Beam prediction reporting method and apparatus, and terminal and network side device

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of communications. Disclosed are a beam prediction reporting method and apparatus, and a terminal and a network side device. The beam prediction reporting method in the embodiments of the present application comprises: a terminal determining a first cell and a first beam in the first cell; and the terminal reporting a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

Description

Beam prediction reporting method and device, terminal and network side equipment

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411344883.8, filed on September 25, 2024, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a beam prediction reporting method, device, terminal and network side equipment. BACKGROUND

[0004] Artificial Intelligence (AI) based mobility enhancement includes Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement prediction, measurement event prediction, and Radio Link Failure (RLF) prediction or Handover Failure (HOF) prediction. RRM measurement prediction includes cell level measurement prediction with direct or indirect output and beam level measurement prediction with direct or indirect output. Beam level measurement prediction includes L3 filtered beam level prediction with direct or indirect output.

[0005] When the network side equipment configures the terminal to report the measurement result filtered by layer 3, the terminal reports the beam measurement result in the cell, which is used for the network side equipment to configure the random access channel resource of the target cell in the handover preparation process. In the existing beam reporting process, the terminal sorts and reports the beams based on the current measurement, but due to the handover delay, the currently reported beam may have poor signal quality in the future, or the reported beam is not the best beam in the future handover, resulting in random access failure or long handover delay in the target cell. SUMMARY

[0006] Embodiments of the present application provide a beam prediction reporting method, device and terminal, which can solve the problem that the terminal only reports the beam measurement result in the related art, which is prone to random access failure or long delay.

[0007] In a first aspect, a beam prediction reporting method is provided, comprising:

[0008] The terminal determines a first cell and a first beam in the first cell;

[0009] The terminal reports a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0010] In a second aspect, a beam prediction reporting method is provided, comprising:

[0011] The network side device receives a measurement report corresponding to the first beam reported by the terminal, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0012] In a third aspect, a beam prediction reporting apparatus applied to a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0013] A first processing module is configured to determine a first cell and a first beam in the first cell;

[0014] A first sending module is configured to report a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0015] In a fourth aspect, a beam prediction reporting apparatus applied to a network side device is provided, comprising:

[0016] A third receiving module is configured to receive a measurement report corresponding to the first beam reported by the terminal, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, a beam prediction reporting apparatus is provided, which is configured to perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or perform the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0018] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, which comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions executable on the processor, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0019] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first cell and a first beam in the first cell, and the communication interface is configured to report a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0020] In an eighth aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a measurement report corresponding to a first beam reported by a terminal, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0021] In a ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions are executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0022] In a tenth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, and the network-side device is configured to implement the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0023] In an eleventh aspect, a chip is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or instructions to implement the method according to the first aspect or the method according to the second aspect.

[0024] In a twelfth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0025] In the embodiments of the present application, after the terminal determines the first cell and the first beam in the first cell to be reported in the measurement report, the prediction result of the first beam or the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam are included in the reported measurement report, so that the network-side device can configure the random access resource of the target cell in the handover preparation process of the terminal according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network-side device does not match the actual measurement result in the handover, resulting in random access failure or too long delay. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied;

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a step flowchart of a beam prediction reporting method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] FIG. 3 shows a step flowchart of a beam prediction reporting method according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0029] FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of an example 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of an example 2 according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of an example 3 according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG. 7 shows a structural diagram of a beam prediction reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG. 8 shows a structural diagram of a beam prediction reporting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG. 9 shows a structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG. 10 shows a structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG. 11 shows a structural diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this application indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, the scope of protection for "A or B" covers at least three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B," "at least one of A and B," and "at least one of A or B" also cover at least the above three scenarios. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0039] The term "instruction" in this application can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as one in which the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc., in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as one in which the receiver determines the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or makes a judgment and determines the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc., based on the judgment result.

[0040] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems. th

[0041] ​FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a terminal-side device such as a mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer, a Laptop Computer, a notebook computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an Ultra-mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a flight vehicle, a Vehicle User Equipment (VUE), a shipboard device, a Pedestrian User Equipment (PUE), a smart home (a home device with a wireless communication function such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game console, a Personal Computer (PC), a kiosk, or a self-service machine. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart necklace, etc.), a smart wristband, smart clothes, etc. The vehicle-mounted device can also be referred to as a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip, or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network-side device 12 can include an access network device or a core network device. The access network device can also be referred to as a Radio Access Network (RAN) device, a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device can include a base station, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP), or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.The base station can be referred to as a Node B (NB), an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a New Radio Node B (NR Node B), an access point, a relay station (RBS), a serving base station (SBS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home Node B (HNB), a home evolved Node B, a transmit / receive point (TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, and is not limited to a particular technical terminology, provided that the same technical effect is achieved. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0042] The core network device can also be referred to as a core network node, a core network function, or a core network network element, etc., which includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF), a session management function (SMF), a user plane function (UPF), a policy control function (PCF), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), an edge application server discovery function (EASDF), a unified data management (UDM), a unified data repository (UDR), a home subscriber server (HSS), a centralized network configuration (CNC), a network repository function (NRF), a network exposure function (NEF), a local NEF (L-NEF), a binding support function (BSF), an application function (AF), a location management function (LMF), a gateway mobile location center (GMLC), a network data analytics function (NWDAF), etc. It should be noted that only the core network device in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction in the embodiments of the present application, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited. If the name of the core network device mentioned in the embodiments of the present application changes in the subsequent protocol version (for example, 6G), it is also within the protection scope of the present application.

[0043] Optionally, the core network device can be implemented by one or more function modules in one device, or can be implemented by multiple devices together, and the embodiments of the present application do not make a specific limitation in this regard. It can be understood that the above function modules can be network elements in a hardware device, can be software function modules running on a special hardware, or can be virtualized function modules instantiated on a platform (for example, a cloud platform).

