Communication method and related apparatus

Abstract

A communication method and a related apparatus. In the method, first information received by a first communication apparatus is used for configuring a first resource, which is used for interference measurement, and the first communication apparatus can then perform measurement on the basis of the first resource. In this way, the first communication apparatus can perform interference measurement on the basis of the first resource specified by the first information, such that the accuracy of interference measurement can be improved, thereby improving the communication performance. In some implementations, an interference measurement resource is used for interference measurement of first wireless access technology, and the interference measurement resource is used for bearing a communication signal of second wireless access technology, such that the solution can be applied to an MRSS scenario, and can improve the accuracy of interference measurement in the scenario, thereby improving the communication performance.

Description

A communication method and related apparatus

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese Patent Application No. CN202411257873.0, filed on September 6, 2024, and titled “A communication 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, and in particular, to a communication method and related apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0003] Wireless communication can be transmission communication between two or more communication devices without propagation through a conductor or cable. Generally, the two or more communication devices include a network device and a terminal device, or the two or more communication devices include different terminal devices.

[0004] Currently, in the communication process of different communication devices, a signal sender can send a measurement signal (e.g., a reference signal), accordingly, a signal receiver can receive the measurement signal and measure the related information of the channel (e.g., the interference information of the channel) based on the measurement signal, and subsequently, resource management can be implemented based on the related information of the channel.

[0005] However, in the above measurement process, how to improve the measurement performance is a technical problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0006] The present application provides a communication method and related apparatus for improving the accuracy of interference measurement and thus improving the communication performance.

[0007] The first aspect of the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to a first communication device, such as being executed by the first communication device. The first communication device can be a communication device (e.g., a terminal device or a network device), or the first communication device can be a part of the communication device (e.g., a circuit or a chip responsible for communication functions (e.g., a Modem chip, also known as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip containing a modem core)), or the first communication device can also be a logic module or software that can realize all or part of the functions of the communication device.

[0008] In the method, the first communication device receives first information, which is used to configure a first resource, and the first resource is used for interference measurement; and the first communication device performs measurement based on the first resource.

[0009] Based on the above scheme, the first information received by the first communication device is used to configure the first resource, which is used for interference measurement, and thereafter the first communication device can perform measurement based on the first resource. In this way, the first communication device can perform interference measurement based on the first resource specified by the first information, which can improve the accuracy of interference measurement and thus improve communication performance.

[0010] Optionally, the resource pattern of the first resource satisfies at least one of the following: the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th, 4th and 8th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 1st, 5th and 9th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th, 1st, 6th and 7th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 9th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 4th, 5th, 10th and 11th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th, 8th and 9th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th subcarriers in a frequency domain unit.

[0011] Based on the above scheme, the first communication device can perform interference measurement based on the first resource of the resource pattern specified by the first information, which can implement interference measurement on signals of one or more specified resource patterns, improve the accuracy of interference measurement, and thus improve communication performance.

[0012] It should be understood that the first resource can be used for interference measurement. For example, the first resource can be a channel state information interference measurement (CSI-IM) resource, or the first resource can be another name specified by a standard / protocol, which is not limited here.

[0013] Optionally, the first resource is a zero-power interference measurement resource. The first resource measured by the first communication device can be a zero-power interference measurement resource, i.e., no other signal can be carried on the first resource, so that the interference measurement result information measured by the first communication device can reflect the interference situation caused by the interference signal on the interference measurement resource. For example, the first resource can be a zero-power channel state information reference signal (ZP CSI-RS) resource.

[0014] Optionally, the first resource is a non-zero-power interference measurement resource. The first resource measured by the first communication device can be a non-zero-power interference measurement resource, i.e., a non-zero-power signal can be carried on the first resource, so that the interference measurement result information measured by the first communication device can reflect the interference situation caused by the non-zero-power signal on the interference measurement resource. For example, the first resource can be a non-zero-power channel state information reference signal (NZP CSI-RS) resource.

[0015] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: the first communication device sending second information, the second information being used to indicate the interference measurement result information corresponding to the first resource.

[0016] Based on the above scheme, after the first communication device measures the interference measurement result information based on the first resource, the first communication device can further send second information indicating the interference measurement result information, so that the receiver (e.g., the second communication device) of the second information can determine the interference measurement result corresponding to the first resource, so as to facilitate the receiver to perform resource management based on the interference measurement result.

[0017] Optionally, the above resource management can include radio resource management (RRM), data transmission, etc. For example, the RRM includes one or more of cell selection and reselection, power control, access control, handover management, load control, frequency allocation (e.g., carrier aggregation (CA) related configuration, including but not limited to activating and deactivating carrier aggregation, configuring aggregated carrier set, allocating resource block, etc.), channel allocation, and interference management.

[0018] Optionally, the first communication device can not send the second information. For example, the first communication device can explicitly indicate that the interference is low by means of muting in a case where the interference measurement information indicates that the interference is lower than or equal to a threshold, so as to reduce transmission overhead.

[0019] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the interference measurement information satisfies at least one of the following:

[0020] The interference measurement information includes interference measurement information corresponding to at least one of N frequency domain resources included in the first resource, N being a positive integer.

[0021] The interference measurement information includes interference measurement information corresponding to at least one of P time domain resources included in the first resource, P being a positive integer.

[0022] The interference measurement information includes signal quality information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource; or

[0023] The interference measurement information includes channel state information (CSI) corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource.

[0024] Based on the above scheme, the interference measurement information indicated by the second information can be implemented by at least one of the above, so as to improve the flexibility of the implementation of the scheme.

[0025] Optionally, the signal quality information can include one or more of reference signal received power (RSRP), interference measurement reference signal received power (IM-RSRP), signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), and signal to noise ratio (SNR).

[0026] Optionally, the CSI can include one or more of channel quality indicator (CQI), RSRP, reference signal received quality (RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), precoding matrix indicator (PMI), rank indicator (RI), or layer indicator (LI).

[0027] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the interference measurement information includes at least one of the following: an index of the first resource, an index of a signal carried by the first resource, an index of a signal corresponding to the interference measurement, an index of a resource corresponding to the interference measurement, an index of a frequency domain resource corresponding to the interference measurement, or an index of a time domain unit corresponding to the interference measurement.

[0028] Based on the above scheme, the interference measurement information can include the at least one index, so that the receiver of the second information can determine the measurement object (i.e., the resource and / or the signal) corresponding to the interference measurement information based on the at least one index, to obtain the interference condition corresponding to the measurement object.

[0029] The second aspect of the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to a second communication device, such as being executed by the second communication device. The second communication device can be a communication device (e.g., a terminal device or a network device), or the second communication device can be a part of the communication device (e.g., a circuit or a chip responsible for communication functions (e.g., a Modem chip, also known as a baseband chip, or a SoC chip or a SIP chip containing a modem core, etc.), or the second communication device can also be a logic module or software capable of realizing all or part of the functions of the communication device.

[0030] In the method, the second communication device determines first information, the first information being used for configuring a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; and the second communication device transmits the first information.

[0031] Based on the above scheme, the first information transmitted by the second communication device to the first communication device is used for configuring the first resource, which is used for interference measurement, and thereafter, the first communication device can perform measurement based on the first resource. In this way, the first communication device can perform interference measurement based on the first resource specified by the first information, which can improve the accuracy of interference measurement and further improve the communication performance.

[0032] Optionally, the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 0th subcarrier, a 4th subcarrier and an 8th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 1st subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier and a 7th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 4th subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier, a 10th subcarrier and an 11th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier and a 7th subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or the resource pattern of the first resource comprises a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, a 4th subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier, a 7th subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier, a 9th subcarrier, a 10th subcarrier and an 11th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit.

[0033] Based on the above scheme, the first communication device can perform interference measurement based on the first resource of the resource pattern specified by the first information, interference measurement on signals of one or more specified resource patterns can be implemented, the accuracy of interference measurement can be improved, and the communication performance can be improved.

[0034] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving, by the second communication device, second information, the second information being used to indicate interference measurement result information corresponding to the first resource.

[0035] Based on the above scheme, after the first communication device performs measurement based on the first resource to obtain interference measurement result information, the first communication device can further send second information indicating the interference measurement result information to the second communication device, so that the second communication device can determine the interference measurement result corresponding to the first resource, to facilitate the receiver to perform resource management based on the interference measurement result.

[0036] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, the interference measurement result information satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0037] The interference measurement result information comprises interference measurement result information corresponding to at least one of N frequency domain resources included in the first resource, N being a positive integer.

[0038] The interference measurement result information includes interference measurement result information corresponding to at least one time domain resource of P time domain resources included in the first resource, P being a positive integer.

[0039] The interference measurement result information includes signal quality information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource.

[0040] The interference measurement result information includes channel state information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource.

[0041] Based on the above scheme, the interference measurement result information indicated by the second information can be implemented by the at least one item, so as to improve the flexibility of the scheme implementation.

[0042] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, the interference measurement result information includes at least one of the following: an index of the first resource, an index of a signal carried by the first resource, a signal index corresponding to the interference measurement result, a resource index corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a frequency domain resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, or an index of a time domain unit corresponding to the interference measurement result.

[0043] Based on the above scheme, the interference measurement result information can include the at least one index, so that a receiver of the second information can determine a measurement object (i.e., a resource and / or a signal) corresponding to the interference measurement result information based on the at least one index, so as to obtain an interference situation corresponding to the measurement object.

[0044] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the first resource is used for interference measurement of a first radio access technology, and a resource pattern of the first resource is the same as a pattern of a reference signal of a second radio access technology.

[0045] Based on the above scheme, in addition to being used for interference measurement of the first radio access technology, the resource pattern of the first resource is the same as the pattern of the reference signal of the second radio access technology, so that the above scheme can be applied to a scenario of spectrum sharing of two or more radio access technologies (e.g., multi radio access technology spectrum sharing (MRSS)), and the accuracy of interference measurement in the scenario is improved, and the communication performance is further improved.

[0046] For example, the reference signal of the second radio access technology includes at least one of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) DMRS, or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) DMRS.

[0047] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following: configuration information of a resource pattern of the first resource, time domain configuration information of the first resource, or frequency domain configuration information of the first resource.

[0048] Based on the above scheme, the first information for configuring the first resource can include the at least one of the above, to implement configuration of at least one of a resource pattern, a time domain, and a frequency domain.

[0049] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the time domain configuration information includes any of the following: bitmap information used to indicate time domain resources included in the first resource; or a starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or a time domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0050] Based on the above scheme, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can be implemented by any of the above, to improve flexibility of implementation of the scheme.

[0051] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the frequency domain configuration information includes any of the following:

[0052] a starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource; wherein the starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource is used to determine a frequency domain position of the first resource; or,

[0053] a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource; wherein the frequency domain unit quantity is used to determine the frequency domain position of the first resource; or,

[0054] a starting frequency domain unit index and a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource; wherein the starting frequency domain unit index and the frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource are used to determine the frequency domain position of the first resource.

[0055] Based on the above scheme, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can be implemented by any of the above, to improve flexibility of implementation of the scheme.

[0056] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the configuration information of the resource pattern comprises at least one of subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern, symbol identification information of the resource pattern, identification information of the resource pattern, or code division multiplexing group number information.

[0057] Based on the above scheme, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can be implemented by any of the above, to improve the flexibility of the scheme implementation.

[0058] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the first information comprises first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate sequence parameters, the sequence parameters being used to determine a sequence carried by the first resource.

[0059] Based on the above scheme, the first information received by the first communication device can further comprise first indication information used to indicate sequence parameters, so that the first communication device can determine the sequence carried by the first resource for interference measurement based on the sequence parameters, and facilitate signal processing (such as reception of the signal, processing of the signal, etc.) of the signal generated by the first communication device on the sequence.

[0060] In a possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, the sequence carried by the first resource is used for measurement of the first resource (for example, the sequence carried by the first resource is used for interference measurement of the first resource).

[0061] Based on the above scheme, the first communication device can determine the sequence carried by the first resource based on the sequence parameters indicated by the first indication information, and measure the first resource based on the sequence carried by the first resource, to improve the interference measurement performance of the first resource.

[0062] The third aspect of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a transceiver unit and a processing unit; the transceiver unit is used to receive first information, the first information being used to configure a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; the processing unit is used to measure based on the first resource.

[0063] In the third aspect of the present application, the component modules of the communication device can also be used to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementations of the first aspect, and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be referred to the first aspect for details, and will not be described here.

[0064] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a transceiver unit and a processing unit, the processing unit being used to determine first information, the first information being used to configure a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; the transceiver unit is used to send the first information.

[0065] In the fourth aspect of the present application, the constituent module of the communication device 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. For details, please refer to the second aspect, which will not be described here again.

[0066] The fifth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, comprising at least one processor, which is used to execute computer programs or instructions to enable the communication device to implement the method described in any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0067] Optionally, the communication device can comprise the memory, and / or the at least one processor is coupled with the memory; wherein the memory is used to store programs or instructions.

[0068] The sixth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, comprising at least one logic circuit; the logic circuit is used to execute the method described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0069] The seventh aspect of the present application provides a communication system, comprising the first communication device and the second communication device.

