Sensing triggering method and communication device

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a sensing triggering method and a communication device. The sensing triggering method in an embodiment of the present application comprises: a first communication device sending first information to a second communication device, the first information being used for instructing the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

Description

Perception triggering method and communication device

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202411024746.6, filed on July 29, 2024, and entitled "Perception triggering method and communication device", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a perception triggering method and a communication device. BACKGROUND

[0004] In a mobile communication system, the perception capability refers to the ability of a device to perceive the position, distance and speed of a target object, or to detect, track, identify or image a target object, event or environment, etc. through the transmission and reception of wireless signals. Perception can be used to assist communication or enhance communication performance, or to monitor weather conditions by a base station or to identify user gestures by a mobile phone. In a Beyond 5th Generation (B5G) or 6th Generation (6G) system, the air interface can support both wireless communication signals and wireless perception signals. Moreover, since both the communication system and the perception system are based on electromagnetic wave theory, there is a coincidence in hardware resources and operating frequency bands. Therefore, it is a trend of communication technology development to have perception capability or provide perception services while transmitting information.

[0005] However, there are currently scenarios in which devices have difficulty perceiving due to environmental factors, and there is currently no solution for how to achieve perception in such scenarios. SUMMARY

[0006] In a first aspect, a perception triggering method is provided, comprising: a first communication device sending first information to a second communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a perception operation.

[0007] In a second aspect, a perception triggering method is provided, comprising: a second communication device receiving first information sent by a first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a perception operation.

[0008] In a third aspect, a perception triggering apparatus is provided, applied to a first communication device, comprising: a sending module, configured to send first information to a second communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a perception operation.

[0009] In a fourth aspect, a sensing triggering apparatus is provided, which is applied to a second communication device and includes a receiving module configured to receive first information sent by a first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

[0010] In a fifth aspect, a sensing triggering apparatus is provided, which is configured to perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0011] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0012] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the processor being configured to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect, and the communication interface being configured to be coupled to the processor.

[0013] In an eighth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores a program or instructions, the program or instructions being executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0014] In a ninth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, which includes a first communication device and a second communication device, the first communication device being configured to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, and the second communication device being configured to implement the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0015] In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, and the processor being configured to run a program or instructions to implement the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0016] In an eleventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium, and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0017] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device sends first information to the second communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation, so that the first communication device can trigger the second communication device to assist it to complete sensing, thereby providing a solution for a difficult-to-sense scenario. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied;

[0019] FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] FIG. 3 shows another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] FIG. 4 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] FIG. 5 shows a diagram of a dual-base sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] FIG. 6 shows a diagram of a single-base sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] FIG. 7 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] FIG. 8 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] FIG. 9 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] FIG. 10 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] FIG. 11 shows a diagram of a preset direction sensing and omnidirectional sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0029] FIG. 12 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] FIG. 13 shows a diagram of a sensing resource and communication resource conflict according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] FIG. 14 shows still another flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG. 15 shows another diagram of a sensing resource and communication resource conflict according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG. 16 shows a diagram of an activation and deactivation sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG. 17 shows a diagram of a request sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG. 18 shows a diagram of a suggestion sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG. 19 shows a diagram of a trigger sensing scenario according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG. 20 shows a scenario of notification awareness according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG. 21 shows a structure of a sensing trigger device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG. 22 shows another structure of a sensing trigger device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG. 23 shows a structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG. 24 shows a hardware structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG. 25 shows a hardware structure of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0044] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second" are usually a category, not limited to the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in the present application means at least one of the connected objects. For example, the protection scope of "A or B" at least covers three schemes, namely, scheme one: including A and not including B; scheme two: including B and not including A; scheme three: including A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B" also at least cover the above three schemes respectively. The character " / " generally represents that the objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0045] The term "indication" in the present application can be a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). The direct indication can be understood as that the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, operations to be performed or requested results, etc. in the indication sent by the sender. The indirect indication can be understood as that the receiver determines the corresponding information according to the indication sent by the sender, or judges and determines the operations to be performed or the requested results according to the judgment result.

[0046] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in the embodiments of the present application, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for the purpose of example, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems.

[0047] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a terminal-side device such as a mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer, a Laptop Computer, a notebook computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an Ultra-mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a flight vehicle, a Vehicle User Equipment (VUE), a shipboard device, a Pedestrian User Equipment (PUE), a smart home (a home device with a wireless communication function such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game console, a Personal Computer (PC), a kiosk, or a self-service machine. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart necklace, etc.), a smart wristband, smart clothes, etc. The vehicle-mounted device can also be referred to as a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip, or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network-side device 12 can include an access network device or a core network device. The access network device can also be referred to as a Radio Access Network (RAN) device, a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device can include a base station, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP), or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.The base station can be referred to as a Node B (NB), an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a New Radio Node B (NR Node B), an access point, a relay station (RBS), a serving base station (SBS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home Node B (HNB), a home evolved Node B, a transmit / receive point (TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, and is not limited to a particular technical terminology, provided that the same technical effect is achieved. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0048] The core network device can also be referred to as a core network node, a core network function, or a core network network element, etc., which includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF), a session management function (SMF), a user plane function (UPF), a policy control function (PCF), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), an edge application server discovery function (EASDF), a unified data management (UDM), a unified data repository (UDR), a home subscriber server (HSS), a centralized network configuration (CNC), a network repository function (NRF), a network exposure function (NEF), a local NEF (L-NEF), a binding support function (BSF), an application function (AF), a location management function (LMF), a gateway mobile location center (GMLC), a network data analytics function (NWDAF), etc. It should be noted that only the core network device in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction in the embodiments of the present application, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited. If the name of the core network device mentioned in the embodiments of the present application changes in the subsequent protocol version (for example, 6G), it is also within the protection scope of the present application.

[0049] Optionally, the core network device can be implemented by one or more function modules in one device, or can be implemented by multiple devices together, and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations. It can be understood that the above function modules can be network elements in a hardware device, software function modules running on a special hardware, or virtualized function modules instantiated on a platform (for example, a cloud platform).

[0050] In a mobile communication system, there are scenarios that are difficult for a device to perceive, for example, there is an obstruction in the environment around the device, causing the communication signal to be unable to cover the area behind the obstruction, so the device is difficult to perceive the information of objects or environment in the area. Based on this, the embodiments of the present application propose a technical solution of completing perception by means of other devices, that is, one communication device instructs another communication device to perform a perception operation, and the perception of the area that cannot be covered by the communication signal is realized by the cooperation of the two communication devices.

[0051] The embodiments of the present application relate to a first communication device and a second communication device, the first communication device is used to send first information to the second communication device to instruct the second communication device to perform a perception operation, and the second communication device is used to perform the perception operation according to the instruction. Wherein, the first communication device and the second communication device can be network side devices or terminals. The network side device can have various types, including but not limited to at least one of the following: base station, reconfigurable intelligent surface, repeater / relay, satellite, TRP, etc. The terminal can have various types, including but not limited to at least one of the following: user equipment (UE), smart phone, smart watch, helmet, CPE, object with tag, reduced capability / RedCap device, etc.

[0052] The embodiments of the present application do not limit the state of the first communication device and the second communication device, including but not limited to at least one of the following: connected state, idle state, inactive state. In addition, in the following embodiments, one first communication device instructs one second communication device as an example. However, in actual application, one first communication device can instruct one or more second communication devices, or multiple first communication devices can instruct one or more second communication devices, and the principle is the same, which will not be repeated here.

[0053] The perception triggering method and the communication device provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail in combination with the drawings and some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0054] FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a sensing triggering method according to an embodiment of the present application. The method 200 can be performed by a first communication device. In other words, the method can be performed by software or hardware installed on the first communication device. As shown in FIG. 2, the method can include the following steps.

[0055] S202: The first communication device sends first information to a second communication device, where the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

[0056] In an embodiment, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present application, the second communication device can be a communication device with sensing capability, which can perform a sensing operation under the instruction of the first information. In some scenarios, if the second communication device is difficult to sense or lacks sensing, the first communication device can reselect another communication device as the second communication device, thereby initiating the instruction to perform sensing.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present application, the sensing operation can be performed in multiple sensing manners, including but not limited to any one of the following manners: active sensing, passive sensing, and interactive sensing. The active sensing refers to sensing by using reflection signals such as echoes of self-transmitted signals, where the transceiver is located at the same position and can use different antennas, and this manner can sense environmental information around the device. The passive sensing refers to sensing by a receiver using wireless signals transmitted by a transmitter, where the transceiver is located at different positions, for example, base station A senses environmental information between base station A and base station B by receiving wireless signals from base station B. The interactive sensing refers to interaction between a sensor and a sensed object, where the subject, time, frequency, format, etc. of electromagnetic wave transmission are agreed upon to assist in the sensing process.

[0059] In an embodiment of the present application, the sensing operation can be a sensing operation for a target area, where the target area is a non-sensing area of the first communication device and a sensing area of the second communication device. The non-sensing area can be an area that the device itself cannot sense, and the sensing area can be an area that the device itself can sense.