[0044] The beam prediction reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the accompanying drawings, some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 2, the embodiments of the present application also provide a beam prediction reporting method, comprising:

[0046] Step 201, the terminal determines a first cell and a first beam in the first cell;

[0047] Step 202, the terminal reports a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0048] Optionally, the prediction result of the beam can be a layer 3 filtered beam prediction result.

[0049] Optionally, the measurement result of the beam can be a layer 3 filtered beam measurement result.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, after the terminal determines the first cell and the first beam in the first cell to be reported in the measurement report, the prediction result of the first beam or the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam are included in the reported measurement report, so that the network side device can configure the random access resource of the target cell in the terminal handover preparation process according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network side device does not match the actual handover measurement result, resulting in random access failure or too long delay.

[0051] In at least one embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises:

[0052] The terminal determines the prediction result of the beam according to the measurement result of the beam and an artificial intelligence (AI) function or an AI unit.

[0053] It should be noted that the AI unit in the embodiments of the present application can be referred to as an AI model, a machine learning (ML) model, an ML unit, an AI structure, an AI function, an AI feature, a machine learning model, a neural network, a neural network function, a neural network function, etc., or the AI unit can also refer to a processing unit capable of implementing specific algorithms, formulas, processing flows, capabilities, etc. related to AI, or the AI unit can be a processing method, algorithm, function, module or unit for a specific data set, or the AI unit can be a processing method, algorithm, function, module or unit running on an AI / ML related hardware such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), etc. The present application does not make specific limitations. Optionally, the specific data set includes the input and / or output of the AI unit.

[0054] The AI function, i.e. an AI algorithm function, can include multiple AI models or AI units.

[0055] Optionally, in the case that the measurement result of the beam is the signal quality of the beam, the prediction result of the beam can be understood as the predicted signal quality of the beam in the future prediction window or at the future time point.

[0056] Further optionally, the prediction window length or the predicted future time point corresponding to the prediction result of the beam is configured by a network side device or predefined by a protocol, or the prediction window is implicitly associated with the AI model of the beam prediction.

[0057] As an optional embodiment, the terminal determines the first cell in step 201, including:

[0058] In the case that the terminal reports the measurement report triggered by the measurement event, the terminal determines the cell in the cell trigger list as the first cell;

[0059] Or,

[0060] In the case that the terminal reports the measurement report triggered by the period, the terminal determines the special cell SpCell and / or at least one available cell with the strongest signal quality as the first cell;

[0061] Or,

[0062] In a case that the terminal is triggered to report the measurement report based on a prediction result of a radio resource management (RRM) measurement or a prediction result of an event, the terminal determines a cell whose prediction result meets a preconfigured condition as the first cell.

[0063] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the step 201 of determining the first beam in the first cell comprises:

[0064] The first beam in the first cell is determined according to at least one of the measurement result of the beam in the first cell and the prediction result.

[0065] In the first implementation, the terminal determines the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the beam in the first cell.

[0066] Correspondingly, the terminal infers the prediction result of the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first beam in the first cell, and reports the prediction result of the first beam in the first cell in the measurement report.

[0067] As an optional embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0068] The terminal receives first indication information from a network side device, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam is carried in the measurement report.

[0069] In this embodiment, the terminal determines the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the beam, and reports the prediction result of the first beam, thereby helping the network side device to determine the future signal quality of the beam and to configure more optimal random access resources for handover.

[0070] In the second implementation, the terminal determines the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the beam in the first cell.

[0071] Correspondingly, the terminal reports the prediction result of the first beam in the first cell in the measurement report.

[0072] As an optional embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0073] The terminal receives first indication information from a network side device, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam is carried in the measurement report.

[0074] Optionally, the reporting of the measurement report is triggered according to a prediction result of a radio resource management (RRM) measurement or a prediction result of an event, and the terminal reports the predicted target cell and the predicted beam in the measurement report at the same time, thereby helping the network side device to configure the random access resources of the target cell and the target cell.

[0075] In at least one embodiment of the present application, the method further comprises:

[0076] The terminal receives second indication information from the network side device, and the second indication information is used to indicate the first mode, and the first mode comprises:

[0077] According to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam, a first beam in the first cell is determined.

[0078] Or,

[0079] According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first beam in the first cell is determined.

[0080] For example, the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam" through indication information A; and the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam" through indication information B.

[0081] For another example, the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam" or "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam" by whether or not to send indication information C. For example, the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam" by sending indication information C; and the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam" by not sending indication information C; or the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam" by sending indication information C; and the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam" by not sending indication information C.

[0082] Optionally, the above indication information A, indication information B, and / or indication information C can be carried in the report configuration (reportConfig) sent by the network side device.

[0083] In an implementation manner, it is agreed in a protocol that when the measurement report is triggered according to the RRM measurement result or the measurement event, the terminal determines the first beam based on the measurement result of the beam; and when the measurement report is triggered according to the RRM measurement prediction result or the event prediction result, the terminal determines the first beam based on the prediction result of the beam.

[0084] As an optional embodiment, determining the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam comprises:

[0085] According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first beam in the first intra-cell is determined as:

[0086] a beam with the best prediction result in the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam;

[0087] or,

[0088] a beam with a prediction result greater than a third threshold in the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam;

[0089] wherein a total number of beams reported in a first cell is less than or equal to a third number threshold.

[0090] For example, the number of beams with a prediction result greater than a third threshold in the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam is N, if N is greater than or equal to the third number threshold, the prediction result and / or measurement result of the third number threshold of beams with the best prediction result are reported; if N is less than the third number threshold, the prediction result of N beams with the best prediction result is reported.

[0091] In an optional implementation, in a case where the prediction result of the beam contains prediction results of multiple future time instants,

[0092] According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first beam in the first intra-cell is determined as:

[0093] a first future time instant is determined according to an indication of a network side device;

[0094] a first beam in the first intra-cell is determined according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam at the first future time instant.

[0095] In another optional implementation, according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first beam in the first intra-cell is determined as:

[0096] a first beam in the first intra-cell is determined based on the prediction result of the beam at a prediction event triggering time instant. For example, a measurement report is triggered due to a prediction event satisfying, if it is predicted that the event will satisfy at T1 time instant at the current time instant, the terminal sorts based on the beam prediction result at T1 time instant, thereby determining the first beam.

