Resource configuration method and related apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are a resource configuration method and a related apparatus. The method comprises: a first apparatus sending first configuration information to second apparatuses, wherein the first configuration information is used for configuring a first sensing resource, the first sensing resource is used by the second apparatuses in a first sensing area to receive and / or send sensing signals, and the first sensing area comprises one or more communication cells. The first sensing area comprises one or more communication cells; therefore, after the first apparatus sends the first configuration information to the second apparatuses of the one or more communication cells in the first sensing area, the second apparatuses of the one or more communication cells may all determine the first sensing resource on the basis of the first configuration information, and then receive and / or send the sensing signals on the basis of the first sensing resource, so as to implement sensing. The problem of configuring a sensing resource when a sensing area is inconsistent with a communication cell is solved.

Description

A resource configuration method and related apparatus

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No.CN202411135956.2, filed on August 16, 2024, and entitled "A resource configuration method and related apparatus", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication, in particular to a resource configuration method and related apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0003] In the process of the evolution of the 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system, the communication and perception integration technology is considered as one of the key technologies to expand the business capabilities of the mobile communication network, which can also be referred to as the perception technology. The core idea of the technology is to add perception capabilities on the mobile communication network to build the ability to detect and image the target. The communication and perception capabilities are integrated in one network.

[0004] The perception technology is based on the interaction between the communication device and the surrounding environment. By collecting and analyzing the perception signals received by the communication device, the surrounding environment is perceived and monitored. Taking the scenario that the access network device sends the perception signal and the communication device receives the perception signal as an example. The access network device sends the perception signal to the environment, and then the communication device collects and analyzes the received perception signal to achieve perception.

[0005] The coverage range of the perception signal is referred to as the partition, the area, the perception cell or the perception area of the perception signal. Correspondingly, the coverage range of the communication signal is referred to as the partition or the communication cell of the communication signal. Currently, each communication cell only configures the perception resource for the communication device in the cell, and the perception resource refers to the resource for receiving or sending the perception signal. However, the applicant found that the coverage range of the perception signal is usually larger than that of the communication signal. Therefore, the perception area and the communication cell may not be consistent. In the case that the perception area and the communication cell are inconsistent, how to configure the perception resource for the communication device becomes a problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0006] Embodiments of the present application provide a resource configuration method and related apparatus, which solve the problem of configuring the perception resource in the case that the perception area and the communication cell are inconsistent.

[0007] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a resource configuration method. The method is applied to a first device.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the first device is a network-side device, for example, also referred to as a network device. The network device is, for example, an access network device, or another device including the function of the access network device, or a circuit, or a chip system (or chip) or another functional module capable of implementing the function of the network device, for example, disposed in the network device. The access network device can be an open radio access network (O-RAN or ORAN) architecture or an ORAN architecture. Alternatively, the access network device can be a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), or a radio unit (RU) in the ORAN architecture. The access network device is, for example, located on the ground, or the access network device is, for example, a satellite, or located on a satellite.

[0009] In another possible implementation, the first device is a computing device, which can be the computing device itself, a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus integrated with a circuit, or a chip, chip system, module, control unit, circuit, or processor in the foregoing devices or apparatus. When the first device is a computing device, the first device can be referred to as a sensing unit.

[0010] The method includes: sending, by a first device, first configuration information to a second device, the first configuration information being used for configuring a first sensing resource, the first sensing resource being used for the second device to receive and / or send a sensing signal in a first sensing area, and the first sensing area including one or more communication cells.

[0011] Exemplarily, the second device includes, but is not limited to, a CU, a DU, a terminal device, or another access network device different from the second device.

[0012] Exemplarily, the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells, or alternatively, the one or more communication cells belong to the first sensing area, or alternatively, the first sensing area has an association relationship with the one or more communication cells, or alternatively, a range corresponding to the first sensing area is the same as a range corresponding to the one or more communication cells.

[0013] In the foregoing technical solution, since the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells, after the first device sends the first configuration information to the second device in the one or more communication cells in the first sensing area, the second device in the one or more communication cells can determine the first sensing resource based on the first configuration information, and then receive and / or send the sensing signal according to the first sensing resource, to implement sensing. The problem of configuring the sensing resource in the case that the sensing area is inconsistent with the communication cell is solved.

[0014] With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation form of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving, by the first device, second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating the first sensing area; and determining, by the first device, the first configuration information according to the second configuration information.

[0015] It should be noted that the first sensing area can also be replaced by a first sensing range, a first sensing cell, a first sensing hyper cell, or a first sensing signal coverage range, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0016] Optionally, the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the first sensing area has an association relationship with one or more communication cells, or the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the one or more communication cells belong to the first sensing area.

[0017] It should be noted that the first device can determine different first configuration information for different sensing areas, that is, the first configuration information of different sensing areas is different; or the first device can determine the same first configuration information for different sensing areas, that is, different sensing areas reuse the same first configuration information.

[0018] In the above technical solution, the first device can also determine the first sensing area according to the second configuration information, so as to ensure that the first device can configure corresponding first sensing resources for the first sensing area.

[0019] With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation form of the first aspect, the method further includes: sending, to the second device, the second configuration information.

[0020] Specifically, after the first device receives the second configuration information, the first device can also send the second configuration information to the second device as a relay, so as to ensure that the second device can determine the first sensing area according to the second configuration information.

[0021] With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation form of the first aspect, the second configuration information includes one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of one or more communication cells.

[0022] In an example, the second configuration information includes the identification information of the first sensing area, and the first device determines one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to one or more communication cells managed by the first device, and the one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area belong to the one or more communication cells managed by the first device.

[0023] In yet another example, the second configuration information comprises identification information of the first awareness area and identification information of the one or more communication cells, and the first device directly determines the first awareness area and the one or more communication cells associated with the first awareness area according to the second configuration information.

[0024] In yet another example, the second configuration information comprises identification information of the one or more communication cells, and the first device allocates corresponding identification information of the first awareness area to the one or more communication cells according to the second configuration information and the identification information of the awareness area maintained by the first device, so that the first awareness area has an association with the one or more communication cells, and the identification information of the first awareness area belongs to the identification information of the awareness area maintained by the first device.

[0025] With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first device sending the first configuration information comprises: the first device sending the first configuration information to a second device, wherein the first device is a first access network device, and the second device is a second access network device, and the first access network device is different from the second access network device.

[0026] For example, the first device sending the first configuration information to the second device can be that the first access network device sends the first configuration information to the second access network device. The first access network device corresponds to the first awareness area, and the second access network device corresponds to the second awareness area, and the first awareness area is different from the second awareness area. Therefore, the second access network device performs resource scheduling based on the first configuration information, and the second access network device can bypass the first awareness resource when allocating resources for the terminal device in the second awareness area, thereby reducing interference between cells.

[0027] With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first configuration information comprises: identification information of the first awareness area, and / or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0028] In the above technical solution, the first configuration information can explicitly indicate that the awareness area corresponding to the first awareness resource is the first awareness area.

[0029] With reference to the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first configuration information further comprises one or more of the following information: a time domain resource location of the first awareness resource; a frequency domain resource location of the first awareness resource; or an antenna port used by the first awareness resource.

[0030] Specifically, the first configuration information is used to configure a time domain resource position of the first sensing resource, a frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resource, and / or an antenna port used by the first sensing resource. The time domain resource position of the first sensing resource can also be referred to as a time domain resource used by a sensing signal in the first sensing area, or a time domain resource occupied by the first sensing resource. The frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resource can also be referred to as a frequency domain resource used by a sensing signal in the first sensing area, or a frequency domain resource occupied by the first sensing resource. The antenna port used by the first sensing resource can also be referred to as a spatial domain resource used by a sensing signal in the first sensing area, or a spatial domain resource occupied by the first sensing resource.

[0031] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a resource configuration method, and the method is applied to a second device.

[0032] In a possible implementation manner, the second device is a network side device, for example, also referred to as a network device. The network device is, for example, an access network device, or other device including the function of the access network device, or a circuit, or a chip system (or chip) or other functional module capable of realizing the function of the network device, for example, arranged in the network device. The access network device can be a non-ORAN architecture or an ORAN architecture; or the access network device can be a CU, a DU or a RU under the ORAN architecture. The access network device is, for example, located on the ground, or the access network device is, for example, a satellite, or located on a satellite.

[0033] In another possible implementation manner, the second device is a terminal device, which can be the terminal device itself, and the terminal device can be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus integrated with a circuit.

[0034] The method includes: receiving, by the second device, first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure a first sensing resource; determining, by the second device, the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information, wherein the second device is located in a first sensing area, and the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells; and receiving and / or transmitting, by the second device, a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource.

[0035] In the above technical solution, since the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells, after the first device sends the first configuration information to the second devices of the one or more communication cells in the first sensing area, the second devices of the one or more communication cells can all determine the first sensing resource based on the first configuration information, and then receive and / or transmit a sensing signal according to the first sensing resource to realize sensing. The problem of configuring a sensing resource in the case that a sensing area is inconsistent with a communication cell is solved.

[0036] With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation form of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating the first sensing area.

[0037] It should be noted that the first sensing area can also be replaced by a first sensing range, a first sensing cell, a first sensing hyper cell, or a first sensing signal coverage range, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0038] Optionally, the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the first sensing area has an association relationship with one or more communication cells, or the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the one or more communication cells belong to the first sensing area.

[0039] In the above technical solution, after the first device receives the second configuration information, the first device can also send the second configuration information to the second device as a relay, so as to ensure that the second device can determine the first sensing area according to the second configuration information. The second device can also determine the first sensing area according to the second configuration information, so as to ensure that the second device can use the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area.