[0060] For example, the first communication device is a base station, and there is a high-rise building around the base station. The area behind the building cannot be covered by the communication signal of the base station, and thus is a non-sensing area of the base station. If a terminal can sense the area, the area is a sensing area of the terminal.

[0061] It should be noted that the parameters contained in the sensing resources used by the second communication device when performing the sensing operation can be sent by the first communication device or can be pre-configured by the network side, and the specific configuration is not limited.

[0062] In the embodiment of the present application, the step S202 can further include: selecting the second communication device according to the auxiliary information by the first communication device. The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: timing advance (TA), location information, measurement result of a preset reference signal of the second communication device, and capability reported by the second communication device.

[0063] For example, there are terminal A and terminal B around the first communication device, and the measurement result of the preset reference signal of terminal B is higher than that of terminal A. Then, the first communication device can select terminal B as the second communication device, and initiate the indication.

[0064] In the embodiment of the present application, the first information can be indicated in different ways in different scenarios, which include but are not limited to any one of the following:

[0065] The first scenario: the first communication device is a network side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the first information is used to activate or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0066] The second scenario: the first communication device and the second communication device are both network side devices, and the first information is used to request, suggest or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0067] The third scenario: the first communication device and the second communication device are both terminals, and the first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0068] The fourth scenario: the first communication device is a terminal, the second communication device is a network side device, and the first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present application, the activated corresponding sensing operation can be a periodic sensing operation, and the triggered corresponding sensing operation can be a one-off sensing operation. After the request or suggestion is initiated, the second communication device can accept the request or suggestion, or can not accept the request or suggestion, which is not limited in the embodiment.

[0070] In one implementation, the step S202 can further include: receiving the sensing result sent by the second communication device by the first communication device; or, receiving the periodically sent sensing result by the first communication device. This scenario belongs to the scenario that the second communication device can complete the sensing and send the sensing result to the first communication device. In actual application, there can also be a scenario that the second communication device does not send the sensing result, for example, the second communication device refuses to perform the sensing operation or cannot complete the sensing operation due to moving out of the sensing area. Then, the first communication device can re-initiate the process of selecting a new second communication device and giving the sensing indication, which is not described here.

[0071] In addition, it is worth mentioning that in the scenario where the second communication device performs the sensing operation but does not return the sensing result, although the first communication device does not receive the sensing result, the second communication device can use the sensing result to improve its own communication quality, for example, the second communication device can determine the communication parameters such as the beam or precoding vector used according to the sensing result, so as to improve the communication quality of the second communication device through the first communication device instructing the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0072] In another implementation, the step S202 can further include that the first communication device sends second information to the second communication device, and the second information is used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation. In an implementation, the second information can include second indication information or second signaling. Exemplarily, the first communication device is a network side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

[0073] In an implementation, the first information is also used to instruct the second communication device to receive the sensing signal. Correspondingly, the method can further include that the first communication device sends third information to a third communication device, and the third information is used to instruct the third communication device to send the sensing signal.

[0074] Among them, the scenarios involving the third communication device can be various, including but not limited to any one of the following:

[0075] The second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals; or,

[0076] The second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network side device; or,

[0077] The second communication device is a network side device, and the third communication device is a terminal; or,

[0078] The second communication device and the third communication device are both network side devices.

[0079] In the embodiments of the present application, the first information can include preset direction information or omnidirectional information, the preset direction information includes: a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state number or an ordering direction of the TCI state number. Among them, the TCI state number is used to instruct to perform the sensing operation according to the corresponding direction, the ordering direction is used to instruct to determine the direction corresponding to the next TCI state number according to the ordering direction and perform the sensing operation according to the direction, and the omnidirectional information is used to instruct to perform the omnidirectional sensing operation according to the counterclockwise direction or the clockwise direction.

[0080] The method provided in the embodiments of the present application can further include the following steps before or after the step S202: the first communication device sends fourth information to the second communication device, and the fourth information is used to inform the second communication device to perform the sensing operation or stop the sensing operation. The notification can be a one-time action or a periodic action, and the specific implementation is not limited.

[0081] The first communication device can send the fourth information in multiple scenarios, including but not limited to any one of the following scenarios:

[0082] The first communication device is a network-side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or

[0083] The first communication device and the second communication device are both network-side devices; or

[0084] The first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network-side device.

[0085] The method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be used to send the first information from the first communication device to the second communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. For a scenario that is difficult for the first communication device to sense, the first communication device can trigger the second communication device to assist it to complete the sensing. For a scenario that lacks sensing of the second communication device, the triggering of the first communication device can make the second communication device perform the sensing operation. Whether it is a difficult-to-sense scenario or a lack-of-sensing scenario, a solution is provided.

[0086] FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a sensing triggering method provided in the embodiments of the present application, and the method 300 can be performed by a first communication device. As shown in FIG. 3, the method can include the following steps.

[0087] S302: The first communication device sends first information to the second communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0088] In an implementation, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0089] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device can select the second communication device according to the assistance information. The assistance information can be in multiple forms, including but not limited to at least one of the following forms: timing advance (TA), location information, a measurement result of a preset reference signal of the second communication device, and a capability reported by the second communication device.

[0090] In an implementation, the sensing operation can be a sensing operation for a target area, and the target area is a non-sensing area of the first communication device and a sensing area of the second communication device.

[0091] S304: The first communication device receives the sensing result sent by the second communication device, or receives the sensing result periodically sent by the second communication device.

[0092] The second communication device can perform a one-time sensing operation after receiving the indication of the first communication device, or can also perform a periodic sensing operation. In the case of performing a periodic sensing operation, the second communication device can send the sensing result to the first communication device after each time of performing the sensing operation, or can also send all the sensing results to the first communication device together after performing the sensing operation multiple times, and the embodiment does not make specific limitation on this.

[0093] S306: The first communication device sends second information to the second communication device, and the second information is used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation.

[0094] In an implementation, the second information can include second indication information or second signaling.

[0095] In an implementation, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal. The above step S306 can specifically include: the first communication device sends second information to the second communication device, and the second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

[0096] For example, the base station instructs the UE to perform the sensing operation on the target area due to the existence of an obstacle. When the base station finds that the UE moves and may not be able to sense the target area, the base station can instruct the UE to stop performing the sensing operation on the target area.

[0097] The above method provided by the embodiment of the application, by the first communication device sending the first information to instruct the second communication device to perform the sensing operation, receiving the sensing result sent by the second communication device, and sending the second information to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation, not only realizes triggering the second communication device to assist the first communication device to complete the sensing operation, but also realizes triggering the second communication device to stop the sensing operation, and the control is more flexible and efficient.

[0098] FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a sensing triggering method provided by an embodiment of the application. The method 400 can be performed by a first communication device. As shown in FIG. 4, the method can include the following steps.

[0099] S402: The first communication device sends first information to the second communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to receive a sensing signal and perform a sensing operation.

[0100] In an implementation, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0101] S404: The first communication device sends third information to the third communication device, where the third information is used to instruct the third communication device to send the sensing signal.

[0102] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device can select the third communication device according to the auxiliary information. The auxiliary information includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: TA, Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), etc. For example, the first communication device can select a device with TA within the indicated range, or a device with RSRP greater than a specified threshold, as the third communication device, which is not described in detail here.

[0103] In the embodiments of the present application, the role of the third communication device is to send the sensing signal, while the second communication device undertakes the main work of sensing, not only receiving the sensing signal but also performing the sensing operation, and thus obtaining the sensing result. This way of cooperating with the second communication device and the third communication device to complete the sensing operation together can be called a Bistatic sensing mode, and there can be many applicable scenarios, including but not limited to any of the following:

[0104] The first scenario: the second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals.

[0105] The second scenario: the second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network side device.

[0106] The third scenario: the second communication device is a network side device, and the third communication device is a terminal.

[0107] The fourth scenario: the second communication device and the third communication device are both network side devices.

[0108] In the embodiments of the present application, sending and receiving the sensing signal can also be completed by one device itself, and this sensing mode can be called a Monostatic sensing mode, and the applicable scenarios include but are not limited to any of the following: a network side device transmits and receives the sensing signal, or a terminal transmits and receives the sensing signal.

[0109] In the embodiments of the present application, due to the limitation of the capability of the second communication device, there can be a case where the second communication device can both send and receive the sensing signal, and there can also be a case where the second communication device can only receive the sensing signal but cannot send the sensing signal. For the first case, the second communication device can independently complete the sensing operation, i.e., the Monostatic sensing mode. For the second case, the first communication device will select the third communication device and instruct it to send the sensing signal, so as to be able to cooperate with the second communication device to complete the sensing operation, i.e., the Bistatic sensing mode.

[0110] For example, the second communication device is a base station, and has the capability of sending and receiving sensing signals, the first communication device does not need to select and instruct the third communication device to assist in completing sensing, and the sensing operation is completed by the second communication device independently. For another example, the second communication device is a terminal, and has the capability of receiving sensing signals, but does not have the capability of sending sensing signals, the first communication device needs to select the third communication device, such as a base station, and instruct it to send sensing signals, so that the terminal can complete the sensing operation in cooperation.

