Communication method, communication device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining a first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource comprising one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell; when the first reference signal resource satisfies a trigger event, sending a first report, the first report comprising a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources. The present disclosure relates to a scenario where "a terminal submits a first report at a granularity of individual cells on the basis of a trigger event," and defines specific reporting content of the first report. The reporting content may be, for example, a resource identifier of a first reference signal resource, thereby ensuring that the terminal can successfully submit the first report at the granularity of individual cells on the basis of the trigger event, and ensuring the smooth execution and stability of measurement reporting by the terminal.

Description

Communication methods, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, and storage media. Background Technology

[0002] In communication systems, Layer 1 / Layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) is introduced. Optionally, LTM can be understood as follows: a network device configures multiple candidate cells for a terminal, each candidate cell corresponding to reference signal resources. The terminal measures the reference signal resources of the multiple candidate cells and reports a measurement report to the network device, which includes the measurement results of at least one candidate cell. Based on the measurement report reported by the terminal, the network device determines the candidate cell with better communication quality as the terminal's target cell, and uses the beam corresponding to the reference signal resources with better communication quality in that target cell as the terminal's communication beam in that target cell.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, and storage media.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a communication method is provided, executed by a terminal, comprising:

[0006] A first reference signal resource is determined, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0007] When the first reference signal resource satisfies a trigger event, a first report is sent; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a communication method is provided, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0009] Send a fourth message, the fourth message being used to configure the first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0010] Receive a first report; the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0011] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method comprising:

[0012] The network device sends fourth information to the terminal. The fourth information is used to configure the first reference signal resource. The first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0013] The terminal determines the first reference signal resource;

[0014] When the first reference signal resource satisfies a trigger event, a first report is sent; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0015] The network device receives the first report.

[0016] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0017] The processing module is configured to determine a first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0018] The transceiver module is used to send a first report when the first reference signal resource meets the trigger event; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0019] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising:

[0020] The processing module is used to send fourth information, which is used to configure the first reference signal resource. The first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0021] The processing module is further configured to receive a first report; the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0022] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising:

[0023] One or more processors;

[0024] The processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to execute any of the communication methods described in the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0025] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in the second aspect.

[0026] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform a communication method as described in any of the first to second aspects.

[0027] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product, including a computer program that, when executed by a communication device, implements the communication methods described in the first and second aspects.

[0028] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the communication methods described in the first and second aspects.

[0029] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here. Attached Figure Description

[0030] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of this disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0031] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0032] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0033] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

[0034] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

[0035] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in another embodiment of this disclosure;

[0036] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0037] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0038] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0039] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0040] This disclosure provides embodiments of a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0041] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0042] A first reference signal resource is determined, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0043] When the first reference signal resource satisfies a trigger event, a first report is sent; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0044] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines the first reference signal resources corresponding to one or more first cells, and when the first reference signal resources meet the trigger event, it sends a first report, which may include the resource identifier of at least one first reference signal resource. Therefore, this disclosure defines the specific reporting content of the first report for the scenario where "the terminal reports the first report at the cell level based on the trigger event." This reporting content may, for example, be the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource. This ensures that the terminal can successfully report the first report at the cell level based on the trigger event, ensuring the smooth execution and stability of the terminal's measurement reporting. Furthermore, in this disclosure, when the terminal reports the first report at the cell level based on the trigger event, the terminal can report the resource identifier of at least one first reference signal resource to the network device. This allows the network device to clearly identify which first reference signal resources are specifically included in the first report, enabling the network device to perform corresponding scheduling based on the first reference signal resources included in the first report, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of network device scheduling.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report is used to trigger mobility LTM at layer 1L1 or layer 2L2.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell is a candidate cell for the terminal.

[0047] In the above embodiments, the role of the first report and which cells the first cell can be are defined to clarify the application scenarios of the method disclosed herein and ensure that the method disclosed herein can be successfully executed in the corresponding application scenarios.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier in the first report includes at least: the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0049] In the above embodiments, the specific reporting content of the first report is further defined. The first report may include the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that meets the trigger event. Based on the first report, the network device can determine which first reference signal resources meet the trigger event, thereby facilitating the network device to perform corresponding scheduling based on these first reference signal resources that meet the trigger event, and ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of network device scheduling.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0051] Determine at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity;

[0052] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0053] The second quantity is: the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; the second quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, at least one second number corresponding to a second cell in the first cell is greater than or equal to the second number corresponding to a third cell; wherein

[0055] The second cell is: the first cell in which the first reference signal resource that triggered the event is located;

[0056] The third cell is: at least one of the first cells other than the second cell.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity includes:

[0058] Receive first information, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a resource identifier of a second number of the first reference signal resources.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0061] Determine at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity;

[0062] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0063] The third quantity is: the maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0065] Receive second information, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource of at least one fourth cell; the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell being the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell being any first cell.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, wherein the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells ranked by measurement results;

[0069] The resource identifier corresponding to each of the first cells includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource for which the measurement result of the first cell is best.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0071] A fourth quantity is determined; the fourth quantity is the total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the fourth quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0073] Receive third information, which is used to configure the fourth quantity.

[0074] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers for a fourth number of the first reference signal resources.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier included in the first report corresponds to at least one of the first cells.

[0076] In the above embodiments, when the terminal reports the first report, it specifically reports the resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of several first cells. Furthermore, it specifies how many resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources should be reported for each first cell. This further refines the specific content of the first report, enabling the terminal to successfully report the first report to the network device.

[0077] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the frequencies of different first cells are the same or different, and the frequencies of the first cells and the serving cells of the terminal are the same or different.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering event includes at least one of the following:

[0079] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0080] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0081] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0082] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0084] The beam quality of the second beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0085] In the above embodiments, the specific content of the triggering event is defined so that the terminal can successfully determine the reporting time of different candidate cells based on the triggering event, ensuring that the terminal reports the measurement report of the candidate cell in a timely and accurate manner at the appropriate time, avoiding the terminal from making useless reports at inappropriate times, and reducing signaling overhead and latency.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the first cell; the second value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0087] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; the second value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

[0088] In the above embodiments, the first value in the triggering event can be the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the first cell, or the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell, or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; and the second value can be the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the serving cell, or the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell, or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam. This allows different first cells of different frequencies to correspond to different first values, or different first cells to correspond to different first values, or different first beams of the first cell to correspond to different first values, and different serving cells of different frequencies to correspond to different second values, or different serving cells to correspond to different second values, or different second beams of the serving cell to correspond to different second values. Therefore, by setting different first and second values, different first cells can correspond to different triggering conditions, different serving cells can correspond to different triggering conditions, different first beams can correspond to different triggering conditions, and different second beams can correspond to different triggering conditions. This ensures fairness in triggering the first report on different cells or different beams within a cell; alternatively, a first value can be set specifically for different first cells or different beams within a first cell, making the probability of triggering the first report higher on some first cells and lower on others. This allows the terminal to switch to the first cell with a higher probability of triggering the first report. By setting the first value, the terminal can be controlled to prioritize switching to a specific first cell, thus improving the controllability of communication.

[0089] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0090] Synchronization signal block (SSB) resources;

[0091] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is the PCI of the first cell; or

[0093] When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0094] In the above embodiments, the specific resources that the first reference signal resource can be are defined. Thus, the terminal can send the first report by determining whether these resources meet the trigger event, thereby ensuring the successful transmission of the first report.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second beam includes at least one of the following:

[0096] The beam corresponding to the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state indicated by the network device;

[0097] The beam corresponding to the activated TCI state of the network device;

[0098] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state (quasi-co-located type QCL).

[0099] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0100] In the above embodiments, specific beams that the second beam may be are provided so that the terminal can successfully determine the second beam, thereby facilitating the terminal to successfully trigger the first report based on the beam quality of the second beam.

[0101] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first report further includes at least one of the following:

[0102] The measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0103] The event identifier that triggered the event;

[0104] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0105] The above embodiments provide further details on what the first report may include, so that the terminal can successfully send the first report to the network device.

[0106] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0107] Receive fourth information, the fourth information being used to configure the first reference signal resource;

[0108] The first reference signal resource is determined based on the Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status.

[0109] The first reference signal resource is determined based on the agreement.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes at least one of the following:

[0111] The first reference signal resource is determined based on one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell activated by the network device.

[0112] The first reference signal resource is determined based on at least one TCI state configured for LTM in the network device configuration.

[0113] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes:

[0114] The reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI state include two reference signal resources. The reference signal resource with QCL type D in the reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI state is determined as the first reference signal resource.

[0115] In the above embodiments, a method for determining the first reference signal resource is defined so that the terminal can successfully determine the first reference signal resource, thereby facilitating the terminal to subsequently report the first report based on whether the first reference signal resource meets the trigger event, and ensuring the successful reporting of the first report.

[0116] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0117] Send a fourth message, the fourth message being used to configure the first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0118] Receive a first report; the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0119] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report is used to trigger mobility LTM at layer 1L1 or layer 2L2.

