Communication method and communication apparatus

Abstract

The present application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method may comprise: a network device sends first reporting configuration information to a terminal device; the terminal device performs beam measurement to obtain a measurement report; and the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device by means of a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information. In the communication method provided by embodiments of the present application, reporting of a measurement report can be initiated by a terminal device on demand, and since the reporting is triggered by the terminal device on demand, the terminal device performs reporting only when reporting is required, thereby reducing transmission resource overheads.

Description

Communication method and communication apparatus

[0001] This application claims priority from the Chinese patent application No. 202411391445.7 filed on September 30, 2024, and entitled "Communication method and communication apparatus", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the field of wireless communication, and more particularly, to a communication method and a communication apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0003] In wireless communication, in order to transmit and receive data, obtain system synchronization and feedback channel information, etc., a reference signal will be transmitted between a sending end and a receiving end. For example, the sending end sends a reference signal to the receiving end, and the receiving end receives the reference signal, and then can perform corresponding operations based on the reference information, such as performing channel measurement and reporting a beam. At present, the timing of beam reporting is mainly determined by a network device, which results in a large overhead of uplink resources. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus, which initiates beam reporting by a terminal device, can realize on-demand beam reporting, and reduces the overhead of uplink resources.

[0005] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided. The method can be applied to the terminal side, that is, the method can be executed by a terminal device, or can be executed by a component (such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit or a communication module) of the terminal device, and the present application does not limit this. Hereinafter, the terminal device will be mainly taken as an example for description.

[0006] The method can include: receiving, by a terminal device, first reporting configuration information from a network device; performing, by the terminal device, beam measurement to obtain a measurement report; and sending, by the terminal device, the measurement report to the network device through a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information.

[0007] The above method can be applied to a scenario in which the terminal device initiates reporting of the measurement report on demand. The terminal device uses the transmission resource corresponding to the reporting configuration issued by the network device to report the measurement report when it is determined to send the measurement report, which provides a scheme for the terminal side to use which transmission resource to send the measurement report when the measurement report is sent on demand. In addition, since the reporting is triggered by the terminal device on demand, the terminal device only reports when it needs to report, thereby reducing the overhead of transmission resources.

[0008] In some implementations of the first aspect, the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device through a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information when a first condition is met.

[0009] For example, the first condition can be that the beam quality of the current serving beam is less than a first threshold, and / or there is at least one other beam whose beam quality is higher than that of the current serving beam by a second threshold, and / or there is at least one other beam whose beam quality is higher than that of the best beam among the currently activated beams by a third threshold, and / or there is at least one other beam whose beam quality is higher than that of the worst beam among the currently activated beams by a fourth threshold, etc. The first condition can also be any other condition, which is not limited in the present application. The first condition is used to assist the terminal device in determining whether to report the measurement report.

[0010] In the above method, the terminal device can report the measurement report only when a certain condition is met, thereby reducing the uplink resource overhead.

[0011] In some implementations of the first aspect, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0012] The first resource set, the third resource set, and the fourth resource set.

[0013] Specifically, the first resource set includes M first resources, the third resource set includes N third resources, and the fourth resource set includes Q fourth resources, where M, N, and Q are positive integers greater than or equal to 1.

[0014] Specifically, the first resource is used for the terminal device to send first information to the network device, the first information being used to request a second resource for transmitting the measurement report, and the third resource is used for the terminal device to send second information to the network device, the second information being used to indicate that the terminal device will send the measurement report to the network device through the fourth resource.

[0015] Exemplarily, if the terminal device determines to send the measurement report to the network device, the terminal device can send first information through the first resource to request the network device to allocate the second resource, and then send the measurement report to the network device through the second resource allocated by the network device. This reporting mode of the measurement report can be referred to as a first mode in the present application. If the terminal device determines to send the measurement report to the network device, the terminal device can send second information through the third resource to inform the network device that the measurement report will be sent through the fourth resource, and then send the measurement report to the network device through the fourth resource. This reporting mode of the measurement report can be referred to as a second mode in the present application. The present application does not limit the names of the first mode and the second mode, and the first mode and the second mode can be replaced by other names.

[0016] Exemplarily, if the network device configures the terminal device to report the measurement report in the first mode, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information can include the first resource set. If the network device configures the terminal device to report the measurement report in the second mode, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information can include the third resource set and the fourth resource set. If the network device configures the terminal device to report the measurement report in any one of the first mode or the second mode, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information can include the first resource set, the third resource set and the fourth resource set.

[0017] The above method can flexibly configure the terminal device to report the measurement report in which mode, thereby improving the efficiency of resource utilization.

[0018] With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the above first reporting configuration information is further used to indicate information of the first resource set, and the information of the first resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0019] identifier information of the first resource set, indication information of a first cell corresponding to the first resource set, information of M first resources included in the first resource set, and information of a bandwidth part (BWP) corresponding to the M first resources.

[0020] Specifically, the indication information of the first cell is used to indicate the first cell.

[0021] Specifically, the first cell corresponding to the first resource set can be a first cell to which the first resource set belongs.

[0022] The above method explicitly designs the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, which can improve the transmission performance of the first information between the terminal device and the network device.

[0023] Exemplarily, the indication information of the first cell can indicate the first cell by any one of the following:

[0024] The indication information of the first cell indicates identification information of the first cell; the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the master cell and the second cell as the first cell, the second cell being a cell to which the first reporting configuration information belongs or the first reporting configuration information being a reporting configuration information of the second cell; the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the master cell and the secondary cell configured with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) as the first cell; and the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the master cell, the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH and the second cell as the first cell.

[0025] Exemplarily, the information of the first resource set can not include the indication information of the first cell, in which case the first cell can be the master cell by default; or the first cell is the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH by default; or the first cell is the second cell by default; or if the second cell belongs to a master cell group, the first cell is the master cell by default, and if the second cell belongs to a secondary cell group, the first cell is the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH by default.

[0026] The method provides a determination method of a first cell to which a first resource set belongs, the first cell corresponding to the first resource set can be a second cell to which a reporting configuration belongs, can be a master cell, can be a secondary cell configured with a PUCCH, etc., that is, the first cell corresponding to the first resource set used for sending first information is not necessarily the second cell to which the reporting configuration belongs, and resource utilization of a terminal device in a multi-connection state can be balanced.

[0027] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different first resource sets; or all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set; or all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set; or all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set; or all reporting configurations corresponding to one first resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device belong to the same cell, and / or the cell to which the one first resource set belongs and the cells to which all reporting configurations corresponding to the one first resource set belong are the same.

[0028] Specifically, the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different, and it can also be understood that the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different. If the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0029] If the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0030] If the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0031] The network device in the above method has constrained the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, for example, the first resource set of the same cell or the same cell group is the same, which not only can reduce the uplink resource overhead, but also can simplify the reception of the first information by the network device.

[0032] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the first reporting configuration information is further used to indicate information of a third resource set, and the information of the third resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0033] The identification information of the third resource set, the indication information of the third cell corresponding to the third resource set, the information of N third resources included in the third resource set, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources.

[0034] Specifically, the indication information of the third cell is used to indicate the third cell.