[0040] With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation form of the second aspect, the second configuration information includes one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0041] With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation form of the second aspect, the first configuration information includes: identification information of the first sensing area, and / or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0042] With reference to the second aspect, in a possible implementation form of the second aspect, the first configuration information further includes one or more of the following information: a time domain resource location of the first sensing resource; a frequency domain resource location of the first sensing resource; or an antenna port used by the first sensing resource.

[0043] For details of the method of any of the possible implementation forms of the second aspect, please refer to the foregoing possible implementation forms of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0044] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a resource configuration method, the method being applied to a third device.

[0045] In a possible implementation manner, the third device is a core network device, which can be the core network device itself, a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus integrated with a circuit, or a chip, a chip system, a module, a control unit, a circuit, or a processor in the foregoing devices or apparatus, and the specific application is not limited.

[0046] Exemplarily, the third device can be a perception function.

[0047] The method comprises: the third device sending second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating a first perception area, the first perception area comprising one or more communication cells.

[0048] It should be noted that the first perception area can also be replaced by a first perception range, a first perception cell, a first perception super cell, or a first perception signal coverage range, and the embodiments of the application do not limit this.

[0049] Optionally, the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the first perception area has an association relationship with the one or more communication cells, or the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the one or more communication cells belong to the first perception area.

[0050] In the above technical solution, the third device sends the second configuration information, so that the first device or the second device determines the first perception area according to the second configuration information, to ensure that the first device can configure corresponding first perception resources for the first perception area.

[0051] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the sending of the second configuration information comprises: sending the second configuration information to the second device; and / or, sending the second configuration information to the first device; wherein the second configuration information is used by the first device to determine first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to configure first perception resources, the second device is located in the first perception area, and the first perception resources are used by the second device to receive and / or send a perception signal.

[0052] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the second configuration information comprises one or more of the following information: identification information of the first perception area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0053] For details of the possible implementation manners of any one of the above third aspects, refer to the possible implementation manners of any one of the above first aspects, which will not be repeated here.

[0054] The fourth aspect, the embodiments of the application propose a communication system, the communication system comprising: a first device, a second device, and a third device.

[0055] With reference to the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the communication system performs the method in the first aspect, the second aspect and / or the third aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0056] With reference to the fifth aspect, the fifth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which is the first apparatus, the apparatus comprising a transceiver module and a processing module, the constituent modules of the communication apparatus can also be used to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the first aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be referred to the first aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0057] With reference to the sixth aspect, the sixth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which is the second apparatus, the apparatus comprising a transceiver module and a processing module, the constituent modules of the communication apparatus can also be used to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the second aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be referred to the second aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0058] With reference to the seventh aspect, the seventh aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which is the third apparatus, the apparatus comprising a transceiver module and a processing module, the constituent modules of the communication apparatus can also be used to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the second aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be referred to the third aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0059] With reference to the eighth aspect, the eighth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor being coupled with a memory; the memory is used to store programs or instructions; the at least one processor is used to execute the programs or instructions, so that the apparatus implements the method in any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect. Optionally, the communication apparatus can comprise the memory.

[0060] With reference to the ninth aspect, the ninth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, comprising at least one logic circuit and an input and output interface; the logic circuit is used to execute the method as described in any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0061] With reference to the tenth aspect, the tenth aspect of the present application provides a communication system, comprising the first apparatus, the second apparatus and / or the third apparatus.

[0062] With reference to the tenth aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the communication system, the communication system comprises the communication apparatus of the fourth aspect, the communication apparatus of the fifth aspect and / or the communication apparatus of the sixth aspect.

[0063] In an eleventh aspect, the eleventh aspect provides a computer readable storage medium for storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of any possible implementation of any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and / or the third aspect.

[0064] In a twelfth aspect, the twelfth aspect provides a computer program product (or computer program) that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method of any possible implementation of any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and / or the third aspect.

[0065] In a thirteenth aspect, the thirteenth aspect provides a chip or chip system that includes at least one processor configured to support a communication device to perform the method of any possible implementation of any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and / or the third aspect.

[0066] In a possible design, the chip or chip system can further include a memory configured to store necessary program instructions and data for the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices. Optionally, the chip system further includes an interface circuit configured to provide program instructions and / or data for the at least one processor.

[0067] The technical effects brought by any one of the fourth aspect to the thirteenth aspect can be referred to the technical effects brought by different design manners of the first aspect to the third aspect, which will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0068] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system 1000 to which embodiments of the present application are applied;

[0069] FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of a communication system in an embodiment of the present application;

[0070] FIG. 2b is another schematic diagram of a communication system in an embodiment of the present application;

[0071] FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram of a single station sensing scenario;

[0072] FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a two-station sensing scenario;

[0073] FIG. 3c is a schematic diagram of a sensing scenario in an embodiment of the present application;

[0074] FIG. 3d is a schematic diagram of another sensing scenario in an embodiment of the present application;

[0075] FIG. 4a is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] FIG. 4b is a schematic diagram of another communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] FIG. 4c is a schematic diagram of another communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG. 4d is a schematic diagram of another communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG. 4e is a schematic diagram of another communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a resource configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sensing area according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a resource configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a processing device to which a resource configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application is applied;

[0084] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0085] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0086] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0087] FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0088] Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" or "in other embodiments" or "in still other embodiments" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, unless otherwise specified. The terms "including," "comprising," "having," and variations thereof are meant to encompass the item listed thereafter and

[0089] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or", for example, A / B can mean A or B. "And / or" herein is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, "at least one" means one or more, and "multiple" means two or more. "At least one of the following" or the like means any combination of the items, including any combination of single or multiple items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can mean a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a and b and c. Where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0090] First, the communication system related to the embodiments of the present application is introduced, and the present application can be applied to a long term evolution (LTE) system, a new radio (NR) system, or a future communication system (such as 6G, etc.) after 5G. Among them, the communication system includes at least one access network device and / or at least one terminal device.

[0091] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system 1000 to which embodiments of the present application are applied.

[0092] As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system includes a radio access network 100 and a core network 200. Optionally, the communication system 1000 can also include the Internet 300. Among them, the radio access network 100 can include at least one network side device (the network side device in the embodiments of the present application can also be understood as a kind of access network equipment, such as 110a and 110b in FIG. 1, which can also be called network equipment), and can also include at least one terminal (which can also be understood as the terminal device introduced in the foregoing, such as 120a-120j in FIG. 1). In addition, the access network equipment (or called radio access network equipment) can be a macro base station (such as 110a in FIG. 1), can also be a micro base station or indoor station (such as 110b in FIG. 1), can also be a relay node or donor node, etc. It can be understood that all or part of the functions of the access network equipment in the present application can also be realized by software functions running on hardware, or by virtualized functions instantiated on a platform (such as a cloud platform). The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific equipment form adopted by the radio access network equipment.

[0093] For ease of description, the communication system shown in FIG. 1 is described by taking the access network device as a base station and the terminal device as a terminal as an example. It can be understood that when the communication system includes an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, the base station can be an IAB node. It should be noted that the base station and the access network device can be replaced with each other in the embodiments of the present application.

[0094] In the present application, the base station and the terminal can be fixed in position or movable. The base station and the terminal can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted, or can be deployed on the water surface, or can be deployed on an airplane, a balloon, and a man-made satellite in the air. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the application scenarios of the base station and the terminal.

[0095] The roles of the base station and the terminal can be relative, for example, the helicopter or the unmanned aerial vehicle 120i in FIG. 1 can be configured as a mobile base station, and for the terminal 120j that accesses the wireless access network 100 through 120i, the terminal 120i is a base station. But for the base station 110a, 120i is a terminal, that is, 110a and 120i communicate with each other through a wireless air interface protocol. Of course, 110a and 120i can also communicate with each other through an interface protocol between base stations, at this time, relative to 110a, 120i is also a base station. Therefore, the base station and the terminal can be collectively referred to as a communication apparatus, 110a and 110b in FIG. 1 can be referred to as a communication apparatus with a base station function, and 120a-120j in FIG. 1 can be referred to as a communication apparatus with a terminal function.

[0096] The base station and the terminal, the base station and the base station, and the terminal and the terminal can communicate through a licensed frequency spectrum, or through an unlicensed frequency spectrum, or through both the licensed frequency spectrum and the unlicensed frequency spectrum. The communication can be performed through a frequency spectrum below 6 gigahertz (GHz), or through a frequency spectrum above 6 GHz, or through both the frequency spectrum below 6 GHz and the frequency spectrum above 6 GHz. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the frequency spectrum resources used for wireless communication.

[0097] FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 2a, the communication system includes a user equipment (UE), a radio access network (RAN) device (or simply an access network device), an access and mobility management function (AMF), a user plane function (UPF), a unified data management (UDM), a network data analytics function (NWDAF), a location management function (LMF), a policy control function (PCF), or a network function (NEF).

[0098] The communication system further includes a sensing function (SF). The SF can establish a connection with other core network functions, for example, the SF establishes a connection with the UPF, the AMF, the UDM, the NWDAF, the LMF, the PCF, or the NEF. The SF is responsible for configuring how the sensing device performs sensing measurement, or interacts with sensing requirements. The SF can also be used to process sensing data. The sensing device can be a RAN or a UE. The sensing data can be, for example, data or information related to sensing measurement.

