Communication method, terminal, network device, and storage medium

Abstract

A communication method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium. The communication method comprises: a terminal receives first information sent by a network device; the terminal determines first time unit information on the basis of the first information, wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined on the basis of a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result includes a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

Description

Communication method, terminal, network device and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a communication method, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In new radio (NR), especially when the frequency range (FR) is FR2, due to fast attenuation of high-frequency channels, in order to ensure coverage, beam-based transmission and reception need to be used.

[0003] At present, beam prediction based on an artificial intelligence (AI) model is supported.

[0004] SUMMARY

[0005] For time-domain beam prediction, how the terminal determines the time corresponding to the predicted beam is a technical problem to be solved.

[0006] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium.

[0007] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, and the method comprises: a terminal receiving first information sent by a network device; the terminal determining first time unit information based on the first information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprises a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprises a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, and the method comprises: a network device sending first information to a terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprises a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprises a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0009] According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method comprises: a network device sending first information to a terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprising a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprising a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set; and the terminal receiving the first information.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided. The terminal comprises: a transceiver configured to receive first information sent by a network device; and a processor configured to determine first time unit information based on the first information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprising a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprising a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The network device comprises: a transceiver configured to send first information to a terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprising a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprising a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided. The terminal comprises: one or more processors; and wherein the terminal is configured to perform the communication method of the first aspect and any one of the first aspect.

[0013] According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The network device comprises: one or more processors; and wherein the network device is configured to perform the communication method of the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

[0014] According to an eighth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided. The communication system comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect and any one of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

[0015] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method according to the first aspect and any one of the first aspect or the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

[0016] According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a program product is provided, which comprises: a computer program, when the computer program is executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the communication method according to the first aspect and any one of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0017] The first information sent by the network device is received by the terminal, and the terminal can determine the first time unit information based on the first information. The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on the beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information. That is, the beam result corresponding to the first time unit information is predicted, and the beam result corresponding to the second time unit information is measured. The beam result corresponding to the second time unit information can be used to predict the beam result corresponding to the first time unit information, and the first time unit information can be determined based on the first information sent by the network device. The beam prediction result includes at least one first reference signal resource corresponding to the beam prediction result in the first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes at least one second reference signal resource corresponding to the beam measurement result in the second reference signal resource set. That is, the present disclosure can determine the time unit information corresponding to the predicted beam result in the time domain beam prediction, so as to improve the communication efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the drawings required for the embodiments, and the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not specifically limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0019] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Fig. 2a is a schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Fig. 2b is a schematic diagram of the position of the fourth time unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Fig. 2c is a schematic diagram of the position of the fourth time unit and the third time unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Fig. 2d is a schematic diagram of the position of the fourth time unit and the third time unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 2e is a schematic diagram of the location of a second reference signal resource set and a second time unit, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 2f is a schematic diagram of the location of a second reference signal resource set and a second time unit, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 3a is a flow chart of a communication method, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 3b is a flow chart of a communication method, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 4a is a flow chart of a communication method, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG. 4b is a flow chart of a communication method, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the interaction of a communication method, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG. 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 7b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium.

[0036] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising: receiving, by a terminal, first information transmitted by a network device; determining, by the terminal, first time unit information based on the first information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprises a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprises a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0037] In the above embodiments, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, and determines the first time unit information based on the first information. The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on the beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information. That is, the beam result corresponding to the first time unit information is predicted, and the beam result corresponding to the second time unit information is measured. The beam result corresponding to the first time unit information can be predicted by using the beam result corresponding to the second time unit information, and the first time unit information can be determined based on the first information sent by the network device. The beam prediction result includes the beam prediction result corresponding to at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes the beam measurement result corresponding to at least one second reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set. That is, the disclosure can determine the time unit information corresponding to the predicted beam result in the time domain beam prediction, so as to improve the communication efficiency.

[0038] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the first information is also used to determine the second time unit information.

[0039] In the above embodiments, the first information can also be used to determine the second time unit information, so that the beam measurement result can be obtained based on the second time unit information. The first information can determine the first time unit information and the second time unit information, thereby improving the efficiency.

[0040] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

[0041] In the above embodiments, the second reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set can be at least partially the same, the second reference signal resource set can be a subset of the first reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set can be different, so as to adapt to different situations and improve the efficiency.

[0042] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the beam prediction result comprises at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; and a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

[0043] In the above embodiments, the beam prediction result comprises at least one of the above, which can flexibly represent the situation of the beam at the position of the first time unit.

[0044] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises the first time unit information.

[0045] In the above embodiments, the first information can directly comprise the first time unit information, i.e., the terminal can obtain the first time unit information from the first information, improving efficiency.

[0046] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second information received by the terminal before receiving the first information comprises a third identifier, and the first information comprises the third identifier.

[0047] In the above embodiments, the terminal receives the second information before receiving the first information, and the second information comprises the third identifier. The first information sent by the network device to the terminal for determining the first time unit information also comprises the third identifier. Based on this, the terminal can determine the first time unit information from the second information. The first information comprises the third identifier, which occupies fewer bits than the first time unit information, saves resources, and improves efficiency.

[0048] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second information further comprises third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

[0049] In the above embodiments, the second information can include third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information. That is, the terminal can obtain the third time unit information and / or the fourth time unit information from the second information, for example, the terminal can determine the third time unit information in the second information as the first time unit information to improve efficiency. If the second information is used for model training, the third time unit information obtained from the second information is determined as the first time unit information, and the measurement result of the beam at the position of the first time unit is predicted, the effect of the model prediction can be better, that is, the accuracy of the beam prediction result is improved.

[0050] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second information includes configuration information of a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set; wherein the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, and / or the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set.

[0051] In the above embodiments, the second information includes a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set. Wherein the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set. Or, the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set, to improve communication efficiency.

[0052] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, including at least one of the following: the number of third reference signal resources is the same as the number of first reference signal resources, the third reference signal resource is a reference signal resource included in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resource is a reference signal resource included in the first reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resource is the same as the beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resource; the beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resource is the same as the beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resource; the third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0053] In the above embodiments, the same can include at least one of the above to flexibly cope with different situations. For example, in some cases, the number of reference signal resources included in the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set is the same, that is, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set can be considered the same to flexibly cope with different situations.

[0054] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the fourth set of reference signal resources and the second set of reference signal resources are identical, which means that at least one of the following is identical: a number of the fourth reference signal resources included in the fourth set of reference signal resources is identical to a number of the second reference signal resources included in the second set of reference signal resources; a beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is identical to a beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is identical to a beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resources; fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth set of reference signal resources is identical to second time unit information corresponding to the second set of reference signal resources.

[0055] In some embodiments of the above aspect, identical can include at least one of the above, so as to flexibly cope with different situations. For example, in some cases, the number of reference signal resources included in the fourth set of reference signal resources and the second set of reference signal resources is identical, that is, the fourth set of reference signal resources and the second set of reference signal resources can be considered identical, so as to flexibly cope with different situations.

[0056] In some embodiments, the second information further includes at least one of: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between a position of a third time unit and a position of a fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including a specified position of a fourth time unit or including a position of a specified fourth reference signal resource, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in a fourth set of reference signal resources included in the second information; and second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0057] In the above embodiments, the second information can further include one of the first indication information and / or the second indication information, and the first indication information and the second indication information can be used to determine the position of the third time unit, so that the terminal can take it as the position of the first time unit, or understand that the terminal can determine the position of the first time unit based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information, thereby saving the consumption of signaling and improving efficiency.

[0058] In some possible embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises at least one of: third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate an interval between a position of the first time unit and a position of a sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit comprising a position of a specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit comprising a position where a specified second reference signal resource is located; second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a second periodicity and / or a second offset value, wherein the second periodicity comprises at least one position of the second time unit.

[0059] In the above embodiments, the first information can comprise at least one of third indication information and fourth indication information, which can be used to determine the position of the first time unit. When it is required to determine the positions of multiple first time units, if all the first time unit information is listed in the first information, a large number of bits will be consumed. The bit resource can be saved by the first indication information and / or the second indication information.

[0060] In some possible embodiments of the first aspect, the time unit information comprises at least one of: a position of a time unit; a number of time units; the time unit information comprises at least one of: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

[0061] In the above embodiments, the time unit information can comprise at least one of a number of time units and a position of a time unit, for example, the first time unit information comprises at least one of a position of the first time unit and a number of the first time units. The specific position of the first time unit can be determined to facilitate the prediction of the beam result at this position. The number of the first time units can also be determined to facilitate the determination of how many beam results are predicted, and can also be used to indirectly determine the position of the first time unit, improving efficiency.