[0111] FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of a double-base sensing scenario provided by the embodiment of the present application. In FIG. 5a, the second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals, the terminal on the left side, that is, the third communication device, sends sensing signals, and the terminal on the right side, that is, the second communication device, receives sensing signals. In FIG. 5b, the second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network-side device, the network-side device on the left side, that is, the third communication device, sends sensing signals, and the terminal on the right side, that is, the second communication device, receives sensing signals. In FIG. 5c, the second communication device is a network-side device, and the third communication device is a terminal, the terminal on the left side, that is, the third communication device, sends sensing signals, and the network-side device on the right side, that is, the second communication device, receives sensing signals. In FIG. 5d, the second communication device and the third communication device are both network-side devices, the network-side device on the left side, that is, the third communication device, sends sensing signals, and the network-side device on the right side, that is, the second communication device, receives sensing signals.

[0112] FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a single-base sensing scenario provided by the embodiment of the present application. In FIG. 6a, the network-side device itself sends sensing signals and receives sensing signals, and in FIG. 6b, the terminal itself sends sensing signals and receives sensing signals.

[0113] In the embodiment of the present application, whether it is a double-base sensing mode or a single-base sensing mode, a suitable mode can be selected according to an actual scenario, for example, a plurality of factors such as whether there is an obstruction around, the distance between devices, or the capability of the device, and the embodiment is not limited in this regard.

[0114] The above method provided by the embodiment of the present application is that the first communication device instructs the second communication device to receive sensing signals and perform sensing operations by sending first information, and instructs the third communication device to send sensing signals by sending third information, which realizes a solution of giving an instruction by one device and receiving and sending sensing signals by the other two devices, and can be applied to a scenario in which one device cannot complete sensing itself. In addition, the embodiment of the present application also provides a single-base sensing solution, which can be applied to a scenario in which one device can complete sensing itself.

[0115] FIG. 7 shows a flow diagram of a method for triggering sensing according to an embodiment of the present application. The method 700 can be performed by a second communication device. As shown in FIG. 7, the method can include the following steps.

[0116] At S702, the second communication device receives first information sent by the first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

[0117] In an embodiment, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0118] In an embodiment of the present application, the sensing operation can be a sensing operation for a target area, the target area being a non-sensing area of the first communication device and a sensing area of the second communication device.

[0119] In an embodiment, the first information can be used to suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Accordingly, the method can further include, after S702, that the second communication device performs the sensing operation and sends a sensing result to the first communication device, or the second communication device refuses to perform the sensing operation.

[0120] In an embodiment, after receiving the first information, the second communication device can accept the suggestion of the first communication device, i.e., perform the sensing operation and send the sensing result, or the second communication device can not accept the suggestion of the first communication device, i.e., refuse to perform the sensing operation. The second communication device can select one of the two ways according to needs, and the present embodiment does not limit the selection.

[0121] For example, if the current state of the second communication device is suitable for sensing, the second communication device can accept the suggestion of the first communication device. If the second communication device is about to leave the sensing area and cannot complete the sensing or will affect the sensing accuracy, the second communication device can refuse the suggestion of the first communication device.

[0122] The method provided by the embodiments of the present application can be used to receive, by a second communication device, first information sent by a first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation. For a scene difficult for the first communication device to sense, the first communication device can trigger the second communication device to assist the first communication device to complete the sensing. For a scene lacking sensing by the second communication device, the second communication device can be triggered by the first communication device to perform the sensing operation. Solutions are provided for both the scene difficult to sense and the scene lacking sensing.

[0123] FIG. 8 shows a flow diagram of a method for triggering sensing according to an embodiment of the present application. The method 800 can be performed by a second communication device. As shown in FIG. 8, the method can include the following steps.

[0124] S802: The second communication device receives first information sent by the first communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

[0125] In an implementation, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0126] S804: The second communication device performs the sensing operation and sends a sensing result to the first communication device.

[0127] In an implementation, the first information can be used to activate, request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Accordingly, the step S804 can specifically include that the second communication device periodically performs the sensing operation and sends the sensing result to the first communication device.

[0128] S806: The second communication device receives second information sent by the first communication device, and the second information is used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation.

[0129] In an implementation, the second information can include second indication information or second signaling.

[0130] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device can be a network side device and the second communication device can be a terminal. Accordingly, the step S806 can specifically include that the second communication device receives second information sent by the first communication device, and the second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

[0131] S808: The second communication device stops the sensing operation.

[0132] The above method provided by the embodiments of the present application, after the second communication device receives the first information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device performs the sensing operation and sends a sensing result to the first communication device, and after the second communication device receives the second information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device stops the sensing operation. Not only the second communication device assists the first communication device to complete the sensing operation, but also the first information and the second information can be used to control the second communication device to start the sensing operation and stop the sensing operation, and the control is more flexible and efficient.

[0133] FIG. 9 shows a flow diagram of a sensing triggering method provided by the embodiments of the present application, and the method 900 can be performed by the second communication device. As shown in FIG. 9, the method can include the following steps.

[0134] S902: The second communication device receives first information sent by the first communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to receive a sensing signal and perform a sensing operation.

[0135] In an implementation, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0136] S904: The second communication device receives the sensing signal sent by the third communication device, generates a sensing result according to the sensing signal, and sends the sensing result to the first communication device.

[0137] The third communication device is a device indicated by the first communication device for sending the sensing signal.

[0138] In the embodiments of the present application, the sensing operation is completed by the second communication device and the third communication device in cooperation, that is, the dual-base sensing mode. The applicable scenarios can be various, including but not limited to any one of the following:

[0139] The first scenario: the second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals.

[0140] The second scenario: the second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network side device.

[0141] The third scenario: the second communication device is a network side device, and the third communication device is a terminal.

[0142] The fourth scenario: the second communication device and the third communication device are both network side devices.

[0143] Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned dual-base sensing mode, the embodiments of the present application can also adopt a single-base sensing mode, that is, the sending and receiving of the sensing signal are both completed by the same device. The applicable scenarios include but are not limited to any one of the following: a network side device transmits and receives the sensing signal, or a terminal transmits and receives the sensing signal. Whether it is a dual-base sensing mode or a single-base sensing mode, a suitable mode can be selected according to the actual scenario, such as referring to whether there is an obstruction around, the distance or the ability of the device, and other factors. The embodiments do not make specific limitations.

[0144] The above-mentioned method provided by the embodiments of the present application, after the second communication device receives the first information sent by the first communication device, receives the sensing signal sent by the third communication device and performs the sensing operation, generates the sensing result and sends it to the first communication device, realizes the solution of giving an indication by one device and transmitting and receiving the sensing signal by the other two devices, which can be applicable to the scenario that one device cannot complete the sensing itself. In addition, the embodiments of the present application also provide a single-base sensing solution, which can be applicable to the scenario that one device can complete the sensing itself.

[0145] FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of a sensing triggering method provided by the embodiments of the present application. The method 1000 can be executed by the second communication device. As shown in FIG. 10, the method can include the following steps.

[0146] S1002: The second communication device receives first information sent by the first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation, and the first information including preset direction information or omnidirectional information.

[0147] In the embodiments of the present application, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling. The preset direction information includes a TCI state number or a sorting direction of the TCI state number.

[0148] The TCI state number is used to indicate that the sensing operation is performed in a corresponding direction. The sorting direction is used to indicate that the direction corresponding to the next TCI state number is determined according to the sorting direction, and the sensing operation is performed in the direction. The omnidirectional information is used to indicate that the omnidirectional sensing operation is performed in a counterclockwise direction or a clockwise direction.

[0149] In the embodiments of the present application, the TCI state number has a one-to-one correspondence with the direction. If the first information includes the TCI state number, the direction corresponding to the TCI state number can be determined according to the TCI state number, and then the sensing operation can be performed in the direction.

[0150] In the case where there are multiple TCI state numbers, the TCI state numbers can be sorted in ascending order or descending order according to the size of the numbers. If the first information includes the sorting direction of the TCI state number, i.e., the ascending direction or the descending direction, the direction corresponding to the next TCI state number can be determined according to the sorting direction, and then the sensing operation can be performed in the direction. In this case, the sensing direction can be obtained without carrying the TCI state number in the first information, which can save resource overhead and improve transmission efficiency.

[0151] For example, the TCI state numbers are sorted in ascending order as follows: TCI state number 1, TCI state number 2, and TCI state number 3, corresponding to direction 1, direction 2, and direction 3, respectively. If the TCI state number is specified in the ascending order in the first information, the sensing direction is direction 1 if the second communication device performs sensing for the first time, the sensing direction is direction 2 if the second communication device performs sensing for the second time, and the sensing direction is direction 3 if the second communication device performs sensing for the third time, so that the direction of each sensing can be directly determined, and the first communication device does not need to notify the direction of each sensing operation, which is high in sensing efficiency and saves overhead, and is suitable for a periodic sensing method and easy to avoid interference with communication signals.

[0152] S1004: The second communication device performs the sensing operation according to the preset direction information or the omnidirectional information.

