value.

[0091] In an embodiment of the present application, the first numerical value, M and the second preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, or the first numerical value, M-1 and the second preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, so that the first numerical value can be determined more reasonably.

[0092] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the first value is determined based on M second values, and each of the M second values ​​is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to one channel information report in the M channel information reports; or, the first value is determined based on M-1 second values, and each of the M-1 second values ​​is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to one channel information report in the M-1 channel information reports, and the M-1 channel information reports include the second channel information report to the Mth channel information report among the M channel information reports.

[0093] In an embodiment of the present application, the first value and the M second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, or the first value and the M-1 second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, so that the first value can be determined more reasonably.

[0094] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, when the first value is determined based on M second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first channel information report in the M channel information reports is greater than the second value corresponding to the first channel information report, and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the m1-th channel information report in the M channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m1-th channel information report, m1=2,...,M; or, when the first value is determined based on M-1 second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the m2-th channel information report in the M-1 channel information report is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m2-th channel information report, m2=1,...,M.

[0095] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first value and the M second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, the second value corresponding to the first channel information report in the M second values ​​is less than the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first channel information report, and the second value corresponding to each channel information report other than the first channel information report in the M second values ​​is less than or equal to the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report. When the first value and the M-1 second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, the second value corresponding to each channel information report in the M-1 second values ​​is less than or equal to the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report. The method in the embodiment of the present application can more reasonably determine the first value, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy of the processing units of the terminal device.

[0096] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, when it is determined to update at least one of the M channel information reports, the at least one channel information report is updated; when it is determined not to update any one of the M channel information reports, the M channel information reports are not updated.

[0097] Exemplarily, updating the channel information report includes generating and / or sending the channel information report. Not updating the channel information report includes not generating and / or not sending the channel information report.

[0098] Exemplarily, when the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to multiple channel information reports all include a second time period, in the second time period, based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports and the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined whether to update some or all of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports, and the multiple channel information reports include M channel information reports; when the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined to update the multiple channel information reports; when the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, it is determined to update some of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports, and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the some of the channel information reports is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0099] Exemplarily, when the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the multiple channel information reports include a first report set and a second report set, the priority of each report in the first report set is higher than or equal to the priority of each report in the second report set, and the number of channel information reports in the first report set is a maximum value such that the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report is less than or equal to the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device. If the first channel information report belongs to the first report set, it is determined to update the first channel information report; if the first channel information report belongs to the second report set, it is determined not to update the first channel information report. The first channel information report belongs to the M channel information reports.

[0100] Exemplarily, the multiple channel information reports do not include channel information reports that the terminal device has determined to update, and the channel information reports that have been determined to be updated are channel information reports that have been determined to be updated before the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports. That is, before determining whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device may have determined to update one or more channel information reports, so some processing units may have been occupied. When the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the number of currently unoccupied processing units and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports. Alternatively, before determining whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines not to update the channel information reports, so none of the processing units of the terminal device are occupied. When the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the number of currently unoccupied processing units (i.e., the total number of processing units of the terminal device) and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports.

[0101] In an embodiment of the present application, within a second time period included in the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to multiple channel information reports, it is determined whether the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, thereby determining whether to update all or part of the reports in the multiple channel information reports, thereby avoiding the conflict problem that the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device.

[0102] In a sixth aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is executed by a network device or a chip for a network device, and the method includes: determining processing unit information corresponding to M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports being used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including the processing unit occupancy time and the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a second time period, and in the second time period, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports being determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and a first value, the first value being used to make the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports less than the sum of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports; and sending first information, the first information being used to trigger the M channel information reports, each channel information report in the M channel information reports being used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel.

[0103] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first information triggers M channel information reports, and the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the M channel information reports all include a second time period, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the second time period is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first numerical value, rather than directly determining the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the second time period as the sum of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports. Through the method in the embodiment of the present application, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports in the time period where the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the M channel information reports overlap can be reasonably calculated, so that the network device can more accurately predict the processing unit occupancy of the terminal device, and further, the network device can more reasonably configure the configuration information corresponding to the channel information report for the terminal device, and try to avoid exceeding the computing capacity of the terminal device.

[0104] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, in the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first numerical value; or, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first numerical value.

[0105] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the first numerical value and M satisfy a preset functional relationship or correspondence, or the first numerical value and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports satisfy a preset functional relationship or correspondence.

[0106] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the first numerical value, M, and the second preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, or the first numerical value, M-1, and the second preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0107] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the first value and the M second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, and each of the M second values ​​is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to one of the M channel information reports; or, the first value and the M-1 second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, and each of the M-1 second values ​​is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to one of the M-1 channel information reports, and the M-1 channel information reports include the second channel information report to the Mth channel information report among the M channel information reports.

[0108] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, when the first value is determined based on M second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first channel information report in the M channel information reports is greater than the second value corresponding to the first channel information report, and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the m1-th channel information report in the M channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m1-th channel information report, m1=2,...,M; or, when the first value is determined based on M-1 second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the m2-th channel information report in the M-1 channel information report is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m2-th channel information report, m2=1,...,M.

[0109] It should be understood that the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementation methods of the sixth aspect are similar to the technical effects that can be achieved by certain implementation methods of the corresponding fifth aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0110] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a module or unit for implementing any aspect from the first to the sixth aspect or any possible implementation manner of any aspect.

[0111] In an eighth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes at least one processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for the communication device to exchange information with other communication devices. When program instructions are executed in the at least one processor, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of the first, third, and fifth aspects, or any possible implementation of any one of the aspects.

[0112] In a ninth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes at least one processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for the communication device to exchange information with other communication devices. When program instructions are executed in the at least one processor, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of the second, fourth, and sixth aspects, or any possible implementation of any one of the aspects.

[0113] In a tenth aspect, a communication system is provided, which includes the communication device according to the eighth aspect and the communication device according to the ninth aspect.

[0114] In the eleventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores program code for execution by a device. When the program code is executed, the method described in any aspect of the first to sixth aspects or any possible implementation of any aspect is executed.

[0115] In the twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes at least one processor. When program instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the method described in any aspect of the first to sixth aspects or any possible implementation of any aspect is executed.

[0116] In the thirteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, which includes program instructions. When the computer program product is run on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in any aspect of the first to sixth aspects or any possible implementation of any aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0117] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0118] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0119] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0120] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the processing unit occupation time.

[0121] FIG5 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0122] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0123] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0124] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0125] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0126] FIG10 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0127] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0128] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0129] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0130] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0131] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0132] FIG16 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0133] FIG17 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0134] FIG18 is a schematic diagram of processing unit occupancy time.

[0135] FIG19 is a schematic structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0136] FIG20 is a schematic structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0137] The technical solution in this application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0138] The embodiments of the present application will present various aspects, embodiments, or features around a system including multiple devices, components, modules, etc. It should be understood and appreciated that each system may include additional devices, components, modules, etc., and / or may not include all of the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in conjunction with the figures. Furthermore, combinations of these solutions may also be used.

[0139] Additionally, in the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" and "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of the word "exemplary" is intended to present concepts in a concrete manner.

[0140] The business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field will know that with the evolution of technology and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0141] References to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" in this specification mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with that embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, phrases such as "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," and "in yet other embodiments" appearing in various places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, but rather mean "one or more but not all embodiments," unless otherwise specifically emphasized. The terms "including," "comprising," "having," and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to," unless otherwise specifically emphasized.

[0142] In the embodiments of the present application, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "more" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: including the existence of A alone, the existence of A and B at the same time, and the existence of B alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0143] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: fifth generation (5G) or new radio (NR) systems, long term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, wireless local area networks (WLAN) systems, satellite communication systems, future communication systems, such as future communication networks, or a fusion system of multiple systems. The technical solutions provided in the present application can also be applied to device to device (D2D) communication, vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT) communication systems or other communication systems.

[0144] In the communication system of the embodiment of the present application, a network element can send a signal to another network element or receive a signal from another network element. The signal may include information, signaling, or data, etc. The network element can also be replaced by an entity, a network entity, a device, a communication device, a communication module, a node, a communication node, etc. The embodiment of the present application is described by taking the network element as an example. For example, the communication system may include at least one terminal device and at least one network device. The network device can send a downlink signal to the terminal device, and / or the terminal device can send an uplink signal to the network device. It is understandable that the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application can be replaced by the first network element, and the network device can be replaced by the second network element, and the two perform the corresponding communication method in the present disclosure.

[0145] In wireless communication networks, such as mobile communication networks, the services supported by the networks are becoming increasingly diverse, and therefore the demands that need to be met are becoming increasingly diverse. For example, the network needs to be able to support ultra-high speeds, ultra-low latency, and / or ultra-large connections. This feature makes network planning, network configuration, and / or resource scheduling increasingly complex. In addition, as network functionality becomes increasingly powerful, such as supporting increasingly high spectrum, supporting new technologies such as high-order multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology, supporting beamforming, and / or supporting beam management, network energy saving has become a hot research topic. These new demands, new scenarios, and new features have brought unprecedented challenges to network planning, maintenance, and efficient operation. To meet this challenge, artificial intelligence technology can be introduced into wireless communication networks to achieve network intelligence. In order to support AI technology in wireless networks, AI nodes may also be introduced into the network.

[0146] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system applicable to a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG1 , the communication system 100 may include at least one network device, such as the network device 110 shown in FIG1 . The communication system 100 may also include at least one terminal device, such as the terminal device 120 and the terminal device 130 shown in FIG1 . The network device 110 and the terminal device (such as the terminal device 120 and the terminal device 130) may communicate via a wireless link. The communication devices in the communication system, for example, the network device 110 and the terminal device 120, may communicate via a multi-antenna technology.

[0147] In some embodiments, the communication system 100 further includes an AI network element 140. The AI ​​network element 140 is configured to perform AI-related operations, such as constructing a training data set or training an AI model.

[0148] In one possible implementation, the network device 110 may send data related to the training of the AI ​​model to the AI ​​network element 140, which constructs a training data set and trains the AI ​​model. For example, the data related to the training of the AI ​​model may include data reported by the terminal device. The AI ​​network element 140 may send the results of the operations related to the AI ​​model to the network device 110, and forward them to the terminal device through the network device 110. For example, the results of the operations related to the AI ​​model may include at least one of the following: an AI model that has completed training, an evaluation result or a test result of the model, etc. Exemplarily, a portion of the trained AI model may be deployed on the network device 110, and another portion may be deployed on the terminal device. Alternatively, the trained AI model may be deployed on the network device 110. Alternatively, the trained AI model may be deployed on the terminal device.

[0149] It should be understood that Figure 1 illustrates only the example of a direct connection between AI network element 140 and network device 110. In other scenarios, AI network element 140 may also be connected to a terminal device. Alternatively, AI network element 140 may be connected to both network device 110 and a terminal device simultaneously. Alternatively, AI network element 140 may be connected to network device 110 through a third-party network element. This embodiment of the present application does not limit the connection relationship between the AI ​​network element and other network elements.

[0150] The AI ​​network element 140 may also be provided as a module in a network device and / or a terminal device, for example, in the network device 110 or the terminal device shown in FIG1 .

[0151] It should be noted that Figure 1 is a simplified schematic diagram for ease of understanding. For example, the communication system may also include other devices, such as wireless relay devices and / or wireless backhaul devices, which are not shown in Figure 1. In actual applications, the communication system may include multiple network devices and multiple terminal devices. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the number of network devices and terminal devices included in the communication system.

[0152] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device.

[0153] The terminal device may be a device that provides voice / data, such as a handheld device or vehicle-mounted device with a wireless connection function. At present, some examples of terminals are: mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, wearable devices, terminal devices in 5G networks or future evolved public land mobile communication networks (PLMNs). The terminal equipment in the network (PLMN), etc., is not limited to this in the embodiments of the present application.

[0154] As an example and not a limitation, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may also be a wearable device. Wearable devices may also be called wearable smart devices, which are a general term for wearable devices that are intelligently designed and developed using wearable technology for daily wear, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing, and shoes. A wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothes or accessories. Wearable devices are not only hardware devices, but also achieve powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction. Broadly speaking, wearable smart devices include those that are fully functional, large in size, and can achieve complete or partial functions without relying on smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, as well as those that only focus on a certain type of application function and need to be used in conjunction with other devices such as smartphones, such as various smart bracelets and smart jewelry for vital sign monitoring.

[0155] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for realizing the function of the terminal device can be a terminal device, or a device capable of supporting the terminal device to realize the function, such as a chip system, which can be installed in the terminal device or used in combination with the terminal device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices. In the embodiments of the present application, only the terminal device is used as an example for description, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0156] The network device in the embodiments of the present application may include a device for communicating with a terminal device, and the network device may include an access network device or a radio access network device, such as a base station. The access network device in the embodiments of the present application may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) that connects the terminal device to a wireless network. A base station may broadly cover various names as follows, or replace the following names, such as: NodeB, evolved NodeB (eNB), next generation NodeB (gNB), relay station, access point, transmitting and receiving point (TRP), transmitting point (TP), master station, secondary station, multi-standard radio (motor slide retainer, MSR) node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, baseband unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), central unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), radio unit (RU), positioning node, etc. A base station may be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node, or the like, or a combination thereof. The base station may also refer to a communication module, modem or chip used to be set in the aforementioned equipment or device. The base station may also be a mobile switching center and a device that performs the base station function in D2D, V2X, and M2M communications, a network side device in a future communication network, a device that performs the base station function in a future communication system, etc. The base station can support networks with the same or different access technologies. Optionally, the RAN node may also be a server, a wearable device, a vehicle or an on-board device, etc. For example, the access network device in the vehicle to everything (V2X) technology may be a road side unit (RSU). The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network equipment.

