Communication method and apparatus, and chip and module device

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of communications. Disclosed are a communication method and apparatus, and a chip and a module device. In the method, a first resource set on which reference signal measurement is performed by a terminal may be configured by means of resource configuration, and a second resource set on which prediction is performed by the terminal may also be configured by means of the resource configuration. That is, in a scenario in which AI technology is introduced for performing prediction, resources are configured for the terminal in a targeted manner, thereby better performing beam management. Furthermore, the terminal may further send a prediction result on the basis of reporting configuration, so that a network device can learn of the prediction result, so as to facilitate subsequent data transmission performed by the network device on the basis of the prediction result.

Description

Communication method, device, chip and module device

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 2024108506551, filed on June 27, 2024, with the State Intellectual Property Office of China, and entitled "A communication method, device, chip and module device", the whole content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication, in particular to a communication method, device, chip and module device. BACKGROUND

[0003] In order to guarantee the communication quality between the terminal and the network device, the terminal can perform beam management, for example, including beam measurement and beam reporting. However, in the case of introducing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, how the terminal implements beam management is still in a blank state. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides a communication method, device, chip and module device, which realizes targetedly configuring resources for the terminal in the scene of introducing AI technology for prediction, so as to better perform beam management.

[0005] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, comprising: receiving a first configuration, the first configuration comprising a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; and sending a prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on a measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the measurement result being obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

[0006] It can be seen that in the above embodiments, the terminal can receive the first configuration, thereby obtaining the reporting configuration and the resource configuration, and then can measure at least one reference signal in the first resource set configured by the resource configuration to obtain a measurement result, and predict at least one reference signal in the second resource set configured by the resource configuration based on the measurement result to obtain a prediction result. The former indicates that the first resource set for the terminal to measure the reference signal can be configured by the resource configuration, and the latter indicates that the second resource set for the terminal to predict can be configured by the resource configuration, that is, in the scene of introducing AI technology for prediction, the resources for the terminal are configured in a targeted manner, so as to better instruct the terminal to predict the beam. Further, the terminal can also send the prediction result based on the reporting configuration, which enables the network device to obtain the prediction result, so as to facilitate the network device to perform subsequent data transmission based on the prediction result.

[0007] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is used to indicate a type of a reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is used to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is the first resource set and the rest are the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by a single resource configuration, saving signaling overhead.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, the first resource configuration is used to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is used to configure the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by different resource configurations, facilitating resource management, such as resource updating, of the network device.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is further used to indicate that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a second transmission parameter in addition to a first transmission parameter, the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the first transmission parameter includes at least one of a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, or power. Alternatively, the resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement. For the former, because the resource configuration does not include the first transmission parameter used to configure the second resource set, signaling overhead can be reduced. For the latter, because the resource configuration includes the indication information, the terminal can learn from the indication information that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement in the case of obtaining the first transmission parameter, avoiding a situation that the terminal still performs reference signal measurement on the second resource set, and reducing energy consumption problems caused by the terminal performing reference signal measurement on the second resource set.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration is further used to indicate at least one of the following: an identifier of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and a quasi-co-location relationship between at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to the third transmission parameter, and the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, power, or a periodic type corresponding to the second resource set; or the second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement. For the former, because the second resource configuration does not include the third transmission parameter used to configure the second resource set, signaling overhead can be reduced. For the latter, because the second resource configuration includes the indication information, the terminal can learn from the indication information that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement in the case that the third transmission parameter is obtained, avoiding the case that the terminal still performs reference signal measurement on the second resource set, and reducing the energy consumption problem caused by the terminal performing reference signal measurement on the second resource set.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is associated with a first resource configuration, and the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further used to indicate an association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set, or an association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration. In this way, the terminal can learn that the reporting configuration is associated with the second resource set through the association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set, or the association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration, so that the terminal can report the prediction result corresponding to the second resource set based on the reporting configuration.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the prediction result includes at least one of the following: an index of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, a signal quality of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, a probability that each reference signal in at least one reference signal in the second resource set is the reference signal with the best signal quality, or a signal quality credibility of each reference signal in at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

[0016] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, including: sending a first configuration, the first configuration including a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, and the resource configuration being used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; receiving a prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on a measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and the measurement result being obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

[0017] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is used to indicate a type of a reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is configured to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is a first resource set and the rest are second resource sets. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by a single resource configuration, saving signaling overhead.

[0019] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, the first resource configuration is configured to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is configured to configure the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by different resource configurations, facilitating resource management of the network device, such as resource updating.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is further configured to indicate that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a QCL relationship.

[0021] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter, the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the first transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, or power; or, the resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, and the indication information is configured to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0022] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration is further configured to indicate at least one of the following: an identity of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi-co-location relationship.

[0023] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to a third transmission parameter, the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, power, or a periodic type corresponding to the second resource set; or, the second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, and the indication information is configured to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0024] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration, and the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further configured to indicate an association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set, or an association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the prediction result comprises at least one of the following: an index of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, a signal quality of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, a probability that each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set is a reference signal with the best signal quality, or a reliability of the signal quality of each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

[0026] The beneficial effects of the second aspect can be referred to the beneficial effects of the first aspect, which are not repeated here.

[0027] In a third aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which comprises units for performing any of the methods in any of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0028] In a fourth aspect, a chip is provided, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, and the processor is configured to cause the chip to perform the method in any of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0029] In a fifth aspect, a module device is provided, which comprises a communication module, a power supply module, a storage module, and a chip, wherein:

[0030] The power supply module is configured to provide power for the module device;

[0031] The storage module is configured to store data and instructions;

[0032] The communication module is configured to perform internal communication of the module device, and / or, to perform communication between the module device and an external device;

[0033] The chip is configured to perform the method in any of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0034] In a sixth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which comprises a memory and a processor, the memory is configured to store a computer program, the computer program comprises program instructions, and the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to cause the communication apparatus to perform the method in any of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0035] In a seventh aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores computer readable instructions, when the computer readable instructions are run on a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method in any of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0036] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product is provided, which comprises computer program codes, when the computer program codes are run on a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method in any of the first aspect to the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0037] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a module device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The terminology used in the following description of the embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the description of the embodiments and the appended claims herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0044] It needs to be noted that the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. that are used in the description of the application and the claims herein, and the above-described drawings are used only for distinguishing between similar objects, and do not necessarily have to imply a certain order or sequence among the objects. Moreover, the term "comprising" and its conjugations, as used in the description and the appended claims herein, are intended to encompass the possibilities of "consisting of" and "consisting essentially of", unless otherwise indicated.

[0045] The present application can be applied to a 5th generation (5G) system, which can also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system, or a 6th generation (6G) system, or a 7th generation (7G) system, or other future communication systems, or a Device to device (D2D) system, a Machine to machine (M2M) system, a Vehicle to everything (V2X) system, etc.