[0099] In an example, the LMF is used to perform positioning calculation on the location of the terminal device. The SF can store an environment map, and can implement environment map reconstruction. The SF interacts with the LMF to implement environment, measurement, and the like.

[0100] The name of the SF can change as the communication system evolves. As long as other network elements with similar functions of the SF have other names, they can be understood as the SF of the present application, and are applicable to the method provided by the present application. For example, the SF can also be a communication sensing function, a sensing management function entity, a sensing function network element, a sensing network element, a sensing server, or other names. The name of the SF is not limited in the present application. In the following embodiments, the SF is mainly described as a function network element to introduce the execution operation of the function network element. The interaction between the SF and the RAN or the UE can be transmitted through the AMF or directly transmitted. For example, the sensing data obtained by the RAN or the UE can be transmitted to the SF through a control plane or a user plane. Specifically, the user plane can be that the RAN or the UE forwards the sensing data to the SF through the UPF, or the RAN or the UE directly transmits the sensing data to the SF.

[0101] Fig. 2b is another schematic diagram of a communication system in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to Fig. 2b, a sensing unit (SU) is added at the side of the access network device in the communication system. The SU can be used to perform sensing-related functions, including but not limited to: the SU interacts with the SF to sense the sensing requirement, the SU interacts with the core network device or the RAN or the UE to sense the data, the core network device is, for example, an AMF or a UPF, etc. For example, the RAN includes a centralized unit (CU) or a distributed unit (DU).

[0102] In an example, when the UE reports the sensing data to the RAN, the sensing data can be delivered by the UE to the DU, then delivered by the DU to the CU, and finally delivered by the CU to the SU at the side of the RAN; or the sensing data is delivered by the UE to the DU, and then directly delivered by the DU to the SU; or the sensing data is directly delivered by the UE to the SU.

[0103] The name of the sensing unit can change with the evolution of the communication system. As long as other functional network elements with similar functions to the SU have other names, they can be understood as the SU of the present application, and are applicable to the method provided by the present application. For example, the SU can also be a sensing computing unit, a sensing computing module, a sensing module, a sensing computing board card, a computing device or other names, and the name of the SU is not limited in the present application.

[0104] The sensing unit can be independent of the access network device, for example, the sensing unit is deployed in an edge computing device, and for example, the sensing unit is an external service board card of the access network device. The sensing unit can also be integrated with the access network device, for example, the sensing unit is a functional unit or a functional module inside the access network device.

[0105] The technical solutions of the present application can be applied to a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) related cellular communication system. For example, a 4th generation (4G) communication system, a 5G communication system, a communication system after the 5G communication system. For example, a future communication system. For example, the 4th generation communication system can include a long term evolution (LTE) communication system. The 5th generation communication system can include a new radio (NR) communication system. The technical solutions of the present application can also be applied to a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, a communication system supporting multiple wireless technology fusion, a device-to-device (D2D) system, or a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system.

[0106] The terminal device, the access network device, the perception management function, and the positioning management function are introduced as follows.

[0107] The terminal device is also referred to as a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), a fixed wireless access (FWA), a customer premise equipment (CPE), etc. The terminal device is a device including a wireless communication function (providing voice / data connectivity to a user). For example, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, a vehicle-mounted device, a machine type communication (MTC) terminal, etc. Currently, the terminal device can include a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self driving (e.g., a drone, a vehicle), a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in a smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in a smart city, or a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc. For example, the wireless terminal in self driving can be a drone, a helicopter, or an airplane, etc. For example, the wireless terminal in vehicle networking can be a vehicle-mounted device, a whole vehicle device, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle, or a ship, etc. The wireless terminal in industrial control can be a camera, a robot, or a mechanical arm, etc. The wireless terminal in a smart home can be a television, an air conditioner, a sweeping machine, a sound box, or a set-top box, etc. The terminal device can also be a device or a module with corresponding communication functions accessing the above-mentioned communication system. The terminal device is usually provided with a communication module, a circuit or a chip for executing corresponding communication functions, and is also configured with program instructions for executing corresponding communication functions.

[0108] It should be noted that the terminal device can be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus integrated with a circuit, or a chip, a chip system, a module or a control unit in the above-mentioned device or apparatus, and the specific application is not limited. It should be noted that in this application, when referring to a terminal device, it can refer to the terminal device itself, or a chip, functional module or integrated circuit in the terminal device that completes the method provided in this application, and the specific application is not limited. The access network device is a device deployed in the wireless access network to provide wireless communication function for the terminal device. The access network device can access the terminal device to the radio access network (RAN) node of the wireless network, which can also be called access network device, RAN entity, access node, network node, or communication device, etc.

[0109] Specifically, the access network device can be an access network device for a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) related cellular system. For example, a 4G communication system, or a 5G communication system, or a future communication system. The access network device can also be an access network device in an open radio access network (ORAN) or a cloud radio access network (CRAN). Alternatively, the access network device can also be an access network device in a communication system obtained by integrating two or more of the above communication systems.

[0110] The access network device includes, but is not limited to, an evolved Node B (eNB), a radio network controller (RNC), a Node B (NB), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a home base station (for example, a home evolved NodeB or a home Node B, HNB), a baseband unit (BBU), an access point (AP) in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, a macro base station, a micro base station, a wireless relay node, a donor node, a wireless controller in a CRAN scenario, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP) or a transmission and reception point (TRP), and the like, and can also be an access network device in a 5G mobile communication system. For example, a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a TRP or a TP; or one or a group (including multiple antenna panels) of antenna panels of a base station in a 5G mobile communication system; or the access network device can also be a network node constituting a gNB or a transmission point. For example, a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a centralized unit control plane (CU-CP), a centralized unit user plane (CU-UP), or a radio unit (RU), and the like. The CU and the DU can be separately arranged or can be included in the same network element, for example, a BBU. The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or a radio frequency unit. For example, in a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH). Or the access network device can also be a server, a wearable device, a vehicle or a vehicle-mounted device, and the like. For example, the access network device in V2X technology can be a road side unit (RSU). It should be understood that the above-mentioned TRP can be a device or module located at the network side of the above-mentioned communication system and having corresponding communication functions. The TRP is usually provided with a communication module, circuit or chip for performing corresponding communication functions. The TRP is also configured with program instructions for corresponding communication functions.

[0111] It should be noted that the CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU can also have different names in different systems, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an open access network (ORAN) system, the CU can also be referred to as an open centralized unit (O-CU) or an open CU, the DU can also be referred to as an open distributed unit (O-DU), the CU-CP can also be referred to as an open centralized unit control plane (O-CU-CP), the CU-UP can also be referred to as an open centralized unit user plane (O-CU-UP), and the RU can also be referred to as an open radio unit (O-RU). The specific application is not limited. Any one of the CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and RU in the present application can be realized by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0112] Optionally, for network elements in the ORAN system, each network element can implement the protocol layer functions shown in Table 1 as follows.

[0113] Table 1

[0114] It should be noted that in the ORAN system, the access network device in the present application can be one or more network elements in Table 1 above.

[0115] The architecture of the CU and the DU of the access network device will be introduced below. The access network device includes at least one CU and at least one DU. Optionally, the access network device also includes at least one RU.

[0116] The following is introduced by taking an access network device including a CU and a DU as an example. The CU has part of the function of the core network, and the CU can include a CU-CP and a CU-UP. The CU and the DU can be configured according to the protocol layer function of the wireless network they implement. For example, the CU is configured to implement the function of the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and the protocol layer above (for example, the function of the RRC layer and / or the SDAP layer). The DU is configured to implement the function of the protocol layer below the PDCP layer (for example, the RLC layer, the MAC layer, and / or the physical (PHY) layer). For another example, the CU is configured to implement the function of the protocol layer above the PDCP layer (such as the RRC layer and / or the SDAP layer), and the DU is configured to implement the function of the protocol layer at and below the PDCP layer (for example, the RLC layer, the MAC layer, and / or the PHY layer, etc.).

[0117] When the CU includes the CU-CP and the CU-UP, the CU-CP is used to implement the control plane function of the CU, and the CU-UP is used to implement the user plane function of the CU. For example, when the CU is configured to implement the function of the PDCP layer, the RRC layer and the SDAP layer, the CU-CP is used to implement the function of the RRC layer and the control plane function of the PDCP layer, and the CU-UP is used to implement the function of the SDAP layer and the user plane function of the PDCP layer.

[0118] The CU-CP can interact with a network element in the core network for implementing the control plane function. The network element in the core network for implementing the control plane function can be an access and mobility function network element, such as an AMF in a 5G system. The AMF is used to be responsible for the mobility management in the mobile network, such as the location update of the terminal device, the registration network of the terminal device, the handover of the terminal device, etc.

[0119] The CU-UP can interact with a network element in the core network for implementing the user plane function. The network element in the core network for implementing the user plane function, for example, a user function (user plane function, UPF) in a 5G system, is used to be responsible for the forwarding and receiving of data in the terminal device.

[0120] Optionally, under the ORAN architecture, a RAN intelligent controller (RAN Intelligent Controller, RIC) module is also involved.

[0121] It should be noted that the access network device can be a device or apparatus with a chip, or a device or apparatus integrated with a circuit, or a chip, a chip system, a module or a control unit in the foregoing illustrated device or apparatus, and the specific application is not limited. It should be noted that in this application, when referring to the access network device, it can refer to the access network device itself, or refer to the chip, functional module or integrated circuit in the access network device that completes the method provided in the application, and the specific application is not limited.

[0122] Secondly, some technical concepts related to the embodiments of the present application are introduced.