[0097] In this embodiment, after the terminal determines the first cell, the first beam is determined according to the prediction result of the beam, and the prediction result of the first beam is reported to the network side device, so as to ensure that the beam referenced by the network side device when configuring the random access resource is the beam with the best future signal quality.

[0098] In a third implementation, step 201 determines the first beam in the first intra-cell, comprising:

[0099] determining a first beam set according to the measurement results of the intra-cell beams; the first beam set comprises at least one beam;

[0100] determining a second beam set according to the prediction results of the intra-cell beams; the second beam set comprises at least one beam;

[0101] determining the first beam in the first cell according to the first beam set and the second beam set.

[0102] Optionally, determining the first beam in the first cell according to the first beam set and the second beam set comprises:

[0103] determining the same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set as the first beam in the first cell.

[0104] In other words, when there is a same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set, the measurement report comprises the measurement result and / or the prediction result of the same beam. For example, the first beam set is beam 1, beam 2 and beam 3; the second beam set is beam 1, beam 2 and beam 4; only the measurement result and / or the prediction result of beam 1 and the measurement result and / or the prediction result of beam 2 are reported.

[0105] As an optional embodiment, the first beam in the first cell comprises:

[0106] the beam comprised in the first beam set;

[0107] the beam comprised in the second beam set.

[0108] Optionally, whether to report the prediction result of the beam comprised in the first beam set in the measurement report can be configured by the network side device or agreed by the protocol; or, whether to report the measurement result of the beam comprised in the second measurement report in the measurement report can be configured by the network side device or agreed by the protocol; which is not limited herein.

[0109] For example, the measurement report comprises the measurement result of the beam comprised in the first beam set and the prediction result of the beam comprised in the second beam set; optionally, the measurement report further comprises the prediction result of the beam comprised in the first beam set and / or the measurement result of the beam comprised in the second beam set.

[0110] Optionally, when there is a repeated beam in the first beam set and the second beam set, the measurement result and the prediction result of the repeated beam need to be reported, i.e. the measurement report comprises the measurement result and the prediction result of the repeated beam.

[0111] Optionally, in the case that there are same beams in the first set of beams and the second set of beams, the prediction results and / or measurement results of the same beams are not reported repeatedly in the measurement report.

[0112] For example, the first set of beams is beam 1, beam2, beam3, and the second set of beams is beam 1, beam2, beam4. Then, beam 1 and beam2 are reported only once in the current measurement report, i.e., beam 1, beam2, beam3, beam4 are reported.

[0113] Optionally, in the case that the determined number of the first beams is less than the first number threshold, and there are prediction results greater than the first threshold in the prediction results of the beams of the first cell, the measurement report further includes: the prediction results of at least one beam with the prediction results greater than the first threshold.

[0114] In at least one embodiment of the present application, the prediction results and / or measurement results of the same beams are not reported repeatedly in the measurement report, including:

[0115] The fourth beam in the second set of beams is deleted;

[0116] Or,

[0117] The fourth beam in the first set of beams is deleted.

[0118] In an implementation manner, in the case that the number of beams in the second set of beams after the fourth beam is deleted is less than the number threshold, and there are prediction results greater than the target threshold in the prediction results of the beams of the first cell, the measurement report further includes: the prediction results of at least one beam with the prediction results greater than the target threshold.

[0119] In other words, when the first beam set and the beams in the second beam set have repetitions, the same beams are not reported repeatedly, and the first beam set is preferred to be combined; if the number of beams in the second beam set after combination is less than the number threshold configured by the network side device, and there are beams greater than the first threshold in the remaining predicted beams in the second beam set, the terminal reports the remaining predicted beams greater than the first threshold until a certain number threshold is reached. For example, the first beam set is beam1, beam2, and beam3; the second beam set is beam1, beam2, and beam4; at this time, the reported beams include beam1, beam2, beam3, and beam4; assuming that the number threshold is 3, the signal quality of the predicted beams is beam1>2>4>5>6, and the signal quality of the 5 beams is greater than the first threshold; at this time, the terminal can also report two predicted beams, i.e., beam5 and beam6; that is, the finally reported beams are beam1, beam2, beam3, beam4, beam5, and beam6.

[0120] In another implementation, in the case that the number of beams in the first beam set after the fourth beam is deleted is less than a certain number threshold, and there is a measurement result greater than a target threshold in the measurement results of the beams of the first cell, the measurement report further includes: the measurement result of at least one beam with a measurement result greater than the target threshold.

[0121] In other words, when the first beam set and the beams in the second beam set have repetitions, the same beam is not reported repeatedly, and the second beam set is preferred for consolidation; if the number of beams in the first beam set after consolidation is less than the second number threshold (such as maxNrofRS-IndexesToReport) configured by the network side device, and there are still beams greater than the second threshold (such as absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation) in the remaining measurement beams in the first beam set, the terminal reports the remaining measurement beams greater than the second threshold until a certain number threshold is reached. For example, the first beam set is beam1, beam2, and beam3; the second beam set is beam1, beam2, and beam4; then the reported beams include beam1, beam2, beam3, and beam4; assuming that maxNrofRS-IndexesToReport is 3, the signal quality ranking of the measurement beams is beam1>2>4>5>6, and the signal quality of the 5 beams is greater than absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation; then the terminal can also report two measurement beams, i.e., beam5 and beam6; that is, the finally reported beams are beam1, beam2, beam3, beam4, beam5, and beam6.

[0122] In summary, in the embodiments of the present application, after the terminal determines the first cell to be reported in the measurement report and the first beam in the first cell, the terminal includes the prediction result of the first beam or the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam in the reported measurement report, so that the network side device configures the random access resource of the target cell in the terminal's handover preparation process according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network side device does not match the actual measurement result at the time of handover, resulting in random access failure or excessive delay.

[0123] As shown in FIG. 3, the embodiments of the present application also provide a beam prediction reporting method, comprising:

[0124] Step 301: The network side device receives the measurement report corresponding to the first beam reported by the terminal, wherein the measurement report carries the prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam.