[0070] The eighth aspect of the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, which is used to store one or more computer execution instructions; when the computer execution instructions are executed by a computer, the computer executes the method described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0071] The ninth aspect of the present application provides a computer program product (or computer program), when the computer program in the computer program product is executed by a computer, the computer executes the method described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0072] The tenth aspect of the present application provides a chip or chip system, comprising at least one processor, which is used to support the communication device to implement the method described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the second aspect. For example, the chip can be a baseband chip, a modem chip, a SoC chip (such as a SoC chip containing a modem core), a SIP chip, or a communication module, etc.

[0073] In a possible design, the chip system can further comprise a memory, which is used to save the necessary program instructions and data of the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can contain a chip and other discrete devices. Optionally, the chip system further comprises an interface circuit, which provides program instructions and / or data for the at least one processor.

[0074] The technical effects brought by any one of the third aspect to the tenth aspect can refer to the technical effects brought by the first aspect to the second aspect, which will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0075] FIGS. 1a to 1g are some schematic diagrams of a communication system provided by the present application;

[0076] FIGS. 2a to 2h are some schematic diagrams of a communication process related to the present application;

[0077] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a communication method provided by the present application;

[0078] FIGS. 4a to 4o are some schematic diagrams of resource mapping provided by the present application;

[0079] FIGS. 5 to 9 are some schematic diagrams of a communication device provided by the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0080] First, some terms in the embodiments of the present application are explained to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0081] (1) Terminal device: can be a wireless terminal device capable of receiving network device scheduling and indication information, and the wireless terminal device can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, or a handheld device with wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem.

[0082] A terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks or the Internet via a radio access network (RAN), and the terminal device can be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or called "cellular" phone, mobile phone), a computer, and a data card, for example, which can be a portable, pocket, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile device that exchanges voice and / or data with the radio access network. For example, a personal communication service (PCS) phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a Pad, a computer with wireless transceiver function, and the like. The wireless terminal device can also be referred to as a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station (MS), a remote station, an access point (AP), a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a subscriber station (SS), customer premises equipment (CPE), a terminal, user equipment (UE), a mobile terminal (MT), a drone, and the like. The terminal device can also be a wearable device and a next-generation communication system, such as a terminal device in a 5G communication system or a terminal device in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), and the like.

[0083] The terminal can be widely applied to various scenarios, for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, machine-type communication (MTC), internet of things (IOT), virtual reality, augmented reality, industrial control, automatic driving, remote medical treatment, smart power grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wear, smart transportation, smart city, communication and sensing integration, etc. The terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a wearable device, a vehicle, an airplane, a ship, a robot, a mechanical arm, a smart home device, a sensor, etc. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0084] (2) Network device (or network element): can be a device in a wireless network, for example, the network device can be a RAN node (or device) for accessing a terminal device to a wireless network, which can also be referred to as a base station. At present, some examples of RAN devices are: base station, evolved NodeB (eNodeB), base station gNB (gNodeB) in 5G communication system, transmission reception point (transmission reception point or Transmit / Receive Point, TRP), evolved Node B (eNB), radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), Node B (Node B, NB), home base station (for example, home evolved Node B, or home Node B, HNB), baseband unit (baseband unit, BBU), or wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi) access point AP, etc. In addition, in a network structure, the network device can include a centralized unit (central unit, CU) node, or a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU) node, or a RAN device including a CU node and a DU node.

[0085] Optionally, the RAN node can also be a macro base station, a micro base station, or an indoor station, a relay node or a donor node, or a radio controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario. The RAN node can also be a server, a wearable device, a vehicle or a vehicle-mounted device, etc. For example, the access network device in the V2X technology can be a road side unit (RSU).

[0086] The network device and / or the terminal device can be fixed in position or mobile. The network device and / or the terminal device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on water; can also be deployed on an airplane, a balloon, and an artificial satellite. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the application scenarios of the network device and / or the terminal device.

[0087] In another possible scenario, multiple RAN nodes cooperate to assist a terminal to implement wireless access, and different RAN nodes respectively implement part of the functions of a base station. For example, the RAN node can be a CU, a DU, a CU-control plane (CP), a CU-user plane (UP), or a radio unit (RU), etc. The CU and the DU can be separately arranged, or can be included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or a radio frequency unit, such as a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna processing unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH).

[0088] In different systems, the CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU can also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an open RAN (O-RAN or ORAN) system, the CU can also be referred to as an O-CU (open CU), the DU can also be referred to as an O-DU, the CU-CP can also be referred to as an O-CU-CP, the CU-UP can also be referred to as an O-CU-UP, and the RU can also be referred to as an O-RU. For the convenience of description, the CU, the CU-CP, the CU-UP, the DU and the RU are taken as examples for description in the present application. Any one of the CU (or the CU-CP, the CU-UP), the DU and the RU in the present application can be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0089] The communication between the access network device and the terminal device follows a certain protocol layer structure. The protocol layer can include a control plane protocol layer and a user plane protocol layer. The control plane protocol layer can include at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, a media / medium access control (MAC) layer, or a physical (PHY) layer, etc. The user plane protocol layer can include at least one of a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, a PDCP layer, an RLC layer, a MAC layer, or a physical layer, etc. Among them, the physical layer can include a high physical layer (higher PHY or PHY-high) and a low physical layer (lower PHY or PHY-low). The high physical layer functions include one or more of forward error correction (FEC) encoding / decoding, scrambling / descrambling, or modulation / demodulation. The physical layer (lower physical layer, Lower PHY) functions and radio frequency functions. The low physical layer functions include one or more of fast Fourier Transform (FFT) transform / inverse fast fourier transformation (IFFT) transform, digital beamforming, or extraction and filtering of a physical random access channel (PRACH), etc.

[0090] For the correspondence between the network elements in the ORAN system and the protocol layer functions that can be implemented by the network elements, refer to Table 1 below.

[0091] Table 1

[0092] The network device can be other devices that provide wireless communication functions for terminal devices. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. For the convenience of description, the embodiments of the present application do not limit.

[0093] The network device can also include a core network device, for example, including a mobility management entity (MME) in a fourth generation (4G) network, a home subscriber server (HSS), a serving gateway (S-GW), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), a public data network gateway (P-GW), a network element such as an access and mobility management function (AMF), a user plane function (UPF), or a session management function (SMF) in a 5G network, and the like. In addition, the core network device can also include other core network devices in a 5G network and a next-generation network of the 5G network.

[0094] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the network device can be the network device, or a device capable of supporting the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system, which can be installed in the network device. In the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the network device is taken as an example to describe the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0095] (3) Configuration and pre-configuration: in the present application, configuration and pre-configuration will be used simultaneously. Configuration refers to that the network device sends some parameter configuration information or parameter values to the terminal device through a message or signaling, so that the terminal device determines the communication parameters or the resource in the transmission according to the values or information. Pre-configuration is similar to configuration, which can be parameter information or parameter values agreed by the network device and the terminal device in advance, or parameter information or parameter values adopted by the network device and / or the terminal device according to a standard protocol, or parameter information or parameter values pre-stored in the network device or the terminal device. The present application does not limit this.

[0096] Optionally, configuration can also be understood as indication.

[0097] Further, the values and parameters can be changed, updated or reconfigured.

[0098] (4) The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application can be used interchangeably. "At least one" refers to one or more, and "multiple" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which can represent the cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after it. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refers to 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", etc. 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.

[0099] (5) In the embodiments of the present application, "sending" and "receiving" 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 by 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.

[0100] In other words, sending and receiving can be between devices, such as between network devices and terminal devices, or within devices, such as between components, modules, chips, software modules or hardware modules within a device through a bus, wire or interface.

[0101] It can be understood that the information may be processed as necessary between the source and the destination of the information transmission, such as encoding and modulation, but the destination can understand the valid information from the source. Similar expressions in the present application can be similarly understood, and will not be repeated here.

[0102] (6) In embodiments of the present application, "indication" can include direct indication and indirect indication, and can also include explicit indication and implicit indication. Information indicated by certain information (indication information described below) is referred to as to-be-indicated information. In a specific 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 an index of the to-be-indicated information. The to-be-indicated information can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, where 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 of the to-be-indicated information, and other parts of the to-be-indicated information are known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of specific information can be achieved by means of the arrangement order of each information agreed in advance (for example, predefined by a protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. The present application does not limit the specific manner of indication. It can be understood that the indication information can be used to indicate the to-be-indicated information for a sender of the indication information, and the indication information can be used to determine the to-be-indicated information for a receiver of the indication information.

[0103] In the present application, the same or similar parts between various embodiments can be mutually referred to, unless otherwise specified. In various embodiments of the present application, and various implementation manners / implementation methods / implementation approaches in each embodiment, if there is no special specification and no logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between different embodiments, and between various implementation manners / implementation methods / implementation approaches in each embodiment are consistent and can be mutually referred to, and the technical features in different embodiments, and in various implementation manners / implementation methods / implementation approaches in each embodiment can be combined to form new embodiments, implementation manners, implementation methods, or implementation approaches according to their inherent logical relationship. The implementation manners of the present application described below do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present application.

[0104] In order to facilitate understanding of the method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the system architecture of the method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described below. It can be understood that the system architecture described in the embodiments of the present application is to more clearly illustrate the scheme of the embodiments of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the scheme provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0105] In a possible implementation, the present application can be applied to a Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system, an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) communication system, a wireless local area network (WLAN), a short-range wireless communication system (such as a sidelink, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi or WiFi), Bluetooth, and the like), a wired network, a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system, a device-to-device (D2D) communication system, a vehicle networking communication system, a 4th generation (4G) mobile communication system (such as a long term evolution (LTE) system), an LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, an LTE time division duplex (TDD), a 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system (such as a new radio (NR) system), a future evolved new radio (NR) wireless communication system, or other similar communication systems, and the like, without limitation. For example, the present application can be applied to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system in LTE, an OFDM system in NR, and a future OFDM system and an OFDM-like system, for example, the present application can be applied to three major application scenarios of the next generation 5G mobile communication system: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC), and / or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC).

[0106] Referring to FIG. 1a, an architecture of a communication system 1000 to which embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown. As shown in FIG. 1a, the communication system includes a RAN 100 and a core network 200, and optionally, the communication system 1000 can further include an Internet 300. The RAN 100 includes at least one RAN node (e.g., 110a and 110b, collectively denoted as 110 in FIG. 1a) and at least one terminal (e.g., 120a-120j, collectively denoted as 120 in FIG. 1a). The RAN 100 can further include other RAN nodes, such as a wireless relay device and / or a wireless backhaul device (not shown in FIG. 1a). The terminal 120 is wirelessly connected to the RAN node 110, and the RAN node 110 is connected to the core network 200 through wire or wireless. The core network device in the core network 200 and the RAN node 110 in the RAN 100 can be independent and different physical devices, or can be the same physical device integrated with the logical function of the core network device and the logical function of the RAN node. The terminals can be connected to each other and the RAN nodes can be connected to each other through wire or wireless.

[0107] FIG. 1b shows an example of an O-RAN system, which can include other components than those shown in the figure. As shown, an access network device (such as a RAN device, which can be an eNB or a gNB or a next generation access network device) communicates with a core network (CN) over a backhaul and communicates with a UE over an air interface.

[0108] In a possible implementation, the present application can be applied to a long term evolution (LTE) wireless communication system, an NR wireless communication system, and a future evolved new radio (NR) wireless communication system. For example, the present application can be applied to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system in LTE, an OFDM system in NR, and a future OFDM system and an OFDM-like system, etc.

[0109] As an example, the RAN node can be a satellite base station or a satellite, which is explained below in connection with FIGS. 1c-1g. FIGS. 1c and 1d are schematic diagrams of a communication system suitable for embodiments of the present application.

[0110] As shown in FIGS. 1c and 1d, the satellite base station provides communication services for the terminal. For example, the satellite base station transmits downlink data to the terminal, where the data is encoded using channel coding, and the channel-coded data is transmitted to the terminal after being modulated by constellation modulation. For another example, the terminal transmits uplink data to the satellite base station, where the uplink data can also be encoded using channel coding, and the encoded data is transmitted to the satellite base station after being modulated by constellation modulation. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1d, the satellite base station can also communicate with the ground base station, that is, the satellite can act as a base station, and also as a terminal.

[0111] In this application, the satellite can refer to a drone, a hot air balloon, a low-orbit satellite, a medium-orbit satellite, a high-orbit satellite, etc. The satellite can also refer to a non-ground base station or a non-ground device, etc.

[0112] It should be understood that the present application can be applied to a scenario in which network devices communicate with each other, and the scenario shown in FIG. 1d can also be regarded as an example of network devices communicating with each other, where the satellite and the base station can both be regarded as a network device.

[0113] As an implementation manner, the present application can be applied to a satellite inter-satellite link communication system. For example, the communication between satellite #1 and satellite #2 shown in FIG. 1d.

[0114] As shown in FIG. 1e, the satellite inter-satellite link communication system can be divided into two parts: an acquisition pointing tracking (APT) subsystem (including an APT module and an APT transmitter / receiver) and a communication subsystem (including a communication module and a transceiving antenna). The communication subsystem is mainly responsible for the transmission of inter-satellite information, and is the main body of the inter-satellite communication system; the APT system is mainly responsible for the acquisition, alignment and tracking between satellites. The direction of arrival of the incident signal can be determined, which is used for acquisition and adjustment of the direction of the transmitted wave aiming at the receiving direction, which is used for alignment. In the whole communication process, the APT is constantly adjusted for alignment and acquisition, which is used for tracking. In order to minimize the influence of attenuation and interference in the channel, while requiring high confidentiality and transmission rate, the APT must be adjusted in real time to adapt to changes constantly.