[0035] Specifically, the third cell corresponding to the third resource set can be a third cell to which the third resource set belongs.

[0036] The above method has an explicit design for the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, which can improve the transmission performance of the second information between the terminal device and the network device.

[0037] Exemplarily, the indication information of the third cell can indicate the third cell by any one of the following:

[0038] The indication information of the third cell indicates identification information of the third cell; the indication information of the third cell indicates one of the master cell and the second cell as the third cell; the indication information of the third cell indicates one of the master cell and the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH as the third cell; and the indication information of the third cell indicates one of the master cell, the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH and the second cell as the third cell.

[0039] Exemplarily, the information of the third resource set can not include the indication information of the third cell, in which case the third cell can be the master cell by default; or the third cell is the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH by default; or the third cell is the second cell by default; or if the second cell belongs to the master cell group, the third cell is the master cell by default, and if the second cell belongs to the secondary cell group, the third cell is the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH by default.

[0040] The method provides a determination method of a third cell to which a third resource set belongs. The third cell corresponding to the third resource set can be a second cell to which a reporting configuration belongs, or a master cell, or a secondary cell configured with a PUCCH, etc. That is, the third cell corresponding to the third resource set used for sending the second information is not necessarily the second cell to which the reporting configuration belongs, and resource utilization of the terminal device in a multi-connection state can be balanced.

[0041] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets; or all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set; or all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set; or all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set; or if multiple reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same fourth resource set, the multiple reporting configurations also correspond to the same third resource set; or all reporting configurations corresponding to one third resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device belong to the same cell, and / or the cell to which the one third resource set belongs and the cells to which all reporting configurations corresponding to the one third resource set belong are the same.

[0042] Specifically, the third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different, and it can also be understood that the third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different. If the third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different, the third resource set corresponding to reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0043] If the third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, the third resource set corresponding to reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0044] If the third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in all cells in the same cell group is the same, the third resource set corresponding to reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in cells in different cell groups can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0045] The network device in the above method constrains the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, for example, the third resource set in the same cell or the same cell group is the same, which not only reduces the uplink resource overhead, but also simplifies the reception of the second information by the network device.

[0046] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the first reporting configuration information is further used to indicate information of a fourth resource set, and the information of the fourth resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0047] The identification information of the fourth resource set, the indication information of the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set, the information of Q fourth resources included in the fourth resource set, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources.

[0048] Specifically, the indication information of the fourth cell is used to indicate the fourth cell, and the fourth cell indicated by the indication information of the fourth cell is the second cell exemplarily.

[0049] Specifically, the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set can be a fourth cell to which the fourth resource set belongs.

[0050] The above method explicitly designs the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, which can improve the transmission performance of the measurement report between the terminal device and the network device.

[0051] In some implementations of the first aspect, the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is different; or the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in a same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is same; or the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in a same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is same; or the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is same; or if the third resource set corresponding to multiple reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is same, the fourth resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations is also same; or all reporting configurations corresponding to one fourth resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device belong to a same cell, and / or the cell to which the one fourth resource set belongs and the cell to which all reporting configurations corresponding to the one fourth resource set belong are same.

[0052] Specifically, the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is different, which can also be understood as that the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of a same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device is different. If the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of a same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device is different, the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all same, partially same or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0053] If the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of a same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device is same, the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations of cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all same, partially same or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0054] If the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in a same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is same, the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations of cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all same, partially same or all different, which is not limited in the present application.

[0055] The fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations is constrained by the network device in the method, for example, the fourth resource set of a same cell or a same cell group is same, which not only reduces the uplink resource overhead, but also simplifies the reception of the network device to the measurement report.

[0056] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the terminal device receives the first reporting configuration information from the network device, including that the terminal device receives a plurality of reporting configuration information from the network device.

[0057] If at least two reporting configurations in the plurality of reporting configurations correspond to the same fourth resource set and the plurality of reporting configurations correspond to a plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device adopts a first constraint rule, which includes that after the terminal device transmits the second information through the third resource in one third resource set in the plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device is prohibited from transmitting the second information through the third resource in other third resource sets in the plurality of different third resource sets before transmitting the measurement report through the fourth resource in the fourth resource set.

[0058] Alternatively, if a plurality of reporting configurations corresponding to one fourth resource set correspond to a plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device adopts a second constraint rule, which includes that after the terminal device transmits the second information through the third resource in one third resource set in the plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device is prohibited from transmitting the second information through the third resource in other third resource sets in the plurality of different third resource sets before transmitting the measurement report through the fourth resource in the fourth resource set.

[0059] In the method, one fourth resource set is associated with a plurality of different third resource sets, so that the terminal device does not need to transmit the second information through the third resource in each third resource set in the plurality of different third resource sets, but only needs to transmit the second information through the third resource in one third resource set in the plurality of different third resource sets, thereby reducing the uplink resource overhead.

[0060] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided. The method can be applied to the network side, that is, the method can be executed by a network device or a component (for example, a chip or a chip system or a circuit or a communication module) of the network device, and the present application does not limit the same. Hereinafter, the network device will be mainly taken as an example for description.

[0061] The method can include that the network device sends first reporting configuration information to a terminal device; and the network device receives a measurement report transmitted by the terminal device through a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information.

[0062] The method can be initiated by the terminal device for reporting the measurement report on demand, and the terminal device reports the measurement report through the transmission resource corresponding to the reporting configuration sent by the network device, thereby not only reducing the uplink resource overhead, but also improving the transmission performance between the terminal device and the network device.

[0063] In some implementations of the second aspect, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information comprises at least one of the following:

[0064] The first resource set, the third resource set, and the fourth resource set.

[0065] Specifically, the first resource set comprises M first resources, the third resource set comprises N third resources, and the fourth resource set comprises Q fourth resources, where M, N, and Q are positive integers greater than or equal to 1.

[0066] Specifically, the first resource is used for the terminal device to send first information to the network device, the first information is used for requesting a second resource for transmitting a measurement report, the third resource is used for the terminal device to send second information to the network device, and the second information is used for indicating that the terminal device will send a measurement report to the network device through the fourth resource.

[0067] For example, if the network device configures the terminal device to report the measurement report in the first mode, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information can comprise the first resource set; if the network device configures the terminal device to report the measurement report in the second mode, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information can comprise the third resource set and the fourth resource set; and if the network device configures the terminal device to report the measurement report in either of the first mode or the second mode, the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information can comprise the first resource set, the third resource set, and the fourth resource set.

[0068] The above method can flexibly configure the terminal device to report the measurement report in which mode, thereby improving the efficiency of resource utilization.

[0069] In some implementations of the second aspect, the first reporting configuration information further comprises information of the first resource set, and the information of the first resource set comprises at least one of the following:

[0070] The identification information of the first resource set, the indication information of a first cell corresponding to the first resource set, the information of M first resources included in the first resource set, and the information of a BWP corresponding to the M first resources.

[0071] Specifically, the indication information of the first cell is used to indicate the first cell.

[0072] Specifically, the first cell corresponding to the first resource set can be a first cell to which the first resource set belongs.