[0125] In the embodiments of the present application, after determining the first cell to be reported in the measurement report and the first beam in the first cell, the terminal includes the prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam in the reported measurement report, so that the network side device configures the random access resource of the target cell in the handover preparation process of the terminal according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network side device does not match the measurement result at the actual handover, resulting in random access failure or too long delay.

[0126] As an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0127] The network side device sends first indication information to the terminal, and the first indication information is used to indicate whether the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam is carried in the measurement report.

[0128] As another optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0129] The network side device sends second indication information to the terminal, and the second indication information is used to indicate the first mode, and the first mode includes:

[0130] The terminal determines the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the beam in the first cell.

[0131] Or,

[0132] The terminal determines the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the beam in the first cell.

[0133] For example, the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the beam to be reported in the first cell according to the measurement result of the beam in the first cell" through indication information A; and the network side device indicates the terminal to "determine the beam to be reported in the first cell according to the prediction result of the beam in the first cell" through indication information B.

[0134] For another example, the network-side device indicates the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first cell beam" or "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first cell beam" by whether the indication information C is sent. For example, the network-side device sends the indication information C to indicate the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first cell beam"; does not send the indication information C to indicate the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first cell beam"; or the network-side device sends the indication information C to indicate the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the first cell beam", and does not send the indication information C to indicate the terminal to "determine the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the first cell beam".

[0135] Optionally, the indication information A, the indication information B, and / or the indication information C can be carried in the report configuration (reportConfig) sent by the network-side device.

[0136] In an implementation manner, it is agreed in the protocol that when the measurement report is triggered according to the RRM measurement result or the measurement event, the terminal determines the first beam based on the measurement result of the beam; and when the measurement report is triggered according to the RRM measurement prediction result or the event prediction result, the terminal determines the first beam based on the prediction result of the beam.

[0137] As an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0138] According to the measurement report, the terminal is configured with resources.

[0139] In summary, in the embodiments of the present application, the network-side device configures the random access resources of the target cell in the handover preparation process of the terminal according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network-side device does not match the measurement result at the actual handover, resulting in random access failure or too long delay.

[0140] In order to more clearly describe the beam prediction reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the following examples are described.

[0141] Example 1, as shown in FIG. 4:

[0142] Step 41, the terminal determines the cell to be reported in the measurement report; the method of determining the reported cell can be one of the following:

[0143] The measurement event (for example, the event A3, A4, A5, and the like configured by the network-side device) triggers the report, and the terminal reports the cell in the cell trigger list (CellsTriggeredList);

[0144] Periodic reporting, the terminal reports the SpCell and / or at least one applicable cell with the strongest signal quality;

[0145] Event-triggered reporting based on RRM measurement prediction results or event prediction results, the terminal reports the cells whose prediction results meet the pre-configuration conditions of the network side device.

[0146] Step 42, the terminal sorts the beam measurement results in each reported cell according to the signal quality, determines the beams to be reported, for example, the terminal reports the best beam and the beam greater than the threshold (absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation), and the total number of reported beams in each cell does not exceed the number threshold (maxNrofRS-IndexesToReport) configured by the network side device;

[0147] The terminal reports the reference signal index (RS index) of the beam; optionally, the measurement value of the L3 beam is reported when includeBeamMeasurements is configured.

[0148] Step 43, the terminal infers the prediction result of the beam; the terminal performs AI model inference on the determined reported beam in step 32 to obtain the future signal quality prediction result of the beam;

[0149] Optionally, the prediction window length or the predicted future time point is explicitly configured by the network side device or pre-defined by the protocol, or the prediction window is implicitly associated with the AI model of the beam prediction.

[0150] Step 44, the terminal reports the measurement result and / or prediction result of the beam of the cell in the measurement report.

[0151] Optionally, whether to report the prediction result of the beam can be configured by the network side device.

[0152] In this example, the terminal determines the beams to be reported in the cell according to the measured beam signal quality, and simultaneously reports the measurement signal quality and the prediction signal quality of these beams, which can help the network side device to determine the future signal quality of these beams, so as to configure more optimal random access resources for handover.

[0153] Example two, as shown in FIG. 5:

[0154] Step 51, the terminal determines the cells to be reported in the measurement report; the method of determining the reported cells can be one of the following:

[0155] Measurement event (e.g. network side device configured event A3, A4, A5, etc.) triggered reporting, the terminal reports the cells in the CellsTriggeredList;

[0156] Periodic triggered reporting, the terminal reports the SpCell and / or at least one applicable cell with the strongest signal quality;

[0157] RRM measurement prediction result or event prediction result triggered reporting, the terminal reports the cells whose prediction results meet the network side device preconfigured conditions.

[0158] Step 52, the terminal infers the beam prediction result in each reported cell;

[0159] Step 53, the terminal sorts the beams according to the prediction results, and determines the beams to be reported; for example, the terminal reports the best predicted beam, and the beams greater than the first threshold, and the total number of reported beams in each cell does not exceed the second number threshold configured by the network side device;

[0160] The prediction window length or the predicted future time point is explicitly configured by the network side device or pre-defined by the protocol, or the prediction window is implicitly associated with the AI model of beam prediction;

[0161] Optionally, when the prediction result of the beam contains multiple future time points, the network side device indicates to sort the L3 beam prediction result based on the prediction result according to which future time point;

[0162] Optionally, the terminal sorts the beam prediction result based on the prediction event triggering time point; for example, the measurement reporting in step 41 is triggered due to the prediction event meeting, if it is predicted that the event will meet at T1 time point at the current time point, the terminal sorts the beam prediction result at T1 time point;

[0163] The first threshold can reuse absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation, or define a new threshold by the network side device.

[0164] The second number threshold can reuse maxNrofRS-IndexesToReport, or define a new threshold by the network side device.

[0165] Step 54, the terminal reports the prediction result of the beam of the cell in the measurement report.