[0115] It should be understood that the current APT system is an optical system, which has the disadvantage of difficult optical alignment and the need for mechanical adjustment of the pointing direction. The current communication subsystem is mostly an optical communication system, and there are also some microwave band systems, which mostly use a single high-gain antenna. The current APT system and the communication subsystem are independent systems. The disadvantage is that optical communication is easily affected by vibration, etc., and the rate is unstable; the frequency of millimeter wave is low, the communication capacity is low, and the antenna needs to be mechanically adjusted for pointing.

[0116] As another implementation manner, the present application can be applied to a scenario in which terminal devices communicate with each other, for example, an Internet of Things communication system.

[0117] FIG. 1f is a schematic diagram of a wireless screen projection of an Internet of Things, which is applicable to the embodiments of the present application. A terminal device (for example, a smart phone) establishes a network connection with a television set. The smart phone transmits content that needs to be projected and displayed on the television set to the television set. After receiving the content transmitted by the smart phone, the television set displays the content on its display screen.

[0118] It should be understood that the screen projection scenario shown in FIG. 1f can be regarded as an example of terminal device-to-terminal device communication, in which the smart phone and the television set can both be regarded as a terminal device.

[0119] As yet another implementation manner, the present application can be applied to an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system.

[0120] FIG. 1g is a schematic diagram of an IAB system, which is applicable to the embodiments of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1g, the IAB can include an IAB donor, an IAB node and a terminal. The link between the IAB donor and the IAB node is a backhaul link, and the link between the terminal and the IAB node is an access link. The present application can be applied to both parties of communication in the backhaul link, or both parties of communication in the access link.

[0121] It should be understood that the above-mentioned system application scenarios are only examples, and the present application can also be applied to other scenarios, which are not listed one by one here.

[0122] In a wireless communication system (for example, the system shown in any one of FIGS. 1a to 1g), the wireless communication resource generally includes time-frequency resources. In the following, the time-frequency resources will be introduced taking the NR system as an example. It should be understood that NR can be replaced by 5G or 5G NR.

[0123] 1. Numerology.

[0124] 5G NR introduces the concept of Numerology, which includes sub-carrier spacing (SCS), and corresponding parameters such as symbol length, cycle prefix (CP) length, etc. Since there is a certain mapping relationship between SCS and symbol length, CP length, SCS is often used instead of Numerology in some documents.

[0125] For example, the parameters involved in Numerology are shown in Table 2.

[0126] Table 2

[0127] In Table 2, μ represents a subcarrier spacing index, or μ represents a numerology, CP length includes normal (Normal) CP length and extended (Extended) CP length, and FR represents a frequency range (FR).

[0128] 2. Frame structure.

[0129] In the NR system, the unit in the time domain includes a symbol, a slot, a subframe, a half frame, a frame, etc., wherein the time of one frame is 10 ms, one frame can be divided into 10 subframes numbered 0-9, and the subframes numbered 0-4 form one half frame, and the subframes numbered 5-9 form another half frame. The time of each subframe is 1 ms. Each subframe can include one or more slots, and each slot includes 14 symbols under normal CP and includes 12 symbols under extended CP.

[0130] For example, the number of slots included in each subframe is related to the SCS, and the association is shown in Table 3.

[0131] Table 3

[0132] As shown in the example of FIG. 2a, it is a schematic diagram of a frame structure of 5G NR, which includes:

[0133] Frame: The length is fixed at 10 ms, and the frame number range is 0-1023.

[0134] Subframe: The length is fixed at 1 ms, and the subframe number range is 0-9.

[0135] Slot: When normal CP is used, the length is 14 symbols. Since the symbol length is not fixed, the slot length is also not fixed. When the SCS is 60 kHz, extended CP can also be used, and the slot length is 12 symbols. Optionally, the slot is the smallest unit of data scheduling.

[0136] Symbol: The length is not fixed and is related to the SCS. Optionally, the symbol is the basic unit of modulation.

[0137] Generally, in the physical layer, one symbol can contain a plurality of sampling points, and the sampling point can be the smallest time unit of the physical layer.

[0138] In addition, the scheduling time unit on the 5G NR data domain is a slot, the number of symbols contained in the slot is fixed, but the length of the symbol is related to the SCS. In the following, taking SCS of 30 kHz and 120 kHz as examples, the relationship between the frame, subframe, slot and symbol will be exemplarily described.

[0139] As shown in the examples of FIG. 2b and FIG. 2c, the relationship between the frame, subframe, slot and symbol corresponding to SCS of 30 kHz and 120 kHz respectively.

[0140] 3. Symbol type and slot format.

[0141] Generally, OFDM symbols include three types, which are:

[0142] Downlink (D): used for downlink transmission.

[0143] Uplink (U): used for uplink transmission.

[0144] Flexible (F): can be used for uplink transmission, can also be used for downlink transmission, and can also be used as a guard period (GP) or reserved resource.

[0145] Optionally, each slot can be freely combined by the three types of symbols to form various slot formats.

[0146] As shown in the example of FIG. 2d, according to the protocol-defined slot format, the slot type can be divided into four cases (Case).

[0147] Case 1: only contains “D” symbols, which is also commonly referred to as a downlink-only slot (DL-only slot).

[0148] Case 2: only contains “U” symbols, which is also commonly referred to as a downlink-only slot (UL-only slot).

[0149] Case 3: only contains “F” symbols, which is also commonly referred to as a flexible-only slot (Flexible-only slot).

[0150] Case 4: a slot contains at least one “D” or “U” symbol, and there is also an “F” symbol in the slot.

[0151] In addition, as shown in FIG. 2d, Case 4 can be further divided into several sub-cases.

[0152] Case 4-1: a slot contains more “D” symbols and fewer “F” symbols.

[0153] Case 4-2: One slot contains more "U" symbols and less "F" symbols.

[0154] Case 4-3: One slot contains more "D" symbols and less "F" and "U" symbols.

[0155] Case 4-4: One slot contains more "U" symbols and less "F" and "D" symbols.

[0156] Case 4-5: One slot contains alternating "D", "F" and "U" symbols.

[0157] As can be seen from the above examples, the slot format design of 5G NR can achieve uplink and downlink data changes at the symbol level, while LTE usually only achieves changes at the subframe level. This design is more flexible and also makes the slot type more diverse to adapt to different types of services in different scenarios.

[0158] 4. Self-contained slot.

[0159] Case 4-3, Case 4-4 and Case 4-5 in FIG. 2d are also called self-contained slots, which correspond to two structures of self-contained slots, respectively.

[0160] One structure is a DL-dominant slot: Case 4-3 in FIG. 2d, in which the slot is mainly used for downlink data transmission, and a small number of symbols are used for transmitting uplink control signals (such as hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback of the downlink data) or sounding reference signals (SRS) through time division multiplexing, thereby shortening the downlink HARQ feedback delay.

[0161] Another structure is a UL-dominant slot: Case 4-4 in FIG. 2d, in which the slot is mainly used for uplink data transmission, and a small number of symbols are used for transmitting downlink control signals (such as uplink scheduling indication in the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)) through time division multiplexing, thereby shortening the uplink scheduling delay.

[0162] Generally, in the design of self-contained slot, both network device and terminal device can switch uplink and downlink transmission in one slot, and ensure normal work after switching by reserving guard time and not transmitting or receiving any signal in the guard time.

[0163] 5. Mini-slot.

[0164] In order to further reduce the air interface delay, the protocol proposes the concept of micro-slot, whose time domain length can be less than 14 symbols. Compared with the scheduling of basic slots, the division in time domain of micro-slots is more fine-grained, and the scheduling delay is also shorter. The scheduling of micro-slots is usually also called non-slot based scheduling.

[0165] 6. Frequency domain resource.

[0166] Resource element (RE) is the smallest physical layer resource of 5G NR, which is 1 subcarrier in frequency domain and 1 OFDM symbol in time domain.

[0167] Resource block (RB) is the basic unit of channel resource allocation in frequency domain of 5G NR, and one RB can contain 12 subcarriers in frequency domain. Since the subcarrier spacing in 5G NR is variable, the actual bandwidth of RB is also variable.

[0168] Resource grid (RG) is a set of time-frequency resources, which is defined as follows in 5G NR: for different numerologies on each carrier, an RG is a set of resources of all subcarriers in frequency domain and all symbols in time domain with a length of one subframe, and the starting point of frequency domain is in RB granularity. Since different numerologies correspond to different SCS, and one RB contains 12 subcarriers, for the same transmission bandwidth, the number of RBs contained in RG is different under different numerologies. RG is one subframe in time domain. Meanwhile, uplink and downlink RGs are defined respectively.

[0169] As shown in FIG. 2e, it is a schematic diagram of one implementation of resource division of RE, RB and RG. In FIG. 2e, one subframe in time domain can include a plurality of OFDM symbols; one resource element represents a resource of 1 subcarrier in frequency domain and 1 OFDM symbol in time domain; one resource block contains 12 subcarriers in frequency domain; and resource grid represents a set of time-frequency resources.

[0170] Common resource block (CRB) can be understood as a general term for all RBs in 5G NR, numbered from 0, and the center frequency point of the 0th subcarrier in CRB0 is also Point A.

[0171] Physical resource block (PRB) refers to the RBs contained in the bandwidth part (BWP) of a certain UE in 5G NR, also numbered from 0, and is the basic unit of data channel scheduling.

[0172] Resource block group (RBG) refers to the combination of a number of PRBs within the bandwidth part (BWP), also numbered from 0, and is the basic unit of data channel scheduling. An RBG can contain {2, 4, 8, 16} PRBs, and the specific number is related to the number of RBs in the BWP and the configuration options.

[0173] Resource element group (REG) is the basic unit of control channel resources. 1 REG is 12 subcarriers in the frequency domain, i.e. the width of one RB, and 1 OFDM symbol in the time domain.

[0174] Control channel element (CCE) is the basic unit of control channel resource scheduling, and 1 CCE is composed of 6 REGs in the frequency domain.

[0175] As shown in FIG. 2f, it is a schematic diagram of the relationship between REG and CCE.

[0176] As described above, the definition of time-frequency resources in NR, the same definition can be used in future networks, or different definitions can be used. For example, future networks can define multiple subcarrier spacings, not limited to SCS in 5G. A slot can include one or more symbols, and an RB can include one or more subcarriers, etc.

[0177] 7. Sending or receiving

[0178] Physical reception link control channel (PRxCCH): is a kind of physical layer control channel, generally, the standard protocol is described from the perspective of terminal equipment, that is, the physical layer control channel received by the terminal equipment, which is similar to the PDCCH in LTE and 5G. PRxCCH can be a new physical layer control channel introduced in the next generation communication system (such as 6G). Of course, 6G may still use PDCCH to represent the physical downlink control channel or physical transmission link control channel of the terminal equipment.

[0179] Physical reception link shared channel (PRxSCH): is a kind of physical layer data channel, generally, the standard protocol is described from the perspective of terminal equipment, that is, the physical layer data channel received by the terminal equipment, which is similar to the PDSCH in LTE and 5G. PRxSCH can be a new physical layer data channel introduced in 6G. Of course, future communications such as 6G may still use PDSCH to represent the physical downlink data channel or physical reception link data channel of the terminal equipment.

[0180] Physical transmission link control channel (PTxCCH): is a kind of physical layer control channel, generally, the standard protocol is described from the perspective of terminal equipment, that is, the physical layer control channel transmitted by the terminal equipment, which is similar to the PUCCH in LTE and 5G. PTxCCH can be a new physical layer control channel introduced in 6G. Of course, future communications such as 6G may still use PUCCH to represent the physical uplink control channel or physical transmission link control channel of the terminal equipment.

[0181] Physical transmission link Shared Channel (PTxSCH): a kind of physical layer data channel, generally, the standard protocol is described from the perspective of terminal equipment, that is, the physical layer data channel sent by the terminal equipment, the function is similar to the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in LTE and 5G. PTxSCH can be a new physical layer data channel introduced in 6G. Of course, future communications such as 6G may still use PUSCH to represent the physical uplink data channel or physical reception link data channel of the terminal equipment.

[0182] Optionally, for downlink, it can be described as receiving from the perspective of terminal equipment; for uplink, it can be described as transmitting from the perspective of terminal equipment.

[0183] At present, in the communication process of different communication devices, the signal sender can send a measurement signal (for example, a reference signal), accordingly, the signal receiver can receive the measurement signal and measure the related information of the channel (for example, the interference information of the channel) based on the measurement signal, and subsequently, the resource management can be implemented based on the related information of the channel. However, in the above measurement process, how to improve the measurement performance is a technical problem to be solved.

[0184] In some implementation examples, the network device can configure NZP CSI-RS resource to measure the channel, and ZP CSI-RS to measure the interference, wherein the ZP CSI-RS resource can also be referred to as CSI-IM resource.

