Resource configuration method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource configuration method, an apparatus, a storage medium, and a program product. The resource configuration method comprises: acquiring first instruction information, the first instruction information being used for instructing a first node to activate or apply a first radio resource; and on the basis of the first instruction information, activating or applying the first radio resource and / or activating or applying configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a preconfigured configuration information set used for signal measurement.

Description

Resource allocation methods, devices, storage media and program products

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202411028434.2, filed on July 29, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a resource allocation method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product. Background Technology

[0003] Signal measurements are typically performed during wireless communication to provide feedback on the real-time status of user equipment within the network. For example, the results of signal measurements can be used to assess and analyze network coverage, quality, interference, capacity, and anomalies, and based on the assessment and analysis results, network planning, network optimization, fault location, and resource allocation can be performed.

[0004] Signal measurement includes at least physical layer (L1) measurements and radio resource management (RRM) layer measurements. L1 measurements are primarily performed at the physical layer and are for measurements requiring rapid response, such as beam management and channel quality indication. L3 / RRM measurements are primarily performed at the radio resource management layer and are used for long-term observation of channel conditions to assist the network in making decisions such as mobility management and resource scheduling. However, L1 and L3 / RRM measurements are usually configured on different independent signaling frameworks, which requires significant signaling overhead. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure provides a resource allocation method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product for reducing measurement-related signaling overhead.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present disclosure adopts the following technical solution.

[0007] In a first aspect, this disclosure provides a resource configuration method applied to a first node. The resource configuration method includes: acquiring first indication information, the first indication information being used to instruct the first node to activate or apply a first wireless resource; and, based on the first indication information, activating or applying the first wireless resource and / or activating or applying configuration information associated with the first wireless resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0008] Secondly, this disclosure provides another resource configuration method applied to a second node. The resource configuration method includes: sending first indication information, which instructs the first node to activate or apply a first wireless resource; and receiving an activation response or completion information, which indicates that the first node has activated or applied the first wireless resource and / or has activated or applied configuration information associated with the first wireless resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0009] Thirdly, this disclosure provides a communication device applied to a first node. The communication device includes: an acquisition module for acquiring first indication information, the first indication information being used to instruct the first node to activate or apply a first wireless resource; and a processing module for activating or applying the first wireless resource and / or activating or applying configuration information associated with the first wireless resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement, based on the first indication information.

[0010] Fourthly, this disclosure provides another communication device applied to a second node. The communication device includes: a transmitting module for transmitting first indication information, the first indication information being used to instruct the first node to activate or apply a first radio resource; and a receiving module for receiving an activation response or completion information, the activation response or completion information being used to indicate that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or has activated or applied configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0011] Fifthly, this disclosure provides a communication device comprising: a processor and a memory. The processor is coupled to the memory. The memory stores processor-executable instructions; when the processor is configured to execute the instructions, the communication device implements the methods provided in the first or second aspect above.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, this disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the methods provided in the first or second aspect.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, this disclosure provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method provided in the first or second aspect. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings are provided to further understand the technical solutions of this disclosure and constitute a part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of this disclosure to explain the technical solutions of this disclosure and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions of this disclosure.

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating a resource allocation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a multi-carrier configuration framework according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a multi-bandwidth partial configuration framework according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of another multi-carrier configuration framework according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a measurement configuration framework according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating another resource allocation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the composition of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this disclosure without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0026] Unless the context otherwise requires, throughout the specification and claims, the term "comprise" and its other forms, such as the third-person singular "comprises" and the present participle "comprising," are interpreted as open-ended and encompassing, meaning "including, but not limited to." In the description of the specification, terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "exemplary embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., are intended to indicate that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic associated with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this disclosure. The illustrative representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics mentioned may be included in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0027] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined by terms such as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0028] In this disclosure, the terms "exemplary" or "for example" are used to describe examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described in this disclosure using the terms "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of the terms "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0029] In addition, the use of “based on” implies openness and inclusivity, because processes, steps, calculations or other actions “based on” one or more of the stated conditions or values ​​may in practice be based on additional conditions or values ​​beyond those stated.

[0030] To facilitate understanding, a brief introduction and explanation of some terms or basic concepts of technology involved in the embodiments of this disclosure will be given first.

[0031] 1. Carrier aggregation (CA)

[0032] Carrier aggregation refers to the simultaneous use of multiple frequency bands or carriers for data transmission to form a wider bandwidth, thereby improving data transmission rate and spectral efficiency. After CA is configured, the user equipment (UE) establishes only one radio resource control (RRC) connection with the network. During RRC connection establishment / re-establishment / handover, one serving cell provides non-access stratum (NAS) mobility information; during RRC connection re-establishment / handover, another serving cell provides security input. This cell is called the primary cell (PCell). Depending on the UE's function, secondary cells (SCells) can be configured. SCells and PCells together form a set of serving cells. Therefore, the serving cell set configured for a UE always consists of one PCell and one or more SCells.

[0033] SCell reconfiguration, addition, and deletion can be performed by RRC. During handover within a new radio (NR) system and during connection recovery from an RRC inactive state (RRC_INACTIVE), the network can also add, delete, retain, or reconfigure SCells for use with a target PCell. When adding a new SCell, dedicated RRC signaling is used to send all the system information required for the SCell; that is, in connected mode, the UE does not need to directly obtain broadcast system information from the SCell.

[0034] NW can configure up to 16 DL carriers and 16 UL carriers for CA for the UE.

[0035] 2. Bandwidth part (BWP)

[0036] To enable bandwidth adaptation on a PCell, the next-generation nodeB (gNB) configures both the UL and DL BWPs for the UE. To enable bandwidth adaptation on a SCell in the case of CA, the gNB configures at least a DL BWP for the UE (i.e., there may be no BWP in the UL). For PCells, the BWP used for initial access is configured via system information. For SCells, the BWP used after initial activation is configured via dedicated RRC signaling.

[0037] In paired spectrum, DL and UL can independently switch BWPs. In unpaired spectrum, DL and UL switch BWPs simultaneously. Switching between configured BWPs can be performed via RRC signaling, downlink control information (DCI), inactive timers, or upon initiation of random access. When an inactive timer is configured for the serving cell, the active BWP switches to the network-configured default BWP when the inactive timer associated with that cell expires. Each cell can have a maximum of one active BWP; however, this does not apply when the serving cell has a supplementary uplink (SUL) configured, in which case there can be a maximum of one active BWP per UL carrier.

[0038] 3. Multi-transmit / receive point (mTRP / multi-TRP)

[0039] In multi-TRP operation, the serving cell can schedule UEs from two TRPs, thereby providing better coverage, reliability and / or data rate for the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

[0040] There are two different operating modes for scheduling multi-TRP PDSCH transmissions: single-DCI mode and multi-DCI mode. In both modes, uplink and downlink operation control can be performed by the physical layer and medium access control (MAC) layer within the configuration provided by the RRC layer. In single-DCI mode, the UE is scheduled by the same DCI from both TRPs; in multi-DCI mode, the UE is scheduled by independent DCIs from each TRP.

[0041] Multi-TRP PDCCH has two different operating modes: PDCCH repetition and single-frequency network (SFN) based PDCCH transmission. In both modes, the UE can receive two PDCCH transmissions, one for each TRP, carrying the same DCI. In PDCCH repetition mode, the UE can receive two PDCCH transmissions carrying the same DCI from two linked search spaces, each search space associated with a different control resource set (CORESET). In SFN-based PDCCH transmission mode, the UE can use different transmission configuration index (TCI) states to receive two PDCCH transmissions carrying the same DCI from a single search space / CORESET.

[0042] For multi-TRP PUSCH repetition, the UE transmits the same PUSCH content to two TRPs with corresponding beam directions associated with different spatial relationships, based on the indication in a single DCI or the semi-static configuration authorization provided by RRC. For multi-TRP PUCCH repetition, the UE transmits the same PUCCH content to two TRPs with corresponding beam directions associated with different spatial relationships.

[0043] For inter-cell multi-TRP operations, for multi-DCIPDSCH transmissions, one or more TCI states can be associated with a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel (SSB) block having a PCI different from the serving cell's PCI. Each activated TCI state can be associated with at most one PCI different from the serving cell's PCI.

[0044] 4. Mobility Enhancement Technology

[0045] 4.1 Conditional handover (CHO)

[0046] To improve handover reliability (i.e., handover robustness), 5G technology introduces conditional handover. Conditional Handover (CHO) is defined as a handover performed by the UE when execution conditions are met. Upon receiving the CHO configuration, the UE begins evaluating the execution conditions and stops evaluating them after the handover is triggered. The CHO configuration includes the candidate cell configuration generated by the candidate target node and the corresponding execution conditions for the candidate cell.

[0047] 4.2 Dual Active Protocol Stack Handover (DAPS HO)

[0048] To reduce handover downtime, 5G introduces the DAPS handover procedure. In the DAPS-based handover procedure, the UE maintains connections with both the source cell and the target cell simultaneously until it successfully accesses the target cell, at which point it releases the source cell.

[0049] 4.3 Layer 1 / L2 triggered mobility (LTM)

[0050] To reduce handover interruption latency and handover signaling overhead, 5G introduces LTM (Low-Terminal Handover Mechanism). LTM is the process by which the base station triggers cell handover via a cell handover command based on Media Access Control (MAC) CE signaling. The cell handover command instructs the base station to pre-configure the LTM candidate cell configuration via RRC signaling, and the UE switches to the corresponding target cell according to the handover command.

[0051] The LTM process consists of four parts: LTM preparation, advance synchronization, LTM cell handover execution, and LTM cell handover completion. Successive LTM processes can reuse pre-configured LTM candidate cell configurations, completing cell handover by repeating advance synchronization, LTM cell handover execution, and LTM cell handover completion steps, without needing to release other LTM candidate cell configurations after each LTM cell handover.