[0062] In some possible embodiments of the first aspect, the position comprises at least one of: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0063] In the above embodiments, the position comprises at least one of the above, improving flexibility.

[0064] In some possible embodiments of the first aspect, the first information and / or the second information comprises at least one of: a channel state information reporting configuration; a channel state information measurement configuration.

[0065] In the above embodiments, the first information and / or the second information can include the at least one described above. For example, the first information can be at least one of a channel state information reporting configuration and a channel state information measurement configuration, and the second information can be at least one of a channel state information reporting configuration and a channel state information measurement configuration. That is, the information used to determine the first transmission occasion in the above embodiments of the disclosure can be included in the channel state information reporting configuration / or the channel state information measurement configuration, so as to save additional signaling consumption and improve efficiency.

[0066] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided. The method includes: a network device sending first information to a terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result including a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result including a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0067] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the first information is further used to determine the second time unit information.

[0068] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set; or the second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

[0069] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the beam prediction result includes at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; and a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

[0070] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the first information includes the first time unit information.

[0071] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the network device includes a third identifier in second information sent before the first information, and the first information includes the third identifier.

[0072] In some possible implementation of the second aspect, the second information further comprises third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

[0073] In some possible implementation of the second aspect, the second information comprises configuration information of a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set; wherein the third reference signal resource set is same as the first reference signal resource set, and / or the fourth reference signal resource set is same as the second reference signal resource set.

[0074] In some possible implementation of the second aspect, the third reference signal resource set is same as the first reference signal resource set, comprising at least one of the following: a number of third reference signal resources is same as a number of first reference signal resources, the third reference signal resources are reference signal resources comprised in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resources are reference signal resources comprised in the first reference signal resource set; a beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources is same as a beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources is same as a beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources; third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set is same as first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0075] In some possible implementation of the second aspect, the fourth reference signal resource set is same as the second reference signal resource set, comprising at least one of the following: a number of fourth reference signal resources is same as a number of second reference signal resources, the fourth reference signal resources are reference signal resources comprised in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resources are reference signal resources comprised in the second reference signal resource set; a beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is same as a beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is same as a beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resources; fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set is same as second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set.

[0076] In some possible embodiments of the second aspect, the second information further includes at least one of: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between a position of a third time unit and a position of a fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including a position of a specified fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including a position where a specified fourth reference signal resource is located, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in a fourth reference signal resource set included in the second information;

[0077] second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0078] In some possible embodiments of the second aspect, the first information includes at least one of: third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate an interval between a position of a first time unit and a position of a sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit including a position of a specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit including a position where a specified second reference signal resource is located; fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period includes at least one position of the second time unit.

[0079] In some possible embodiments of the second aspect, the time unit information includes at least one of: a position of a time unit; a quantity of time units; the time unit information including at least one of: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

[0080] In some possible embodiments of the second aspect, the position includes at least one of: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0081] In some possible embodiments of the second aspect, the first information and / or the second information includes at least one of: a channel state information reporting configuration; a channel state information measurement configuration.

[0082] In a third aspect, a communication method is provided, including: a network device sending first information to a terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result including a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result including a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set; and the terminal receiving the first information.

[0083] In a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising: a transceiver configured to receive first information transmitted by a network device; and a processor configured to determine first time unit information based on the first information, wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, and wherein the beam prediction result comprises at least one reference signal resource corresponding to a beam prediction result in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprises at least one reference signal resource corresponding to a beam measurement result in a second reference signal resource set.

[0084] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the first information is further used to determine the second time unit information.

[0085] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set, or the second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set, or the second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

[0086] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the beam prediction result comprises at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; and a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

[0087] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the first information comprises the first time unit information.

[0088] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the terminal receives third information before receiving the first information, and the third information comprises a third identifier, and the first information comprises the third identifier.

[0089] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the second information further comprises third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

[0090] In some optional embodiments of the fourth aspect, the second information includes configuration information of a third set of reference signal resources and / or a fourth set of reference signal resources; wherein the third set of reference signal resources is the same as the first set of reference signal resources, and / or the fourth set of reference signal resources is the same as the second set of reference signal resources.

[0091] In some optional embodiments of the fourth aspect, the third set of reference signal resources is the same as the first set of reference signal resources, including at least one of the following: a number of third reference signal resources is the same as a number of first reference signal resources, the third reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the third set of reference signal resources, and the first reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the first set of reference signal resources; a beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources is the same as a beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources is the same as a beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources; third time unit information corresponding to the third set of reference signal resources is the same as first time unit information corresponding to the first set of reference signal resources.

[0092] In some optional embodiments of the fourth aspect, the fourth set of reference signal resources is the same as the second set of reference signal resources, including at least one of the following: a number of fourth reference signal resources is the same as a number of second reference signal resources, the fourth reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the fourth set of reference signal resources, and the second reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the second set of reference signal resources; a beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is the same as a beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is the same as a beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resources; fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth set of reference signal resources is the same as second time unit information corresponding to the second set of reference signal resources.

[0093] In some embodiments, the second information further includes at least one of the following: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between a position of a third time unit and a position of a fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including a position of a specified fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including a position where a specified fourth reference signal resource is located, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in a fourth set of reference signal resources included in the second information; second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0094] In some possible embodiments of the fourth aspect, the first information comprises at least one of: third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate an interval between a position of the first time unit and a position of a sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit comprising a position of a specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit comprising a position where a specified second reference signal resource is located; second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period comprises at least one position of the second time unit.

[0095] In some possible embodiments of the fourth aspect, the time unit information comprises at least one of: a position of a time unit; a number of time units; the time unit information comprises at least one of: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

[0096] In some possible embodiments of the fourth aspect, the position comprises at least one of: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0097] In some possible embodiments of the fourth aspect, the first information and / or the second information comprises at least one of: a channel state information reporting configuration; a channel state information measurement configuration.

[0098] In a fifth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising: a transceiver configured to send, to a terminal, first information, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprising a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprising a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0099] In some possible embodiments of the fifth aspect, the first information is further used to determine the second time unit information.

[0100] In some possible embodiments of the fifth aspect, the second reference signal resource set is at least partially same as the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

[0101] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the beam prediction result comprises at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

[0102] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the first information comprises the first time unit information.

[0103] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the network device includes a third identifier in second information sent before the first information, and the first information includes the third identifier.

[0104] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the second information further comprises third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

[0105] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the second information includes configuration information of a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set; and the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, and / or the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set.

[0106] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, comprising at least one of: a number of third reference signal resources being the same as a number of first reference signal resources, the third reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the first reference signal resource set; a beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources being the same as a beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources being the same as a beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources; and third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set being the same as first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0107] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the fourth reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are identical, including at least one of the following: the number of fourth reference signal resources is identical to the number of second reference signal resources, the fourth reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the second reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is identical to the beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources; the beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is identical to the beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resources; the fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set is identical to the second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set.

[0108] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the second information further includes at least one of the following: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate the interval between the position of the third time unit and the position of the fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including the position of a specified fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including the position of a specified fourth reference signal resource; and

[0109] second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0110] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate the interval between the position of the first time unit and the position of the sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit including the position of a specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit including the position of a specified second reference signal resource; and fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period includes at least one position of the second time unit.

[0111] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the time unit information includes at least one of the following: the position of a time unit; the number of time units; the time unit information includes at least one of the following: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

[0112] In some optional embodiments of the fifth aspect, the position includes at least one of the following: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0113] In some possible implementation of the fifth aspect, the first information and / or the second information comprises at least one of: a channel state information report configuration; a channel state information measurement configuration.

[0114] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the first aspect and any one of the communication methods in the first aspect.

[0115] In a seventh aspect, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to perform the second aspect and any one of the communication methods in the second aspect.

[0116] In an eighth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the first aspect and any one of the communication methods in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the second aspect and any one of the communication methods in the second aspect.

[0117] In a ninth aspect, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the communication method in the first aspect and any one of the communication methods in the first aspect or the second aspect and any one of the communication methods in the second aspect.

[0118] In a tenth aspect, a program product is provided, when the program product is executed by a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0119] In an eleventh aspect, a computer program is provided, when it is executed on a computer, causing the computer to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0120] In a twelfth aspect, a chip or chip system is provided. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0121] It can be understood that the terminal, the access network device, the first network element, the other network element, the core network device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved thereby can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0122] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the communication method and the information processing method, the communication method and the like can be replaced with each other, the communication device and the information processing device, the communication device and the like can be replaced with each other, and the information processing system and the communication system and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0123] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing part of the steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation manners in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, part or all of the steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0124] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referred to each other if there is no special description and logical conflict, and the technical environments in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0125] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0126] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "above", "said", "preceding", "this" and the like, can represent "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one" and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, or can be understood as plural expression.