[0185] As shown in the example of FIG. 2g, it is a schematic diagram of the CSI-IM resource of the LTE system. In FIG. 2g, each box represents an RE, 2 symbols in time domain and 12 subcarriers represent 24 REs. Taking the transmission of 4-port CSI-RS by CSI-IM resource as an example, that is, the LTE CSI-IM pattern in the figure. In time domain, the CSI-IM resource includes two symbols in time; in frequency domain, the CSI-IM resource includes two subcarriers in frequency; the CSI-IM resource occupies 4 REs (that is, the 4 REs corresponding to the black filled boxes) of 24 REs.

[0186] As shown in the example of FIG. 2h, it is a schematic diagram of the CSI-IM resource of the NR system. In FIG. 2h, taking the transmission of 4-port CSI-RS by CSI-IM resource as an example, it contains the following two patterns:

[0187] NR CSI-IM pattern 0, in time domain, the CSI-IM resource includes two symbols which are continuous in time; in frequency domain, the CSI-IM resource includes two subcarriers which are continuous in frequency; 4 REs are occupied.

[0188] NR CSI-IM pattern 1, in time domain, the CSI-IM resource includes one symbol which is continuous in time; in frequency domain, the CSI-IM resource includes four subcarriers which are continuous in frequency; 4 REs are occupied.

[0189] Generally, the CSI-IM resource only measures the interference power, and the interference power is considered when calculating the CQI. When calculating the interference power, the terminal device considers that the received power of the 4 REs (for example, the 4 REs in FIG. 2g or FIG. 2h) in the CSI-IM pattern is under the same channel interference, that is, the received power is averaged.

[0190] In addition, the configuration of the CSI-RS can include continuous frequency domain resources, for example, the network device can indicate the starting RB and the number of RBs. In different RBs, the CSI-IM pattern in each RB is the same. In the above process, the terminal device will use the interference measurement averaging method to measure the interference on the different frequency domain resources configured by the CSI-IM resource, which can include different RBs or different REs (for example, the 4 REs in FIG. 2h) in one RB.

[0191] However, in the CSI-IM resource, the channel conditions corresponding to different frequency domain resources can be different, which leads to inaccurate interference measurement corresponding to the above interference measurement averaging method, and further affects the communication performance.

[0192] To solve the above problems, the present application provides a communication method and related devices, which will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings.

[0193] Please refer to FIG. 3, which is an implementation schematic diagram of the communication method provided by the present application, and the method includes the following steps.

[0194] It should be understood that, in the following, the first communication device and the second communication device in FIG. 3 are taken as an example to illustrate the execution subject of the interaction, but the present application does not limit the execution subject of the interaction. For example, the first communication device and / or the second communication device can be a communication device, or a chip, a baseband chip, a modem chip, a SoC chip containing a modem core, a SIP chip, a communication module, a chip system, a processor, a logic module or software in the communication device, etc. Optionally, the communication device can be a terminal device or a network device (for example, the network device can be an access network device, an access network element, etc.).

[0195] As an example, the first communication device can be a terminal device and the second communication device can be a network device, or both the first communication device and the second communication device are network devices. For example, the network device can be an access network device, a communication device (e.g., at least one of a CU, a DU, a RU) in an ORAN system.

[0196] As another example, both the first communication device and the second communication device are terminal devices, i.e., the scheme shown in FIG. 3 can be applied to a sidelink communication scenario.

[0197] S301. The second communication device sends first information, and correspondingly, the first communication device receives the first information. The first information is used to configure a first resource, and the first resource is used for interference measurement.

[0198] S302. The first communication device performs measurement based on the first resource.

[0199] It should be understood that the first information used to configure the first resource can be understood as the first information used to indicate the first resource, or the first information used to determine the first resource, etc.

[0200] Optionally, the first information can be physical layer signaling, such as downlink control information (DCI), or the first information can be high layer signaling, such as RRC signaling or MAC signaling, etc.

[0201] It should be understood that the first resource can be used for interference measurement. For example, the first resource can be a channel state information interference measurement (CSI-IM) resource, or the first resource can be another name specified by a standard / protocol, which is not limited here.

[0202] Optionally, the first resource is a zero-power interference measurement resource. The first resource measured by the first communication device can be a zero-power interference measurement resource, i.e., no other signal can be carried on the first resource, so that the interference measurement result information measured by the first communication device can reflect the interference situation caused by the interference signal on the interference measurement resource. For example, the first resource can be a zero-power channel state information reference signal (ZP CSI-RS) resource.

[0203] Optionally, the first resource is a non-zero-power interference measurement resource. The first resource measured by the first communication device can be a non-zero-power interference measurement resource, i.e., a non-zero-power signal can be carried on the first resource, so that the interference measurement result information measured by the first communication device can reflect the interference situation caused by the non-zero-power signal on the interference measurement resource. For example, the first resource can be a non-zero-power channel state information reference signal (NZP CSI-RS) resource.

[0204] Based on the scheme shown in FIG. 3, the first information received by the first communication device in step S301 is used to configure a first resource for interference measurement, and thereafter, the first communication device can perform measurement based on the first resource in step S302. In this way, the first communication device can perform interference measurement based on the first resource specified by the first information, which can improve the accuracy of interference measurement and thus improve communication performance.

[0205] In one possible implementation of the method shown in FIG. 3, the first resource is used for interference measurement of the first radio access technology, and the resource pattern of the first resource is the same as the pattern of the reference signal of the second radio access technology. Specifically, in addition to being used for interference measurement of the first radio access technology, the resource pattern of the first resource is the same as the pattern of the reference signal of the second radio access technology, so that the above scheme can be applied to a scenario of spectrum sharing of two or more radio access technologies (e.g., multi-radio access technology spectrum sharing (MRSS)), and improve the accuracy of interference measurement in this scenario and thus improve communication performance.

[0206] For example, the first radio access technology can be a future network, including but not limited to 6G, 5.5G, the next generation network of 5G, etc. The second radio access technology can be NR / 5G / 5G NR, 4G, LTE, etc.

[0207] For example, the reference signal of the second radio access technology includes at least one of the following: PBCH DMRS, PDCCH DMRS, or PDSCH DMRS.

[0208] It should be noted that the resource pattern of the first resource can be implemented in various ways, and some possible implementation ways will be exemplarily described below, which can be at least one of the following ways.

[0209] In the first way, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in a frequency domain unit.

[0210] In the first way, the resource pattern of the first resource is the same as the resource pattern of the PBCH DMRS of the second radio access technology, and accordingly, in step S302, the process of the second communication device performing measurement based on the first resource can implement interference measurement on the PBCH DMRS of the second radio access technology to improve the accuracy of interference measurement.

[0211] In addition, the PBCH DMRS of the second radio access technology can be regarded as part of a synchronization signal (SS), and therefore, the above technical solution can also achieve interference measurement on the synchronization signal of the second radio access technology, so as to improve the accuracy of interference measurement.

[0212] Optionally, the SS can include a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block (SS / PBCH block, or SSB for short), a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), or other signals for synchronization specified in future standards / protocols.

[0213] In this application, a frequency domain unit can indicate one or more resources in the frequency domain, including one or more subcarriers, one or more subcarrier groups, one or more resource blocks, one or more physical resource blocks, one or more resource block groups, one or more partial bandwidths, or other implementation manners specified in standards / protocols. In the following examples, one resource block (RB) is taken as an example for illustration.

[0214] Exemplarily, one frequency domain unit can be one resource block. One resource block can include one or more subcarriers, such as 12 subcarriers.

[0215] As shown in the example of FIG. 4a, in mode one, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, and the indexes of the subcarriers are 0, 1, 2, …, and 11. In FIG. 4a, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 3 REs in FIG. 4a.

[0216] Optionally, the ith frequency domain unit in this application can refer to the frequency domain unit i, or the frequency domain unit corresponding to the frequency domain unit number i. For example, the ith subcarrier can refer to the subcarrier i, or the subcarrier corresponding to the subcarrier number i.

[0217] As shown in the example of FIG. 4b, in the first manner, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2, …, 11. In FIG. 4b, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial positions on three consecutive symbols (symbol indices 0, 1, and 2, respectively), i.e., the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (such as symbol 0); and the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on the 2nd symbol (such as symbol 2). In other words, the first resource can include 6 REs in FIG. 4b.

[0218] Optionally, the ith time domain unit in the present application can refer to a time domain unit i, or a time domain unit corresponding to the time domain unit number i. For example, the ith symbol can refer to a symbol i, or a symbol corresponding to the symbol number i.

[0219] In the second manner, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit.

[0220] In the second manner, the resource pattern of the first resource is the same as the resource pattern of the PDCCH DMRS of the second radio access technology, and accordingly, in step S302, the process of measuring by the second communication device based on the first resource can implement interference measurement on the PDCCH DMRS of the second radio access technology, to improve the accuracy of the interference measurement.

[0221] As shown in the example of FIG. 4c, in the second manner, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2, …, 11. In FIG. 4c, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 3 REs in FIG. 4c.

[0222] As shown in the example of FIG. 4d, in the second way, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarrier 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4d, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in a frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (e.g., symbol 0); and the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in a frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol (e.g., symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 6 REs in FIG. 4d.

[0223] As shown in the example of FIG. 4e, in the second way, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarrier 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4e, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial locations on 3 consecutive symbols, i.e., the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in a frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (e.g., symbol 0); the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in a frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol (e.g., symbol 1); and the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in a frequency domain unit on the 2nd symbol (e.g., symbol 2). In other words, the first resource can include 9 REs in FIG. 4e.

[0224] In the third way, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in a frequency domain unit.

[0225] Alternatively, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 2nd subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 3), the 8th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in a frequency domain unit.

[0226] Alternatively, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 4th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 10th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 11) in a frequency domain unit.

[0227] Or, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit.

[0228] Or, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit.

[0229] In the third mode, the resource pattern of the first resource is the same as the resource pattern of the PDSCH DMRS of the second radio access technology, and accordingly, in step S302, the process of measuring by the second communication device based on the first resource can implement interference measurement on the PDSCH DMRS of the second radio access technology, so as to improve the accuracy of the interference measurement.

[0230] As shown in the example of FIG. 4f, in the third mode, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, and the indexes of the subcarriers are subcarrier 0, 1, 2, …, and 11. In FIG. 4f, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 4 REs in FIG. 4f.

[0231] As shown in the example of FIG. 4g, in the third mode, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, and the indexes of the subcarriers are subcarrier 0, 1, 2, …, and 11. In FIG. 4g, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 4 REs in FIG. 4g.

[0232] As shown in the example of FIG. 4h, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarrier 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4h, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 4 REs in FIG. 4h.

[0233] As shown in the example of FIG. 4i, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarrier 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4i, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4i.

[0234] As shown in the example of FIG. 4j, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarrier 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4j, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 12 REs in FIG. 4j.

[0235] Optionally, different resource patterns can correspond to different numbers of code division multiplexing groups (i.e., code division multiplexing (CDM) groups).

[0236] For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4f, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol, corresponding to CDM group #1. This way can correspond to 1 CDM group.

[0237] For another example, in the example shown in FIG. 4i, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol, corresponding to CDM group #1; and the 2ndsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 3), the 8thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the symbol, corresponding to CDM group #2. This way can correspond to 2 CDM groups.

[0238] For another example, in the example shown in FIG. 4j, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol, corresponding to CDM group #1; the 2ndsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 3), the 8thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the symbol, corresponding to CDM group #2; and the 4thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 4), the 5thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 10thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 10), and the 11thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the symbol, corresponding to CDM group #3. This way can correspond to 3 CDM groups.

[0239] As shown in the example of FIG. 4k, in the third way, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, the indices of which are subcarrier 0, 1, 2, …, 11. In FIG. 4k, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial positions on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on the 0thsymbol (e.g., symbol 0); and the 0thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7thsubcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on the 1stsymbol (e.g., symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4k.

[0240] As shown in the example of FIG. 4l, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4l, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 2ndsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 8thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0thsymbol (such as symbol 0); and the 2ndsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 8thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1stsymbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4l.

[0241] As shown in the example of FIG. 4m, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4m, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 4thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 10thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the 0thsymbol (such as symbol 0); and the 4thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 10thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the 1stsymbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4m.

[0242] As shown in the example of FIG. 4n, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4n, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (such as symbol 0); and the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 16 REs in FIG. 4n.

[0243] As shown in the example of FIG. 4o, in the third approach, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4o, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 114) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (such as symbol 0); and the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 24 REs in FIG. 4o.

[0244] From the manner one to the manner three, the first communication device can perform the interference measurement based on the first resource of the resource pattern specified by the first information in step S302, interference measurement on the signal of one or more specified resource patterns can be realized, the accuracy of the interference measurement can be improved, and the communication performance can be improved.

[0245] In a possible implementation, the first information received by the first communication device in step S301 includes at least one of the following: configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource, time domain configuration information of the first resource, or frequency domain configuration information of the first resource. Thus, at least one of the resource pattern, the time domain, and the frequency domain can be configured. The configuration information will be introduced in combination with some implementation examples.

[0246] As an example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource included in the first information includes any of the following: bitmap information, a starting time domain unit index of the first resource, or a time domain unit quantity of the first resource; the bitmap information is used to indicate the time domain resource included in the first resource.

[0247] Optionally, the time domain resource included in the first resource can be one or more time units, which can be a frame, a subframe, a time slot, a sub-time slot, a symbol, a symbol group, etc.

[0248] For example, in the case where the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource includes the bitmap information, the first communication device can determine the time domain position of the first resource based on the bitmap information.