[0120] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell is a candidate cell for the terminal.

[0121] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier in the first report includes at least: the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0122] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0123] Send a first message, the first message being used to configure at least one of a first quantity and a second quantity;

[0124] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0125] The second quantity is: the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; the second quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0126] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, at least one second number corresponding to a second cell in the first cell is greater than or equal to the second number corresponding to a third cell; wherein

[0127] The second cell is: the first cell in which the first reference signal resource that triggered the event is located;

[0128] The third cell is: at least one of the first cells other than the second cell.

[0129] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a resource identifier of a second number of the first reference signal resources.

[0130] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0131] Send a second message, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity;

[0132] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0133] The third quantity is: the maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0134] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource of at least one fourth cell; the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell being the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell being any first cell.

[0135] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, and the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

[0136] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells ranked by measurement results;

[0137] The resource identifier corresponding to each of the first cells includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource for which the measurement result of the first cell is best.

[0138] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0139] Send a third message, the third message being used to configure a fourth quantity; the fourth quantity is the total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

[0140] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers for a fourth number of the first reference signal resources.

[0141] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier included in the first report corresponds to at least one of the first cells.

[0142] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequencies of different first cells are the same or different, and the frequencies of the first cells and the serving cells of the terminal are the same or different.

[0143] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering event includes at least one of the following:

[0144] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0145] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0146] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0147] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0148] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0149] The beam quality of the second beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0150] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the first cell; the second value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0151] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; the second value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

[0152] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0153] Synchronization signal block (SSB) resources;

[0154] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource.

[0155] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is the PCI of the first cell; or

[0156] When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0157] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second beam includes at least one of the following:

[0158] The beam corresponding to the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state indicated by the network device;

[0159] The beam corresponding to the activated TCI state of the network device;

[0160] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state (quasi-co-located type QCL).

[0161] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0162] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first report further includes at least one of the following:

[0163] The measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0164] The event identifier that triggered the event;

[0165] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0166] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0167] Send a fourth message, which is used to configure the first reference signal resource.

[0168] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0169] Activate one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell;

[0170] Configure at least one TCI state for LTM.

[0171] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method comprising:

[0172] The network device sends fourth information to the terminal. The fourth information is used to configure the first reference signal resource. The first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0173] The terminal determines the first reference signal resource;

[0174] When the first reference signal resource satisfies a trigger event, a first report is sent; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0175] The network device receives the first report.

[0176] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including:

[0177] The processing module is configured to determine a first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0178] The transceiver module is used to send a first report when the first reference signal resource meets the trigger event; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0179] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report is used to trigger mobility LTM at layer 1L1 or layer 2L2.

[0180] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell is a candidate cell for the terminal.

[0181] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier in the first report includes at least: the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0182] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0183] Determine at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity;

[0184] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0185] The second quantity is: the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; the second quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0186] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, at least one second number corresponding to a second cell in the first cell is greater than or equal to the second number corresponding to a third cell; wherein

[0187] The second cell is: the first cell in which the first reference signal resource that triggered the event is located;

[0188] The third cell is: at least one of the first cells other than the second cell.

[0189] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity includes:

[0190] Receive first information, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity.

[0191] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a resource identifier of a second number of the first reference signal resources.

[0192] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0193] Determine at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity;

[0194] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0195] The third quantity is: the maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0196] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0197] Receive second information, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity.

[0198] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource of at least one fourth cell; the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell being the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell being any first cell.

[0199] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, wherein the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

[0200] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells ranked first by measurement results;

[0201] The resource identifier corresponding to each of the first cells includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource for which the measurement result of the first cell is best.

[0202] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0203] A fourth quantity is determined; the fourth quantity is the total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

[0204] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the fourth quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0205] Receive third information, which is used to configure the fourth quantity.

[0206] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers for a fourth number of the first reference signal resources.

[0207] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier included in the first report corresponds to at least one of the first cells.

[0208] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the frequencies of different first cells are the same or different, and the frequencies of the first cells and the serving cells of the terminal are the same or different.

[0209] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering event includes at least one of the following:

[0210] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0211] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0212] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0213] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0214] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0215] The beam quality of the second beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0216] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the first cell; the second value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0217] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; the second value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

[0218] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0219] Synchronization signal block (SSB) resources;

[0220] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource.

[0221] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, when the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is the PCI of the first cell; or

[0222] When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0223] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second beam includes at least one of the following:

[0224] The beam corresponding to the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state indicated by the network device;

[0225] The beam corresponding to the activated TCI state of the network device;

[0226] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state (quasi-co-located type QCL).

[0227] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0228] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report further includes at least one of the following:

[0229] The measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0230] The event identifier that triggered the event;

[0231] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0232] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0233] Receive fourth information, the fourth information being used to configure the first reference signal resource;

[0234] The first reference signal resource is determined based on the Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status.

[0235] The first reference signal resource is determined based on the agreement.

[0236] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes at least one of the following:

[0237] The first reference signal resource is determined based on one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell activated by the network device.

[0238] The first reference signal resource is determined based on at least one TCI state configured for LTM in the network device configuration.

[0239] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes:

[0240] The reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI state include two reference signal resources. The reference signal resource with QCL type D in the reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI state is determined as the first reference signal resource.

[0241] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, comprising:

[0242] The processing module is used to send fourth information, which is used to configure the first reference signal resource. The first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0243] The processing module is further configured to receive a first report; the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0244] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report is used to trigger mobility LTM at layer 1L1 or layer 2L2.

[0245] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell is a candidate cell for the terminal.

[0246] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier in the first report includes at least: the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0247] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0248] Send a first message, the first message being used to configure at least one of a first quantity and a second quantity;

[0249] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0250] The second quantity is: the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; the second quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0251] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, at least one second number corresponding to a second cell in the first cell is greater than or equal to the second number corresponding to a third cell; wherein

[0252] The second cell is: the first cell in which the first reference signal resource that triggered the event is located;

[0253] The third cell is: at least one of the first cells other than the second cell.

[0254] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a resource identifier of a second number of the first reference signal resources.

[0255] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0256] Send a second message, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity;

[0257] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0258] The third quantity is: the maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0259] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource of at least one fourth cell; the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell being the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell being any first cell.

[0260] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, wherein the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

[0261] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells ranked first by measurement results;

[0262] The resource identifier corresponding to each of the first cells includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource for which the measurement result of the first cell is best.

[0263] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0264] Send a third message, the third message being used to configure a fourth quantity; the fourth quantity is the total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

[0265] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report includes resource identifiers for a fourth number of the first reference signal resources.

[0266] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the resource identifier included in the first report corresponds to at least one of the first cells.

[0267] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the frequencies of different first cells are the same or different, and the frequencies of the first cells and the serving cells of the terminal are the same or different.

[0268] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the triggering event includes at least one of the following:

[0269] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0270] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0271] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0272] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0273] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0274] The beam quality of the second beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0275] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the first cell; the second value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0276] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; the second value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

[0277] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0278] Synchronization signal block (SSB) resources;

[0279] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource.

[0280] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, when the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is the PCI of the first cell; or

[0281] When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0282] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second beam includes at least one of the following:

[0283] The beam corresponding to the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state indicated by the network device;

[0284] The beam corresponding to the activated TCI state of the network device;

[0285] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state (quasi-co-located type QCL).

[0286] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0287] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first report further includes at least one of the following:

[0288] The measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0289] The event identifier that triggered the event;

[0290] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0291] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0292] Send a fourth message, which is used to configure the first reference signal resource.

[0293] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0294] Activate one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell;

[0295] Configure at least one TCI state for LTM.

[0296] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processors are configured to invoke the instructions to cause the communication device to perform the methods described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0297] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system comprising: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and its optional implementations, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and its optional implementations.

[0298] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect, an optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and an optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0299] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the methods described in the first aspect, optional implementations of the first aspect, the second aspect, and optional implementations of the second aspect.

[0300] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the first aspect, an optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and an optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0301] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0302] This disclosure provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, and storage media. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" can be used interchangeably with "information processing method," "information sending method," and "information receiving method," and the terms "communication device" can be used interchangeably with "information processing device," "information sending device," and "information receiving device," and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," "information sending system," and "information receiving system" can be used interchangeably.

[0303] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0304] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0305] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0306] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0307] In the embodiments of this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “at least one of”, “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0309] The descriptions in this disclosure, such as "at least one of A, B, C..." or "A and / or B and / or C...", include the case where any one of A, B, C... exists alone, as well as the case where any combination of any of A, B, C... exists alone. Each case can exist alone. For example, "at least one of A, B, C" includes the cases of A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B combination, A and C combination, B and C combination, and A and B and C combination. For example, A and / or B includes the cases of A alone, B alone, and A and B combination.