[0073] The above method explicitly designs the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, which can improve the transmission performance of the first information between the terminal device and the network device.

[0074] Exemplarily, the indication information of the first cell can indicate the first cell by any of the following:

[0075] The indication information of the first cell indicates identification information of the first cell; the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the master cell and a second cell as the first cell, the second cell being a cell to which the first reporting configuration belongs or the first reporting configuration being a reporting configuration of the second cell; the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the master cell and a secondary cell configured with PUCCH as the first cell; the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the master cell, the secondary cell configured with PUCCH and the second cell as the first cell.

[0076] Exemplarily, the information of the first resource set can not include the indication information of the first cell, in which case the first cell can be the master cell by default; or the first cell is the secondary cell configured with PUCCH by default; or the first cell is the second cell by default; or if the second cell belongs to a master cell group, the first cell is the master cell by default, and if the second cell belongs to a secondary cell group, the first cell is the secondary cell configured with PUCCH by default.

[0077] The method provides a determination method of a first cell to which a first resource set belongs, the first cell corresponding to the first resource set can be a second cell to which a reporting configuration belongs, can be a master cell, can be a secondary cell configured with PUCCH, etc., that is, the first cell corresponding to the first resource set used to send the first information is not necessarily the second cell to which the reporting configuration belongs, and resource utilization of the terminal device in a multi-connection state can be balanced.

[0078] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different first resource sets; or all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set; or all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set; or all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set.

[0079] Specifically, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different first resource sets, which can also be understood as: all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different first resource sets. If all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different first resource sets, the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can all correspond to the same first resource set, or some of them can correspond to the same first resource set, or all of them can correspond to different first resource sets, which are not limited in the application.

[0080] If the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all cells configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0081] If the first resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0082] The network device in the method limits the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, for example, the first resource set of the same cell or the same cell group is the same, which not only reduces the uplink resource overhead, but also simplifies the reception of the first information by the network device.

[0083] With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first reporting configuration information further includes information of a third resource set, and the information of the third resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0084] The identification information of the third resource set, the indication information of a third cell corresponding to the third resource set, the information of N third resources included in the third resource set, and the information of BWP corresponding to the N third resources.

[0085] Specifically, the indication information of the third cell indicates the third cell.

[0086] Specifically, the third cell corresponding to the third resource set can be a third cell to which the third resource set belongs.

[0087] The method explicitly designs the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, which can improve the transmission performance of the second information between the terminal device and the network device.

[0088] Exemplarily, the indication information of the third cell can indicate the third cell by any one of the following:

[0089] The indication information of the third cell indicates the identification information of the third cell; the indication information of the third cell indicates one of the primary cell and the second cell as the third cell; the indication information of the third cell indicates one of the primary cell and the secondary cell configured with PUCCH as the third cell; and the indication information of the third cell indicates one of the primary cell, the secondary cell configured with PUCCH, and the second cell as the third cell.

[0090] Exemplarily, the information of the third resource set can not include the indication information of the third cell, in which case the third cell can be defaulted as the primary cell; or the third cell is defaulted as the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH; or the third cell is defaulted as the second cell; or if the second cell belongs to the primary cell group, the third cell is defaulted as the primary cell, and if the second cell belongs to the secondary cell group, the third cell is defaulted as the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH.

[0091] The method provides a determination method of the third cell to which the third resource set belongs, and the third cell corresponding to the third resource set can be the second cell to which the reporting configuration belongs, can be the primary cell, can be the secondary cell configured with the PUCCH, and the like, that is, the third cell corresponding to the third resource set used for sending the second information is not necessarily the second cell to which the reporting configuration belongs, and resource utilization of the terminal device in the multi-connection state can be balanced.

[0092] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets; or all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell correspond to the same third resource set; or all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell group correspond to the same third resource set; or all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set; or if the fourth resource sets corresponding to multiple reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, the third resource sets corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are also the same.

[0093] Specifically, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets, which can also be understood as: all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell correspond to different third resource sets. If all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell correspond to different third resource sets, the third resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can all be the same, or partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0094] If all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell correspond to the same third resource set, the third resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can all be the same, or partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0095] If the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0096] The network device in the method constrains the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, for example, the third resource set of the same cell or the same cell group is the same, which not only reduces the uplink resource overhead, but also simplifies the reception of the second information by the network device.

[0097] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first reporting configuration information further includes information of a fourth resource set, and the information of the fourth resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0098] The identification information of the fourth resource set, the indication information of the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set, the information of Q fourth resources included in the fourth resource set, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources.

[0099] Specifically, the indication information of the fourth cell is used to indicate the fourth cell, and the fourth cell indicated by the indication information of the fourth cell is exemplarily the second cell.

[0100] Specifically, the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set can be a fourth cell to which the fourth resource set belongs.

[0101] The method explicitly designs the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, which can improve the transmission performance of the measurement report between the terminal device and the network device.

[0102] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is different; or the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same; or the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same; or the fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same; or if the third resource set corresponding to multiple reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, the fourth resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations is also the same.

[0103] Specifically, the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different, which can also be understood as: the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different. If the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is different, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0104] If the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0105] If the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device can be all the same, partially the same, or all different, which is not limited in the application.

[0106] The network device in the method above has constrained the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration, for example, the fourth resource set of the same cell or the same cell group is the same, which not only reduces the uplink resource overhead, but also simplifies the reception of the measurement report by the network device.

[0107] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the network device sends the first reporting configuration information to the terminal device, including: the network device sends multiple reporting configuration information to the terminal device,

[0108] If the third resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations is the same, and there are at least two reporting configurations corresponding to different fourth resource sets in the multiple reporting configurations, the network device receives the measurement report sent by the terminal device through the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration, including: the network device receives the second information sent by the terminal device through the third resource in the third resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations; the network device determines multiple different fourth resource sets corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations based on the third resource set; and the network device detects the measurement report through the fourth resource in one of the determined multiple different fourth resource sets.

[0109] In the method, one third resource set is associated with multiple different fourth resource sets, and the network device cannot determine which fourth resource set in the multiple different fourth resource sets the terminal device will send the measurement report in, after receiving the second information in the third resource in the one third resource set. Therefore, the network device can blindly detect the measurement report in the fourth resource in the multiple different fourth resource sets until the measurement report is detected in the fourth resource in one fourth resource set.

[0110] With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: determining, by the network device, that the reporting configuration information corresponding to the measurement report is the first reporting configuration information based on the fourth resource set in which the measurement report is detected.

[0111] In the method, the network device can determine which reporting configuration the measurement report corresponds to according to the fourth resource set in which the measurement report is detected, so that the measurement report can be successfully parsed.

[0112] In a third aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which is configured to execute the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect. Specifically, the apparatus can include units and / or modules for executing the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect, such as a processing unit and / or a communication unit.

[0113] In an implementation, the apparatus is a communication device (e.g., a terminal device). When the apparatus is a communication device, the communication unit can be a transceiver, or an input / output interface; and the processing unit can be at least one processor. Optionally, the transceiver can be a transceiver circuit. Optionally, the input / output interface can be an input / output circuit.

