Communication method, terminal, communication system, storage medium, and computer program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, a terminal, a communication system, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method executed by means of a terminal comprises: during an inactive period of a cell / beam of a terminal, receiving a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) sent by a network device, wherein the first CSI-RS is used for mobility management and / or beam management. The present disclosure can realize mobility management and / or beam management, so as to ensure the stability and reliability of a network, thereby improving the communication quality.

Description

Communication method, terminal, communication system, storage medium and computer program product TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular to a communication method, a terminal, a communication system, a storage medium and a computer program product. BACKGROUND

[0002] In existing non-terrestrial networks (NTN), a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) antenna is used, and in future design, the antenna assumption can be changed from VSAT to a phase array antenna, so that beam forming can be used for data transmission of the NTN network. However, how to implement beam management or mobility management is a problem to be solved.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal, a communication system, a storage medium and a computer program product.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving, during a non-activation period of a cell / beam of the terminal, a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by a network device, the first CSI-RS being used for mobility management and / or beam management.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: a transceiver configured to receive, during a non-activation period of a cell / beam of the terminal, a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by a network device, the first CSI-RS being used for mobility management and / or beam management.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that, as a result of execution by the processors, cause the communication method of the first aspect to be performed.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the communication method of the first aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, which includes a computer program and / or instructions, when the computer program and / or instructions are executed by a communication device, the communication method of the first aspect is implemented.

[0011] With the above technical solutions, at least the following beneficial technical effects can be achieved:

[0012] During the inactivation period of the cell / beams of the terminal, the mobility management and / or beam management can be achieved by receiving the first CSI-RS, so as to guarantee the stability and reliability of the network and improve the communication quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the drawings required for the embodiments, and the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not specifically limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 1A is an exemplary schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of beam frequency hopping according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of beam residence time according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 1D is a schematic diagram of a cell DRX cycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 2 is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 3A is a flow schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 3B is a flow schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 3C is a flow schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 3D is a flow schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a flow schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a cell and a beam according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating another relationship between a cell and a beam according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 5C is a diagram illustrating a beam on time according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 5D is a diagram illustrating determining a first beam according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a structure of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a communication system, a storage medium and a computer program product.

[0032] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a terminal and includes: receiving, during an inactive period of a cell / beam of the terminal, a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by a network device, the first CSI-RS being used for mobility management and / or beam management.

[0033] In the above embodiment, during the inactive period of the cell / beam of the terminal, the first CSI-RS is received for measurement, so that the mobility management and / or the beam management can be implemented, thereby guaranteeing the stability and reliability of the network and improving the communication quality.

[0034] Optionally, the network device is an NTN network device.

[0035] In the above embodiment, during the inactive period of the cell / beam of the terminal, the first CSI-RS is received for measurement, so that the mobility management and / or the beam management in the NTN can be implemented, thereby guaranteeing the stability and reliability of the NTN network and improving the communication quality.

[0036] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first CSI-RS includes at least one of:

[0037] a channel state information reference signal configured in a CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility;

[0038] The channel state information reference signal associated with the first reporting configuration is measured.

[0039] In the above embodiments, by measuring the channel state information reference signal configured in the CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility or the channel state information reference signal associated with the first reporting configuration, mobility management or beam management can be implemented, so as to guarantee the communication quality.

[0040] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS is associated with a first time period, and the receiving the first CSI-RS comprises receiving the first CSI-RS in the first time period.

[0041] In some embodiments, receiving the first CSI-RS in the first time period associated with the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS can avoid invalid reception and power waste when the network device does not send the first CSI-RS, and can guarantee the effectiveness of receiving and measuring the first CSI-RS.

[0042] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises determining the position of the terminal, and determining one or more first wave positions according to the position of the terminal.

[0043] The receiving the first CSI-RS comprises receiving the first CSI-RS associated with the one or more first wave positions.