[0157] Base stations can be fixed or mobile. For example, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a mobile base station, and one or more cells can move based on the location of the mobile base station. In other examples, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a device that communicates with another base station.

[0158] In some deployments, the network devices mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may include a CU, a DU, or both a CU and a DU, or a control plane CU node (central unit-control plane (CU-CP)), a user plane CU node (central unit-user plane (CU-UP)), and a DU node. For example, the network devices may include a gNB-CU-CP, a gNB-CU-UP, and a gNB-DU.

[0159] In some deployments, multiple RAN nodes collaborate to assist terminals in achieving wireless access, with different RAN nodes implementing portions of the base station's functionality. For example, a RAN node can be a CU, DU, CU-CP, CU-UP, or RU. The CU and DU can be separate or included in the same network element, such as the BBU. The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or radio unit, such as an RRU, AAU, or RRH.

[0160] The RAN node may support one or more types of fronthaul interfaces, with different fronthaul interfaces corresponding to DUs and RUs with different functions. If the fronthaul interface between the DU and the RU is a common public radio interface (CPRI), the DU is configured to implement one or more baseband functions, and the RU is configured to implement one or more radio frequency functions. If the fronthaul interface between the DU and the RU is another type of interface, relative to the CPRI, some of the downlink and / or uplink baseband functions, such as precoding, digital beamforming (BF), or one or more of inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) / cyclic prefix (CP) for downlink, are moved from the DU to the RU for implementation; and for uplink, one or more of digital beamforming (BF), or fast Fourier transform (FFT) / cyclic prefix (CP) removal, are moved from the DU to the RU for implementation. In one possible implementation, the interface may be an enhanced common public radio interface (eCPRI). In the eCPRI architecture, the division between the DU and RU is different, corresponding to different types (category, Cat) of eCPRI, such as eCPRI Cat A, B, C, D, E, and F.

[0161] Taking eCPRI Cat A as an example, for downlink transmission, based on layer mapping, the DU is configured to implement layer mapping and one or more functions preceding it (i.e., one or more of coding, rate matching, scrambling, modulation, and layer mapping). Other functions after layer mapping (e.g., resource element (RE) mapping, digital beamforming (BF), or one or more of inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) / cyclic prefix (CP) addition) are moved to the RU for implementation. For uplink transmission, based on RE demapping, the DU is configured to implement demapping and one or more functions preceding it (i.e., one or more of decoding, rate matching, descrambling, demodulation, inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT), channel equalization, and RE demapping). Other functions after demapping (e.g., one or more of digital BF or fast Fourier transform (FFT) / CP removal) are moved to the RU for implementation. It is understandable that for the functional description of DU and RU corresponding to various types of eCPRI, reference can be made to the eCPRI protocol, which will not be described in detail here.

[0162] In one possible design, the processing unit for implementing baseband functions in the BBU is called a baseband high layer (BBH) unit, and the processing unit for implementing baseband functions in the RRU / AAU / RRH is called a baseband low layer (BBL) unit.

[0163] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an open radio access network (open RAN, ORAN / O-RAN) system, CU may also be referred to as O-CU (open CU), DU may also be referred to as O-DU, CU-CP may also be referred to as O-CU-CP, CU-UP may also be referred to as O-CU-UP, and RU may also be referred to as O-RU. Any of the CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application may be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0164] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the network device can be a network device, or a device that can support the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system, a hardware circuit, a software module, or a hardware circuit and a software module. The device can be installed in the network device or used in conjunction with the network device. In the embodiments of the present application, only the device for implementing the function of the network device is used as an example to illustrate, and does not constitute a limitation on the solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0165] The network device and / or terminal device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; it can also be deployed on the water surface; it can also be deployed on aircraft, balloons and satellites in the air. The embodiments of this application do not limit the scenarios in which the network device and the terminal device are located. In addition, the terminal device and the network device can be hardware devices, or they can be software functions running on dedicated hardware, software functions running on general-purpose hardware, such as virtualization functions instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform), or entities including dedicated or general-purpose hardware devices and software functions. This application does not limit the specific forms of the terminal device and the network device.

[0166] Optionally, the AI ​​node can be deployed in one or more of the following locations in the communication system: access network equipment, terminal equipment, or core network equipment. Alternatively, the AI ​​node can be deployed separately, for example, in a location other than any of the above devices, such as a host or cloud server in an over-the-top (OTT) system. The AI ​​node can communicate with other devices in the communication system, such as one or more of the following: network equipment, terminal equipment, or core network elements.

[0167] It is understood that this application does not limit the number of AI nodes. For example, when there are multiple AI nodes, the multiple AI nodes can be divided based on function, such as different AI nodes are responsible for different functions.

[0168] It can also be understood that an AI node can be an AI network element or an AI module. An AI node can be an independent device, or it can be integrated into the same device to implement different functions, or it can be a network element in a hardware device, or it can be a software function running on dedicated hardware, or it can be a virtualized function instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform). This application does not limit the specific form of the above-mentioned AI nodes.

[0169] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a possible application framework in a communication system. As shown in Figure 2, network elements in the communication system are connected through interfaces (such as NG, Xn) or air interfaces. These network element nodes, such as core network equipment, access network nodes (RAN nodes), terminal equipment or one or more devices in operation administration and maintenance (OAM) are provided with one or more AI modules (for clarity, only one is shown in Figure 2). The access network node can be a separate RAN node, or it can include multiple RAN nodes, for example, including CU and DU. CU and / or DU can also be provided with one or more AI modules. Optionally, the CU can also be split into CU-CP and CU-UP. One or more AI models are provided in the CU-CP and / or CU-UP. Exemplarily, the CU and DU are connected via the F1 interface. The CU and CU are connected via the Xn interface.

[0170] The AI ​​module is used to implement the corresponding AI function. The AI ​​modules deployed in different network elements can be the same or different. The model of the AI ​​module can implement different functions according to different parameter configurations. The model of the AI ​​module can be configured based on one or more of the following parameters: structural parameters (such as the number of neural network layers, the width of the neural network, the connection relationship between layers, the weight of the neuron, the activation function of the neuron, or at least one of the bias in the activation function), input parameters (such as the type of input parameters and / or the dimension of the input parameters), or output parameters (such as the type of output parameters and / or the dimension of the output parameters). Among them, the bias in the activation function can also be called the bias of the neural network.

[0171] An AI module can have one or more models. A model can infer an output, which includes one or more parameters. The learning, training, or inference processes of different models can be deployed on different nodes or devices, or on the same node or device.

[0172] The network device may be a network device provided with one or more AI modules. The network device may be a core network device, an access network node (RAN node) or one or more devices in OAM as shown in Figure 2. For example, the AI ​​module may be the RIC shown in Figure 3, such as a near real-time RIC or a non-real-time RIC. For example, the near real-time RIC is set in the RAN node (for example, in the CU, DU), and the non-real-time RIC is set in the OAM, in the cloud server, in the core network device, or in other network devices. RIC can obtain subsets from multiple terminal devices from the RAN node (for example, CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and / or RU), reorganize them into a training data set #2, and train based on the training data set #2. Exemplarily, the near real-time RIC and the non-real-time RIC can also be set separately as a network element, and the network device may be a near real-time RIC or a non-real-time RIC.

[0173] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a possible application framework in a communication system. As shown in Figure 3, the communication system includes a RAN intelligent controller (RIC). For example, the RIC can be the AI ​​module shown in Figure 2, which is used to implement AI-related functions. RIC includes near-real time RIC (near-real time RIC, near-RT RIC) and non-real time RIC (non-real time RIC, Non-RT RIC). Among them, non-real-time RIC mainly processes non-real-time information, such as data that is not sensitive to delay, and the delay of this data can be in the order of seconds. Real-time RIC mainly processes near-real-time information, such as data that is relatively sensitive to delay, and the delay of this data is in the order of tens of milliseconds.

[0174] Near real-time RIC is used for model training and reasoning. For example, it is used to train an AI model and use the AI ​​model for reasoning. Near real-time RIC can obtain network-side and / or terminal-side information from RAN nodes (e.g., CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU, and / or RU) and / or terminals. This information can be used as training data or reasoning data. Optionally, near real-time RIC can deliver the reasoning results to the RAN node and / or terminal. Optionally, the reasoning results can be exchanged between the CU and DU, and / or between the DU and RU. For example, the near real-time RIC delivers the reasoning results to the DU, and the DU sends it to the RU.

[0175] Non-real-time RIC is also used for model training and reasoning. For example, it is used to train AI models and use the models for reasoning. Non-real-time RIC can obtain network-side and / or terminal-side information from RAN nodes (such as CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and / or RU) and / or terminals. This information can be used as training data or reasoning data, and the reasoning results can be submitted to the RAN node and / or terminal. Optionally, the reasoning results can be exchanged between the CU and DU, and / or between the DU and RU. For example, the non-real-time RIC submits the reasoning results to the DU, and the DU sends it to the RU.

[0176] The near-real-time RIC and non-real-time RIC can also be set up as separate network elements. Optionally, the near-real-time RIC and non-real-time RIC can also be part of other devices. For example, the near-real-time RIC is set up in the RAN node (e.g., CU, DU), while the non-real-time RIC is set up in the OAM, cloud server, core network equipment, or other network equipment.

[0177] In communication systems such as LTE and NR, the base station can obtain downlink channel state information (CSI) to determine one or more of the configurations of the downlink data channel, such as the resource, modulation and coding scheme (MCS), and precoding, for scheduling the UE. In a time division duplex (TDD) system, due to the reciprocity of the uplink and downlink channels, the base station can obtain uplink CSI by measuring the uplink reference signal, and then infer more accurate downlink CSI, for example, using the uplink CSI as the downlink CSI. In a frequency division duplex (FDD) system, uplink and downlink reciprocity cannot be guaranteed. Downlink CSI is obtained by the UE measuring the downlink reference signal, such as the UE measuring the channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) or the synchronization signal block (synchronizing signal / physical broadcast channel block, SSB) to obtain downlink CSI. Therefore, the UE needs to generate a CSI report in accordance with the protocol pre-defined or base station configuration method, and feed the CSI back to the base station so that the base station can obtain the downlink CSI.

[0178] The CSI in the embodiments of the present application generally refers to information that can be used to characterize the state of a wireless channel, such as the channel response, the eigenvector matrix of the channel (a matrix composed of eigenvectors), the precoding matrix, the reference signal receiving power (RSRP), the signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), etc.

[0179] The CSI processing unit (CPU) is used to characterize the UE's ability to process CSI. The UE will indicate to the network device the ability to perform CSI calculations simultaneously supported by the UE. The number of CSI processing units N is used. CPU In the same OFDM symbol, if the UE has L CPUs occupied, the UE has N CPUs left. CPU -L unoccupied CPUs. If the UE needs to process N1 CSI reports in this OFDM symbol, the number of CPUs required for the i-th CSI report in the N1 CSI reports is The UE does not need to update the N1-N2 CSI reports with lower priority, and N2 is satisfied The maximum value of , 0≤N2≤N1.

[0180] The CPU in the embodiments of the present application generally refers to a unit of measurement for UE computing, processing, or reasoning capabilities, and may be a CSI processing unit defined by an existing protocol, or other processing units, such as an AI model processing or computing unit.

[0181] In the case where the measurement results of multiple channel information measurements are jointly reported, one channel information report includes the measurement results of multiple channel information measurements, and a schematic diagram of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the channel information report is shown in Figure 4. The first report in (a) of Figure 4 is a periodic report, or the first report in (a) of Figure 4 is a semi-persistent report other than the first semi-persistent (SP) report in the semi-persistent report on the PUSCH triggered by the PDCCH. As shown in (a) of Figure 4, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time. The start time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the first symbol of the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first channel information measurement corresponding to the first report, and the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the last symbol of the time domain resource carrying the first report. The reference signal resource set includes at least one reference signal resource. Each of the at least one reference signal resource includes any one of the following: CSI-RS, CSI interference measurement resource (CSI-IM), SSB resource, etc. The first report in (b) of Figure 4 is a non-periodic report, or the first report in (b) of Figure 4 is the first semi-continuous report on PUSCH triggered by PDCCH. As shown in (b) of Figure 4, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time. The start time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the first symbol after the time domain resource carrying the PDCCH that triggers the first report, and the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the last symbol of the time domain resource carrying the first report.

[0182] When a terminal device needs to report multiple channel information reports, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports includes the same period of time, that is, there is an overlapping time period. The multiple channel information reports do not include the channel information report that the terminal device has determined to be updated. The channel information report that has been determined to be updated needs to occupy some of the terminal device's processing units. During this overlapping time period, the terminal device needs to determine whether the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports exceeds the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, thereby determining whether the multiple channel information reports need to be updated. During the overlapping time period, if the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports exceeds the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the terminal device determines that there is no need to update the channel information reports with lower priorities among the multiple channel information reports, that is, the terminal device only needs to update the channel information reports with higher priorities among the multiple channel information reports. If the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports does not exceed the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device during the overlapping time period, the terminal device determines to update the multiple channel information reports. Since the processing unit corresponding to each channel information report determined according to the method shown in Figure 4 occupies a long time, it cannot truly reflect the occupancy of the processing unit of the UE, which may result in a small number of channel information reports updated by the terminal device.

[0183] In some embodiments, the terminal device updating the channel information report means that the terminal device generates the channel information report. The terminal device not needing to update the channel information report means that the terminal device does not need to generate the channel information report.

[0184] In some embodiments, the terminal device updating the channel information report means that the terminal device sends the channel information report. The terminal device not needing to update the channel information report means that the terminal device does not need to send the channel information report.

[0185] It is understood that the embodiments of the present application can be applied to scenarios where channel information reports are obtained using AI models, and can also be applied to traditional scenarios such as those in the 3GPP standard, or future scenarios where channel information reports are obtained based on non-AI models. This is not limited here.