[0166] Optionally, the terminal simultaneously reports the measurement result of the L3 beam.

[0167] Optionally, the network-side device configures whether the terminal reports actual measurement results of the predicted L3 beam.

[0168] In this example, after the terminal determines the cells to be reported, the terminal determines the beams to be reported according to the predicted results of the beams. The terminal can report the best predicted beam to the network-side device, so as to ensure that the beam whose future signal quality is the best is the best beam that the network-side device refers to when configuring random access resources.

[0169] Example Three, as shown in FIG. 6:

[0170] Step 61: The terminal determines the cells to be reported in the measurement report. The method of determining the cells to be reported can be one of the following:

[0171] Reporting triggered by a measurement event (for example, events A3, A4, A5, and the like configured by the network-side device), in which the terminal reports the cells in the cell trigger list (CellsTriggeredList);

[0172] Periodic reporting, in which the terminal reports the SpCell and / or at least one applicable cell with the strongest signal quality;

[0173] Reporting triggered by the predicted results of RRM measurement or event prediction, in which the terminal reports the cells whose predicted results meet the preconfigured conditions of the network-side device.

[0174] Step 62: The terminal sorts the measurement results of the beams in each reported cell according to the signal quality, determines a beam set 1 to be reported, for example, the terminal reports the best beam and the beams greater than the threshold (absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation), and the total number of reported beams in each cell does not exceed the number threshold (maxNrofRS-IndexesToReport) configured by the network-side device;

[0175] The terminal reports the reference signal index (RS index) of the beam. Optionally, the measurement value of the L3 beam is reported when includeBeamMeasurements is configured.

[0176] Step 63: The terminal infers the predicted results of the beams in each reported cell.

[0177] Step 64: The terminal determines a beam set 2 to be reported according to the predicted results of the beams, for example, the terminal reports the best predicted beam and the beams greater than the first threshold, and the total number of reported beams in each cell does not exceed the second number threshold configured by the network-side device.

[0178] The prediction window length or the predicted future time point is explicitly configured by the network side device or predefined by a protocol, or the prediction window is implicitly associated with the AI model for beam prediction.

[0179] Optionally, when the prediction result of the beam contains multiple future time points, the network side device indicates to sort the L3 beam prediction result based on the prediction result according to which future time point;

[0180] Optionally, the terminal sorts the prediction result of the beam based on the predicted event triggering time point. For example, the measurement reporting in step 41 is triggered due to the satisfaction of the predicted event. If it is predicted that the event will be satisfied at T1 at the current time point, the terminal sorts the beam prediction result at T1.

[0181] The first threshold can reuse absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation, or a new threshold defined by the network side device.

[0182] The second number threshold can reuse maxNrofRS-IndexesToReport, or a new threshold defined by the network side device.

[0183] In step 65, the terminal reports the measurement result of the beam set 1 and the prediction result of the beam set 2 of the cell in the measurement report.

[0184] Optionally, the measurement report further includes the prediction result of the beam set 1.

[0185] Optionally, the measurement report further includes the measurement result of the beam set 2.

[0186] In this example, the terminal reports at least one best measurement beam and at least one best L3 prediction beam at the same time for the network side device to refer to. When the prediction accuracy is poor, the network side device refers to the measurement beam (such as the beam set 1) to configure the random access resource. When the prediction accuracy is high, the network side device refers to the prediction beam (such as the beam set 2) to configure the random access resource.

[0187] The beam prediction reporting method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by a beam prediction reporting device. In the embodiments of the present application, the beam prediction reporting method executed by the beam prediction reporting device is taken as an example to illustrate the beam prediction reporting device provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0188] The embodiment of the present application provides a beam prediction reporting device. As an example, the beam prediction reporting device can be a communication device or a component in the communication device, such as a chip. The communication device can be a terminal, a network side device or a server, etc. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of the terminal 11 listed above, the network side device can include but is not limited to the types of the network side device 12 listed above, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited specifically.

[0189] The beam prediction reporting device includes a receiving module, a sending module and a processing module. The receiving module, the sending module and the processing module can be implemented by software or by hardware. When implemented by hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include a general purpose processor, a special purpose processor, etc., such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an artificial intelligent (AI) processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a network processor (NP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, a gate circuit, a transistor, a discrete hardware component, etc. The receiving module and the sending module can be implemented by a communication interface, which can include one or more of a transceiver, a pin, a circuit, a bus, a radio frequency unit, etc.

[0190] Specifically, referring to FIG. 7, when the beam prediction reporting device is a terminal or a component in the terminal, the beam prediction reporting device includes a first processing module 701 configured to determine a first cell to be reported and a first beam in the first cell; and a first sending module 702 configured to report a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0191] As an optional embodiment, the first processing module includes:

[0192] A first processing sub-module configured to determine the first beam in the first cell according to at least one of the measurement result of the beam in the first cell and the prediction result.

[0193] As an optional embodiment, the device further includes:

[0194] The first receiving module is configured to receive first indication information from a network side device, the first indication information being used to indicate whether the measurement report carries a measurement result or a prediction result of the first beam.

[0195] As an optional embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

[0196] The second receiving module is configured to receive second indication information from the network side device, the second indication information being used to indicate a first mode, the first mode comprising:

[0197] determining the first beam within the first cell according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam;

[0198] or,

[0199] determining the first beam within the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam.

[0200] As an optional embodiment, the first processing module comprises:

[0201] The second processing submodule is configured to determine a first beam set according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam;

[0202] The third processing submodule is configured to determine a second beam set according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam;

[0203] The fourth processing submodule is configured to determine the first beam within the first cell according to the first beam set and the second beam set.

[0204] As an optional embodiment, the fourth processing submodule is further configured to:

[0205] determine a same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set as the first beam within the first cell.

[0206] As an optional embodiment, the first beam within the first cell comprises:

[0207] a beam included in the first beam set;

[0208] a beam included in the second beam set.

[0209] As an optional embodiment, in a case where there is a same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set,

[0210] the prediction result and / or the measurement result of the same beam are not reported repeatedly in the measurement report.