[0052] The above is an introduction to the technical terms involved in the embodiments of this disclosure, which will not be repeated below.

[0053] In a 5G network (NW), a cell is the basic unit of the radio access network (RAN) used to provide services to user equipment. Each cell can be controlled by a base station and has a certain amount of spectrum resources allocated by the base station. When providing radio resource control signaling configuration to a UE, a 5G network can specify a primary cell and one or more secondary cells. The PCell is the cell that the UE first connects to when establishing an RRC connection, used for the transmission of control signaling and basic mobility management of the UE. The SCell is used to provide additional data transmission capabilities, realizing resource aggregation between multiple cells through carrier aggregation technology. Multiple cell configurations can be aggregated into a cell group, i.e., carrier aggregation. Each cell can contain one downlink (DL) carrier and at most two associated uplink (UL) carriers. When it is necessary to update / switch the configuration of a PCell or SCell, or to update / switch the DL / UL configuration in a cell, reconfiguration is required via RRC signaling. This process may result in significant signaling overhead and long handover / update latency, which can have a certain impact on communication performance. Therefore, in future mobile communication systems, such as 6th generation mobile networks (6G), multiple carrier resources can be pre-configured to improve network flexibility and responsiveness. These carrier resources are prepared before the UE connects and can be flexibly allocated according to actual service needs. Furthermore, signaling can be used to dynamically instruct the UE to apply or activate certain carriers as primary or secondary carriers, and to dynamically adjust the configuration of UL / DL carriers. This flexible carrier aggregation method can reduce signaling overhead, lower carrier activation / handover latency, and / or improve spectrum utilization.

[0054] In addition, in current wireless communication technologies, L1 measurement is mainly used for beam management (BM), channel state detection, uplink / downlink scheduling (UDS), radio link monitoring (RLM), and mobility management (MM).

[0055] L1 measurements used for beam management, channel state detection, and / or uplink / downlink scheduling are configured on a per-serving-cell basis, specifically through CSI-MeasConfig, a parameter set within ServingCellConfig used to configure the serving cell. CSI-MeasConfig is a crucial component of ServingCellConfig, containing measurement parameters for configuring channel state information (CSI). L1 measurements for RLM are configured on the DL BWP through a parameter set radioLinkMonitoringConfig, which includes configurations for radio link failure (RLF) monitoring and beam failure detection (BFD). RLF is only used for special cells (SpCells), while BFD / beam failure recovery (BFR) configurations are available for both SpCells and SCells. If the NW does not explicitly display a reference signal (RS) configured for RLF monitoring or BFD, the UE will perform RLF monitoring or BFD based on the RS associated with the active physical downlink control channel transmission configuration indication state (PDCCH TCI-state). L1 measurements for Layer 1 / L2 triggered mobility (LTM) are configured for neighboring / candidate cells via an additional common L1 measurement resource pool, namely the LTM channel state information resource configuration ltm-CSI-ResourceConfig pool. This configuration is used for L1 measurements of all LTM candidate cells. The signaling design of ltm-CSI-ResourceConfig largely reuses the signaling design of the channel state information resource configuration CSI-ResourceConfig. Considering mTRP, the L1 measurements mentioned above for beam management, channel state detection, uplink / downlink scheduling, and RLM can all be configured based on TRP, i.e., it also includes the configuration of intra-cell / inter-cell TRPs. L1 measurements for LTM do not currently consider TRP-level configurations.

[0056] L3 / RRM measurements are configured for each cell group, with MCG and SCG having independent measurement configurations (MeasConfig). That is, L1 measurements and L3 / RRM measurements are usually configured based on different independent signaling frames, which can result in significant signaling overhead and user equipment power consumption.

[0057] However, both L1 and L3 / RRM measurements include configuration of the measurement reference signal (RS), such as the SSB or channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS). L3 / RRM measurement configuration can include the measurement object (MO), measurement report (ReportConfig), and measurement gap configuration (MeasGapConfig). The MO is configured per frequency and includes the configuration of the measurement reference signal (RS), as well as some cell-level list parameters, such as allowed / excluded cell lists and cell individual offset (CIO). ReportConfig configures the reporting type; for traditional L3 measurements, it mainly includes periodic and event-triggered modes. MeasGapConfig contains different types of measurement gap configurations, primarily used for inter-frequency measurements.

[0058] In view of this, this disclosure provides a resource configuration method, comprising: acquiring first indication information, the first indication information being used to instruct a first node to activate or apply a first radio resource; activating or applying the first radio resource according to the first indication information and / or activating or applying configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement. This allows for the pre-establishment of a unified measurement resource pool, thereby determining the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the configuration information set, reducing measurement-related signaling overhead. Furthermore, the unified measurement resource pool is easier to update, supporting more flexible measurement update or application mechanisms. Simultaneously, the technical solution provided in this disclosure is better adapted to and supports the aforementioned novel carrier configuration architecture and multi-carrier flexible activation or switching mechanism that enables flexible association and pairing.

[0059] The methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example, the communication system can be a long-term evolution (LTE) system, a 5G communication system, a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) system, a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) related communication system, a future evolution communication system (e.g., a sixth-generation (6G) communication system), or a system integrating multiple systems, etc., without limitation. The following description uses the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1 as an example to illustrate the method according to the embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 1 is merely a schematic diagram and does not constitute a limitation on the applicable scenarios of the technical solutions provided in this disclosure.

[0060] 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 one or more first nodes 11 and one or more second nodes 12. The second nodes 12 may be communicatively connected to one or more first nodes 11.

[0061] In some embodiments, the first node 11 can be a terminal. A terminal can also be referred to as a terminal device, user equipment, mobile station, mobile terminal, etc. Exemplarily, a terminal device can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, virtual reality terminal, augmented reality terminal, wireless terminal in industrial control, wireless terminal in autonomous driving, wireless terminal in remote surgery, wireless terminal in transportation safety, wireless terminal in smart cities, wireless terminal in smart homes, etc. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the form of the terminal device.

[0062] The second node 12 can be a base station. Base stations can be used to implement functions such as resource scheduling for terminal devices, wireless resource management, and wireless access control. For example, the second node 12 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next-generation NodeB (gNB), a transmission and reception point (TRP), a transmission point (TP), or some other access node. Based on the size of the service coverage area provided, base stations can be further divided into macro base stations for providing macro cells, micro base stations for providing micro cells, and femto base stations for providing femto cells. With the continuous evolution of wireless communication technology, future base stations may also adopt other names.

[0063] It should be noted that Figure 1 is only an exemplary framework diagram. The number of devices or nodes included in Figure 1 and the names of each device are not limited. In addition to the functional nodes shown in Figure 1, the communication system may also include other nodes or devices, such as core network devices.

[0064] The system architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of this disclosure are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will recognize that, with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0065] The embodiments provided in this disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0066] As shown in Figure 2, this disclosure provides a resource allocation method, which is applied to a first node, which can be the first node 11 shown in Figure 1 above. The resource allocation method includes the following steps S101 and S102.

[0067] In S101, first indication information is obtained. The first indication information is used to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first radio resource.

[0068] The first radio resource includes carriers, bandwidth portions (BWP), or cells.

[0069] In some embodiments, the first radio resource includes at least one of cell resources, carrier resources, or bandwidth portion resources; that is, the first radio resource can be at least one of cell, carrier, or bandwidth portion.

[0070] In some embodiments, the first radio resource includes at least one of primary radio resource, secondary radio resource, uplink radio resource, or downlink radio resource. Taking a cell as an example, the first radio resource includes at least one of primary cell, secondary cell, uplink cell, or downlink cell. Taking a carrier as an example, the radio resource includes at least one of primary carrier, secondary carrier, uplink carrier, or downlink carrier. Taking a bandwidth portion as an example, the radio resource includes at least one of primary bandwidth portion, secondary bandwidth portion, uplink bandwidth portion, or downlink bandwidth portion.

[0071] It should be noted that, according to the 5G protocol, SpCell includes PCell and primary secondary cell (PSCell). PCell is the primary cell in the master cell group (MCG), where the UE can perform the initial connection establishment process or initiate the connection re-establishment process.

[0072] PSCell definition: The primary cell in a secondary cell group (SCG) where the UE performs random access during the synchronization reconfiguration process for dual connectivity (DC) operations.

[0073] SCell definition: For UEs configured with CA, SCell can provide additional radio resources on top of SpCell.

[0074] Compared to SCell, SpCell requires additional functions such as providing NAS mobility information, RRC re-establishment, security input, and cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) allocation.

[0075] As described above regarding cells, with the development of communication technology, future cell types may be replaced by carriers or bandwidth portions. Therefore, based on the concept that a cell includes a primary cell, a secondary cell, an uplink cell, or a downlink cell, this disclosure proposes that the carrier includes a primary carrier, a secondary carrier, an uplink carrier, or a downlink carrier, and the bandwidth portion includes a primary bandwidth portion, a secondary bandwidth portion, an uplink bandwidth portion, or a downlink bandwidth portion. For ease of description, the following embodiments use radio resources as carriers as an example. It should be noted that the carriers described below can also be replaced by cells, bandwidth portions, or other similar radio resources.

[0076] Carrier-based systems include those based on a primary carrier, secondary carrier, uplink carrier, or downlink carrier. The primary carrier is the main carrier in a carrier group, on which the UE can perform initial connection establishment or initiate a re-establishment process. Secondary carriers are other carriers that can be used / aggregated with the primary carrier in the carrier group, providing additional radio resources on top of the primary carrier. Compared to secondary carriers, primary carriers also additionally provide functions such as providing NAS mobility information, RRC re-establishment, security input, and / or radio network temporary identifiers (e.g., CRNTI) allocation for radio resources. The primary carrier can also be referred to as a "special carrier" or "anchor carrier," and this disclosure does not limit this terminology.