[0044] In some embodiments, based on the position of the terminal, one or more first CSI-RSs are selected to be received, which can avoid a large amount of power consumption caused by receiving all the first CSI-RSs, and can minimize the power consumption caused by terminal detection and reception on the premise of guaranteeing the reception and measurement of the first CSI-RSs for mobility measurement or beam management.

[0045] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the determining the one or more first wave positions according to the position of the terminal comprises determining a second wave position corresponding to the position of the terminal and / or a neighboring wave position of the second wave position as the first wave position.

[0046] In some embodiments, by receiving the first CSI-RS associated with the second wave position corresponding to the position of the terminal and / or the neighboring wave position of the second wave position, mobility management or beam management can be implemented, and the power consumption caused by terminal detection and reception can also be minimized as much as possible to achieve energy saving.

[0047] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising: at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0048] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0049] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, comprising: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0050] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, which stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs the method described in the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0051] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0052] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0053] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0054] It can be understood that the terminal, network device, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip or chip system are all used to perform the method proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be repeated here.

[0055] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a communication system, a storage medium and a computer program product. In some embodiments, the terms of the communication method and the information processing method, the NTN receiving CSI-RS method, and the like can be replaced with each other, the terms of the communication device and the information processing device, the NTN receiving CSI-RS device, and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms of the communication system and the information processing system, the NTN receiving CSI-RS system, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0056] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing part of the steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation manners in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, part or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments arbitrarily.

[0057] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0058] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0059] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "above", "said", "preceding", "this" and the like, can represent "one and only one", and can also represent "one or more", "at least one" and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, and can also be understood as plural expression.

[0060] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0061] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0062] In some embodiments, "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "in one case A, in another case B", "responsive to case A, responsive to case B" and the like, can be used to represent one or more of the following technical solutions: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selected from (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0063] In some embodiments, "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selected from (A and B are selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0064] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the prefix words "first", "second" and the like are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The description of the description objects should be referred to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not be limited by the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields", and "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified thereby are in the same message or not, nor limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", wherein the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and the types thereof can be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and the content thereof can be the same or different.

[0065] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0066] In some embodiments, the terms "in response to", "in response to determining", "in the case of", "when", "when", "if", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0067] In some embodiments, the terms "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", "above", and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "fewer than", "fewer than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", "below", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0068] In some embodiments, an apparatus and the like can be interpreted as an entity, and can also be interpreted as virtual, and the name thereof is not limited to the name recited in the embodiments, and the terms "apparatus", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0069] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as an apparatus (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like) included in the network.

[0070] In some embodiments, the terms “access network device (AN device),” “radio access network device (RAN device),” “base station (BS),” “radio base station,” “fixed station,” “node,” “access point,” “transmission point (TP),” “reception point (RP),” “transmission / reception point (TRP),” “panel,” “antenna panel,” “antenna array,” “cell,” “macro cell,” “small cell,” “femto cell,” “pico cell,” “sector,” “cell group,” “serving cell,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0071] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal," "terminal device," "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0072] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the terminal can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, the terms "uplink," "downlink," and the like can also be replaced with terms corresponding to the inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, the uplink channel, the downlink channel, and the like can be replaced with the side channel, and the uplink, the downlink, and the like can be replaced with the sidelink.

[0073] In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced with the access network device, the core network device, or the network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0074] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is located.

[0075] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0076] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0077] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1A, the communication system 100 can include a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0078] In some embodiments, the communication system 100 can be a satellite communication system, an NTN system.

[0079] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can be an NTN network device. For example, the network device 102 is a satellite base station, which can be referred to as a satellite for short.

[0080] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a communication-enabled car, a smart car, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0081] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0082] Optionally, the network device 102 is an access network device. Optionally, the access network device is at least one of a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and can include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0083] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is a base station. Optionally, the base station is at least one of a macro base station, a micro base station (also referred to as a small station), a relay station, an access point, a 5G base station or a future base station, a satellite, a Transmitting and Receiving Point (TRP), a Transmitting Point (TP), a mobile switching center, or other devices that perform a base station function in a communication system, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For convenience of description, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, devices that provide a wireless communication function for a terminal device are collectively referred to as network devices or base stations.