[0310] In some embodiments, the notation "in one case A, in another case B" or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: A is executed regardless of B, i.e., A is executed in some embodiments; B is executed regardless of A, i.e., B is executed in some embodiments; A and B are selectively executed, i.e., A and B are selected for execution in some embodiments; A and B are both executed, i.e., A and B are executed in some embodiments. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0311] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0312] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0313] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0314] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0315] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0316] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0317] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)," "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0318] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", "subscriber station", "mobile unit", "subscriber unit", "wireless unit", "remote unit", "mobile device", "wireless device", "wireless communication device", "remote device", "mobile subscriber station", "access terminal", "mobile terminal", "wireless terminal", "remote terminal", "handset", "user agent", "mobile client", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0319] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures that replace communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals with communication between multiple terminals (e.g., also referred to as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, uplink link, downlink link, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0320] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0321] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0322] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0323] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0324] The correspondences shown in the tables of this disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values; this disclosure is not limiting. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, the correspondences shown in some rows of the tables in this disclosure may not be configured. Furthermore, appropriate modifications and adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the headers of the above tables can also use other names that the communication device can understand, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters can also be other values ​​or representations that the communication device can understand. In the implementation of the above tables, other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or hash tables, etc.

[0325] The predefined terms in this disclosure can be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0326] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 may include a terminal and network devices. Optionally, the network devices may include at least one of access network devices and core network devices.

[0327] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, user equipment (UE), wearable device, Internet of Things (IoT) device, narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0328] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), wireless backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 5G / 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system.

[0329] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0330] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0331] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, the core network device may also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server, which may be implemented as any of the following: a Location Management Function (LMF), an Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC), a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), and a Secure User Plane Location Platform (SUPLLP).

[0332] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0333] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected to each other or may be connected in any way. The connection may be direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0334] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), 5G New Radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), Future Generation Radio Access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0335] Optionally, in a communication system, when a terminal reports a measurement report of a candidate cell to a network device, the network device typically first configures the reporting timing of the measurement report for the terminal, and then the terminal reports the measurement report based on the reporting timing configured by the network device. Optionally, the network device usually configures the terminal to report measurement reports periodically, semi-persistently, or non-periodically. However, in reality, beam quality changes are what the terminal can most promptly perceive, and the reporting timing configured by the network device (such as the period length of periodic reporting or the non-periodic reporting timing) may not be the most suitable. For example, if the reporting interval is too short, the optimal beam in two reports may be the same without change, thus wasting signaling; if the reporting interval is too long, there may be a situation where "when the beam quality changes, no report is made because the reporting timing has not yet arrived," thus affecting communication quality. Based on this, in order to determine the accurate reporting timing, a method of triggering the measurement report of a candidate cell through an event has been proposed. However, when triggering the measurement report of a candidate cell based on an event, the specific content of the measurement report is not yet clearly defined.

[0336] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, this embodiment of the disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0337] Step 2101: The network device sends the fourth information to the terminal.

[0338] Optionally, this fourth information can be used to configure the first reference signal resource.

[0339] In some embodiments, the first reference signal resource may include one or more of the following:

[0340] At least one or more reference signal resources of a first cell;

[0341] One or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0342] For example, the first reference signal resource may include at least one of the following: reference signal resource #1 of the first cell #1, reference signal resource #2 of the first cell #1, reference signal resource #3 of the first cell #1, reference signal resource #1 of the first cell #2, reference signal resource #2 of the first cell #2, reference signal resource #4 that has a QCL relationship with reference signal resource #1 of the first cell #1, reference signal resource #5 that has a QCL relationship with reference signal resource #1 of the first cell #1, and reference signal resource #6 that has a QCL relationship with reference signal resource #1 of the first cell #2.

[0343] In some embodiments, the first cell can be a candidate cell for the terminal, and can also be used as the target cell for the terminal, meaning the terminal can switch from its current serving cell to the first cell. The first cell and the terminal's serving cell can have the same frequency (intra-frequency case); or the first cell and the terminal's serving cell can have different frequencies (inter-frequency case). In other embodiments, different first cells can have the same or different frequencies.

[0344] Optionally, the reference signal resource may include at least one of the following:

[0345] Synchronization Signal (SSB) resources;

[0346] Channel-state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources.

[0347] In some embodiments, when the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource can be an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource can be the PCI of the first cell; or, when the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource can be a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource can have a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0348] Step 2102: The terminal determines the first reference signal resource.

[0349] Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first reference signal resource based on the fourth information sent by the network device. For a detailed description of this part, please refer to the steps described above.

[0350] In other embodiments, the terminal may determine the first reference signal resource based on the Transmission Configuration Indication state (TCI). Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal may determine the first reference signal resource based on one or more activated Transmission Configuration Indication states (activated TCI states) of at least one first cell activated by the network device. For example, the terminal may determine the reference signal resource indicated by one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell as the first reference signal resource. In some embodiments, when the reference signal resources corresponding to certain activated TCI states include two reference signal resources, the reference signal resource with QCL type type D among the reference signal resources corresponding to the activated TCI state may be determined as the first reference signal resource. Optionally, the activated TCI state may be activated by the network device through Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) signaling.

[0351] Alternatively, in other embodiments, the terminal can determine the first reference signal resource based on at least one TCI state configured by the network device for LTM. For example, the terminal can determine the reference signal resource indicated by at least one TCI state for LTM as the first reference signal resource. In some embodiments, when the reference signal resources corresponding to certain TCI states include two reference signal resources, the reference signal resource with QCL type type D among the reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI states can be determined as the first reference signal resource. Optionally, the aforementioned "at least one TCI state for LTM" can be configured by the network device through Radio Resource Control (RRC).

[0352] In some other embodiments, the terminal may determine the first reference signal resource based on a protocol agreement.

[0353] For a detailed introduction to the first reference signal resource, please refer to the steps described above.

[0354] Step 2103: The network device configures the trigger event to the terminal.

[0355] Optionally, the triggering event can be used to trigger a first report of the first reference signal resource. In some embodiments, different frequencies of the first cell correspond to different triggering conditions; optionally, the "triggering condition" here can be understood, for example, as a triggering threshold value corresponding to the triggering event, such as at least one of the following: a first value, a second value, a first threshold value, a second threshold value, a third threshold value, and a fourth threshold value. Optionally, the triggering condition can be used to trigger a first report of the first reference signal resource of the corresponding first cell.

[0356] Optionally, in some embodiments, "the triggering condition is used to trigger the first report of the first reference signal resource" can be understood as follows: the terminal measures the beam quality of the beam corresponding to the first reference signal resource, and when the measurement result of the first reference signal resource meets the triggering condition, the terminal can report the first report to the network device.

[0357] Optionally, the triggering event may include at least one of the following:

[0358] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0359] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0360] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0361] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0362] Optionally, different triggering conditions may include at least one of the following being different: a first value, a second value, a first threshold value, a second threshold value, a third threshold value, and a fourth threshold value.

[0363] Optionally, the first beam may include at least one of the following: a beam corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell, or a beam corresponding to reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell. The beam quality of the first beam may be the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam may be the beam quality corresponding to reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0364] Optionally, the beam quality of the second beam can be the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal. In some embodiments, the second beam may include at least one of the following:

[0365] The beam corresponding to the indicated Transmission Configuration Indication state (indicated TCI state) of the network device;

[0366] The beam corresponding to the activated Transmission Configuration Indication state (activated TCI state) of the network device;

[0367] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the indicated TCI state;

[0368] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0369] Optionally, beam quality may include Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) and / or Layer 1 Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR).

[0370] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the indicated TCI state indicates multiple (e.g., two) reference signal resources, the first beam can be the beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the indicated TCI state; or, when the activated TCI state indicates multiple (e.g., two) reference signal resources, the first beam can be the beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0371] Optionally, the aforementioned TCI state may include at least one of the following: Unified Transmission Configuration Indication state (unifiedTCI state), Joint Transmission Configuration Indication state (jointTCI state), Down Link Transmission Configuration Indication state (DL TCI state), and Up Link Transmission Configuration Indication state (UL TCI state).

[0372] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first value may include a frequency specific offset of the frequency corresponding to the first cell, and the second value may include a frequency specific offset of the frequency corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal, wherein the first cell is the cell to which the reference signal resource corresponding to the first beam belongs, or the first cell is the cell to which the reference signal resource of the QCLsource of the reference signal resource corresponding to the first beam belongs. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the first value may include a cell specific offset of the first cell and / or a beam specific offset of the first beam; the second value may include a cell specific offset of the serving cell and / or a beam specific offset of the second beam.

[0373] Optionally, when the first value and the second value include a frequency offset value, it indicates that the first value and the second value are offset values ​​defined for different frequencies. Optionally, the first value and / or the second value can satisfy at least one of the following:

[0374] The first value corresponding to the first cell at different frequencies may be the same or different;

[0375] The first cell has the same frequency as the serving cell, and its first value is 0.