[0046] The following introduces the infrastructure of the communication system provided by the embodiments of the present application. The communication system provided by the present application can include one or more network devices and one or more terminals. The following takes the system architecture shown in FIG. 1 as an example for illustrative explanation. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system can include a network device 110 and a terminal 120.

[0047] It should be noted that the number of network devices and terminals in FIG. 1 is only illustrative and should not be regarded as a specific limitation of the present application. The following further describes each device involved in the system architecture in detail.

[0048] I. Terminal

[0049] The terminal can be a device with transceiving function, and can also be referred to as a user equipment (UE), a remote terminal, a relay device, an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a mobile device, a user terminal, a smart terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent or a user device. It should be noted that the relay device is a terminal capable of providing relay forwarding service for other terminals (including remote terminals).

[0050] For example, the terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiving function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in unmanned automatic driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical treatment, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city or a wireless terminal in smart home, etc.

[0051] For example, the terminal can also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless local loop (WLL) station, a Personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device having wireless communication function, a computing device, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal in a next generation communication system (e.g., an NR communication system, a 6G communication system), or a terminal in a future evolved Public land mobile network (PLMN), etc., without specific limitation.

[0052] In some possible implementations, the terminal can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld, wearable, or in-vehicle; can be deployed on water (e.g., a ship, etc.); can be deployed in the air (e.g., an airplane, a balloon, a satellite, etc.).

[0053] In some possible implementations, the terminal can include a device with wireless communication function, such as a chip system, a chip, or a chip module. For example, the chip system can include a chip and can also include other discrete devices.

[0054] In some possible implementations, the terminal described in the embodiments of the present application can be a chip, a chip module, a device, a unit, etc., without specific limitation.

[0055] II. Network device

[0056] The network device can be a device with transceiving function, which can be used for communication with the terminal.

[0057] In some possible implementations, the network device can be responsible for radio resource management (RRM), quality of service (QoS) management, data compression and encryption, data transceiving, etc., on the air interface side.

[0058] In some possible implementations, the network device can be a base station (BS) in a communication system or a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) for providing wireless communication function. For example, the network device can be a device in the RAN.

[0059] For example, the device in the RAN can include an evolved node B (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE communication system, a next generation evolved node B (ng-eNB) in an NR communication system, a next generation node B (gNB) in an NR communication system, a master node (MN) in a dual connectivity architecture, a secondary node or a secondary node (SN) in a dual connectivity architecture, etc., without specific limitation thereto.

[0060] In some possible implementations, the network device can also be an access point (AP) in a WLAN, a relay station, a communication device in a future evolved PLMN network, a communication device in an NTN network, etc.

[0061] In some possible implementations, the network device can include a device with a wireless communication function for a terminal, such as a chip system, a chip, a chip module. For example, the chip system can include a chip, or can include other discrete devices.

[0062] In some possible implementations, the network device can communicate with an Internet Protocol (IP) network. For example, the Internet, a private IP network, or other data network, etc.

[0063] In some possible implementation, the network device can include one standalone node to implement the functions of the above-mentioned base station, or can include two or more standalone nodes to implement the functions of the above-mentioned base station. For example, the network device includes a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), such as gNB-CU and gNB-DU. Further, in some other embodiments of the present application, the network device can also include an active antenna unit (AAU). Wherein, the CU implements part of the functions of the network device, and the DU implements another part of the functions of the network device. For example, the CU is responsible for processing non-real-time protocols and services, and implements the functions of the radio resource control (RRC) layer, the service data adaptation (SDAP) layer, and the packet data convergence (PDCP) layer. The DU is responsible for processing the physical layer protocol and real-time services, and implements the functions of the radio link control (RLC) layer, the medium access control (MAC) layer, and the physical (PHY) layer. In addition, the AAU can implement part of the physical layer processing function, the radio frequency processing, and the related function of the active antenna. Since the information of the RRC layer will eventually become the information of the PHY layer, or be converted from the information of the PHY layer, in this network deployment, the high-layer signaling (such as RRC signaling) can be considered as generated by the CU, transmitted by the DU, or transmitted by the DU and the AAU together. It can be understood that the network device can include at least one of the CU, the DU, and the AAU. In addition, the CU can be divided into a RAN device, or the CU can also be divided into a core network device, which is not limited specifically.

[0064] In some possible implementations, the network device can be any one of multiple sites for coherent joint transmission (CJT) with the terminal, or other sites outside the multiple sites, or other network devices in network communication with the terminal, without specific limitation. The multiple-site coherent joint transmission can be joint coherent transmission of multiple sites, or different data belonging to the same physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is transmitted to the terminal from different sites, or multiple sites are virtually formed into one site for transmission, and names of the same meaning specified in other standards also apply to the present application, i.e., the present application does not limit the names of these parameters. The sites in the multiple-site coherent joint transmission can be remote radio heads (RRHs), transmission and reception points (TRPs), network devices, etc., without specific limitation.

[0065] In some possible implementations, the network device can be any one of multiple sites for non-coherent joint transmission with the terminal, or other sites outside the multiple sites, or other network devices in network communication with the terminal, without specific limitation. The multiple-site non-coherent joint transmission can be joint non-coherent transmission of multiple sites, or different data belonging to the same PDSCH is transmitted to the terminal from different sites, or different data belonging to the same PDSCH is transmitted to the terminal from different sites, and names of the same meaning specified in other standards also apply to the present application, i.e., the present application does not limit the names of these parameters. The sites in the multiple-site non-coherent joint transmission can be RRHs, TRPs, network devices, etc., without specific limitation.

[0066] In some possible implementations, the network device can have a mobile characteristic, for example, the network device can be a mobile device. Alternatively, the network device can be a satellite, a balloon station. For example, the satellite can be a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite, a medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite, a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite, a high elliptical orbit (HEO) satellite, etc. Alternatively, the network device can also be a base station arranged at a position on land, water, etc.

[0067] In some possible implementations, the network device described in the embodiments of the present application can be a chip, a chip module, an apparatus, a unit, etc., without specific limitation.

[0068] The following describes related names or terms involved in the present application to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0069] I. Reference signal

[0070] The reference signal can be used for channel estimation or channel measurement (CM), etc. For example, the reference signal can be a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), or a synchronization signal block (SSB), etc. Here are some examples of reference signals, which are not limited by the present application. Any signal that can be used for channel estimation or channel measurement can be understood as a reference signal in the present application.

[0071] Optionally, in the NR protocol, the CSI-RS can include a zero power CSI-RS (zero power, ZP-CSI-RS) and a non-zero power CSI-RS (non-zero power, NZP-CSI-RS).