[0127] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0129] In some embodiments, "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "in one case A, in another case B", "responsive to case A, responsive to case B" and the like, can be used to represent one or more of the following technical solutions: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selected from (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0130] In some embodiments, "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selected from (A and B are selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0131] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the prefix words "first", "second" and the like are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute a limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The description of the description objects should be referred to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not be limited by the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields", and "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified thereby are in the same message or not, nor limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", wherein the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and the types thereof can be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and the content thereof can be the same or different.

[0132] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0133] In some embodiments, the terms "in response to", "in response to determining", "in the case of", "when", "when", "if", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0134] In some embodiments, the terms "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", "above", and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "fewer than", "fewer than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", "below", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0135] In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and in some cases can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", and the like.

[0136] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as an apparatus included in the network, such as an access network device, a core network device, and the like.

[0137] In some embodiments, an “access network device (AN device)” can also be referred to as a “radio access network device (RAN device),” a “base station (BS),” a “radio base station,” a “fixed station,” and in some embodiments can also be understood as a “node,” an “access point,” a “transmission point (TP),” a “reception point (RP),” a “transmission / reception point (TRP),” a “panel,” an “antenna panel,” an “antenna array,” a “cell,” a “macro cell,” a “small cell,” a “femto cell,” a “pico cell,” a “sector,” a “cell group,” a “serving cell,” a “carrier,” a “component carrier,” a “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like.

[0138] In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device" can be referred to as a "user equipment" (UE), a "user terminal," a "mobile station" (MS), a "mobile terminal" (MT), a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a wireless communication device, a remote device, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, etc.

[0139] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with laws and regulations of the country in which the location is situated.

[0140] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining consent from a user.

[0141] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0142] In new radio (NR), especially when the frequency range (FR) is FR2, due to fast attenuation of high frequency channels, in order to ensure coverage, beam-based transmission and reception need to be used.

[0143] In a conventional beam management process, a base station configures a set of reference signal resources for beam measurement, a terminal measures the reference signal resources in the set of reference signal resources, and then reports the identities (IDs) and corresponding Layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) and / or Layer 1 Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR) of X reference signal resources with stronger signals. The problem with the conventional method is that the set of reference signal resources configured by the base station contains Y reference signal resources, each of which corresponds to a different transmission beam of the base station. For each reference signal resource, the terminal needs to use all the reception beams to measure the reference signal resource and obtain the beam measurement quality corresponding to each reception beam, and determine the best beam measurement quality. Therefore, the terminal needs to measure M*N beam pairs, where M is the number of transmission beams of the base station and N is the number of reception beams of the terminal.

[0144] The following explains the specific process of beam information output by an AI model and beam information obtained by a conventional method.

[0145] The beam prediction principle based on an AI model is as follows:

[0146] For spatial domain prediction, the terminal measures the L1-RSRP (which may also include the ID of a beam or a beam pair) of set B, inputs it into an AI model, and predicts the L1-RSRP of set A or the best beam ID of set A. The relationship between set B and set A includes the following two cases:

[0147] First, set B and set A are subsets. For example, set A contains 32 reference signal resources (each reference signal resource corresponds to a beam direction), and set B contains N reference signal resources, such as N = 8. The above only considers transmission beams. If beam pairs are considered, the reception beams of the terminal also need to be considered. For example, 32 transmission beams and 4 reception beams of the terminal, so set A is 32*4 beam pairs; set B can be 32 beam pairs, 16 beam pairs, etc. Among them, * is the multiplication sign.

[0148] Second, set B is wide beam and set A is narrow beam. For example, set A contains 32 reference signal resources (each reference signal resource corresponds to a beam direction, and 32 reference signal resources cover 120 degrees of direction). Set B contains another N reference signal resources, such as N = 8, and the N reference signal resources also cover 120 degrees of direction, that is, the beam direction of each reference signal in set B covers the beam direction of multiple reference signal resources in set A. It can be understood that 32 / N reference signal resources in set A and the same reference signal resource in set B have a quasi co location (QCL) type (Type D) relationship.

[0149] If it is assumed that the AI model has been trained in advance, the base station only needs to periodically send the reference signal resources of set B, and then the terminal measures the L1-RSRP of the reference signal in set B and inputs it into the AI model, which outputs the L1-RSRP of all beams or beam pairs of set A or outputs the strongest X reference signal resource IDs or beam pair IDs in the 32 reference signal resources in set A.

[0150] However, if data collection for AI model training is required, in addition to sending set B, the base station is also required to periodically send the reference signal resources of set A, and then the terminal measures the results of set B and reports them to the base station as the input of the base station side model, while also measuring the L1-RSRP of all reference signal resources in set A and reporting the L1-RSRP of the reference signal in set A to the base station or obtaining the best reference signal resource ID based on the L1-RSRP of the reference signal in set A. Of course, if set B is a subset of set A, it is equivalent to the terminal only needing to measure all beams or beam pairs of set A.

[0151] For time domain prediction, the terminal measures the L1-RSRP of historical time set B and inputs it into the AI model to predict the L1-RSRP or best beam ID of future time set A. In addition to the above two, there is another relationship between set B and set A, which is that set B and set A are the same.

[0152] If based on the AI model, the reference signal resource at the future time can not be sent, and the beam information obtained based on the AI model output is reported to the base station.

[0153] For the traditional method, the reference signal resource at the future time also needs to be sent, and the terminal measures the reference signal resource at the future time and obtains the beam information and reports it to the base station.

[0154] In a conventional report configuration for beam measurement, a reference signal resource set that actually needs to be measured is included. However, in an AI-based beam prediction method, when the model is at the terminal side, for spatial domain beam prediction, the terminal actually measures set B, and the beam report of set A needs to be reported.

[0155] However, for time domain beam prediction, the terminal actually measures set B at a historical time, and the beam report of set A at a future time needs to be reported. Therefore, how to configure the time corresponding to the beam report of set A is a problem to be solved.

[0156] Therefore, the present disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal receives first information sent by a network device, and the terminal can determine first time unit information based on the first information. The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on the beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information. That is, the beam result corresponding to the first time unit information is predicted, and the beam result corresponding to the second time unit information is measured. The beam result corresponding to the first time unit information can be predicted by using the beam result corresponding to the second time unit information, and the first time unit information can be determined based on the first information sent by the network device. Wherein, the beam prediction result includes a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one first reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one second reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set. That is, the present disclosure can determine the time unit information corresponding to the predicted beam result in the time domain beam prediction, so as to improve the communication efficiency.

[0157] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0158] As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0159] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a communication-capable automobile, a smart automobile, a tablet (Pad), a wireless-transmitting computer, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0160] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0161] In some embodiments, the access network device is at least one of a node or a device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, for example, and can include an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0162] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0163] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, and some of the protocol layers are controlled by the CU, and the remaining or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but not limited thereto.

[0164] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including one or more network elements, or can be multiple devices or device groups including all or part of the one or more network elements described above. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next-generation core (NGC).

[0165] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that the technical solutions proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios emerge.

[0166] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1 are examples, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1, or include other subjects other than FIG. 1. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be physical or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is an example, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, and the connection can be in any way, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0167] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. In addition, a plurality of systems can be combined (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0168] FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of an interaction of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2a, the present embodiment relates to a communication method for the communication system 100, and the above method comprises:

[0169] In step S2101, the network device 102 sends the second information to the terminal 101.

[0170] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the second information sent by the network device 102.

[0171] In some embodiments, the second information includes the third time unit information and / or the fourth time unit information.

[0172] In some embodiments, the beam measurement result corresponding to the third time unit information and the beam measurement result corresponding to the fourth time unit information can be used to train the model. The model may, for example, be an AI model and / or an ML model for time-domain beam prediction. For example, at least one third reference signal resource in the third reference signal resource set can be measured at the position of the third time unit to obtain a beam measurement result, which is referred to as beam measurement result X in the disclosure for ease of distinction. At least one fourth reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set can be measured at the position of the fourth time unit to obtain a beam measurement result, which is referred to as beam measurement result Y in the disclosure for ease of distinction. The beam measurement result Y can be input into the model to be trained, and the model parameters are adjusted so that the output result of the model is as close as possible to the beam measurement result X. For example, in order to train the AI / ML model, taking terminal-side training as an example, the terminal needs to measure a large number of beam measurement results X and beam measurement results Y, and inform the model that when the model input is the beam measurement result Y, the beam measurement result corresponding to the third time unit information is the beam measurement result X. The model learns the relationship between a large number of beam measurement results X and beam measurement results Y, and learns a certain rule. When the fourth time unit corresponding beam measurement result Y is input into the model, the model can output an output result similar to the beam prediction result X. The closer the output result is to the beam measurement result X, the better the performance of the model. For example, in the actual time-domain beam prediction process, the terminal can measure at least one reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set at the position of the second time unit to obtain a beam measurement result. In the disclosure, in addition to “beam measurement result X” and “beam measurement result Y”, the “beam measurement result” referred to refers to the beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information. The beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information can be input into the trained AI / ML model to predict the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information.