[0123] 1、The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application can be used interchangeably. "Multiple" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association between the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the following three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions means any combination of these items, including any combination of single or multiple items. For example, "at least one of A, B and C" includes A, B, C, AB, AC, BC or ABC. In addition, unless otherwise specified, the ordinal numbers "first", "second" and the like mentioned in the embodiments of the present application are used to distinguish multiple objects, and are not used to limit the order, time sequence, priority or importance of the multiple objects.

[0124] 2、"Sending" and "receiving" in the embodiments of the present application represent the direction of signal transmission. For example, "sending information to XX" can be understood as that the destination of the information is XX, which can include direct sending through the air interface, or indirect sending through the air interface by other units or modules. "Receiving information from YY" can be understood as that the source of the information is YY, which can include direct receiving from YY through the air interface, or indirect receiving from YY through the air interface from other units or modules. "Sending" can also be understood as "output" of a chip interface, and "receiving" can also be understood as "input" of a chip interface.

[0125] In other words, sending and receiving can be carried out between devices, for example, between network devices and terminal devices, or can be carried out within a device, for example, between components, modules, chips, software modules or hardware modules within a device through a bus, wire or interface.

[0126] It can be understood that the information can be processed, such as encoding and modulation, between the source end and the destination end of the information transmission, but the destination end can understand the effective information from the source end. Similar expressions in this application can be similarly understood and will not be repeated.

[0127] 3. In the embodiments of the present application, the indication can include direct indication and indirect indication, and can also include explicit indication and implicit indication. The information indicated by certain information (indication information described below) is referred to as to-be-indicated information. In the implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the to-be-indicated information, for example, but not limited to, the to-be-indicated information can be directly indicated, such as the to-be-indicated information itself or the index of the to-be-indicated information. The to-be-indicated information can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, wherein the other information and the to-be-indicated information have an association relationship. The to-be-indicated information can also be indicated only by a part, and the other part of the to-be-indicated information is known or agreed in advance. For example, the arrangement order of each information agreed in advance (for example, predefined by a protocol) can be used to indicate a specific information, thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. The specific manner of indication is not limited in the present application. It can be understood that the indication information can be used to indicate the to-be-indicated information for the sender of the indication information, and the indication information can be used to determine the to-be-indicated information for the receiver of the indication information.

[0128] 4. Environment and environment information.

[0129] The environment can also be referred to as a scene. The environment involved in the embodiments of the present application refers to the environment where the transmitter or receiver is located (or located). The environment where the transmitter is located can be an environment determined with the position of the transmitter as a reference point, and similarly, the environment where the receiver is located can be understood as an environment determined with the position of the receiver as a reference point. In fact, whether it is the environment where the transmitter is located or the environment where the receiver is located, it can include the transmitter and the receiver. The environment can be used to assist in positioning the transmitter and the receiver. In addition to the transmitter and the receiver, the scene can also include obstacles.

[0130] The information used to indicate the environment is referred to as environment information. The environment information can also be referred to as parameter information of the environment, or parameter set information of the environment, etc. The environment information indicates the environment where the transmitter or receiver is located. The environment information indicates the obstacles in the environment. The environment information includes at least one of the number information, the position information, the shape information or the material characteristic information of the obstacles in the environment. The content of the obstacles can refer to the content of the obstacles discussed above, and the repeated parts will not be listed. Optionally, the environment information indicates at least one of the outline and material of the building / plant, the outline and position of the vehicle, the position of the pedestrian, or the distribution of the crowd.

[0131] The form of the environmental information can be, for example, map information of the environment or point cloud information (such as two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or three-dimensional and above point cloud information) of the environment. The map information indicates a map, for example, a building map, which can contain coordinates of multiple edges of a building, and thus can indicate the positions, shapes, and sizes of obstacles in the environment, and the like. The three-dimensional point cloud information, for example, includes a large number of points, each of which contains a three-dimensional coordinate and other attributes, such as intensity information of the point cloud, or type information of the point cloud, which indicates the type (or material) of the object corresponding to the point cloud.

[0132] 5. Environment perception.

[0133] With the rapid development of wireless communication technology, base stations as the core components of the network, their functions and application scenarios are also expanding. In recent years, the technology of using base stations for environment perception has gradually attracted attention. This technology is based on the interaction between the base station and the surrounding environment, by collecting and analyzing the signals received by the base station, to achieve the perception and monitoring of the surrounding environment.

[0134] In the field of environment perception, traditional methods usually rely on specialized sensors and devices, such as cameras, radars, or infrared detectors, etc. However, these methods have some problems, such as high cost, difficult deployment, affected by weather conditions, etc. In contrast, using base stations for environment perception has many advantages.

[0135] Base stations have a wide coverage range. As the infrastructure of wireless communication networks, base stations usually cover the entire city or a specific area. This means that using base stations for environment perception can achieve real-time monitoring of a large area, providing valuable data support for urban planning, traffic management, disaster warning, and other fields. Secondly, base stations have the characteristics of continuous online. Base stations need to provide communication services for users 24 hours a day without interruption, so they are always in working condition. This makes it possible to use base stations for environment perception to achieve real-time, continuous data collection and analysis, and timely discovery and processing of environmental problems. In addition, using base stations for environment perception can also reduce costs. Since base stations have been widely deployed in cities, there is no need to install a large number of additional sensors and devices. Only by upgrading and modifying the existing base stations, the perception and monitoring of the surrounding environment can be achieved. This not only saves a lot of investment costs, but also avoids repeated construction and resource waste.

[0136] 6. Perception technology.

[0137] Sensing technology refers to detecting and imaging obstacles by using a communication network. The technical source of sensing technology is different from that of communication technology. In communication technology, the sending end modulates information on radio waves and sends it to the receiving end, and the receiving end demodulates the signal carried on the radio waves to obtain information. In sensing technology, the sending end sends radio waves to a specific direction, and when the radio waves irradiate the surface of an obstacle, reflected waves are formed, so that the receiving end receives and processes the reflected waves to obtain information such as shape, size, position, material, speed, and type of the obstacle.

[0138] Sensing technology can be generally divided into two modes: single-station sensing and double-station sensing. In single-station sensing, the sending end and the receiving end of the measurement signal are the same device. In terms of the measurement signal flow, the sensing station not only sends the measurement signal, but also receives the signal reflected on the surface of the obstacle (also known as the echo signal). Therefore, the single-station sensing mode is also called self-transmission and self-reception mode.

[0139] As shown in FIG. 3a, FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram of a single-station sensing scene. For double-station sensing, the sending end and the receiving end of the measurement signal are two different devices. In terms of the measurement signal flow, the sensing station A sends the measurement signal, and the signal reflected on the surface of the obstacle is received by the sensing station B. Therefore, the double-station sensing mode is also called A-transmission and B-reception mode, as shown in FIG. 3b. FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a double-station sensing scene.

[0140] For ease of understanding, please refer to FIG. 3c. FIG. 3c is a schematic diagram of a sensing scene in an embodiment of the present application. In the process of communication between the access network device and the terminal device in FIG. 3c, the access network device can also sense objects without communication capability, such as the car and the user in FIG. 3c.

[0141] Further, the sensing scene shown in FIG. 3c can be refined into multiple sub-scenes. For example, the sensing scene shown in FIG. 3d, taking the base station as the access network device and the user equipment (UE) as the terminal device. FIG. 3d is a schematic diagram of another sensing scene in an embodiment of the present application. The sensing scene can specifically include: (1) the base station itself sends the measurement signal, and the base station itself receives the echo signal of the measurement signal; (2) the UE itself sends the measurement signal, and the UE itself receives the echo signal of the measurement signal; (3) the base station A sends the measurement signal, and the base station B receives the echo signal of the measurement signal, the base station A and the base station B being different base stations; (4) the UE A sends the measurement signal, and the UE B receives the echo signal of the measurement signal, the UE A and the UE B being different UEs; (5) the base station sends the measurement signal, and the UE receives the echo signal of the measurement signal; (6) the UE sends the measurement signal, and the base station receives the echo signal of the measurement signal.

[0142] In the embodiments of the present application, the coverage of the sensing signal is referred to as a sensing area, a sensing cell or a sensing region of the sensing signal, and the coverage of the communication signal is referred to as a communication cell or a communication area of the communication signal. Currently, each communication cell configures sensing resources for the communication devices in the cell, and the sensing resources refer to the resources for receiving and / or transmitting the sensing signal.

[0143] However, the applicant has found that the coverage of the sensing signal is usually larger than the coverage of the communication signal. For example, in a low-altitude sensing scenario, the coverage of the sensing signal is larger than the coverage of the communication signal because there are usually no obstacles to block the low-altitude. Therefore, the sensing region and the communication cell can be inconsistent. In the case of inconsistency between the sensing region and the communication cell, how to configure the sensing resources for the communication devices becomes a problem to be solved.

[0144] Based on this, the embodiments of the present application propose a resource configuration method, which includes: a first device sends first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to configure first sensing resources, the first sensing resources are used for a second device in a first sensing region to receive and / or transmit a sensing signal, and the first sensing region includes one or more communication cells. Since the first sensing region includes one or more communication cells, the second devices in the one or more communication cells in the first sensing region can all receive and / or transmit the sensing signal based on the first sensing resources to realize sensing. The problem of how to configure the sensing resources for the second devices in the case of inconsistency between the sensing region and the communication cell is solved.

[0145] Before introducing the method embodiments proposed by the present application, first introduce the communication system involved in the embodiments of the present application.