[0114] In another implementation, the apparatus is a chip, a chip system or a circuit for a communication device (e.g., a terminal device), or a communication module. When the apparatus is a chip, a chip system or a circuit for a communication device, the communication unit can be an input / output interface, an interface circuit, an output circuit, an input circuit, a pin or related circuit on the chip, the chip system or the circuit, etc.; and the processing unit can be at least one processor, a processing circuit or a logic circuit, etc.

[0115] In a fourth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which is configured to execute the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect. Specifically, the apparatus can include units and / or modules for executing the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect, such as a processing unit and / or a communication unit.

[0116] In an implementation, the apparatus is a communication device (e.g., a network device). When the apparatus is a communication device, the communication unit can be a transceiver, or an input / output interface; the processing unit can be at least one processor. Optionally, the transceiver can be a transceiver circuit. Optionally, the input / output interface can be an input / output circuit.

[0117] In another implementation, the apparatus is a chip, chip system or circuit or communication module for a communication device (e.g., a network device). When the apparatus is a chip, chip system or circuit for a communication device, the communication unit can be an input / output interface, interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin or related circuitry, etc. on the chip, chip system or circuit; the processing unit can be at least one processor, processing circuit or logic circuit, etc.

[0118] In a fifth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute computer programs or instructions to perform the method in any possible implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect. Optionally, the apparatus further includes a memory configured to store the computer programs or instructions. Optionally, the apparatus further includes a communication interface coupled to the processor, and configured to input the computer programs or instructions to the processor, or output information in the processor.

[0119] In an implementation, the apparatus is a communication device (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device).

[0120] In another implementation, the apparatus is a chip, chip system or circuit or communication module for a communication device (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device).

[0121] In a sixth aspect, a processor is provided. The processor is configured to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0122] For the sending and obtaining / receiving operations involved in the processor, if there is no special description, or if it does not contradict the actual role or internal logic in the related description, it can be understood as the processor output and receive, input, etc. operations, or can be understood as the sending and receiving operations performed by the radio frequency circuit and the antenna, and the present application does not limit this.

[0123] Optionally, the apparatus further includes a memory configured to store programs or instructions; and the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer programs or instructions in the memory.

[0124] Optionally, the apparatus further includes a communication interface coupled to the processor, and configured to input information to the processor, or output information in the processor.

[0125] In a seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium storing program code for execution by an apparatus is provided. The program code includes instructions for performing any of the methods of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0126] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product containing instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the methods of the first aspect or the second aspect is provided.

[0127] In a ninth aspect, a chip is provided. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The processor reads instructions on a memory through the communication interface and executes any of the methods of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0128] Optionally, the chip is 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.

[0129] Optionally, as an implementation form, the chip further includes a memory. The memory stores a computer program or instructions. The processor is configured to execute the computer program or instructions on the memory. When the computer program or instructions are executed, the processor is configured to execute any of the methods of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0130] In a tenth aspect, a computer program product containing instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the methods of the first aspect or the second aspect is provided.

[0131] In an eleventh aspect, a communication system is provided. The communication system includes the terminal device and the network device described above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0132] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system suitable for embodiments of the present application.

[0133] FIG. 2 is another schematic diagram of a wireless communication system suitable for embodiments of the present application.

[0134] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an access network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0135] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a communication method 400 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0136] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of cell types in a dual connectivity (DC) mode of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0137] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a communication apparatus 600 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0138] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another communication apparatus 700 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0139] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a chip system 800 according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0140] The technical solutions in the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0141] The technical solutions provided by the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as a 5th generation (5G) or new radio (NR) system, a long term evolution (LTE) system, an LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, an LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, etc. The technical solutions provided by the present application can also be applied to future communication systems. The technical solutions provided by the present application can also be applied to device to device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), machine type communication (MTC), and internet of things (IoT) communication systems. The technical solutions provided by the present application can also be applied to low frequency scenarios, high frequency scenarios, terahertz, etc.

[0142] The technical solutions provided by the present application can also be applied to non-terrestrial network (NTN) systems such as inter-satellite communication and satellite communication. As an example, a satellite communication system includes a satellite base station and a terminal device. The satellite base station provides communication services for the terminal device. The satellite base station can also communicate with a base station. The satellite can act as a base station or a terminal device. The satellite can refer to a drone, a hot air balloon, a low earth orbit satellite, a medium earth orbit satellite, a high earth orbit satellite, etc. The satellite can also refer to a non-ground base station or a non-ground device, etc.

[0143] A device in a communication system can send or receive signals to or from another device. Wherein the signals can comprise information, signaling or data, etc. Wherein the device can also be replaced by an entity, network entity, network element, communication device, communication module, node, communication node, etc. The disclosure is described by taking the device as an example. For example, the communication system can include at least one terminal device and at least one network device. The network device can send a downlink signal to the terminal device, and / or the terminal device can send an uplink signal to the network device.

[0144] The terminal device in the embodiments of the present application can be a device or module with corresponding communication functions for accessing the above communication system. The terminal device can include various devices with wireless communication functions, which can be used to connect people, things, machines, etc. The terminal device can be widely used in various scenarios, such as cellular communication, D2D, V2X, peer to peer, M2M, MTC, IoT, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), industrial control, autonomous driving, remote medical treatment, smart power grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wear, smart transportation, smart city UAV, robot, remote sensing, passive sensing, positioning, navigation and tracking, autonomous delivery, etc. The terminal device can be a terminal in any of the above scenarios, such as an MTC terminal, an IoT terminal, etc. The terminal device can be a user equipment (UE) of the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standard, a terminal, a fixed device, a mobile station device or a mobile device, a subscriber unit, a handset, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless data card, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wireless modem, a handset, a laptop computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a smart book, a vehicle, a satellite, a global positioning system (GPS) device, a target tracking device, an aircraft (such as a drone, a helicopter, a multi-copter, a quad-copter, or an airplane, etc.), a ship, a remote control device, a smart home device, an industrial device, a transport vehicle with wireless communication function, a communication module, a road side unit (RSU) with terminal function, or a device built in the above device (such as a communication module, a modem or a chip in the above device, etc.), or other processing devices connected to the wireless modem. For the sake of convenience, the terminal device is described below as an example.

[0145] It should be understood that in some scenarios, the terminal device can also be used to act as a base station. For example, the terminal device can act as a scheduling entity which provides sidelink signals between terminal devices in V2X, D2D or end-to-end scenarios, etc.

[0146] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the terminal device, i.e., the terminal device, can be a terminal device or a device capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the function, such as a chip system or a chip or a circuit or a communication module (i.e., a communication module performing a communication function), which can be installed in the terminal device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip or can include a chip and other discrete devices. In addition, the device can also be configured with program instructions for performing corresponding communication functions.

[0147] The network device in the embodiments of the present application can be a device or module with a corresponding communication function. The network device can be a device for communicating with the terminal device, and the network device can also be referred to as an access network device or a radio access network device, such as a network device which can be a base station. The network device in the embodiments of the present application can refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) for accessing the terminal device to a wireless network. The base station can broadly cover various names in the following or be replaced by the following names, such as: Node B (NodeB), evolved Node B (eNB), next generation Node B (gNB), relay station, access point, transmission point (transmitting and receiving point, TRP), transmission point, primary station, secondary station, multi-standard radio (MSR) node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, baseband unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), centralized unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), positioning node, etc.