[0173] It can be understood that the third time unit information and the fourth time unit information in the present disclosure are time unit information for obtaining the beam measurement result X and the beam measurement result Y in the model training process. The second time unit information is time unit information corresponding to the beam measurement result in the actual time domain beam prediction process. The first time unit information is time unit information corresponding to the beam prediction result in the actual time domain beam prediction process.

[0174] In some embodiments, as a way of determining the first time unit information, the second information can include a third identifier. The network device can send the first information to the terminal, and the first information can include the third identifier. Then the terminal can determine the third time unit information in the second information as the first time unit information. For example, the terminal can receive the first information sent by the network device in the actual time domain beam prediction process. The first information can include the third identifier. The terminal finds the received second information which also includes the third identifier, and determines the third time unit information in the second information as the first time unit information.

[0175] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between the position of the third time unit and the position of the fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including a specified position of the fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including a position where a specified fourth reference signal resource is located, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in a fourth reference signal resource set included in the second information; and second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0176] Optionally, the second information can include first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between the position of the third time unit and the position of the fifth time unit. The terminal determines the interval based on the first indication information, and determines the position of the third time unit in combination with the position of the fifth time unit. For example, the position of the third time unit is determined by adding the interval to the position of the fifth time unit.

[0177] The position of the fifth time unit includes a position of the fourth time unit. For example, FIG. 2b is a schematic diagram of the position of the fourth time unit, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2b, T2 is a period of multiple fourth time units, i.e., T2 includes positions of multiple fourth time units. T1 is a period of a single fourth time unit, i.e., T1 can represent an interval between positions of every two fourth time units. The positions where the solid circles in FIG. 2b are located represent the positions of the fourth time units, i.e., at the positions where the solid circles are located, the terminal can measure the reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set to obtain the beam measurement result Y. No reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set is measured at the positions where no solid circle is drawn. The position of the specified fourth time unit can be the position of the first fourth time unit in T2 of FIG. 2b, the position of the last fourth time unit, or the position of a specified fourth time unit. Alternatively, the position of the fifth time unit includes a position where a fourth reference signal resource is located, and the fourth reference signal resource is a reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set. For example, the fourth reference signal resource set corresponds to a transmission occasion, and the fourth reference signal resource can be a slot (and / or a symbol) in the transmission occasion, e.g., can be the first slot (and / or symbol), or can be the last slot (and / or symbol), or can be a specified slot (and / or symbol). That is, the position of the fifth time unit can be the first transmission occasion in T2 as shown in FIG. 2b, can be the first slot (and / or symbol) in the first transmission occasion, can be the last slot (and / or symbol) in the first transmission occasion, can be a specified slot (and / or symbol) in the first transmission occasion, can be the last transmission occasion, can be the first slot (and / or symbol) in the last transmission occasion, can be the last slot (and / or symbol) in the last transmission occasion, and the like, which are not enumerated one by one in the present disclosure. Of course, “one” defined in the present embodiment can also be “multiple”, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0178] For example, FIG. 2c is a schematic diagram of the position of the fourth time unit and the third time unit according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2c, the solid circle represents the position of the fourth time unit, and the diagonal circle represents the position of the third time unit determined by the terminal based on the interval indicated by the first indication information in combination with the position of the fifth time unit. For example, (1) in FIG. 2b specifies that the position of the fourth time unit is the position of the first fourth time unit in T2, i.e., the position of the first fourth time unit in T2 as the position of the fifth time unit. The position of the fifth time unit plus the interval indicated by the first indication information is the position of the third time unit. (2) in FIG. 2b specifies that the position of the fourth time unit is the position of the last fourth time unit in T2, i.e., the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 as the position of the fifth time unit. It can be understood that the solid circle at the end of T2 represents the position of the first fourth time unit in the next T2, and the fourth solid circle in T2 represents the position of the last fourth time unit in T2. The position of the fifth time unit plus the interval indicated by the first indication information is the position of the third time unit. (3) in FIG. 2b specifies that the position of the fourth time unit can be the position of the fourth time unit other than the first and last fourth time units in T2. For example, it can be the position of the third fourth time unit, i.e., the position of the third fourth time unit in T2 as the position of the fifth time unit. The position of the fifth time unit plus the interval indicated by the first indication information is the position of the third time unit.

[0179] Optionally, the first information can include second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit. It can be the position obtained by adding the first offset value to the start position of the first period. It can also be the position obtained by adding the first offset value to the position of the first fourth time unit in the first period. It can also be the position obtained by adding the first offset value to the position of the last fourth time unit in the first period. It can also be the position obtained by adding the first offset value to a specified position of the fourth time unit in the first period. The first offset value can include a multiple of T1, and T1 is the period of a single fourth time unit, i.e., T1 can represent the interval between the positions of every two fourth time units. The first offset value can also include a multiple of slot (and / or symbol).

[0180] For example, the first period can be a period of multiple fourth time units, as shown in FIG. 2d (1), and the period of multiple fourth time units is denoted as T2. The positions of the fourth time units are denoted by solid circles. FIG. 2d is a schematic diagram of the positions of the fourth time units and the third time units according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. The first offset value can include a multiple of T1. For example, the first offset value can be n1+4*T1 and n1+5*T1, where n1 is a non-negative value. That is, the position obtained by adding n1+4*T1 to the starting position of T2 is the position of one third time unit, and the position obtained by adding n1+5*T1 to the starting position of T2 is the position of another third time unit. In FIG. 2d (1), n1 is taken as zero as an example, that is, the position obtained by adding 4*T1 to the starting position of T2 is the position of one third time unit, and the position obtained by adding 5*T1 to the starting position of T2 is the position of another third time unit. For another example, the first offset value can be n2+T1 and n2+2*T1, where n2 is a non-negative value. That is, the position obtained by adding n2+T1 to the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 is the position of one third time unit, and the position obtained by adding n2+2*T1 to the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 is the position of another third time unit. The positions of the third time units are denoted by diagonal circles. In this embodiment, the positions of the third time units determined by the first period and the first offset value are the positions of the last two time units in T2, that is, among the positions of the six time units in T2, the positions of the first four time units are the positions of the fourth time units, and the positions of the last two time units are the positions of the third time units. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0181] For another example, the first period can be a period of a single fourth time unit, as shown in FIG. 2d (2), and the period of a single fourth time unit is denoted as T1. The first period can be the last T1 in T2. T2 is a period of multiple fourth time units. The first offset value can be n3+(1 / 3)T1 and n3+(2 / 3)T1, where n3 is a non-negative value. That is, the position obtained by adding n3+(1 / 3)T1 to the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 or the starting position of the T1 is the position of one third time unit. The position obtained by adding n3+(2 / 3)T1 to the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 or the starting position of the T1 is the position of another third time unit. In FIG. 2d (1), n1 is taken as zero as an example, that is, the position obtained by adding (1 / 3)T1 to the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 or the starting position of the T1 is the position of one third time unit. The position obtained by adding (2 / 3)T1 to the position of the last fourth time unit in T2 or the starting position of the T1 is the position of another third time unit.

[0182] It can be understood that in FIG. 2d (2), the position of the last fourth time unit within T2 refers to the position of the third solid circle, and the position of the fourth solid circle is the position of the first fourth time unit within the next T2. In this embodiment, the position of the last fourth time unit within T2 can also be referred to as the starting position of the last T1 within T2. It can be understood that if the first period is a period of a single fourth time unit, the first offset value is n3+(1 / 3)T1, and n3+(2 / 3)T1, then the long-period beam measurement result predicts the short-period beam prediction result. In the case of a first period of a single fourth time unit, the first offset value can also be n3+(1 / 2)T1 and n3+T1, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0183] In some embodiments, as one way of determining the first time unit information, the third identifier can be included in the second information. The network device can send the first information to the terminal, the first information can include the third identifier, and then the terminal can determine the third time unit information based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information in the second information, and determine the third time unit information as the first time unit information. Alternatively, it can be understood that the time unit information determined by the terminal based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information in the second information is the first time unit information. For example, the terminal can receive the first information sent by the network device in the actual process of time domain beam prediction, the first information can include the third identifier, the terminal finds the second information that has been received and also contains the third identifier, and determines the first time unit information based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information in the second information.