[0186] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method in FIG5 is applied to a communication system, for example, the communication system shown in FIG1 , FIG2 , or FIG3 . The network device in FIG5 is, for example, the network device 110 in FIG1 , the core network device in FIG2 , the access network node, or the access network node in FIG3 . The terminal device in FIG5 is, for example, the terminal device in FIG1 , FIG2 , or FIG3 . The method in FIG5 includes the following steps.

[0187] S510: Send first indication information to a terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device. The first indication information is used to configure N channel information measurements, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first indication information further includes control signaling that triggers N channel information measurements or first reports.

[0189] S520: Determine processing unit information corresponding to the first report.

[0190] The processing unit information corresponding to the first report is used to determine whether to update or generate the first report. The processing unit information corresponding to the first report includes the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report includes K occupancy times, where the K occupancy times include processing unit occupancy times corresponding to K channel information measurements out of N channel information measurements, where K is a positive integer less than or equal to N.

[0191] In some embodiments, the sum of the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the K channel information measurements is less than a first time length. The first time length is the time length from the first time unit of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements to the last time unit of the time domain resource carrying the first report, or the first time length is the time length from the first time unit after the time domain resource carrying the control signaling that triggered the N channel information measurements or the first report to the last time unit of the time domain resource carrying the first report.

[0192] In some embodiments, the processing unit information corresponding to the first report also includes the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first report.

[0193] A reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements includes at least one reference signal resource, and each reference signal resource in the at least one reference signal resource is used to obtain a measurement result of the channel information measurement. The first report includes first channel information, where the first channel information is determined based on all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements.

[0194] In some embodiments, step S520 is performed by a terminal device and / or a network device.

[0195] In some embodiments, the reference signal resources in the reference signal resource set include time domain resources, or the reference signal resources include time domain resources and frequency domain resources. For example, the reference signal resources include any of the following: CSI-RS, CSI-IM, SSB resources, etc.

[0196] In some embodiments, the channel information measurement is a CSI measurement. The first report is, for example, a CSI report.

[0197] In some embodiments, when the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to a PUSCH or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) carrying the first report.

[0198] In some embodiments, the N channel information measurements may be understood as channel information measurements within an observation window.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first channel information includes all or part of the measurement results of N channel information measurements. And / or, the first channel information includes a numerical value determined based on all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements. For example, the first channel information includes at least one of the following: a weighted average of all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements, a maximum value of all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements, channel information predicted based on all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements, etc.

[0200] In the embodiments of the present application, the channel information measurements referred to in "the Nth channel information measurement among N channel information measurements," "the last channel information measurement among N channel information measurements," and "the channel information measurement closest to the first report" are the same channel information measurement. Similarly, the channel information measurements referred to in "the first channel information measurement among N channel information measurements," "the earliest channel information measurement among N channel information measurements," and "the channel information measurement farthest from the first report among the channel information measurements corresponding to the first report" are the same channel information measurement.

[0201] In this embodiment of the present application, the reference signal resource referred to as "the first reference signal resource in a reference signal resource set" and "the earliest reference signal resource in a reference signal resource set" is the same reference signal resource. Similarly, the reference signal resource referred to as "the last reference signal resource in a reference signal resource set" and "the latest reference signal resource in a reference signal resource set" is the same reference signal resource. When a reference signal resource set includes only one reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource and the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set are the same reference signal resource.

[0202] In the embodiments of the present application, the “last time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol) of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set” has a similar meaning to the “last time unit of the time domain resources corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set.” The “first time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol) of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set” has a similar meaning to the “first time unit of the time domain resources corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set.”

[0203] In an embodiment of the present application, N channel information measurements refer to channel measurements of N reference signal resource sets, or channel measurements of N periods of 1 reference signal resource set, or channel measurements of a total of N periods of P reference signal resource sets, where P is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0204] Optionally, the first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting to a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time. The first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times. The first start time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and a time unit carrying first indication information. The first indication information also includes control signaling that triggers the N channel information measurements or the first report. The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, and a time unit carrying a first report. The first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

[0205] In the embodiment of the present application, the processing unit occupation time includes the time period from the start time unit to the end time unit, which means: the processing unit occupation time starts from the start time unit and lasts until the end time unit.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first starting time unit is a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, such as the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device.

[0207] In an embodiment of the present application, the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set is the time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource is the first reference signal resource, the last reference signal resource, the predefined reference signal resource, or the reference signal resource notified by the network device in the reference signal resource set.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first starting time unit is any one of the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device, among the time units that carry the first indication information. Alternatively, the first starting time unit is the a1th time unit after the last time unit that carries the first indication information that is not used to carry the first indication information. a1 is a preset value, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of a1.

[0209] In some embodiments, when the first end time unit is a first offset time unit, there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and a time unit (for example, a start time unit, an end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device) in the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first end time unit is any one of the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device, among the time units that carry the first report. Alternatively, the first end time unit is the a2th time unit that is not used to carry the first report before the first time unit that carries the first report. a2 is a preset value, and the specific value of a2 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0211] Optionally, the first time offset includes x2 time units, where x2 is a positive integer.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first time offset is a predefined value. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of the first time offset, and can be, for example, 1 OFDM symbol, 2 OFDM symbols, 3 OFDM symbols, 1 time slot, 1 time slot, 3 time slots, 0.5 milliseconds, 1 millisecond, 2 milliseconds, 3 milliseconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, etc.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first time offset is determined according to the channel information of the terminal device to calculate the time delay and / or the reporting capability. For example, x2 is the beam report timing capability value (such as Z3) reported by the terminal device. In other words, the first time offset and the channel information of the terminal device to calculate the time delay and / or the reporting capability satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends second indication information to the network device, and the second indication information is used to indicate the first time offset. Alternatively, the second indication information is used to indicate x2.

[0215] Optionally, the K channel information measurements include the Jth channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements. The time occupied by the processing unit corresponding to the first report is determined according to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and the first time domain resource, 1 < J ≤ N, and J is a positive integer. The Jth channel information measurement is the (N - J + 1)th channel information measurement from the end in the N channel information measurements.

[0216] In some embodiments, the time occupied by the processing unit corresponding to the first report includes a time period starting from the second starting time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and lasting until the second ending time unit corresponding to the first time domain resource. The second starting time unit corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement. The second ending time unit corresponds to the first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report. Alternatively, the first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

[0217] When the second starting time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement is the first starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and the second ending time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement is the first ending time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, the first offset time unit and the second offset time unit are the same, and the first time offset and the second time offset are the same.

[0218] Exemplarily, the second starting time unit is a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement, such as the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit 1 before the starting time unit, the time unit 1 after the starting time unit, the time unit 1 before the ending time unit, the time unit 1 after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device.

[0219] Exemplarily, when the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, the second end time unit is a time unit in the first time domain resource, such as the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device in the first time domain resource. Alternatively, the second end time unit is the a3th time unit that is not used to carry the first report before the first time unit that carries the first report. a3 is a preset value, and the specific value of a3 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0220] Exemplarily, when the first time domain resource is a second offset time unit, the second end time unit is the second offset time unit. The second offset time unit has a second time offset from a time unit (e.g., a start time unit, an end time unit, a time unit before the start time unit, a time unit after the start time unit, a time unit before the end time unit, a time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device) in the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement.

[0221] Optionally, the second time offset includes x3 time units, where x3 is a positive integer. The second time offset and the first time offset may be the same or different.

[0222] In some embodiments, the second time offset is a predefined value. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of the second time offset, and can be, for example, 1 OFDM symbol, 2 OFDM symbols, 3 OFDM symbols, 1 time slot, 1 time slot, 3 time slots, 0.5 milliseconds, 1 millisecond, 2 milliseconds, 3 milliseconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, etc.

[0223] In some embodiments, the second time offset is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device. For example, x2 is the beam reporting timing (beamReportTiming) capability value reported by the terminal device (e.g., Z3). In other words, the second time offset and the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0224] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends third indication information to the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate the second time offset. Alternatively, the third indication information is used to indicate x3.

[0225] In the embodiments of the present application, the unit of the time unit is, for example, an OFDM symbol, a symbol of a type other than an OFDM symbol, a time slot, a subframe, a millisecond, a second, etc. Alternatively, the time unit is, for example, one or more OFDM symbols, one or more symbols of a type other than an OFDM symbol, one or more time slots, one or more subframes, b milliseconds, b seconds, etc., where b is a number greater than 0. It should be understood that the following embodiments are described using the OFDM symbol as the unit of the time unit. When the unit of the time unit is a symbol of a type other than an OFDM symbol, a time slot, milliseconds, seconds, etc., the method for determining the time occupied by the processing unit is similar to the method described in the following embodiments and is not further described here.

[0226] Exemplarily, when J is equal to N, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report is shown in FIG6 . FIG6 is a possible manner of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG6 , the first report includes first channel information, which is determined based on all or part of the measurement results of N channel information measurements. Each channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements corresponds to one reference signal resource set in N reference signal resource sets. Among them, the channel information measurement closest to the first report is the Nth channel information measurement, that is, the Nth channel information measurement is the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements. The channel information measurement farthest from the first report is the 1st channel information measurement, that is, the 1st channel information measurement is the earliest channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements. As shown in (a) of FIG6 , the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report. Alternatively, as shown in (b) of FIG6 , the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement and ends at the first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is a second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0227] When K=1 and J=N and the first time domain resource is the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Kth channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements and the first time domain resource are the same time domain resource. That is to say, it is only necessary to determine the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report based on the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Kth channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, or to determine the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report based on the first time domain resource.

[0228] Exemplarily, when J is not equal to N, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report is shown in FIG7 . FIG7 is a possible way of occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in (a) of FIG7 , the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report. Alternatively, as shown in (b) of FIG7 , the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement and ends at the first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0229] When the reference signal resource set corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement includes only one reference signal resource, the starting time unit corresponding to the occupied time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement. The ending time unit corresponding to the occupied time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report is the last OFDM symbol of the first time domain resource. Alternatively, the ending time unit corresponding to the occupied time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report is the first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0230] It should be understood that the processing unit occupied time starts from an OFDM symbol means that: the processing unit occupied time starts from the starting position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the OFDM symbol, or, the processing unit occupied time starts from the end position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the OFDM symbol. The processing unit occupied time starts from a time offset after an OFDM symbol means that: the processing unit occupied time starts from the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, or, the processing unit occupied time starts from the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol. Similarly, the end of the processing unit occupied time to an OFDM symbol means: the processing unit occupied time ends at the end position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupied time ends at the starting position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the OFDM symbol. The end of the processing unit occupied time to a time offset after an OFDM symbol means: the processing unit occupied time ends at the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupied time ends at the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol.

[0231] It should also be understood that “the processing unit occupied time starts from a time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. “The processing unit occupied time starts from a time period (or time offset) after a time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the first time unit (e.g., the first OFDM symbol) after a time period (or time offset) after the time unit (OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. For example, “the processing unit occupied time starts from the time offset containing s1 time units after the t1th time unit” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the t1+s1+1th time unit” have similar meanings. “The processing unit occupied time ends at a time unit (OFDM symbol)” and “the ending time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. The phrase "the processing unit occupied time ends at a time period (or time offset) after a time unit (e.g., an OFDM symbol)" has similar meanings to "the processing unit occupied time ends at the first time unit (e.g., the first OFDM symbol) after a time period (or time offset) after the time unit (e.g., the OFDM symbol)." For example, "the processing unit occupied time ends at a time offset comprising s1 time units after the t1th time unit" has similar meanings to "the processing unit occupied time ends at the t1+s1+1th time unit."

[0232] In some embodiments, if the reporting parameter of the first report is not "none", the processing unit corresponding to the first report occupies time starting from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ending with the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the PUSCH or PUCCH used to carry the first report.

[0233] In some embodiments, if the reporting parameter of the first report is "none", the processing unit corresponding to the first report occupies time starting from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at the second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0234] In some embodiments, if the first report is a non-periodic report, the processing unit corresponding to the first report occupies time starting from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement and ending at the first symbol. The first symbol is the later symbol between the second symbol and the third symbol, the second symbol is the x4th OFDM symbol after the first symbol of the PDCCH that triggers the first report, and the third symbol is the x3th OFDM symbol after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement. x4 is a positive integer, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of x4, for example, x4 is the same as or different from x3. Exemplarily, x4 is a preset value, or x4 is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device.

[0235] Optionally, before step S520, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the time domain resources and the first time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the K channel information measurements in the N channel information measurements, or determines the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the K channel information measurements.

[0236] When K is equal to N, the processing unit busy times corresponding to the first report include N busy times. Each of the N busy times corresponds to one channel information measurement in N channel information measurements. Each of the first N-1 busy times in the N busy times corresponds to the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each busy time. In other words, the n1th busy time in the N busy times corresponds to the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the n1th reference signal resource set is used for the n1th channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, where n1=1, ..., N-1.

[0237] When K is equal to N, the Nth occupied time among the N occupied times includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time and ending at an end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time. The start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement. The end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a first time domain resource. The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is a second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

[0238] In some embodiments, the length of the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is greater than the length of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resources included in the n1th reference signal resource set.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device. Alternatively, the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is a preset value.

[0240] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends fourth indication information to the network device, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate the first time period.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first report is any one of a periodic report, a semi-continuous report, or an aperiodic report. When the first report is a periodic report, the terminal device sends the first report to the network device according to a fixed time period. When the first report is a semi-continuous report, after receiving the first trigger information, the terminal device sends the first semi-continuous report to the network device, and sends semi-continuous reports other than the first semi-continuous report to the network device according to a fixed time period. The first trigger information is used to trigger the semi-continuous report. When the first report is an aperiodic report, the terminal device does not send the first report to the network device according to a fixed time period.