[0376] The first cell has the same frequency as the serving cell, and the first value is the same as the second value.

[0377] The first cell has a different frequency than the serving cell, and the first value may be the same as or different from the second value.

[0378] Optionally, when the first value and the second value include cell offset values, it indicates that the first value and the second value are offset values ​​defined for different cells. Optionally, the first value and / or the second value can satisfy at least one of the following:

[0379] The first value may be the same or different in different first-cell areas;

[0380] The first value corresponding to the first cell may be the same as or different from the second value corresponding to the serving cell;

[0381] The second value is the same for different second beams in the same serving cell.

[0382] Optionally, when the first value and the second value include a beam offset value, it indicates that the first value and the second value are offset values ​​defined for different beams. Optionally, the first value and / or the second value can satisfy at least one of the following:

[0383] The second values ​​corresponding to different second beams in the same serving cell may be the same or different;

[0384] The first values ​​corresponding to different first beams in the same first cell may be the same or different.

[0385] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the first value includes a frequency offset value and a cell offset value, the priority of the terminal handover to that first cell can be increased or decreased by setting different first values ​​for different first cells. Specifically, in some embodiments, when the triggering event includes: the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a first threshold value, and / or, the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a third threshold value than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value; in this case, if it is desired to increase the priority of the terminal handover to a certain first cell, the first value (such as the frequency offset value or the cell offset value) of the first cell can be set to a larger value, so that the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a larger value, which can more easily exceed the first threshold value, or more easily exceed the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value, thereby making it easier for the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell to meet the triggering event, and easier to trigger the measurement reporting of the first cell, thus increasing the probability of the terminal handover to the first cell. Alternatively, if it is desired to reduce the priority of a terminal handover to a certain first cell, the first value (such as frequency offset value or cell offset value) of the first cell can be set to a smaller value, so that the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a smaller value, which is not likely to exceed the first threshold value, or is not likely to exceed the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value. This makes it less likely that the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell will meet the triggering event, and less likely to trigger the measurement reporting of the first cell, thus reducing the probability of the terminal handover to the first cell.

[0386] Alternatively, in some other embodiments, when the triggering event includes: the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a second threshold value, and / or, the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a fourth threshold value than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value; in this case, if it is desired to increase the priority of the terminal handing over to a certain first cell, the first value (such as frequency offset value or cell offset value) of the first cell can be set to a smaller value, so that the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a larger value, which can more easily be higher than the second threshold value, or more easily be higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value, thereby making it easier for the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell to meet the triggering event, and easier to trigger the measurement reporting of the first cell, thus increasing the probability of the terminal handing over to the first cell. Alternatively, if it is desired to reduce the priority of a terminal handover to a certain first cell, the first value (such as frequency offset value or cell offset value) of the first cell can be set to a larger value, so that the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a smaller value, which is not likely to exceed the second threshold value, or is not likely to exceed the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value. This makes it difficult for the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell to meet the triggering event, and it is not easy to trigger the measurement reporting of the first cell, thus reducing the probability of the terminal handover to the first cell.

[0387] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the first value includes a beam offset value, by setting different first values ​​for different first beams in the first cell, the priority of the terminal switching to that first beam can be increased or decreased. Specifically, in some embodiments, when the triggering event includes: the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a first threshold value, and / or, the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a third threshold value than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value; in this case, if it is desired to increase the priority of the terminal switching to a certain first beam, the first value (such as the beam offset value) of the first beam can be set to a larger value, so that the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a larger value, which can more easily exceed the first threshold value, or more easily exceed the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value, thereby making it easier for the beam quality of the first beam to meet the triggering event, and more easily triggering the measurement reporting of the first beam, thus increasing the probability of the terminal switching to the first beam. Alternatively, if it is desired to reduce the priority of a terminal switching to a certain first beam, the first value (such as the beam offset value) of the first beam can be set to a smaller value, so that the sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a smaller value, which is not likely to exceed the first threshold value, or is not likely to exceed the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value. This makes it less likely that the beam quality of the first beam will meet the trigger event and less likely to trigger the measurement reporting of the first beam, thus reducing the probability of the terminal switching to the first beam.

[0388] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the triggering event includes: the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a second threshold value; and / or, the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a fourth threshold value than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value; in this case, if it is desired to increase the priority of the terminal switching to a certain first beam, the first value (such as the beam offset value) of the first beam can be set to a smaller value, so that the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a larger value, which can more easily be higher than the second threshold value, or more easily be higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value, thereby making it easier for the beam quality of the first beam to meet the triggering event, and more easily triggering the measurement reporting of the first beam, thus increasing the probability of the terminal switching to the first beam. Alternatively, if it is desired to reduce the priority of a terminal switching to a certain first beam, the first value (such as the beam offset value) of the first beam can be set to a larger value, so that the difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is a smaller value, which is not likely to exceed the second threshold value, or is not likely to exceed the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value. This makes it less likely that the beam quality of the first beam will meet the trigger event and less likely to trigger the measurement reporting of the first beam, thus reducing the probability of the terminal switching to the first beam.

[0389] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first report described above may include a resource identifier of at least one first reference signal resource. In some embodiments, the resource identifier in the first report may include at least: a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0390] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device can configure trigger events to the terminal via Radio Resource Control (RRC).

[0391] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the term "beam" is merely an exemplary designation of this disclosure, and it can also be other designations. For example, a beam can be referred to as: beam, common beam, spatial Rx parameter, quasi-co-location Type (QCL Type) D, spatial setting, spatial reception filter, spatial transmission filter, spatial domain filter, TCI state, indicated TCI state, joint Transmission Configuration Indication state (joint TCI state), downlink transmission configuration indication state (DL TCI state), uplink transmission configuration indication state (UL TCI state), unified transmission configuration indication state (unifiedTCI state), and common transmission configuration indication state (common TCI state). State), spatial relation information, etc.

[0392] Step 2104: The terminal determines the triggered event.

[0393] Optionally, the terminal may receive trigger events configured by the network device, or the terminal may determine the trigger events based on protocol agreements.

[0394] For a detailed description of the triggering event, please refer to step 2101 above.

[0395] Step 2105: The network device sends at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information to the terminal.

[0396] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to configure at least one of a first quantity and a second quantity. Optionally, the first quantity can be: the number of first cells corresponding to resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer; that is, the first report can include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of a first quantity of first cells. Optionally, the second quantity can be: the number of first reference signal resources corresponding to one first cell in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; optionally, the second quantities corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different. That is, one first cell in the first report can include resource identifiers of a second quantity of first reference signal resources.

[0397] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second number corresponding to the second cell in at least one first cell is greater than or equal to the second number corresponding to the third cell; wherein, the second cell can be: the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located; the third cell can be: at least one cell in the first cell other than the second cell.

[0398] For example, suppose there are three first cells, namely first cell #1, first cell #2, and first cell #3. The first reference signal resources corresponding to first cell #1 include reference signal resource #1 and reference signal resource #2; the first reference signal resources corresponding to first cell #2 include reference signal resource #3; and the first reference signal resources corresponding to first cell #3 include reference signal resource #4. If reference signal resources #1, #2, and #4 satisfy a triggering event, then first cell #1 and first cell #3 can be identified as second cells, and first cell #2 as third cell.

[0399] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second information described above can be used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity; wherein, a detailed description of the first quantity can be found in the above description; optionally, the third quantity can be: the maximum number of first reference signal resources corresponding to a first cell in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; optionally, the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different. That is, a first cell in the first report can include at most a third quantity of resource identifiers for first reference signal resources.

[0400] Optionally, in some embodiments, the aforementioned third information can be used to configure a fourth quantity, which can be the total number of first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report, that is: the first report may include resource identifiers of a fourth quantity of first reference signal resources.

[0401] Step 2106: The terminal determines one or more of the first quantity, second quantity, third quantity, and fourth quantity.

[0402] Optionally, the terminal may receive one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth quantities configured by the network device; alternatively, the terminal may determine one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth quantities based on a protocol agreement. For detailed information on this part, please refer to the steps described above.

[0403] Step 2107: The first reference signal resource satisfies the trigger event, and the terminal sends a first report to the network device.

[0404] Optionally, the terminal may send a first report to the network device when the measurement result of the first reference signal resource meets the trigger event. In some embodiments, the measurement result may be the beam quality of the beam corresponding to the first reference signal resource, such as Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) and / or Layer 1 Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR).

[0405] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, and each first cell in the first report may correspond to resource identifiers of a second number of first reference signal resources. In this case, the number of resource identifiers included in the first report is the sum of the second numbers corresponding to the first number of first cells. For example, assuming the first number is 2, and the second numbers corresponding to the 2 first cells are N1 and N2 respectively, then the number of resource identifiers included in the first report is N1 + N2. Therefore, the number of resource identifiers included in the first report is fixed, thereby making the size of the signaling (such as uplink control information (UCI)) carrying the first report fixed, which facilitates the network device to decode the signaling and improves communication efficiency.