[0249] For another example, in the case where the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource includes the starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or the time domain unit quantity of the first resource, the first communication device can determine the frequency domain position of the first resource based on the starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or the time domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0250] As an example, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource included in the first information includes any of the following:

[0251] a starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource; wherein the starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource is used to determine the frequency domain position of the first resource (for example, the quantity of frequency domain units occupied by the first resource is pre-configured or pre-defined); or,

[0252] a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource; wherein the frequency domain unit quantity is used to determine the frequency domain position of the first resource (for example, the starting frequency domain unit position of the first resource is pre-configured or pre-defined, and / or the ending frequency domain unit position of the first resource is pre-configured or pre-defined); or,

[0253] a starting frequency domain unit index and a number of frequency domain units of the first resource (or a terminal frequency domain unit index and a number of frequency domain units of the first resource); wherein the starting frequency domain unit index and the number of frequency domain units of the first resource are used to determine the frequency domain location of the first resource.

[0254] For example, in a case that the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource comprises the starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource, the first communication apparatus can determine the frequency domain location of the first resource based on the starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource and the pre-configured (or pre-defined) number of frequency domain units.

[0255] For another example, in a case that the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource comprises the number of frequency domain units, the first communication apparatus can determine the frequency domain location of the first resource based on the number of frequency domain units and at least one of the starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource and the terminal frequency domain unit index of the first resource.

[0256] For another example, in a case that the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource comprises the starting frequency domain unit index and the number of frequency domain units of the first resource, the first communication apparatus can determine the frequency domain location of the first resource based on the starting frequency domain unit index and the number of frequency domain units of the first resource.

[0257] As an example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource contained in the first information comprises at least one of: subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern, symbol identification information of the resource pattern, identification information of the resource pattern, or code division multiplexing group number information.

[0258] Taking the case that the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource comprises the subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern as an example.

[0259] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4a or FIG. 4b, and correspondingly, the subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern can indicate that the subcarrier identification or index is 0, 4, 8.

[0260] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4c or FIG. 4d or FIG. 4e, and correspondingly, the subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern can indicate that the subcarrier identification or index is 1, 5, 6.

[0261] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4f, and correspondingly, the subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern can indicate that the subcarrier identification or index is 0, 1, 6, 7.

[0262] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4g, and correspondingly, the subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern can indicate that the subcarrier identification or index is 2, 3, 8, 9.

[0263] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4h, and correspondingly, the subcarrier identifier information of the resource pattern can indicate that the subcarrier identifiers or indexes are 4, 5, 10 and 11.

[0264] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource includes the symbol identifier information of the resource pattern.

[0265] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4b, and correspondingly, the symbol identifier information of the resource pattern can indicate that the symbol identifiers or indexes are 0 and 2.

[0266] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4d, and correspondingly, the symbol identifier information of the resource pattern can indicate that the symbol identifiers or indexes are 0 and 1.

[0267] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4e, and correspondingly, the subcarrier identifier information of the resource pattern can indicate that the subcarrier identifiers or indexes are 0, 1 and 2.

[0268] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource includes the identifier information of the resource pattern.

[0269] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes one of the resource patterns shown in FIGS. 4a to 4o, and correspondingly, the identifier information of the resource pattern can include the identifier information of the one of the resource patterns.

[0270] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource includes the code division multiplexing group number information.

[0271] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4f, and correspondingly, the code division multiplexing group number information can indicate that the code division multiplexing group number is 1.

[0272] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4i, and correspondingly, the code division multiplexing group number information can indicate that the code division multiplexing group number is 2.

[0273] For another example, the resource pattern of the first resource is the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4j, and correspondingly, the code division multiplexing group number information can indicate that the code division multiplexing group number is 3.

[0274] In addition, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can include at least one of the subcarrier identifier information of the resource pattern, the symbol identifier information of the resource pattern, the identifier information of the resource pattern or the code division multiplexing group number information, and specific implementation examples of each item of information can refer to the above description.

[0275] In a possible implementation, the first information received by the first communication device in step S301 comprises first indication information, which is used to indicate a sequence parameter used to determine a sequence carried by the first resource. Specifically, the first information received by the first communication device can further comprise first indication information used to indicate a sequence parameter, so that the first communication device can determine the sequence carried by the first resource for interference measurement based on the sequence parameter, and facilitate signal processing (e.g., reception of the signal, processing of the signal, etc.) of the signal generated by the first communication device on the sequence.

[0276] For example, the sequence parameter can comprise at least one of the following: scrambling identity, cell identity, beam identity, DMRS CDM group identity, radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the terminal, such as cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), etc.

[0277] Optionally, the sequence carried by the first resource is used for measurement of the first resource (e.g., the sequence carried by the first resource is used for interference measurement of the first resource). Thus, the first communication device can determine the sequence carried by the first resource based on the sequence parameter indicated by the first indication information, and perform measurement on the first resource based on the sequence carried by the first resource, so as to improve the performance of interference measurement on the first resource.

[0278] Optionally, the first indication information can be carried in other messages / signaling / information other than the first information.

[0279] As described above, the resource pattern of the first resource can be implemented in various ways, and the configuration information included in the first information will be described below in combination with the above-mentioned various implementation manners.

[0280] In the first manner, the configuration information included in the first information satisfies one or more of the following implementation manners.

[0281] As an example, the first information can comprise configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource.

[0282] As an example of the resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can configure the resource pattern of the first resource as the resource pattern of the PBCH DMRS.

[0283] As another example of the resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (e.g., the resource pattern of 3 REs shown in FIG. 4a).

[0284] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be pre-defined by a protocol.

[0285] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit.

[0286] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, which is used to indicate one of the one or more resource patterns.

[0287] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identification w1 of the resource pattern includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identification information of the resource pattern is w1.

[0288] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern.

[0289] The subcarrier identification information can be used to indicate subcarrier identification, or subcarrier index, or subcarrier position.

[0290] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource indicates the subcarrier index or subcarrier position (such as subcarriers 0, 4, and 8), and the subcarrier identification information can be indicated by a bit map. For example, 1 RB includes 12 subcarriers, a total of 12 bits, and one bit represents one subcarrier position, such as the bit map 100010001000. The first bit represents subcarrier 0, the second bit represents subcarrier 1, and so on. A bit value of 0 represents that the resource pattern does not include the subcarrier, and a bit value of 1 represents that the resource pattern includes the subcarrier, and vice versa.

[0291] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a double-symbol resource pattern (such as the 6-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4b).

[0292] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined.

[0293] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial positions on 2 symbols with an interval, such as the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol, and the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on the 2nd symbol.

[0294] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, the identification information being used to indicate one of the one or more resource patterns.

[0295] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identification w2 of the resource pattern includes partial positions on 2 symbols, such as the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; and the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 4th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 4), and the 8th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 8) in one frequency domain unit on the 2nd symbol. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identification information of the resource pattern is w2.

[0296] As an example of the frequency domain configuration, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource includes a starting frequency domain unit index and / or a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0297] Optionally, the starting frequency domain unit index can be at least one of a starting RB index, a starting RB position, a starting RBG index, or a starting RBG position.

[0298] Optionally, the frequency domain unit quantity can be a RB quantity or a RBG quantity.

[0299] For example, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can configure a starting RB position of the first resource, and a RB number (e.g., 4 RBs, 8 RBs, 10 RBs, 20 RBs, 40 RBs, etc.) occupied by the first resource can be preconfigured.

[0300] As another example of the frequency domain configuration, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can configure a starting RB position of the first resource, and a RB number (e.g., 4 RBs, 8 RBs, 10 RBs, 20 RBs, 40 RBs, etc.) occupied by the first resource.

[0301] As an example of the time domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource includes bitmap information used to indicate time domain resources included in the first resource.

[0302] Optionally, the bitmap information can be a bitmap of time domain units, such as a bitmap of symbols or a bitmap of symbol groups.

[0303] For example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can include a bitmap of symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0304] For example, when a time slot includes 14 symbols, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a bitmap of 14 bits. Bit 1 represents a symbol position occupied by the first resource, and bit 0 represents a symbol position not occupied by the first resource (or, bit 0 represents a symbol position occupied by the first resource, and bit 1 represents a symbol position not occupied by the first resource).

[0305] For example, when the bitmap has a value of 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, symbols 2, 5, and 6 are symbol positions occupied by the first resource.

[0306] For example, when the bitmap has a value of 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, symbols 2, 5, and 7 are symbol positions occupied by the first resource.

[0307] As another example of time domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource includes a starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or a number of time domain units of the first resource.

[0308] Optionally, the starting time domain unit index can be a starting symbol index, a starting symbol position, a starting symbol group index, or a starting symbol group position.

[0309] Optionally, the number of time domain units can be a number of symbols or a number of symbol groups.

[0310] For example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a starting symbol position of the first resource.

[0311] For example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a symbol index of a starting symbol, and a corresponding symbol position is determined according to a resource pattern of the first resource.

[0312] For example, when the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern, the symbol indicated by the symbol index included in the time domain configuration information of the first resource is a symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0313] For example, when the symbol index is s1, symbol s1 is a symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0314] For example, when the resource pattern of the first resource is a double-symbol resource pattern, the symbol indicated by the symbol index included in the time domain configuration information of the first resource and the symbol indicated by symbol index+2 are symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0315] For example, when the symbol index is s1, symbols s1 and s1+2 are symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0316] For example, the number of time domain units can be predefined. For example, the predefined number of symbols is 1, or 2. The corresponding symbol position is determined based on the starting symbol position and the number of symbols.

[0317] For example, when the number of symbols is 1, the time domain configuration information of the first resource contains the symbol of the symbol index. The symbol is occupied by the first resource.

[0318] For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbol s1 is occupied by the first resource.

[0319] For example, when the number of symbols is 2, the time domain configuration information of the first resource contains the symbol of the symbol index and the symbol of symbol index+2. The symbols are occupied by the first resource.

[0320] For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbols s1 and s1+2 are occupied by the first resource.

[0321] As an example of the first indication information, the first indication information can indicate the cell identity and / or SSB identity. Correspondingly, the first communication device can determine the sequence on the first resource according to the cell identity and / or SSB identity, and then perform channel estimation and PMI reporting according to the sequence.

[0322] In the second way, the configuration information contained in the first information satisfies one or more of the following implementation manners.

[0323] As an example, the first information can contain configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource.

[0324] As an example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can configure the resource pattern of the first resource as the resource pattern of the PDCCH DMRS.

[0325] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (for example, the resource pattern of 3 REs shown in FIG. 4c).

[0326] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be predefined by the protocol.

[0327] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit.

[0328] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, which is used to indicate one of the one or more resource patterns.

[0329] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identification w3 of the resource pattern includes the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identification information of the resource pattern is w3.

[0330] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern.

[0331] The subcarrier identification information can be used to indicate subcarrier identification, or subcarrier index, or subcarrier position.

[0332] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource indicates the subcarrier index or subcarrier position (such as subcarriers 1, 5, and 9), and the subcarrier identification information can be indicated by a bit map. For example, 1 RB includes 12 subcarriers, and a total of 12 bits, one bit representing one subcarrier position, such as the bit map 010001000100. The first bit represents subcarrier 0, the second bit represents subcarrier 1, and so on. A bit value of 0 represents that the resource pattern does not include the subcarrier, and a bit value of 1 represents that the resource pattern includes the subcarrier, and vice versa.

[0333] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a double-symbol resource pattern (such as the 6-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4d).

[0334] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined.

[0335] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial positions on two consecutive symbols, such as the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; and the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol.

[0336] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, which is used to indicate one of the one or more resource patterns.

[0337] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identification w4 of the resource pattern includes partial positions on 2 consecutive symbols, such as the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; and the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identification information of the resource pattern is w4.

[0338] As another example of the resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a three-symbol resource pattern (e.g., the 9-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4e).

[0339] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined.

[0340] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial positions on 3 consecutive symbols, such as the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol; and the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 2nd symbol.

[0341] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, which is used to indicate one of the one or more resource patterns.

[0342] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identification w5 of the resource pattern includes partial positions on 3 consecutive symbols, such as the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol; and the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 5th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 5), the 9th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 2nd symbol. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identification information of the resource pattern is w5.

[0343] As an example of the frequency domain configuration, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource includes a starting frequency domain unit index and / or a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0344] Optionally, the starting frequency domain unit index can be at least one of a starting RB index, a starting RB position, a starting RBG index, or a starting RBG position.

[0345] Optionally, the frequency domain unit quantity can be a RB quantity or a RBG quantity.

[0346] For example, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can configure a starting RB position of the first resource, and a RB quantity (e.g., 4 RBs, 8 RBs, 10 RBs, 20 RBs, 40 RBs, etc.) occupied by the first resource can be preconfigured.

[0347] As another example of the frequency domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource includes bitmap information used to indicate time domain resources included in the first resource.

[0348] Optionally, the bitmap information can be a bitmap of time domain units, such as a bitmap of symbols or a bitmap of symbol groups.

[0349] For example, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can configure a starting RB position of the first resource, and a RB quantity (e.g., 4 RBs, 8 RBs, 10 RBs, 20 RBs, 40 RBs, etc.) occupied by the first resource.