[0077] For dual / multiple connectivity operations, the primary carrier can include / refer to the primary carrier in the master carrier group and / or the primary carrier in the secondary carrier group. The primary carrier in the secondary carrier group can also be referred to as the "primary-secondary carrier," meaning that the UE performs random access on this carrier during the synchronization reconfiguration process.

[0078] The primary carrier group is a set of carriers associated with the master node (MN), including the aforementioned primary carriers and / or secondary carriers. The secondary carrier group is a set of carriers associated with the secondary node (SN), including the aforementioned primary and secondary carriers and / or secondary carriers.

[0079] In some embodiments, the first radio resource can be dynamically indicated based on the first indication information. In this case, the first indication information may also simultaneously indicate the activation or application of configuration information associated with the first radio resource, for example, by indicating measurement configuration identification information, such as an index or ID. Alternatively, the first node can automatically activate or apply the configuration information associated with the first radio resource based on the first indication information.

[0080] For example, from a signaling configuration perspective, the second node can pre-configure the configuration of multiple radio resources for the first node via the first signaling. The first node can autonomously select to apply / activate one or more of these radio resources based on the second node's instruction (e.g., the first instruction information mentioned above) or based on the execution conditions pre-configured by the second node. The first signaling may include RRC messages (e.g., RRC reconfiguration messages) or system messages. The second node's instruction can be sent via RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI signaling. The execution conditions pre-configured by the second node may include radio resource association / corresponding measurement configurations, measurement events, signal quality thresholds, data traffic thresholds, etc. The first node can automatically activate / apply or deactivate / deactivate the corresponding radio resources based on whether the radio resource association / corresponding execution conditions are met.

[0081] In some embodiments, the first signaling includes the configuration of at least one radio resource group. The configuration of the radio resource group includes the configuration of each radio resource in the radio resource group.

[0082] Taking radio resources as carriers as an example, that is, the second node configures one or more carrier groups, and each carrier group contains the configuration of multiple carriers. The configuration of each carrier may include configurations similar to ServingCellConfig, such as the following configurations: frequency domain bandwidth range, reference signal (RS), common channel, dedicated channel, BWP, multi-TRP (mTRP), and / or measurement configurations.

[0083] In some embodiments, at least one radio resource group includes an uplink radio resource group and a downlink radio resource group; or, at least one radio resource group includes a primary radio resource group and a secondary radio resource group; or, at least one radio resource group includes a common radio resource group.

[0084] As an example, the radio resources in a public radio resource group may include at least one of the following: primary radio resources, secondary radio resources, radio resources that can serve as both primary and secondary radio resources, uplink radio resources, downlink radio resources, and radio resources that can serve as both uplink and downlink radio resources. The configuration of the public radio resource group includes first indication information and / or second indication information for each radio resource. The first indication information indicates that the configuration of the radio resource can be activated or applied as an uplink radio resource and / or a downlink radio resource, and the second indication information indicates that the configuration of the radio resource can be activated or applied as a primary radio resource and / or a secondary radio resource. For example, for each carrier in a public carrier group, the first indication information corresponding to a carrier indicates whether the carrier can serve as an uplink carrier, a downlink carrier, or both (e.g., a time-division duplex carrier). The second indication information corresponding to a carrier indicates whether the carrier can serve as a primary carrier, a secondary carrier, or both.

[0085] In some embodiments, the second node can also indicate the association between uplink and downlink radio resources in a public radio resource group through RRC configuration or dynamic activation / switching commands, such as associating uplink and downlink radio resources through UL / DL radio resource indexes / identifiers.

[0086] In some embodiments, an uplink radio resource group is used to determine the uplink radio resource to be activated, and a downlink radio resource group is used to determine the downlink radio resource to be activated. That is, the uplink radio resource to be activated is determined from the uplink radio resource group, and the downlink radio resource to be activated is determined from the downlink radio resource group.

[0087] In some embodiments, where the second node indicates the radio resource to be activated, the second node may also indicate the association between the uplink radio resource to be activated and the downlink radio resource to be activated. This association can be represented by associating UL carrier indices / identifiers with DL carrier indices / identifiers. The association can be as follows: one UL associated with one DL; one UL associated with multiple DLs; one DL associated with multiple ULs (e.g., one normal uplink (NUL) and one supplementary uplink (SUL)); only one DL with no associated ULs; only one UL with no associated DLs.

[0088] For associated UL radio resources and DL radio resources, the first node can receive downlink signals on the DL radio resource and transmit uplink signals on the associated UL radio resource.

[0089] In some embodiments, a primary radio resource group is used to determine the primary radio resource to be activated, and a secondary radio resource group is used to determine the secondary radio resource to be activated. That is, the primary radio resource to be activated is determined from the primary radio resource group, and the secondary radio resource to be activated is determined from the secondary radio resource group. The activated primary radio resource and the activated secondary primary radio resource can be aggregated into a single CA group.

[0090] In some embodiments, one or more BWPs may also be configured under each carrier.

[0091] Taking radio resources as carriers as an example, see Figure 3, which is a schematic diagram of a multi-carrier configuration framework according to an embodiment of this disclosure. A second node can provide an RRC configuration (e.g., via an RRC reconfiguration message or a system message). An RRC configuration may include at least one of a radio bearer configuration, a carrier group configuration, and a measurement configuration. A carrier group configuration includes the configuration of one or more carriers, a radio link control (RLC) / medium access control (MAC) configuration, and a common / general carrier configuration. A carrier can be associated with one or more mTRPs.

[0092] Taking radio resources as the bandwidth portion as an example, Figure 4 illustrates a multi-bandwidth portion configuration framework according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The second node can provide an RRC configuration (e.g., via an RRC reconfiguration message or a system message). An RRC configuration may include at least one of a radio bearer configuration, a bandwidth portion group configuration, and a measurement configuration. The bandwidth portion group configuration includes configurations of one or more bandwidth portions, RLC / MAC configurations, and common bandwidth portion configurations. A bandwidth portion can be associated with one or more mTRPs.

[0093] In some embodiments, the configuration of a radio resource group includes the configuration of at least one radio resource subgroup, and the configuration of a radio resource subgroup includes the configuration of one or more radio resources within the radio resource group. That is, the radio resources in a radio resource group can be divided into multiple radio resource subsets, each of which may contain one or more radio resources. A second node can dynamically instruct the activation or deactivation of a radio resource subset (e.g., by indicating the identifier / index of the radio resource subset) to activate / apply a set of radio resources. For example, a radio resource subset may contain one or more downlink radio resources and / or one or more uplink radio resources. A radio resource subset may have only one downlink radio resource carrying downlink reference signal information (e.g., SSB or Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) configuration for synchronization and channel state measurement), or a radio resource subset may contain a common set of downlink reference signal information. This common set of downlink reference signal information can be used for synchronization and channel state measurement of all DL radio resources within the radio resource subset. For an activated / applied subset of radio resources, the second node can instruct UL and DL radio resources to be flexibly paired via dynamic activation commands (e.g., MAC CE, DCI), or the first node can flexibly select paired UL radio resources based on measurements of the DL radio resources (e.g., during the initial access phase). This subset of radio resources can be applied to functions similar to multi-band service cell (MBSC) or multi-band aggregation.

[0094] In some embodiments, referring to FIG5, it is a schematic diagram of another multi-carrier configuration framework according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Bandwidth portion groups may also be included under carrier groups. For example, each bandwidth portion group corresponds to one or more bandwidth portions on a carrier, or each bandwidth portion group contains bandwidth portions on different carrier frequency bands (similar to the concept of multi-band serving cell (MBSC)).

[0095] In some embodiments, multiple radio resources in the same radio resource group may be intra-band continuous radio resources, intra-band non-continuous radio resources, and / or inter-band non-continuous radio resources.

[0096] In some embodiments, multiple radio resources in the same radio resource group are managed by the same MAC.

[0097] The above embodiments illustrate the configuration of wireless resources. In some embodiments, a wireless resource or a group of wireless resources has at least one associated TRP.

[0098] It should be understood that, for mTRP configuration, the concept of intra-cell mTRP can be extended to mTRP within the same radio resource, such as intra-carrier mTRP and intra-bandwidth portion (intra-BWP) mTRP. The concept of inter-cell mTRP can also be extended to mTRP between different radio resources or across radio resources, such as inter-carrier mTRP and intra-bandwidth portion (intra-BWP) mTRP.

[0099] Taking radio resources as carriers as an example, for intra-carrier mTRP, it can be configured under each carrier (e.g., TRP configuration under the BWP of each carrier). The second node can dynamically activate the TRP (e.g., TCI-state) under each carrier through signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI).

[0100] For inter-carrier mTRPs, a common TRP configuration resource pool can be introduced, such as one containing TRP configuration information associated with all carriers in the carrier group. Second nodes can dynamically activate some TRPs from this common resource pool as inter-carrier mTRPs for the current service carrier via signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI).

[0101] In some embodiments, TRP configurations in the public TRP resource configuration pool can be used for intra-carrier mTRPs and / or intra-carrier mTRPs. One or more TRP configuration identifiers / indexes may be associated with / included in the carrier configuration to indicate the corresponding TRP configuration in the public TRP resource configuration pool. An indication information may also be associated with / included in the carrier configuration to indicate the type of TRP associated with that carrier, such as intra-carrier mTRPs and / or intra-carrier mTRPs.

[0102] In other words, at least one TRP associated with a radio resource or radio resource group belongs to a common TRP configuration set, which includes the configurations of multiple radio resource-associated TRPs contained in the radio resource group.