[0072] The ZP-CSI-RS can include a CSI-RS for interference measurement (IM), and in general cases, the ZP-CSI-RS can be used to measure the interference of a neighboring cell.

[0073] The NZP-CSI-RS can include a CSI-RS for channel measurement and a CSI-RS for interference measurement. The CSI-RS for channel measurement and the CSI-RS for interference measurement are relative to a terminal. For example, the network device indicates a resource for channel measurement to the terminal, and the CSI-RS received by the terminal on the resource is the CSI-RS for channel measurement. The network device indicates another resource for interference measurement to the terminal, and the CSI-RS received by the terminal on the resource is the CSI-RS for interference measurement. In other words, the CSI-RS is UE specific. The same CSI-RS can be the CSI-RS for channel measurement for a certain terminal, and can be the CSI-RS for interference measurement for another terminal.

[0074] Optionally, the reference signal can represent a beam, that is, the beam is embodied by the reference signal. As an example, the beam and the reference signal can be interchangeably described. It should be understood that the embodiment of the beam listed herein is an example, and should not constitute any limitation on the present application. The present application does not exclude the possibility of defining other terms to represent the same or similar meaning in future protocols.

[0075] The beam can be divided into a beam for transmitting a signal and a beam for receiving a signal.

[0076] The beam for transmitting a signal can be referred to as a transmission beam (Tx beam), a spatial domain transmission filter or a spatial transmission parameter, and the present application does not limit the name thereof. The transmission beam can refer to the distribution of signal strength in different directions in space after the signal is transmitted by the antenna.

[0077] The beam for receiving a signal can be referred to as a reception beam (Rx beam), a spatial domain receive filter or a spatial RX parameter, and the present application does not limit the name thereof. The reception beam can refer to the distribution of signal strength in different directions in space of the wireless signal received by the antenna.

[0078] It should be pointed out that in the embodiments of the present application, if no special description is made, the beam refers to the transmission beam of the network device.

[0079] Optionally, the beam can be a wide beam, a narrow beam, or other types of beams. Different beams can be considered as different resources. For example, in beam measurement, each resource corresponds to a beam, and the network device can measure different beams through different resources, and the terminal feeds back the measured resource quality, and the network device knows the quality of the corresponding beam. Optionally, in this application, the resource identifier can be used to uniquely identify the beam corresponding to the resource.

[0080] Optionally, the resource identifier (Resource ID) can be the index of the resource. The index of the resource can also be referred to as the number of the resource, which is not limited in this application. For example, the resource identifier can include: CSI-RS resource identifier, SRS resource identifier, SSB resource identifier, or DMRS resource identifier, etc., used to indicate the beam on the resource. Optionally, the resource can include one or more antenna ports.

[0081] Optionally, in this application, multiple beams with the same or similar communication characteristics can be considered as one beam. One beam can include one or more antenna ports for transmitting data channels, control channels, etc. One or more antenna ports forming a beam can also be regarded as an antenna port set.

[0082] II. QCL

[0083] QCL means that the beams in multiple resources have the same parameters, or the parameters corresponding to the beam in one resource can be used to determine the parameters corresponding to the beam in another resource having a QCL relationship with the beam, or the parameters corresponding to the beams in multiple resources are less than a certain threshold. The parameters can include one or more of the following: delay spread, doppler spread, doppler shift, average delay, average gain, or spatial Rx parameters. The spatial Rx parameters can include one or more of the following: angle of arrival (AOA), average AOA, AOA spread, angle of departure (AOD), average angle of departure AOD, AOD spread, receive antenna spatial correlation parameters, transmit antenna spatial correlation parameters, transmit beam, receive beam, or resource identifier.

[0084] In the NR protocol, the QCL relationship can be divided into the following four types based on different parameters:

[0085] Type A (type A): Doppler shift, doppler spread, average delay, delay spread

[0086] Type B: Doppler shift, Doppler spread;

[0087] Type C: Doppler shift, average delay; and

[0088] Type D: Spatial receive parameter.

[0089] The QCL involved in the embodiments of the present application is QCL of type D. Hereinafter, without special explanation, QCL can be understood as QCL of type D, i.e., QCL defined based on spatial receive parameter.

[0090] When the QCL relationship refers to QCL relationship of type D, it can be considered as spatial domain QCL. When the beams in multiple resources satisfy the spatial domain QCL relationship, the QCL relationship can be that the signals transmitted on these resources have the same AOA or AOD, which is used to represent the same receiving beam or transmitting beam. Or it can be that the AOA and AOD of the signals transmitted on these resources have a corresponding relationship.

[0091] From the perspective of the sending end, if it is said that the beams in multiple resources are spatial domain QCL, it can mean that the beam directions corresponding to these beams are consistent in space. From the perspective of the receiving end, if it is said that the beams in multiple resources are spatial domain QCL, it can mean that the receiving end can receive the signals transmitted on these beams in the same beam direction.

[0092] Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a communication method provided by the embodiments of the present application. The method execution subject shown in FIG. 2 can be a terminal and a network device. Alternatively, the method execution subject shown in FIG. 2 can be a chip or device in the terminal and the network device. FIG. 2 takes the terminal and the network device as the method execution subject for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps 201-202.

[0093] 201. The network device sends a first configuration, the first configuration including a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set.

[0094] Correspondingly, the terminal receives the first configuration.

[0095] Optionally, the first configuration can be carried in a first signaling, the first signaling comprising one or more of radio resource control (RRC) signaling, medium access control (MAC) signaling, downlink control information (DCI), or other signaling, which is not limited in the present application. Optionally, the MAC signaling can be a medium access control-control element (MAC CE).

[0096] The reporting configuration can be referred to as a CSI reporting configuration (CSI-ReportConfig). It should be noted that the certain configuration (such as CSI-ReportConfig) mentioned in the present application can be understood as a configuration parameter, a configuration field or an information element (IE).

[0097] The reporting configuration is used to indicate the type of the reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or the reporting content corresponding to the second resource set. Optionally, the reporting configuration can also include other content, for example, the time-frequency domain resource corresponding to the reporting configuration, which is not limited in the present application.

[0098] The type of the reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration is periodic, aperiodic or semi-static. Among them, the semi-static can be semi-persistent based on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) (semiPersistentOnPUCCH) or semi-persistent based on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) (semiPersistentOnPUSCH). In the present application, PUCCH and PUSCH are examples of uplink control channel and uplink data channel respectively. In different systems and different scenarios, the control channel and the data channel can have different names, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0099] Optionally, the type of the reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration is indicated by a reporting resource type (report resourceType) in the reporting configuration, other existing IEs or new IEs, which is not limited in the present application.