[0148] The base station can be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node, or the like, or a combination thereof. The base station can also refer to a communication module, a modem, or a chip for being disposed in the aforementioned device or apparatus. The base station can also be a mobile switching center, a device assuming a base station function in D2D, V2X, M2M communication, a network side device in a future communication network, a device assuming a base station function in a future communication system, and the like. The base station can support networks of the same or different access technologies. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device.

[0149] The base station can be fixed or mobile. For example, a helicopter or a drone can be configured to act as a mobile base station, and one or more cells can move according to the location of the mobile base station. In other examples, a helicopter or a drone can be configured to act as a device that communicates with another base station.

[0150] It should be noted that in different systems, the CU (or centralized unit-control plane (CU-CP) and centralized unit-user plane (CU-UP)), DU, or radio unit (RU) can also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, the radio access network can also be an open radio access network (ORAN) architecture, in which the CU can also be referred to as an open centralized unit (O-CU), the DU can also be referred to as an open distributed unit (O-DU), the CU-CP can also be referred to as an open centralized unit-control plane (O-CU-CP), the CU-UP can also be referred to as an open centralized unit-user plane (O-CU-UP), and the RU can also be referred to as an open radio unit (O-RU). Any of the CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU, and 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.

[0151] In embodiments of the present application, the apparatus for implementing the function of the network device can be a network device, or can be an apparatus capable of supporting the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system or a chip or a circuit or a communication module (i.e., a communication module performing a communication function), which can be installed in the network device. In embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices. In addition, program instructions for performing corresponding communication functions can also be configured in the apparatus. In embodiments of the present application, only the apparatus for implementing the function of the network device is taken as an example of the network device, and the scheme of the embodiments of the present application is not limited.

[0152] The network device and the terminal device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on water; and can also be deployed on airplanes, balloons and satellites in the air. The scenarios in which the network device and the terminal device are located are not limited in embodiments of the present application. In addition, the terminal device and the network device can be hardware devices, or software functions running on special hardware, software functions running on general hardware, such as virtualized functions instantiated on a platform (for example, a cloud platform), or entities including special or general hardware devices and software functions. The specific forms of the terminal device and the network device are not limited in the present application.

[0153] First, a communication system suitable for embodiments of the present application is briefly introduced as follows.

[0154] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system suitable for embodiments of the present application.

[0155] As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication system includes a radio access network 100. The radio access network 100 can be a future version of a radio access network, or a traditional (for example, 5G, 4G, 3G or 2G) radio access network. One or more terminal devices (120a-120j, collectively referred to as 12) can be connected to each other or connected to one or more network devices (110a, 110b, collectively referred to as 110) in the radio access network 100. The network elements in the wireless communication system are connected through an interface (for example, an NG interface, an Xn interface), or an air interface.

[0156] FIG. 1 is only a schematic diagram, and the wireless communication system can also include other devices, such as core network (CN) devices, wireless relay devices and / or wireless backhaul devices, etc., which are not shown in FIG. 1.

[0157] Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an ORAN system applicable to embodiments of the present application. The ORAN system includes a core network device, an access network device (e.g., a RAN), and a UE. Optionally, the ORAN system can include other components than those shown in FIG. 1, which are not limited in the present application. The access network device communicates with the core network device through a backhaul link and communicates with the terminal device through an air interface. For example, the BBU in the access network device communicates with the core network device through a backhaul link, and the RU in the access network device communicates with at least one terminal device through an air interface. The BBU can communicate with at least one RU through a front-haul link, and the BBU and the RU can be co-located or not co-located. The BBU includes at least one CU and at least one DU, and the CU and the DU can communicate through at least one mid-haul link.

[0158] In some deployments, as shown in FIG. 3, the CU is a logical node that carries the radio resource control (RRC), service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, and other control functions of the access network device. The CU can be connected to network nodes such as core network through some interfaces, which can be E2 interface, etc. Optionally, the CU can have part of the functions of the core network. The CU (e.g., the PDCP layer and higher layers of the CU) is connected to the DU (e.g., the radio link control (RLC) layer and lower layers) through some interfaces, which can be F1 interface, etc. In some examples, these interfaces (e.g., F1 interface) can provide control plane (C-Plane) and user plane (U-Plane) functions (e.g., interface management, system information management, UE context management, RRC message transmission, etc.). The F1 application protocol (F1AP) is the application protocol of the F1 interface, which defines the signaling procedures of the F1 in some examples. The F1 interface supports the control plane F1-C and the user plane F1-U.

[0159] In some deployments, as shown in FIG. 3, a CU can be split into a CU-CP and a CU-UP. The CU-CP is a logical node that carries the control plane part of PDCP (PDCP-C) layer and RRC layer, and is used to implement the control plane function of the CU. The CU-CP can interact with a network element in the core network that is used to implement the control plane function. The network element in the core network that is used to implement the control plane function can be an access and mobility function network element, such as an access and mobility management (AMF) network element in a 5G system, which is used to be responsible for mobility management in a mobile network, such as location updating of a terminal device, registration network of a terminal device, handover of a terminal device, and the like. The CU-UP is a logical node that carries the user plane part of PDCP (PDCP-U) layer and SDAP layer, and is used to implement the user plane function of the CU. The CU-UP can interact with a network element in the core network that is used to implement the user plane function. The network element in the core network that is used to implement the user plane function can be a user plane function network element, such as a user plane function (UPF) network element in a 5G system, which is used to be responsible for forwarding and receiving data in a terminal device. The above configuration of the CU and the DU is only an example, and in actual applications, the CU and the DU can also be configured to have functions according to needs. For example, the CU or the DU can be configured to have more protocol layer functions, or the CU or the DU can be configured to have partial processing functions of the protocol layer. For example, partial functions of the RLC layer and functions of the protocol layer above the RLC layer are arranged in the CU, and the remaining functions of the RLC layer and functions of the protocol layer below the RLC layer are arranged in the DU. For another example, the functions of the CU or the DU can be divided according to the service type or other system requirements, for example, functions that need to meet a relatively short delay requirement in processing time are arranged in the DU, and functions that do not need to meet the delay requirement are arranged in the CU.

[0160] In some deployments, as shown in FIG. 3, the DU is a logical node that carries the RLC layer, the medium access control (MAC) layer, the higher physical (Higher PHY) layer, and other functions. In some examples, the DU can control at least one RU. The DU is connected to the RU through some interfaces, which can be a front-haul interface. In some examples, the Higher PHY layer includes part of the PHY layer processing, such as forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, and the like.

[0161] In some deployments, as shown in FIG. 3, a RU is a logical node that hosts lower physical layer (Lower PHY) and radio frequency (RF) processing. In some examples, a RU can be a TRP or a RRH or other similar functional entity. In some examples, the Low-PHY includes portions of PHY processing such as fast Fourier transform (FFT), inverse fast Fourier transformation (IFFT), digital beamforming and filtering, and other processing functions. A RU communicates with one or more terminal devices over a wireless link.