[0103] In some embodiments, the TRP configuration includes at least one of the following: an identifier for the TRP; an identifier for the radio resource associated with the TRP; configuration parameters for the reference signal; an identifier for the reference signal; a synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration (SMTC / SSB-MTC), such as including measurement period, SSB position information (ssb-PositionsInBurst), and / or SSB transmission power (ss-PBCH-BlockPower); configuration parameters for the transmission configuration indication state; an identifier for the transmission configuration indication state; the type of the transmission configuration indication state, such as DL / UL separate TCI-state or combined TCI-state; uplink power control parameters; and an identifier for the uplink power control configuration.

[0104] It should be noted that the identifiers involved in the above embodiments can refer to indexes, identity numbers, etc. Reference signals include at least one of SSB, CSI-RS, Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) for tracking, and Positioning Reference Signal (PRS).

[0105] In some embodiments, a wireless resource or a group of wireless resources has at least one associated wireless bearer configuration.

[0106] The RadioBearerConfig is used to configure the signaling radio bearer (SRB) and / or the data radio bearer (DRB). The RadioBearerConfig may include Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) configuration, Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) configuration, and / or security configuration, etc.

[0107] The second node can pre-configure multiple radio bearer configurations. Each radio bearer configuration is associated with / contains an identifier for that configuration. For example, the second node can pre-configure one or more radio bearer configurations via the first signaling.

[0108] In some embodiments, the first wireless resource may also include configuration information for signal measurement. Alternatively, the first wireless resource may also include indication information indicating selected configuration information from a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement, such as an identifier of the configuration information. In this case, the first node activates or applies the first wireless resource, that is, it includes the configuration information for signal measurement that the first node activates or applies.

[0109] In S102, according to the first instruction information, the first radio resource is activated or applied and / or the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement is activated or applied.

[0110] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements and / or radio resource control layer measurements.

[0111] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0112] It should be noted that since L1 and L3 measurements rely on two independent signaling frameworks for configuration, both can support measurements of the serving cell and neighboring cells (L1 measurements can also support measurements of LTM candidate cells). However, the two independent measurement mechanisms result in significant signaling overhead and UE power consumption. Therefore, the technical solution provided in this disclosure can improve the relevant measurement configuration framework and establish a unified measurement resource pool. For example, a common RS resource pool (e.g., similar to the ltm-CSI-ResourceConfig resource pool used for LTM) can be designed. The RS resources in this resource pool can be used for signal measurements corresponding to at least one of beam management, scheduling, channel state detection, RLM, RRM, and mobility management. This reduces measurement-related signaling overhead and supports more flexible measurement update / application mechanisms. Simultaneously, it can better adapt to and support the aforementioned new carrier configuration architecture and multi-carrier flexible activation / handover mechanisms.

[0113] For example, the configuration information set can be an RS resource set, such as a non-zero power channel state information-reference signal resource set (NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet / NZP CSI-RS resource configuration), a channel state information-interference measurement resource set (CSI-IM-ResourceSet / CSI-IM resource configuration), and / or a channel state information-synchronization signal block resource set (CSI-SSB-ResourceSet). Each RS resource set may contain or be associated with one or more RS resource configurations (e.g., SSB configuration, CSI-RS configuration, CSI-IM configuration).

[0114] For example, SSB resource configuration may include or be associated with at least one of the following: identification information of SSB configuration information, such as index, identity number (ID), etc.; identification information of carriers and BWPs associated with the SSB configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; cell information associated with the SSB configuration information, such as physical cell identity (PCI) and candidate cell indication information; SSB frequency; subcarrier spacing; periodicity of SS / PBCH blocks; bitmap / pattern used to indicate the time-domain position of transmitted SS (synchronization signal) blocks, such as position-in-burst bitmap (SSB-PositionsInBurst) and SSB-To-Measure (SSB-To-Measure); average energy per resource element of resource elements (REs) carrying auxiliary synchronization signals for SSB transmission. The element (EPRE), whose unit can be dBm, for example, ss-PBCH-BlockPower, is used to indicate the power level of SSB transmission; the measurement timing configuration can include the time slot for UE to measure SSB, for example, SSB-MTC. SSB-MTC is a mechanism for configuring the timing parameters for UE to measure SSB, which can include parameters such as periodicity and offset, used to specify when the UE starts measuring SSB and the duration of the measurement.

[0115] For example, an SSB resource configuration may include or be associated with at least one of the following: identification information of the SSB resource set configuration, such as an index or ID; identification information or a list of SSB resources used to indicate the SSB to be measured; associated cell information or a list, which may include PCI and candidate cell indication information; identification information of the associated carrier / BWP, such as an index or ID; measurement timing configuration, such as SSB-MTC; and SSB frequency.

[0116] For example, CSI-RS resource configuration may include or be associated with at least one of the following: identification information of CSI-RS configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; identification information of carriers and BWPs associated with the CSI-RS configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; cell information associated with the CSI-RS configuration information, such as PCI, candidate cell indication information; identification information of associated SSB configuration, such as index, ID, etc.; NZP CSI-RS resource configuration, such as the period and slot offset of CSI-RS, the power offset of RE, associated TCI-State index / ID, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol position in the slot and the subcarrier occupancy rate, scrambling ID, absolute frequency point A, power control related parameters, etc. in the physical resource block (PRB) of CSI-RS resources; CSI-RS frequency; subcarrier spacing.

[0117] For example, CSI-IM resource configuration may include or be associated with at least one of the following: identification information of CSI-IM configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; identification information of carriers and BWPs associated with the CSI-IM configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; cell information associated with the CSI-IM configuration information, such as PCI, candidate cell indication information; CSI-IM resource block mode; CSI-IM period and time slot offset; CSI-IM frequency occupancy rate.

[0118] For example, a CSI-RS or CSI-IM resource set configuration may include at least one of the following: identification information of the CSI-RS / CSI-IM resource set configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; identification information or list of CSI-RS / CSI-IM resources used to indicate the CSI-RS to be measured; associated cell information or list, which may include PCI, candidate cell indication information; identification information of associated carrier / BWP, such as index, ID, etc.; and CSI-RS frequency.

[0119] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set can be pre-configured via the first signaling described above. The configuration information in the configuration information set has a correspondence or association with various radio resources, such as various carriers, bandwidth portions, or cells.

[0120] For example, the RS configuration of the public RS resource pool can be associated / bound with the cell / carrier / BWP configuration, for example, the RS ID and carrier ID in the RS resource set can be associated / mapped one by one.

[0121] In one example, separate lists of radio resource identifiers (RRI) and RS resource identifiers (RS) can be configured. These two lists have the same length, and each item in each list corresponds one-to-one. For example, the first item in the RRI list corresponds to the first item in the RS resource identifier list, the second item in the RRI list corresponds to the second item in the RS resource identifier list, and so on. These are not listed exhaustively here.

[0122] In another example, one or more independent lists of RS resource identifiers can be configured. One radio resource identifier can correspond to or be associated with one list of RS resource identifiers. That is, RS resources in one list of RS resource identifiers belong to the same radio resource.

[0123] Alternatively, the configuration information in the configuration information set may not have a corresponding relationship with individual radio resources. For example, the RS configuration of the public RS resource pool is not associated / bound with the cell / carrier / BWP configuration. For example, an RS resource may correspond to all cells / carriers / BWPs on a single RS frequency point.

[0124] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one subset of configuration information, all configuration information in each subset of configuration information has the same purpose, and all configuration information in a subset of configuration information is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to any one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0125] For example, measurement-related configurations for different purposes can be configured, such as L1 measurement configuration, L3 / RRM measurement configuration, RLM configuration, etc. The RS resources in this configuration can reference / associate RS resources or resource sets within a unified RS resource pool. For instance, the measurement reference signal in L3 / RRM measurements; or the key parameters (ReferenceSignalConfig IE (information element)) in the measurement object (MO) used for performing channel measurements and reporting, can be associated with or reference the identification information of RS resources or RS resource sets in a public RS resource pool.

[0126] In some embodiments, referring to FIG6, a schematic diagram of a measurement configuration framework according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided. A second node can provide an RRC configuration (e.g., via an RRC reconfiguration message or a system message). An RRC configuration may include at least one of a carrier group configuration, an L3 measurement configuration, and a common RS resource pool. The common RS resource pool configuration contains one or more RS resource or resource set configurations. The carrier group configuration includes configurations of one or more carriers, and a carrier configuration may contain or be associated with at least one RLM configuration or L1 measurement configuration. The RS resource configuration in the RLM configuration or L1 measurement configuration can be associated with or referenced to RS resources or resource sets in the common RS resource pool through an RS resource or resource set configuration identifier. The L3 measurement configuration contains one or more MO configurations. The RS resource configuration in the MO configuration can be associated with or referenced to RS resources or resource sets in the common RS resource pool through an RS resource or resource set configuration identifier.

[0127] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one configuration information, each configuration information corresponding to a second indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state monitoring, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0128] For example, an indicator (i.e., second indicator information) can be introduced in the configuration resource set, such as an RS resource or resource set configuration, to indicate the purpose of each resource or resource set, such as for at least one of beam management, scheduling, channel state monitoring, RLM, RRM, and mobility management.

[0129] In one example, a set of configuration information for RLM / BFR can be configured, such as an RLM / BFR resource configuration pool.

[0130] For example, each radio resource group can correspond to a common RLM / BFR resource configuration pool. This resource configuration pool contains the RLM / BFR configurations corresponding to the carrier, BWP, or cell in the radio resource group. When the NW dynamically indicates the activation of a carrier / BWP, that is, it simultaneously indicates the RLM / BFR configuration associated with the activated carrier / BWP through the first indication information, for example, by indicating the identification information of the RLM / BFR configuration information. Then, the first node can perform RLM / BFR operations according to the indication and apply the corresponding configuration.