[0184] In some embodiments, the beam measurement result X includes at least one of the following: an identifier of at least one third reference signal resource in the third reference signal resource set; an identifier of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the third reference signal resource set; an L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the third reference signal resource set; and an L1-SINR of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the third reference signal resource set.

[0185] In some embodiments, the beam measurement result Y includes at least one of the following: an identifier of at least one fourth reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set; an identifier of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set; an L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set; and an L1-SINR of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set.

[0186] In some embodiments, the beam measurement result comprises at least one of: an identity of at least one second reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources; an identity of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources; an L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources; an L1-SINR of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources.

[0187] In some embodiments, the present disclosure takes the beam measurement result as an example:

[0188] Optionally, the beam measurement result can comprise an identity of at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources. For example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the second set of reference signal resources is the best beam in the measurement, and the beam measurement result can comprise the identity of the reference signal resource. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, for example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the second set of reference signal resources can be the worst beam in the measurement, and the beam measurement result can comprise the identity of the reference signal resource.

[0189] Optionally, the beam measurement result can comprise an identity of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources. For example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the second set of reference signal resources is the best beam in the measurement, and the beam measurement result can comprise the identity of the beam. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, for example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the second set of reference signal resources can be the worst beam in the measurement, and the beam measurement result can comprise the identity of the beam.

[0190] Optionally, the beam measurement result can comprise an L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources. The L1-RSRP of the reference signal resource can represent the quality of the beam corresponding to the reference signal resource. The terminal can measure the L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources.

[0191] Optionally, the beam measurement result can comprise an L1-SINR of at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources. The L1-SINR of the reference signal resource can represent the quality of the beam corresponding to the reference signal resource. The terminal can measure the L1-SINR of at least one reference signal resource in the second set of reference signal resources.

[0192] In some embodiments, the time unit information comprises at least one of: a position of the time unit; a quantity of the time unit. The time unit information comprises at least one of: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information. For example, the first time unit information comprises at least one of a position of the first time unit and a quantity of the first time unit. For another example, the second time unit information comprises at least one of a position of the second time unit and a quantity of the second time unit. For another example, the third time unit information comprises at least one of a position of the third time unit and a quantity of the third time unit. For another example, the fourth time unit information comprises at least one of a position of the fourth time unit and a quantity of the fourth time unit.

[0193] In some embodiments, the position of the time unit comprises at least one of: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0194] In some embodiments, the position of the first time unit is taken as an example:

[0195] Optionally, the position of the first time unit can be a transmission occasion, which can be a time period or a time point. For example, the transmission occasion can be the first 5 milliseconds (ms) of each period. The period can be 20 ms. For example, the position of the first time unit is the first 5 ms of each 20 ms, and the terminal can predict the beam prediction result of the first 5 ms of each 20 ms. Of course, 5 ms and 20 ms are only exemplary examples, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0196] Optionally, the position of the first time unit can be a transmission occasion, which can be a time period or a time point. For example, the transmission occasion can be a specified 1 millisecond (ms) in each period. The period is the same as the period of the second time unit, and the specified 1 ms is the same as the position of the second time unit in the period. Therefore, determining the position of the first time unit only needs to determine which transmission occasion in the period the first time unit occupies. Of course, 1 ms is only an exemplary example, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0197] Optionally, the position of the first time unit can be a slot, which can be a smaller unit on the transmission occasion. For example, the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information comprises a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set. The first reference signal resource set can correspond to a transmission occasion, and the reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set can correspond to a slot on the transmission occasion.

[0198] Optionally, the position of the first time unit can be a symbol. The symbol can be a smaller unit on a slot. For example, the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information includes a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set. The first reference signal resource set can correspond to a transmission occasion, and the reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set can correspond to one or more symbols of a time slot on the transmission occasion.

[0199] In some embodiments, the third identifier can be an association ID.

[0200] In some embodiments, the second information includes configuration information of the third reference signal resource set and / or the fourth reference signal resource set.

[0201] In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, which can be, for example, configuration information or second configuration information.

[0202] In some embodiments, the second information can include at least one of the following: channel state information report configuration (CSI-reportconfig); channel state information measurement configuration (CSI-MeasConfig).

[0203] It can be understood that step S2101 is optional, and the present disclosure can determine the first time unit information from the second information, i.e., step S2101 can be performed. Other ways of determining can also be used, i.e., step S2101 can be omitted. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can receive the first information multiple times to determine the first time unit information, but receive the second information only once, i.e., not every time before receiving the first information. That is, step S2101 can be omitted in some embodiments.

[0204] In step S2102, the network device 102 sends the first information to the terminal 101.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to determine the first time unit information.

[0207] In some embodiments, the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information, the beam prediction result includes a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set.

[0208] In some embodiments, the number of the second time units can be one or more, i.e., the terminal can obtain the beam measurement result by measuring the reference signal resources in the second reference signal resource set at one or more second time unit positions.

[0209] In some embodiments, the second reference signal resource set can also be one or more. For example, the second reference signal resource set at the multiple second time unit positions can be different, i.e., the reference signal resources in different second reference signal resource sets can be measured at the multiple second time unit positions respectively to obtain the beam measurement result.

[0210] Alternatively, the second reference signal resource set can be one. FIG. 2e is a schematic diagram of the second reference signal resource set and the second time unit position according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2e, the second reference signal resource set at the multiple second time unit positions can be the same, i.e., the reference signal resources in the same second reference signal resource set can be measured at the multiple second time unit positions to obtain the beam measurement result.

[0211] Alternatively, the second reference signal resource set can be multiple. FIG. 2f is a schematic diagram of the second reference signal resource set and the second time unit position according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2f, T1 in FIG. 2f represents the period of a single second time unit, i.e., the interval between every two second time units. T2 represents the period of multiple second time units, i.e., T2 includes multiple second time unit positions. Each second time unit position in T2 corresponds to a different second reference signal resource set. T2 can also be understood as the period of the second reference signal resource set, i.e., T2 can represent the interval between the second time unit positions corresponding to the same second reference signal resource set.

[0212] In some embodiments, the beam prediction result comprises at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to the at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources; a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of the at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources; a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of the at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources.

[0213] Optionally, the beam prediction result can comprise an identifier of at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources, which is referred to as a first identifier in the disclosure, but the name is not limited thereto. For example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the first set of reference signal resources is the best predicted beam, and the beam prediction result can comprise the identifier of the reference signal resource. Of course, the disclosure is not limited thereto, for example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the first set of reference signal resources can be the worst predicted beam, and the beam prediction result can comprise the identifier of the reference signal resource.

[0214] Optionally, the beam prediction result can comprise an identifier of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources, which is referred to as a second identifier in the disclosure, but the name is not limited thereto. For example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the first set of reference signal resources is the best predicted beam, and the beam prediction result can comprise the identifier of the beam. Of course, the disclosure is not limited thereto, for example, the beam corresponding to a certain or a few reference signal resources in the first set of reference signal resources can be the worst predicted beam, and the beam prediction result can comprise the identifier of the beam.

[0215] Optionally, the beam prediction result can comprise an L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources. The L1-RSRP of the reference signal resource can represent the quality of the beam corresponding to the reference signal resource. The terminal can predict the L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources, for example, the L1-RSRP of part of the reference signal resources, including but not limited to the reference signal resource corresponding to the best beam, the reference signal resource corresponding to the worst beam, etc. For another example, the L1-RSRP of all reference signal resources can also be predicted. The terminal can report the predicted L1-RSRP to the network device, so that the network device determines the beam prediction situation at the position of the first time unit.

[0216] Optionally, the beam prediction result can comprise the L1-SINR of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set. The L1-SINR of the reference signal resource can represent the quality of the beam corresponding to the reference signal resource. The terminal can predict the L1-SINR of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set, for example, the L1-SINR of part of the reference signal resources, including but not limited to the reference signal resource corresponding to the best beam, the reference signal resource corresponding to the worst beam, etc. For another example, the L1-SINR of all the reference signal resources can also be predicted. The terminal can report the predicted L1-SINR to the network device, so that the network device determines the beam prediction situation at the position of the first time unit.

[0217] In some embodiments, the first information comprises information of the first time unit. For example, the terminal can determine the first time unit information from the first information.

[0218] In some embodiments, the first information comprises the third identifier. The terminal can determine the first time unit information from the second information which also comprises the third identifier. For example, the third time unit information is included in the second information, and the third time unit information can be determined as the first time unit information. For another example, the first indication information and / or the second indication information are included in the second information, and the first time unit information can be determined based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first information comprises at least one of the following: the third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate the interval between the position of the first time unit and the position of the sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit comprising the position of the specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit comprising the position where the specified second reference signal resource is located; the second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate the second period and / or the second offset value, wherein the second period comprises at least one position of the second time unit. The terminal can determine the position of the first time unit based on the third indication information and / or the fourth indication information. The optional implementation manner can refer to the above-mentioned embodiments of determining the position of the third time unit based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information. The present disclosure will not be repeated. For example, the position of the fourth time unit in FIG. 2c can be the position of the second time unit, and the position of the third time unit can be the position of the first time unit. Similarly, the position of the fourth time unit in FIG. 2d can be the position of the second time unit, and the position of the third time unit can be the position of the first time unit.