[0406] In some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of at least one fourth cell; the number of first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, and greater than 0. Optionally, the fourth cell may be the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, that is, the fourth cell may be the second cell mentioned above, or the fourth cell may be any first cell, that is, the fourth cell may be the second cell or the third cell mentioned above. Optionally, in some embodiments, the first report may only include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of at least one second cell, or in some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of at least one second cell and resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of at least one third cell; wherein, the number of first reference signal resources corresponding to the second cell may be greater than or equal to the number of first reference signal resources corresponding to the third cell.

[0407] In some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of a fourth number of first reference signal resources. Optionally, the resource identifiers included in the first report may correspond to at least one first cell. For example, in some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of the fourth number of first reference signal resources whose measurement results rank among all first reference signal resources; and the number of first reference signal resources corresponding to the second cell in the first report may be greater than or equal to the number of first reference signal resources corresponding to the third cell. In this case, the number of resource identifiers included in the first report is also fixed at a fourth number, thereby making the size of the signaling (such as UCI) carrying the first report fixed, which facilitates network devices in decoding the signaling and improves communication efficiency.

[0408] In some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells. The number of first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report may be greater than 0, less than or equal to a third number corresponding to that first cell. In some embodiments, the first report may include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells with the highest measurement results. The resource identifier corresponding to each first cell in the first report includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource with the best measurement result for that first cell. For example, the measurement results of all first reference signal resources may be sorted to determine the first number of first cells with the highest measurement results, and the first reference signal resources with the best measurement results corresponding to each of the first number of first cells may be determined; or, the measurement results of the first reference signal resources of each first cell may be sorted to determine the first reference signal resource with the best measurement result for each first cell, and then the first reference signal resources with the best measurement results for each first cell may be sorted again to determine the first number of first cells with the highest measurement results, and the first reference signal resources with the best measurement results corresponding to each of the first number of first cells may be determined. Optionally, in some embodiments, for the top number of first cells in the measurement results in the first report, in addition to including the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource with the best measurement result, the resource identifier of other first reference signal resources of the first cell may also be included. Optionally, "other first reference signal resources" here can be: the top N3 first reference signal resources in the first cell besides the first reference signal resource with the best measurement result; or, the "other first reference signal resources" can be: any N3 first reference signal resources of the first cell; wherein, N3 is greater than 0 and less than the third number corresponding to the first cell. It should be noted that "other first reference signal resources" can also be determined by other methods, and are not limited to the two examples above. This disclosure does not specifically limit them.

[0409] Optionally, in some embodiments, the resource identifiers corresponding to different first reference signal resources of the same first cell may be different, and the resource identifiers corresponding to the first reference signal resources of different first cells may also be different.

[0410] Optionally, when the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, Table 1 shows a correspondence between a first reference signal resource and a resource identifier (entry) as illustrated in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0411] Table 1

[0412] As shown in Table 1, the first cell CellID#i corresponds to three first reference signal resources, namely: SSB#n, SSB#n+l, and SSB#n+h. The resource identifier corresponding to SSB#n is "0", the resource identifier corresponding to SSB#n+l is "1", and the resource identifier corresponding to SSB#n+h is "2". And so on. Assuming each first cell corresponds to s first reference signal resources, the resource identifiers corresponding to the s first reference signal resources of the first first cell are 0 to s-1, the resource identifiers corresponding to the s first reference signal resources of the second first cell are s to 2s-1, the resource identifiers corresponding to the s first reference signal resources of the third first cell are 2s to 3s-1, and so on.

[0413] It should be noted that the above is only an example of the "correspondence between reference signal resources and resource identifiers". Other correspondences are also within the scope of protection of this disclosure, and this disclosure does not make specific limitations on them.

[0414] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the first report described above may also include at least one of the following:

[0415] Measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0416] The event ID that triggered the event;

[0417] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0418] Step 2108: The network device determines the target cell and / or target beam of the terminal based on the first report.

[0419] Optionally, the first report can be used for LTM (Low-Temperature Measurement). That is, after receiving the first report, the network device can determine, based on the measurement results of the first reference signal resource in the first report, a first cell with better beam quality as the terminal's target cell, and use the beam corresponding to the first reference signal resource with better beam quality in that target cell as the terminal's target beam in that target cell. Then, the network device can instruct the terminal to hand over to the target cell and instruct the terminal to use the target beam in the target cell to communicate with the network device. Optionally, the target cell can be understood as the cell to which the terminal is about to hand over, and the target beam can be understood as the beam to be used by the terminal after handing over to the target cell.

[0420] Step 2109: The network device indicates the target cell and / or target beam to the terminal.

[0421] Step 2110: The terminal switches to the target cell and / or target beam.

[0422] Optionally, after the terminal switches to the target cell and target beam, it can use the target beam to receive downlink signals sent by the network device. In some embodiments, the terminal can also determine its corresponding uplink transmission beam based on the target beam and use the uplink transmission beam to send uplink signals to the network device.

[0423] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines the first reference signal resources corresponding to one or more first cells, and when the first reference signal resources meet the trigger event, it sends a first report, which may include the resource identifier of at least one first reference signal resource. Therefore, this disclosure defines the specific reporting content of the first report for the scenario where "the terminal reports the first report at the cell level based on the trigger event." This reporting content may, for example, be the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource. This ensures that the terminal can successfully report the first report at the cell level based on the trigger event, ensuring the smooth execution and stability of the terminal's measurement reporting. Furthermore, in this disclosure, when the terminal reports the first report at the cell level based on the trigger event, the terminal can report the resource identifier of at least one first reference signal resource to the network device. This allows the network device to clearly identify which first reference signal resources are specifically included in the first report, enabling the network device to perform corresponding scheduling based on the first reference signal resources included in the first report, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of network device scheduling.

[0424] In the above embodiments, the first value in the triggering event can be the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the first cell, or the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell, or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; and the second value can be the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the serving cell, or the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell, or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam. This allows different first cells of different frequencies to correspond to different first values, or different first cells to correspond to different first values, or different first beams of the first cell to correspond to different first values, and different serving cells of different frequencies to correspond to different second values, or different serving cells to correspond to different second values, or different second beams of the serving cell to correspond to different second values. Therefore, by setting different first and second values, different first cells can correspond to different triggering conditions, different serving cells can correspond to different triggering conditions, different first beams can correspond to different triggering conditions, and different second beams can correspond to different triggering conditions. This ensures fairness in triggering the first report on different cells or different beams within a cell; alternatively, a first value can be set specifically for different first cells or different beams within a first cell, making the probability of triggering the first report higher on some first cells and lower on others. This allows the terminal to switch to the first cell with a higher probability of triggering the first report. By setting the first value, the terminal can be controlled to prioritize switching to a specific first cell, thus improving the controllability of communication.

[0425] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2110. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and step 2101+S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0426] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0427] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0428] Step 3101: Determine the first reference signal resource.

[0429] Step 3102: The first reference signal resource satisfies the trigger event, and the first report is sent.

[0430] Optionally, the first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0431] Optionally, the first report includes a resource identifier for at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0432] Optionally, the first report is used to trigger mobility LTM at layer 1L1 or layer 2L2.

[0433] Optionally, the first cell is a candidate cell for the terminal.

[0434] Optionally, the resource identifier in the first report includes at least: the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0435] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0436] Determine at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity;

[0437] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0438] The second quantity is: the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; the second quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0439] Optionally, at least one of the second cells in the first cell corresponds to a second number that is greater than or equal to a second number corresponding to a third cell; wherein

[0440] The second cell is: the first cell in which the first reference signal resource that triggers the event is located;

[0441] The third cell is: at least one of the first cells other than the second cell.

[0442] Optionally, determining at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity includes:

[0443] Receive first information, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity.

[0444] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a resource identifier of a second number of the first reference signal resources.

[0445] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0446] Determine at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity;

[0447] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0448] The third quantity is: the maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0449] Optionally, determining at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0450] Receive second information, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity.

[0451] Optionally, the first report includes a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource of at least one fourth cell; the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell is the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell is any first cell.

[0452] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, wherein the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

[0453] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells ranked first by measurement results;

[0454] The resource identifier corresponding to each of the first cells includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource for which the measurement result of the first cell is best.

[0455] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0456] A fourth quantity is determined; the fourth quantity is the total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

[0457] Optionally, determining the fourth quantity includes at least one of the following:

[0458] Receive third information, which is used to configure the fourth quantity.

[0459] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers for a fourth number of the first reference signal resources.

[0460] Optionally, the resource identifier included in the first report corresponds to at least one of the first cells.

[0461] Optionally, the frequencies of different first cells may be the same or different, and the frequencies of the first cells and the serving cells of the terminal may be the same or different.

[0462] Optionally, the triggering event includes at least one of the following:

[0463] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0464] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0465] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0466] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0467] Optionally, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0468] The beam quality of the second beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0469] Optionally, the first value includes the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the first cell; the second value includes the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal.