[0084] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is a core network device. Optionally, the core network device can be one device including all or part of a first network element, a second network element, etc., or can be a plurality of devices or device groups including all or part of the first network element, the second network element, etc. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a Next Generation Core (NGC), etc.

[0085] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0086] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, and some of the functions of the protocol layers are controlled by the CU, and the remaining or all of the functions of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0087] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0088] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1A or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1A are exemplary, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1A, or other subjects other than FIG. 1A. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be physical or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is exemplary, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, the connection can be in any way, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0089] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G New Radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be combined (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0090] In some embodiments, a VSAT antenna is generally used in an NTN, and in future designs, it can be considered that the antenna assumption is changed from VSAT to a phase array antenna, so that data transmission of the NTN network can be performed using beam forming / beam forming.

[0091] In some embodiments, using beams can bring the following benefits:

[0092] 1. Providing more flexible beam scheduling based on different service requirements;

[0093] 2. Enhancing coverage, obtaining beamforming gain, wide beam -> narrow beam;

[0094] 3. Reducing interference and improving spectrum efficiency.

[0095] In some embodiments, referring to the beam hopping diagram shown in FIG. IB, using beam hopping technology to solve the imbalance between supply and demand of satellite coverage area can be a research direction in NTN evolution. During the satellite scanning of a group of predefined beam hopping patterns, the activity time of the beam in different areas can be different, thereby meeting the service request.

[0096] In some embodiments, the beam hopping technology can use all available satellite resources to provide services for specific locations or specific users. By adjusting the on time and period of the beam, different capacity values are provided to balance the requirements of different beam coverage areas.

[0097] In some embodiments, referring to the beam dwell time diagram shown in FIG. 1C, for NTN systems that use beam hopping technology, the terminal needs to complete the access process within the current beam's dwell time, otherwise it will cause the problem of increased latency and wasted resources, therefore, how to flexibly configure the dwell time of different beams to meet the different service time requirements of different beams without changing the existing ground network protocol is a problem to be solved.

[0098] In some embodiments, when the beam is not in the current UE's wave position, the UE's behavior can refer to the cell discontinuous transmission / discontinuous reception (Cell DTX / DRX) mechanism in R18 NES (Network Energy Saving).

[0099] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. ID, during Cell DTX, the UE does not expect to receive the following downlink channels / signals: dynamic scheduling new transmission of downlink control information (DCI) or DCI of a specific format, semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS.

[0100] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1D, during the Cell DRX, the UE does not expect to transmit the following uplink channels / signals: uplink transmission corresponding to the cell group CG, periodic / half-persistent CSI reporting, or SRS.

[0101] In some embodiments, the Cell DTX / DRX mechanism configured / activated / deactivated by RRC and dynamically activated / deactivated by DCI format 2-9 is introduced in the NES.

[0102] In some embodiments, the periodic and semi-persistent CSI-RSs associated with the ReportConfig containing the "Rank Indication (RI)" in the report quantity (reportQuantity) can be limited. How to limit the CSI-RSs used for beam management (BM) or radio resource management (RRM) measurement is a problem to be solved.

[0103] In some embodiments, if the terminal only performs CSI-RS measurement within the residence time of the current satellite beam, the CSI-RSs used for RRM measurement, or the CSI-RSs associated with the ReportConfig configured with "Layer 1-Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) / Layer 1-Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR)" are not measured, and the corresponding beam management (handover) or mobility function cannot be implemented.

[0104] Therefore, the present disclosure provides a receiver mechanism of a terminal in a cell / beam non-active state, which can minimize the power consumption caused by the terminal detection and reception while ensuring the reception of the CSI-RSs used for mobility measurement or beam management.