[0100] The reporting content corresponding to the second resource set can include at least one of the following: indexes of at least one reference signal (denoted as N reference signals, N being an integer greater than or equal to 1) in the second resource set, signal qualities of the N reference signals, probabilities that each reference signal in the N reference signals is the reference signal with the best signal quality, or confidences of the signal quality of each reference signal in the N reference signals. Here, the signal quality can include at least one of the following: a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a channel quality indicator (CQI), a channel state information reference signal resource indicator (CRI), a layer indicator (LI), a synchronization signal block resource indicator (SSBRI), a rank indicator (RI), a layer indicator (LI), a reference signal received power (RSRP), or a signal-to-noise and interference ratio (SINR). It should be understood that the signal quality can include content other than the above-mentioned content, and the above-mentioned content is only some examples of the signal quality, which can be adjusted according to actual conditions in actual application. Any information that can be used to describe the channel quality can be understood as the signal quality in the present application, and the present application does not limit the signal quality.

[0101] Optionally, the RSRP can be a Layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), and the SINR can be a Layer 1 signal-to-noise and interference ratio (L1-SINR).

[0102] Optionally, the reporting content corresponding to the second resource set can be indicated by a report quality (reportQuantity) in the reporting configuration, other existing IEs, or new IEs, which are not limited in the present application.

[0103] The resource configuration is introduced below.

[0104] 1. Resource configuration is used to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is a first resource set and the rest are second resource sets.

[0105] The resource configuration can be referred to as Resource Setting or CSI-ResourceConfig. For example, CSI-ResourceConfig is used to configure two resource sets, one of which is a first resource set and the other is a second resource set. Or, CSI-ResourceConfig is used to configure more than two resource sets, one or more of which is a first resource set and the rest is a second resource set. Resource Setting or CSI-ResourceConfig can be understood as a configuration parameter, a configuration field or an IE.

[0106] Optionally, the first resource set and the second resource set can belong to the resource set configured by the non-zero power CSI-RS resource setting list (NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetList) in the CSI-RS resource setting list (csi-RS-ResourceSetList) in the CSI-ResourceConfig. Or, the first resource set and the second resource set can belong to the resource set configured by the CSI-SSB resource setting list (csi-SSB-ResourceSetList) in the csi-RS-ResourceSetList in the CSI-ResourceConfig. csi-RS-ResourceSetList, NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetList, csi-SSB-ResourceSetList, or resource set, etc. can be understood as an information element.

[0107] Among them, the first resource set is used for the terminal to perform reference signal measurement, that is, the first resource set is used for the terminal to perform actual measurement of the reference signal. The reference signal measurement can be referred to as channel measurement, channel estimation, beam measurement or non-AI-based beam management, which is not limited in the present application. Among them, the non-AI-based beam management can be referred to as beam management. It should be understood that the terminal can measure part or all of the reference signals in the first resource set.

[0108] The second resource set is used for the terminal to make a prediction, that is, the second resource set indicates a reference signal (or beam) to which the terminal makes a prediction. The prediction can be referred to as channel prediction, beam prediction, or AI-based beam management, which is not limited in the present application. Alternatively, the second resource set used for the terminal to make a prediction can also be described as: the second resource set is not used for the terminal to make a reference signal measurement, that is, the terminal does not need to actually measure the reference signal in the second resource set, and the prediction for the reference signal in the second resource set is sufficient. Among them, the terminal can make a prediction for part or all of the reference signals in the second resource set.

[0109] It should be noted that the reference signals in the first resource set and the second resource set can be completely different reference signals, or some reference signals can be the same, which is not limited in the present application. It can be understood that if the same reference signals in the second resource set and the first resource set are X reference signals, since the X reference signals are located in the first resource set, the terminal can actually measure one or more of the X reference signals, and since the X reference signals are also in the second resource set, the terminal can also make a prediction for one or more of the X reference signals.

[0110] Alternatively, the resource configuration is also used to indicate that at least one reference signal (denoted as M reference signals, M is an integer greater than or equal to 1) in the first resource set and N reference signals in the second resource set have a quasi-co-location relationship. Or it can be described as: the resource configuration indicates that at least one narrow beam in the second resource set and a wide beam determined based on the at least one narrow beam in the first resource set have a quasi-co-location relationship, or the resource identifier corresponding to the first resource set and the resource identifier corresponding to the second resource set are the same, indicating that the M reference signals and the N reference signals have a quasi-co-location relationship. In this way, for the terminal, it can be considered that the M reference signals (or beams) have an association relationship with the N reference signals (or beams), so that the terminal can know which beam directions corresponding to the beams are consistent in space. Or, which narrow beams in the second resource set are refined by which wide beam in the first resource set, and the like.

[0111] Alternatively, the above quasi-co-location relationship can be indicated by the QCL information periodic CSI-RS (qcl-InfoPeriodicCSI-RS) in the resource configuration, other existing IEs, or new IEs, which are not limited in the present application.

[0112] Alternatively, the resource configuration can include all or part of the parameters associated with the second resource set.

[0113] As an example, the resource configuration comprises a second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter, and the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set. This can be considered as the resource configuration can comprise partial parameters associated with the second resource set. The first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter being associated with the second resource set can be understood as that the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter can be used to configure the second resource set, i.e. the terminal can determine the N reference signals in the second resource set based on the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter. That is, the parameters originally used to configure the second resource set comprise the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter, and in the present application, the parameters used to configure the second resource set comprise the second transmission parameter only. The parameters originally used to configure the second resource set can be referred to technical specifications (TS) 38.331 section 6.3.2 CSI-ReportConfig information element or CSI-ResourceConfig information element.

[0114] The first transmission parameter comprises at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, or a power. The time domain parameter comprises at least one of the following: a slot level offset of the N aperiodic reference signals in the second resource set relative to a slot where the activation signaling is located, or an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol index within the slot, etc. The frequency domain parameter comprises at least one of the following: a bandwidth of the N reference signals, a frequency hopping configuration of the N reference signals, or a frequency domain comb configuration of the N reference signals.

[0115] It should be noted that the first transmission parameter can also comprise other parameters, which are not limited herein.

[0116] The second transmission parameter comprises at least one of the following: a resource index of the N reference signals, or a quasi co-location relationship corresponding to the N reference signals. The quasi co-location relationship corresponding to the N reference signals is a quasi co-location relationship between the M reference signals in the first resource set and the N reference signals in the second resource set.

[0117] As an example, the resource configuration comprises the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter. This can be considered as the resource configuration can comprise all parameters associated with the second resource set. In this case, the resource configuration further comprises indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement. Optionally, the indication information can be at least one bit. For example, the indication information can be 1 bit, and a value of the indication information is 0, indicating that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement, i.e. is used for prediction, and a value of the indication information is 1, indicating that the second resource set is used for reference signal measurement. Conversely, the same can also be true.