[0153] In the embodiments of the present application, the omnidirectional information corresponds to two scenarios, one is counterclockwise direction perception, and the other is clockwise direction perception. The second communication device can perform the perception operation according to the omnidirectional information in the counterclockwise direction or in the clockwise direction, and the embodiments do not make specific limitations on this.

[0154] Whether it is counterclockwise or clockwise, the second communication device performing omnidirectional perception operation can include multiple perception actions, rotating a fixed angle every fixed time, until completing 360° direction perception. For example, the second communication device can rotate 15° every 5ms in the counterclockwise direction or in the clockwise direction, until rotating a full circle to complete 360° direction perception. In this way, the second communication device can directly determine the direction of each perception, without the first communication device informing the direction of each perception operation, the perception efficiency is high, the overhead is saved, and it is suitable for periodic perception method, and easy to avoid interference with communication signals.

[0155] S1006: The second communication device sends the perception result to the first communication device.

[0156] The perception result obtained by the second communication device includes the perception result of the preset direction or the omnidirectional perception result. If the preset direction perception operation is performed and it is periodic perception, the perception result of this time can be sent to the first communication device after each perception operation is performed, or the multiple perception results can be sent to the first communication device after multiple perception operations are performed, and the embodiments do not make specific limitations on this.

[0157] FIG. 11 shows a scene diagram of the preset direction perception and the omnidirectional perception provided by the embodiments of the present application. FIG. 11a is a preset direction perception scene, and the first communication device can initiate three indications carrying TCI state number 1, TCI state number 2 and TCI state number 3 respectively. After receiving the first information, the second communication device can determine the corresponding direction according to the TCI state number currently carried in the first information, and then complete the perception operation according to the direction. The second communication device can complete three times of perception operation in the corresponding direction according to the three received TCI state numbers. FIG. 11b is an omnidirectional perception scene, and the first communication device can carry omnidirectional information in the first information. After receiving the indication, the second communication device can perform omnidirectional perception operation in the counterclockwise direction or in the clockwise direction. The first information can also carry a TCI state number to determine the starting perception direction, and the second communication device can start 360° perception operation from the starting perception direction.

[0158] The above method provided by the embodiments of the present application, after the second communication device receives the first information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device performs the sensing operation according to the preset direction information or the omnidirectional information in the first information, and sends the sensing result to the first communication device, so that the second communication device completes the sensing operation according to the indicated direction, and the sensing accuracy and the accuracy of sensing control can be improved. Moreover, for a scene that is difficult for the first communication device to sense, the first communication device can trigger the second communication device to assist it to complete the sensing, and for a scene that lacks sensing of the second communication device, the second communication device can be triggered by the first communication device to perform the sensing operation, and a solution is provided for both the scene that is difficult to sense and the scene that lacks sensing.

[0159] FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of a sensing triggering method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the method 1200 can be executed by the second communication device, wherein the first communication device can be a network side device, and the second communication device can be a terminal. As shown in FIG. 12, the method can include the following steps.

[0160] S1202: The second communication device receives fourth information sent by the first communication device, the fourth information is used to inform the second communication device to perform the sensing operation or stop the sensing operation by the first communication device, and the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device.

[0161] S1204: In the case that the fourth information is used to inform the second communication device to perform the sensing operation by the first communication device, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to perform the sensing operation after a preset time length, and stops the receiving operation in the communication resource.

[0162] In the embodiments of the present application, the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device, including partial overlap or complete overlap. The resources involved include but are not limited to at least one of the following: time domain resource, frequency domain resource or space domain resource. Whether it is partial overlap or complete overlap, it represents that there is resource conflict, therefore, the second communication device can perform corresponding actions to avoid signal interference.

[0163] The above step S1204 belongs to the scene that the first communication device performs the sensing operation, therefore, the second communication device can stop the receiving operation in the communication resource in the process of sensing of the first communication device, so as to avoid the occurrence of data loss due to signal interference.

[0164] S1206: In the case that the fourth information is used to inform the second communication device to stop the sensing operation by the first communication device, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to stop the sensing operation after a preset time length, and starts to perform the receiving operation in the communication resource.

[0165] The step S1206 belongs to a scenario that the first communication device performs a stop sensing operation, for example, the first communication device has completed sensing and informs the second communication device through the fourth information. In this scenario, no resource conflict will be generated, and therefore, the second communication device can start performing the receiving operation on the communication resource after the first communication device stops the sensing operation, thereby resuming data communication.

[0166] In the embodiments of the present application, the preset time length can be pre-configured by the network side device or the terminal and notified to the opposite party, and the preset time length represents a time interval between receiving the fourth information and starting or stopping the sensing operation. The second communication device can determine when to perform the subsequent action according to the preset time length.

[0167] FIG. 13 shows a diagram of sensing resource and communication resource conflict provided by the embodiments of the present application. Referring to FIG. 13, the sensing resource of node A (such as a base station) partially overlaps with the communication resource of device B (such as a terminal), for example, the frequency domain resource overlaps. Taking the case that node A informs device B that node A is about to perform a sensing operation or stop the sensing operation as an example. The scenario of FIG. 13a is that node A informs device B that node A is about to perform a sensing operation. After device B receives the notification message, it is determined that node A starts to perform the sensing operation after the preset time length, and therefore, device B stops performing the receiving operation on the communication resource after the preset time length. The sensing operation of node A can be a periodic sensing operation, for example, the sensing operation is performed once in each sensing period. Correspondingly, device B can stop performing the receiving operation on the communication resource each time node A starts to perform the sensing operation, thereby avoiding resource conflict. The scenario of FIG. 13b is that node A informs device B that node A is about to stop the sensing operation. After device B receives the notification message, it is determined that node A starts to stop the sensing operation after the preset time length, and therefore, device B starts to perform the receiving operation on the communication resource after the preset time length. The sensing operation of node A can be a periodic sensing operation, for example, the sensing operation is performed once in each sensing period. Correspondingly, device B can start to perform the receiving operation on the communication resource each time node A stops performing the sensing operation, thereby avoiding resource conflict.

[0168] The method provided in the embodiments of the present application can make the second communication device learn the occupation or release of the sensing resource of the first communication device in time, because the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device. Therefore, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to perform the sensing operation after a preset time length, and stops performing the receiving operation on the communication resource, and determines that the first communication device starts to stop the sensing operation after the preset time length, and starts to perform the receiving operation on the communication resource, thereby avoiding the interference of the normal communication in the sensing area, preventing the resource conflict, releasing the sensing resource for the normal communication service transmission in time, and further achieving the effect of better assisting the communication and improving the communication performance.

[0169] FIG. 14 shows a flow diagram of a sensing triggering method provided in the embodiments of the present application. The method 1400 can be performed by the second communication device. The first communication device can be a terminal, and the second communication device can be a network side device. As shown in FIG. 14, the method can include the following steps.

[0170] S1402: The second communication device receives fourth information sent by the first communication device. The fourth information is used to inform the second communication device to perform the sensing operation by the first communication device. The sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device.

[0171] In the embodiments of the present application, the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device, including partial overlap or complete overlap. The resource involved includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: time domain resource, frequency domain resource or space domain resource. Whether it is partial overlap or complete overlap, it represents that there is a resource conflict, and therefore the second communication device can perform corresponding scheduling to avoid signal interference.

[0172] S1404: The second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to perform the sensing operation after a preset time length, and schedules the non-overlapping communication resource or does not schedule the overlapping communication resource for communication.

[0173] For example, the space domain resource of the first communication device is beam A, which overlaps with the space domain resource of the second communication device. Therefore, the second communication device can use the non-overlapping space domain resource beam C to communicate, or can also not schedule the overlapping beam A to communicate. It should be noted that the beam overlap in the embodiments of the present application means that the two beams have strong interference, and are not orthogonal or quasi-orthogonal.

[0174] In the embodiments of the present application, the preset time length can be preconfigured by the first communication device or the second communication device and notified to the other party, the preset time length represents a time interval between receiving the fourth information and starting the sensing operation, and the second communication device can determine when to perform the subsequent action according to the preset time length.

[0175] In an implementation, in the case where the overlapping resource is a spatial domain resource, the non-overlapping communication resource scheduled by the second communication device can be orthogonal spatial domain resources.

[0176] FIG. 15 shows a schematic diagram of the conflict between the sensing resource and the communication resource according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 15, the sensing resource of device A (such as a terminal) partially overlaps with the communication resource of node B (such as a base station), for example, the spatial domain resources overlap. Taking the case where device A notifies node B that device A is about to perform a sensing operation as an example. After receiving the notification message, node B determines that device A starts to perform the sensing operation after a preset time length, and therefore, node B schedules non-overlapping communication resources or does not schedule overlapping communication resources for communication after the preset time length. The sensing operation of device A can be a periodic sensing operation, as shown in the figure, device A performs the sensing operation using beam A in the first sensing period, and device A performs the sensing operation using beam B in the second sensing period. Correspondingly, node B can schedule the current non-overlapping beam C for communication or not schedule the current overlapping beam A for communication when device A starts to perform the sensing operation for the first time. Node B can schedule the current non-overlapping beam D for communication or not schedule the current overlapping beam B for communication when device A starts to perform the sensing operation for the second time, thereby avoiding interference to device A. The beam C is orthogonal to the beam A, and the beam D is orthogonal to the beam B, which can ensure that the resource conflict is avoided.