[0146] Please refer to FIG. 4a, which is a schematic diagram of a communication system in the embodiments of the present application. The communication system includes a first device, a second device and a third device, wherein the third device is configured to configure the association relationship between the sensing region and the communication cell for the first device and / or the second device, the first device is configured to configure the sensing resources for the second device, the second device is located in the sensing region, and the second device receives and / or transmits the sensing signal based on the sensing resources.

[0147] In combination with FIG. 4a, next introduce some possible implementation manners of the communication system in the embodiments of the present application.

[0148] In one possible implementation manner, please refer to FIG. 4b, which is another schematic diagram of a communication system in the embodiments of the present application. In the communication system, the third device can be an SF or an SU, the first device can be a RAN, and the second device can be a UE.

[0149] In another possible implementation, referring to FIG. 4c, FIG. 4c is a schematic diagram of another communication system in an embodiment of the present application. In the communication system, the third device can be an SF or an SU, the first device can be a first RAN, and the second device can be a second RAN. In other words, the first device and the second device are a first RAN and a second RAN that are independent of each other. The first RAN configures a first sensing resource for the second RAN, so that the second RAN receives and / or transmits a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource. Alternatively, the first RAN sends first configuration information to the second RAN, so that the second RAN configures a sensing resource or a reference signal resource for a UE, and the first sensing resource is bypassed when the reference signal resource is configured for the UE. The reference signal resource refers to a resource used by the UE to receive and / or transmit a reference signal. Since the communication cell managed by the first RAN is inconsistent with the cell managed by the second RAN, the interference between adjacent cells can be avoided by using the above method.

[0150] In another possible implementation, referring to FIG. 4d, FIG. 4d is a schematic diagram of another communication system in an embodiment of the present application. In the communication system, the third device can be an SF or an SU, the first device can be a CU, and the second device can be a DU or a UE. In other words, the CU can configure a first sensing resource for the DU, so that the DU receives and / or transmits a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource. The CU can also configure the first sensing resource for the UE, so that the UE receives and / or transmits a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource. The CU can directly configure the first sensing resource for the UE, or the CU can configure the first sensing resource for the UE through the DU.

[0151] In another possible implementation, referring to FIG. 4e, FIG. 4e is a schematic diagram of another communication system in an embodiment of the present application. In the communication system, the third device can be an SF, the first device can be an SU, and the second device can be a CU, a DU, or a UE. In other words, the SU can configure a first sensing resource for the CU, the DU, or the UE, so that the DU or the UE receives and / or transmits a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource. After the SU configures the first sensing resource for the CU, the CU can further configure the first sensing resource for the DU or the UE, so that the DU or the UE receives and / or transmits a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource.

[0152] In combination with the above communication system, the resource configuration method proposed in the present application is introduced as follows.

[0153] Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a resource configuration method in an embodiment of the present application. The resource configuration method proposed in the present application includes the following steps.

[0154] S1-1, the third device sends second configuration information to the first device, and the second configuration information indicates a first sensing area.

[0155] In step S1-1, the third device sends second configuration information to the first device, where the second configuration information indicates the first sensing area. In embodiments of the present application, the first sensing area can also be replaced by a first sensing range, a first sensing cell, a first sensing hyper cell, or a first sensing signal coverage range, and the present application is not limited in this respect.

[0156] Optionally, the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the first sensing area has an association relationship with one or more communication cells, or the second configuration information can also be used to indicate that the one or more communication cells belong to the first sensing area.

[0157] The second configuration information includes one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0158] In the following, taking the first device managing communication cell 0, communication cell 1 and communication cell 2 as an example, the association relationship between the first sensing area and the communication cell determined by the first device according to the second configuration information is introduced.

[0159] In a possible implementation, the second configuration information includes identification information of the first sensing area. The first device determines that communication cell 0, communication cell 1 and communication cell 2 have an association relationship with the first sensing area, and that communication cell 0, communication cell 1 and communication cell 2 belong to the first sensing area according to the second configuration information.

[0160] In another possible implementation, the second configuration information includes identification information of a plurality of first sensing areas and identification information of one or more communication cells associated with each first sensing area. For example, the second configuration information indicates that the first sensing area 1 has an association relationship with the communication cell 0, and the second configuration information indicates that the first sensing area 2 has an association relationship with the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2. The first device determines that the first sensing area 1 has an association relationship with the communication cell 0 and that the first sensing area 2 has an association relationship with the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2 according to the second configuration information. For ease of understanding, please refer to Table 2, which is a schematic of the second configuration information.

[0161] Table 2

[0162] The second configuration information shown in Table 2 indicates that the first sensing area 1 has an association relationship with the communication cell 0 and that the first sensing area 2 has an association relationship with the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2.

[0163] In another example, the second configuration information can be represented as "({0}, {0, 1, 2}) and ({3}, {3, 4, 5})", where "{0}" is the identification information of the first awareness area 1, "{0, 1, 2}" indicates the communication cell 0, the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2 corresponding to the first awareness area 1, the identification information of the communication cell 0 in the communication cell 0, the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2 is selected as the identification information of the first awareness area 1, "{3}" is the identification information of the first awareness area 2, "{3, 4, 5}" indicates the communication cell 3, the communication cell 4 and the communication cell 5 corresponding to the first awareness area 2, and the identification information of the communication cell 3 in the communication cell 3, the communication cell 4 and the communication cell 5 is selected as the identification information of the first awareness area 2.

[0164] In another possible implementation, the second configuration information includes the identification information of one or more communication cells. The first device determines one or more communication cells associated with the first awareness area according to the second configuration information. After receiving the second configuration information, the first device allocates a first awareness area for the one or more communication cells indicated by the second configuration information, so that the one or more communication cells have an association relationship with the first awareness area. For example, the second configuration information #1 indicates the communication cell 0, the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2, and the first device determines the communication cell 0, the communication cell 1 and the communication cell 2 as the communication cells associated with the first awareness area 1 according to the second configuration information #1. The second configuration information #2 indicates the communication cell 3, the communication cell 4 and the communication cell 5, and the first device determines the communication cell 3, the communication cell 4 and the communication cell 5 as the communication cells associated with the first awareness area 2 according to the second configuration information #2.

[0165] Optionally, after step S1-1, the first device can forward the second configuration information to the second device.

[0166] In an example, the relationship between the communication cell and the awareness area is shown in FIG. 6.

[0167] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sensing area in an embodiment of the present application. The access network device 1 manages the communication cell 1-0, the communication cell 1-1 and the communication cell 1-2, and the communication cell 1-0, the communication cell 1-1 and the communication cell 1-2 are divided into the same sensing area 1 in network planning. The access network device 2 manages the communication cell 2-0, the communication cell 2-1 and the communication cell 2-2, and the communication cell 2-0, the communication cell 2-1 and the communication cell 2-2 are divided into the same sensing area 2 in network planning. The access network device 3 manages the communication cell 3-0, the communication cell 3-3 and the communication cell 3-2, and the communication cell 3-0, the communication cell 3-3 and the communication cell 3-2 are divided into the same sensing area 3 in network planning. Taking the access network device 1 as the first device, the terminal device in the communication cell 1-0 as the second device, and the SF managing the access network device 1 as the third device as an example, the third device sends the second configuration information to the access network device 1, and the second configuration information indicates that the sensing area 1 has an association relationship with the communication cell 1-0, the communication cell 1-1 and the communication cell 1-2.

[0168] In another example, a plurality of communication cells managed by the same access network device can be divided into a plurality of sensing areas. For example, the access network device 1 manages the communication cell 1-0, the communication cell 1-1 and the communication cell 1-2. Among them, the communication cell 1-0 and the communication cell 1-1 are divided into the sensing area 1, and the communication cell 1-2 is divided into the sensing area 2.

[0169] In another example, a plurality of communication cells included in a sensing area can also belong to different access network devices respectively. For example, the access network device 1 manages the communication cell 1-0, the communication cell 1-1 and the communication cell 1-2, and the access network device 2 manages the communication cell 2-0, the communication cell 2-1 and the communication cell 2-2. Among them, the communication cell 1-0 and the communication cell 1-1 are divided into the sensing area 1, the communication cell 1-2, the communication cell 2-0 and the communication cell 2-1 are divided into the sensing area 2, and the communication cell 2-2 is divided into the sensing area 3.

[0170] S1-2, the third device sends the second configuration information to the second device.

[0171] In step S1-2, the third device can also directly send the second configuration information to the second device.

[0172] The execution order of step S1-1 and step S1-2 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0173] Step S1-1 and / or step S1-2 are optional steps. For example, when step S1-1 is executed, step S1-2 can not be executed. For another example, neither step S1-1 nor step S1-2 is executed.

[0174] S2, the first device sends first configuration information to the second device, the first configuration information being used for configuring first sensing resources, the first sensing resources being used for the second device to receive and / or transmit sensing signals in a first sensing area, the first sensing area including one or more communication cells.

[0175] In step S2, the first device sends first configuration information to the second device, the first configuration information being used for configuring first sensing resources, the first sensing resources being used for the second device to receive and / or transmit sensing signals in a first sensing area. In embodiments of the present application, the sensing resources refer to resources used by the second device to receive and / or transmit sensing signals in the sensing area, and the sensing resources can also be referred to as sensing signal resources.

[0176] Specifically, the first configuration information is used for configuring a time domain resource position of the first sensing resources, a frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resources, and / or an antenna port used by the first sensing resources. The time domain resource position of the first sensing resources can also be referred to as a time domain resource used by the sensing signals in the first sensing area, or a time domain resource occupied by the first sensing resources. The frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resources can also be referred to as a frequency domain resource used by the sensing signals in the first sensing area, or a frequency domain resource occupied by the first sensing resources. The antenna port used by the first sensing resources can also be referred to as a spatial domain resource used by the sensing signals in the first sensing area, or a spatial domain resource occupied by the first sensing resources. The first configuration information is also used for configuring a code domain resource position of the first sensing resources, and the code domain resource position of the first sensing resources can also be referred to as a code domain resource used by the sensing signals in the first sensing area.