[0220] In some embodiments, the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set. Alternatively, the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set.

[0221] In some embodiments, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, including at least one of the following: the number of third reference signal resources and the number of first reference signal resources are the same, the third reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the first reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources and the beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources are the same; the beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources and the beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources are the same; the third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set and the first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set are the same.

[0222] Optionally, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, which can be that the number of reference signal resources in the third reference signal resource set and the number of reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set are the same. The reference signal resources in the third reference signal resource set are referred to as third reference signal resources, and the reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set are referred to as first reference signal resources. The number of third reference signal resources and the number of first reference signal resources are the same, which can also be understood as the number of beams corresponding to the third reference signal resources and the number of beams corresponding to the first reference signal resources are the same.

[0223] Optionally, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, which can be that the beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources and the beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources are the same. The beam direction may, for example, be the angle of the beam relative to a reference point. Different beams may have different angles relative to the reference point, i.e., different beams may have different directions.

[0224] Optionally, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, which can be that the beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources and the beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources are the same. For example, the beams can be sorted according to a predetermined rule. For example, the beams can be sorted according to the beam direction, which can be understood as the angle relative to the reference point, and the beams can be sorted according to the angle from small to large or from large to small. If the order of the beams corresponding to the third reference signal resources in the third reference signal resource set and the order of the beams corresponding to the first reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set are consistent after sorting, it can be considered that the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same.

[0225] Optionally, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, which can be that the third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set and the first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set are the same. For example, the transmission occasion corresponding to the third reference signal resource set and the transmission occasion corresponding to the first reference signal resource set are the same. For another example, the slot (and / or symbol) corresponding to the third reference signal resource and the slot (and / or symbol) corresponding to the first reference signal resource are the same.

[0226] In some embodiments, the fourth reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are the same, including at least one of the following: the number of fourth reference signal resources and the number of second reference signal resources are the same, the fourth reference signal resource is a reference signal resource included in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resource is a reference signal resource included in the second reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource and the beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resource are the same; the beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource and the beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resource are the same; the fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set and the second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set are the same. For specific examples, reference can be made to the above examples in which the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, and the disclosure will not be repeated here.

[0227] In some embodiments, the names of the first reference signal resource set and the third reference signal resource set are not limited, for example, which can be set A.

[0228] In some embodiments, the names of the second reference signal resource set and the fourth reference signal resource set are not limited, for example, which can be set B.

[0229] In some embodiments, the second reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are at least partially the same. For example, the reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are completely the same. For another example, part of the reference signal resources in the first reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set overlap. That is, part of the reference signal resources included in the first reference signal resource set are also included in the second reference signal resource set.

[0230] In some embodiments, the second set of reference signal resources is a subset of the first set of reference signal resources. For example, the reference signal resources in the first set of reference signal resources are included in the second set of reference signal resources. For example, the reference signal resources measured by the terminal at the positions of the second time unit include the reference signal resources predicted by the terminal at the positions of the first time unit.

[0231] In some embodiments, the second set of reference signal resources and the first set of reference signal resources are different. For example, the reference signal resources in the first set of reference signal resources and the second set of reference signal resources are completely different.

[0232] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, which may, for example, be the first configuration information.

[0233] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: channel state information report configuration (CSI-reportconfig); channel state information measurement configuration (CSI-MeasConfig).

[0234] In step S2103, the terminal 101 determines the first time unit information based on the first information.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first time unit information can be included in the first information, and the terminal can determine the first time unit information from the first information.

[0236] In some embodiments, the third identifier can be included in the first information, and the terminal can determine the first time unit information from the second information which also includes the third identifier. For example, the third time unit information is included in the second information, and the third time unit information can be determined as the first time unit information. For another example, the first indication information and / or the second indication information are included in the second information, and the first time unit information can be determined based on the first indication information and / or the second indication information.

[0237] In some embodiments, at least one of the third indication information and the fourth indication information is included in the first information. The terminal can determine the first time unit information based on the third indication information and / or the fourth indication information.

[0238] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information based on the beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information.

[0239] In some embodiments, the terminal can report the beam prediction result to the network device.

[0240] The implementation of step S2103 can refer to the embodiments of step S2102, and the present disclosure will not repeat them here.

[0241] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S2101-S2103. For example, steps S2102 and S2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0242] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0243] In some embodiments, other optional implementations can be described before or after the description of Figure 2a.

[0244] Figure 3a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3a, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by terminal 101, and the above method includes:

[0245] Step S3101, obtaining second information.

[0246] Optional implementations of step S3101 can refer to optional implementations of step S2101 of Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiments related to Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0247] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives second information sent by network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive second information sent by other subjects.

[0248] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains second information specified by a protocol.

[0249] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains second information from upper layer(s).

[0250] In some embodiments, terminal 101 processes to obtain second information.

[0251] In some embodiments, step S3101 is omitted, and terminal 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by second information, or the above function is default or default.

[0252] Step S3102, obtaining first information.

[0253] Optional implementations of step S3102 can refer to optional implementations of step S2102 of Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiments related to Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0254] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the first information sent by other subjects.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 acquires the first information specified by a protocol.

[0256] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 acquires the first information from upper layer(s).

[0257] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 processes to obtain the first information.

[0258] In some embodiments, the step S3102 is omitted, and the terminal 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or default.

[0259] In step S3103, first time unit information is determined based on the first information.

[0260] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG. 2a, and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0261] In some embodiments, the first time unit information is determined based on the first information.

[0262] FIG. 3b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by the terminal 101, and the above method comprises:

[0263] In step S3201, first information is acquired.

[0264] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a, and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0265] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the first information sent by other subjects.

[0266] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 acquires the first information specified by a protocol.

[0267] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 acquires the first information from upper layer(s).

[0268] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 processes to obtain the first information.

[0269] In some embodiments, step S3201 is omitted, and the terminal 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the function is default or default.

[0270] FIG. 4a is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by the network device 102, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0271] Step S4101: transmitting second information.

[0272] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0273] In some embodiments, the network device 102 transmits the second information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can also transmit the second information to other entities.

[0274] Step S4102: transmitting first information.

[0275] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0276] In some embodiments, the network device 102 transmits the first information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can also transmit the first information to other entities.

[0277] FIG. 4b is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4b, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by the network device 102, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0278] Step S4201: transmitting first information.

[0279] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0280] In some embodiments, the network device 102 transmits the first information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can also transmit the first information to other entities.

[0281] FIG. 5 is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0282] Step S5101: the network device 102 transmits first information to the terminal 101.

[0283] Step S5102, the terminal 101 receives the first information.

[0284] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method of the above embodiments related to the communication system 100, the terminal 101, and the network device 102, which will not be repeated here.

[0285] The present disclosure provides a communication method as follows:

[0286] In some embodiments, the terminal receives first configuration information of the network device, the first configuration information including reference signal resource set configuration information, the reference signal resource set including at least a first reference signal resource set (set B), the terminal obtains a second result based on a first measurement result of the first reference signal resource set at a first time (past time), and sends a first report. The second result is a result of a second reference signal resource set (set A) at a second time (future time), and the first report includes the second result (including at least one of reference signal resource ID, beam ID, and L1-RSRP). For example, the reference signal resource ID can be the ID of a synchronization signal block (SSB) and / or the ID of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0287] In some embodiments, the first configuration information can be the first information in the above embodiments.

[0288] In some embodiments, the first time can be a time corresponding to at least one transmission occasion of a plurality of transmission occasions corresponding to set B.

[0289] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2b, here it is equivalent to define a set B, and in each period T2, there can be multiple transmission times, i.e., transmission occasions (the positions of the solid circles). The first time can be the transmission time corresponding to each set B, i.e., the transmission occasion of each set B.

[0290] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2c, here it is equivalent to define multiple sets B, and each set B has the same period, and the offset values of the transmission occasions of each set B relative to the period are different.

[0291] In some embodiments, determining the second time: determining the second time based on the first configuration information and / or the second configuration information of the network device.

[0292] In some embodiments, the first configuration information comprises a first ID (association ID), and the first reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are determined based on the first ID, and are identical to at least one of the third reference signal resource set and the fourth reference signal resource set in the second configuration information.