[0105] FIG. 2 is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by the communication system 100, and the above method comprises:

[0106] Step S201, the network device 102 sends the first configuration to the terminal 101.

[0107] In some embodiments, the network device is an NTN network device. For example, the network device 102 is a satellite base station, which can be referred to as a satellite for short.

[0108] It should be explained that any satellite beam transmitted by the satellite can illuminate different wave positions at different time periods, that is, it can be understood that the satellite beam scans each wave position in turn. Since the number of satellite beams transmitted by the satellite at the same time is much smaller than the number of wave positions in the satellite coverage area, full coverage of the satellite coverage area by the satellite beam at the same time cannot be achieved. In this case, time division multiplexing satellite beams can be used to provide services to terminals located in different wave positions, which is called beam hopping (BH). It can be understood that the wave position is obtained by dividing the satellite coverage area into single-beam coverage areas, and the coverage area of one satellite beam is a wave position. For example, referring to the wave position represented by the dashed circle in FIG. 1B, all wave positions form a satellite coverage area.

[0109] It should be pointed out that the application scenario of the embodiments of the present disclosure is an NTN scenario using beam hopping technology. In this scenario, the first CSI-RS is received to achieve the purpose of mobility management or beam management.

[0110] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first configuration. For example, the terminal 101 receives the first configuration sent by the network device 102.

[0111] In some embodiments, the first configuration includes association information between the resource or resource set of one or more CSI-RSs and the satellite beam.

[0112] For example, the first configuration includes configuration content in the following configuration form of one or more CSI-RSs: CSI-RS resource or CSI-RS resource set#index::Duration#index.

[0113] wherein the duration index indicates an index of a specific on-duration of the satellite beam within an association period of the satellite beam corresponding to the CSI-RS. The association period can be the SSB Periodicity indicated in SIB1 (i.e. NCD-SSB period), or can be configured by SIB19 or RRC. For example, assuming the period is M (ms), the granularity of the corresponding satellite beam (i.e. the dwell time of a single satellite beam) is M / N (bitmap length is explicitly configured), then the index indicates the index of the specific on-duration of the satellite beam within the period of M (ms). Alternatively, if a satellite beam corresponds to multiple on-durations within an association period, the index can be configured by bitmap.

[0114] In some embodiments, the name of the first configuration is not limited, for example, it is a satellite beam on-duration configuration, a time domain configuration of a reference signal, etc.

[0115] In some embodiments, step S201 can be omitted, and the terminal can obtain the first configuration from other entities, or the first configuration is default or default.

[0116] In step S202, the terminal 101 determines one or more first wave positions.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the current position of the terminal, and determines one or more first wave positions according to the current position of the terminal.

[0118] In some embodiments, the implementation of the terminal determining the current position of the terminal can be that the terminal calculates the current position by itself through at least one of its own Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) module, cellular-based Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA), Angle of Arrival (AOA), Round-Trip Time (RTT) positioning method. Alternatively, the position information of the terminal is calculated by a positioning server (LMF), and the position information of the terminal sent by the LMF is received. The present disclosure is not limited in this regard.

[0119] Optionally, the terminal determines the second beam position corresponding to the location of the terminal and / or the adjacent beam position of the second beam position as the first beam position. For example, referring to FIG. 5D, assuming that the terminal is located in the circle area in FIG. 5D, the beam positions corresponding to the beams #1, #2, and #3 can be determined as the first beam position.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first beam position can be associated with a first CSI-RS. One first beam position can be associated with one or more first CSI-RSs, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first CSI-RS is used for mobility management (MM) and / or beam management (BM). The name of the first CSI-RS is not limited, which is, for example, a target CSI-RS, a conditional CSI-RS, etc.

[0122] In some embodiments, the first CSI-RS includes at least one of the following:

[0123] a channel state information reference signal configured in CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility;

[0124] a channel state information reference signal associated with a first reporting configuration.