[0470] Optionally, the first value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; the second value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

[0471] Optionally, the reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0472] Synchronization signal block (SSB) resources;

[0473] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource.

[0474] Optionally, when the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is the PCI of the first cell; or

[0475] When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0476] Optionally, the second beam includes at least one of the following:

[0477] The beam corresponding to the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state indicated by the network device;

[0478] The beam corresponding to the activated TCI state of the network device;

[0479] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state (quasi-co-located type QCL).

[0480] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0481] Optionally, the first report may also include at least one of the following:

[0482] The measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0483] The event identifier that triggered the event;

[0484] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0485] Optionally, determining the first reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0486] Receive fourth information, the fourth information being used to configure the first reference signal resource;

[0487] The first reference signal resource is determined based on the Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status.

[0488] The first reference signal resource is determined based on the agreement.

[0489] Optionally, determining the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes at least one of the following:

[0490] The first reference signal resource is determined based on one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell activated by the network device.

[0491] The first reference signal resource is determined based on at least one TCI state configured for LTM in the network device configuration.

[0492] Optionally, determining the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes:

[0493] The reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI state include two reference signal resources. The reference signal resource with QCL type D in the reference signal resources corresponding to the TCI state is determined as the first reference signal resource.

[0494] For a detailed description of steps 3101-3102, please refer to the above embodiments.

[0495] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3102. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step 3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0496] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0497] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0498] Step 4101: Send the fourth message.

[0499] Step 4102: Receive the first report.

[0500] Optionally, the fourth information is used to configure the first reference signal resource, which includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0501] Optionally, the first report includes a resource identifier for at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0502] Optionally, the first report is used to trigger mobility LTM at layer 1L1 or layer 2L2.

[0503] Optionally, the first cell is a candidate cell for the terminal.

[0504] Optionally, the resource identifier in the first report includes at least: the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event.

[0505] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0506] Send a first message, the first message being used to configure at least one of a first quantity and a second quantity;

[0507] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0508] The second quantity is: the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; the second quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0509] Optionally, at least one of the second cells in the first cell corresponds to a second number that is greater than or equal to a second number corresponding to a third cell; wherein

[0510] The second cell is: the first cell in which the first reference signal resource that triggers the event is located;

[0511] The third cell is: at least one of the first cells other than the second cell.

[0512] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a resource identifier of a second number of the first reference signal resources.

[0513] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0514] Send a second message, which is used to configure at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity;

[0515] The first quantity is: the number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, where the first quantity is a positive integer;

[0516] The third quantity is: the maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; the third quantity corresponding to different first cells may be the same or different.

[0517] Optionally, the first report includes a resource identifier of the first reference signal resource of at least one fourth cell; the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each fourth cell in the first report is less than or equal to the third number corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell is the first cell where the first reference signal resource that satisfies the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell is any first cell.

[0518] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of a first number of first cells, wherein the number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

[0519] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers of the first reference signal resources of the first number of first cells ranked first by measurement results;

[0520] The resource identifier corresponding to each of the first cells includes at least the resource identifier of the first reference signal resource for which the measurement result of the first cell is best.

[0521] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0522] Send a third message, the third message being used to configure a fourth quantity; the fourth quantity is the total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

[0523] Optionally, the first report includes resource identifiers for a fourth number of the first reference signal resources.

[0524] Optionally, the resource identifier included in the first report corresponds to at least one of the first cells.

[0525] Optionally, the frequencies of different first cells may be the same or different, and the frequencies of the first cells and the serving cells of the terminal may be the same or different.

[0526] Optionally, the triggering event includes at least one of the following:

[0527] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the first threshold value;

[0528] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the second threshold value;

[0529] The sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the sum of the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a third threshold value.

[0530] The difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than the difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

[0531] Optionally, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the first cell; or, the beam quality of the first beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources that have a QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0532] The beam quality of the second beam is the beam quality corresponding to the reference signal resources of the serving cell of the terminal.

[0533] Optionally, the first value includes the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the first cell; the second value includes the frequency offset value of the frequency corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal.

[0534] Optionally, the first value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; the second value includes the cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or the beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

[0535] Optionally, the reference signal resource includes at least one of the following:

[0536] Synchronization signal block (SSB) resources;

[0537] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource.

[0538] Optionally, when the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and the physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is the PCI of the first cell; or

[0539] When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource that has a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with the SSB resource of the first cell.

[0540] Optionally, the second beam includes at least one of the following:

[0541] The beam corresponding to the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state indicated by the network device;

[0542] The beam corresponding to the activated TCI state of the network device;

[0543] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state (quasi-co-located type QCL).

[0544] The beam corresponding to the reference signal resource with QCL type type D in the activated TCI state.

[0545] Optionally, the first report may also include at least one of the following:

[0546] The measurement results of the first reference signal resource;

[0547] The event identifier that triggered the event;

[0548] The report configuration identifier is reportconfigID.

[0549] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0550] Send a fourth message, which is used to configure the first reference signal resource.

[0551] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0552] Activate one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell;

[0553] Configure at least one TCI state for LTM.

[0554] For a detailed description of steps 4101-4102, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0555] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4102. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step 4102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0556] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0557] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system, which includes a terminal and a network device. The method includes at least one of the following:

[0558] Step 5101: The network device sends the fourth piece of information to the terminal;

[0559] Step 5102: The terminal determines the first reference signal resource.

[0560] Step 5103: The first reference signal resource satisfies the trigger event, and the first report is sent.

[0561] Step 5104: The network device receives the first report.

[0562] The optional implementation methods of steps 5101-5104 can be found in the above embodiments.

[0563] In some embodiments, the above methods may include the methods described in the embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0564] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 5101 to 5104. For example, step 5101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step 5102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0565] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0566] The following is an exemplary description of the above method.

[0567] 1. The terminal determines a first reference signal resource, which is used to determine a new beam in an event (also known as a triggering condition). When the first reference signal resource meets the event triggering condition, the terminal sends a first report. The first reference signal resource is either a reference signal resource corresponding to a candidate cell or a reference signal resource with a QCL relationship to the reference signal resource of the candidate cell. The first report contains reference signal identification information for the first reference signal resource of at least one candidate cell.

[0568] a) The beam can be called beam, spatial Rx parameter, QCL (quasi-co location) Type D, spatial setting, spatial reception filter, spatial transmission filter, spatial domain filter, TCI state, indicated TCI state, joint TCI state, DL TCI state, UL TCI state, unified TCI state, common TCI state, spatialrelationinfo, etc.

[0569] b) The first report is used for L1 / L2 triggered mobility (LTM)

[0570] c) The candidate cell is the non-serving cell of the terminal. The candidate cell is used to determine one cell as the target cell, that is, the cell to which the terminal will hand over.

[0571] 2. The first report includes identification information corresponding to at least one first reference signal resource of at least one candidate cell, and at least one first reference signal satisfies the triggering condition of the event.

[0572] a) The base station configuration first report contains the identification information corresponding to the reference signal resources of M candidate cells, and each candidate cell reports the identification information corresponding to N reference signal resources.

[0573] i. Where M is greater than or equal to 1, and N is greater than or equal to 1. For different candidate cells, the value of N can be the same, or the value of N can be configured independently.

[0574] ii. The case where the N value is configured independently is as follows:

[0575] 1. Because the first report must include the identification information corresponding to at least one first reference signal resource that triggered the event, for example, the event is as follows: the sum or difference between the new beam and a frequency-related offset is one threshold higher than the quality of the current beam. That is, the first report must contain at least one new beam that is better than the current beam. And this new beam corresponds to, for example, candidate cell #1, which means that the terminal is relatively close to candidate cell #1. Therefore, it can be configured that: for candidate cells that contain a new beam that meets the triggering conditions, the N value is N1, and for candidate cells that do not contain a new beam that meets the triggering conditions, the N value is N2. The following uses M=2 as an example.

[0576] a) The base station can explicitly configure the values ​​of N1 and N2. The value of N1 is greater than 1, and the value of N2 can be less than N1 and greater than or equal to 0, where a value of 0 indicates that no report is made. The advantage of the base station explicitly configuring the values ​​of N1 and N2 is that the number of reference signal identifiers included in the beam report is fixed, so the size of the UCI corresponding to the beam report is fixed, making decoding by the base station more convenient.

[0577] b) In addition, the values ​​of N1 and N2 may simply be the maximum values ​​configured by the base station, while the actual values ​​of N1 and N2 included in the first report are determined by the terminal.

[0578] i. For example, in one scenario, the terminal only reports the identifiers of reference signal resources that meet the triggering conditions. In this case, the identifiers of the reference signal resources reported by the terminal may not correspond to several cells, and the number may differ from the number M configured by the base station, because there may only be one candidate cell whose reference signal resources meet the triggering conditions. Of course, the number of candidate cells configured by the base station for measurement is definitely greater than or equal to M.