[0293] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is historical configuration information, such as configuration information used for data collection for configuration model training, and the first ID in the configuration information is the same as the first ID in the first configuration information. That is, the information of the second time needs to be determined from the second configuration information.

[0294] In some embodiments, “the first reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are identical to at least one of the third reference signal resource set and the fourth reference signal resource set in the second configuration information” comprises:

[0295] (1) The second reference signal resource set is identical to the fourth reference signal resource set.

[0296] Wherein, the second reference signal resource set is identical to the fourth reference signal resource set, which means that at least one of the following is identical:

[0297] The number of included beams;

[0298] The beam direction corresponding to each beam;

[0299] The order of the beam direction corresponding to the resource included in the reference signal resource set is identical;

[0300] The corresponding number of second times is identical;

[0301] The corresponding second time position is identical;

[0302] The second time position is not an absolute time position, and the relative time position of the second time and the third time is identical.

[0303] Wherein, the third time can be the last first time, such as the offset of each second time relative to the last first time. For example, based on the measurement results of 4 historical times, the beam results of 2 future times are predicted.

[0304] In some embodiments, the interval between the four historical times is T1. The offset value can be in units of T1 or in units of slots. In units of T1, the offset can be T1 and 2T1, meaning the second predicted time uses the interval of the last historical time as T1 and 2T1. The offset value can also be (1 / 2)T1 and T1; or (1 / 3)T1 and (2 / 3)T1; meaning the long-period measurement results predict the short-period beam results. In units of slots, it simply refers to the number of slots.

[0305] In some embodiments, since the historical time corresponds to the measurement time of set B, each measurement time can last for multiple slots. Therefore, if the offset is a relative value to the last (or, as the specification may also state, the third time, the first first time, or a specified first time, etc.) first time, then it is necessary to define the first slot or the last slot relative to the last first time.

[0306] In some embodiments, the third time can be determined by referring to the following method:

[0307] Method 1: For Figure 2b above, the third time can be one of the multiple transmission occasions of set B within T2: the last, the first, or a specified one. If each transmission occasion corresponds to multiple slots, it can be the first slot (or symbol) or the last slot (or symbol).

[0308] Method 2: For Figure 2b or Figure 2c above, the third time can be the starting point of T2, that is, the second time is based on T2 as the period, and the starting position is the offset value relative to the starting point of the period (the period in Figure 2d is 5T1). In other words, this method configures a period or a window and indicates the offset value of the predicted time instance relative to the starting position of the period or window.

[0309] Method 3: Alternatively, the third time can be the time corresponding to the last reference signal resource sent among all the reference signal resources sent in multiple transmission occasions in set B (i.e., skipping the transmission occasion and directly using the last slot or symbol in the transmission occasion).

[0310] (2) The first reference signal resource set is the same as the third reference signal resource set.

[0311] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes information of a second time, which is the same as the above. The second time includes at least one of a quantity of the second time and a position of the second time. The position of the second time includes an offset relative to the first time, which can be in units of intervals of the first time or in units of slots.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is CSI-reportconfig, and / or is CSI-MeasConfig.

[0313] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is CSI-reportconfig, and / or is CSI-MeasConfig.

[0314] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device including units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is also proposed, including units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0315] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or realize the functions of each unit or module of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is, for example, a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the above units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship of the elements in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all units or modules can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part of the units or modules are implemented in the form of processor calling software, and the remaining part is implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0316] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuits, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuits is fixed or can be reconfigured. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), and the like.

[0317] FIG. 6a is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6a, the terminal 6100 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6101 and a processing module 6102. The transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by a network device. The processing module is configured to determine first time unit information based on the first information. The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information. The beam prediction result includes a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set. The beam measurement result includes a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0318] In some embodiments, the first information is further used to determine the second time unit information.

[0319] In some embodiments, the second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set, or the second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set, or the second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

[0320] In some embodiments, the beam prediction result comprises at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one first reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to the at least one first reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources; a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources; a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first set of reference signal resources.

[0321] In some embodiments, the first information comprises first time unit information.

[0322] In some embodiments, the third identifier is comprised in second information received by the terminal before the first information is received.

[0323] In some embodiments, the second information further comprises third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

[0324] In some embodiments, the second information comprises configuration information of a third set of reference signal resources and / or a fourth set of reference signal resources; wherein the third set of reference signal resources is the same as the first set of reference signal resources, and / or the fourth set of reference signal resources is the same as the second set of reference signal resources.

[0325] In some embodiments, the third set of reference signal resources is the same as the first set of reference signal resources, comprising at least one of: a number of the third set of reference signal resources is the same as a number of the first set of reference signal resources, the third set of reference signal resources being reference signal resources comprised in the third set of reference signal resources, the first set of reference signal resources being reference signal resources comprised in the first set of reference signal resources; a beam direction corresponding to the third set of reference signal resources is the same as a beam direction corresponding to the first set of reference signal resources; a beam order corresponding to the third set of reference signal resources is the same as a beam order corresponding to the first set of reference signal resources; third time unit information corresponding to the third set of reference signal resources is the same as first time unit information corresponding to the first set of reference signal resources.

[0326] In some embodiments, the fourth reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are the same, including at least one of the following: the number of fourth reference signal resources and the number of second reference signal resources are the same, the fourth reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the second reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources and the beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources are the same; the beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources and the beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resources are the same; the fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set and the second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set are the same.

[0327] In some embodiments, the second information further includes at least one of the following: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between the position of the third time unit and the position of the fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including a specified position of the fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including a specified position of the fourth reference signal resource, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set included in the second information; second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0328] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate an interval between the position of the first time unit and the position of the sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit including a specified position of the second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit including a specified position of the second reference signal resource; second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period includes at least one position of the second time unit.

[0329] In some embodiments, the time unit information includes at least one of the following: the position of the time unit; the number of time units; the time unit information includes at least one of the following: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

[0330] In some embodiments, the position includes at least one of the following: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0331] In some embodiments, in some embodiments, in some embodiments, the first information and / or the second information includes at least one of the following: a channel state information report configuration; a channel state information measurement configuration.

[0332] FIG. 6b is a structural schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6b, the network device 6200 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6201 and a processing module 6202. The transceiver module 6201 is configured to send first information to a terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; wherein the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result including a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result including a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

[0333] In some embodiments, the first information is further used to determine the second time unit information.

[0334] In some embodiments, the second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set; or, the second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

[0335] In some embodiments, the beam prediction result includes at least one of: a first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; a layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP, the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; and a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio L1-SINR, the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of the at least one first reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

[0336] In some embodiments, the first information includes the first time unit information.

[0337] In some embodiments, the network device includes a third identifier in second information sent by the network device before sending the first information, and the first information includes the third identifier.

[0338] In some embodiments, the second information further includes third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

[0339] In some embodiments, the second information includes configuration information of a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set; wherein the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, and / or the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set.

[0340] In some embodiments, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, including at least one of the following: the number of third reference signal resources is the same as the number of first reference signal resources, the third reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the first reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources is the same as the beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources; the beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources is the same as the beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources; the third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

[0341] In some embodiments, the fourth reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are the same, including at least one of the following: the number of fourth reference signal resources is the same as the number of second reference signal resources, the fourth reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the second reference signal resource set; the beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is the same as the beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources; the beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is the same as the beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resources; the fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set.

[0342] In some embodiments, the second information further includes at least one of the following: first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate an interval between the position of the third time unit and the position of the fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including a specified position of the fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including a specified position of the fourth reference signal resource, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set included in the second information;

[0343] Second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

[0344] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate an interval between the position of the first time unit and the position of the sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit including a specified position of the second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit including a specified position of the second reference signal resource; fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period includes at least one position of the second time unit.

[0345] In some embodiments, the time unit information comprises at least one of: a location of the time unit; a number of the time unit; the time unit information comprises at least one of: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

[0346] In some embodiments, the location comprises at least one of: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0347] In some embodiments, the first information and / or the second information comprises at least one of: a channel state information reporting configuration; a channel state information measurement configuration.

[0348] In some embodiments, the location of the second time unit comprises at least one of: a transmission occasion; a slot; a symbol.

[0349] In some embodiments, the first information and / or the second information is a channel state information reporting configuration.

[0350] FIG. 7a is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device, a terminal, a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. Optionally, the network device can be an access network device, a core network device, etc. Optionally, the terminal can be a user equipment, etc. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, which can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0351] As shown in FIG. 7a, the communication device 7100 comprises one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, etc., for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device, execute programs, and process data of the programs. The communication device 7100 is used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the communication device can be a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.

[0352] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further comprises one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 7102 can also be outside the communication device 7100.