[0177] Optionally, the first configuration information can include identification information of the first sensing area, so that the second device determines the sensing area corresponding to the first sensing resources according to the first configuration information. The second device can determine one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to the identification information of the first sensing area and the second configuration information.

[0178] Optionally, the first configuration information can include identification information of one or more communication cells, so that the second device determines the communication cells applicable to the first sensing resources according to the first configuration information. The second device can determine the first sensing area associated with the one or more communication cells according to the identification information of the one or more communication cells and the second configuration information.

[0179] Optionally, when the first configuration information includes the identification information of the first sensing area and the identification information of the one or more communication cells, the second device can determine the first sensing area and the one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to the first configuration information.

[0180] Optionally, the first configuration information can also not include the identification information of the first sensing area and / or the identification information of the one or more communication cells, and the first device needs to notify the second device in advance of the first sensing area and / or the one or more communication cells corresponding to the first sensing resource.

[0181] Next, the specific content of the first configuration information is described in detail.

[0182] The first configuration information indicates one or more of the following information: a frequency band included in the first sensing resource, or a frequency band carrying the sensing signal, the sensing signal referring to a sensing signal received and / or transmitted by the second device in the first sensing area; a subcarrier included in the first sensing resource, or a subcarrier carrying the sensing signal; a resource block (RB) included in the first sensing resource, or a resource block RB carrying the sensing signal; a resource element (RE) included in the first sensing resource, or a resource element RE carrying the sensing signal; or a RE pattern included in the first sensing resource, or a RE pattern carrying the sensing signal, wherein the RE pattern includes one or more REs; or a sequence used by the first sensing resource and / or an index number of the sequence. The RE pattern carrying the sensing signal can also be referred to as an RE pattern carrying the sensing signal or a basic pattern of the sensing signal, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0183] Exemplarily, the first configuration information includes a starting RB of the first sensing resource and a number of RBs occupied by the first sensing resource, and the frequency domain resource of the first sensing resource is determined according to the starting RB and the number of RBs.

[0184] In another example, the first configuration information can also not explicitly indicate the frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resource, and the first device or the second device determines the frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information, including: a part of bandwidth (bandwidth part, BWP) currently activated by the first device or the second device.

[0185] In another example, when the first configuration information indicates the resource block carrying the sensing signal, the first configuration information can further comprise: a RE pattern included in the resource block, or one or more RE patterns carrying the sensing signal. The RE pattern includes, but is not limited to, no code division multiplexing (noCDM), frequency domain code division multiplexing 2 (fd-CDM2), or code division multiplexing 4-frequency domain 2-time domain 2 (cdm4-FD2-TD2), etc. Optionally, the first configuration information can further comprise: a RE pattern density included in each resource block carrying the sensing signal, the RE pattern density indicating the number of RE patterns included in each resource block, such as 0.5, 1, or 3, etc.

[0186] The first configuration information can further indicate: a spatial domain resource included in the first sensing resource, or a spatial domain resource carrying the sensing signal, or an antenna port carrying the sensing signal, or an antenna port used by the first sensing resource. For example, 1, 2, or 4, wherein, in order to obtain aperture gain, 2 antenna ports used by the first sensing resource can be antenna ports arranged at any two corners of a two-dimensional (2D) antenna panel, and 4 antenna ports used by the first sensing resource can be antenna ports arranged at 4 corners of a 2D antenna panel.

[0187] The first configuration information can further indicate one or more of the following information: a time slot carrying the sensing signal, a symbol carrying the sensing signal, or a subframe carrying the sensing signal. For example, the first configuration information comprises: an index of a first symbol occupied by the first sensing resource in a time slot in which the symbol is located. In another example, the first configuration information comprises: an index of a starting symbol occupied by the sensing signal, and / or a number of symbols occupied by the sensing signal.

[0188] Optionally, since the first sensing resource can be a periodic resource, the first configuration information can further indicate a period and a time slot offset of the first sensing resource. For example, the first configuration information comprises: one or more time slots, and a time slot offset indicating a time slot carrying the sensing signal.

[0189] Exemplarily, a sequence used by the first sensing resource includes, but is not limited to, an m-sequence, a gold sequence, or a Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequence, etc.

[0190] S3, the second device determines the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information.

[0191] In step S3, the second device determining the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information comprises: the second device determining a first sensing area corresponding to the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information, determining a communication cell corresponding to the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information, determining a time domain resource position of the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information, a frequency domain resource position of the first sensing resource, and / or an antenna port of the first sensing resource.

[0192] In an example scenario, when the second device is a terminal device, the terminal device, when a communication cell handover occurs, if the sensing areas to which the source communication cell and the target communication cell belong are the same, i.e., the sensing area of the terminal device does not undergo handover, the terminal device multiplexes the sensing resource configured by the source sensing cell; if the sensing areas to which the source communication cell and the target communication cell belong are different, the terminal device switches from the sensing area to which the source communication cell belongs to the sensing area to which the target communication cell belongs. The terminal device can actively request the first device of the target communication cell to reissue the first configuration information, and the first device of the target communication cell can actively issue the first configuration information.

[0193] Optionally, when the second device is a terminal device, the terminal device, in a communication cell handover process, if the access network device of the source communication cell is different from the access network device of the target communication cell, for example, the source communication cell is a first access network device, and the access network device of the target communication cell is a second access network device. The first access network device can send its first configuration information to the second access network device, or the terminal device actively reports the first configuration information of the first access network device after switching to the second access network device, or the core network device notifies the second access network device of the first configuration information of the terminal device in the source communication cell. After the second access network device obtains the first configuration information of the first access network device, the second access network device can perform the following processing:

[0194] Processing mode A: the second access network device determines the first configuration information of the second access network device based on the first configuration information of the first access network device, and then allocates the first configuration information of the second access network device to the terminal device. For example, the source communication cell and the target communication cell belong to different sensing areas, and the second access network device allocates new sensing resources to the terminal device through the first configuration information of the second access network device.

[0195] The processing mode B: the second access network device determines, based on the first configuration information of the first access network device, that the source communication cell and the target communication cell belong to the same sensing area. The second access network device can not need to issue the first configuration information of the second access network device to the terminal device, and the terminal device can directly multiplex the sensing resource of the source communication cell according to the configured first configuration information of the first access network device; or the second access network device explicitly indicates the terminal device to multiplex the sensing resource of the source communication cell in the target communication cell.

[0196] In another example scenario, the first device can be a first access network device, and the second device can be a second access network device. The first device sending the first configuration information to the second device can be that the first access network device sends the first configuration information to the second access network device. The first access network device corresponds to a first sensing area, and the second access network device corresponds to a second sensing area. The first sensing area is different from the second sensing area. Therefore, the second access network device performs resource scheduling based on the first configuration information, and the second access network device can bypass the first sensing resource when allocating resources for the terminal device in the second sensing area, thereby reducing the interference between cells.

[0197] S4, the second device receives and / or transmits the sensing signal according to the first sensing resource.

[0198] In step S4, after the second device determines the first sensing resource, the second device receives and / or transmits the sensing signal according to the first sensing resource.

[0199] Further optionally, the second device can determine sensing information according to the sensing signal. The sensing information can also be referred to as sensing imaging information. The algorithm includes but is not limited to back projection (BP) or discrete fourier transform (DFT), etc. In an example, the sensing information can be a three-dimensional power spectrum in a distance-horizontal angle-vertical angle coordinate system with a terminal device or an access network device as a coordinate origin. The three-dimensional power spectrum includes power values of all position points in the sensing range of the network device. Specifically, each position point corresponds to a distance parameter, a horizontal angle parameter, a vertical angle parameter, and a power value. The higher the power value is, the stronger the reflection energy or scattering energy of the sensing signal through the position point is, and the higher the possibility of the position point existing a sensing target is; on the contrary, the lower the power value is, the lower the reflection energy or scattering energy of the sensing signal through the position point is, and the lower the possibility of the position point existing a sensing target is.

[0200] Some application scenarios related to the embodiments of the present application will be introduced below in combination with the sensing scenario shown in FIG. 3d.

[0201] Taking the sensing scenario (1) in FIG. 3d as an example, in an example scenario, the second device is a base station. The base station (second device) determines the first sensing area and one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to the second configuration information configured by a third device, such as a sensing function or other core network equipment. The base station (second device) determines the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area according to the first configuration information configured by a first device, such as a sensing unit or other base station. The base station (second device) receives and / or transmits the sensing signal according to the first sensing resource.

[0202] Taking the sensing scenario (2) in FIG. 3d as an example, in an example scenario, the second device is a UE. The UE determines the first sensing area and one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to the second configuration information configured by a third device, such as a sensing function or other core network equipment. The UE (second device) determines the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area according to the first configuration information configured by a first device, such as a base station or a sensing unit. The UE receives and / or transmits the sensing signal according to the first sensing resource.

[0203] Taking the sensing scenario (3) in FIG. 3d as an example, in an example scenario, the second device includes a base station A and a base station B. The base station A and the base station B determine the first sensing area and one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to the second configuration information configured by a third device, such as a sensing function or other core network equipment. The base station A and the base station B determine the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area according to the first configuration information configured by a first device, such as a sensing unit or a base station C, the base station C, the base station A and the base station B belong to the first sensing area. The base station A transmits the sensing signal to the base station B according to the first sensing resource, or the base station A receives the sensing signal transmitted by the base station B according to the first sensing resource.