[0118] It should be noted that the above examples give two ways for the terminal to know that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement. One is that the resource configuration includes the second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter, i.e., the resource configuration does not include the first transmission parameter, and the terminal knows that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement through 'the resource configuration does not include the first transmission parameter'. The other is that the resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter, and the resource configuration further includes indication information, and the terminal knows that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement through the indication information.

[0119] Optionally, the resource configuration can also be used to configure the periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set. The periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set is periodic, aperiodic, or semi-static. That is, the terminal can know the periodicity type of the M reference signal transmissions in the first resource set through the periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set. In this case, the periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set can be described as: the periodicity type of the M reference signal transmissions.

[0120] Optionally, the periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set is indicated by the resource type (resourceType), other existing information elements (IEs), or new IEs in the resource configuration, which are not limited by the present application.

[0121] Optionally, the resource configuration can also be used to indicate the identities of the N reference signals in the second resource set. Or it can be described as: the resource configuration can also be used to indicate the identities of the N beams in the second resource set. In this way, the terminal can know which reference signals or beams need to be predicted in the second resource set. The identity of the reference signal can be the index or number of the reference signal. The identity of the beam can be the index or number of the beam.

[0122] Optionally, the identities of the N reference signals in the second resource set can be indicated by the nzp-CSI-RS resource identifier (nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceId), other existing IEs, or new IEs in the resource configuration, which are not limited by the present application.

[0123] Optionally, the resource configuration can be associated with a reporting configuration. For example, the reporting configuration can include the resource configuration. Or the reporting configuration and the resource configuration are independent configurations, and the reporting configuration or the resource configuration is further used to indicate the association between the resource configuration and the reporting configuration. In this way, the terminal can know that the prediction result corresponding to the N reference signals in the second resource set configured by the resource configuration can be reported through the reporting configuration associated with the resource configuration.

[0124] 2. The resource configuration can include a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, the first resource configuration is used to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is used to configure the second resource set.

[0125] As an example, the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration can refer to existing resource configuration parameters, such as resource configuration parameters in an existing version of a communication standard. Or, resource configuration parameters in a future communication standard. For example, the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration can both be referred to as Resource Setting or CSI-ResourceConfig. For example, the first resource set can belong to a resource set configured in nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceSetList within csi-RS-ResourceSetList in one CSI-ResourceConfig, and the second resource set can belong to a resource set configured in nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceSetList within csi-RS-ResourceSetList in another CSI-ResourceConfig. Or, the first resource set can belong to a resource set configured in csi-SSB-ResourceSetList within csi-RS-ResourceSetList in one CSI-ResourceConfig, and the second resource set can belong to a resource set configured in csi-SSB-ResourceSetList within csi-RS-ResourceSetList in another CSI-ResourceConfig.

[0126] Optionally, in the case that the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration refer to existing resource configuration parameters, the first resource configuration can be the first resource configuration. The second resource configuration can be the second resource configuration.

[0127] As another example, the first resource configuration can refer to existing resource configuration parameters, such as resource configuration parameters in an existing version of a communication standard. Or, resource configuration parameters in a future communication standard. The second resource configuration is a newly added resource configuration in the first configuration. In this case, the first resource set can be referred to as Resource Setting or CSI-ResourceConfig. For example, the first resource set can belong to a resource set configured in nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceSetList within csi-RS-ResourceSetList in the CSI-ResourceConfig. Or, the first resource set can belong to a resource set configured in csi-SSB-ResourceSetList within csi-RS-ResourceSetList in the CSI-ResourceConfig.

[0128] Optionally, for the above two examples, the first resource configuration can further be used to configure a periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set. The periodicity type corresponding to the first resource set can refer to the related description above, and will not be repeated here.

[0129] Optionally, for the above two examples, the second resource configuration can further be used to indicate at least one of the following: the identification of the N reference signals in the second resource set, and the quasi co-location relationship between the M reference signals in the first resource set and the N reference signals in the second resource set. This is similar to the content indicated by the single resource configuration described above, and will not be repeated here. It should be understood that the terminal can know which reference signals or beams need to be predicted in the second resource set through the identification of the N reference signals. The terminal can know the association relationship between the M reference signals (or beams) and the N reference signals (or beams) through the quasi co-location relationship, so as to know which beam directions corresponding to the beams are consistent in space. Or, which narrow beams in the second resource set are refined by which wide beam in the first resource set, and so on.

[0130] In the case where the second resource configuration refers to the existing resource configuration parameters, the identification of the N reference signals in the second resource set can be indicated by nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceId in the second resource configuration. The quasi co-location relationship between the M reference signals in the first resource set and the N reference signals in the second resource set can be indicated by qcl-InfoPeriodicCSI-RS, other existing IEs or new IEs in the second resource configuration, which is not limited by the present application. In the case where the second resource set is a newly added resource configuration in the first configuration, the present application does not limit which parameter indicates the identification of the N reference signals in the second resource set, the quasi co-location relationship, and so on.

[0131] Optionally, for the above two examples, the second resource configuration can include all or part of the parameters associated with the second resource set.

[0132] For example, the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to the third transmission parameter, and the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set. This can be regarded as the second resource configuration can include part of parameters associated with the second resource set. The third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter being associated with the second resource set can be understood as: the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter can be used to configure the second resource set, i.e., the terminal can determine the N reference signals in the second resource set based on the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter. That is, the parameters originally used to configure the second resource set include the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter, and in the present application, the parameters used to configure the second resource set include the fourth transmission parameter.

[0133] The third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, power, or a periodic type corresponding to the second resource set. The time domain parameter, the frequency domain parameter, etc. herein can refer to the above related description, and will not be repeated here. The periodic type corresponding to the second resource set is periodic, aperiodic, or semi-static. That is, the terminal can know the periodic type of the N reference signal transmission in the second resource set through the periodic type corresponding to the second resource set. In this case, the periodic type corresponding to the second resource set can be described as: the periodic type of the N reference signal transmission.

[0134] It should be noted that the third transmission parameter can also include other parameters, which are not limited here.

[0135] The fourth transmission parameter can refer to the above-mentioned second transmission parameter, and will not be repeated here.

[0136] For example, the second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter. This can be regarded as the second resource configuration can include all parameters associated with the second resource set. In this case, the second resource configuration further includes indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement. The indication information herein can refer to the above related description, and will not be repeated here.

[0137] It should be noted that the above examples give two ways for the terminal to know that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement. One is that the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to the third transmission parameter, i.e., the resource configuration does not include the third transmission parameter, and the terminal knows that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement through 'the resource configuration does not include the third transmission parameter'. The other is that in the case where the resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter, the resource configuration further includes indication information, and the terminal knows that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement through the indication information.