[0162] A DU and a RU can or can not be co-located. A DU and a RU exchange control plane information and user plane information over a fronthaul link via a lower-layer split control, user, and synchronization plane (LLS-CUS) interface. The LLS-CUS can include a lower-layer split control (LLS-C) interface and a lower-layer split user (LLS-U) interface that provide a control plane (C-Plane) and a user plane (U-Plane), respectively. In some examples, the control plane refers to real-time control between a DU and a RU. A DU and a RU exchange management information over a lower-layer split management plane (LLS-M) interface of the fronthaul link, and the management plane (M-Plane) refers to non-real-time management operations between a DU and a RU.

[0163] A DU and a RU can cooperate to collectively implement the functionality of a PHY layer. A DU can be connected to one or more RUs. The functionality of a DU and a RU can be configured in a number of ways depending on the design. For example, a DU is configured to implement baseband functionality and a RU is configured to implement intermediate RF functionality. As another example, a DU is configured to implement high layer functionality in a PHY layer and a RU is configured to implement low layer functionality in the PHY layer or to implement the low layer functionality and RF functionality. The high layer functionality in the PHY layer can include a portion of the functionality of the PHY layer that is closer to the MAC layer, and the low layer functionality in the PHY layer can include another portion of the functionality of the PHY layer that is closer to the intermediate RF side.

[0164] In order to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, some related technologies involved in the technical solutions of the present application are introduced.

[0165] 1、beam: a kind of communication resource. Different beams can be considered as different resources. The same information or different information can be transmitted through different beams.

[0166] The embodiment of beam in NR protocol can be spatial domain filter, or spatial filter or spatial parameter, or spatial domain parameter, or spatial parameter, or spatial domain setting, or spatial setting, or quasi-co-location (QCL) information, QCL assumption, QCL indication, etc. Beam can be indicated by transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state parameter or spatial relation parameter. Therefore, in this application, beam can be replaced by spatial domain filter, spatial filter, spatial domain parameter, spatial parameter, spatial domain setting, spatial setting, QCL information, QCL assumption, QCL indication, TCI state, spatial relation, etc. The above terms are also equivalent to each other. Beam can also be replaced by other terms representing beam, which is not limited in this application.

[0167] Beam for transmitting signal can be called transmission beam (Tx beam), or spatial domain transmission filter, spatial transmission filter, spatial domain transmission parameter or spatial transmission parameter, spatial domain transmission setting or spatial transmission setting. Downlink transmission beam can be indicated by TCI state.

[0168] A beam for receiving a signal can be referred to as a reception beam (Rx beam), a spatial domain reception filter, a spatial reception filter, a spatial domain reception parameter or a spatial reception parameter, a spatial domain reception setting or a spatial reception setting. An uplink transmission beam can be indicated by a spatial relation, or an uplink TCI-state, or a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource (indicating a transmission beam using the SRS). Therefore, an uplink beam, an SRS resource, and an uplink TCI-state can be replaced with each other.

[0169] A transmission beam can refer to a distribution of signal strength in different directions in space after a signal is transmitted by an antenna, and a reception beam can refer to a distribution of signal strength in different directions in space of a wireless signal received by an antenna.

[0170] In addition, a beam can be a wide beam, or a narrow beam, or other types of beams. The technology for forming a beam can be beamforming technology or other technology. The beamforming technology can be digital beamforming technology, analog beamforming technology, or hybrid digital / analog beamforming technology, etc.

[0171] As an example, multiple beams with the same or similar communication characteristics can be considered as one beam.

[0172] A beam is generally associated with a resource. For example, when performing beam measurement, a network device measures different beams through different resources, and a terminal device feeds back the measured resource quality, so that the network device knows the quality of the corresponding beam.

[0173] Optionally, multiple beams with the same or similar communication characteristics are considered as one beam. One beam can include one or more antenna ports for transmitting data channels, control channels, and sounding signals, etc. One or more antenna ports forming a beam can also be regarded as an antenna port set.

[0174] 2、Reference signal (RS): can also be referred to as pilot, reference sequence, reference signal, etc. For the sake of unity, the reference signal is described below. The reference signal can be used for channel measurement or channel estimation, etc.

[0175] The channel measurement involved in the present application also includes beam measurement, i.e. obtaining beam quality information by measuring the reference signal. As an example, the parameters used to measure the beam quality include at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) (or can be simply referred to as signal-to-interference ratio). In the embodiments of the present application, for the sake of convenience, the channel measurement involved can be regarded as beam measurement unless otherwise specified.

[0176] The reference signal involved in the present application can be any of the following, as an example: channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), synchronization signal block (synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block, referred to as: synchronization signal block, SSB), sounding reference signal (SRS), UE-specific reference signal (US-RS), demodulation reference signal (DMRS), phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS), cell reference signal (CRS), etc. It should be understood that the reference signals listed above are only examples and should not constitute any limitation on the present application. The present application does not exclude the possibility of defining other reference signals in future protocols to achieve the same or similar functions.

[0177] In addition, the reference signal can be understood as a reference signal associated with a handover candidate cell configuration. The handover candidate cell can also be referred to as a candidate cell or a neighbor cell, which can be a current serving cell or a non-serving cell, and has a physical cell identifier (PCI) different from that of a current primary cell (PCell). In addition, the reference signal can also be a reference signal associated with an additional PCI, i.e., a reference signal of a neighbor cell.

[0178] The terminal device can be configured with one or more candidate cell configurations, each of which can include a configuration of a reference signal resource.

[0179] 3. Reference signal resource: a transmission attribute of a reference signal.

[0180] Generally, a reference signal is configured in the form of a resource. The network device can configure each reference signal in the form of a resource to the terminal device, and one resource is one configuration information unit, which usually includes a reference signal related parameter, such as the type of the reference signal, the time-frequency resource position carrying the reference signal, the number of ports used to transmit the reference signal, the time domain type (periodic / semi-static / non-periodic) of transmitting the reference signal, and the like. The transmitting terminal device can transmit the reference signal based on the reference signal resource, and the receiving terminal device can receive the reference signal based on the reference signal resource.

[0181] In order to distinguish different reference signal resources, each reference signal resource can correspond to a reference signal resource identifier, such as a CSI-RS resource indicator (CRI), an SSB resource indicator (SSBRI), and an SRS resource indicator (SRI).

[0182] 4. Beam management: beam management is a measurement process, for example, including beam measurement, such as measurement based on a reference signal to determine a better quality beam. Beam management can be divided into downlink beam management and uplink beam management.

[0183] Among them, the downlink beam management mainly includes the following four steps:

[0184] S1. The network device sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device.