[0350] As an example of the time domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can include a bitmap of symbols occupied by the first resource. For example, when a time slot includes 14 symbols, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a 14-bit bitmap. Bit 1 represents a symbol position occupied by the first resource, and bit 0 represents a symbol position not occupied by the first resource (or, bit 0 represents a symbol position occupied by the first resource, and bit 1 represents a symbol position not occupied by the first resource).

[0351] For example, when the bitmap has values 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, symbol 2, symbol 5, and symbol 6 are symbol positions occupied by the first resource.

[0352] For another example, when the bitmap has values 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, symbol 2, symbol 5, and symbol 7 are symbol positions occupied by the first resource.

[0353] As another example of time domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource includes a starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or a time domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0354] Optionally, the starting time domain unit index can be a starting symbol index, a starting symbol position, a starting symbol group index, or a starting symbol group position.

[0355] Optionally, the time domain unit quantity can be a symbol quantity, or a symbol group quantity.

[0356] For example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a starting symbol position of the first resource.

[0357] For example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a symbol index of the starting symbol, and the corresponding symbol position is determined based on the resource pattern of the first resource.

[0358] For example, when the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern, the symbol indicated by the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource is the symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0359] For example, when the symbol index is s1, the symbol s1 is the symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0360] For example, when the resource pattern of the first resource is a double-symbol resource pattern, the symbol indicated by the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource and the symbol indicated by symbol index+1 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0361] For example, when the symbol index is s1, the symbol s1 and the symbol s1+1 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0362] For example, when the resource pattern of the first resource is a triple-symbol resource pattern, the symbol indicated by the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource, the symbol indicated by symbol index+1, and the symbol indicated by symbol index+2 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0363] For example, when the symbol index is s1, the symbol s1, the symbol s1+1, and the symbol s1+2 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0364] For example, in the case of one symbol, the symbol in the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource is the symbol occupied by the first resource. For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbol s1 is the symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0365] For example, in the case of two symbols, the symbol in the symbol index and the symbol in the symbol index+1 contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource are the symbols occupied by the first resource. For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbol s1 and the symbol s1+1 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0366] For example, in the case of three symbols, the symbol in the symbol index, the symbol in the symbol index+1, and the symbol in the symbol index+2 contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource are the symbols occupied by the first resource. For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbol s1, the symbol s1+1, and the symbol s1+2 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0367] As an example of the first indication information, the first indication information can indicate a scrambling identity (for example, a scrambling identity of a PDCCH), and accordingly, the first communication device can determine a sequence on the first resource according to the scrambling identity, and then perform channel estimation and PMI reporting of interference according to the sequence.

[0368] In the third mode, the configuration information contained in the first information satisfies one or more of the following implementation modes.

[0369] As an example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can configure the resource pattern of the first resource as the resource pattern of the PDSCH DMRS.

[0370] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (for example, the resource pattern of 4 REs shown in FIG. 4f).

[0371] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined.

[0372] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit.

[0373] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, and the identification information is used to indicate one of one or more resource patterns.

[0374] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identifier w6 of the resource pattern includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7) in a frequency domain unit. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identifier information of the resource pattern is w6.

[0375] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate the subcarrier identifier information of the resource pattern.

[0376] The subcarrier identifier information can be used to indicate a subcarrier identifier, or a subcarrier index, or a subcarrier position.

[0377] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource indicates the subcarrier index or the subcarrier position (such as subcarriers 0, 1, 6, and 7), and the subcarrier identifier information can be indicated by a bit map. For example, 1 RB includes 12 subcarriers, a total of 12 bits, and one bit represents one subcarrier position, such as a bit map of 110000110000. The first bit represents subcarrier 0, the second bit represents subcarrier 1, and so on. A bit value of 0 represents that the resource pattern does not include the subcarrier, and a bit value of 1 represents that the resource pattern includes the subcarrier, and vice versa.

[0378] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (such as the 4-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4g, FIG. 4h, FIG. 4i, or FIG. 4j). The resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate the identifier information of the resource pattern, or the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate the subcarrier identifier information of the resource pattern. For details, refer to the implementation examples of the 4-RE resource pattern shown in FIG. 4f.

[0379] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (such as the 4-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4g).

[0380] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (such as the 4-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4h).

[0381] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern (such as the 8-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4i).

[0382] For another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a resource pattern of two symbols (e.g., the resource pattern of 8 REs shown in FIG. 4k).

[0383] For another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a resource pattern of two symbols (e.g., the resource pattern of 8 REs shown in FIG. 4k).

[0384] As another example, the resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined.

[0385] For example, the resource pattern of the first resource includes partial positions on two consecutive symbols, such as the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; and the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol.

[0386] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, which is used to indicate one of the one or more resource patterns.

[0387] For example, the resource pattern corresponding to the identification w7 of the resource pattern includes partial positions on two consecutive symbols, such as the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol; and the 0th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (e.g., subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol. The configuration information of the resource pattern can indicate that the identification information of the resource pattern is w7.

[0388] As another example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern.

[0389] The subcarrier identification information can be used to indicate a subcarrier identification, or a subcarrier index, or a subcarrier position.

[0390] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource indicates subcarrier indices or subcarrier positions (such as subcarriers 0, 1, 6, 7), and the subcarrier identification information can be indicated by a bitmap. For example, 1 RB includes 12 subcarriers, a total of 12 bits, and one bit represents one subcarrier position, such as a bitmap of 110000110000. The first bit represents subcarrier 0, the second bit represents subcarrier 1, and so on. A bit value of 0 represents that the resource pattern does not include the subcarrier, and a bit value of 1 represents that the resource pattern includes the subcarrier, and vice versa.

[0391] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a two-symbol resource pattern (such as the 8-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4l, FIG. 4m, FIG. 4n, or FIG. 4o). Wherein, the resource pattern of the first resource can be protocol predefined, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate identification information of the resource pattern, or the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern; For specific implementation examples, refer to the 8-RE resource pattern shown in FIG. 4k.

[0392] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a two-symbol resource pattern (such as the 16-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4l).

[0393] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a two-symbol resource pattern (such as the 8-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4m).

[0394] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a two-symbol resource pattern (such as the 16-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4n).

[0395] For example, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a two-symbol resource pattern (such as the 24-RE pattern shown in FIG. 4o).

[0396] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a resource pattern of one CSI-IM resource of NR (such as the resource pattern of NR CSI-IM pattern 0 shown in FIG. 2h).

[0397] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a resource pattern of one CSI-IM resource of NR (such as the resource pattern of NR CSI-IM pattern 1 shown in FIG. 2h).

[0398] Optionally, the CSI-IM resource in the embodiments of the present application can also be referred to as CSI-IM.

[0399] Optionally, the resource pattern in the embodiments of the present application can also be referred to as pattern.

[0400] As another example of resource pattern configuration, the configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource can indicate that the resource pattern of the first resource is a resource pattern of a CSI-IM resource.

[0401] For example, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM can be at least one of the following:

[0402] As shown in the example of FIG. 4f, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, and the indexes of the subcarriers are subcarrier 0, 1, 2, …, 11. In FIG. 4f, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), and the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 4 REs in FIG. 4f.

[0403] As shown in the example of FIG. 4g, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, and the indexes of the subcarriers are subcarrier 0, 1, 2, …, 11. In FIG. 4g, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 4 REs in FIG. 4g.

[0404] As shown in the example of FIG. 4h, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols share 12 subcarriers, and the indexes of the subcarriers are subcarrier 0, 1, 2, …, 11. In FIG. 4h, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 4 REs in FIG. 4h.

[0405] As shown in the example of FIG. 4i, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4i, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2ndsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain location on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4i.

[0406] As shown in the example of FIG. 4j, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4j, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2ndsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain location on one symbol. In other words, the first resource can include 12 REs in FIG. 4g.

[0407] As shown in the example of FIG. 4k, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4k, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain location on the 0thsymbol (such as symbol 0); and, the 0thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1stsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 6thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), and the 7thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 7) in one frequency domain location on the 1stsymbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4k.

[0408] As shown in the example of FIG. 4l, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4l, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 2ndsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 8thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0thsymbol (such as symbol 0); and the 2ndsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rdsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 8thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1stsymbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4l.

[0409] As shown in the example of FIG. 4m, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4m, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 4thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 10thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the 0thsymbol (such as symbol 0); and the 4thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 10thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11thsubcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the 1stsymbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 8 REs in FIG. 4m.

[0410] As shown in the example of FIG. 4n, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4n, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (such as symbol 0); and the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), and the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 16 REs in FIG. 4n.

[0411] As shown in the example of FIG. 4o, the RBs on each of the one or more symbols collectively have 12 subcarriers, which are indexed as subcarriers 0, 1, 2,... 11. In FIG. 4o, the resource pattern of the CSI-IM resource includes partial locations on 2 consecutive symbols, i.e., the resource pattern of the first resource includes the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 114) in one frequency domain unit on the 0th symbol (such as symbol 0); and the 0th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 0), the 1st subcarrier (such as subcarrier 1), the 2nd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 2), the 3rd subcarrier (such as subcarrier 3), the 4th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 4), the 5th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 5), the 6th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 6), the 7th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 7), the 8th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 8), the 9th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 9), the 10th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 10), and the 11th subcarrier (such as subcarrier 11) in one frequency domain unit on the 1st symbol (such as symbol 1). In other words, the first resource can include 24 REs in FIG. 4o.

[0412] As an example of the frequency domain configuration, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource includes a starting frequency domain unit index and / or a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0413] Optionally, the starting frequency domain unit index can be at least one of a starting RB index, a starting RB position, a starting RBG index, or a starting RBG position.

[0414] Optionally, the frequency domain unit quantity can be a RB quantity or a RBG quantity.

[0415] For example, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can configure a starting RB position of the first resource, and a RB quantity (e.g., 4 RBs, 8 RBs, 10 RBs, 20 RBs, 40 RBs, etc.) occupied by the first resource can be preconfigured.

[0416] As another example of the frequency domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource includes bitmap information used to indicate time domain resources included in the first resource.

[0417] Optionally, the bitmap information can be a bitmap of time domain units, such as a bitmap of symbols or a bitmap of symbol groups.

[0418] For example, the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource can configure a starting RB position of the first resource, and a RB quantity (e.g., 4 RBs, 8 RBs, 10 RBs, 20 RBs, 40 RBs, etc.) occupied by the first resource.

[0419] As an example of the time domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can include a bitmap of symbols occupied by the first resource. For example, when a time slot includes 14 symbols, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a 14-bit bitmap. Bit 1 represents a symbol position occupied by the first resource, and bit 0 represents a symbol position not occupied by the first resource (or, bit 0 represents a symbol position occupied by the first resource, and bit 1 represents a symbol position not occupied by the first resource).

[0420] For example, when the bitmap has values 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, symbol 2, symbol 5, and symbol 6 are symbol positions occupied by the first resource.

[0421] For another example, when the bitmap has values 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, symbol 2, symbol 5, and symbol 7 are symbol positions occupied by the first resource.

[0422] As another example of time domain configuration, the time domain configuration information of the first resource includes a starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or a time domain unit quantity of the first resource.

[0423] Optionally, the starting time domain unit index can be a starting symbol index, a starting symbol position, a starting symbol group index, or a starting symbol group position.

[0424] Optionally, the time domain unit quantity can be a symbol quantity, or a symbol group quantity.

[0425] For example, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a starting symbol position of the first resource. Illustratively, the time domain configuration information of the first resource can indicate a symbol index of the starting symbol, and the corresponding symbol position is determined based on the resource pattern of the first resource.

[0426] For example, in the case that the resource pattern of the first resource is a single-symbol resource pattern, the symbol of the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource is the symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0427] For example, if the symbol index is s1, then the symbol s1 is the symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0428] For example, in the case that the resource pattern of the first resource is a double-symbol resource pattern, the symbol of the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource and the symbol of symbol index+1 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0429] For example, if the symbol index is s1, then the symbol s1 and the symbol s1+1 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0430] For example, in the case that the resource pattern of the first resource is a triple-symbol resource pattern, the symbol of the symbol index contained in the time domain configuration information of the first resource, the symbol of symbol index+1 and the symbol of symbol index+2 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0431] For example, if the symbol index is s1, then the symbol s1, the symbol s1+1 and the symbol s1+2 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0432] Illustratively, the time domain unit quantity can be predefined. For example, the predefined symbol quantity is 1, or 2, or 3. The corresponding symbol position is determined based on the starting symbol position and the symbol quantity.

[0433] For example, in the case of one symbol, the symbol indicated by the symbol index included in the time domain configuration information of the first resource is the symbol occupied by the first resource. For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbol s1 is the symbol occupied by the first resource.

[0434] For example, in the case of two symbols, the symbols indicated by the symbol index and the symbol index+1 included in the time domain configuration information of the first resource are the symbols occupied by the first resource. For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbols s1 and s1+1 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0435] For example, in the case of three symbols, the symbols indicated by the symbol index, the symbol index+1 and the symbol index+2 included in the time domain configuration information of the first resource are the symbols occupied by the first resource. For example, the symbol index is s1, and the symbols s1, s1+1 and s1+2 are the symbols occupied by the first resource.

[0436] As an example of the first indication information, the first indication information can indicate a scrambling identity (e.g., a scrambling identity of a PDCCH), and accordingly, the first communication device can determine a sequence on the first resource according to the scrambling identity, and then perform channel estimation and PMI reporting according to the sequence.