[0125] In the first reporting configuration (ReportConfig), the quantity (reportQuantity) reported includes L1-RSRP and / or L1-SINR. The name of the first reporting configuration is not limited, which is, for example, a reporting configuration, a reporting parameter configuration, etc.

[0126] It should be explained that the channel state information reference signal configured in CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility and the channel state information reference signal associated with the first reporting configuration are used for mobility management or beam management, depending on the relationship between the two kinds of cells and satellite beams as follows: the first kind, each cell corresponds to only one satellite beam, which means that the terminal corresponds to the function of performing mobility management. The second kind, each cell corresponds to multiple satellite beams, which means that the terminal corresponds to the function of performing beam management within the cell.

[0127] It should be explained that the channel state information reference signal configured in CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility can be used for mobility management. In the communication system, the mobility management related measurements of the terminal are completed by tracking the CSI-RS signals of the current cell and the neighboring cells, which include radio resource management (RRM) measurements.

[0128] Step S203, the terminal 101 determines a first time period for receiving the first CSI-RS.

[0129] In some embodiments, the first time period is used to represent a specific on duration of the satellite beam in an associated period of the satellite beam corresponding to the first CSI-RS. The first time period is a continuous time period, or the first time period includes multiple non-continuous time periods, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0130] The terminal 101 determines the first time period for receiving the first CSI-RS according to the first configuration. For example, if the first configuration includes the association information of the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS and the satellite beam, the first time period associated with the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS can be determined according to the first configuration.

[0131] In some embodiments, one first CSI-RS corresponds to one first time period. The present disclosure does not limit the specific number of first CSI-RSs.

[0132] In some embodiments, step S201 can be omitted, and the implementation of step S203 can be that the terminal determines the first time period associated with the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS. The implementation of the terminal determining the first time period associated with the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS can be that the first time period associated with the resource or resource set of the first CSI-RS is determined according to a protocol specification, an indication of a network device, default information, or the like.

[0133] Step S204, the terminal 101 determines a non-activation period of a cell / beam of the terminal 101.

[0134] In some embodiments, the cell / beam of the terminal refers to a cell / beam currently serving the terminal, wherein the beam is a satellite beam.

[0135] In some embodiments, the non-activation period of the cell / beam of the terminal 101 refers to a non-satellite beam camping period.

[0136] Step S205, the terminal 101 receives the first CSI-RS in the first time period corresponding to the first CSI-RS.

[0137] In some embodiments, the first CSI-RS is transmitted by a network device, and the terminal receives the first CSI-RS transmitted by the network device in the non-activation period of the current cell / beam and in the first time period corresponding to the first CSI-RS associated with the first beam.

[0138] In some embodiments, step S202 can be omitted, and the terminal 101 receives the corresponding first CSI-RS instead of only the first CSI-RS associated with the first beam position during the non-activation period of the current cell / beam and in the first time period corresponding to the first CSI-RS receivable by each terminal.

[0139] In some embodiments, step S203 can be omitted, and step S205 can be replaced by the terminal receiving the first CSI-RS associated with the first beam position during the non-activation period of the current cell / beam, or the terminal receiving all the first CSI-RSs receivable by each terminal during the non-activation period of the current cell / beam.

[0140] In some embodiments, the names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and the terms "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "code point", "bit", "data", "program", "chip", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0141] In some embodiments, the terms "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", "pilot signal", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0142] In some embodiments, the terms "time", "time point", "time", "time position", and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms "duration", "period", "time window", "window", "time", "period", "period", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0143] In some embodiments, "acquire", "obtain", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectionally transmit", "send and / or receive" can be replaced by each other, which can be interpreted as receiving from other subjects, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomously implementing, and the like.

[0144] In some embodiments, the terms "send", "transmit", "report", "issue", "transmit", "bidirectionally transmit", "send and / or receive", and the like can be replaced by each other.