[0138] Optionally, in the case where the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration refer to existing resource configuration parameters, the reporting configuration can be associated with the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration, respectively. For example, the reporting configuration can include the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration. Or, the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further used to indicate the association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration. In this way, the terminal can know that the prediction results corresponding to the N reference signals in the second resource set configured by the resource configuration can be reported through the reporting configuration associated with the resource configuration.

[0139] Optionally, in the case where the second resource set is newly added resource configuration in the first configuration in the scheme where the first resource configuration refers to existing resource configuration parameters, the reporting configuration can be associated with the first resource configuration. In this case, the terminal can be made to know that the reporting configuration is further associated with the second resource configuration in the following ways.

[0140] ①. The network device indicates that the reporting configuration is further associated with the second resource configuration in a direct way. For example, the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further used to indicate the association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

[0141] ②. The network device indicates that the reporting configuration is further associated with the second resource configuration in an indirect way. For example, the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further used to indicate the association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set. For example, the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration further includes a mapping ID between the first resource set and the second resource set. For the terminal, the mapping ID can be used to know that the first resource set and the second resource set have an association relationship, and the reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration, so the terminal can regard the reporting configuration as being further associated with the second resource configuration.

[0142] Through the above-mentioned ways, the terminal can know that the prediction results corresponding to the N reference signals in the second resource set configured by the second resource configuration can be reported through the reporting configuration associated with the second resource configuration.

[0143] 202. The terminal sends the prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on the measurement result and the N reference signals in the second resource set, the measurement result being obtained by measuring the M reference signals in the first resource set.

[0144] Correspondingly, the network device receives the prediction result based on the reporting configuration.

[0145] The measurement result or the prediction result can be used to describe information related to beam quality. For example, the measurement result or the prediction result describes the propagation process of a wireless signal between a transmitter and a receiver, including the influence of distance, scattering, fading, etc. on the signal, and the wireless signal can be a reference signal. For downlink transmission, the measurement result or the prediction result can be used for the terminal to feed back the downlink beam quality to the network device, so that the network device performs resource scheduling, beam management, mobility management, etc. according to the measurement result.

[0146] Optionally, the measurement result includes at least one of the following: indexes of the P reference signals in the first resource set, or signal qualities of the P reference signals. P is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to M. It should be understood that the content included in the measurement result can not be limited to the above-mentioned content, and the above-mentioned content is some examples of the measurement result. In actual applications, it can be adjusted according to actual conditions, and any information that can be used to describe beam quality-related information can be understood as the measurement result in the present application, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0147] The prediction result refers to the content reported by the terminal. How the terminal determines the prediction result is described below.

[0148] The terminal can input the measurement result into the AI model to obtain an output result, wherein:

[0149] Case 1: The output result can include at least one of the following: indexes of part of the N reference signals in the second resource set, signal qualities of the part of the N reference signals, probabilities that each of the part of the N reference signals is the reference signal with the best signal quality, and signal quality reliabilities of each of the part of the N reference signals. This can be regarded as the reference signal corresponding to the output result being part of the reference signals in the second resource set configured by the resource configuration. For example, the reference signals in the second resource set in the resource configuration can be reference signal 1 to reference signal 6, and the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 2. Alternatively, the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 2 to reference signal 4.

[0150] As an example, the terminal can take the output result in Case 1 as the prediction result. For example, the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 2. The terminal can take at least one of the index of reference signal 2, the signal quality of reference signal 2, the probability that reference signal 2 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the reliability of the signal quality of reference signal 2, and the like as the prediction result. For example, the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 2 to reference signal 4, and the terminal can take at least one of the indexes of reference signal 2 to reference signal 4, the signal qualities of reference signal 2 to reference signal 4, the probabilities that each of reference signal 2 to reference signal 4 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the reliabilities of the signal qualities of each of reference signal 2 to reference signal 4, and the like as the prediction result.

[0151] As another example, the terminal can determine the prediction result based on the output result in Case 1. For example, the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 2 to reference signal 4, the terminal can sort the signal qualities of reference signal 2 to reference signal 4 in descending order of signal quality, assuming that the sorting result is: reference signal 2, reference signal 4, reference signal 3, the terminal can select the first 2 reference signals as the reference signal corresponding to the prediction result, such as taking at least one of the index of reference signal 2, the index of reference signal 4, the signal quality of reference signal 2, the signal quality of reference signal 4, the probability that reference signal 2 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the probability that reference signal 4 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the reliability of the signal quality of reference signal 2, the reliability of the signal quality of reference signal 4, and the like as the prediction result. Or, the terminal can sort the signal qualities of the reference signals in reference signal 2 to reference signal 4 in ascending order of signal quality, assuming that the sorting result is: reference signal 2, reference signal 4, reference signal 3, the terminal can select the last 2 reference signals as the reference signal corresponding to the prediction result, such as taking at least one of the index of reference signal 4, the index of reference signal 3, the signal quality of reference signal 4, the signal quality of reference signal 3, the probability that reference signal 4 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the probability that reference signal 3 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the reliability of the signal quality of reference signal 4, the reliability of the signal quality of reference signal 3, and the like as the prediction result.

[0152] The output result in case 2 can include at least one of the following: indexes of all reference signals in the N reference signals in the second resource set, signal qualities of all reference signals, probabilities that each reference signal among all reference signals is the reference signal with the best signal quality, and signal quality reliabilities of each reference signal among all reference signals. This can be considered as that the reference signal corresponding to the output result is all reference signals in the second resource set configured by the resource configuration. For example, the reference signals in the second resource set in the resource configuration can be reference signal 1 to reference signal 6, and the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 1 to reference signal 6.

[0153] As an example, the terminal can take the output result in case 2 as a prediction result. For example, the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 1 to reference signal 6. The terminal can take at least one of the following as the prediction result: at least one of indexes of reference signal 1 to reference signal 6, signal qualities of reference signal 1 to reference signal 6, probabilities that each reference signal among reference signal 1 to reference signal 6 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, and signal quality reliabilities of each reference signal among reference signal 1 to reference signal 6.