[0437] It should be noted that the above examples are described by one of the ways in which the first resource is implemented. As described above, the first resource can be implemented by at least one of the first way, the second way or the third way. In other words, the first resource can be implemented by two or three of the first way, the second way or the third way, i.e., the resource configuration information of the first resource can include two or three of the resource configuration information corresponding to the first way, the resource configuration information corresponding to the second way, or the resource configuration information corresponding to the third way. The resource configuration information can include at least one of the resource pattern configuration information, the time domain configuration information, and the frequency domain configuration information. In the following, the resource configuration information including the resource pattern configuration information will be described as an example.

[0438] As an example, the resource configuration information of the first resource can include the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the first way and the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the second way. For example, the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the first way can indicate the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4a or FIG. 4b, and the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the second way can indicate the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4c or FIG. 4d or FIG. 4e.

[0439] As another example, the resource configuration information of the first resource can comprise the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the first mode, and the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the third mode. For example, the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the first mode can indicate the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4a or FIG. 4b, and the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the third mode can indicate the resource pattern shown in any one of FIG. 4f to FIG. 40.

[0440] As another example, the resource configuration information of the first resource can comprise the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the first mode, the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the second mode, and the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the third mode. For example, the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the first mode can indicate the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4a or FIG. 4b, the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the second mode can indicate the resource pattern shown in FIG. 4c or FIG. 4d or FIG. 4e, and the resource pattern configuration information corresponding to the third mode can indicate the resource pattern shown in any one of FIG. 4f to FIG. 40.

[0441] In a possible implementation, the method shown in FIG. 3 further comprises: the first communication device sending second information, the second information being used to indicate the interference measurement result information corresponding to the first resource. Specifically, after obtaining the interference measurement result information based on the first resource in step S302, the first communication device can further send the second information indicating the interference measurement result information, so that the receiver (for example, the second communication device) of the second information can determine the interference measurement result corresponding to the first resource, so as to facilitate the receiver to perform resource management based on the interference measurement result.

[0442] Optionally, the above-mentioned resource management can comprise one or more of radio resource management (RRM), data transmission, etc. For example, the RRM comprises one or more of cell selection and reselection, power control, access control, handover management, load control, frequency allocation (for example, carrier aggregation (CA) related configuration, including but not limited to activating and deactivating carrier aggregation, configuring aggregated carrier set, allocating resource block, etc.), channel allocation, interference management.

[0443] For example, the data transmission can comprise one or more of determining resource of data transmission, precoding, antenna port, number of layers, modulation and coding scheme, code rate, multi-user multiplexing strategy.

[0444] Optionally, the first communication device can perform interference measurement by using existing interference measurement method, such as performing interference power averaging, or interference power normalization, etc. The first communication device can also use other interference measurement methods, such as performing mathematical operation on the received interference power to obtain interference power, for example, the mathematical operation can be linear operation or nonlinear operation, etc. The first communication device can also use other interference measurement methods, which are not limited in the present application.

[0445] Optionally, the first communication device can not send the second information. For example, the first communication device can explicitly indicate that the interference is low by means of muting in the case that the interference measurement information indicates that the interference is lower than or equal to a threshold, so as to reduce the transmission overhead.

[0446] In a possible implementation, the interference measurement information satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0447] The interference measurement information comprises interference measurement information corresponding to at least one of the N frequency domain resources included in the first resource, and N is a positive integer.

[0448] The interference measurement information comprises interference measurement information corresponding to at least one of the P time domain resources included in the first resource, and P is a positive integer.

[0449] The interference measurement information comprises signal quality information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource; or

[0450] The interference measurement information comprises channel state information (CSI) corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource.

[0451] Therefore, the interference measurement information indicated by the second information can be implemented by at least one of the above conditions, so as to improve the flexibility of the implementation scheme.

[0452] For example, when the first resource comprises N frequency domain resources, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for the N frequency domain resources respectively. For another example, when the first resource comprises P time domain resources, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for each time domain resource respectively. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of symbol groups, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for each symbol group respectively. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of REs, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for each RE respectively. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of RE groups, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for each RE group respectively.

[0453] For example, when the first resource comprises N frequency domain resources, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for at least one frequency domain resource. For another example, when the first resource comprises P time domain resources, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for at least one time domain resource respectively. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of symbols, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for at least one symbol. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of symbol groups, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for at least one symbol group. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of REs, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for at least one RE. For another example, when the first resource comprises a plurality of RE groups, the first communication device can feed back channel state information for at least one RE group.

[0454] Optionally, the signal quality information can comprise one or more of a reference signal received power (RSRP), an interference measurement reference signal received power (IM-RSRP), a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), a signal to noise ratio (SNR).

[0455] Optionally, the CSI can comprise one or more of channel quality information (CQI), RSRP, reference signal received quality (RSRQ), received signal strength indication (RSSI), precoding matrix indication (PMI), rank indication (RI), or layer indication (LI).

[0456] Optionally, the interference measurement result information can comprise power related information, such as RSRP, IM-RSRP, etc. Taking IM-RSRP as an example, the power corresponding to the IM-RSRP can comprise at least one of: total interference power of the interference measurement resource, average interference power of the interference measurement resource, interference power corresponding to a certain frequency range, interference power corresponding to a certain symbol, interference power corresponding to a certain RE group, or interference power corresponding to a certain RE.

[0457] Optionally, the interference measurement result information comprises at least one of: an index of the first resource, an index of a signal carried by the first resource, an index of a signal corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a frequency domain resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, or an index of a time domain unit corresponding to the interference measurement result. Specifically, the interference measurement result information can comprise the at least one index, so that the receiver of the second information can determine the measurement object (i.e. resource and / or signal) corresponding to the interference measurement result information based on the at least one index, to obtain the interference situation corresponding to the measurement object.

[0458] In the above process, the CQI can be selected by the receiving end based on the measured signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR). For example, the value of the CQI can be selected from a predefined table that maps SINR / SNR values to the index of the CQI. This mapping is based on the assumption that a higher SINR / SNR value indicates better channel conditions, allowing a higher data rate to be used. The CQI can be selected based on the current channel conditions and the target block error rate (BLER) using a predefined mapping table.

[0459] Optionally, SINR is a key indicator of signal quality, especially in wireless communication systems. For example, SINR satisfies:

[0460] where P s is the power of the received signal, P i is the power of the interference signal, and P n is the noise power at the receiving end.

[0461] As an example, the above interference measurement result information can include RSRP, where the RSRP of the interference measurement resource can be referred to as the RSRP of the interference measurement, i.e., IM-RSRP. Optionally, the IM-RSRP reporting can be periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, or aperiodic reporting.

[0462] For example, the second communication device can configure a CSI-IM resource for the first communication device, and the IM-RSRP can be reported for the CSI-IM resource. The second communication device can configure reporting parameters in the reporting configuration of the CSI-IM resource, and the reporting parameters include the IM-RSRP.

[0463] For another example, the second communication device can configure a CSI-RS resource for the first communication device, and the IM-RSRP can be reported for the CSI-RS resource. The second communication device can configure reporting parameters in the reporting configuration of the CSI-RS resource, and the reporting parameters include the IM-RSRP.

[0464] As another example, the above interference measurement result information can include CQI or SINR.

[0465] The CQI can be used to reflect the interference situation. For example, the calculation formula of the above SINR includes interference information.

[0466] Optionally, the CSI-IM resource is included in the configuration of the related measurement resource for CQI reporting.

[0467] Optionally, the CQI included in the interference measurement result information can be the value after SINR quantization.

[0468] In a possible implementation, before the first communication device sends the second information, the second communication device can indicate to the first communication device whether to report the interference measurement result. For example, the second communication device indicates whether to report the measurement result in the reporting configuration.

[0469] As an example, taking the CSI-IM resource as an example. The second communication device can configure one or more CSI-IM resources for the first communication device. Correspondingly, when the first communication device reports the channel state information through the second information, the first communication device can report the identifier (for example, CSI-IM resource ID) of the CSI-IM resource and the corresponding IM-RSRP.

[0470] Optionally, the second communication device can configure the number of reported measurement results (for example, IM-RSRP) for the first communication device, and / or indicate the threshold of the reported interference measurement result.

[0471] For example, the first communication device can preferentially report the CSI-IM resource ID and the corresponding interference measurement result (for example, IM-RSRP) with a smaller value according to the number of reported interference measurement results (for example, IM-RSRP). Compared with reporting the interference measurement result (for example, IM-RSRP) of each CSI-IM resource, this method can reduce the reporting overhead.

[0472] For another example, the first communication device can determine the interference measurement result (for example, IM-RSRP) corresponding to the interference measurement resource (for example, CSI-IM resource) greater than the threshold according to the reporting threshold. For example, the first communication device reports the bitmap corresponding to the CSI-IM resource ID, 1 represents greater than the threshold, and 0 represents less than the threshold. The IM-RSRP of the CSI-IM resource greater than the threshold can be further fed back. Compared with reporting the IM-RSRP of each CSI-IM resource, this method can reduce the reporting overhead.

[0473] Optionally, when the first communication device performs the interference measurement result (for example, IM-RSRP) reporting, the quantization reporting of the interference measurement result can be considered. For example, the number of quantization bits is Z bits, and Z is a positive integer. For example, Z is 4 or 7.

[0474] For example, when Z is 7, the reporting range of the interference measurement result (for example, IM-RSRP) can be 0-127, a total of 128 values, the reporting value 0 is equal to SINR <-23 dB, the reporting value 127 represents SINR > 40 dB, and the accuracy of the measurement report is 0.5 dB.

[0475] Optionally, the first communication device can report based on a differential interference measurement (such as IM-RSRP) from a threshold. The reporting is an offset from the threshold.

[0476] Optionally, the first communication device can perform differential reporting between resources for multiple interference measurement resources (such as CSI-IM resources). For example, the first communication device reports a first interference measurement result (such as a first IM-RSRP) of a first interference measurement resource (such as a first CSI-IM resource), and a differential reporting of an interference measurement result (such as an IM-RSRP) of a second interference measurement resource (such as a second CSI-IM resource), i.e., the reported value (such as a second IM-RSRP) of the interference measurement result (such as an IM-RSRP) of the second interference measurement resource (CSI-IM resource) is a power offset from the first interference measurement result (such as a first IM-RSRP).

[0477] Referring to FIG. 5, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device 500, which can implement the functions of the first communication device (or the second communication device) in the above-mentioned method embodiments, and thus can also implement the beneficial effects possessed by the above-mentioned method embodiments. In the embodiment of the present application, the communication device 500 can be a first communication device (or a second communication device), or an integrated circuit or element etc. inside the first communication device (or the second communication device), such as a chip, a baseband chip, a modem chip, an SoC chip (such as an SoC chip containing a modem core), a SIP chip, a communication module, a chip system, a processor, etc.

[0478] It should be noted that the transceiver unit 502 can include a sending unit and a receiving unit, which are respectively used for performing sending and receiving.

[0479] In a possible implementation, when the communication device 500 is used to perform the method performed by the first communication device in FIG. 3 and related embodiments, the communication device 500 includes a processing unit 501 and a transceiver unit 502; the transceiver unit 502 is configured to receive first information, the first information being used to configure a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; and the processing unit 501 is configured to perform measurement based on the first resource.

[0480] In a possible implementation, when the communication device 500 is used to perform the method performed by the second communication device in FIG. 3 and related embodiments, the communication device 500 includes a processing unit 501 and a transceiver unit 502; the processing unit 501 is configured to determine first information, the first information being used to configure a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; and the transceiver unit 502 is configured to send the first information.

[0481] In a possible design, when the communication apparatus 500 is a communication module in a terminal device or terminal, the function of the processing unit 501 can be implemented by one or more processors. Specifically, the processor can include a modem chip, a SoC chip (such as a SoC chip including a modem core), or a SIP chip. The function of the transceiver unit 502 can be implemented by a transceiver circuit.

[0482] In a possible design, when the communication apparatus 500 is a circuit or chip responsible for communication functions in a terminal, such as a modem chip or a SoC chip or a SoC chip including a modem core or a SIP chip, the function of the processing unit 501 can be implemented by circuitry including one or more processors or processor cores in the chip. The function of the transceiver unit 502 can be implemented by an interface circuit or data transceiver circuit on the chip.

[0483] It should be noted that the information processing process and the like of the units of the communication apparatus 500 are described in the foregoing method embodiments of the present application, and will not be repeated here.

[0484] Please refer to FIG. 6, which is another schematic structural diagram of a communication apparatus 600 provided in the present application. The communication apparatus 600 includes a logic circuit 601 and an input / output interface 602. The communication apparatus 600 can be a chip or an integrated circuit.

[0485] The transceiver unit 502 shown in FIG. 5 can be a communication interface, which can be the input / output interface 602 in FIG. 6. The input / output interface 602 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the communication interface can be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0486] In a possible implementation, when the communication apparatus 600 is configured to perform the method performed by the first communication apparatus in FIG. 3 and related embodiments, the input / output interface 602 is configured to receive first information, where the first information is used to configure a first resource, and the first resource is used for interference measurement; and the logic circuit 601 is configured to perform measurement based on the first resource.