[0131] The configuration information set for RLM / BFR may include at least one of the following: identification information for RLM / BFR configuration information, such as index, ID, etc.; resource purpose, such as RLF, beam failure (BF), or RLF and BF, etc.; RS resources used for RLF / BF monitoring, such as associated SSB identification information, CSI-RS identification information, or CSI resource set identification information, etc.; timer value for RLF; counter value for RLF; timer value for BF; counter value for BF, for example, used to indicate how many BF events the UE needs to detect before triggering BFR; RS resources used for BFR, for example, used to determine whether a candidate beam can report L1-RSRP (layer 1-Reference Signal Receiving) for BFR. Power (Layer 1 reference signal received power) threshold value, candidate beam list, etc.; events used to trigger beam reporting, such as at least one new beam quality (e.g., L1-RSRP) being higher than the current beam quality or the sum of the current beam quality and a threshold value, at least one new beam quality being higher than the beam / RS quality associated with the best TCI-state currently active, the current beam quality being lower than a certain threshold value, or at least one new beam quality being lower than the beam / RS quality associated with the worst TCI-state currently active; reporting resources used to trigger beam reporting, such as physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources; timer values ​​used to trigger beam reporting; counter values ​​used to trigger beam reporting.

[0132] In another example, RLM / BFR configuration information can be provided based on each radio resource.

[0133] For example, when dynamically indicating the activation of radio resources, such as carrier / BWP, the RLM resource usage of the activated or applied radio resource can be indicated simultaneously. Thus, the UE performs the corresponding RLF / BF operation based on the NW indication.

[0134] Alternatively, when dynamically indicating the activation of radio resources, such as a carrier / BWP, the UE determines whether to apply / activate the corresponding RLM configuration information for RLF / BF operation based on the type of the indicated activated carrier / BWP. For example, if the carrier / BWP is indicated to be activated as a primary carrier / BWP, the corresponding RLM configuration information can be used for either RLF or RLF / BF. Or, if the carrier / BWP is indicated to be activated as a secondary carrier / BWP, the corresponding RLM configuration information is only used for BF.

[0135] In some embodiments, multiple sets of measurement configuration information can be configured, such as multiple sets of L1 measurement configuration information and / or multiple sets of L3 / RRM measurement configuration information. Exemplarily, the measurement configuration information may include measurement object information, measurement resource configuration information, measurement reporting configuration information, measurement gap configuration information, and / or measurement identification information.

[0136] In some embodiments, upon receiving a dynamic indication to activate or apply a first wireless resource, such as upon receiving the aforementioned first indication information, the first wireless resource and one or more sets of configuration information associated with the first wireless resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement can be activated or applied.

[0137] Example 1

[0138] Multiple sets of measurement configuration information can be pre-configured. When dynamically indicating a first radio resource, a set of measurement configuration information can be activated or applied simultaneously, for example, by indicating measurement configuration identification information, such as an index or ID. That is, the first indication information may include the measurement configuration identification information. In some embodiments, the first indication information includes fourth indication information. The fourth indication information is used to indicate the activation or application of configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement. For example, the fourth indication information may include identification information of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource, such as an index or ID.

[0139] Example 2

[0140] Multiple sets of measurement configuration information and their associations with various radio resources can be pre-configured. When a first radio resource is dynamically indicated, the first node automatically activates or applies one or more sets of configuration information associated with that first radio resource.

[0141] For example, the configuration information associated with the first radio resource includes first configuration information and second configuration information from the configuration information set. When the first radio resource is activated or used as a primary radio resource, the first configuration information is activated or applied. Alternatively, when the first radio resource is activated or used as a secondary radio resource, the second configuration information is activated or applied. That is, at least two sets of configuration information can be configured for each radio resource: one set applied when the radio resource is activated as a primary radio resource (e.g., the first configuration information mentioned above), and another set applied when the radio resource is activated as a secondary radio resource (e.g., the second configuration information mentioned above). The first node can determine which set of associated configuration to apply based on the type of activation of the radio resource indicated by the network.

[0142] In some embodiments, the measurement object information or measurement resource configuration information in the first configuration information associated with the first radio resource and the second configuration information can be common. For example, radio resources can share a common MO or measurement resource configuration pool, which contains the required MO or measurement resource configurations for all radio resources or the frequency corresponding to the first radio resource. In this case, the measurement reporting configuration (e.g., the configured measurement reporting trigger event) and / or measurement gap configuration in the first configuration information and the second configuration information may be different.

[0143] For example, the first radio resource belongs to one of multiple radio resource groups or a subgroup of a radio resource group, and all radio resources in a radio resource group or subgroup share at least one identical configuration information. That is, multiple radio resources can be divided into multiple radio resource groups or subgroups, with each group or subgroup associated with a set of configuration information. Therefore, the first node can determine the activated or applied configuration information based on the radio resource group or subgroup to which the first radio resource belongs.

[0144] At this time, the first wireless resource and the second wireless resource are in the same wireless resource group or subgroup, and the third configuration information remains active or applied. All wireless resources in the same wireless resource group or subgroup are associated with the third configuration information. Alternatively, the first wireless resource and the second wireless resource are in different wireless resource groups or subgroups, and the fourth configuration information is activated or applied. All wireless resources in the same wireless resource group or subgroup are associated with the fourth configuration information. The second wireless resource is a wireless resource activated or applied by the terminal device before the first wireless resource was activated or applied, such as the wireless resource currently being used or served by the terminal device.

[0145] In other words, when the activation or switching of radio resources belongs to the same radio resource group or subgroup, the first node does not need to update the configuration information of the current application. Alternatively, when the activation or switching of radio resources spans radio resource groups or subgroups, it is necessary to activate or apply the configuration information associated with the target radio resource group.

[0146] In some embodiments, the NW can configure an identification information (e.g., a measurement-related identification) for each radio resource. The first node can determine whether the radio resources before and after activation / switching (i.e., the target radio resource and the currently activated or applied radio resource) belong to the same radio resource group or the same radio resource subgroup, thereby determining whether a measurement configuration update is needed. For example, if the identification information of the target radio resource is the same as that of the currently activated or applied radio resource, then they belong to the same radio resource group or the same radio resource subgroup; otherwise, they do not belong to the same radio resource group or the same radio resource subgroup.

[0147] Example 3

[0148] The configuration information set includes a measurement object pool and / or a measurement resource pool. A single configuration information set includes information on at least one measurement object in the measurement object pool and / or a set of measurement resources in the measurement resource pool. The measurement object pool and / or measurement resource pool are used for physical layer (L1) measurements and / or radio resource control layer (L3) measurements. Multiple sets of measurement reporting configuration information and / or multiple measurement gap configuration information can be pre-configured.

[0149] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration information satisfies any of the following: different radio resources are associated with different measurement reporting configuration information; the radio resources corresponding to a frequency point are associated with the same measurement reporting configuration information.

[0150] In some embodiments, the measurement gap configuration information satisfies any of the following: different radio resources are associated with different measurement gap configuration information; radio resources corresponding to a frequency point are associated with the same measurement gap configuration information.

[0151] For example, each configuration information in the configuration information set is associated with measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements and / or measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0152] Upon receiving the aforementioned first indication information, the NW can activate or apply a common MO configuration or measurement resource configuration for L1 and / or L3 measurements when dynamically activating or applying a first radio resource. For other measurement configurations, such as measurement reporting configurations and / or measurement gap configurations, the NW can pre-configure multiple sets of measurement configuration information, allowing for flexible switching during dynamic activation of radio resources. For example, based on the first indication information, the measurement reporting configuration information associated with the first radio resource can be activated or applied from among the pre-configured multiple measurement reporting configuration information; and / or, the measurement gap configuration information associated with the first radio resource can be activated or applied from among the pre-configured multiple measurement gap configuration information.

[0153] For example, each radio resource corresponds to a set of measurement reporting configurations (e.g., L1 measurement reporting, L3 measurement reporting) and / or measurement gap configuration information. Alternatively, all radio resources on the same frequency point correspond to the same set of measurement reporting configurations and / or measurement gap configuration information. Furthermore, the first indication information can simultaneously indicate the activated or applied measurement reporting configuration and / or measurement gap configuration information, for example, by indicating measurement reporting configuration identification information and / or measurement gap configuration identification information. In addition, it can also indicate whether the activated or applied measurement is L1 measurement, L3 measurement, or both L1 measurement and L3 measurement are activated / applied.

[0154] For example, multiple sets of measurement reporting configuration information and / or multiple measurement gap configuration information can be pre-configured, along with their respective associations with radio resources. Upon dynamic indication activation or application of a first radio resource, for example, upon receiving the aforementioned first indication information, the first node automatically activates or applies the measurement reporting configuration information associated with the first radio resource and / or the measurement gap configuration information associated with the first radio resource.

[0155] For example, at least two measurement reporting configuration messages and / or at least two measurement gap configuration messages can be configured for the first radio resource. When the first radio resource is activated as a primary radio resource, the first measurement reporting configuration message and / or the first measurement gap configuration message can be activated or applied. When the first radio resource is activated as a secondary radio resource, the second measurement reporting configuration message and / or the second measurement gap configuration message can be activated or applied.

[0156] For example, the first radio resource belongs to one of multiple radio resource groups, or a subgroup of a radio resource group. All radio resources within a radio resource group or subgroup share the same measurement reporting configuration information and / or measurement gap configuration information. That is, multiple radio resources can be divided into multiple radio resource groups or subgroups, each associated with a set of measurement reporting configuration information and / or a set of measurement gap configuration information. Furthermore, the first node can determine the activation or application configuration information based on the radio resource group or subgroup to which the first radio resource belongs.