[0211] As an optional embodiment, in a case that the determined number of the first beams is less than a first number threshold and there is a prediction result greater than the first threshold in the prediction results of the beams of the first cell, the measurement report further comprises: a prediction result of at least one beam whose prediction result is greater than the first threshold.

[0212] As an optional embodiment, the first processing module comprises:

[0213] A fifth processing submodule is configured to determine a cell in the cell triggering list as the first cell in a case that a measurement event triggers the terminal to report a measurement report.

[0214] Alternatively, the first processing module is configured to determine a special cell SpCell and / or at least one available cell with the strongest signal quality as the first cell in a case that a period triggers the terminal to report a measurement report.

[0215] Alternatively, the first processing module is configured to determine a cell whose prediction result meets a preconfigured condition as the first cell in a case that a prediction result based on a radio resource management (RRM) measurement or an event prediction result triggers the terminal to report a measurement report.

[0216] As an optional embodiment, the first processing submodule is further configured to:

[0217] determine, according to the prediction results of the beams in the first cell, a beam to be reported in the first cell as:

[0218] a beam with the best prediction result in the prediction results of the beams in the first cell;

[0219] Alternatively,

[0220] a beam whose prediction result is greater than a third threshold in the prediction results of the beams in the first cell;

[0221] wherein a total number of the reported beams in one first cell is less than or equal to a third number threshold.

[0222] As an optional embodiment, in a case that the prediction results of the beams comprise prediction results of multiple future time points, the first processing submodule is further configured to:

[0223] determine a first future time point according to an indication of a network side device;

[0224] determine a first beam in the first cell according to a prediction result of the beam in the first cell at the first future time point.

[0225] As an optional embodiment, the first processing submodule is further configured to:

[0226] The prediction result of the beam is determined based on a prediction result of a prediction event triggering moment.

[0227] As an optional embodiment, the apparatus further includes:

[0228] The fourth processing module is configured to determine the prediction result of the beam based on the measurement result of the beam and an artificial intelligence (AI) function or an AI unit.

[0229] In the embodiments of the present application, after the terminal determines the first cell and the first beam in the first cell to be reported in the measurement report, the terminal includes the prediction result of the first beam or the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam in the reported measurement report, so that the network side device configures the random access resource of the target cell in the handover preparation process of the terminal according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network side device does not match the measurement result at the actual handover, resulting in random access failure or too long delay.

[0230] Referring to FIG. 8, when the beam prediction reporting apparatus is a network side device or a component in the network side device, the beam prediction reporting apparatus includes a third receiving module 801 configured to receive a measurement report corresponding to a first beam reported by a terminal, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0231] As an optional embodiment, the apparatus further includes:

[0232] The second sending module is configured to send first indication information to the terminal, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate whether the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam is carried in the measurement report.

[0233] As an optional embodiment, the apparatus further includes:

[0234] The third sending module is configured to send second indication information to the terminal, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a first mode, and the first mode includes:

[0235] The terminal determines a first beam in the first cell according to a measurement result of a beam in the first cell.

[0236] Or,

[0237] The terminal determines a first beam in the first cell according to a prediction result of a beam in the first cell.

[0238] As an optional embodiment, the apparatus further includes:

[0239] The fifth processing module is configured to perform resource configuration for the terminal according to the measurement report.

[0240] In the embodiments of the present application, after determining the first cell to be reported in the measurement report and the first beam in the first cell, the terminal includes the prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam in the reported measurement report, so that the network side device configures the random access resource of the target cell in the handover preparation process of the terminal according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network side device does not match the measurement result at the actual handover, resulting in random access failure or too long delay.

[0241] The beam prediction reporting device provided in the embodiments of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 6 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0242] As shown in FIG. 9, the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device 900, which includes a processor 901 and a memory 902, and the memory 902 stores programs or instructions executable on the processor 901. For example, when the communication device 900 is a terminal, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 901 to realize each step of the above beam prediction reporting method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein. When the communication device 900 is a network side device, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 901 to realize each step of the above beam prediction reporting method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0243] The embodiments of the present application further provide a terminal, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run programs or instructions to realize the steps in the method embodiments as shown in FIG. 2. The terminal embodiments correspond to the above terminal side method embodiments, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the above method embodiments can be applied to the terminal embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. The terminal can be the device shown in FIG. 7. Specifically, FIG. 10 is a hardware structure schematic diagram of a terminal for realizing the embodiments of the present application.

[0244] The terminal 1000 includes, but is not limited to, at least part of components such as a radio frequency unit 1001, a network module 1002, an audio output unit 1003, an input unit 1004, a sensor 1005, a display unit 1006, a user input unit 1007, an interface unit 1008, a memory 1009, and a processor 1010.

[0245] Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 1000 can further include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 1010 through a power management system, so that the power management system can realize the functions of managing charging, discharging and power consumption management. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 10 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal can include more or fewer components than those shown, or combine certain components, or different component arrangements, which are not described here.

[0246] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 1004 can include a graphics processor 10041 and a microphone 10042. The graphics processor 10041 processes image data of a still picture or a video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 1006 can include a display panel 10061, which can be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 1007 includes at least one of a touch panel 10071 and other input devices 10072. The touch panel 10071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 10071 can include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 10072 can include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, on-off keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, which are not described here.

[0247] In the embodiments of the present application, after the radio frequency unit 1001 receives the downlink data from the network side device, it can be transmitted to the processor 1010 for processing. In addition, the radio frequency unit 1001 can send uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1001 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0248] The memory 1009 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1009 can mainly include a first storage area storing programs or instructions and a second storage area storing data, wherein the first storage area can store an operating system, application programs or instructions required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like. In addition, the memory 1009 can include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory can be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static RAM (SRAM), a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), an Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synch link DRAM (SLDRAM), and a Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 1009 in the embodiments of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0249] The processor 1010 can include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1010 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes operations related to an operating system, a user interface, and an application program, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor can also not be integrated into the processor 1010.

[0250] The processor 1010 is configured to determine a first cell and a first beam in the first cell.