[0204] Taking the sensing scenario (4) in FIG. 3d as an example, in an example scenario, the second device includes a UE A and a UE B. The UE A and the UE B determine the first sensing area and one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to the second configuration information configured by a third device, such as a sensing function or other core network equipment. The UE A and the UE B determine the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area according to the first configuration information configured by a first device, such as a sensing unit, a base station or a UE C, the UE C, the UE A and the UE B belong to the first sensing area. The UE A transmits the sensing signal to the UE B according to the first sensing resource, or the UE A receives the sensing signal transmitted by the UE B according to the first sensing resource.

[0205] Taking the sensing scenario (5) in FIG. 3d as an example, in an example scenario, the second device includes a UE and a base station. The UE and the base station determine the first sensing area and one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to second configuration information configured by a third device, for example, a sensing function or other core network equipment. The UE determines the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area according to first configuration information configured by a first device, for example, a sensing unit or a base station. The base station itself determines the first configuration information and further determines the first sensing resource. The base station sends a sensing signal to the UE according to the first sensing resource, or the UE receives the sensing signal sent by the base station according to the first sensing resource.

[0206] Taking the sensing scenario (6) in FIG. 3d as an example, in an example scenario, the second device includes a UE and a base station. The UE and the base station determine the first sensing area and one or more communication cells associated with the first sensing area according to second configuration information configured by a third device, for example, a sensing function or other core network equipment. The UE determines the first sensing resource corresponding to the first sensing area according to first configuration information configured by a first device, for example, a sensing unit or a base station. The base station itself determines the first configuration information and further determines the first sensing resource. The UE sends a sensing signal to the base station according to the first sensing resource, or the base station receives the sensing signal sent by the UE according to the first sensing resource.

[0207] In the above technical solution, since the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells, the second device of the one or more communication cells in the first sensing area can receive and / or send a sensing signal based on the first sensing resource to realize sensing. The problem of configuring a sensing resource in the case that a sensing area and a communication cell are inconsistent is solved. For the scenario that a terminal device switches between different communication cells in the same sensing area, the terminal device can reuse the same sensing resource, thereby avoiding repeatedly configuring a sensing resource and saving communication overhead.

[0208] In combination with the foregoing embodiments, refer to FIG. 7, which is a flow diagram of another embodiment of a resource configuration method in the application. The resource configuration method proposed in the application further includes the following steps:

[0209] D1-1, the SF sends the second configuration information to the CU.

[0210] D1-2, the SF sends the second configuration information to the DU.

[0211] D1-3, the SF sends the second configuration information to the second device.

[0212] The execution order of the above steps D1-1 to D1-3 is not limited in the application.

[0213] D2-1, the CU sends the first configuration information to the DU.

[0214] In step D2-1, the DU determines the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information.

[0215] D2-2, the CU sends the first configuration information to the second device.

[0216] In step D2-2, the second device determines the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information.

[0217] The execution order of the above steps D2-1 to D2-2 is not limited by the embodiments of the present application.

[0218] D3, the second device determines the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information, and the first sensing resource is used for the second device to receive and / or send the sensing signal in the first sensing area.

[0219] D4, the second device receives and / or sends the sensing signal according to the first sensing resource.

[0220] Steps D1-1 to D4 are similar to the above steps S1 to S4, and will not be repeated here.

[0221] The above describes the present application from the perspective of the method, and the other embodiments provided by the present application will be further described below.

[0222] In combination with the above embodiments, please refer to FIG. 8, which is a schematic diagram of a resource configuration method applied to a processing device according to an embodiment of the present application. The processing device includes processors 1 to N, a total of N processors, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. According to the circuit function division, the circuit of the processing device can be divided into an encoding circuit and a mapping circuit, wherein the encoding circuit is used for encoding the sensing resource or the configuration information, and the mapping circuit is used for mapping the sensing resource or the configuration information to the RE of the transmission channel. The configuration information is, for example, the first configuration information and / or the second configuration information.

[0223] The above processing device can execute the resource configuration method in the above embodiments, and the specific steps will not be repeated here.

[0224] Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 900 includes a processing unit 901 and a transceiver unit 902. The communication device 900 can realize the functions of the communication device (including the first device, the second device, and / or the third device, etc.) in the above method embodiments, and thus can also realize the beneficial effects possessed by the above method embodiments.

[0225] In an embodiment of the application, the communication apparatus 900 can be an access network device, or an integrated circuit or element etc. such as a chip inside the access network device. The communication apparatus 900 can be a terminal device, or an integrated circuit or element etc. such as a chip inside the terminal device. The communication apparatus 900 can also be a computing device, or an integrated circuit or element etc. such as a chip inside the computing device.

[0226] In an example, the communication apparatus 900 is applied to a first device, and the communication apparatus 900 comprises:

[0227] The transceiver 902 is configured to send first configuration information, the first configuration information being used for configuring a first sensing resource, the first sensing resource being used for a second device to receive and / or send a sensing signal in a first sensing area, the first sensing area comprising one or more communication cells.

[0228] In a possible implementation form, the transceiver 902 is further configured to receive second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating the first sensing area.

[0229] The processing unit 901 is configured to determine the first configuration information according to the second configuration information.

[0230] In a possible implementation form, the transceiver 902 is further configured to send the second configuration information to the second device.

[0231] In a possible implementation form, the second configuration information comprises one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0232] In a possible implementation form, the transceiver 902 is further configured to send the first configuration information to the second device, wherein the first device is a first access network device, and the second device is a second access network device, the first access network device being different from the second access network device.

[0233] In a possible implementation form, the first configuration information comprises identification information of the first sensing area, and / or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0234] In a possible implementation form, the first configuration information further comprises one or more of the following information: a time domain resource location of the first sensing resource; a frequency domain resource location of the first sensing resource; or an antenna port used by the first sensing resource.

[0235] In another example, the communication apparatus 900 is applied to a second device, and the communication apparatus 900 comprises:

[0236] In a possible implementation, the transceiver 902 is configured to receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to configure a first sensing resource, and the second device is located in a first sensing area, and the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells.

[0237] The processing unit 901 is configured to determine the first sensing resource according to the first configuration information.

[0238] The transceiver 902 is further configured to receive and / or send the sensing signal based on the first sensing resource.

[0239] In a possible implementation, the transceiver 902 is further configured to receive second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates the first sensing area.

[0240] In a possible implementation, the second configuration information includes one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0241] In a possible implementation, the first configuration information includes: identification information of the first sensing area, and / or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0242] In a possible implementation, the first configuration information further includes one or more of the following information: a time domain resource location of the first sensing resource; a frequency domain resource location of the first sensing resource; or an antenna port used by the first sensing resource.

[0243] In another example, the communication device 900 is applied to a third device, and the communication device 900 includes:

[0244] The transceiver 902 is further configured to send second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates a first sensing area, and the first sensing area includes one or more communication cells.

[0245] In a possible implementation, the transceiver 902 is further configured to send the second configuration information to a second device; and / or send the second configuration information to a first device, where the second configuration information is used by the first device to determine first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to configure a first sensing resource, the second device is located in the first sensing area, and the first sensing resource is used by the second device to receive and / or send a sensing signal.

[0246] In a possible implementation, the second configuration information includes one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

[0247] Referring to FIG. 10, another schematic structural diagram of a communication apparatus 1000 provided in the present application is shown, the communication apparatus 1000 at least includes an input / output interface 1002. The communication apparatus 1000 can be a chip or an integrated circuit.

[0248] Optionally, the communication apparatus further includes a logic circuit 1001.

[0249] The transceiver unit 902 shown in FIG. 9 can be a communication interface, which can be the input / output interface 1002 in FIG. 10, and the input / output interface 1002 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the communication interface can also be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0250] The logic circuit 1001 and the input / output interface 1002 can also perform other steps and achieve corresponding beneficial effects performed by the communication apparatus in any embodiment, which will not be described here.

[0251] In a possible implementation, the processing unit 901 shown in FIG. 9 can be the logic circuit 1001 in FIG. 10.

[0252] Optionally, the logic circuit 1001 can be a processing apparatus, and the functions of the processing apparatus can be partially or entirely implemented through software.

[0253] Optionally, the processing apparatus can include a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to read and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform corresponding processing and / or steps in any one of the method embodiments.

[0254] Optionally, the processing apparatus can only include the processor. The memory for storing the computer program is located outside the processing apparatus, and the processor is connected with the memory through a circuit / wire to read and execute the computer program stored in the memory. The memory and the processor can be integrated together or can be physically independent of each other.

[0255] Optionally, the processing device can be one or more chips, or one or more integrated circuits. For example, the processing device can be one or more field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), systems on chips (SoCs), central processing units (CPUs), network processors (NPs), digital signal processors (DSPs), micro controller units (MCUs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), or other integrated chips, or any combination of the above chips or processors, etc.

[0256] Referring to FIG. 11, a communication device 1100 involved in the above embodiments provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown, which can be the communication device as the first device, the second device or the third device in the above embodiments.

[0257] Optionally, the communication device 1100 can include, but is not limited to, at least one processor 1101 and a communication port 1102.

[0258] Further optionally, the device can further include at least one of a memory 1103 and a bus 1104, and in the embodiments of the present application, the at least one processor 1101 is configured to control and process the actions of the communication device 1100.