[0157] In some embodiments, when an activation or application trigger condition is detected to be met, the configuration information associated with the first radio resource is activated or applied from a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0158] For example, the activation or application triggering condition includes at least one of the following: the signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the currently activated or applied radio resource is less than a preset threshold; the signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the first radio resource is greater than or equal to the preset threshold. The preset threshold is determined based on a signal quality threshold for physical layer measurements and / or a signal quality threshold for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0159] For example, the NW configures L1 or L3 measurement signal quality thresholds (e.g., L1 RSRP or L3 RSRP) for each radio resource. When the first node detects that the L1 or L3 measurement signal quality of the first radio resource is lower than the threshold value, the first node can automatically activate / apply the measurement configuration of L1 or L3 measurements of the adjacent radio resources (e.g., other candidate radio resources) associated with the first radio resource, perform the corresponding measurement and / or perform the corresponding measurement reporting.

[0160] For example, the NW configures L3 measurement signal quality thresholds (e.g., L3 RSRP) for each radio resource. When the first node detects that the L3 measurement signal quality of the first radio resource is higher than the threshold value, the first node automatically activates / applies the L1 measurement configuration for that serving radio resource or adjacent radio resources (e.g., other candidate radio resources), performs the corresponding measurement, and / or reports the corresponding measurement. The first node may also deactivate or deactivate the L3 measurement and / or measurement reporting for that serving radio resource.

[0161] In some embodiments, a unified framework can also be designed for event-triggered measurement reporting configurations for L1 and L3 measurements.

[0162] In one implementation, at least one measurement reporting configuration information corresponding to a measurement event of a certain type includes at least one measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements and / or at least one measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0163] For example, for the same type of measurement event (e.g., measurement events A1 / A2 / A3 / A4 / A5 / A6), a set of measurement reporting configuration information for L1 measurement event-triggered events and a set of measurement reporting configuration information for L3 measurement event-triggered events can be provided.

[0164] For example, for the same MO or measurement resource (set) configuration, a set of measurement reporting configuration information triggered by L1 measurement events and a set of measurement reporting configuration information triggered by L3 measurement events can be associated.

[0165] The measurement reporting configurations for L1 event-triggered and L3 event-triggered events can include different parameters, or for the same parameter, different parameter values ​​can be configured, such as different trigger event threshold / offset values, different hysteresis coefficients, different trigger times (timeToTrigger), whether to report a measurement report when the event leave condition is met (reportOnLeave), different carrier / cell-level offset values, different beam-level offset values, etc.

[0166] In some embodiments, a third indication information may also be received. The third indication information is used to indicate whether the first node activates or applies measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements, and / or whether it activates or applies measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0167] For example, the NW can send additional indications, i.e., third indication information, to notify the first node whether to activate / apply the L1 event-triggered measurement reporting configuration, the L3 event-triggered measurement reporting configuration, or both. The third indication information can be sent via RRC, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0168] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements. The configuration information includes measurement resources for intra-RAT (radio access technology) handover and inter-RAT (inter-RAT) handover.

[0169] For example, 5G only supports L1 measurements for the serving cell and neighboring cells (e.g., LTM candidate cells) of intra-RAT. To support rapid handover between 6G cells / carriers / BWPs and other RAT cells / carriers / BWPs (e.g., 5G / NR, 4G / evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA), 3G / universal terrestrial radio access (UTRA)), L1 measurements can be extended to Inter-RAT. Therefore, a unified L1 measurement resource pool can be designed, encompassing RS resources for both Intra-RAT and Inter-RAT.

[0170] At this point, additional indicators can be introduced in the RS resource or resource set configuration to specify the RAT type to which the corresponding RS belongs, such as 6G (or the corresponding RAT name), 5G / NR, 4G / E-UTRA, 3G / UTRA, etc.

[0171] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one Intra-RAT measurement resource pool, and / or at least one Inter-RAT measurement resource pool.

[0172] For example, separate L1 measurement resource pools can be designed for each type of L1 measurement resource RAT. This could involve designing one Intra-RAT resource pool and one Inter-RAT resource pool. Alternatively, multiple resource pools can be designed, each corresponding to a different RAT.

[0173] In some embodiments, a corresponding Inter-RAT event can also be configured for event-triggered L1 measurement reporting.

[0174] For example, in event B1, the L1 measurement result of the beam of the neighboring / candidate radio resource (e.g., cell, carrier, BWP) is higher than the absolute threshold; in event B2, the L1 measurement result of the beam of the serving radio resource or the primary radio resource is lower than the absolute threshold 1, and the L1 measurement result of the beam of the neighboring / candidate radio resource is higher than the absolute threshold 2.

[0175] The above event can be defined as at least one beam in the radio resources satisfying the conditions of the corresponding event, or as N (e.g., N>1) beams in the radio resources satisfying the conditions of the corresponding event. In such cases, the event is considered to be satisfied (i.e., the UE triggers measurement reporting).

[0176] For example, NW can provide corresponding execution / triggering conditions for Inter-RAT's L1 measurement configuration. When the first node detects that the corresponding execution / triggering condition is met, it automatically activates / applies or deactivates the corresponding configuration.

[0177] For example, the NW configures L1 or L3 measurement signal quality thresholds (e.g., L1 RSRSP or L3 RSRP) for the currently serving / active radio resource. When the first node detects that the L1 or L3 measurement signal quality of the currently serving / active radio resource is lower than the threshold value, the first node automatically activates / applies the measurement configuration of the Inter-RAT L1 or L3 measurement associated with that serving / active radio resource, performs the corresponding measurement, and / or reports the corresponding measurement.

[0178] For example, NW configures L1 or L3 measurement signal quality thresholds (e.g., L1 RSRP or L3 RSRP) for intra-RAT radio resources. When the first node detects that the L1 or L3 measurement signal quality of the intra-RAT radio resources is below the threshold value, the first node automatically activates / applies the measurement configuration of the Inter-RAT L1 or L3 measurement associated with the currently serving / activated radio resource, performs the corresponding measurement, and / or reports the corresponding measurement.

[0179] In one implementation, a first radio resource and configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement can be activated or applied based on a first instruction.

[0180] In another implementation, the first radio resource or the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement can be activated or applied according to the first instruction information. That is, the first node can activate or apply only the first radio resource; or, only activate or apply the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0181] In this implementation, the first wireless resource may also include configuration information for signal measurement. This configuration information for signal measurement may belong to any of the pre-configured configuration information set for signal measurement described above.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first node sends an activation response or completion message. For example, the first node may send an activation response or completion message to the network node to which the first wireless resource being activated or applied belongs.

[0183] The activation response or completion information indicates that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement. The activation response or completion information may include identification information of the first radio resource, and / or identification information of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement. The activation response or completion information may include RRC messages (e.g., RRC reconfiguration completion messages), MAC CE, or uplink control information (UCI), etc.

[0184] Based on the technical solution provided in this disclosure, upon receiving first indication information to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first radio resource, the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement can be activated or applied according to the first indication information. The configuration information set can be understood as a pre-established unified measurement resource pool. Determining the configuration information associated with the first radio resource within this set reduces measurement-related signaling overhead. Furthermore, the unified measurement resource pool is easier to update and supports more flexible measurement update or application mechanisms. Simultaneously, the technical solution provided in this disclosure is better adapted to and supports novel carrier configuration architectures that can flexibly associate and pair carriers, as well as flexible activation or switching mechanisms for multiple carriers.

[0185] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG7, this disclosure provides another resource configuration method applied to a second node. The second node may be the second node 12 in the communication system shown in FIG1 above. The resource configuration method may include the following S201 and S202.

[0186] In S201, the first instruction information is sent.

[0187] The first instruction information is used to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first wireless resource.

[0188] In some embodiments, the second node may adopt a centralized unit (CU) / distributed unit (DU) split architecture. The configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the aforementioned first radio resource and / or pre-configured configuration information set for signal measurement may be configured / generated by the CU or DU. At least one radio resource or at least one group of radio resources may belong to the same DU (e.g., Intra-DU), different DUs under the same CU (e.g., Intra-CU Inter-DU), or different CUs (e.g., Inter-CU).

[0189] For example, L3 / RRM measurement configurations are typically generated by the CU, while L1 measurement configurations are generated by the DU. Based on the technical solution provided in this disclosure, L3 / RRM and L1 measurements use a unified RS resource pool, and the control / activation of L3 / RRM measurements can be performed by either the CU or the DU.

[0190] In some embodiments, the DU is used to send the aforementioned first instruction information.

[0191] In some embodiments, the CU can transmit configuration information for Radio Resource Control (RRM) measurements to the DU. For example, the CU can transmit L3 / RRM configuration information to the DU on the F1 interface, such as via a UE context establishment or modification request message.

[0192] For example, the configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements includes at least one of the following: measurement object information, such as frequency, subcarrier spacing, associated RS resource or resource set index / ID; measurement object identification information, such as index, ID, etc.; measurement identification information, such as index, ID, etc.; measurement gap configuration information associated with the measurement object, such as measurement gap associated with SSB (associatedMeasGapSSB), measurement gap associated with CSI-RS (associatedMeasGapCSIRS), etc.; measurement reporting configuration information associated with the measurement object; and the association between the configuration information and radio resources, such as measurement configuration index / ID and associated cell / carrier / BWP configuration index / ID.

[0193] Therefore, the DU can send a first indication message to the first node. This first indication message can be sent via MAC CE or DCI signaling. Furthermore, the DU can also dynamically activate or deactivate L3 / RRM measurements by sending signaling, for example, based on received L1 measurement reports, or due to dynamic activation / switching of radio resources.

[0194] In some embodiments, the DU may send activation / handover notification signaling to the CU. For example, after sending dynamic activation signaling (e.g., first indication information) to the UE, the DU may send activation / handover notification signaling to the CU on the F1 interface to notify the indicated first radio resource to be activated / applied and / or the measurement configuration information associated with the first radio resource. In another implementation, the DU may also send activation / handover notification signaling to the CU before sending dynamic activation signaling to the UE, for example, when the DU selects / determines the first radio resource to be activated and / or the measurement configuration information associated with the first radio resource.