[0242] When the first report is a periodic report or a semi-continuous report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report is shown in Figure 8. Figure 8 is a possible way of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report provided in an embodiment of the present application. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report in Figure 8 includes N occupancy times. Among them, the n1th occupancy time among the first N-1 occupancy times in the N occupancy times is the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set. The first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupancy time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupancy time. The start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupancy time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set. The end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupancy time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupancy time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupancy time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set.

[0243] Exemplarily, the starting time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, such as the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device of the time domain resource. There is a third time offset between the ending time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set (such as the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device).

[0244] For example, the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the n1th reference signal resource set and ends at the fifth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the n1th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the fifth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. When the starting time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is the first starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and the ending time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is the first ending time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, the first offset time unit is the same as the fifth offset time unit, and the first time offset is the same as the third time offset.

[0245] Exemplarily, as shown in (a) of FIG8 , the Nth occupied time among the N occupied times starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report. Alternatively, as shown in (b) of FIG8 , the Nth occupied time among the N occupied times starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at a second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the last OFDM symbol.

[0246] In some embodiments, when the first report is a first semi-persistent report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report is shown in Figure 8. The first semi-persistent report is a semi-persistent report excluding the first semi-persistent report in the semi-persistent report triggered by the PDCCH on the PUSCH.

[0247] When the first report is a non-periodic report or a semi-continuous report, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report is shown in Figure 9. Figure 9 is a possible way of occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report provided in an embodiment of the present application. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first report in Figure 9 includes N occupancy times. The first occupancy time among the N occupancy times is the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set. The first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time. The start time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time corresponds to a second time domain resource, and the second time domain resource is used to carry the control signaling for triggering N channel information measurements or the first report. For example, the second time domain resource is the time domain resource corresponding to the PDCCH that triggers the N channel information measurements. The end time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time and the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0248] Exemplarily, the starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device in the second time domain resource. Alternatively, the starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is the a1th time unit after the last time unit of the second time domain resource that is not used to carry the first indication information. a1 is a preset value, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of a1. There is a third time offset between the ending time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set (for example, the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device).

[0249] For example, the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set starts from the first OFDM symbol after the second time domain resource and ends at the fifth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set, and there is a third time offset between the fifth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. When the starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is the first starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and the ending time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is the first ending time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, the first offset time unit is the same as the fifth offset time unit, and the first time offset is the same as the third time offset.

[0250] In some embodiments, the n2th occupied time among the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set. The first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and continuing to an end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, where n2=2, ..., N-1. The start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set. The end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set.

[0251] Exemplarily, the start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set, such as the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device of the time domain resource. There is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and a time unit in the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set (such as the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by the network device).

[0252] For example, the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the n2th reference signal resource set and ends at the fifth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the n2th reference signal resource set, and there is a third time offset between the fifth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. When the starting time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is the first starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and the ending time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is the first ending time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, the first offset time unit is the same as the fifth offset time unit, and the first time offset is the same as the third time offset.

[0253] Exemplarily, as shown in (a) of FIG9 , the Nth occupied time among the N occupied times starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report. Alternatively, as shown in (b) of FIG9 , the Nth occupied time among the N occupied times starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at a second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0254] In some embodiments, when the first report is the second semi-persistent report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report is shown in Figure 9. The second semi-persistent report is the first semi-persistent report in the semi-persistent reports on the PUSCH triggered by the PDCCH.

[0255] In some embodiments, if the reporting parameter of the first report is not "none", the Nth occupancy time in the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the PUSCH or PUCCH used to carry the first report.

[0256] In some embodiments, if the reporting parameter of the first report is "none", the Nth occupied time in the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and ends at the second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0257] Optionally, the third time offset includes x1 time units, where x1 is a positive integer. The time unit is, for example, an OFDM symbol, a time slot, a millisecond, a second, etc. The values ​​of at least two of x1, x2, x3, and x4 may be the same or different.

[0258] In some embodiments, the third time offset is a predefined value. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of the third time offset, and can be, for example, 1 OFDM symbol, 2 OFDM symbols, 3 OFDM symbols, 1 time slot, 1 time slot, 3 time slots, 0.5 milliseconds, 1 millisecond, 2 milliseconds, 3 milliseconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, etc.

[0259] In some embodiments, the third time offset is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device. For example, x1 is the beam reporting timing (beamReportTiming) capability value reported by the terminal device (e.g., Z3). In other words, the third time offset and the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0260] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends fifth indication information to the network device, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate the third time offset, or the fifth indication information is used to indicate x1.

[0261] In some embodiments, x1 is the smaller of the first preset value and the offset between the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource sets corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements. Alternatively, x1 is the first preset value. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of the first preset value.

[0262] For example, if the reference signal resource sets corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements are the first reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set, and the channel information measurement corresponding to the first reference signal resource set is before the channel information measurement corresponding to the second reference signal resource set, then the offset between the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource sets corresponding to the two adjacent channel information measurements is, for example, the offset between the starting position of the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set and the starting position of the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set. It can be understood that the offset can also be determined based on other corresponding positions of the first reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set, which is not limited here.

[0263] In some embodiments, if the first report is a non-periodic report, the Nth occupied time in the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement and ends at the first symbol. The first symbol is the later of the second symbol and the third symbol, the second symbol is the x4th OFDM symbol after the first symbol of the PDCCH that triggered the first report, and the third symbol is the x3th OFDM symbol after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement.

[0264] In some embodiments, the second time offset is the same length as the third time offset.

[0265] Optionally, before step S520, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the first N-1 channel information measurements, the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, and the first time domain resources.

[0266] Exemplarily, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report includes at least two occupied times, and the at least two occupied times include the occupied time corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement and at least one occupied time from the 1st occupied time to the J-1th occupied time. The occupied time corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement is a processing unit occupied time shown in (a) or (b) of Figure 7. The method for determining each occupied time from the 1st occupied time to the J-1th occupied time is shown in Figure 8 or Figure 9 and is not further described here.

[0267] Optionally, when only the measured signal is cached in each channel information measurement in the first J-1 channel information measurements, and no calculation (such as channel estimation, RSRP calculation, etc.) is performed, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to K channel information measurements in the N channel information measurements and the first time domain resource, as shown in Figure 6 or Figure 7. When the measured signal is calculated (such as channel estimation, RSRP calculation, etc.) in each channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report includes N occupied times, as shown in Figure 8 or Figure 9.

[0268] In some embodiments, a terminal device receives first configuration information from a network device. The first configuration information is used to configure a reference signal resource set corresponding to at least one channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements. The first configuration information is, for example, carried in a radio resource control (RRC) message.

[0269] Optionally, after step S520, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports according to the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports, where the multiple channel information reports include the first report.

[0270] Exemplarily, when the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in a plurality of channel information reports includes a third time period, the terminal device determines whether the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the plurality of channel information reports exceeds the total number of processing units not occupied by the terminal device within the third time period. If the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the plurality of channel information reports is greater than the total number of processing units not occupied by the terminal device, the terminal device determines to update part of the channel information reports in the plurality of channel information reports. The priority of the partial channel information reports is higher, and the number of channel information reports in the partial channel information reports is the maximum value such that the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the partial channel information reports is less than or equal to the total number of processing units not occupied by the terminal device. If the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the plurality of channel information reports is less than or equal to the total number of processing units not occupied by the terminal device, the terminal device determines to update all channel information reports in the plurality of channel information reports.

[0271] Exemplarily, the multiple channel information reports do not include channel information reports that the terminal device has determined to update, and the channel information reports that have been determined to be updated need to occupy some processing units of the terminal device. Before the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, if it has been determined that one or more channel information reports will be updated within the third time period, then the number of processing units of the terminal device that are not occupied within the third time period is less than the total number of processing units of the terminal device; if it has been determined not to update the channel information reports within the third time period, then the number of processing units of the terminal device that are not occupied within the third time period is equal to the total number of processing units of the terminal device.

[0272] Exemplarily, if the terminal device determines to update the first report based on the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in multiple channel information reports, the terminal device generates the first report based on some or all of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements and sends the first report to the network device. If the terminal device determines not to update the first report based on the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device does not need to generate the first report, or the terminal device does not need to send the first report.

[0273] In some embodiments, if a processing requirement corresponding to a reference occupied time among the N occupied times cannot be met, the first report is not updated. The reference occupied time is any occupied time among the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is a predefined occupied time among the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is an occupied time indicated by the network device among the N occupied times.

[0274] In some embodiments, the processing requirement corresponding to the reference occupancy time cannot be met means that: the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to the channel information reports to be updated by the terminal device within the reference occupancy time exceeds the total number of processing units of the terminal device. Alternatively, the processing requirement corresponding to the reference occupancy time cannot be met means that: the sum of the occupied numbers of processing units corresponding to the channel information reports to be updated by the terminal device within the reference occupancy time exceeds the total number of processing units of the terminal device, and the priority of the first report is low. The channel information reports to be updated by the terminal device within the reference occupancy time include the first report.

[0275] In some embodiments, the processing unit requirement corresponding to the y1th occupied time among the N occupied times is less than the processing unit requirement corresponding to the y2th occupied time among the N occupied times, and the y2th occupied time is later than the y1th occupied time. The y1th occupied time is any one of the N occupied times.

[0276] Exemplarily, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time includes the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first report in the y1th occupied time. The processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time is determined based on the first processing unit occupied number and a third value. The first processing unit occupied number is the number of processing units required to update or generate the first report. In other words, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time, the first processing unit occupied number and the third value have a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship. For example, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time is determined based on the difference between the first processing unit occupied number and the third value, or the processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time is determined based on the product of the first processing unit occupied number and the third value. The third value is a preset value, or the third value is a value reported by the terminal device. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of the third value.

[0277] Exemplarily, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time includes the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first report in the y2th occupied time. The processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time is determined based on the first processing unit occupied number and a fourth value. The first processing unit occupied number is the number of processing units required to update or generate the first report. In other words, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time, the first processing unit occupied number and the fourth value have a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship. For example, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time is determined based on the difference between the first processing unit occupied number and the fourth value, or the processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time is determined based on the product of the first processing unit occupied number and the fourth value. The fourth value is a preset value, or the fourth value is a value reported by the terminal device. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of the fourth value.

[0278] Exemplarily, the y2th occupation time is the last occupation time among the N occupation times.

[0279] Exemplarily, the N occupied times are discontinuous times, or the N occupied times are continuous times.

[0280] When the N occupied times are continuous, the N occupied times include a time period starting from the second start time unit corresponding to the K-th channel information measurement and continuing to the second end time unit corresponding to the first time domain resource. Alternatively, the start time unit of the N occupied times is a time unit that carries the first indication information, and the end time unit of the N occupied times is the second end time unit corresponding to the first time domain resource.

[0281] The method of FIG5 determines the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to at least one channel information measurement among multiple channel information measurements and the first time domain resources. The method of FIG5 can also determine the first N-1 occupancy times based on the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement among the first N-1 channel information measurements, and determine the Nth occupancy time based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement and the first time domain resources, thereby determining the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report based on the N occupancy times. The method of FIG5 can more reasonably calculate the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing units of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports. The method of FIG5 can shorten the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report, avoid overestimating the processing unit occupancy time, and thus avoid the conflict problem where the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the report to be updated in the time period exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device due to the consideration of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first report during a time period that is not actually included in the processing unit occupancy time of the first report.

[0282] The method in Figure 5 can be applied to beam prediction scenarios. For example, the terminal device measures and obtains Q groups of channel information (such as RSRP) based on Q reference signal resource sets (such as CSI-RS ResourceSet), and sends the Q groups of channel information to the network device. The network device performs beam prediction, data collection, model monitoring, etc. based on the Q groups of channel information. Q is a positive integer greater than 1. Alternatively, the terminal device measures and obtains Q groups of channel information based on Q reference signal resource sets, and performs beam prediction (such as predicting the future optimal beam or beam RSRP) based on the Q groups of channel information. The terminal device sends the prediction result of the beam prediction to the network device, and the network device performs beam management based on the prediction result. Alternatively, the terminal device sends the Q groups of channel information and the prediction result of the beam prediction to the network device, and the network device performs data collection or model monitoring based on the Q groups of channel information and the prediction result of the beam prediction.

[0283] The method in Figure 5 can also be applied to the channel information prediction scenario. For example, the terminal device measures and obtains Q channel information (such as channel response) based on Q reference signals (such as non-zero power channel state information reference signal resources (non-zero power CSI RS resource, NZP-CSI-RS-Resource)), and sends the Q channel information to the network device. The network device performs channel information prediction, data collection, model monitoring, etc. based on the Q channel information. Alternatively, the terminal device measures and obtains Q channel information based on Q reference signals, and performs channel information prediction (such as predicting future channel information) based on the Q channel information. The terminal device sends the prediction result of the channel information prediction or the precoding matrix corresponding to the prediction result to the network device, and the network device performs downlink data transmission according to the prediction result or the precoding matrix corresponding to the prediction result. Alternatively, the terminal device sends the Q channel information and the prediction result of the channel information prediction to the network device, and the network device performs data collection or model monitoring based on the Q channel information and the prediction result of the channel information prediction. Alternatively, the terminal device sends the precoding matrix corresponding to the prediction result of the channel information prediction to the network device, and the network device performs data collection or model monitoring based on the precoding matrix.

[0284] FIG10 is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method in FIG10 is applied to a communication system, for example, the communication system shown in FIG1 , FIG2 , or FIG3 . The network device in FIG10 is, for example, the network device 110 in FIG1 , the core network device in FIG2 , the access network node, or the access network node in FIG3 . The terminal device in FIG10 is, for example, the terminal device in FIG1 , FIG2 , or FIG3 . The method in FIG10 includes the following steps.