[0579] ii. In the second scenario, the terminal reports a total of N1+N2 reference signal resource identifiers in the first report (which may include identifiers of reference signal resources that do not meet the triggering conditions). However, the specific number of reference signal resource identifiers for each candidate cell is uncertain. The terminal can sort the L1-RSRPs corresponding to all reference signal resource identifiers of all candidate cells and report the identifiers of reference signal resources with higher L1-RSRPs. Alternatively, the terminal can determine that it can report more reference signal resource identifiers for candidate cells that meet the triggering conditions and report fewer identifiers for candidate cells that do not meet the triggering conditions. The specific reference signal resource identifier refers to the entry (see the detailed description in item 7 below). In this method, the number of reference signal resource identifiers is also fixed.

[0580] iii. In the third scenario, for example, if the base station is configured to report reference signal resource identifiers for M candidate cells, the terminal needs to ensure that the reported reference signal resource identifiers correspond to at least M different candidate cells. That is, for each of the M different candidate cells, at least one reference signal resource is reported, and the remaining number can be allocated by the terminal. For instance, the terminal sorts the L1-RSRPs corresponding to all reference signal identifiers of the multiple candidate cells configured by the base station for measurement, and also sorts the L1-RSRPs of the reference signal resource identifiers within each candidate cell. Each candidate cell selects its strongest L1-RSRP and sorts it again, finding the M candidate cells corresponding to the M strongest L1-RSRPs. The first report then only includes the reference signal resource identifiers corresponding to these M candidate cells. That is, the reference signal resource identifiers corresponding to the strongest L1-RSRPs within these M candidate cells are already included in the first report. How to determine the other reference signal resource identifiers in these M candidate cells can refer to the methods in the first or second scenario. The final number of all included reference signal identifiers can be equal to or less than M*N.

[0581] 1. For example, if a base station is configured to measure reference signal resources in three candidate cells, and the strongest L1-RSRP is higher in two of these candidate cells, the terminal reports the identifier of the reference signal resource corresponding to the strongest L1-RSRP in those two candidate cells. This means that two reference signal resource identifiers have been identified as corresponding to two different candidate cells. Which of the other reference signal resource identifiers corresponds to in these two candidate cells can be determined by the terminal itself, or they can be excluded from the first report.

[0582] b) The candidate cells included in the first report all correspond to the same frequency f, or correspond to different frequencies f.

[0583] i. The frequency of f can be the same as or different from that of the serving cell.

[0584] 3. Based on 1 or 2, the event includes

[0585] a) The sum or difference between the new beam quality and a frequency-dependent second offset is higher than a threshold.

[0586] i. The new beam is also called the target beam.

[0587] 1. Mn + offset(f) > threshold2

[0588] The offset(f) is frequency-dependent. For example, if the event is to determine whether the beam of a candidate cell at frequency f1 is good, then the offset value is offset(f1); if the event is to determine whether the beam of a candidate cell at frequency f2 is good, then the offset value is offset(f2). offset(f1) and offset(f2) can be different values ​​or the same value. If the candidate cell is on the same frequency as the current serving cell, then offset(f) can be 0. And / or if it is not on the same frequency as the current serving cell, the offset value is not 0 and takes the same value for different frequencies.

[0589] b) The sum or difference between the new beam and a frequency-dependent offset is one threshold higher than the current beam quality.

[0590] i.Mn+offset(fn)>Ms+offset(fs)+threshold3

[0591] The offset(f) is frequency-dependent. For example, if the event is to determine whether the beam in a candidate cell at frequency f1 is better than the current beam, then the offset value is offset(f1); if the event is to determine whether the beam in a candidate cell at frequency f2 is better than the current beam, then the offset value is offset(f2). offset(f1) and offset(f2) can be different values ​​or the same value. If the candidate cell is on the same frequency as the current serving cell, offset(f) can be 0. And / or if it is not on the same frequency as the current serving cell, the offset value is not 0 and takes the same value for different frequencies.

[0592] 4. Based on point 1, when the first reference signal resource is used to determine a new beam, the first reference signal resource can be an SSB or a CSI-RS.

[0593] a) The PCI corresponding to the SSB is the PCI of the candidate cell.

[0594] b) CSI-RS has a QCL relationship with the SSB of the candidate cell.

[0595] 5. Based on 1, the candidate cell and the terminal's serving cell are at the same frequency (intra-frequency), or the candidate cell and the terminal's serving cell are at different frequencies (inter-frequency).

[0596] 6. Based on 1, the current beam is determined based on the indicated TCI state or the activated indicated TCI state.

[0597] a) The reference signal resource corresponding to the current beam is either the indicated TCI state or the activated indicated TCI state. If there are two reference signal resources, the reference signal resource corresponding to QCL Type D is used.

[0598] 7. Based on 1, the first report includes the entry of the reference signal identifier corresponding to the new beam in the list configured in the base station RRC, L1-RSRP.

[0599] The entry for the reference signal identifier corresponding to the new beam is shown in the table below.

[0600] The above is just an example. The reference signal entries for the first cell are numbered sequentially from 0 to s-1, with each cell corresponding to s reference signal identifiers; then the reference signal entries for the second cell are s to 2s-1, and the reference signal entries for the third cell are 2s to 3s-1, and so on.

[0601] 8. Based on 1, the first report includes the event ID.

[0602] This disclosure presents the specific content of an event-based triggered beam report for a candidate cell, ensuring that the beam report contains more useful beam information.

[0603] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0604] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0605] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0606] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, it includes:

[0607] The processing module is configured to determine a first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell;

[0608] The transceiver module is used to send a first report when the first reference signal resource meets the trigger event; the first report includes at least one resource identifier of the first reference signal resource.

[0609] Optionally, the processing module is used to execute the steps related to "processing" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. The transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to "sending and receiving" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods.

[0610] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, it includes:

[0611] The processing module is used to send fourth information, which is used to configure the first reference signal resource. The first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources that have a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the reference signal resources of the first cell.

[0612] The processing module is further configured to receive a first report; the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

[0613] Optionally, the processing module is used to perform the steps related to "processing" performed by the network device in any of the above methods. The network device further includes a transceiver module, which is used to perform the steps related to "sending and receiving" performed by the network device in any of the above methods.

[0614] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment or the first device described above), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0615] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 7100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0616] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may also be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0617] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceivers 7103, and other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0618] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0619] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104 connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 can read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0620] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0621] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, the schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in Figure 7B can be referenced, but is not limited thereto.

[0622] Chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, which are used to invoke instructions to cause chip 7200 to perform any of the above methods.

[0623] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202 connected to memory 7203. Interface circuits 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can also be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send those instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver can be used interchangeably.

[0624] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside of chip 7200.

[0625] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0626] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0627] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0628] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible to a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid-state disks (SSDs)).

[0629] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0630] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0631] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: determining a first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource comprising one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, one or more reference signal resources having a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship with a reference signal resource of the first cell; the first reference signal resource satisfying a triggering event, and sending a first report; the first report comprising resource identities of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first report is used for layer 1 (L1) or layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM).

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The first cell is a candidate cell of the terminal.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The resource identities in the first report at least comprise resource identities of the first reference signal resources satisfying the triggering event.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The method further comprises: determining at least one of a first quantity and a second quantity; the first quantity being a quantity of the first cells corresponding to the resource identities comprised in the first report, the first quantity being a positive integer; the second quantity being a quantity of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one first cell in the first report; the second quantity being a non-negative integer.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, A second quantity corresponding to a second cell in the at least one first cell is greater than or equal to a third quantity corresponding to a third cell; wherein the second cell is the first cell in which the first reference signal resource satisfying the triggering event is located; the third cell is a cell in the at least one first cell other than the second cell.

7. The method of claim 5 or 6, wherein, The determining at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity comprises: receiving first information, the first information being used for configuring at least one of the first quantity and the second quantity.

8. The method according to claims 5-7, characterized in that, The first report comprises resource identities of the first reference signal resources of a first quantity of the first cells, each of the first cells in the first report corresponding to a second quantity of the resource identities of the first reference signal resources.

9. The method of any one of claims 1-4, wherein, The method further comprises: determining at least one of a first quantity and a third quantity; the first quantity being a quantity of the first cells corresponding to the resource identities comprised in the first report, the first quantity being a positive integer; the third quantity being a maximum quantity of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one first cell in the first report; the third quantity being a non-negative integer.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The determining at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity comprises at least one of the following: receiving second information, the second information being used for configuring at least one of the first quantity and the third quantity.

11. The method of claim 9 or 10, wherein, The first report comprises resource identities of the first reference signal resources of at least one fourth cell; a quantity of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each of the fourth cells in the first report is less than or equal to the third quantity corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell being the first cell in which the first reference signal resource satisfying the triggering event is located, or the fourth cell being any of the first cells.

12. The method of claim 9 or 10, wherein, The first report includes resource identities of a first quantity of the first reference signal resources of the first cell, and a quantity of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each of the first cell in the first report is greater than 0.