[0195] In some embodiments, the activation / switching notification signaling sent by the DU to the CU may include at least one of the following: the measurement object configuration information of the indicated activation or application, such as measurement object configuration identification information; the measurement identification information of the indicated activation or application; the measurement gap configuration information associated with the indicated activation or application measurement object, such as measurement gap configuration identification information; the measurement reporting configuration information associated with the indicated activation or application measurement object, such as measurement reporting configuration identification information; and the identification information of the radio resource of the indicated activation or application.

[0196] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements and / or radio resource control layer measurements.

[0197] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0198] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one configuration information, each configuration information corresponding to a second indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0199] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one subset of configuration information, and all configuration information in each subset serves the same purpose. All configuration information in a subset is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to any one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0200] In some embodiments, the configuration information associated with the first radio resource includes first configuration information and second configuration information from a set of configuration information. When the first radio resource is activated or used as a primary radio resource, the first indication information is used to indicate the activation or application of the first configuration information. When the first radio resource is activated or used as a secondary radio resource, the first indication information is used to indicate the activation or application of the second configuration information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the first radio resource belongs to one of a plurality of radio resource groups, and all radio resources in a radio resource group are associated with at least one configuration information that is the same.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first radio resource and the second radio resource are in the same radio resource group, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the third configuration information is kept active or applied. All radio resources in the radio resource group containing the first and second radio resources are associated with the third configuration information. Alternatively, the first radio resource and the second radio resource are in different radio resource groups, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the fourth configuration information is activated or applied; all radio resources in the radio resource group containing the first radio resource are associated with the fourth configuration information. The second radio resource is the radio resource activated or applied by the terminal device before the first radio resource is activated or applied.

[0203] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes a measurement object pool and / or a measurement resource pool, and a configuration information includes at least one measurement object information in the measurement object pool and / or a set of measurement resources in the measurement resource pool.

[0204] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements and / or radio resource control layer measurements, and the first radio resource associated measurement reporting configuration information can be activated or applied among a plurality of pre-configured measurement reporting configuration information; and / or, the first radio resource associated measurement gap configuration information can be activated or applied among a plurality of pre-configured measurement gap configuration information.

[0205] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration information satisfies any of the following: different radio resources are associated with different measurement reporting configuration information; the radio resources corresponding to a frequency point are associated with the same measurement reporting configuration information.

[0206] The measurement gap configuration information satisfies any of the following: different radio resources are associated with different measurement gap configuration information; the radio resources corresponding to a frequency point are associated with the same measurement gap configuration information.

[0207] In some embodiments, each configuration information in the configuration information set is associated with measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements and / or measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0208] In some embodiments, measurement reporting configuration information includes measurement events. At least one measurement reporting configuration message corresponding to a measurement event of a certain type includes at least one measurement reporting configuration message for physical layer measurements and / or at least one measurement reporting configuration message for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0209] In some embodiments, a third indication message may also be sent. The third indication message is used to indicate whether the first node activates or applies measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements, and / or whether it activates or applies measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0210] In some embodiments, when an activation or application trigger condition is detected to be met, the first node may activate or apply the configuration information associated with the first radio resource from a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0211] In some embodiments, the activation or application triggering condition includes at least one of the following: the signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the currently activated or applied radio resource is less than a preset threshold; the signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the first radio resource is greater than or equal to the preset threshold.

[0212] The preset threshold is determined based on the signal quality threshold used for physical layer measurements and / or the signal quality threshold used for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes fourth indication information. The fourth indication information is used to indicate the activation or application of configuration information associated with a first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0214] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements. The configuration information includes measurement resources for Intra-RAT and Inter-RAT.

[0215] In some embodiments, the measurement resource is a reference signal (RS) resource. The configuration information also includes third indication information, which indicates Inter-RAT or Inter-RAT.

[0216] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one Intra-RAT measurement resource pool, and / or at least one Inter-RAT measurement resource pool.

[0217] In S202, an activation response or completion message is received. The activation response or completion message is used to indicate that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0218] In some embodiments, the DU (e.g., the DU to which the first radio resource is activated or applied, or the target DU) is also configured to receive an activation response or completion information and send an activation / handover completion notification signaling to the CU (e.g., the CU to which the first radio resource is activated or applied, or the target CU). For example, the DU may send an activation / handover completion notification signaling to the CU on the F1 interface to inform the CU of the activated / applied first radio resource and / or the measurement configuration information associated with the first radio resource.

[0219] In some embodiments, the DU that sends the first indication information and the DU that receives the activation response or completion information can be the same DU, for example, when the radio resources before and after activation / application belong to the same DU; or they can be different DUs, for example, when the radio resources before and after activation / application belong to different DUs, the DU that sends the first indication information is the source DU, and the DU that receives the activation response or completion information is the target DU. The aforementioned CU is the CU associated with the target DU.

[0220] In some embodiments, the activation / switching completion notification signaling sent by the DU to the CU may include at least one of the following: activated or applied measurement object configuration information, such as measurement object configuration identification information; activated or applied measurement identification information; measurement gap configuration information associated with the activated or applied measurement object, such as measurement gap configuration identification information; measurement reporting configuration information associated with the activated or applied measurement object, such as measurement reporting configuration identification information; and identification information of the activated or applied radio resource.

[0221] In some embodiments, the received activation response or completion information may be used to indicate that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0222] The activation response or completion information may include identification information of the first radio resource, and / or identification information of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement. This activation response or completion information may include an RRC message (e.g., an RRC reconfiguration completion message), a MAC CE, or a UCI message.

[0223] Furthermore, for detailed information on S201 and S202, please refer to the relevant descriptions of S101 and S102 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0224] Based on the technical solution provided in this disclosure, a first indication message is sent to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first radio resource. This first indication message can also be used to instruct the activation or application of the first radio resource and the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement. This reduces measurement-related signaling overhead. Furthermore, the unified measurement resource pool is easier to update, supporting more flexible measurement update or application mechanisms.

[0225] The foregoing primarily describes the solution provided in this disclosure from the perspective of interaction between various communication nodes. It is understood that each communication node, in order to achieve the aforementioned functions, includes corresponding hardware structures and / or software modules for executing each function. Those skilled in the art should readily recognize that, based on the algorithmic steps of the examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein, this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in hardware or by computer software driving hardware 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.

[0226] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8, the communication device 800 includes an acquisition module 801 and a processing module 802. In some embodiments, the communication device 800 may further include a transmission module 803.

[0227] The acquisition module 801 is used to acquire first indication information. The first indication information is used to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first wireless resource.

[0228] The processing module 802 is configured to activate or apply a first wireless resource and / or configuration information associated with the first wireless resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement, based on the first indication information.

[0229] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements and / or radio resource control layer measurements.

[0230] In some embodiments, the configuration information in the configuration information set is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0231] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one configuration information, each configuration information corresponding to a second indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0232] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes at least one subset of configuration information, and all configuration information in each subset serves the same purpose. All configuration information in a subset is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to any one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

[0233] In some embodiments, the configuration information associated with the first radio resource includes first configuration information and second configuration information in a configuration information set. The processing module 802 is configured, for example, to: activate or apply the first configuration information when the first radio resource is activated or used as a primary radio resource; and to activate or apply the second configuration information when the first radio resource is activated or used as a secondary radio resource.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first radio resource belongs to one of a plurality of radio resource groups, and all radio resources in a radio resource group are associated with at least one configuration information that is the same.

[0235] In some embodiments, the processing module 802 is configured, for example, to: keep the third configuration information active or applied when the first wireless resource and the second wireless resource are in the same wireless resource group; associate all wireless resources in the wireless resource group containing the first and second wireless resources with the third configuration information; or, activate or apply the fourth configuration information when the first wireless resource and the second wireless resource are in different wireless resource groups; associate all wireless resources in the wireless resource group containing the first wireless resource with the fourth configuration information. The second wireless resource is the wireless resource activated or applied by the terminal device before the first wireless resource is activated or applied.

[0236] In some embodiments, the configuration information set includes a measurement object pool and / or a measurement resource pool. A configuration information set includes at least one measurement object information from the measurement object pool and / or a set of measurement resources from the measurement resource pool.

[0237] In some embodiments, the processing module 802 activates or applies the measurement reporting configuration information associated with the first radio resource among a plurality of pre-configured measurement reporting configuration information; and / or activates or applies the measurement gap configuration information associated with the first radio resource among a plurality of pre-configured measurement gap configuration information.

[0238] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration information satisfies any of the following: different radio resources are associated with different measurement reporting configuration information; the radio resources corresponding to a frequency point are associated with the same measurement reporting configuration information.

[0239] The measurement gap configuration information satisfies any of the following: different radio resources are associated with different measurement gap configuration information; the radio resources corresponding to a frequency point are associated with the same measurement gap configuration information.

[0240] In some embodiments, each configuration information in the configuration information set is associated with measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements and / or measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0241] In some embodiments, measurement reporting configuration information includes measurement events. At least one measurement reporting configuration message corresponding to a measurement event of a certain type includes at least one measurement reporting configuration message for physical layer measurements and / or at least one measurement reporting configuration message for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0242] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 801 is further configured to receive third indication information. The third indication information is used to indicate whether the first node activates or applies measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements, and / or whether it activates or applies measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0243] In some embodiments, the processing module 802, for example, is configured to activate or apply configuration information associated with a first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement when an activation or application trigger condition is detected to be met.