[0177] The above method provided by the embodiments of the present application can receive the fourth information sent by the first communication device by the second communication device, the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device to perform the sensing operation by the first communication device, the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to perform the sensing operation after a preset time length, and then schedules the non-overlapping communication resource or does not schedule the overlapping communication resource for communication, thereby avoiding signal interference and preventing resource conflict.

[0178] The above various method embodiments provided by the present application give a flexible method for the first communication device to activate, deactivate, request, suggest or trigger the second communication device to perform or stop the sensing operation, which can adapt to different scenarios, especially can realize coordination with the communication signal and avoid interference between the sensing and the communication signal, which is very beneficial to the sensing integration.

[0179] The role of the first information in each of the above embodiments will be described in detail in combination with various scenarios. The first information in the embodiments of the present application can be used to activate, trigger, request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. The corresponding scenarios can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following:

[0180] The first scenario: the first communication device is a network side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the first information is used to activate or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0181] The second scenario: the first communication device and the second communication device are both network side devices, and the first information is used to request, suggest or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0182] The third scenario: the first communication device and the second communication device are both terminals, and the first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0183] The fourth scenario: the first communication device is a terminal, the second communication device is a network side device, and the first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0184] In the embodiments of the present application, the second information can be used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device. The corresponding scenarios can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following:

[0185] The fifth scenario: the second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals.

[0186] The sixth scenario: the second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network side device.

[0187] The seventh scenario: the second communication device is a network side device, and the third communication device is a terminal.

[0188] The eighth scenario: the second communication device and the third communication device are both network side devices.

[0189] The above various scenarios will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings. The nodes in the drawings can be base stations, and the terminals can be UEs, etc. which will not be specifically stated later.

[0190] FIG. 16 shows a scenario diagram for activating and deactivating sensing provided by the embodiments of the present application. The scenario of FIG. 16a is that node A activates device B to perform the sensing operation by sending the first information. Device B can periodically perform the sensing operation and report the sensing result to node A. The scenario of FIG. 16b is that node A deactivates the sensing operation of device B by sending the second information. Device B can stop the sensing operation after receiving the second information.

[0191] FIG. 17 shows a scenario of a request-aware provided by an embodiment of the present application. In the scenario of FIG. 17a, node A requests node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B can perform a sensing operation periodically and send a sensing result to node A. In the scenario of FIG. 17b, node A requests node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B can perform a one-time sensing operation and send a sensing result to node A. In the scenario of FIG. 17c, device A requests device B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and device B can perform a sensing operation and send a sensing result to device A. In the scenario of FIG. 17d, device A requests node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B can perform a sensing operation and send a sensing result to device A.

[0192] FIG. 18 shows a scenario of a suggestion-aware provided by an embodiment of the present application. In the scenario of FIG. 18a, node A suggests node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B accepts the suggestion and performs a sensing operation and sends a sensing result to node A. In the scenario of FIG. 18b, node A suggests node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B refuses to perform a sensing operation. In the scenario of FIG. 18c, device A suggests device B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and device B accepts the suggestion and performs a sensing operation and sends a sensing result to device A. In the scenario of FIG. 18d, device A suggests node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B accepts the suggestion and performs a sensing operation and sends a sensing result to device A.

[0193] FIG. 19 shows a scenario of a trigger-aware provided by an embodiment of the present application. In the scenario of FIG. 19a, node A triggers node B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and node B performs a one-time sensing operation and reports a sensing result to node A after receiving the first information. In the scenario of FIG. 19b, node A triggers device B to perform a sensing operation by sending a first information, and device B performs a one-time sensing operation and reports a sensing result to node A after receiving the first information.

[0194] Fig. 20 shows a scenario of notification awareness provided by the embodiments of the present application. There is resource conflict between two communication devices in the figure. The scenario of Fig. 20a is that node A informs device B by sending the fourth information that node A is going to perform sensing operation, and the sensing resource of node A conflicts with the communication resource of device B. After receiving the notification, device B stops receiving on the conflicting communication resource. The scenario of Fig. 20b is that node A informs device B by sending the fourth information that node A is going to stop sensing operation, and the sensing resource of node A conflicts with the communication resource of device B. After receiving the notification, device B starts receiving on the conflicting communication resource. The scenario of Fig. 20c is that node A informs node B by sending the fourth information that node A is going to perform sensing operation, and the sensing resource of node A conflicts with the communication resource of node B. After receiving the notification, node B performs corresponding resource scheduling to avoid interference. The scenario of Fig. 20d is that node A informs node B by sending the fourth information that node A is going to stop sensing operation, and the sensing resource of node A conflicts with the communication resource of node B. After receiving the notification, node B performs scheduling and does not need to consider interference avoidance. The scenario of Fig. 20e is that device A informs node B by sending the fourth information that device A is going to perform sensing operation, and the sensing resource of device A conflicts with the communication resource of node B. After receiving the notification, node B performs corresponding resource scheduling to avoid interference. The scenario of Fig. 20f is that device A informs node B by sending the fourth information that device A is going to stop sensing operation, and the sensing resource of device A conflicts with the communication resource of node B. After receiving the notification, node B performs scheduling and does not need to consider interference avoidance.

[0195] The first indication information, the second indication information, the first signaling and the second signaling involved in the embodiments of the present application are described below.

[0196] In any of the above embodiments of the present application, the first indication information and the second indication information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), preamble, Wake Up Signal (WUS), Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), SSB Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Block (SS / PBCH Block), and Sensing Specific Signal.

[0197] wherein the DMRS includes but is not limited to a DMRS port number or a DMRS sequence, etc. For the SSB, the network can configure some SSBs to be dedicated for sensing, and the related configuration parameters can be carried in the corresponding Physical Broadcast Channel Block (PBCH), so as to facilitate the first communication device or the second communication device to flexibly interact with the sensing indication.

[0198] In any of the above embodiments of the present application, the first signaling and the second signaling can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: uplink or downlink physical control channel, paging message (Paging), medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), radio resource control signaling (RRC signaling), sidelink message (Sidelink message), message 2 physical downlink shared channel (Msg2 PDSCH), message 3 physical uplink shared channel (Msg3 PUSCH), message A physical uplink shared channel (MsgA PUSCH).

[0199] The above signaling can be carried in the uplink or downlink control channel, for example, in the uplink control information (UCI), the downlink control information (DCI), the control information of the integrated access and backhaul (IAB) link, the sidelink control information or the sensing link control information, which is not specifically limited in the present embodiment. The DCI can be a DCI scrambled by a group common radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) or a UE-specific DCI, which is not specifically limited in the present embodiment, so as to facilitate the first communication device or the second communication device to flexibly carry the sensing indication.

[0200] In any of the above embodiments of the present application, the first communication device can be a network side device and the second communication device can be a terminal; or the first communication device can be a terminal and the second communication device can be a network side device. Correspondingly, the first information can further include at least one of the following additional information:

[0201] a type of sensing, historical sensing result information, beam information used for sensing, a sensing manner, measurement related information, power information, power headroom related information, sensing resource configuration information, timing information, a type of a communication device, a capability of a communication device, a size of a communication device, environment information of a communication device, a type of a surrounding other communication device, and a type of an object in which a communication device is located.

[0202] In addition, if there is an obstruction in the communication signal coverage area of the first communication device, the additional information can further include related information of the obstruction, including but not limited to a length, a width, or a height of the obstruction, and the like. These pieces of information can assist the second communication device in sensing to improve the sensing accuracy and precision.

[0203] The above-mentioned manner of carrying additional information in the first information can improve the flexibility of sensing and the accuracy of sensing.

[0204] The type of sensing can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: Monostatic sensing, bistatic sensing in a first working mode, bistatic sensing in a second working mode, terminal indication of a terminal, network side device indication of a terminal, network side device indication of a network side device, and the like. The Monostatic sensing refers to sensing of a communication device by self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing signals. The bistatic sensing in the first working mode refers to sensing of a communication device by only transmitting sensing signals, and the bistatic sensing in the second working mode refers to sensing of a communication device by only receiving sensing signals.

[0205] The historical sensing result information refers to historical sensing results of the first communication device, including but not limited to at least one of the following: a sensing result in a historical period of the first communication device, a sensing result of the first communication device in the last time or multiple times, a time interval between a time domain resource of a sensing result report and a time domain resource of signal transmission for performing sensing, a frequency domain resource of a sensing result report, and the like.

[0206] The sensing manner can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: sensing based on an indicated TCI state number, omnidirectional sensing, or wide beam sensing, and the like.

[0207] The measurement-related information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: RSRP of the sensing signal measurement, reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of the sensing signal measurement, received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the sensing signal measurement, positioning information, speed (including acceleration or speed) of the communication device, temperature of the communication device or ambient temperature, and the like. The sensing signal measurement can be uplink measurement or downlink measurement, IAB link measurement, sidelink link measurement, and the like. The positioning information can be obtained through a satellite or a high-altitude platform (HAPS), including information reported to the LMF or altitude, and the like.