[0285] S1010: Send first information to a terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first information from the network device.

[0286] The first information is used to trigger M channel information reports, where M is a positive integer greater than 1. Each channel information report in the M channel information reports is used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel.

[0287] In some embodiments, each of the M channel information reports includes second channel information, where the second channel information is determined based on all or part of measurement results of at least one channel information measurement.

[0288] In some embodiments, the second channel information includes all or part of the measurement results of at least one channel information measurement. And / or, the second channel information includes a numerical value determined based on all or part of the measurement results of the at least one channel information measurement. For example, the second channel information includes at least one of the following: a weighted average of all or part of the measurement results of at least one channel information measurement, a maximum value of all or part of the measurement results of at least one channel information measurement, channel information predicted based on all or part of the measurement results of N channel information measurements, etc.

[0289] In some embodiments, each channel information measurement in the at least one channel information measurement corresponds to a reference signal resource set. The reference signal resource set includes at least one reference signal resource, and each reference signal resource in the at least one reference signal resource is used to obtain a measurement result of the channel information measurement.

[0290] In some embodiments, the reference signal resources in the reference signal resource set include time domain resources, or the reference signal resources include time domain resources and frequency domain resources. For example, the reference signal resources include any of the following: CSI-RS, CSI-IM, SSB resources, etc.

[0291] In some embodiments, the channel information measurement is a CSI measurement. The M channel information reports are, for example, M CSI reports.

[0292] The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of each channel information report in the M channel information reports. For example, the M channel information reports include at least one of the following channel information reports: a periodic report, an aperiodic report, or a semi-continuous report.

[0293] S1020: Determine processing unit information corresponding to M channel information reports.

[0294] The processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports is used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports. The processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports includes the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report. The start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report in the M channel information reports is later than the start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the 1st channel information report in the M channel information reports, m=2,...,M. Alternatively, the start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is later than the end time of the fifth time domain resource, and the fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information. The end time of the fifth time domain resource is the end time of the last OFDM symbol of the fifth time domain resource.

[0295] In some embodiments, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report further includes the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report.

[0296] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to at least two of the M channel information reports include overlapping time periods (i.e., the same time period). Alternatively, the M processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the M channel information reports do not include overlapping time periods.

[0297] In some embodiments, step S1020 is performed by a terminal device and / or a network device.

[0298] When the first channel information report among M channel information reports corresponds to one or N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is determined based on the fifth time domain resource and the sixth time domain resource, as shown in Figures 11 to 16. N is a positive integer greater than 1. The fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information, which is used to trigger the M channel information reports. The sixth time domain resource is used to carry the first channel information report. In other words, the starting time unit of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report corresponds to the fifth time domain resource, and the ending time unit of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report corresponds to the sixth time domain resource.

[0299] In an embodiment of the present application, the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time corresponding to a time domain resource includes: the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device in the time domain resource; or the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the a4th time unit after the last time unit of the time domain resource, or the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the a4th time unit before the first time unit of the time domain resource. a4 is a preset value, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of a4.

[0300] In an embodiment of the present application, the end time unit of the processing unit's occupied time corresponds to a time domain resource, including: the end time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device in the time domain resource; or the end time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the a5th time unit before the first time unit of the time domain resource, or the start time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the a5th time unit after the last time unit of the time domain resource. a5 is a preset value, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of a5.

[0301] In the embodiments of the present application, the unit of the time unit is, for example, an OFDM symbol, a symbol of a type other than an OFDM symbol, a time slot, a subframe, a millisecond, a second, etc. Alternatively, the time unit is, for example, one or more OFDM symbols, one or more symbols of a type other than an OFDM symbol, one or more time slots, one or more subframes, b milliseconds, b seconds, etc., where b is a number greater than 0. It should be understood that the following embodiments are described using the OFDM symbol as the unit of the time unit. When the unit of the time unit is a symbol of a type other than an OFDM symbol, a time slot, milliseconds, seconds, etc., the method for determining the time occupied by the processing unit is similar to the method described in the following embodiments and is not further described here.

[0302] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the sixth time domain resource.

[0303] It should be understood that the processing unit occupied time starts from an OFDM symbol means that: the processing unit occupied time starts from the starting position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the OFDM symbol, or, the processing unit occupied time starts from the end position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the OFDM symbol. The processing unit occupied time starts from a time offset after an OFDM symbol means that: the processing unit occupied time starts from the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, or, the processing unit occupied time starts from the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol. The processing unit occupied time starts from a time offset before an OFDM symbol means: the processing unit occupied time starts from the starting position of the first OFDM symbol before a time offset before the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the first OFDM symbol before a time offset before the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupied time starts from the ending position of the first OFDM symbol before a time offset before the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the ending position of the first OFDM symbol before a time offset before the OFDM symbol. Similarly, the processing unit occupied time ends with an OFDM symbol means: the processing unit occupied time ends with the ending position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the ending time of the processing unit occupied time is the ending position of the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupied time ends with the starting position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the ending time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the OFDM symbol. The processing unit occupancy time ends at a time offset after an OFDM symbol, which means that the processing unit occupancy time ends at the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupancy time is the end position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupancy time ends at the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupancy time is the starting position of the first OFDM symbol after a time offset after the OFDM symbol.

[0304] It should also be understood that “the processing unit occupied time starts from a time unit (e.g., an OFDM symbol)” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the time unit (e.g., the OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. “The processing unit occupied time starts from a time period (or time offset) after a time unit (e.g., an OFDM symbol)” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the first time unit (e.g., the first OFDM symbol) after a time period (or time offset) after the time unit (OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. For example, “the processing unit occupied time starts from the time offset containing s1 time units after the t1th time unit” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the t1+s1+1th time unit” have similar meanings. “the processing unit occupied time starts from a time period (or time offset) before a time unit (such as an OFDM symbol)” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the first time unit (such as the first OFDM symbol) before a time period (or time offset) before the time unit (OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. For example, “the processing unit occupied time starts from the time offset containing s1 time units before the t1th time unit” and “the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupied time is the t1-s1-1th time unit” have similar meanings. Similar. “The processing unit occupancy time ends at a time unit (OFDM symbol)” and “the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the time unit (e.g., the OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. “The processing unit occupancy time ends at a time period (or time offset) after a time unit (e.g., the OFDM symbol)” and “the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the first time unit (e.g., the first OFDM symbol) after a time period (or time offset) after the time unit (e.g., the OFDM symbol)” have similar meanings. For example, “the processing unit occupancy time ends at a time offset including s1 time units after the t1th time unit” and “the end time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupancy time is the t1+s1+1th time unit” have similar meanings.

[0305] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the fifth time domain resource and the sixth time domain resource.

[0306] When the first channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements and the sixth time domain resources, as shown in (a) of FIG6 . Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, as shown in (b) of FIG6 . Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements and the sixth time domain resources, as shown in (a) of FIG7 . Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement, as shown in (b) of FIG7 . For specific implementation methods, please refer to the description in S520 . In other words, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first report in FIG5 , and is not described again here.

[0307] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements corresponding to the first channel information report, or determines the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement and the sixth time domain resource.

[0308] When the first channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first channel information report includes N occupied times. Each of the N occupied times corresponds to one channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements. Each of the first N-1 occupied times in the N occupied times is determined based on the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each occupied time. In other words, the n1th occupied time in the N occupied times is determined based on the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the n1th reference signal resource set corresponds to the n1th channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, where n1=1, ..., N-1. The Nth occupied time in the N occupied times is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N channel information measurement and the sixth time domain resource, or the Nth occupied time is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N channel information measurement. The Nth channel information measurement is the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements.

[0309] For example, the first occupied time among the N occupied times is the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set corresponding to the first channel information report, the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set starting from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ending at the fifth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set, the fifth offset time unit having a third time offset from the last OFDM symbol. The n2th occupied time among the N occupied times is the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set corresponding to the first channel information report, the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set starting from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the n2th reference signal resource set and ending at the fifth offset time unit having a third time offset from the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the n2th reference signal resource set, n2=2, ..., N-1. The Nth occupied time starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement corresponding to the first channel information report, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the sixth time domain resource, as shown in (a) of FIG9 . Alternatively, the Nth occupied time starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement corresponding to the first channel information report, and ends at the second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement, the second offset time unit having a second time offset from the last OFDM symbol, as shown in (b) of FIG9 . For specific implementation methods, please refer to the description of step S520. In other words, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the first report in FIG5 , and will not be repeated here.

[0310] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the previous N-1 channel information measurements corresponding to the first channel information report, the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement, and the sixth time domain resources. Alternatively, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the previous N-1 channel information measurements corresponding to the first channel information report, and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement.

[0311] In an embodiment of the present application, the first channel information report among the M channel information reports corresponds to a channel information measurement, which means that: after receiving the first information, the terminal device performs a channel information measurement, and generates the first channel information report based on the measurement result of the channel information measurement. The first channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, which means that: after receiving the first information, the terminal device performs N channel information measurements, and generates the first channel information report based on all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements. The m-th channel information report among the M channel information reports corresponds to a channel information measurement, which means that: after sending the m-1-th channel information report, the terminal device performs a channel information measurement, and generates the m-th channel information report based on the measurement result of the channel information measurement. m=2,...,M. The m-th channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, which means that: after sending the m-1-th channel information report, the terminal device performs N channel information measurements, and generates the m-th channel information report based on all or part of the measurement results of the N channel information measurements. The m-1th channel information report is the previous channel information report of the mth channel information report.

[0312] In the embodiments of the present application, "one channel information report corresponds to one channel information measurement" and "one channel information report corresponds to one reference signal resource set" have similar meanings. "One channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements" and "one channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets" have similar meanings.

[0313] In the embodiments of the present application, the “last time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol) of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set” has a similar meaning to the “last time unit of the time domain resources corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set.” The “first time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol) of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set” has a similar meaning to the “first time unit of the time domain resources corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set.”

[0314] In an embodiment of the present application, the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set is the time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource is the first reference signal resource, the last reference signal resource, the predefined reference signal resource, or the reference signal resource notified by the network device in the reference signal resource set.

[0315] The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report.

[0316] In the embodiment of the present application, the processing unit occupation time includes the time period from the start time unit to the end time unit, which means: the processing unit occupation time starts from the start time unit and lasts until the end time unit.

[0317] Optionally, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report in the M channel information reports is determined based on the third time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource. The third time domain resource is used to carry the m-th channel information report, and the fourth time domain resource is used to carry the previous channel information report of the m-th channel information report (i.e., the m-1-th channel information report). m=2,...,M. In other words, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the last M-1 channel information reports in the M channel information reports is determined based on the time domain resource carrying the channel information report and the time domain resource carrying the previous channel information report of the channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report in the M channel information reports is determined based on the fourth time domain resource and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report.

[0318] In some embodiments, the start time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is a third offset time unit, the third offset time unit is later than the fourth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fourth time domain resource. The end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report corresponds to the third time domain resource, or the end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is the fourth offset time unit.

[0319] When the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and a second time offset exists between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and a second time offset exists between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. For the second time offset, see the description in FIG5 .

[0320] In an embodiment of the present application, a time offset between an offset time unit and a time domain resource includes: the time offset between the offset time unit and a time unit in the time domain resource (for example, the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device).

[0321] Exemplarily, the fourth time offset includes x5 time units, where x5 is a positive integer, such as an OFDM symbol, a time slot, a millisecond, or a second.

[0322] In some embodiments, the fourth time offset is a predefined value. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of the fourth time offset, and can include, for example, 1 OFDM symbol, 2 OFDM symbols, 3 OFDM symbols, 1 time slot, 1 time slot, 3 time slots, 0.5 milliseconds, 1 millisecond, 2 milliseconds, 3 milliseconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, etc. The values ​​of at least two of x1, x2, x4, and x5 can be the same or different.

[0323] In some embodiments, the fourth time offset is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device. For example, x5 is the beam reporting timing (beamReportTiming) capability value reported by the terminal device (e.g., Z3). In other words, the fourth time offset satisfies a preset functional relationship or correspondence with the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device.

[0324] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends sixth indication information to the network device. The sixth indication information is used to indicate the fourth time offset. Alternatively, the sixth indication information is used to indicate x5.

[0325] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report starts from the third offset time unit after the fourth time domain resource, and the third offset time unit is the first OFDM symbol after the fourth time domain resource, as shown in Figure 11. The first OFDM symbol after the fourth time domain resource is the first OFDM symbol after the last OFDM symbol of the fourth time domain resource. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit corresponding to the mth channel information report occupies time until the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0326] Figure 11 is a possible way of calculating the occupancy time of the processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 11 includes two channel information reports, namely the first channel information report and the second channel information report. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the sixth time domain resource. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the first channel information report and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report.

[0327] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report starts from the third offset time unit after the fourth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the first OFDM symbol or the last OFDM symbol of the fourth time domain resource, as shown in Figure 12. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0328] Figure 12 is a possible way of occupying the processing unit corresponding to the M channel information reports provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 12 includes 2 channel information reports, wherein the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to that of Figure 11. As shown in (a) of Figure 12, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the fourth time offset after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the first channel information report and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report. As shown in (b) of Figure 12, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the fourth time offset after the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the first channel information report and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report.

[0329] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the fourth symbol. The fourth symbol is the earlier symbol between the fifth symbol and the sixth symbol, and the fifth symbol is the first OFDM symbol after the fourth time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource offset. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets.

[0330] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the third time domain resource and the fourth time domain resource. Alternatively, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the fourth time domain resource and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report.

[0331] Optionally, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report in the M channel information reports is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report and the third time domain resource, as shown in FIG13 . In other words, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the last M-1 channel information reports in the M channel information reports is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the channel information report and the time domain resource carrying the channel information report. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report.