[0185] The measurement configuration information is sent by the network device to the terminal device through RRC signaling. The measurement configuration information mainly includes two parts: resource configuration information and reporting configuration information. The resource configuration information is measurement resource related information, which is configured in a three-level structure in the related protocol: resource configuration-resource set-resource (resourceConfig-resourceSet-resource). The network device can configure one or more resource configurations (resourceConfig can also be written as resourceSetting) for the terminal device, each resource configuration includes one or more resource sets, and each resource set can include one or more resources. Each resource configuration / resource set / resource includes its own index. In addition, some other parameters are included, such as the period of the resource, the signal type corresponding to the resource, etc. The reporting configuration information refers to the measurement result reporting related information, which is configured in the protocol through reporting configuration (ReportConfig). The network device can configure one or more reporting configurations ReportConfig for the terminal device, each reporting configuration includes reporting indicators, reporting time, reporting period, reporting format and other information related to reporting. In addition, the reporting configuration also includes the index of the resource configuration, which is used to indicate that the reported measurement result is obtained through which resource configuration.

[0186] For example, the specific formats of the resource configuration and the reporting configuration in the related protocol are listed below to facilitate further understanding of the resource configuration and the reporting configuration. Some parameters irrelevant to the present application are omitted in the specific formats of the resource configuration and the reporting configuration shown below.

[0187] S2, the network device sends a downlink reference signal on the resource corresponding to the resource configuration information, so that the terminal device determines the quality of each resource, i.e., the quality of the beam corresponding to the resource, by measuring the downlink reference signal.

[0188] S3, the terminal device measures the downlink reference signal according to the measurement configuration information.

[0189] S4, the terminal device sends a measurement report to the network device.

[0190] The measurement report can include one or more resource indexes, resource quality, etc.

[0191] Table 1 is the reporting format used for beam measurement in the related protocol. As shown in Table 1:

[0192] Table 1

[0193] Wherein, the CRI field and the SSBRI field are used to indicate the resource index to be reported. The terminal device can only report the CRI or the SSBRI, or both. and are the lengths of the CRI field and the SSBRI field. RSRP is the quality of the resource. The reporting of RSRP adopts a differential reporting criterion, that is, the RSRP (RSRP field in Table 1) of the best resource is reported by 7-bit quantization, and the RSRP (differential RSRP field in Table 1) of other resources is reported by 4-bit quantization.

[0194] The above reporting information can be carried in the PUCCH or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

[0195] Wherein, the uplink beam management mainly includes the following three steps:

[0196] S1, the network device sends resource configuration information of an uplink reference signal to the terminal device. Exemplarily, the uplink reference signal can be an SRS.

[0197] The network device can configure one or more SRS resource sets (SRS-ResourceSet) for the terminal device for uplink beam management, each SRS resource set including one or more SRS resources (SRS-Resource). Each SRS resource is associated with a beam. An SRS signal is included in each SRS resource, and uplink beam measurement can be performed by measuring the SRS signals corresponding to the SRS resources.

[0198] Exemplarily, the specific format of the SRS resource configuration in the relevant protocol is listed below to facilitate further understanding of the SRS resource configuration. Some parameters irrelevant to the present application are omitted in the specific format of the SRS resource configuration shown below.

[0199] S2, the terminal device sends the corresponding SRS using the uplink transmission beam associated with each SRS resource according to the SRS resource configuration.

[0200] S3, the network device measures each SRS signal sent by the terminal device and measures the quality of each SRS resource.

[0201] 5、Measurement reporting: Currently, according to the time domain configuration behavior of reporting, the network device can configure three kinds of measurement reporting (also known as beam reporting, or beam measurement reporting, or channel state information (CSI) reporting) processes: periodic reporting, semi-persistent reporting, and aperiodic reporting. The following is a brief introduction.

[0202] 1) Periodic reporting: First, the network device configures periodic reference signal measurement, that is, the network device periodically sends measurement reference signals to the terminal device, and the terminal device measures these reference signals and periodically reports the measurement results. After the configuration signaling takes effect, the terminal device periodically reports the measurement report. To terminate the measurement reporting process, the RRC signaling can be sent to release the related configuration parameters of the measurement reporting process.

[0203] 2) Semi-persistent reporting: One is that the reference signal measurement is periodic, and the measurement result reporting is semi-persistent. First, the network device can configure periodic reference signals, that is, the network device periodically sends measurement reference signals to the terminal device, and the terminal device measures these reference signals. When the terminal device receives the activation signaling (such as medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling or downlink control information (DCI) signaling) sent by the network device, the terminal device will continue to periodically report the measurement results. Of course, the network device can also send deactivation signaling to the terminal device to deactivate the semi-persistent reporting process. The other is that both the reference signal measurement and the measurement result reporting are semi-persistent. When the terminal device receives the activation signaling (such as MAC CE signaling or DCI signaling) sent by the network device, the terminal device will continue to periodically measure the reference signal and report the measurement result. When the terminal device receives the deactivation signaling sent by the network device, the terminal device stops the continuous reporting.

[0204] 3) Aperiodic reporting: This reporting is executed only after the terminal device receives a trigger signaling sent by the network device. And after completing the reporting, the terminal device will stop continuing to report, that is, it is a one-time reporting.

[0205] The above measurement result reporting is either periodic or semi-persistent or aperiodic reporting triggered by the network device through the indication signaling, that is, the reporting occasion is determined by the network device. This way results in a large overhead of uplink resources. Specifically, in periodic and semi-persistent measurement reporting, the terminal device needs to report measurement results every period, and these measurement results can be meaningless to the network device. For example, the current measurement result is not different from the last reported measurement result (such as the optimal beam has not changed), and reporting such measurement results is meaningless, resulting in waste of uplink resources.

[0206] Therefore, the present application proposes a beam reporting triggered by a terminal device, which determines whether to report measurement results to a network device, thereby avoiding the terminal device from repeatedly reporting measurement results without differences and saving resources. Meanwhile, the terminal device can also report measurement results according to the resources indicated by the network device, thereby improving the transmission performance between the terminal device and the network device.

[0207] Before introducing the scheme of the present application, the following points are explained.

[0208] (1) In the present application, "indication" can include direct indication, indirect indication, explicit indication, and implicit indication. When describing that a certain indication information is used to indicate A, it can be understood that the indication information carries A, directly indicates A, or indirectly indicates A.

[0209] In the present application, the information indicated by various information is referred to as to-be-indicated information. In the 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 the 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 the other part of the to-be-indicated information is known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of a specific information can also be achieved by means of the arrangement order of each information agreed in advance (for example, a protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. In addition, the to-be-indicated information can be sent as a whole, or can be sent separately in multiple sub-information, and the sending period and / or sending occasion of these sub-information can be the same or different.

[0210] (2) In 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 the "output" of the chip interface, and "receiving" can also be understood as the "input" of the chip interface. In other words, sending and receiving can be carried out between devices, such as between network devices and terminal devices, or can be carried out within a device, such as between components, modules, chips, software modules or hardware modules within a device through a bus, wire or interface.

[0211] (3) In various embodiments of the present application, the terms and / or descriptions of different embodiments are consistent and can be referred to each other if there is no special description and logical conflict, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0212] (4) In the present application, "first", "second" are only for convenience of description, used to distinguish objects, and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application. They are not used to describe the order or sequence of features. It should be understood that the objects thus described can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so as to describe solutions other than the embodiments of the present application.