13. The method of claims 1-4, wherein, The method further includes: determining a fourth quantity; the fourth quantity is a total quantity of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The determination of the fourth quantity includes at least one of: receiving third information, the third information being used for configuring the fourth quantity.

15. The method of claim 13 or 14, wherein, The first report includes resource identities of a fourth quantity of the first reference signal resources.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The resource identities included in the first report correspond to at least one of the first cells.

17. The method of any one of claims 1-16, wherein, The triggering event includes at least one of: a sum of a beam quality of a first beam and a first value is higher than a first threshold value; a difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a second threshold value; a sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a sum of a beam quality of a second beam and a second value by a third threshold value; a difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value is higher than a difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The beam quality of the first beam is a beam quality corresponding to a reference signal resource of the first cell; or the beam quality of the first beam is a beam quality corresponding to a reference signal resource having a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell. The beam quality of the second beam is a beam quality corresponding to a reference signal resource of a serving cell of the terminal.

19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein, The first value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to a frequency of the first cell; and the second value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to a frequency of a serving cell of the terminal.

20. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein, The first value includes a cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or a beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; and the second value includes a cell offset value corresponding to the serving cell of the terminal and / or a beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

21. The method of any one of claims 1-20, wherein, The reference signal resource includes at least one of: a synchronization signal block (SSB) resource; a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, The first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and a physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is a PCI of the first cell. Or The first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource having a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell, and the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource having a QCL relationship with an SSB resource of the first cell.

23. The method of any one of claims 17-22, wherein, The second beam includes at least one of: a beam corresponding to an indicated transmission configuration indication (TCI) state of a network device; a beam corresponding to an activated TCI state of a network device; a beam corresponding to a reference signal resource of a QCL type D in the indicated TCI state. a beam corresponding to a reference signal resource with QCL type D in the activated TCI state.

24. The method of any one of claims 1-23, wherein, The first report further includes at least one of: a measurement result of the first reference signal resource; an event identifier of the triggering event; a report configuration identifier reportconfigID.

25. The method of any one of claims 1-24, wherein, The determination of the first reference signal resource includes at least one of: receiving fourth information for configuring the first reference signal resource; determining the first reference signal resource based on a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state; determining the first reference signal resource based on a protocol agreement.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The determination of the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes at least one of: determining the first reference signal resource based on one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell activated by the network device; determining the first reference signal resource based on at least one TCI state configured by the network device for LTM.

27. The method of claim 25 or 26, wherein, The determination of the first reference signal resource based on the TCI state includes: the reference signal resource corresponding to the TCI state includes two reference signal resources, and determining, as the first reference signal resource, a reference signal resource with QCL type D in the reference signal resource corresponding to the TCI state.

28. A method of communication, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: sending fourth information for configuring the first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, one or more reference signal resources having a quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship with a reference signal resource of the first cell; receiving a first report; the first report including resource identifiers of at least one first reference signal resource.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein, The first report is used for L1 or L2 triggered mobility (LTM).

30. The method of claim 28 or 29, wherein, The first cell is a candidate cell of the terminal.

31. The method of any one of claims 28-30, wherein, The resource identifiers in the first report at least include resource identifiers of first reference signal resources satisfying the triggering event.

32. The method of any one of claims 28-31, wherein, The method further includes: sending first information for configuring at least one of a first quantity and a second quantity; The first quantity is a number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identifiers included in the first report, and the first quantity is a positive integer; The second quantity is a number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one first cell in the first report; the second quantity is a non-negative integer; and the second quantities corresponding to different first cells are the same or different.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein, A second quantity corresponding to a second cell in the at least one first cell is greater than or equal to a second quantity corresponding to a third cell; wherein The second cell is the first cell in which the first reference signal resource satisfying the triggering event is located; The third cell is a cell in the at least one first cell other than the second cell.

34. The method of claim 32 or 33, wherein, The first report includes resource identities of a first quantity of the first reference signal resources of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a second quantity of the resource identities of the first reference signal resources.

35. The method of any one of claims 28-34, wherein, The method further includes: sending second information, the second information being used for configuring at least one of a first quantity and a third quantity; The first quantity is a number of the first cells corresponding to the resource identities included in the first report, and the first quantity is a positive integer; The third quantity is a maximum number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to one of the first cells in the first report; the third quantity is a non-negative integer; and the third quantities corresponding to different first cells are the same or different.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein, The first report includes resource identities of the first reference signal resources of at least one fourth cell; and a number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to each of the fourth cells in the first report is less than or equal to the third quantity corresponding to the fourth cell, the fourth cell being the first cell in which the first reference signal resource satisfying a triggering event is located, or the fourth cell being any of the first cells.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein, The first report includes resource identities of a first quantity of the first reference signal resources of the first cells, and each of the first cells in the first report corresponds to a second quantity of the resource identities of the first reference signal resources.

38. The method of claims 28-31, wherein, The method further includes: sending third information, the third information being used for configuring a fourth quantity; the fourth quantity; and the fourth quantity being a total number of the first reference signal resources corresponding to the first report.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein, The first report includes resource identities of a fourth quantity of the first reference signal resources.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein, The resource identities included in the first report correspond to at least one of the first cells.

41. The method of any one of claims 28-40, wherein, The triggering event includes at least one of: a sum of a beam quality of a first beam and a first value being higher than a first threshold value; a difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value being higher than a second threshold value; a sum of the beam quality of the first beam and the first value being higher than a sum of a beam quality of a second beam and a second value by a third threshold value; a difference between the beam quality of the first beam and the first value being higher than a difference between the beam quality of the second beam and the second value by a fourth threshold value.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein, The beam quality of the first beam is a beam quality corresponding to a reference signal resource of the first cell; or the beam quality of the first beam is a beam quality corresponding to a reference signal resource having a QCL relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell. The beam quality of the second beam is a beam quality corresponding to a reference signal resource of a serving cell of the terminal.

43. The method of claim 41 or 42, wherein, The first value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to a frequency of the first cell; and the second value includes a frequency offset value corresponding to a frequency of a serving cell of the terminal.

44. The method of claim 41 or 42, wherein, The first value includes a cell offset value corresponding to the first cell and / or a beam offset value corresponding to the first beam; and the second value includes a cell offset value corresponding to a serving cell of the terminal and / or a beam offset value corresponding to the second beam.

45. The method of any one of claims 28-44, wherein, The reference signal resource includes at least one of: a synchronization signal block (SSB) resource; and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource. A channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein, When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is an SSB resource, and a physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponding to the SSB resource is a PCI of the first cell. Or When the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource having a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship with a reference signal resource of the first cell, the first reference signal resource is a CSI-RS resource, and the CSI-RS resource has a QCL relationship with an SSB resource of the first cell.

47. The method of any one of claims 41-46, wherein, The second beam includes at least one of the following: A beam corresponding to an indicated transmission configuration indication (TCI) state of the network device; A beam corresponding to an activated TCI state of the network device; A beam corresponding to a reference signal resource of type D in the indicated TCI state; A beam corresponding to a reference signal resource of type D in the activated TCI state.

48. The method of any one of claims 28-47, wherein, The first report further includes at least one of the following: A measurement result of the first reference signal resource; An event identifier of the triggering event; A report configuration identifier (reportconfigID).

49. The method of any one of claims 28-48, wherein, The method further includes: Sending fourth information for configuring the first reference signal resource.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein, The method further includes at least one of the following: Activating one or more activated TCI states of at least one first cell; Configuring at least one TCI state for LTM.

51. A communication method for a communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method comprising: The network device sends fourth information to the terminal, the fourth information being used to configure the first reference signal resource, and the first The first reference signal resource includes one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources having a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship with a reference signal resource of the first cell; The terminal determines the first reference signal resource; When the first reference signal resource meets a triggering event, the terminal sends a first report, and the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources; The network device receives the first report.

52. A terminal, characterized by Comprise: A processing module configured to determine a first reference signal resource, the first reference signal resource including one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, and one or more reference signal resources having a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship with a reference signal resource of the first cell; A transceiver module configured to send a first report when the first reference signal resource meets a triggering event, and the first report includes a resource identifier of at least one of the first reference signal resources.

53. A network device, comprising: Comprise: The processing module is configured to send fourth information, wherein the fourth information is used for configuring the first reference signal resource, and the first reference signal resource comprises one or more of the following: one or more reference signal resources of at least one first cell, one or more reference signal resources having a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship with the reference signal resource of the first cell. The processing module is further configured to receive a first report, wherein the first report comprises resource identification of at least one first reference signal resource.

54. A communications device, characterized by The communication device comprises: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors and storing instructions which, when executed by the processors, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1-27 or claims 28-50.

55. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, The instructions, when executed on the communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1-27 or claims 28-50.

56. A program product, characterized by The computer program, when executed on the communication device, implements the method of any one of claims 1-27 or claims 28-50.

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