[0332] In some embodiments, the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report. The end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report corresponds to the third time domain resource, or the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report is the fourth offset time unit.

[0333] Exemplarily, when the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource, or ends at a fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0334] Exemplarily, in a case where the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource, or ends at a fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0335] FIG13 illustrates one possible method for calculating the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to M channel information reports provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG13 , FIG13 includes two channel information reports, wherein the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to that in FIG11 . The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the second channel information report begins with the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the second channel information report and ends with the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report.

[0336] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the time domain resources and the third time domain resources corresponding to the first reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, or determines the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report.

[0337] In the embodiment of the present application, the reference signal resource set referred to in "the first reference signal resource set among N reference signal resource sets", "the earliest reference signal resource set among N reference signal resource sets", and "the reference signal resource set farthest from the m-th channel information report among the multiple reference signal resource sets corresponding to the m-th channel information report" are the same resource set. The reference signal resources referred to in "the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set" and "the earliest reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set" are the same reference signal resource. The reference signal resources referred to in "the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set" and "the latest reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set" are the same reference signal resource. When a reference signal resource set includes only one reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource and the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set are the same reference signal resource.

[0338] Optionally, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined according to a third time domain resource.

[0339] In some embodiments, the start time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is a third offset time unit, the third offset time unit is earlier than the third time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the third time domain resource. The end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report corresponds to the third time domain resource, or the end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is the fourth offset time unit.

[0340] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report starts from a third offset time unit before the third time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the first OFDM symbol or the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource, as shown in FIG14 . The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at a fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at a fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0341] Figure 14 is a possible way of occupying the processing unit corresponding to the M channel information reports provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 14 includes 2 channel information reports, wherein the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to that of Figure 11. As shown in (a) of Figure 14, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol before the fourth time offset before the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report. As shown in (b) of Figure 14, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol before the fourth time offset before the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report.

[0342] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the seventh symbol. The seventh symbol is the earlier symbol of the eighth symbol and the sixth symbol, and the eighth symbol is the first OFDM symbol before the fourth time offset before the third time domain resource. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets.

[0343] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines a third time domain resource.

[0344] Optionally, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on the fifth time domain resource and the third time domain resource. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined based on the fifth time domain resource and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report.

[0345] In some embodiments, the start time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is a third offset time unit, the third offset time unit is later than the fifth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fifth time domain resource. The end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report corresponds to the third time domain resource, or the end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is the fourth offset time unit.

[0346] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report starts from the third offset time unit after the fifth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol of the fifth time domain resource, as shown in Figure 15. The fourth time offset includes x5 or x5*(m-1) time units, and * represents multiplication. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit corresponding to the mth channel information report occupies time until the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0347] FIG15 illustrates one possible method for calculating the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to M channel information reports provided in an embodiment of the present application. FIG15 includes two channel information reports, wherein the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to that in FIG11 . As shown in FIG15 , the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the second channel information report begins at the fourth time offset after the last OFDM symbol of the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report.

[0348] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the ninth symbol. The ninth symbol is the earlier symbol between the tenth symbol and the sixth symbol, and the tenth symbol is the first OFDM symbol after the fourth time offset after the fifth time domain resource. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets.

[0349] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the fifth time domain resource and the third time domain resource, or determines the fifth time domain resource and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report.

[0350] Optionally, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)-th channel information report and the third time domain resource. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)-th channel information report and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report.

[0351] In some embodiments, the start time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is the third offset time unit. The end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report corresponds to the third time domain resource, or the end time unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report is the fourth offset time unit. Wherein, when the m-1-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1-th channel information report, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1-th channel information report. Alternatively, when the m-1-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1-th channel information report, the third reference signal resource set is any one of the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set.

[0352] In the case where the m-1th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the m-1th channel information report starts from the third offset time unit after the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the first OFDM symbol or the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, as shown in Figure 16. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the m-1th channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the m-1th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the m-1th channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report occupies time until the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0353] Figure 16 is a possible way of occupying the processing unit corresponding to the M channel information reports provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 16 includes 2 channel information reports, wherein the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the first channel information report is similar to that of Figure 11. As shown in (a) of Figure 16, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the fourth time offset after the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first channel information report, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report. As shown in (b) of Figure 16, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the second channel information report starts from the fourth time offset after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first channel information report, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report.

[0354] In the case where the m-1th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-1th channel information report starts from the eleventh symbol. The eleventh symbol is the earlier symbol between the twelfth symbol and the sixth symbol, and the eleventh symbol is the first OFDM symbol after the fourth time offset after the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set. When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets.

[0355] In the case where the m-1th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the m-1th channel information report starts from the third offset time unit after the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, and the third reference signal resource set is any reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets. There is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the first OFDM symbol or the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set. The occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the m-1th channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the m-1th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the occupancy time of the processing unit corresponding to the m-1th channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit corresponding to the m-th channel information report occupies time until the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set in the N reference signal resource sets corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0356] When the m-1th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report starts from the thirteenth symbol. The thirteenth symbol is the earlier symbol between the fourteenth symbol and the sixth symbol, and the fourteenth symbol is the first OFDM symbol after the fourth time offset after the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set. When the mth channel information report corresponds to one reference signal resource set, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set. When the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the sixth symbol is the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets.

[0357] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report and the third time domain resources, or determines the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report.

[0358] In the case where the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from any one of the fourth symbol, the seventh symbol, the ninth symbol, the eleventh symbol, or the thirteenth symbol, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource. Alternatively, when the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. Alternatively, when the m-th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report ends at the fourth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set among the N reference signal resource sets corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol.

[0359] When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report includes K occupancy times. The first occupancy time among the K occupancy times includes a time period starting from the first start time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time and ending at the first end time unit corresponding to the first occupancy time. The first occupancy time is any one of the K occupancy times. N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N. Among them, the first start time unit includes any one of the following: the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupancy time, or the fifth time domain resource. The first end time unit includes any one of the following: the first offset time unit or the time unit carrying the m-th channel information report. The first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupancy time. The specific implementation manner is similar to the manner described in FIG. 5 and will not be elaborated here.

[0360] Exemplarily, when the K channel information measurements include the J-th channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6 or (a) of FIG. 7. 1 < J ≤ N, and J is a positive integer. Alternatively, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the J-th channel information measurement and ends at the second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set of the last channel information measurement, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6 or (b) of FIG. 7. For the specific implementation manner, refer to the description in S520.

[0361] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determine the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the K channel information measurements corresponding to the m-th channel information report and the third time domain resource, or determine the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the K channel information measurements.

[0362] Exemplarily, when K=N, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes N occupied times. Each of the N occupied times corresponds to one channel information measurement among N channel information measurements. The n1th occupied time among the N occupied times is determined based on the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the n1th channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements. The Nth occupied time among the N occupied times is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements and the third time domain resources. Alternatively, the Nth occupied time among the N occupied times is determined based on the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements. n1=1, ..., N-1.

[0363] For example, the n1th occupied time is the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the n1th channel information measurement corresponding to the mth channel information report, and the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the n1th channel information measurement starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the n1th channel information measurement, and ends at the fifth offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the n1th channel information measurement, and there is a third time offset between the fifth offset time unit and the last OFDM symbol. The Nth occupied time starts from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement corresponding to the mth channel information report, and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the third time domain resource, as shown in (a) of FIG8 . Alternatively, the Nth occupation time begins from the first OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource in the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement corresponding to the mth channel information report, and ends at a second offset time unit after the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement, where the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the last OFDM symbol, as shown in (b) of FIG8 . For specific implementation, see the description of step S520.

[0364] In some embodiments, before step S1020, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the previous N-1 channel information measurements corresponding to the m-th channel information report, the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement, and the third time domain resources. Alternatively, the terminal device and / or the network device determines the first time period corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to each channel information measurement in the previous N-1 channel information measurements corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the N-th channel information measurement.

[0365] In some embodiments, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes at least two occupied times, the at least two occupied times including the occupied time corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and at least one occupied time from the 1st occupied time to the J-1th occupied time. The occupied time corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement is the processing unit occupied time shown in (a) or (b) of FIG7. The method for determining each occupied time from the 1st occupied time to the J-1th occupied time is shown in FIG8 or FIG9, and is not further described here.

[0366] In some embodiments, the time domain resource carrying the channel information report is the time domain resource corresponding to the PUSCH or PUCCH carrying the channel information report.

[0367] Optionally, before step S1020, the network device further sends second configuration information to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the second configuration information from the network device. The second configuration information is used to configure M channel information reports.

[0368] Exemplarily, the second configuration information is further used to configure the number of channel information measurements corresponding to at least one channel information report among the M channel information reports.

[0369] In some embodiments, a terminal device receives third configuration information from a network device. The third configuration information is used to indicate a reference signal resource set corresponding to one channel information measurement corresponding to at least one of the M channel information reports or at least one of the N channel information measurements. The third configuration information is carried, for example, in an RRC message.

[0370] Optionally, after step S1020, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports includes a third time period. The multiple channel information reports include at least one channel information report of the M channel information reports.

[0371] Exemplarily, the terminal device determines whether the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports exceeds the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device within the third time period. If the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the terminal device determines to update some of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports. The priority of the partial channel information reports is higher, and the number of channel information reports in the partial channel information reports is such that the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the partial channel information reports is less than or equal to the maximum value of the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device. If the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is less than or equal to the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the terminal device determines to update all of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports.

[0372] Exemplarily, the multiple channel information reports do not include channel information reports that the terminal device has determined to update, and the channel information reports that have been determined to be updated need to occupy some processing units of the terminal device. Before the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, if it has been determined that one or more channel information reports will be updated within the third time period, then the number of processing units of the terminal device that are not occupied within the third time period is less than the total number of processing units of the terminal device; if it has been determined not to update the channel information reports within the third time period, then the number of processing units of the terminal device that are not occupied within the third time period is equal to the total number of processing units of the terminal device.

[0373] Exemplarily, if the terminal device determines to update at least one channel information report among M channel information reports based on the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in multiple channel information reports, the terminal device generates the at least one channel information report based on all or part of the measurement results of at least one channel information measurement corresponding to each channel information report in the at least one channel information report, and sends the at least one channel information report to the network device. If the terminal device determines not to update any of the M channel information reports based on the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports, then the terminal device does not need to generate the M channel information reports, or the terminal device does not need to send the M channel information reports.

[0374] In some embodiments, if the processing requirements corresponding to a reference occupied time among the N occupied times corresponding to the first channel information report cannot be met, the first channel information report is not updated. The reference occupied time is any one of the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is a predefined occupied time among the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is an occupied time indicated by the network device among the N occupied times. The first channel information report is any one of the M channel information reports. See the description in FIG5 for details.

[0375] In some embodiments, the processing unit demand corresponding to the y1th occupied time among the N occupied times is less than the processing unit demand corresponding to the y2th occupied time among the N occupied times, and the y2th occupied time is later than the y1th occupied time. The y1th occupied time is any occupied time among the N occupied times. Exemplarily, the y2th occupied time is the last occupied time among the N occupied times. Exemplarily, the N occupied times are discontinuous. Alternatively, the N occupied times are continuous. See the description in FIG5 for details.

[0376] The method in FIG10 can more reasonably calculate the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the channel information reports other than the first channel information report in the multiple channel information reports triggered by the first information, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing units of the terminal device, thereby allowing the terminal device to update more channel information reports. The method in FIG10 can shorten the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report, avoid overestimating the processing unit occupancy time, and thus avoid the conflict problem that the total number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the channel information report to be updated in the time period exceeds the number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device due to the consideration of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the channel information report in a time period that is not actually required to be included in the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report.

[0377] FIG17 is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method in FIG17 is applied to a communication system, such as the communication system shown in FIG1 , FIG2 , or FIG3 . The network device in FIG17 is, for example, the network device 110 in FIG1 , the core network device in FIG2 , the access network node, or the access network node in FIG3 . The terminal device in FIG17 is, for example, the terminal device in FIG1 , FIG2 , or FIG3 . The method in FIG17 includes the following steps.

[0378] S1710: Send first information to a terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives first information from a network device. The first information is used to trigger M channel information reports, where M is a positive integer greater than 1. Each of the M channel information reports indicates channel information of a downlink channel. The specific implementation of step S1710 is similar to step S1010 and is not further described here.

[0379] S1720: Determine processing unit information corresponding to M channel information reports.

[0380] The processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports is used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports. The processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports includes the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report.

[0381] In some embodiments, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report further includes the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report.

[0382] In some embodiments, step S1720 is performed by a terminal device and / or a network device.

[0383] The processing unit occupied time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports is determined based on the fifth time domain resource and the time domain resource that carries the channel information report, where the fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information. In other words, the starting time unit of the processing unit occupied time corresponding to each channel information report corresponds to the fifth time domain resource, and the ending time unit of the processing unit occupied time corresponding to each channel information report corresponds to the time domain resource that carries the channel information report.

[0384] In an embodiment of the present application, the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time corresponds to a time domain resource, including: the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the starting time unit, the ending time unit, the time unit before the starting time unit, the time unit after the starting time unit, the time unit before the ending time unit, the time unit after the ending time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device in the time domain resource, or the starting time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the a4th time unit after the last time unit of the time domain resource. a4 is a preset value, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of a4.

[0385] In an embodiment of the present application, the end time unit of the processing unit's occupied time corresponds to a time domain resource, including: the end time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the start time unit, the end time unit, the time unit before the start time unit, the time unit after the start time unit, the time unit before the end time unit, the time unit after the end time unit, a predefined time unit, or a time unit notified by a network device in the time domain resource, or the end time unit of the processing unit's occupied time is the a5th time unit before the first time unit of the time domain resource. a5 is a preset value, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of a5.