[0208] The power information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: power consumption state of the communication device, power supply type of the communication device, power headroom report (PHR) information, power transmission model, delta power class / level, maximum power reduction, power control information, power-related information of the sensing signal, and the like.

[0209] The power consumption state includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: high power consumption state, medium power consumption state, low power consumption state, and the like. The power supply type includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: hydroelectric power, thermal power, battery, solar power, coal-fired power, coal gangue power, gas-fired power, coal-bed gas power, oil-fired power, waste heat and pressure power, biomass power, biogas power, waste incineration power, pumped storage power, nuclear power, wind power, tidal power, geothermal power, other power, and the like. The power transmission model includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: high power transmission model, medium power transmission model, low power transmission model, and the like.

[0210] The sensing resource configuration information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: time domain resource, frequency domain resource, or space domain resource, etc. The frequency domain resource information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: serving cell, band, frequency domain unit containing multiple bands, subband, carrier, bandwidth part (BWP), physical resource block (PRB), subcarrier. The time domain resource can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: periodicity, offset, slot, subframe, sensing configuration index. The sensing configuration index refers to that in the case of generating multiple configurations for sensing, one index value can indicate one of the multiple configurations. The space domain information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: beam, quasi co-location (QCL) information / SSB information, code / sequence domain information, scrambling code ID, DMRS ID, CSI-RS ID.

[0211] The timing information can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: time pre-compensation value, timing error information, timing advance TA information. The time pre-compensation value can be a pre-compensation value of TA. The timing error information can be a timing error between downlink reception and uplink transmission. The timing advance TA information can be TA or TA offset.

[0212] The communication device type can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: BS, RIS, repeater / relay, satellite, UE (such as smart phone, smart watch, smart helmet), CPE, whether the device is labeled, low-capability device (such as RedCap device), Internet of Things (IoT) device (such as narrowband Internet of Things NB-IoT or artificial intelligence Internet of Things A-IoT device).

[0213] The communication device capability can be various, including but not limited to at least one of the following: whether it has full duplex capability, antenna configuration. The antenna configuration can be the isolation level of the transceiving antenna or the panel (Panel) form (such as whether it has multiple panels), etc.

[0214] The environment information of the communication device can be various, and at least one of the following is included but not limited to: a macro cell, a micro cell, a hotspot area, an ocean, and a countryside.

[0215] The type of the object where the communication device is located can be various, and at least one of the following is included but not limited to: a person, a ship, a vehicle, an airplane, a building, and a high-altitude platform. The object where the communication device is located refers to a carrier where the communication device is located. For example, if a terminal is located in a vehicle, the object where the terminal is located is the vehicle.

[0216] It should be noted that the additional information includes the capability related information of the terminal, such as the type of the terminal, the capability of the terminal, the size of the terminal, or the type of the object where the terminal is located, and the like. The terminal needs to report the information to the network side device, and the network side device needs to indicate the information to other communication devices.

[0217] The indication of the additional information is beneficial to providing the perception auxiliary information and improving the perception accuracy.

[0218] In any of the above embodiments, the communication service and the perception service can be implemented in various manners, and at least one of the following is included but not limited to: the same network provides the communication service and the perception service, the same terminal provides the communication service and the perception service, the same frequency spectrum provides the communication service and the perception service, the same radio transmission completes the integrated communication and perception service, that is, the joint design of the communication signal and the perception signal, and the like. This manner of providing the communication service and the perception service can save the cost, reduce the size of the communication device, reduce the power consumption of the communication device, improve the spectrum efficiency, reduce the mutual interference between the communication and the perception, and improve the system performance.

[0219] FIG. 21 shows a structure of a perception triggering apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 21, the perception triggering apparatus 2100 applied to a first communication device can include a sending module 2101.

[0220] The sending module 2101 is configured to send first information to a second communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a perception operation.

[0221] In an embodiment, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0222] The perception operation is a perception operation for a target area, and the target area is a non-perception area of the first communication device and a perception area of the second communication device.

[0223] In an embodiment, the sending module is further configured to select the second communication device according to the assistance information before sending the first information to the second communication device. The assistance information includes at least one of the following: timing advance (TA), location information, measurement result of the second communication device on a preset reference signal, and capability reported by the second communication device.

[0224] In the embodiments, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal. The first information is used to activate or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Alternatively, the first communication device and the second communication device are both network side devices. The first information is used to request, suggest or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Alternatively, the first communication device and the second communication device are both terminals. The first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Alternatively, the first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network side device. The first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0225] In an embodiment, the sending module is further configured to receive the sensing result sent by the second communication device after sending the first information to the second communication device, or receive the sensing result periodically sent by the second communication device.

[0226] In an embodiment, the sending module is further configured to send second information to the second communication device after sending the first information to the second communication device. The second information is used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation. In an embodiment, the second information can include second indication information or second signaling.

[0227] In an embodiment, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal. The second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

[0228] In an embodiment, the first information is further used to instruct the second communication device to receive the sensing signal. The sending module is further configured to send third information to a third communication device. The third information is used to instruct the third communication device to send the sensing signal.

[0229] In the embodiments, the second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals. Alternatively, the second communication device is a network side device, and the third communication device is a terminal. Alternatively, the second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network side device. Alternatively, the second communication device and the third communication device are both network side devices.

[0230] In an embodiment, the first information includes preset direction information or omnidirectional information. The preset direction information includes: a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state number, or a sorting direction of the TCI state number.

[0231] The TCI state number is used to indicate that the sensing operation is performed in the corresponding direction, the sorting direction is used to indicate that the next TCI state number corresponding direction is determined according to the sorting direction, and the omnidirectional information is used to indicate that the omnidirectional sensing operation is performed in the counterclockwise direction or the clockwise direction.

[0232] In an implementation, the sending module is further configured to send fourth information to the second communication device, the fourth information being used to inform the second communication device to perform the sensing operation or stop the sensing operation by the first communication device. Correspondingly, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, the first communication device and the second communication device are both network side devices; or, the first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network side device.

[0233] In the embodiments of the application, the first indication information or the second indication information can include at least one of the following: a sounding reference signal (SRS), a preamble, a wake-up signal (WUS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block, and a sensing-specific signal.

[0234] In the embodiments of the application, the first signaling or the second signaling can include at least one of the following: an uplink or downlink physical control channel, a paging message, a medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE), a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a sidelink message, a message 3 physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a message 2 physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and a message A PUSCH.

[0235] In the embodiments of the application, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, the first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network side device. Correspondingly, the first information further includes at least one of the following: a sensing type, historical sensing result information, beam information used for sensing, a sensing manner, measurement related information, power information, power remaining amount related information, sensing resource configuration information, timing information, a communication device type, a communication device capability, a communication device size, environment information of the communication device, a type of a surrounding other communication device, and a type of an object in which the communication device is located.

[0236] The above-described apparatus provided by the embodiments of the application can perform the method in any method embodiment described above with the first communication device as the execution subject, and the detailed process is described in the method embodiments, which will not be described here again.

[0237] The device provided in the embodiments of the present application can send the first information to the second communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. For a scenario that is difficult for the first communication device to sense, the first communication device can trigger the second communication device to assist it to complete the sensing. For a scenario that the second communication device lacks sensing, the second communication device can be triggered by the first communication device to perform the sensing operation. Both the scenario that is difficult to sense and the scenario that lacks sensing provide solutions.

[0238] FIG. 22 shows a structural schematic diagram of a sensing triggering device provided in the embodiments of the present application. As shown in FIG. 22, the sensing triggering device 2200 is applied to a second communication device, and can include a receiving module 2201.

[0239] The receiving module 2201 is configured to receive first information sent by a first communication device, and the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

[0240] In an implementation, the first information can include first indication information or first signaling.

[0241] In the embodiments of the present application, the sensing operation is a sensing operation for a target region, and the target region is a non-sensing region of the first communication device and a sensing region of the second communication device.

[0242] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device is a network side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the first information is used to activate or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Alternatively, the first communication device and the second communication device are both network side devices, and the first information is used to request, suggest or trigger the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Alternatively, the first communication device and the second communication device are both terminals, and the first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Alternatively, the first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network side device, and the first information is used to request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation.

[0243] In an implementation, the device further includes:

[0244] The sensing module is configured to perform the sensing operation after the receiving module receives the first information sent by the first communication device.

[0245] The sending module is configured to send a sensing result to the first communication device.

[0246] In an implementation, the first information is used to activate, request or suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. The sensing module can be specifically configured to periodically perform the sensing operation, and the sending module can be specifically configured to periodically send the sensing result to the first communication device.

[0247] In an embodiment, the first information is used to suggest the second communication device to perform the sensing operation. Accordingly, the apparatus is further configured to perform the sensing operation and send a sensing result to the first communication device or reject to perform the sensing operation after the receiving module receives the first information sent by the first communication device.

[0248] In an embodiment, the receiving module is further configured to receive second information sent by the first communication device after receiving the first information sent by the first communication device, the second information being used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation. In an embodiment, the second information can include second indication information or second signaling.