[0259] In addition, the processor 1101 can be a central processing unit, a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute various exemplary logical blocks, modules and circuits described in combination with the disclosure of the present application. The processor can also be a combination of computing functions, such as one or more microprocessor combinations, combinations of digital signal processors and microprocessors, etc. Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0260] It should be noted that the communication apparatus 1100 shown in FIG. 11 can be specifically configured to implement the steps implemented by the first apparatus, the second apparatus or the third apparatus in the foregoing method embodiments, and achieve the corresponding technical effects of the first apparatus, the second apparatus or the third apparatus. The specific implementation of the communication apparatus shown in FIG. 11 can be referred to the description in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here in detail.

[0261] Please refer to FIG. 12, which is a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus 1200 involved in the foregoing embodiments provided by the embodiments of the present application. The communication apparatus 1200 can be specifically the communication apparatus as the first apparatus, the second apparatus or the third apparatus in the foregoing embodiments. The structure of the communication apparatus can refer to the structure shown in FIG. 12.

[0262] The communication apparatus 1200 includes at least one processor 1210 and at least one network interface 1240. Further optionally, the communication apparatus further includes at least one memory 1220, at least one transceiver 1230 and one or more antennas 1250. The processor 1210, the memory 1220, the transceiver 1230 and the network interface 1240 are connected, for example, through a bus. In the embodiments of the present application, the connection can include various interfaces, transmission lines or buses, etc., which will not be limited herein. The antenna 1250 is connected to the transceiver 1230. The network interface 1240 is configured to enable the communication apparatus to communicate with other communication devices through a communication link. For example, the network interface 1240 can include the network interface between the communication apparatus and the core network device, such as the S1 interface. The network interface can include the network interface between the communication apparatus and other communication apparatuses (such as other first apparatuses, second apparatuses or third apparatuses), such as the X2 or Xn interface.

[0263] The processor 1210 is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, controlling the whole communication device, executing software programs, processing data of the software programs, such as for supporting the communication device to perform actions described in the embodiments. The communication device can include a baseband processor mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, and a central processor mainly used for controlling the whole first device, second device or third device, executing software programs, and processing data of the software programs. The processor 1210 in FIG. 12 can integrate the functions of the baseband processor and the central processor, and those skilled in the art can understand that the baseband processor and the central processor can also be independent processors interconnected by a bus or the like. Those skilled in the art can understand that the first device, the second device or the third device can include multiple baseband processors to adapt to different network modes, and the first device, the second device or the third device can include multiple central processors to enhance the processing capability, and various components of the first device, the second device or the third device can be connected by various buses. The baseband processor can also be referred to as a baseband processing circuit or a baseband processing chip. The central processor can also be referred to as a central processing circuit or a central processing chip. The function of processing communication protocols and communication data can be built into the processor, or stored in the memory in the form of software programs, and the processor executes the software programs to realize the baseband processing function.

[0264] The memory is mainly used for storing software programs and data. The memory 1220 can exist independently and be connected to the processor 1210. Alternatively, the memory 1220 can be integrated with the processor 1210, for example, integrated in a chip. The memory 1220 can store program codes for executing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and the processor 1210 controls the execution. Various computer programs executed can also be regarded as a driver of the processor 1210.

[0265] FIG. 12 only shows one memory and one processor. In actual first devices, second devices or third devices, multiple processors and multiple memories can exist. The memory can also be referred to as a storage medium or a storage device, etc. The memory can be a storage element on the same chip as the processor, that is, an on-chip storage element, or an independent storage element, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0266] The transceiver 1230 can be configured to support the receiving or transmitting of radio frequency signals between the communication device and a terminal. The transceiver 1230 can be connected to the antenna 1250. The transceiver 1230 includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx. Specifically, one or more antennas 1250 can receive radio frequency signals, the receiver Rx of the transceiver 1230 is configured to receive the radio frequency signals from the antenna and convert the radio frequency signals into digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals, and provide the digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals to the processor 1210 for further processing, such as demodulation processing and decoding processing, by the processor 1210. In addition, the transmitter Tx in the transceiver 1230 is also configured to receive modulated digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals from the processor 1210, and convert the modulated digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals into radio frequency signals, and transmit the radio frequency signals through one or more antennas 1250. Specifically, the receiver Rx can selectively perform one or more levels of down-mixing and analog-to-digital conversion to obtain digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals, and the order of the down-mixing and analog-to-digital conversion can be adjustable. The transmitter Tx can selectively perform one or more levels of up-mixing and digital-to-analog conversion to obtain radio frequency signals, and the order of the up-mixing and digital-to-analog conversion can be adjustable. The digital baseband signals and the digital intermediate frequency signals can be collectively referred to as digital signals.

[0267] The transceiver 1230 can also be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, a transceiving device, etc. Optionally, the devices in the transceiving unit for implementing the receiving function can be regarded as a receiving unit, and the devices in the transceiving unit for implementing the transmitting function can be regarded as a transmitting unit, that is, the transceiving unit includes the receiving unit and the transmitting unit, the receiving unit can also be referred to as a receiver, an input port, a receiving circuit, etc., and the transmitting unit can be referred to as a transmitter, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit, etc.

[0268] It should be noted that the communication device 1200 shown in FIG. 12 can be specifically configured to implement the steps implemented by the first device, the second device, or the third device in the foregoing method embodiments, and achieve the corresponding technical effects of the first device, the second device, or the third device. The specific implementation mode of the communication device 1200 shown in FIG. 12 can be referred to the description in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described one by one here. The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer readable storage medium storing one or more computer execution instructions, when the computer execution instructions are executed by a processor, the processor executes the method of the possible implementation mode of the first device, the second device, or the third device in the foregoing embodiments.

[0269] The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product (or computer program) storing one or more computers, when the computer program product is executed by the processor, the processor executes the method of the possible implementation manners of the first device, the second device or the third device.

[0270] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip system, which comprises at least one processor for supporting the communication device to implement the functions involved in the possible implementation manners of the communication device. Optionally, the chip system further comprises an interface circuit for providing the at least one processor with program instructions and / or data. In a possible design, the chip system can further comprise a memory for storing the necessary program instructions and data of the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can comprise the chip and other discrete devices, and the communication device can be specifically the first device, the second device or the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.

[0271] The embodiments of the present application further provide a communication system, which comprises the first device, the second device and / or the third device in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0272] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, device and method can be implemented by other means. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, for example, the division of units is only a logical function division, and actual implementation can have another division manner, for example, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the units or components shown or discussed can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0273] The units described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components shown as units can or can not be physical units, that is, they can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network units. According to actual needs, part or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present application.

[0274] In addition, each of the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit. When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, the technical solutions of the present application, essentially or in part, or all or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods in the various embodiments of the present application. The foregoing storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

Claims

1. A resource configuration method, characterized by, The method is applied to a first device, and the method comprises: sending first configuration information, the first configuration information being used for configuring first sensing resources, the first sensing resources being used for a second device to receive and / or send sensing signals in a first sensing area, the first sensing area comprising one or more communication cells.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating the first sensing area; determining the first configuration information according to the second configuration information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The method further comprises: sending the second configuration information to the second device.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The second configuration information comprises one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The first configuration information is sent by comprising: sending the first configuration information to the second device, wherein the first device is a first access network device; the second device is a second access network device, and the first access network device is different from the second access network device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The first configuration information comprises identification information of the first sensing area and / or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The first configuration information further comprises one or more of the following information: a time domain resource location of the first sensing resources; a frequency domain resource location of the first sensing resources; or an antenna port used by the first sensing resources.

8. A resource configuration method, comprising: The method is applied to a second device, and the method comprises: receiving first configuration information, the first configuration information being used for configuring first sensing resources, wherein the second device is located in a first sensing area, and the first sensing area comprises one or more communication cells; determining the first sensing resources according to the first configuration information; receiving and / or sending the sensing signals based on the first sensing resources.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating the first sensing area.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The second configuration information comprises one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

11. The method according to any one of claims 8-10, characterized in that, The first configuration information comprises identification information of the first sensing area and / or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

12. The method according to any one of claims 8-11, characterized in that, The first configuration information further comprises one or more of the following information: a time domain resource location of the first sensing resources; a frequency domain resource location of the first sensing resources; or an antenna port used by the first sensing resources.

13. A resource configuration method, comprising: The method is applied to a third device, and the method comprises: sending second configuration information, the second configuration information indicating a first sensing area, the first sensing area comprising one or more communication cells.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The second configuration information is sent by comprising: sending the second configuration information to a second device; and / or, sending the second configuration information to a first device; wherein the second configuration information is used for the first device to determine first configuration information, the first configuration information being used for configuring first sensing resources, the second device being located in the first sensing area, and the first sensing resources being used for the second device to receive and / or send sensing signals.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, The second configuration information comprises one or more of the following information: identification information of the first sensing area, or identification information of the one or more communication cells.

16. A communication system, characterized by The communication system comprises a first device, a second device and a third device; The first device is configured to perform the method of any one of preceding claims 1-7, and / or the second device is configured to perform the method of any one of preceding claims 8-12, and / or the third device is configured to perform the method of any one of preceding claims 13-15.

17. A communications device, characterized by comprising a module for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 15.

18. A communications device, characterized by comprising at least one processor coupled with a memory; the at least one processor is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 15.

19. The communication apparatus according to claim 18, wherein The communication device is a chip or a chip system.

20. A readable storage medium, characterized by, The storage medium has stored therein a computer program or instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 15.

21. A computer program product, characterised in that, The computer program product, when running on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 15.

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