[0145] In some embodiments, the terms "certain", "preset", "preset", "set", "indicated", "certain", "arbitrary", "first", and the like can be replaced by each other. "Certain A", "preset A", "preset A", "set A", "indicated A", "certain A", "arbitrary A", "first A" can be interpreted as A specified in advance in protocols and the like, A obtained by setting, configuration, or indication, and the like, A specific, certain, arbitrary, or first A, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0146] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or can be interpreted as not performing subsequent processing on the data and the like after receiving the data and the like. "Not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or can be interpreted as sending but not expecting the receiving party to respond to the content of the sending.

[0147] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S201-S205. For example, step S205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S203 and S205 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S203, S204 and S205 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0148] In some embodiments, any two steps among steps S201-S205 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously. For example, steps S201 and S202 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0149] In some embodiments, steps S201-S204 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0150] In some embodiments, steps S201, S202, and S204 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0151] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0152] In some embodiments, other optional implementations can be found in the description before or after the description of FIG. 2.

[0153] FIG. 3A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a terminal side, and the above method comprises the following steps:

[0154] Step S3101: determining a first wave position.

[0155] Optional implementations of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementations of step S202 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0156] Step S3102: determining a first time period.

[0157] Optional implementations of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementations of step S203 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0158] Step S3103: receiving a first CSI-RS associated with the first wave position in the first time period during the inactivation period of the cell / beam.

[0159] Optional implementations of step S3103 can be found in the optional implementations of steps S203, S204, and S205 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0160] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of steps S3101-S3103. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0161] In some embodiments, the order of or the execution of any two of steps S3101-S3103 can be exchanged or performed simultaneously. For example, the order of or the execution of step S3101 and step S3102 can be exchanged or performed simultaneously.

[0162] In some embodiments, steps S3102 and S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0163] In some embodiments, step S3101 and step S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0164] In some embodiments, step S3101 and step S3102 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0165] FIG. 3B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3B, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by a terminal side, and the above method comprises the following steps:

[0166] In step S3201, a first time period is determined.

[0167] Optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to optional implementation of step S203 of FIG. 2, step S3102 of FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0168] In step S3202, a first CSI-RS is received in the first time period during the inactivation period of the cell / beam.

[0169] Optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to optional implementation of step S204 and step S205 of FIG. 2, and other associated parts in embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0170] The communication method related to embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of step S3201 and step S3202. For example, step S3201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0171] In some embodiments, step S3201 and step S3202 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0172] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0173] In some embodiments, step S3202 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0174] In some embodiments, step S3202 can be combined with step S3102.

[0175] FIG. 3C is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3C, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a terminal side, and the above method includes the following steps.

[0176] Step S3301: receiving the first CSI-RS during the inactivation period of the cell / beam.

[0177] The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S204, step S205, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0178] FIG. 3D is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3D, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a terminal side, and the above method includes the following steps.

[0179] Step S3401: receiving the first CSI-RS.

[0180] The optional implementation of step S3401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S205, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0181] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a network device side, and the above method includes the following steps.

[0182] Step S401: generating a first configuration.

[0183] The optional implementation of step S401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0184] Step S402: sending the first configuration.

[0185] The optional implementation of step S402 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0186] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first configuration to the terminal 101, but is not limited to this, and can also send the first configuration to other subjects.

[0187] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of step S401 and step S402. For example, step S401 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S402 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited to this.

[0188] In some embodiments, steps S401 and S402 can be exchanged in order or performed simultaneously.

[0189] In some embodiments, step S401 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0190] In some embodiments, step S402 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0191] In some embodiments, the present disclosure proposes embodiment 1: an implementation of receiving and measuring CSI-RS by a terminal during the non-activation period of the cell / beam serving the current terminal. Wherein, during the non-activation period of the cell / beam serving the current terminal, the CSI-RS configured in the Channel State Information-Reference Signal-Resource-Mobility (CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility) or the CSI-RS with the report quantity (reportQuantity) in the ReportConfig indicating "L1-RSRP / SINR" (i.e. the first CSI-RS in the foregoing embodiment) needs to be received.