[0353] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the transceiver 7103 performs the communication steps S2101 of transmitting and / or receiving in the above-described methods, and the processor 7101 performs other steps.

[0354] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms of transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, the terms of transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, and the terms of receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0355] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 can include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuit 7104 is connected with the memory 7102, and the interface circuit 7104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 can read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0356] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 can not be limited by Figure 7a. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally also include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other devices, etc.

[0357] Figure 7b is a schematic diagram of a chip structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 7100 is a chip or a chip system, the structure of the chip 7200 can be referred to the schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in Figure 7b, but is not limited thereto.

[0358] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, and the chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0359] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the interface circuits 7202 are connected with the memory 7203, and the interface circuits 7202 can be configured to receive signals from the memory 7203 or other devices, and the interface circuits 7202 can be configured to send signals to the memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7202 can read instructions stored in the memory 7203 and send the instructions to the processor 7201.

[0360] In some embodiments, the interface circuits 7202 perform the communication steps S2101 of sending and / or receiving in the above-described methods, and the processor 7201 performs other steps.

[0361] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0362] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7203 can be outside the chip 7200.

[0363] The present disclosure further proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0364] The present disclosure further proposes a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0365] The present disclosure further proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method comprises: The terminal receives first information sent by the network device; The terminal determines first time unit information based on the first information; Wherein, the beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on the beam measurement result corresponding to the second time unit information, the beam prediction result includes at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set corresponding to the beam prediction result, and the beam measurement result includes at least one reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set corresponding to the beam measurement result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first information is also used to determine the second time unit information.

3. The method of any one of claims 1-2, wherein: The second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set; or The second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set; or The second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The beam prediction result includes at least one of: First identification, the first identification is the identification of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; Second identification, the second identification is the identification of the beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; Layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP, the L1-RSRP is the L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; Layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio L1-SINR, the L1-SINR is the L1-SINR of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first information includes the first time unit information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, The terminal includes third identification in the second information received before receiving the first information, and the first information includes the third identification.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The second information further includes third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, The second information includes configuration information of a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set; Wherein, the third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, and / or the fourth reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are the same.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The third reference signal resource set and the first reference signal resource set are the same, including at least one of the following: The number of third reference signal resources and the number of first reference signal resources are the same, the third reference signal resource is the reference signal resource contained in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resource is the reference signal resource contained in the first reference signal resource set; The beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resource is the same as the beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resource; The beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resource is the same as the beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resource; The third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

10. The method according to any of claims 8-9, characterized by, The fourth reference signal resource set and the second reference signal resource set are identical, including at least one of the following: The number of fourth reference signal resources is identical to the number of second reference signal resources, the fourth reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the second reference signal resource set; The beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource is identical to the beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resource; The beam order corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource is identical to the beam order corresponding to the second reference signal resource; The fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set is identical to the second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein, The second information further includes at least one of the following: First indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate the interval between the position of the third time unit and the position of the fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit including the position of the specified fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit including the position of the specified fourth reference signal resource, the fourth reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in the fourth reference signal resource set included in the second information; Second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit. The first information includes at least one of the following:

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, Third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate the interval between the position of the first time unit and the position of the sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit including the position of the specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit including the position of the specified second reference signal resource, the second reference signal resource being a reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set; Fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period includes at least one position of the second time unit. The time unit information includes at least one of the following: the position of the time unit; the number of time units; 13. The method of any of claims 1-12, wherein, The time unit information includes at least one of the following: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information. The position includes at least one of the following:

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, Transmission occasion; Slot; Symbol. The first information and / or second information includes at least one of the following:

15. The method according to any one of claims 6-14, characterized in that, Channel state information report configuration; Channel state information measurement configuration. The method includes:

16. A method of communication, comprising: The network device sends first information to the terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; ​ The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, and the beam prediction result includes a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The first information is also used to determine the second time unit information.

18. The method of any one of claims 16-17, wherein, The second reference signal resource set is at least partially the same as the first reference signal resource set; or The second reference signal resource set is a subset of the first reference signal resource set; or The second reference signal resource set is different from the first reference signal resource set.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, The beam prediction result includes at least one of the following: A first identifier, the first identifier being an identifier of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; A second identifier, the second identifier being an identifier of a beam corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; A layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP), the L1-RSRP being an L1-RSRP of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set; A layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), the L1-SINR being an L1-SINR of at least one reference signal resource in the first reference signal resource set.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein, The first information includes the first time unit information.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein, The network device includes a third identifier in second information sent before the first information, and the first information includes the third identifier.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, The second information further includes third time unit information and / or fourth time unit information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein, The second information includes configuration information of a third reference signal resource set and / or a fourth reference signal resource set; The third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, and / or the fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein, The third reference signal resource set is the same as the first reference signal resource set, including at least one of the following: The number of third reference signal resources is the same as the number of first reference signal resources, the third reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the third reference signal resource set, and the first reference signal resources being reference signal resources included in the first reference signal resource set; The beam direction corresponding to the third reference signal resources is the same as the beam direction corresponding to the first reference signal resources; The beam order corresponding to the third reference signal resources is the same as the beam order corresponding to the first reference signal resources; The third time unit information corresponding to the third reference signal resource set is the same as the first time unit information corresponding to the first reference signal resource set.

25. The method of any of claims 23-24, wherein, The fourth reference signal resource set is the same as the second reference signal resource set, including at least one of the following: A quantity of the fourth reference signal resources is same as a quantity of the second reference signal resources, the fourth reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the fourth reference signal resource set, and the second reference signal resources are reference signal resources included in the second reference signal resource set. A beam direction corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is same as a beam direction corresponding to the second reference signal resources. A beam sequence corresponding to the fourth reference signal resources is same as a beam sequence corresponding to the second reference signal resources. Fourth time unit information corresponding to the fourth reference signal resource set is same as second time unit information corresponding to the second reference signal resource set.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein, The second information further includes at least one of the following: First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate an interval between a position of a third time unit and a position of a fifth time unit, the position of the fifth time unit includes a position of a specified fourth time unit, or the position of the fifth time unit includes a position where a specified fourth reference signal resource is located, the fourth reference signal resource is a reference signal resource in a fourth reference signal resource set included in the second information; Second indication information, the second indication information is used to indicate a first period and / or a first offset value, wherein the first period includes at least one position of the fourth time unit.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein, The first information includes at least one of the following: Third indication information, used to indicate an interval between a position of a first time unit and a position of a sixth time unit, the position of the sixth time unit includes a position of a specified second time unit, or the position of the sixth time unit includes a position where a specified second reference signal resource is located, the second reference signal resource is a reference signal resource in the second reference signal resource set; Fourth indication information, the fourth indication information is used to indicate a second period and / or a second offset value, wherein the second period includes at least one position of the second time unit.

28. The method of any of claims 16-27, wherein, The time unit information includes at least one of the following: a position of a time unit; a quantity of time units; The time unit information includes at least one of the following: first time unit information; second time unit information; third time unit information; fourth time unit information.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein, The position includes at least one of the following: A transmission occasion; A slot; A symbol.

30. The method of any of claims 21-29, wherein, The first information and / or the second information includes at least one of the following: A channel state information report configuration; A channel state information measurement configuration.

31. A method of communication, comprising: The method includes: A network device sends first information to a terminal, the first information is used to determine first time unit information; Wherein, a beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result includes at least one beam prediction result corresponding to a reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result includes at least one beam measurement result corresponding to a reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set; The terminal receives the first information.

32. A terminal, characterized by The method comprises: The transceiver module is configured to receive first information transmitted by the network device; The processing module is configured to determine first time unit information based on the first information; The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprises a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprises a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

33. A network device, comprising: The method comprises: The transceiver module is configured to transmit first information to the terminal, the first information being used to determine first time unit information; The beam prediction result corresponding to the first time unit information is determined based on a beam measurement result corresponding to second time unit information, the beam prediction result comprises a beam prediction result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a first reference signal resource set, and the beam measurement result comprises a beam measurement result corresponding to at least one reference signal resource in a second reference signal resource set.

34. A terminal, characterized by The method comprises: One or more processors; The processor is configured to perform the communication method in any one of claims 1-15.

35. A network device, comprising: The method comprises: One or more processors; The processor is configured to perform the communication method in any one of claims 16-30.

36. A communication system, characterized by The method comprises: A terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method in any one of claims 1-15, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method in any one of claims 16-30.

37. A storage medium characterized by The storage medium stores instructions, when the instructions run on the communication device, the communication device executes the communication method in any one of claims 1-15 or 16-30. The computer program is executed by the communication device, and the computer program causes the communication device to execute the communication method in any one of claims 1-15 or 16-30.

38. A program product, characterized by ​ ​

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