[0249] In an embodiment, the first communication device is a network-side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

[0250] In an embodiment, the first information is further used to instruct the second communication device to receive a sensing signal, and the apparatus is further configured to receive a sensing signal sent by a third communication device, generate a sensing result according to the sensing signal, and send the sensing result to the first communication device. The third communication device is a device indicated by the first communication device to send the sensing signal. Accordingly, the second communication device and the third communication device are both terminals; or, the second communication device is a network-side device and the third communication device is a terminal; or, the second communication device is a terminal and the third communication device is a network-side device; or, the second communication device and the third communication device are both network-side devices.

[0251] In an embodiment, the first information includes preset direction information or omnidirectional information, the preset direction information includes a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state number or a sorting direction of the TCI state number.

[0252] The TCI state number is used to instruct to perform the sensing operation according to a corresponding direction, the sorting direction is used to instruct to determine a direction corresponding to a next TCI state number according to the sorting direction and perform the sensing operation according to the direction, and the omnidirectional information is used to instruct to perform omnidirectional sensing operation according to a counterclockwise direction or a clockwise direction.

[0253] In an embodiment, the receiving module is further configured to receive fourth information sent by the first communication device, the fourth information being used to inform the second communication device to perform the sensing operation or stop the sensing operation by the first communication device.

[0254] For the above-mentioned scenario of receiving the fourth information, correspondingly, the first communication device is a network side device, the second communication device is a terminal, the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device, and the apparatus is further configured to, after the receiving module receives the fourth information sent by the first communication device, in a case where the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device to perform sensing operation by the first communication device, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to perform sensing operation after a preset time period, and stops performing receiving operation in the communication resource; in a case where the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device to stop sensing operation by the first communication device, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to stop sensing operation after a preset time period, and starts to perform receiving operation in the communication resource.

[0255] For the above-mentioned scenario of receiving the fourth information, correspondingly, the first communication device is a terminal, the second communication device is a network side device, the sensing resource of the first communication device overlaps with the communication resource of the second communication device, and the apparatus is further configured to, after the receiving module receives the fourth information sent by the first communication device, in a case where the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device to perform sensing operation by the first communication device, the second communication device determines that the first communication device starts to perform sensing operation after a preset time period, and schedules non-overlapping communication resources or does not schedule overlapping communication resources for communication.

[0256] In an implementation, in a case where the overlapping resource is a space resource, the non-overlapping communication resource is an orthogonal space resource.

[0257] In the embodiments of the application, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, the first communication device and the second communication device are both network side devices; or, the first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network side device.

[0258] In the embodiments of the application, the first indication information or the second indication information can include at least one of the following: a sounding reference signal (SRS), a preamble, a wake-up signal (WUS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block, and a sensing-specific signal.

[0259] In the embodiments of the application, the first signaling or the second signaling can include at least one of the following: an uplink or downlink physical control channel, a paging message, a medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE), a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a sidelink message, a message 3 physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a message 2 physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and a message A PUSCH.

[0260] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device is a network side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, the first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network side device. Correspondingly, the first information can further include at least one of the following additional information: a sensing type, historical sensing result information, beam information used for sensing, a sensing manner, measurement related information, power information, power remaining amount related information, sensing resource configuration information, timing information, a communication device type, a communication device capability, a communication device size, environment information of the communication device, a type of other communication devices in the surrounding, and a type of an object in which the communication device is located.

[0261] The above-described apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application can execute the method in any method embodiment described above with the second communication device as the execution subject, and the detailed process can be referred to the description in the method embodiments, which will not be described herein again.

[0262] The above-described apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application can execute the method in any method embodiment described above with the second communication device as the execution subject, and the detailed process can be referred to the description in the method embodiments, which will not be described herein again.

[0263] The above-described apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application can execute the method in any method embodiment described above with the second communication device as the execution subject, and the detailed process can be referred to the description in the method embodiments, which will not be described herein again.

[0264] The perception triggering apparatus comprises a receiving module, a sending module and a processing module. The receiving module, the sending module and the processing module can be implemented by software or by hardware. When implemented by hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can comprise a general-purpose processor, a special-purpose processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an artificial intelligent (AI) processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a network processor (NP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a gate circuit, a transistor, a discrete hardware component, etc. The receiving module and the sending module can be implemented by a communication interface, which can comprise one or more of a transceiver, a pin, a circuit, a bus, a radio frequency unit, etc.

[0265] The perception triggering apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement the various processes implemented by the method embodiments of FIGS. 2-20 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, the details are not described herein.

[0266] As shown in FIG. 23, the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device 2300, which comprises a processor 2301 and a memory 2302. The memory 2302 stores programs or instructions executable on the processor 2301. For example, when the communication device 2300 is a terminal or a network side device, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 2301 to implement the various steps of the above perception triggering method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, the details are not described herein.

[0267] The embodiments of the present application further provide a terminal, which comprises a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to execute programs or instructions to implement the steps in the method embodiments shown in FIGS. 2-20. The various implementation processes and implementation manners of the above method embodiments can be applied to the terminal embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. The terminal can be the apparatus shown in FIG. 21 or 22. Specifically, FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing the embodiments of the present application.

[0268] The terminal 2400 includes, but is not limited to, at least part of components such as a radio frequency unit 2401, a network module 2402, an audio output unit 2403, an input unit 2404, a sensor 2405, a display unit 2406, a user input unit 2407, an interface unit 2408, a memory 2409, and a processor 2410.

[0269] Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 2400 can further include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 2410 through a power management system, so as to realize functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 24 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal can include more or fewer components than those shown, or combine certain components, or different component arrangements, which will not be described here.

[0270] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 2404 can include a graphics processor 24041 and a microphone 24042, and the graphics processor 24041 processes image data of a still picture or a video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 2406 can include a display panel 24061, which can be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 2407 includes at least one of a touch panel 24071 and other input devices 24072. The touch panel 24071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 24071 can include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 24072 can include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, on-off keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, which will not be described here.

[0271] In the embodiments of the present application, the radio frequency unit 2401 can transmit the downlink data from the network side device to the processor 2410 for processing after receiving the downlink data. In addition, the radio frequency unit 2401 can send uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 2401 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0272] The memory 2409 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 2409 can mainly include a first storage area storing programs or instructions and a second storage area storing data, wherein the first storage area can store an operating system, at least one application program required by a function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like. In addition, the memory 2409 can include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory can be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static RAM (SRAM), a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), an Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synch link DRAM (SLDRAM), and a Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 2409 in the embodiments of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable type of memory.

[0273] The processor 2410 can include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 2410 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes operations related to an operating system, a user interface, and an application program, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor can also not be integrated into the processor 2410.

[0274] The radio frequency unit 2401 is configured to send first information to the second communication device or receive first information sent by the first communication device, wherein the first information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation. The first information includes first indication information or first signaling.

[0275] The terminal provided in the embodiments of the present application realizes triggering one communication device to assist another communication device to complete a sensing operation. It can be understood that the implementation processes of the implementation manners mentioned in the embodiments can refer to the related descriptions of the method embodiments and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, the details are not described herein again.

[0276] The embodiments of the present application further provide a network side device, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is configured to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method embodiments shown in FIG. 2-20. The network side device embodiments correspond to the above-mentioned method embodiments, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the above-mentioned method embodiments can be applied to the network side device embodiments and achieve the same technical effects.

[0277] Specifically, the embodiments of the present application further provide a network side device, which can be the sensing trigger device shown in FIG. 21 or 22. As shown in FIG. 25, the network side device 2500 comprises an antenna 251, a radio frequency device 252, a baseband device 253, a processor 254 and a memory 255. The antenna 251 is connected with the radio frequency device 252. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 252 receives information through the antenna 251 and sends the received information to the baseband device 253 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 253 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 252, and the radio frequency device 252 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 251.

[0278] The method performed by the first communication device or the second communication device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 253, which comprises a baseband processor.

[0279] The baseband device 253 may, for example, comprise at least one baseband board, and a plurality of chips are arranged on the baseband board, as shown in FIG. 25. One of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected with the memory 255 through a bus interface to call the programs in the memory 255 and execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiments.

[0280] The network side device may, for example, further comprise a network interface 256, which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0281] Specifically, the network side device 2500 of the embodiments of the present application further comprises instructions or programs stored in the memory 255 and executable on the processor 254, the processor 254 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 255 to execute the methods performed by the modules shown in FIG. 21 or 22, and achieves the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, the details are not described herein again.

[0282] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, which stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions are executed by a processor to realize the processes of the above-mentioned perception triggering method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0283] The processor is the processor in the terminal in the above-mentioned embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer readable only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. In some examples, the readable storage medium can be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0284] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instructions to realize the processes of the above-mentioned perception triggering method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0285] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application can also be referred to as a system chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system on chip, etc.