[0154] As a further example, the terminal can determine the prediction result based on the output result. For example, the reference signal corresponding to the output result can be reference signal 1 to reference signal 6. The terminal can sort the signal quality of the reference signal 1 to reference signal 6 in descending order of signal quality, assuming that the sorting result is: reference signal 2, reference signal 4, reference signal 3, reference signal 1, reference signal 6, reference signal 5, the terminal can select the first 2 reference signals as the reference signal corresponding to the prediction result, such as at least one of the index of the reference signal 2, the index of the reference signal 4, the signal quality of the reference signal 2, the signal quality of the reference signal 4, the probability that the reference signal 2 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the probability that the reference signal 4 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the signal quality reliability of the reference signal 2, the signal quality reliability of the reference signal 4, etc. as the prediction result. Or, the terminal can sort the signal quality of the reference signal in reference signal 1 to reference signal 6 in ascending order of signal quality, assuming that the sorting result is: reference signal 2, reference signal 4, reference signal 3, reference signal 6, reference signal 5, reference signal 1, the terminal can select the last 3 reference signals as the reference signal corresponding to the prediction result, such as at least one of the index of the reference signal 1, the index of the reference signal 5, the index of the reference signal 6, the signal quality of the reference signal 1, the signal quality of the reference signal 5, the signal quality of the reference signal 6, the probability that the reference signal 1 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the probability that the reference signal 5 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the probability that the reference signal 6 is the reference signal with the best signal quality, the signal quality reliability of the reference signal 1, the signal quality reliability of the reference signal 5, the signal quality reliability of the reference signal 6, etc. as the prediction result.

[0155] Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication apparatus can be a terminal or a device (for example, a chip) having a terminal function. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the communication apparatus 300 can include:

[0156] The receiving unit 301 is configured to receive a first configuration, the first configuration including a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being configured to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; and the sending unit 302 is configured to send a prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on a measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the measurement result being obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

[0157] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is configured to indicate the type of the reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or the reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

[0158] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is configured to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is a first resource set and the rest are second resource sets. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by a single resource configuration, saving signaling overhead.

[0159] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, the first resource configuration is configured to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is configured to configure the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by different resource configurations, facilitating the network device to perform resource management, such as resource updating.

[0160] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is further configured to indicate that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a QCL relationship.

[0161] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter, the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the first transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, or power; or, the resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, the indication information being configured to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0162] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration is further configured to indicate at least one of the following: an identity of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi-co-location relationship.

[0163] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to a third transmission parameter, the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, power, or a periodic type corresponding to the second resource set; or, the second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, the indication information being configured to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0164] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration, and the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further configured to indicate an association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set, or an association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

[0165] In a possible implementation, the prediction result comprises at least one of the following: indexes of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, signal qualities of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, probabilities that each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set is the reference signal with the best signal quality, or signal quality reliabilities of each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

[0166] Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of another communication apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present application, which can be a network device or a device (for example, a chip) with a network device function. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the communication apparatus 400 can include:

[0167] The sending unit 401 is configured to send a first configuration, the first configuration comprising a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being used for configuring a first resource set and a second resource set; and the receiving unit 402 is configured to receive a prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on a measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the measurement result being obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

[0168] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is used to indicate a type of a reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

[0169] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is used to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is the first resource set and the rest are the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by a single resource configuration, saving signaling overhead.

[0170] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration comprises a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, the first resource configuration being used for configuring the first resource set and the second resource configuration being used for configuring the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by different resource configurations, facilitating resource management of the network device, such as resource updating.

[0171] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is further used to indicate that the at least one reference signal in the first resource set and the at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a QCL relationship.

[0172] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration comprises a second transmission parameter in addition to a first transmission parameter, the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter being associated with the second resource set, the first transmission parameter comprising at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, or a power; or, the resource configuration comprises the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0173] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration further indicates at least one of the following: an identity of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and that the at least one reference signal in the first resource set and the at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi co-location relationship.

[0174] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to the third transmission parameter, and the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, the third transmission parameter including at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, power, or a periodic type corresponding to the second resource set; or the second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, the indication information indicating that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0175] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration, and the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration further indicates an association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set, or an association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

[0176] In a possible implementation, the prediction result includes at least one of the following: an index of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, a signal quality of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, a probability that each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set is a reference signal with the best signal quality, or a reliability of the signal quality of each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

[0177] Embodiments of the present application further provide a chip, which can perform the related steps of the terminal in the foregoing method embodiments. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface.

[0178] Exemplarily, the processor is configured to cause the chip to perform the following operations: receiving a first configuration, the first configuration including a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; and sending a prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on a measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the measurement result being obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

[0179] Exemplarily, the processor is configured to cause the chip to perform the following operations: sending a first configuration, the first configuration including a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; and receiving a prediction result based on the reporting configuration, the prediction result being determined based on a measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the measurement result being obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

[0180] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is used to indicate a type of a reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

[0181] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is used to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is the first resource set and the rest are the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by a single resource configuration, saving signaling overhead.

[0182] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, the first resource configuration is used to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is used to configure the second resource set. That is, the first resource set and the second resource set can be configured by different resource configurations, facilitating resource management of the network device, such as resource updating.

[0183] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration is further used to indicate that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a QCL relationship.

[0184] In a possible implementation, the resource configuration includes a second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter, the first transmission parameter and the second transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the first transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, or power; or, the resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0185] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration is further used to indicate at least one of the following: an identity of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi-co-location relationship.

[0186] In a possible implementation, the second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to a third transmission parameter, the third transmission parameter and the fourth transmission parameter are associated with the second resource set, and the third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time domain parameter, a frequency domain parameter, power, or a type of a period corresponding to the second resource set; or, the second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

[0187] In a possible implementation, the reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration, and the first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is further used to indicate an association relationship between the first resource set and the second resource set, or an association relationship between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

[0188] In a possible implementation, the prediction result comprises at least one of the following: indexes of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, signal qualities of the at least one reference signal in the second resource set, probabilities that each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set is the reference signal with the best signal quality, or signal quality reliabilities of each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

[0189] Optionally, the chip comprises at least one processor, at least one first memory and at least one second memory; the at least one first memory and the at least one processor are connected through a circuit, and the first memory stores instructions; the at least one second memory and the at least one processor are connected through a circuit, and the second memory stores data required to be stored in the method embodiment.

[0190] For each device, product, etc. applied to or integrated into a chip, each module contained therein can be implemented in a hardware manner such as a circuit, or at least part of the modules can be implemented in a software program manner, the software program running on a processor integrated in the chip, and the remaining (if any) part of the modules can be implemented in a hardware manner such as a circuit.

[0191] Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of another communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application. The communication device can be a terminal or a network device. The communication device 500 can comprise a memory 501 and a processor 502. Optionally, the communication device 500 further comprises a communication interface 503. The memory 501, the processor 502 and the communication interface 503 are connected through one or more communication buses. The communication interface 503 is controlled by the processor 502 to receive or send information.

[0192] The memory 501 can comprise a read-only memory and a random access memory, and provide the processor 502 with instructions and data. A part of the memory 501 can also comprise a non-volatile random access memory.

[0193] The communication interface 503 is configured to receive or send data.

[0194] The processor 502 can be a central processing unit (CPU), and can also be other general-purpose processors, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor, and optionally, the processor 502 can also be any conventional processor.

[0195] In the above embodiments, the terminal or the network device can be implemented as the communication device 500 shown in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 5, the communication device 500 can include a processor 502 and a memory 501.