[0251] The radio frequency unit 1001 is configured to report a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, wherein the measurement report carries a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carries a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

[0252] In the embodiments of the present application, after determining the first cell to be reported in the measurement report and the first beam in the first cell, the terminal includes the prediction result of the first beam in the reported measurement report, so that the network side device configures the random access resource of the target cell in the handover preparation process of the terminal according to the prediction result of the first beam in the measurement report, thereby solving the problem that the beam measurement result reported by the terminal to the network side device does not match the actual measurement result at the time of handover, resulting in random access failure or too long delay.

[0253] It can be understood that the implementation processes of each implementation manner mentioned in the embodiments can refer to the related descriptions of the method embodiments and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described here again.

[0254] The embodiments of the present application also provide a network side device, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to realize the steps of the method embodiments shown in FIG. 3. The network side device embodiments correspond to the network side device method embodiments described above. Each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiments described above can be applied to the network side device embodiments and can achieve the same technical effects.

[0255] Specifically, the embodiments of the present application also provide a network side device, which can be the apparatus shown in FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 11, the network side device 1100 includes an antenna 111, a radio frequency device 112, a baseband device 113, a processor 114 and a memory 115. The antenna 111 is connected with the radio frequency device 112. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 112 receives information through the antenna 111 and sends the received information to the baseband device 113 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 113 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 112. The radio frequency device 112 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 111.

[0256] The method performed by the network side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 113, which includes a baseband processor.

[0257] The baseband device 113 may, for example, include at least one baseband board on which a plurality of chips are arranged, as shown in FIG. 11. One of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor which is connected with the memory 115 through a bus interface to call programs in the memory 115 and perform the operations of the network side device shown in the above method embodiments.

[0258] The network side device can also include a network interface 116, which is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0259] Specifically, the network side device 1100 of the embodiment of the present application further includes instructions or programs stored on the memory 115 and executable on the processor 114, the processor 114 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 115 to perform the method performed by each module shown in FIG. 8 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0260] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, the readable storage medium stores programs or instructions, the programs or instructions are executed by a processor to implement each process of the above-described beam prediction reporting method embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0261] The processor is the processor in the terminal in the above-described embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer readable only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. In some examples, the readable storage medium can be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0262] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement each process of the above-described beam prediction reporting method embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0263] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application can also be referred to as a system chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system on chip, etc.

[0264] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, the computer program / program product is stored in a storage medium, the computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above-described beam prediction reporting method embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0265] The embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network side device, the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the above-described beam prediction reporting method, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the above-described beam prediction reporting method.

[0266] It should be noted that, in the present document, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by "comprises a", "comprising", or the like does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the methods and apparatuses of the present application can be carried out by specific hardware, by software, or by a combination of hardware and software. It is therefore, contemplated to this patent to cover any and all modifications, variations, or equivalents that fall within the scope of the present application. Accordingly, where a concept can have been illustrated in only one of the exemplary embodiments, various aspects of the concept can be modified and / or combined to produce a variety of other embodiments that are not specifically illustrated. Thus, for purposes of describing particular embodiments, reference has been made to orientations. However, it is to be understood that the teachings of this patent are not limited in their application to any one of the mentioned orientations, but are applicable to any assembly having the features currently described or hereinafter ascertained.

[0267] From the above description of the embodiments, it is apparent that the method of the above embodiments can be realized by means of a computer software product and general hardware platform, of course, it can also be realized by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disc, optical disc, etc.), and includes a plurality of instructions for making the terminal or network side device execute the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0268] The embodiments of the present application are described above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and the above specific embodiments are only illustrative, but not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many forms of embodiments under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application and the protection scope of the claims, and these embodiments all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for reporting a predicted beam, the method comprising: determining, by a terminal, a first cell and a first beam in the first cell; and reporting, by the terminal, a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, the measurement report carrying a prediction result of the first beam or carrying a measurement result and the prediction result of the first beam. The determining, by the terminal, the first beam in the first cell comprises: determining the first beam in the first cell according to at least one of a measurement result of a beam in the first cell and the prediction result. 3.The method of any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising: receiving, by the terminal, first indication information from a network device, the first indication information indicating whether the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam is carried in the measurement report.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, 4.The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving, by the terminal, second indication information from the network device, the second indication information indicating a first mode, the first mode comprising: determining the first beam in the first cell according to the measurement result of the beam in the first cell; or determining the first beam in the first cell according to the prediction result of the beam in the first cell. The determining the first beam in the first cell comprises: determining a first beam set according to the measurement result of the beam in the first cell; determining a second beam set according to the prediction result of the beam in the first cell; and determining the first beam in the first cell according to the first beam set and the second beam set. The determining the first beam in the first cell according to the first beam set and the second beam set comprises: determining a same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set as the first beam in the first cell. The first beam in the first cell comprises: a beam in the first beam set; or a beam in the second beam set. In a case where a same beam exists between the first beam set and the second beam set, the prediction result and / or the measurement result of the same beam is not repeated in the measurement report. 9.The method of any of claims 1 to 8, wherein: in a case where a number of the determined first beams is less than a first number threshold and a prediction result of a beam in the first cell is greater than a first threshold, the measurement report further comprises the prediction result of the at least one beam whose prediction result is greater than the first threshold. The determining, by the terminal, the first cell comprises: in a case where a measurement event triggers the terminal to report the measurement report, determining, by the terminal, a cell in a cell trigger list as the first cell; or in a case where a period triggers the terminal to report the measurement report, determining, by the terminal, a special cell (SpCell) and / or at least one available cell with a best signal quality as the first cell; or in a case where a prediction result or an event of a radio resource management (RRM) measurement triggers the terminal to report the measurement report, determining, by the terminal, a cell whose prediction result satisfies a preconfigured condition as the first cell. ​ ​ 5. The method of claim 1, wherein, ​ ​ ​ ​ 6. The method of claim 5, wherein, ​ ​ 7. The method of claim 5, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 8. The method of claim 7, wherein, ​ ​ ​ ​ 10. The method of claim 1, wherein, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 11. The method of claim 2, wherein, According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first intra-cell beam is determined, including: According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first intra-cell beam is determined, including: a beam with the best prediction result in the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam; or, a beam with a prediction result greater than a third threshold in the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam; wherein the total number of reported beams in one first cell is less than or equal to a third quantity threshold.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein, In the case that the prediction result of the beam contains prediction results of multiple future time instants, According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first intra-cell beam is determined, including: determining a first future time instant according to the indication of the network side device; determining a first intra-cell beam according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam at the first future time instant.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein, According to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam, a first intra-cell beam is determined, including: determining a first intra-cell beam based on the prediction result of the beam at the prediction event triggering time instant.