[0386] In the embodiments of the present application, the unit of the time unit is, for example, an OFDM symbol, a symbol of a type other than an OFDM symbol, a time slot, a subframe, a millisecond, a second, etc. Alternatively, the time unit is, for example, one or more OFDM symbols, one or more symbols of a type other than an OFDM symbol, one or more time slots, one or more subframes, b milliseconds, b seconds, etc., where b is a number greater than 0. It should be understood that the following embodiments are described using the OFDM symbol as the unit of the time unit. When the unit of the time unit is a symbol of a type other than an OFDM symbol, a time slot, milliseconds, seconds, etc., the method for determining the time occupied by the processing unit is similar to the method described in the following embodiments and is not further described here.

[0387] For example, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m2th channel information report among the M channel information reports starts from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the m2th channel information report, where m2 = 1, ..., M, as shown in FIG18. FIG18 shows one embodiment of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the channel information report. FIG18 includes processing unit occupancy time 1 corresponding to the first channel information report, processing unit occupancy time 2 corresponding to the second channel information report, and processing unit occupancy time 3 corresponding to the third channel information report. Processing unit occupancy time 1 starts from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the first channel information report. Processing unit occupancy time 2 starts from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the second channel information report. Processing unit occupancy time 3 starts from the first OFDM symbol after the fifth time domain resource and ends at the last OFDM symbol of the time domain resource carrying the third channel information report.

[0388] In some embodiments, the time domain resource carrying the channel information report is the time domain resource corresponding to the PUSCH or PUCCH carrying the channel information report.

[0389] It should be understood that the processing unit occupied time starting from one OFDM symbol means: the processing unit occupied time starts from the starting position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupied time starts from the end position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the starting time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the OFDM symbol. Similarly, the processing unit occupied time ends with one OFDM symbol means: the processing unit occupied time ends at the end position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupied time is the end position of the OFDM symbol, or the processing unit occupied time ends at the starting position of the OFDM symbol, that is, the end time of the processing unit occupied time is the starting position of the OFDM symbol.

[0390] It should also be understood that "the processing unit occupation time starts from a time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)" and "the starting time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupation time is the time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)" have similar meanings. "The processing unit occupation time ends at a time unit (OFDM symbol)" and "the ending time unit corresponding to the processing unit occupation time is the time unit (e.g., OFDM symbol)" have similar meanings.

[0391] The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each of the M channel information reports includes a second time period. During the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports and a first value. The first value is configured to ensure that the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is less than the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports.

[0392] In some embodiments, during the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports, and the first value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific type of the preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0393] For example, in the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports and the first value. Alternatively, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports and the first value.

[0394] In some embodiments, the first value is a preset value. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of the first value, for example, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 1, 2, 3, etc. In the case where the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined according to the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value, the first value is a positive number greater than or equal to 1. In the case where the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined according to the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value, the first value is a positive number greater than 0 and less than 1.

[0395] When the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports and the first value, the first value is determined based on M. In other words, the first value and M satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0396] In some embodiments, the first numerical value is determined based on M and a second preset value, or the first numerical value is determined based on M-1 and a second preset value. In other words, the first numerical value, M, and the second preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or correspondence, or the first numerical value, M-1, and the second preset value have a preset functional relationship or correspondence. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific value of the second preset value, for example, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, etc.

[0397] Exemplarily, the first value is the product of M and a second preset value. Alternatively, the first value is the product of M-1 and a second preset value.

[0398] For example, assume that the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the three channel information reports are shown in Figure 18. In Figure 18, processing unit occupancy time 1, processing unit occupancy time 2, and processing unit occupancy time 3 all include overlapping time period 1. Processing unit occupancy time 2 and processing unit occupancy time 3 also include overlapping time period 2.

[0399] Assume that the number of occupied processing units in the first channel information report during processing unit occupancy time 1 is 2, the number of occupied processing units in the second channel information report during processing unit occupancy time 2 is 3, and the number of occupied processing units in the third channel information report during processing unit occupancy time 3 is 4. In this overlapping time period 1, the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports is 2+3+4=9. If the first value is the product of M=3 and the second preset value, then the second preset value can be a positive number less than 3. If the second preset value is 2, then the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports is the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports and the first value, that is, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports = 9-(3*2)=3. If the first value is the product of M-1=2 and the second preset value, then the second preset value can be a positive number less than 4.5. If the second preset value is 3.5, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports is the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports and the first value, that is, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports = 9-(2*3.5)=2.

[0400] In a case where the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each of the M channel information reports and the first value, the first value is determined based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports. In other words, the first value and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0401] In some embodiments, the first value is determined based on M second values, and each of the M second values ​​is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to one of the M channel information reports. Alternatively, the first value is determined based on M-1 second values, and each of the M-1 second values ​​is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to one of the M-1 channel information reports. The M-1 channel information reports include the second channel information report to the M-th channel information report among the M channel information reports, that is, the M-1 channel information report is the last M-1 channel information report among the M channel information reports. In other words, the first value and the M second values ​​satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship, or the first value and the M-1 second values ​​have a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship.

[0402] When the first value is determined based on M second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the first channel information report in the M channel information reports is greater than the second value corresponding to the first channel information report, and the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the m1th channel information report in the M channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m1th channel information report, m1=2,...,M.

[0403] When the first value is determined based on M-1 second values, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the m2th channel information report in the M-1 channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m2th channel information report, m2=1,...,M.

[0404] Exemplarily, the first value is the sum of M second values, or the first value is the sum of M-1 second values.

[0405] For example, assume that the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to three channel information reports are shown in FIG18 . Assume that the number of processing unit occupancy in the first channel information report during processing unit occupancy time 1 is 2, the number of processing unit occupancy in the second channel information report during processing unit occupancy time 2 is 3, and the number of processing unit occupancy in the third channel information report during processing unit occupancy time 3 is 4. In this overlapping time period 1, the sum of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the three channel information reports is 2+3+4=9. If the first value is the sum of M second values, then the second value corresponding to the first channel information report is a positive integer less than 2, the second value corresponding to the second channel information report is a positive integer less than or equal to 3, and the second value corresponding to the third channel information report is a positive integer less than or equal to 4. If the second value corresponding to the first channel information report is 1, the second value corresponding to the second channel information report is 2, and the second value corresponding to the third channel information report is 3, then the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports is the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports and the first value, that is, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports = 9-(1+2+3)=3. If the first value is the sum of M-1 second values, then the second value corresponding to the second channel information report is a positive integer less than or equal to 3, and the second value corresponding to the third channel information report is a positive integer less than or equal to 4. If the second value corresponding to the second channel information report is 3 and the second value corresponding to the third channel information report is 4, then the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports is the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports and the first value, that is, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the three channel information reports = 9-(3+4)=2.

[0406] In the case where the number of occupied processing units corresponding to M channel information reports is determined based on the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first numerical value, the first numerical value is determined based on M. In other words, the first numerical value and M satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship. For example, the first numerical value is the product of M and a third preset value, or the first numerical value is the product of M-1 and a third preset value. That is, the first numerical value, M and the third preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship. Alternatively, the first numerical value, M-1 and the third preset value satisfy a preset functional relationship or corresponding relationship. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of the third preset value, for example, 0.08, 0.1, 0.2, etc.

[0407] In some embodiments, before step S1720, the network device and / or the terminal device determines the number of occupied processing units and the first value corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports. The network device and / or the terminal device further determines a correspondence between the number of occupied processing units and the first value corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports.

[0408] Optionally, before step S1720, the network device further sends second configuration information to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the second configuration information from the network device. The second configuration information is used to configure M channel information reports.

[0409] Exemplarily, the second configuration information is further used to configure the number of channel information measurements corresponding to at least one channel information report among the M channel information reports.

[0410] In some embodiments, a terminal device receives third configuration information from a network device. The third configuration information is used to indicate a reference signal resource set corresponding to one channel information measurement corresponding to at least one of the M channel information reports or at least one of the N channel information measurements. The third configuration information is carried, for example, in an RRC message.

[0411] Optionally, after step S1720, the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports based on the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports. The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports includes the second time period. The multiple channel information reports include at least one channel information report from the M channel information reports.

[0412] Exemplarily, the terminal device determines whether the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports exceeds the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device within the second time period. If the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is greater than the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the terminal device determines to update some of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports. The priority of the partial channel information reports is higher, and the number of channel information reports in the partial channel information reports is such that the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the partial channel information reports is less than or equal to the maximum value of the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device. If the total number of occupied processing units corresponding to the multiple channel information reports is less than or equal to the total number of unoccupied processing units of the terminal device, the terminal device determines to update all of the channel information reports in the multiple channel information reports.

[0413] Exemplarily, the multiple channel information reports do not include channel information reports that the terminal device has determined to update, and the channel information reports that have been determined to be updated need to occupy some processing units of the terminal device. Before the terminal device determines whether to update the multiple channel information reports, if it has been determined that one or more channel information reports will be updated within the second time period, then the total number of processing units of the terminal device that are not occupied within the second time period is less than the total number of processing units of the terminal device; if it has been determined not to update the channel information reports within the second time period, then the total number of processing units of the terminal device that are not occupied within the second time period is equal to the total number of processing units of the terminal device.

[0414] If the terminal device determines to update at least one channel information report among the M channel information reports based on the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the multiple channel information reports, the terminal device generates the at least one channel information report based on all or part of the measurement results of at least one channel information measurement corresponding to each channel information report in the at least one channel information report, and sends the at least one channel information report to the network device.

[0415] If the terminal device determines not to update any of the M channel information reports based on the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in multiple channel information reports, the terminal device does not need to generate the M channel information reports, or the terminal device does not need to send the M channel information reports.

[0416] The method in FIG17 can more reasonably calculate the number of occupied processing units corresponding to multiple channel information reports during an overlapping time period when the processing unit occupancy times corresponding to the multiple channel information reports include overlapping time periods, thereby more realistically reflecting the occupancy status of the processing units of the terminal device, there...

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal device or a chip for the terminal device, and the method includes: Receiving first indication information for configuring N channel information measurements; Determining processing unit information corresponding to a first report, where the processing unit information is used to determine whether to update or generate the first report, and the processing unit occupation time corresponding to the processing unit information includes K occupation times, and the K occupation times include the processing unit occupation times corresponding to K channel information measurements among the N channel information measurements, N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first occupation time among the K occupation times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupation time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupation time, and the first occupation time is any one of the K occupation times, where The first start time unit includes one of the following: The time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupation time; When the first indication information includes control signaling for triggering the N channel information measurements or the first report, the time unit carrying the first indication information; The first end time unit includes one of the following: A first offset time unit, the first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupation time; The time unit carrying the first report.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The K channel information measurements include the Jth channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and the processing unit occupation time corresponding to the processing unit information includes a time period starting from a second start time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and lasting until a second end time unit corresponding to a first time domain resource, 1 < J ≤ N, and J is a positive integer, where the second start time unit corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement, The first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is a second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The first time offset is determined according to the channel information of the terminal device to calculate the time delay and / or the reporting capability.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that In the case of K = N, the processing unit occupation time corresponding to the processing unit information includes N occupation times, and each of the N occupation times corresponds to one of the N channel information measurements, and the n1th occupation time among the N occupation times corresponds to a first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the n1th reference signal resource set is used for the n1th channel information measurement among the N channel information measurements, n1 = 1,......, N - 1.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that If the processing requirement corresponding to the reference occupied time among the N occupied times cannot be met, the first report is not updated, and the reference occupied time is any one of the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is a predefined occupied time among the N occupied times, or the reference occupied time is the occupied time indicated by the network device among the N occupied times.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that The processing unit requirement corresponding to the y1th occupied time among the N occupied times is smaller than the processing unit requirement corresponding to the y2th occupied time among the N occupied times, and the y2th occupied time is later than the y1th occupied time.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The y2th occupation time is the last occupation time among the N occupation times.

9. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that The length of the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is greater than the length of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resources included in the n1th reference signal resource set.

10. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 9, characterized in that The first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device.

11. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that The first report is a periodic report or a semi-continuous report, the n1th occupied time is a first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time, wherein, The starting time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, The end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set.

12. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that The first report is an aperiodic report or a semi-continuous report, the first occupied time of the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting to an end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, wherein, The starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time corresponds to a second time domain resource, and the second time domain resource is used to carry control signaling that triggers the N channel information measurements or the first report. The end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The n2th occupied time among the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, n2=2, ..., N-1, wherein, The starting time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set; The end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set.

14. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 13, characterized in that The Nth occupied time among the N occupied times includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time, wherein: The starting time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement; The end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, and the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that The third time offset includes x1 time units, where x1 is a first preset value, or x1 is the smaller value of the offset between the first preset value and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements, and x1 is a positive integer.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device or a chip used for a network device, and includes: determining processing unit information corresponding to the first report, where the processing unit information is used to determine whether to update or generate the first report, where the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the processing unit information includes K occupied times, where the K occupied times include processing unit occupied times corresponding to K channel information measurements out of N channel information measurements, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N; Sending first indication information, where the first indication information is used to configure the N channel information measurements.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that A first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time ends. The first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times, wherein: The first start time unit includes one of the following: time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time; When the first indication information includes control signaling for triggering the N-channel information measurements or the first report, the time unit carrying the first indication information; The first end time unit includes one of the following: A first offset time unit, which is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time; The time unit carrying the first report.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that The K-channel information measurements include the Jth channel information measurement in the N-channel information measurements, and the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the processing unit information includes a time period starting from the second start time unit corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement and ending at the second end time unit corresponding to the first time domain resource, 1 < J ≤ N, J is a positive integer, where the second start time unit corresponds to the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Jth channel information measurement, the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is a second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N-channel information measurements, and there is a second time offset between the second offset time unit and the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that The first time offset is determined according to the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device.

20. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 19, characterized in that When K = N, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the processing unit information includes N occupancy times, each of the N occupancy times corresponds to one of the N-channel information measurements, and the n1th occupancy time among the N occupancy times corresponds to the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the n1th reference signal resource set is used for the n1th channel information measurement in the N-channel information measurements, n1 = 1,..., N - 1.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that When the processing requirements corresponding to the reference occupancy time among the N occupancy times cannot be met, the first report is not updated, and the reference occupancy time is any one of the N occupancy times, or the reference occupancy time is a predefined occupancy time among the N occupancy times, or the reference occupancy time is an occupancy time indicated by the network device among the N occupancy times.

22. The method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The processing unit requirements corresponding to the y1th occupancy time among the N occupancy times are less than the processing unit requirements corresponding to the y2th occupancy time among the N occupancy times, and the y2th occupancy time is later than the y1th occupancy time.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The y2th occupancy time is the last occupancy time among the N occupancy times.

24. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 23, characterized in that The length of the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is greater than the length of the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signals included in the n1th reference signal resource set.

25. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 24, characterized in that The first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set is determined based on the channel information calculation delay and / or reporting capability of the terminal device.

26. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 25, characterized in that The first report is a periodic report or a semi-continuous report, the n1th occupied time is a first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and lasting to the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time, wherein, The starting time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set, The end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n1th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n1th reference signal resource set.

27. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 25, characterized in that The first report is an aperiodic report or a semi-continuous report, the first occupied time of the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the first reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting to an end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, wherein, The starting time unit corresponding to the first occupied time corresponds to a second time domain resource, and the second time domain resource is used to carry control signaling that triggers the N channel information measurements or the first report. The end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that The n2th occupied time among the N occupied times is a first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set, and the first time period corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, n2=2, ..., N-1, wherein, The starting time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time corresponds to the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set; The end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time is later than the start time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time, and there is a third time offset between the end time unit corresponding to the n2th occupied time and the time domain resource corresponding to the n2th reference signal resource set.

29. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 28, characterized in that The Nth occupied time among the N occupied times includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time, wherein: The starting time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the Nth channel information measurement; The end time unit corresponding to the Nth occupied time corresponds to a first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is used to carry the first report, or the first time domain resource is the second offset time unit after the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement in the N channel information measurements, and the second offset time unit has a second time offset from the reference signal resource set corresponding to the last channel information measurement.

30. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, characterized in that The third time offset includes x1 time units, where x1 is a first preset value, or x1 is the smaller value of the offset between the first preset value and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to two adjacent channel information measurements, and x1 is a positive integer.

31. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal device or a chip used for the terminal device, and the method includes: receiving first information, where the first information is used to trigger M channel information reports, each of the M channel information reports being used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel, where M is a positive integer greater than 1; Determine processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports, where the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports is used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, where the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports includes a processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report, where a start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report in the M channel information reports is later than a start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the first channel information report in the M channel information reports, and m=2, ..., M.

32. The method according to claim 31, characterized in that There is no overlapping time period in the M processing unit occupation times corresponding to the M channel information reports.

33. The method according to claim 31 or 32, characterized in that The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined according to a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, the reference signal resource set including at least one reference signal resource, and the reference signal resource set being used to obtain the channel information report; or, The processing unit occupation time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined according to the third time domain resource; or, The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the third time domain resource and any one of the following: a fourth time domain resource, a fifth time domain resource, a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1-th channel information report, or a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report; or The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report and any one of the following: a fourth time domain resource, a fifth time domain resource, or a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)-th channel information report; Among them, the third time domain resource is used to carry the mth channel information report, the fourth time domain resource is used to carry the m-1th channel information report, the m-1th channel information report is the previous channel information report of the mth channel information report, and the fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information.

34. The method according to claim 33, wherein The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report ends, and the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, or a third offset time unit, wherein: The third offset time unit is earlier than the third time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the third time domain resource; or The third offset time unit is later than the fourth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fourth time domain resource; or The third offset time unit is later than the fifth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fifth time domain resource; or When the (m-1)th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)th channel information report, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)th channel information report; or When the m-1th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, the third reference signal resource set is any one of the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set.

35. The method according to claim 33, wherein The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report ends, and the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: the third time domain resource, or the fourth offset time unit, wherein: When the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report; or When the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

36. The method according to claim 33, wherein When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the m-th channel information report includes K occupied times, a first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, the first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times, N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N, wherein, The first starting time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and the fifth time domain resource; The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, a time unit carrying the mth channel information report, wherein the first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

37. The method according to any one of claims 31 to 36, characterized in that The method further comprises: When determining to update at least one channel information report among the M channel information reports, updating the at least one channel information report; or, When it is determined not to update any one of the M channel information reports, the M channel information reports are not updated.

38. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device or a chip used for a network device, and includes: Determining processing unit information corresponding to M channel information reports, where each channel information report in the M channel information reports is used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports is used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports includes a processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report, a start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to an mth channel information report in the M channel information reports being later than a start time of the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to a first channel information report in the M channel information reports, where m=2, ..., M, where M is a positive integer greater than 1; Sending first information, where the first information is used to trigger the M channel information reports.

39. The method according to claim 38, characterized in that There is no overlapping time period in the M processing unit occupation times corresponding to the M channel information reports.

40. The method according to claim 38 or 39, characterized in that The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report is determined according to a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, the reference signal resource set including at least one reference signal resource, and the reference signal resource set being used to obtain the channel information report; or, The processing unit occupation time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined according to the third time domain resource; or, The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the third time domain resource and any one of the following: a fourth time domain resource, a fifth time domain resource, a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1-th channel information report, or a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report; or The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the m-th channel information report is determined based on the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report and any one of the following: a fourth time domain resource, a fifth time domain resource, or a time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)-th channel information report; Among them, the third time domain resource is used to carry the mth channel information report, the fourth time domain resource is used to carry the m-1th channel information report, the m-1th channel information report is the previous channel information report of the mth channel information report, and the fifth time domain resource is used to carry the first information.

41. The method according to claim 40, characterized in that The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report ends, and the start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, or a third offset time unit, wherein: The third offset time unit is earlier than the third time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the third time domain resource; or The third offset time unit is later than the fourth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fourth time domain resource; or The third offset time unit is later than the fifth time domain resource, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the fifth time domain resource; or When the (m-1)th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)th channel information report, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the (m-1)th channel information report; or When the m-1th channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the third offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-1th channel information report, the third reference signal resource set is any one of the N reference signal resource sets, and there is a fourth time offset between the third offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the third reference signal resource set.

42. The method according to claim 40, wherein The processing unit occupancy time corresponding to the mth channel information report includes a time period starting from a start time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report and lasting until an end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report ends, and the end time unit corresponding to the mth channel information report includes any one of the following: the third time domain resource, or the fourth offset time unit, wherein: When the m-th channel information report corresponds to a reference signal resource set, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the m-th channel information report; or When the mth channel information report corresponds to N reference signal resource sets, the fourth offset time unit is later than the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and there is a second time offset between the fourth offset time unit and the time domain resource corresponding to the last reference signal resource set corresponding to the mth channel information report, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

43. The method according to claim 40, wherein When the m-th channel information report corresponds to N channel information measurements, the processing unit occupied time corresponding to the m-th channel information report includes K occupied times, a first occupied time among the K occupied times includes a time period starting from a first start time unit corresponding to the first occupied time and lasting until a first end time unit corresponding to the first occupied time, the first occupied time is any one of the K occupied times, N is a positive integer greater than 1, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to N, wherein, The first starting time unit includes any one of the following: a time domain resource corresponding to a reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time, and the fifth time domain resource; The first end time unit includes any one of the following: a first offset time unit, a time unit carrying the mth channel information report, wherein the first offset time unit is later than the first start time unit, and there is a first time offset between the first offset time unit and the time domain resources corresponding to the reference signal resource set corresponding to the first occupied time.

44. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal device or a chip used for the terminal device, and the method includes: receiving first information, where the first information is used to trigger M channel information reports, each of the M channel information reports being used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel, where M is a positive integer greater than 1; Determine processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports being used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a processing unit occupancy time and a processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to each channel information report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports including a second time period, and in the second time period, the processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to the M channel information reports being determined based on the processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and a first numerical value, the first numerical value being used to make the processing unit occupancy quantity corresponding to the M channel information reports less than the sum of the processing unit occupancy quantities corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports.

45. The method according to claim 44, wherein In the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined according to the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value; or, The number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined according to the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value.

46. ​​The method according to claim 44 or 45, characterized in that The first value is determined according to M, or the first value is determined according to the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports.

47. The method according to claim 46, wherein The first value is determined according to M and a second preset value, or the first value is determined according to M-1 and a second preset value.

48. The method according to claim 46, wherein The first value is determined according to M second values, each of the M second values ​​is determined according to the number of occupied processing units corresponding to one channel information report in the M channel information reports; or The first value is determined based on M-1 second values, each of the M-1 second values ​​is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to a channel information report in the M-1 channel information reports, and the M-1 channel information reports include the second channel information report to the Mth channel information report in the M channel information reports.

49. The method according to claim 48, characterized in that In a case where the first value is determined according to the M second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to a first channel information report among the M channel information reports is greater than the second value corresponding to the first channel information report, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to an m1-th channel information report among the M channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m1-th channel information report, and m1=2, ..., M; or, When the first value is determined based on the M-1 second values, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the m2th channel information report in the M-1 channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m2th channel information report, m2=1,...,M.

50. The method according to any one of claims 44 to 49, characterized in that The method further comprises: When determining to update at least one channel information report among the M channel information reports, updating the at least one channel information report; or, When it is determined not to update any one of the M channel information reports, the M channel information reports are not updated.

51. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device or a chip used for a network device, and includes: Determining processing unit information corresponding to M channel information reports, where each channel information report in the M channel information reports is used to indicate channel information of a downlink channel, the processing unit information corresponding to the M channel information reports is used to determine whether to update the M channel information reports, the processing unit information corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports includes a processing unit occupancy time and a number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report, the processing unit occupancy time corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports includes a second time period, and in the second time period, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and a first value, the first value being used to make the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the M channel information reports less than the sum of the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports, where M is a positive integer greater than 1; Sending first information, where the first information is used to trigger the M channel information reports.

52. The method according to claim 51, characterized in that In the second time period, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined according to the difference between the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value; or, The number of occupied processing units corresponding to the M channel information reports is determined according to the product of the sum of the number of occupied processing units corresponding to each channel information report in the M channel information reports and the first value.

53. The method according to claim 51 or 52, characterized in that The first value is determined according to M, or the first value is determined according to the number of occupied processing units corresponding to some or all of the channel information reports in the M channel information reports.

54. The method according to claim 53, wherein The first value is determined according to M and a second preset value, or the first value is determined according to M-1 and a second preset value.

55. The method according to claim 53, wherein The first value is determined according to M second values, each of the M second values ​​is determined according to the number of occupied processing units corresponding to one channel information report in the M channel information reports; or The first value is determined based on M-1 second values, each of the M-1 second values ​​is determined based on the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to a channel information report in the M-1 channel information reports, and the M-1 channel information reports include the second channel information report to the Mth channel information report in the M channel information reports.

56. The method according to claim 55, characterized in that In a case where the first value is determined according to the M second values, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to a first channel information report among the M channel information reports is greater than the second value corresponding to the first channel information report, the number of occupied processing units corresponding to an m1-th channel information report among the M channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m1-th channel information report, and m1=2, ..., M; or, When the first value is determined based on the M-1 second values, the number of processing unit occupancy corresponding to the m2th channel information report in the M-1 channel information reports is greater than or equal to the second value corresponding to the m2th channel information report, m2=1,...,M.

57. A communication device, characterized in that Comprising means for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 15, or any one of claims 31 to 37, or any one of claims 44 to 50.

58. A communication device, characterized in that Comprising means for performing the method of any one of claims 16 to 30, or any one of claims 38 to 43, or any one of claims 51 to 56.

59. A communication device, characterized in that The communication device includes: at least one processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for the communication device to exchange information with other communication devices, and when the program instructions are executed in the at least one processor, the communication device executes the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 15, or any one of claims 31 to 37, or any one of claims 44 to 50.

60. A communication device, characterized in that The communication device includes: at least one processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for the communication device to exchange information with other communication devices, and when the program instructions are executed in the at least one processor, the communication device executes the method as described in any one of claims 16 to 30, or any one of claims 38 to 43, or any one of claims 51 to 56.

61. A communication system, characterized in that The communication system includes the communication device according to claim 59 and the communication device according to claim 60.

62. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable medium stores program code for execution by a device. When the program code is executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, or any one of claims 31 to 37, or any one of claims 44 to 50 is performed.

63. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable medium stores program code for execution by a device. When the program code is executed, the method according to any one of claims 16 to 30, or any one of claims 38 to 43, or claims 51 to 56 is performed.

64. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises program instructions, and when the program instructions are executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, or any one of claims 31 to 37, or any one of claims 44 to 50 is performed.

65. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises program instructions, and when the program instructions are executed, the method according to any one of claims 16 to 30, or any one of claims 38 to 43, or claims 51 to 56 is performed.

66. A chip, characterized in that The chip includes at least one processor, and when program instructions are executed in the at least one processor, the chip performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, or any one of claims 31 to 37, or any one of claims 44 to 50.

67. A chip, characterized in that: The chip includes at least one processor, and when program instructions are executed in the at least one processor, the chip performs the method according to any one of claims 16 to 30, or any one of claims 38 to 43, or any one of claims 51 to 56.

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