[0487] In a possible implementation, when the communication apparatus 600 is configured to perform the method performed by the second communication apparatus in FIG. 3 and related embodiments, the logic circuit 601 is configured to determine first information, where the first information is used to configure a first resource, and the first resource is used for interference measurement; and the input / output interface 602 is configured to send the first information.

[0488] The logic circuit 601 and the input / output interface 602 can also perform other steps and achieve corresponding beneficial effects performed by the first communication device or the second communication device in any embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0489] In a possible implementation, the processing unit 501 shown in FIG. 5 can be the logic circuit 601 in FIG. 6.

[0490] Optionally, the logic circuit 601 can be a processing device, and the functions of the processing device can be partially or entirely implemented by software.

[0491] Optionally, the processing device can include a memory and a processor, where 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 the corresponding processing and / or steps in any one of the method embodiments.

[0492] Optionally, the processing device can only include the processor. The memory for storing the computer program is located outside the processing device, 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.

[0493] 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 (FPGA), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), SoC, central processing units (CPU), network processors (NP), digital signal processors (DSP), micro controller units (MCU), programmable logic devices (PLD) or other integrated chips, or any combination of the above chips or processors.

[0494] Please refer to FIG. 7, which shows a communication device 700 provided by the embodiments of the present application and related to the above embodiments. The communication device 700 can be specifically a communication device as a terminal device in the above embodiments, and the example shown in FIG. 7 is implemented by a terminal device (or a component in the terminal device).

[0495] Wherein, a possible logical structure diagram of the communication device 700 is shown in the figure, the communication device 700 can include but not limited to at least one processor 701 and a communication port 702.

[0496] Wherein, the transceiver unit 502 shown in the figure 5 can be a communication interface, which can be the communication port 702 in the figure 7, the communication port 702 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the communication port 702 can also be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0497] Further, the communication device 700 can also include at least one of a memory 703 and a bus 704, in the embodiment of the present application, the at least one processor 701 is used to control and process the actions of the communication device 700.

[0498] In addition, the processor 701 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. The processor can also be a combination of computing functions, such as one or more microprocessor combinations, digital signal processor and microprocessor combinations, etc. Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working process of the above described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0499] It should be noted that the communication device 700 shown in the figure 7 can be used to realize the steps implemented by the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments, and realize the corresponding technical effects of the terminal device. The specific implementation mode of the communication device shown in the figure 7 can refer to the description in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described one by one here.

[0500] Please refer to the figure 8, which is a structure diagram of the communication device 800 provided by the embodiment of the present application, which is related to the communication device in the foregoing embodiments, the communication device 800 can be the communication device of the network equipment in the foregoing embodiments, the example shown in the figure 8 is that the network equipment is realized by the network equipment (or components in the network equipment), wherein, the structure of the communication device can refer to the structure shown in the figure 8.

[0501] The communication device 800 comprises at least one processor 811 and at least one interface 814. Further optionally, the communication device further comprises at least one memory 812, at least one transceiver 813 and one or more antennas 815. The processor 811, the memory 812, the transceiver 813 and the interface 814 are connected, for example, through a bus, which can comprise various types of interfaces, transmission lines or buses in the embodiments of the present application, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same. The antenna 815 is connected to the transceiver 813. The interface 814 is used for the communication device to communicate with other communication devices through a communication link. For example, the interface 814 can comprise a network interface between the communication device and the core network device, for example, an S1 interface, and the network interface can comprise a network interface between the communication device and other communication devices, for example, other network devices or core network devices, for example, an X2 or Xn interface.

[0502] The transceiver unit 502 shown in FIG. 5 can be a communication interface, which can be the interface 814 in FIG. 8, and the interface 814 can comprise an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the interface 814 can also be a transceiver circuit, which can comprise an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0503] The processor 811 is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, and controlling the whole communication device, executing software programs, processing data of the software programs, for example, for supporting the communication device to perform the actions described in the embodiments. The communication device can comprise a baseband processor and a central processor, the baseband processor is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor is mainly used for controlling the whole terminal device, executing software programs, and processing data of the software programs. The processor 811 in FIG. 8 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 through a bus. Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal device can comprise multiple baseband processors to adapt to different network modes, and the terminal device can comprise multiple central processors to enhance its processing capability, and various components of the terminal device can be connected through 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 in 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.

[0504] The memory is mainly used for storing software programs and data. The memory 812 can exist independently of the processor 811. Alternatively, the memory 812 can be integrated with the processor 811, for example, integrated in a chip. The memory 812 can store program codes for implementing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and the processor 811 controls the execution. The executed computer programs of various types can also be regarded as the driver of the processor 811.

[0505] Figure 8 only shows one memory and one processor. In actual terminal equipment, there can be multiple processors and multiple memories. 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, i.e. an on-chip storage element, or an independent storage element, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0506] The transceiver 813 can be used to support the reception or transmission of radio frequency signals between the communication device and the terminal. The transceiver 813 can be connected to the antenna 815. The transceiver 813 includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx. Specifically, one or more antennas 815 can receive radio frequency signals, the receiver Rx of the transceiver 813 is used 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 811 for further processing of the digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals by the processor 811, such as demodulation processing and decoding processing. In addition, the transmitter Tx in the transceiver 813 is also used to receive the modulated digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals from the processor 811, 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 815. 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 adjusted. The transmitter Tx can selectively perform one or more levels of up-mixing and digital-to-analog conversion on the modulated digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals to obtain radio frequency signals, and the order of the up-mixing and digital-to-analog conversion can be adjusted. The digital baseband signals and the digital intermediate frequency signals can be collectively referred to as digital signals.

[0507] The transceiver 813 can also be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, a transceiving device, etc. Alternatively, 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, i.e. the transceiving unit includes a receiving unit and a 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.

[0508] It should be noted that the communication apparatus 800 shown in FIG. 8 can be specifically used to implement the steps implemented by the network device in the foregoing method embodiments, and achieve the corresponding technical effects of the network device. The specific implementation of the communication apparatus 800 shown in FIG. 8 can be referred to the description in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0509] Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a structural schematic diagram of the communication apparatus involved in the foregoing embodiments provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0510] It can be understood that the communication apparatus 900 includes, for example, modules, units, elements, circuits, or interfaces, etc., which are properly configured together to execute the technical solutions provided by the present application. The communication apparatus 900 can be the terminal device or the network device described above, or a component (such as a chip) of these devices, to implement the methods described in the following method embodiments. The communication apparatus 900 includes one or more processors 901. The processor 901 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, etc. For example, it can be 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 apparatus (such as a RAN node, a terminal, or a chip, etc.), execute software programs, and process data of the software programs.

[0511] Optionally, in one design, the processor 901 can include a program 903 (which can also be referred to as code or instructions sometimes) that can be run on the processor 901, so that the communication apparatus 900 executes the methods described in the following embodiments. In another possible design, the communication apparatus 900 includes a circuit (not shown in FIG. 9).

[0512] Optionally, the communication apparatus 900 can include one or more memories 902, which have a program 904 (which can also be referred to as code or instructions sometimes) stored thereon. The program 904 can be run on the processor 901, so that the communication apparatus 900 executes the methods described in the foregoing method embodiments.

[0513] Optionally, the processor 901 and / or the memory 902 can include an artificial intelligence (AI) module 907, 908, which is used to implement AI-related functions. The AI module can be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. For example, the AI module can include a radio intelligence control (RIC) module. For example, the AI module can be a near-real-time RIC or a non-real-time RIC.

[0514] Optionally, the processor 901 and / or the memory 902 can also store data. The processor and the memory can be separately arranged, or integrated together.

[0515] Optionally, the communication device 900 can further include a transceiver 905 and / or an antenna 906. The processor 901 can also be referred to as a processing unit, and can control the communication device (e.g., a RAN node or a terminal). The transceiver 905 can also be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, a transceiving circuit, or a transceiver, etc., and can be used to realize the transceiving function of the communication device through the antenna 906.

[0516] The processing unit 501 shown in FIG. 5 can be the processor 901. The transceiving unit 502 shown in FIG. 5 can be a communication interface, which can be the transceiver 905 in FIG. 9, and the transceiver 905 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the transceiver 905 can also be a transceiving circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0517] The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer readable storage medium for storing one or more computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method described in the possible implementation manners of the first communication device or the second communication device.

[0518] The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product (or a computer program), which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the possible implementation manners of the first communication device or the second communication device.

[0519] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip system, which includes 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 includes an interface circuit for providing program instructions and / or data for the at least one processor. In a possible design, the chip system can further include a memory for storing necessary program instructions and data of the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices, and the communication device can be the first communication device or the second communication device in the method embodiments.

[0520] The embodiments of the present application further provide a communication system, which includes the first communication device in any of the embodiments.

[0521] Optionally, the communication system further includes a second communication device.

[0522] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, device and method can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described device embodiments are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There can be another division manner for the actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections between different units, can be indirect couplings or communication connections through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0523] The units described as separated components can or can not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purposes of the embodiments of the present application.

[0524] In addition, each functional unit in the 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. If 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 substantially, 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 described in the 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 other media that can store program codes.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: Comprising: receiving first information, the first information being used for configuring a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 4th subcarrier and an 8th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 1st subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier and a 7th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 4th subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier, a 10th subcarrier and an 11th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier and a 7th subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, a 4th subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier, a 7th subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier, a 9th subcarrier, a 10th subcarrier and an 11th subcarrier in a frequency domain unit; performing measurement based on the first resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, Further comprising: sending second information, the second information being used for indicating interference measurement result information corresponding to the first resource.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The interference measurement result information satisfies at least one of the following: The interference measurement result information comprises interference measurement result information corresponding to at least one frequency domain resource in N frequency domain resources contained by the first resource, N being a positive integer; The interference measurement result information comprises interference measurement result information corresponding to at least one time domain resource in P time domain resources contained by the first resource, P being a positive integer; The interference measurement result information comprises signal quality information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource; Or The interference measurement result information comprises channel state information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The interference measurement result information comprises at least one of the following: an index of the first resource, an index of a signal carried by the first resource, an index of a signal corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a frequency domain resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, or an index of a time domain unit corresponding to the interference measurement result.

5. A communication method characterized by comprising: Comprising: determining first information, the first information being used for configuring a first resource, the first resource being used for interference measurement; a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 4th subcarrier and an 8th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 1st subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier and a 7th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 4th subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier, a 10th subcarrier and an 11th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier, a 7th subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier and a 9th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; or, a resource pattern of the first resource comprising a 0th subcarrier, a 1st subcarrier, a 2nd subcarrier, a 3rd subcarrier, a 4th subcarrier, a 5th subcarrier, a 6th subcarrier, a 7th subcarrier, an 8th subcarrier, a 9th subcarrier, a 10th subcarrier and an 11th subcarrier in one frequency domain unit; transmitting the first information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, Further comprising: receiving second information, the second information being used for indicating interference measurement result information corresponding to the first resource.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The interference measurement result information satisfies at least one of the following: The interference measurement result information comprises interference measurement result information corresponding to at least one frequency domain resource in N frequency domain resources contained by the first resource, N being a positive integer; The interference measurement result information comprises interference measurement result information corresponding to at least one time domain resource in P time domain resources contained by the first resource, P being a positive integer; The interference measurement result information comprises signal quality information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource; Or The interference measurement result information comprises channel state information corresponding to a signal carried by the first resource.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, The interference measurement result information comprises at least one of the following: an index of the first resource, an index of a signal carried by the first resource, an index of a signal corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, an index of a frequency domain resource corresponding to the interference measurement result, or an index of a time domain unit corresponding to the interference measurement result.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The first resource is used for interference measurement of a first radio access technology, and a resource pattern of the first resource is the same as a pattern of a reference signal of a second radio access technology.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The reference signal of the second radio access technology comprises at least one of the following: a physical broadcast channel demodulation reference signal (PBCH DMRS), a physical downlink control channel demodulation reference signal (PDCCH DMRS), or a physical downlink shared channel demodulation reference signal (PDSCH DMRS).

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that, The first information comprises at least one of the following: The configuration information of the resource pattern of the first resource, the time domain configuration information of the first resource, or the frequency domain configuration information of the first resource.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The time domain configuration information comprises any one of the following: bitmap information used for indicating time domain resources contained in the first resource; or a starting time domain unit index of the first resource and / or a time domain unit quantity of the first resource.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The frequency domain configuration information comprises any one of the following: a starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource; wherein the starting frequency domain unit index of the first resource is used for determining a frequency domain position of the first resource; or a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource; wherein the frequency domain unit quantity is used for determining the frequency domain position of the first resource; or a starting frequency domain unit index and a frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource; wherein the starting frequency domain unit index and the frequency domain unit quantity of the first resource are used for determining the frequency domain position of the first resource.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that, The configuration information of the resource pattern comprises at least one of the following: subcarrier identification information of the resource pattern, symbol identification information of the resource pattern, identification information of the resource pattern, or code division multiplexing group quantity information.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that, The first information comprises first indication information used for indicating sequence parameters, wherein the sequence parameters are used for determining a sequence carried by the first resource.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The sequence carried by the first resource is used for measurement of the first resource.

17. A communications device, characterized by A module for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

18. A communications device, characterized by At least one processor for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

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

20. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium stores a computer program or instructions, when executed, to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

21. A computer program product, characterised in that, A computer program or instructions, when executed by a computer, to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

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