[0192] It should be explained that the above CSI-RS is for RRM (mobility management) or BM (beam management), depending on the relationship between the following two cells (cells) and beams (beams): the first, see Figure 5A, each cell (Cell) corresponds to only one satellite beam (Satellite beam), which means that the UE corresponds to the function of performing mobility management (RRM). The second, see Figure 5B, each cell (Cell) corresponds to multiple satellite beams (Satellite beam), which means that the UE corresponds to the function of performing beam management (BM) within the cell.

[0193] In some embodiments, by configuring, the CSI-RS resource (CSI-RS Resource) or resource set (Resource set) is associated with the satellite beam, specifically, there can be the following configuration form: CSI-RS resource or CSI-RS resource set #index::Duration #index.

[0194] It should be explained that the duration index indicates the index of the specific corresponding on-duration of the current satellite beam in the corresponding association period. The association period can be the SSB Periodicity indicated in SIB1, or configured by SIB19 or RRC, assuming that the period is M (ms), and the granularity of the corresponding satellite beam, i.e., the dwell time of a single beam, is M / N (the bitmap length is explicitly configured); that is, the index at this time indicates the index of the specific corresponding on-duration of the current satellite beam in the M ms period; or if one beam corresponds to multiple Durations in an association period, the bitmap can be used for the configuration. The beam on-duration time diagram corresponding to the CSI-RS can be seen in FIG. 5C.

[0195] In some embodiments, the terminal only expects to receive the CSI-RS during the on-duration of the beam corresponding to the CSI-RS resource or resource set. That is, the CSI-RS is received during the non-active period of the cell / beam serving the current terminal and during the on-duration of the beam corresponding to the CSI-RS resource or resource set.

[0196] In some embodiments, the present disclosure proposes embodiment 2: an implementation of the UE determining the reception of the CSI-RS based on its own geographical position.

[0197] In some embodiments, the UE obtains its own position according to its own position, and at the same time, obtains which beam position or corresponding beam position index (the beam position radius or diameter can be configured by the network side or pre-configured by the protocol, and the center point coordinates of each beam position) it is in, so that the terminal can determine whether to receive the CSI-RS corresponding to the adjacent beam position.

[0198] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 5D, the UE in the circular area in FIG. 5D only needs to receive the CSI-RS #0, #1, #2 in the dwell time of the beam #0, #1, #2, and does not need to receive other CSI-RS.

[0199] In some embodiments, the UE calculates its position information by itself through its own Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) module or a cellular-based Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) and / or Angle Of Arrival (AOA) and / or Round-Trip Time (RTT) positioning method, or the position information is calculated by a positioning server (LMF) and notified to the terminal.

[0200] In some embodiments, the present disclosure proposes Embodiment 3: in combination with Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 described above, that is, for the CSI-RS corresponding to the CSI-RS Resource or Resource set configured with the corresponding lighting Duration, the terminal judges it as a neighboring area, and only expects to receive and detect the corresponding CSI-RS within the corresponding Duration.

[0201] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps, and optional implementation manners thereof, can be combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or can be combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0202] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device including units or modules for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is also proposed, including units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0203] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor, the processor is connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to realize the functions of any of the above methods or the units or modules of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship between the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be all implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part implemented in the form of processor calling software and the remaining part implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0204] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuits, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuits is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, the hardware circuit can also be designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), or the like.

[0205] FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the terminal 600 can include at least one of a transceiver module 601, a processing module 602, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 601 is configured to receive a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by a network device during an inactivation period of a cell or a beam of the terminal, and the first CSI-RS is used for mobility management and / or beam management. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, such as transmitting and / or receiving. Details are not described herein. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, step S204, step S205, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods. Details are not described herein.