[0286] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to realize the processes of the above-mentioned perception triggering method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0287] It should be noted that in this document, the terms "comprising", "including", or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that processes, methods, articles or devices including a series of elements not only include those elements, but also include other elements not explicitly listed, or include elements inherent to such processes, methods, articles or devices. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "including a" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the order of performing the functions as shown or discussed, but can also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order, for example, the described method can be performed in an order different from the described order, and various steps can be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to some examples can be combined in other examples.

[0288] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned example methods can be realized by means of a computer software product and a general hardware platform as necessary, and of course can also be realized by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disc, an optical disc, etc.), and includes a plurality of instructions for enabling a terminal or a network side device to execute the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0289] The embodiments of the present application are described above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative rather than limiting. Those skilled in the art can make many forms of embodiments under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, and these embodiments all belong to the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A perception triggering method, wherein, include: The first communication device sends a first message to the second communication device, the first message being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The sensing operation is a sensing operation targeting a target area, which is the non-sensing area of ​​the first communication device and the sensing area of ​​the second communication device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, Before the first communication device sends the first information to the second communication device, it also includes: The first communication device selects the second communication device based on auxiliary information; The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: advance timing (TA), location information, measurement results of the second communication device for a preset reference signal, and reporting capability of the second communication device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the first information is used to activate or trigger the second communication device to perform a sensing operation; or, Both the first and second communication devices are network-side devices, and the first information is used to request, suggest, or trigger the second communication device to perform a sensing operation. or, Both the first and second communication devices are terminals, and the first information is used to request or suggest that the second communication device perform a sensing operation; or, The first communication device is a terminal, the second communication device is a network-side device, and the first information is used to request or suggest that the second communication device perform a sensing operation.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, After the first communication device sends the first information to the second communication device, it also includes: The first communication device receives the sensing results sent by the second communication device; or, The first communication device receives the sensing results periodically sent by the second communication device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, After the first communication device sends the first information to the second communication device, it also includes: The first communication device sends a second message to the second communication device, the second message being used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first information is also used to instruct the second communication device to receive a sensing signal, and the method further includes: The first communication device sends third information to the third communication device, the third information being used to instruct the third communication device to send a sensing signal.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, Both the second and third communication devices are terminals; or, The second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network-side device; or, The second communication device is a network-side device, and the third communication device is a terminal; or, Both the second and third communication devices are network-side devices.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first information includes preset direction information or omnidirectional information, wherein the preset direction information includes: Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status number, or sorting direction of TCI status numbers; The TCI status number is used to indicate that a sensing operation is performed in the corresponding direction. The sorting direction is used to indicate that the direction corresponding to the next TCI status number is determined according to the sorting direction and the sensing operation is performed in the direction. The omnidirectional information is used to indicate that an omnidirectional sensing operation is performed in the counterclockwise or clockwise direction.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein, Also includes: The first communication device sends a fourth message to the second communication device, the fourth message being used to notify the second communication device that the first communication device should perform a sensing operation or stop the sensing operation.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, Both the first and second communication devices are network-side devices; or, The first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network-side device.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1-12, wherein, The first information includes first indication information, which includes at least one of the following: Channel Sounding Reference Information (SRS), preamble, wake-up signal (WUS), demodulation reference signal (DMRS), channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH block), and sensing-specific signals.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1-12, wherein, The first information includes a first signaling, which includes at least one of the following: Uplink or downlink physical control channel, paging message, media access control MAC-control element CE, radio resource control RRC signaling, sidelink message, message 2 physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, message 3 physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, message A PUSCH.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1-12, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, The first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network-side device; The first information includes first indication information or first signaling, and the first information further includes at least one of the following: Sensing type, historical sensing results information, beam information used for sensing, sensing method, measurement-related information, power information, power reserve information, sensing resource configuration information, timing information, communication equipment type, communication equipment capability, communication equipment size, environmental information of the communication equipment, types of other surrounding communication equipment, and type of object where the communication equipment is located.

16. A perception triggering method, wherein, include: The second communication device receives first information sent by the first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The sensing operation is a sensing operation targeting a target area, which is the non-sensing area of ​​the first communication device and the sensing area of ​​the second communication device.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the first information is used to activate or trigger the second communication device to perform a sensing operation; or, Both the first and second communication devices are network-side devices, and the first information is used to request, suggest, or trigger the second communication device to perform a sensing operation. or, Both the first and second communication devices are terminals, and the first information is used to request or suggest that the second communication device perform a sensing operation; or, The first communication device is a terminal, the second communication device is a network-side device, and the first information is used to request or suggest that the second communication device perform a sensing operation.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein, After receiving the first information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device further includes: The second communication device performs a sensing operation and sends the sensing result to the first communication device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The first information is used to activate, request, or suggest that the second communication device perform a sensing operation. The second communication device performs the sensing operation and sends the sensing result to the first communication device, including: The second communication device periodically performs sensing operations and sends sensing results to the first communication device.

21. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The first information is used to suggest that the second communication device perform a sensing operation. After receiving the first information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device further includes: The second communication device performs a sensing operation and sends the sensing result to the first communication device; or, The second communication device refused to perform the sensing operation.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein, After receiving the first information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device further includes: The second communication device receives a second message sent by the first communication device, the second message being used to instruct the second communication device to stop the sensing operation.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, the second communication device is a terminal, and the second information is used to deactivate the sensing operation of the second communication device.

24. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The first information is further used to instruct the second communication device to receive a sensing signal, the second communication device to perform a sensing operation and send a sensing result to the first communication device, including: The second communication device receives a sensing signal sent by the third communication device, generates a sensing result based on the sensing signal, and sends the sensing result to the first communication device; The third communication device is the device indicated by the first communication device for transmitting sensing signals.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, Both the second and third communication devices are terminals; or, The second communication device is a terminal, and the third communication device is a network-side device; or, The second communication device is a network-side device, and the third communication device is a terminal; or, Both the second and third communication devices are network-side devices.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein, The first information includes preset direction information or omnidirectional information, wherein the preset direction information includes a Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) status number or a sorting direction of the TCI status number; The TCI status number is used to indicate that a sensing operation is performed in the corresponding direction. The sorting direction is used to indicate that the direction corresponding to the next TCI status number is determined according to the sorting direction and the sensing operation is performed in the direction. The omnidirectional information is used to indicate that an omnidirectional sensing operation is performed in the counterclockwise or clockwise direction.

27. The method according to claim 16, wherein, Also includes: The second communication device receives a fourth message sent by the first communication device, the fourth message being used to notify the second communication device that the first communication device should perform a sensing operation or stop the sensing operation.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, and the second communication device is a terminal. The sensing resources of the first communication device and the communication resources of the second communication device overlap. After receiving the fourth information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device further includes: When the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device that the first communication device is performing a sensing operation, the second communication device determines that after a preset time period, the first communication device starts to perform a sensing operation and stops performing a receiving operation on the communication resource. When the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device that the first communication device has performed a stop sensing operation, the second communication device determines that after a preset time period, the first communication device begins to stop sensing and begins to perform a receiving operation on the communication resource.

29. The method according to claim 27, wherein, The first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network-side device. The sensing resources of the first communication device and the communication resources of the second communication device overlap. After receiving the fourth information sent by the first communication device, the second communication device further includes: When the fourth information is used to notify the second communication device that the first communication device is performing a sensing operation, the second communication device determines that after a preset time period, the first communication device starts to perform a sensing operation and schedules non-overlapping communication resources or non-overlapping communication resources for communication.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein, When the overlapping resources are spatial resources, the non-overlapping communication resources are orthogonal spatial resources.

31. The method according to claim 27, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, Both the first and second communication devices are network-side devices; or, The first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network-side device.

32. The method according to any one of claims 16-31, wherein, The first information includes first indication information, which includes at least one of the following: Channel Sounding Reference Information (SRS), preamble, wake-up signal (WUS), demodulation reference signal (DMRS), channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH block), and sensing-specific signals.

33. The method according to any one of claims 16-31, wherein, The first information includes a first signaling, which includes at least one of the following: Uplink or downlink physical control channel, paging message, media access control MAC-control element CE, radio resource control RRC signaling, sidelink message, message 2 physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, message 3 physical uplink shared channel PUSCH, message A PUSCH.

34. The method according to any one of claims 16-31, wherein, The first communication device is a network-side device, and the second communication device is a terminal; or, The first communication device is a terminal, and the second communication device is a network-side device; The first information includes first indication information or first signaling, and the first information further includes at least one of the following: Sensing type, historical sensing results information, beam information used for sensing, sensing method, measurement-related information, power information, power reserve information, sensing resource configuration information, timing information, communication equipment type, communication equipment capability, communication equipment size, environmental information of the communication equipment, types of other surrounding communication equipment, and type of object where the communication equipment is located.

35. A sensing triggering device, wherein, Applied to a first communication device, including: The sending module is used to send first information to the second communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

36. A sensing triggering device, wherein, Applied to a second communication device, including: The receiving module is used to receive first information sent by the first communication device, the first information being used to instruct the second communication device to perform a sensing operation.

37. A communication device, wherein, It includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions that can run on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the perception triggering method as described in any one of claims 1 to 34.

38. A readable storage medium, wherein, The readable storage medium stores a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the perception triggering method as described in any one of claims 1-34.

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