[0196] The memory 501 is configured to store program instructions.

[0197] The processor 502 is configured to invoke the program instructions stored in the memory 501.

[0198] The processor 502 invokes the program instructions stored in the memory 501, so that the communication device 500 performs the method performed by the terminal or the network device in the above method embodiments.

[0199] Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a module device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The module device 600 can perform the related steps of the terminal or the network device in the foregoing method embodiments. The module device 600 includes a communication module 601, a power module 602, a storage module 603, and a chip 604.

[0200] The power module 602 is configured to provide power for the module device; the storage module 603 is configured to store data and instructions; the communication module 601 is configured to perform internal communication of the module device, or to perform communication between the module device and an external device; and the chip 604 is configured to perform the method performed by the terminal or the network device in the above method embodiments.

[0201] It should be noted that the contents not mentioned in the embodiments corresponding to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 and the specific implementation manners of the steps can be referred to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and the foregoing contents, which will not be described here.

[0202] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a processor, the method flow of the method embodiments is realized.

[0203] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, and the computer program product stores computer readable instructions. When the computer readable instructions run on a computer, the computer readable instructions make the computer execute the method procedure of the method embodiment.

[0204] The various modules / units included in each device and product described in the above embodiments can be software modules / units, hardware modules / units, or part software modules / units and part hardware modules / units. For example, for each device and product applied to or integrated into a chip, the various modules / units included in the device and product can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuitry, or at least part of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software program running on a processor integrated in the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuitry. For each device and product applied to or integrated into a chip module, the various modules / units included in the device and product can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuitry, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least part of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software program running on a processor integrated in the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuitry. For each device and product applied to or integrated into a terminal, the modules / units included in the device and product can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuitry, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or different components of the terminal, or at least part of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software program running on a processor integrated in the terminal, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuitry.

[0205] It should be noted that, for the foregoing method embodiments, in order to simply describe, each is described as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the present application is not limited to the order of the actions described, because according to the present application, certain operations can be performed in other order or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should know that the embodiments described in the specification all belong to preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily necessary for the present application.

[0206] The descriptions of the various embodiments provided by the present application can be mutually referred to, and each description of each embodiment has its own focus. For example, the functions of each device and equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application and the operations performed can refer to the related descriptions of the method embodiments of the present application, and the various method embodiments and the various device embodiments can also be mutually referred to, combined or cited.

[0207] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced by equivalents; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, include: Receive a first configuration, the first configuration including a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, the resource configuration being used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; The prediction result is sent based on the reporting configuration. The prediction result is determined based on the measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set. The measurement result is obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reporting configuration is used to indicate the type of the reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or the reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The resource configuration is used to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is the first resource set, and the remaining resource sets are the second resource set.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The resource configuration includes a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, wherein the first resource configuration is used to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is used to configure the second resource set.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The resource configuration is also used to indicate that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi-co-address relationship.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-3 or 5, characterized in that, The resource configuration includes a second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter. The first and second transmission parameters are associated with the second resource set. The first transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time-domain parameter, a frequency-domain parameter, or power; or... The resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

7. The method according to claim 1, 2 or 4, characterized in that, The second resource configuration is also used to indicate at least one of the following: the identifier of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and the quasi-co-location relationship between at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

8. The method according to claim 1, 2, 4 or 7, characterized in that, The second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to the third transmission parameter. The third and fourth transmission parameters are associated with the second resource set. The third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time-domain parameter, a frequency-domain parameter, power, or a period type corresponding to the second resource set; or... The second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

9. The method according to claim 1, 2, 4, 7 or 8, characterized in that, The reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration. The first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is also used to indicate the association between the first resource set and the second resource set, or the association between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The prediction result includes at least one of the following: the index of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the signal quality of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the probability that each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set is the reference signal with the best signal quality, or the signal quality confidence of each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

11. A communication method, characterized in that, include: Send a first configuration, which includes a reporting configuration and a resource configuration, wherein the resource configuration is used to configure a first resource set and a second resource set; The prediction result is received based on the reported configuration. The prediction result is determined based on the measurement result and at least one reference signal in the second resource set. The measurement result is obtained by measuring at least one reference signal in the first resource set.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The reporting configuration is used to indicate the type of the reporting period corresponding to the reporting configuration and / or the reporting content corresponding to the second resource set.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The resource configuration is used to configure at least two resource sets, one of which is the first resource set, and the remaining resource sets are the second resource set.

14. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The resource configuration includes a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, wherein the first resource configuration is used to configure the first resource set, and the second resource configuration is used to configure the second resource set.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11-13, characterized in that, The resource configuration is also used to indicate that at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set have a quasi-co-address relationship.

16. The method according to any one of claims 11-13 or 15, characterized in that, The resource configuration includes a second transmission parameter in addition to the first transmission parameter. The first and second transmission parameters are associated with the second resource set. The first transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time-domain parameter, a frequency-domain parameter, or power; or... The resource configuration includes the first transmission parameter, the second transmission parameter, and indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

17. The method according to claim 11, 12 or 14, characterized in that, The second resource configuration is also used to indicate at least one of the following: the identifier of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, and the quasi-co-location relationship between at least one reference signal in the first resource set and at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

18. The method according to claim 11, 12, 14 or 17, characterized in that, The second resource configuration includes a fourth transmission parameter in addition to the third transmission parameter. The third and fourth transmission parameters are associated with the second resource set. The third transmission parameter includes at least one of the following: a time-domain parameter, a frequency-domain parameter, power, or a period type corresponding to the second resource set; or... The second resource configuration includes the third transmission parameter, the fourth transmission parameter, and indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the second resource set is not used for reference signal measurement.

19. The method according to claim 11, 12, 14, 17 or 18, characterized in that, The reporting configuration is associated with the first resource configuration. The first resource configuration, the second resource configuration, or the reporting configuration is also used to indicate the association between the first resource set and the second resource set, or the association between the second resource set and the reporting configuration.

20. The method according to any one of claims 11-19, characterized in that, The prediction result includes at least one of the following: the index of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the signal quality of at least one reference signal in the second resource set, the probability that each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set is the reference signal with the best signal quality, or the signal quality confidence of each reference signal in the at least one reference signal in the second resource set.

21. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes a unit for performing the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 20.

22. A chip, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a communication interface, the processor being configured to cause the chip to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 20.

23. A module device, characterized in that, The module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip, wherein: The power module is used to provide electrical energy to the module device; The storage module is used to store data and instructions; The communication module is used for internal communication within the module device, and / or for communication between the module device and external devices; The chip is used to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 20.

24. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a memory and a processor, the memory being used to store a computer program, the computer program including program instructions, and the processor being configured to invoke the program instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 20.

25. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 20.

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