[0244] In some embodiments, the activation or application triggering condition includes at least one of the following: the signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the currently activated or applied radio resource is less than a preset threshold; the signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the first radio resource is greater than or equal to the preset threshold. The preset threshold is determined based on a signal quality threshold for physical layer measurements and / or a signal quality threshold for radio resource control layer measurements.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes fourth indication information. The fourth indication information is used to indicate the activation or application of configuration information associated with a first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0246] In some embodiments, the sending module 803 is configured to send an activation response or completion information. The activation response or completion information is used to indicate that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0247] For a more detailed description of the acquisition module 801, processing module 802, and sending module 803, as well as a more detailed description of their respective technical features and beneficial effects, please refer to the corresponding method embodiment sections above, which will not be repeated here.

[0248] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 9, the communication device 900 includes a transmitting module 901 and a receiving module 902.

[0249] The transmitting module 901 is used to transmit first indication information. The first indication information is used to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first radio resource.

[0250] The receiving module 902 is used to receive activation response or completion information. The activation response or completion information is used to indicate that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

[0251] For a more detailed description of the above-mentioned transmitting module 901 and receiving module 902, as well as a more detailed description of their respective technical features and beneficial effects, please refer to the corresponding method embodiment section above, which will not be repeated here.

[0252] It should be noted that the modules in Figure 9 or Figure 8 can also be called units; for example, the transmitting module can be called a transmitting unit. Furthermore, in the embodiments shown in Figure 9 or Figure 8, the names of the modules may not be those shown in the figures; for example, the transmitting module can also be called a communication module, and the receiving module can also be called a communication module.

[0253] If the various units or modules in Figure 9 or Figure 8 are implemented as software functional modules and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, or the parts that contribute to related technologies, or all or part of the technical solutions, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or processor to execute all or part of the steps of the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure. Storage media for storing computer software products include: USB flash drives (Universal Serial Bus flash disks), portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, optical disks, and other media capable of storing program code.

[0254] In the case of implementing the functions of the integrated modules described above in hardware, this disclosure provides a schematic diagram of a communication device, which may be the communication device 900 or the communication device 1000 described above. As shown in FIG10, the communication device 1000 includes: a processor 1002, a communication interface 1003, and a bus 1004. In some embodiments, the communication device 1000 may further include a memory 1001.

[0255] Processor 1002 may implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with this disclosure. Processor 1002 may be a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof, and may implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with this disclosure. Processor 1002 may also be a combination that implements computing functions, for example, including one or more microprocessor combinations, a combination of a DSP (digital signal processor) and a microprocessor, etc.

[0256] Communication interface 1003 is used to connect with other devices via a communication network. This communication network can be Ethernet, wireless access network, wireless local area network (WLAN), etc.

[0257] The memory 1001 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device capable of storing static information and instructions, random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device capable of storing information and instructions, or electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium capable of carrying or storing desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and accessible by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0258] In one implementation, the memory 1001 can exist independently of the processor 1002. The memory 1001 can be connected to the processor 1002 via a bus 1004 and is used to store instructions or program code. When the processor 1002 calls and executes the instructions or program code stored in the memory 1001, it can implement the method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0259] In another implementation, the memory 1001 can also be integrated with the processor 1002.

[0260] Bus 1004 can be an extended industry standard architecture (EISA) bus, etc. Bus 1004 can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is used to represent it in Figure 10, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

[0261] Through the above description of the implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, only the division of the above functional modules is used as an example. In actual applications, the above functions can be assigned to different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the equipment or device can be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0262] This disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium). All or part of the processes in the above method embodiments can be executed by a computer program instructing related hardware. This program can be stored in the aforementioned computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, it can include the processes of the above method embodiments. The computer-readable storage medium can be any of the foregoing embodiments or memory. The aforementioned computer-readable storage medium can also be an external storage device of the aforementioned device or apparatus, such as a plug-in hard disk, smart media card (SMC), secure digital (SD) card, flash card, etc., equipped on the aforementioned device or apparatus. Further, the aforementioned computer-readable storage medium can also include both internal storage units of the aforementioned device or apparatus and external storage devices. The aforementioned computer-readable storage medium is used to store the aforementioned computer program and other programs and data required by the aforementioned device or apparatus. The aforementioned computer-readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.

[0263] This disclosure also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0264] Based on the technical solution provided in this disclosure, upon receiving first indication information to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first radio resource, the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement can be activated or applied according to the first indication information. The configuration information set can be understood as a pre-established unified measurement resource pool. Determining the configuration information associated with the first radio resource within this set reduces measurement-related signaling overhead. Furthermore, the unified measurement resource pool is easier to update and supports more flexible measurement update or application mechanisms. Simultaneously, the technical solution provided in this disclosure is better adapted to and supports novel carrier configuration architectures that can flexibly associate and pair carriers, as well as flexible activation or switching mechanisms for multiple carriers.

[0265] Although this disclosure has been described herein in conjunction with various embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand and implement other variations of the disclosed embodiments by reviewing the accompanying drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims in carrying out the claimed disclosure. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other components or steps, and "a" or "an" does not exclude a plurality. A single processor or other unit can implement several functions listed in the claims. While different dependent claims may recite certain measures, this does not mean that these measures cannot be combined to produce a good effect.

[0266] Although this disclosure has been described in conjunction with specific features and embodiments, it will be apparent that various modifications and combinations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Accordingly, this specification and drawings are merely exemplary illustrations of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims and are to be considered as covering any and all modifications, variations, combinations, or equivalents within the scope of this disclosure. It is obvious that those skilled in the art can make various alterations and modifications to this disclosure without departing from its spirit and scope. Thus, this disclosure is also intended to include any such modifications and modifications that fall within the scope of the claims of this disclosure and their equivalents.

[0267] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions within the technical scope 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 resource allocation method, applied to the first node, comprising: Obtain the first instruction information; The first indication information is used to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first wireless resource; Based on the first indication information, activate or apply the first wireless resource and / or the configuration information associated with the first wireless resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements and / or radio resource control layer measurements.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration information in the configuration information set is used to configure signal measurements corresponding to at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The configuration information set includes at least one configuration information, and each configuration information in the at least one subset of configuration information corresponds to a second indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate at least one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, channel state detection, radio link monitoring, radio resource management, and mobility management.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The configuration information set includes at least one subset of configuration information. All configuration information in each subset of the at least one subset of configuration information has the same purpose. The purpose of all configuration information in each subset of the at least one subset of configuration information is to configure signal measurement corresponding to any one of beam management, uplink / downlink scheduling, radio link monitoring, channel state detection, radio resource management, and mobility management.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The configuration information associated with the first wireless resource includes the first configuration information and the second configuration information in the configuration information set; The activation or application of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement includes: When the first radio resource is activated or applied as the primary radio resource, the first configuration information is activated or applied. When the first radio resource is activated or used as a secondary radio resource, the second configuration information is activated or applied.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first radio resource belongs to one of a plurality of radio resource groups, and all radio resources in the radio resource group are associated with at least one identical configuration information.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The activation or application of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement includes: The first and second wireless resources are in the same wireless resource group, and the third configuration information remains active or applied; all wireless resources in the wireless resource group containing the first and second wireless resources are associated with the third configuration information; or... The first radio resource and the second radio resource are in different radio resource groups, and the fourth configuration information is activated or applied; all radio resources in the radio resource group where the first radio resource is located are associated with the fourth configuration information. The second wireless resource is the wireless resource activated or applied by the terminal device before the first wireless resource is activated or applied.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration information set includes a measurement object pool and / or a measurement resource pool, and each configuration information in the configuration information set includes at least one measurement object information in the measurement object pool and / or a set of measurement resources in the measurement resource pool.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The configuration information in the configuration information set is used for physical layer measurements and / or radio resource control layer measurements; the method further includes: Activate or apply the measurement reporting configuration information associated with the first radio resource from among a plurality of pre-configured measurement reporting configuration information; and / or, Activate or apply the measurement gap configuration information associated with the first radio resource among a plurality of pre-configured measurement gap configuration information.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The measurement reporting configuration information satisfies any one of the following: Different wireless resources are associated with different measurement reporting configuration information; The measurement reporting configuration information associated with the radio resources corresponding to a frequency point is the same; The measurement gap configuration information satisfies any one of the following: Different wireless resources are associated with different measurement gap configuration information; The measurement gap configuration information associated with the wireless resources corresponding to a frequency point is the same.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein, Each configuration information in the configuration information set is associated with measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements and / or measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The measurement reporting configuration information includes measurement events. At least one measurement reporting configuration information corresponding to a measurement event of a certain type includes at least one measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements and / or at least one measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising: Receive third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate whether the first node activates or applies the measurement reporting configuration information for physical layer measurements, and / or whether it activates or applies the measurement reporting configuration information for radio resource control layer measurements.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The activation or application of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement includes: If the activation or application trigger condition is detected to be met, the configuration information associated with the first wireless resource is activated or applied from the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, The activation or application triggering condition includes at least one of the following: The signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the currently active or applied wireless resource is less than a preset threshold. The signal quality of the measurement signal associated with the first wireless resource is greater than or equal to the preset threshold value; The preset threshold value is determined based on the signal quality threshold value used for physical layer measurements and / or the signal quality threshold value used for radio resource control layer measurements.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first indication information includes a fourth indication information, which is used to indicate the activation or application of the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

18. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Send an activation response or completion message, which indicates that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in the pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

19. A resource allocation method, applied to a second node, comprising: Send the first instruction message; The first indication information is used to instruct the first node to activate or apply the first wireless resource; Receive activation response or completion information, the activation response or completion information being used to indicate that the first node has activated or applied the first radio resource and / or activated or applied the configuration information associated with the first radio resource in a pre-configured set of configuration information for signal measurement.

20. A communication device, comprising: A memory and a processor; wherein the memory is coupled to the processor; the memory is used to store instructions executable by the processor; and the processor executes the instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

22. A computer program product, wherein, The computer program product includes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

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