[0206] In some embodiments, the transceiving module can include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, the transceiving module can be mutually replaced with a transceiver.

[0207] In some embodiments, the processing module can be one module or include multiple sub-modules. Alternatively, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module, respectively. Alternatively, the processing module can be mutually replaced with a processor.

[0208] FIG. 7A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 8100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (for example, an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (for example, a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and specific reference can be made to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0209] As shown in FIG. 7A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (for example, a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process data of the programs. Alternatively, the communication device 8100 is used to execute any of the above methods. Alternatively, the one or more processors 8101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0210] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8102. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8102, the transceiver 8102 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited to this) in the above method, such as transmitting and / or receiving, and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, step S204, step S205, but not limited to this). In an alternative embodiment, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc. can be mutually replaced, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced.

[0211] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8103 can be external to the communication device 8100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 8100 can include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8103, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive data from the memory 8103 or other devices, and can be used to send data to the memory 8103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read data stored in the memory 8103 and send the data to the processor 8101.

[0212] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 can not be limited by Figure 7A. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: 1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally include a storage component for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other devices, etc.

[0213] Figure 7B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 8100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 8200 shown in Figure 7B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0214] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201. The chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0215] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, etc. can be replaced by each other. In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 can be external to the chip 8200. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive data from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send data to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read data stored in the memory 8203 and send the data to the processor 8201.

[0216] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S201, but not limited thereto) of transmission and / or reception and the like in the above method. The interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps of transmission and / or reception and the like in the above method refers to, for example, the interface circuit 8202 performing data interaction between the processor 8201, the chip 8200, the memory 8203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S202, step S203, step S204, step S205, but not limited thereto).

[0217] The various modules and / or devices described in each of the embodiments of the virtual device, the physical device, the chip, and the like can be combined or separated as the case can be. Alternatively, part or all of the steps can also be performed by a plurality of modules and / or devices in cooperation, which is not limited here.

[0218] The disclosure also proposes a storage medium, and the above storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, cause the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Alternatively, the above storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Alternatively, the above storage medium is a computer readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Alternatively, the above storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0219] The disclosure also proposes a program product, and the above program product is executed by the communication device 8100, so that the communication device 8100 performs any of the above methods. Alternatively, the above program product is a computer program product.

[0220] The disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving, during a non-activation period of a cell / beam of the terminal, a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by a network device, the first CSI-RS being used for mobility management and / or beam management.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first CSI-RS comprises at least one of: a channel state information reference signal configured in a CSI-RS-Resource-Mobility; a channel state information reference signal associated with a first reporting configuration, wherein a quantity reported in the first reporting configuration comprises a layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) and / or a layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR).

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, A resource or a resource set of the first CSI-RS is associated with a first time period, and the receiving the first CSI-RS comprises: receiving the first CSI-RS in the first time period.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The method further comprises: determining a location of the terminal; determining one or more first wave positions according to the location of the terminal; The receiving the first CSI-RS comprises: receiving the first CSI-RS associated with the one or more first wave positions.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The determining the one or more first wave positions according to the location of the terminal comprises: determining, as the first wave positions, second wave positions corresponding to the location of the terminal and / or adjacent wave positions of the second wave positions.

6. A terminal, characterized by comprising: The method comprises: a transceiver configured to receive, during a non-activation period of a cell / beam of the terminal, a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by a network device, the first CSI-RS being used for mobility management and / or beam management.

7. A terminal, characterized by comprising: The method comprises: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors and having stored therein executable instructions that, as a result of execution by the processors, cause the communication method of any one of claims 1-5 to be performed.

8. A communication system, characterized by The method comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of any one of claims 1-5.

9. A storage medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: The instructions, when executed on the communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1-5.

10. A computer program product comprising computer programs and / or instructions, characterized in that, The computer program and / or instructions, when executed on the communication device, implement the communication method of any one of claims 1-5.

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