14. The method of any one of claims 1-13, further comprising: a terminal determining a prediction result of a beam according to the measurement result of the beam and an artificial intelligence (AI) function or AI unit.

15. A beam prediction reporting method, the method comprising: a network side device receiving a measurement report corresponding to a first beam reported by a terminal, the measurement report carrying a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carrying a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: the network side device sending first indication information to the terminal, the first indication information being used to indicate whether the measurement report carries the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising: the network side device sending second indication information to the terminal, the second indication information being used to indicate a first mode, the first mode including: a terminal determining a first intra-cell beam according to a measurement result of a first intra-cell beam; or, a terminal determining a first intra-cell beam according to a prediction result of a first intra-cell beam.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising: performing resource configuration for the terminal according to the measurement report.

19. A beam prediction reporting apparatus applied to a terminal, the apparatus comprising: a first processing module configured to determine a first cell and a first intra-cell beam in the first cell; a first sending module configured to report a measurement report corresponding to the first beam, the measurement report carrying a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carrying a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein, the first processing module comprising: a first processing sub-module configured to determine a first intra-cell beam according to at least one of a measurement result and the prediction result of a first intra-cell beam.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 or 20, wherein, the apparatus further comprising: The first receiving module is configured to receive first indication information from a network side device, the first indication information being used to indicate whether the measurement report carries a measurement result or a prediction result of the first beam.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, The apparatus further includes: The second receiving module is configured to receive second indication information from the network side device, the second indication information being used to indicate a first mode, the first mode including: determining the first beam within the first cell according to a measurement result of the first intra-cell beam; or determining the first beam within the first cell according to a prediction result of the first intra-cell beam. The first processing module includes:

23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein, The second processing submodule is configured to determine a first beam set according to the measurement result of the first intra-cell beam. The third processing submodule is configured to determine a second beam set according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam. The fourth processing submodule is configured to determine the first beam within the first cell according to the first beam set and the second beam set. The fourth processing submodule is further configured to:

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, determine a same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set as the first beam within the first cell. The first beam within the first cell includes:

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, a beam included in the first beam set; or a beam included in the second beam set. In a case where there is a same beam in the first beam set and the second beam set, 26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein, the prediction result and / or the measurement result of the same beam are not reported repeatedly in the measurement report.

27. The apparatus according to any one of claims 19 to 26, wherein, in a case where the determined number of the first beams is less than a first number threshold, and there is a prediction result greater than a first threshold in the prediction results of the beams of the first cell, the measurement report further includes: the prediction result of at least one beam whose prediction result is greater than the first threshold. The first processing module includes:

28. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein, The fifth processing submodule is configured to, in a case where a measurement event triggers the terminal to report a measurement report, determine a cell in a cell trigger list as the first cell. or, in a case where a periodic trigger triggers the terminal to report a measurement report, determine a special cell (SpCell) and / or at least one available cell with the strongest signal quality as the first cell. or, in a case where a prediction result or an event based on a radio resource management (RRM) measurement triggers the terminal to report a measurement report, determine a cell whose prediction result satisfies a preconfigured condition as the first cell. The first processing submodule is further configured to:

29. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, determine the beam to be reported within the first cell according to the prediction result of the first intra-cell beam as: a beam with the best prediction result in the prediction results of the first intra-cell beams; or a beam with a prediction result greater than a third threshold in the prediction results of the first intra-cell beams. wherein the total number of the reported beams in one first cell is less than or equal to a third number threshold. In a case where the prediction result of the beam includes prediction results of multiple future time instants, the first processing submodule is further configured to: determine a first future time instant according to an indication of the network side device; 30. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, ​ ​ The first intra-cell beam is determined according to a prediction result of the first intra-cell beam at a first future time.

31. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, The first processing submodule is further configured to: The first intra-cell beam is determined according to a prediction result of the first intra-cell beam at a first future time.

32. The apparatus of any one of claims 19-31, further comprising: The fourth processing module is configured to determine the prediction result of the beam according to the measurement result of the beam and an artificial intelligence (AI) function or an AI unit.

33. An apparatus for reporting a beam prediction, applied to a network-side device, comprising: The third receiving module is configured to receive a measurement report corresponding to a first beam reported by a terminal, the measurement report carrying a prediction result of the first beam, or the measurement report carrying a measurement result and a prediction result of the first beam.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising: The second sending module is configured to send first indication information to the terminal, the first indication information being used to indicate whether the measurement report carries the measurement result or the prediction result of the first beam.

35. The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising: The third sending module is configured to send second indication information to the terminal, the second indication information being used to indicate a first mode, the first mode comprising: The terminal determines the first intra-cell beam according to a measurement result of the first intra-cell beam; or The terminal determines the first intra-cell beam according to a prediction result of the first intra-cell beam.

36. The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising: The fifth processing module is configured to perform resource configuration for the terminal according to the measurement report.

37. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing programs or instructions executable on the processor, the programs or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the beam prediction reporting method of any one of claims 1-14.

38. A network-side device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing programs or instructions executable on the processor, the programs or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the beam prediction reporting method of any one of claims 15-18.

39. A readable storage medium, the readable storage medium storing programs or instructions, the programs or instructions being executed by a processor to implement the steps of the beam prediction reporting method of any one of claims 1-14, or to implement the steps of the beam prediction method of any one of claims 15-18. ​

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