[0213] (5) In the present application, "predefined" and "preset" can represent standard protocol predefinition, or can also represent pre-agreement or pre-negotiation between devices.

[0214] (6) In the present application, words such as "exemplarily" and "such as" are used to represent examples, illustrations or descriptions. Any embodiment or design scheme described as "example" in the present application should not be interpreted as more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design schemes. Rather, the word "example" is intended to present the concept in a specific way. In the embodiments of the present application, "of", "corresponding" and "corresponding" can be used interchangeably at times. It should be pointed out that when the distinction is not emphasized, the meanings expressed are consistent.

[0215] The method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments provided by the present application can be applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 1, without limitation.

[0216] In the following embodiments, terminal devices and network devices are exemplarily taken as examples. The terminal devices can be replaced with constituent components (for example, chips or chip systems or circuits) of the terminal devices, and the network devices can be replaced with constituent components (for example, chips or chip systems or circuits) of the network devices.

[0217] Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a communication method 400 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method 400 shown in FIG. 4 can include the following steps:

[0218] Optionally, at S410, the terminal device sends terminal capability information to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the terminal capability information from the terminal device.

[0219] Specifically, the terminal capability information includes at least one of the following information:

[0220] whether the terminal device supports beam reporting initiated by the terminal device, a number of reporting configurations to which the terminal device can be configured, information of at least one first event supported by the terminal device, and a reporting mode supported by the terminal device.

[0221] The reporting configurations to which the terminal device can be configured refer to reporting configurations corresponding to the beam reporting initiated by the terminal device. The number of reporting configurations to which the terminal device can be configured includes at least one of a number of periodic reporting configurations to which the terminal device can be configured, a number of semi-persistent reporting configurations to which the terminal device can be configured, and a number of aperiodic reporting configurations to which the terminal device can be configured. The at least one first event refers to an event supported by the terminal device for determining whether to initiate beam reporting. The reporting mode supported by the terminal device can include a first mode and / or a second mode.

[0222] Exemplarily, when the terminal device supports the beam reporting initiated by the terminal device, the terminal device can send a measurement report to the network device in the first mode or the second mode.

[0223] Specifically, the first mode includes the following steps S1-S3:

[0224] (S1) The terminal device sends first information to the network device through a first resource, where the first information is used to request a second resource for transmitting a measurement report. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the terminal device through the first resource.

[0225] Exemplarily, the first resource can be a PUCCH resource or a scheduling request (SR) resource. Exemplarily, the first information can be PUCCH signaling or SR signaling.

[0226] (S2) The network device sends, to the terminal device, scheduling information based on the first information, the scheduling information being used for scheduling the terminal device to transmit the measurement report via the second resource. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the scheduling information from the network device.

[0227] Exemplarily, the scheduling information can be a DCI for uplink scheduling, the DCI being used for scheduling a PUSCH; or the scheduling information can also be a DCI for downlink scheduling, the DCI being used for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and scheduling a PUCCH for carrying hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information of the PDSCH, i.e., the DCI for downlink scheduling indicates an index of a PUCCH.

[0228] It can be specified that the cell corresponding to the scheduling information and the cell corresponding to the first information are the same cell. Or, the cell corresponding to the scheduling information and the cell corresponding to the reporting configuration associated with the first information are the same cell. Or, the cell corresponding to the scheduling information and the cell corresponding to the second resource in S3 are the same cell.

[0229] Wherein, the cell corresponding to the scheduling information refers to the cell sending the scheduling information. The cell corresponding to the first information refers to the cell sending the first information, or the cell to which the first resource corresponding to the first information belongs. The cell corresponding to the second resource refers to the cell to which the second resource belongs.

[0230] (S3) The terminal device sends, to the network device, the measurement report via the second resource. Correspondingly, the network device receives the measurement report from the terminal device via the second resource.

[0231] Specifically, the second mode includes the following steps S4-S5:

[0232] (S4) The terminal device sends, to the network device, second information via a third resource, the second information being used for indicating that the terminal device will send the measurement report to the network device via a fourth resource. Correspondingly, the network device receives the second information from the terminal device via the third resource.

[0233] Exemplarily, the third resource can be a PUCCH resource. Exemplarily, the second information can be PUCCH signaling.

[0234] (S5) The terminal device sends, to the network device, the measurement report via the fourth resource. Correspondingly, the network device receives the measurement report from the terminal device via the fourth resource.

[0235] Exemplarily, the fourth resource described above can be a PUSCH resource, for example, a scheduling-free PUSCH resource.

[0236] Exemplarily, the first resource involved in the first mode and the third resource involved in the second mode can be the same resource, and thus the first resource and the third resource involved in the embodiments of the present application can be replaced with each other.

[0237] S420, the network device sends the first reporting configuration information to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first reporting configuration information from the network device.

[0238] Exemplarily, the network device can determine the first reporting configuration information according to the terminal capability information after receiving the terminal capability information from the terminal device, and send the first reporting configuration information to the terminal device. The first reporting configuration information is used to configure the terminal device to perform beam measurement and obtain a measurement report.

[0239] It should be understood that the first reporting configuration information includes at least one reporting configuration, each reporting configuration in the at least one reporting configuration is associated with at least one resource configuration, each resource configuration in the at least one resource configuration includes a channel measurement resource for channel measurement or an interference measurement resource for interference measurement. Each resource configuration includes one or more resource sets, wherein the resource set configured in the resource configuration for channel measurement is a resource set for channel measurement, and the resource set configured in the resource configuration for interference measurement is a resource set for interference measurement. Each resource set includes one or more measurement resources.

[0240] It should also be understood that the configuration parameters corresponding to the measurement reporting process of the terminal device can be configured by the reporting configuration and the resource configuration associated with the reporting configuration. The reporting configuration includes the calculation method of the measurement result and the related parameters required for reporting the measurement result. The resource configuration includes the reference signal resource that needs to be measured.

[0241] The first reporting configuration information described above can be carried in RRC signaling and sent to the terminal device, or carried in other downlink signaling, which is not limited by the present application.

[0242] Specifically, the first reporting configuration information described above further includes a transmission resource of a measurement report, and the first reporting configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0243] The first resource set, the third resource set, and the fourth resource set.

[0244] Specifically, the first resource set includes a first resource set, the third resource set includes a third resource set, and the fourth resource set includes a fourth resource set. The first resource set includes M (M≥1) first resources. When M=1, the first resource set includes one first resource. At this time, the first resource set is equivalent to the first resource. That is, in this application, the first resource set and the first resource can be replaced with each other. The third resource set includes N (N≥1) third resources. When M=1, the third resource set includes one third resource. At this time, the third resource set is equivalent to the third resource. That is, in this application, the third resource set and the third resource can be replaced with each other. The fourth resource set includes Q (Q≥1) fourth resources. When M=1, the fourth resource set includes one fourth resource. At this time, the fourth resource set is equivalent to the fourth resource. That is, in this application, the fourth resource set and the fourth resource can be replaced with each other.

[0245] As shown above, the first resource is used for the terminal device to send the first information to the network device, the third resource is used for the terminal device to send the second information to the network device, and the second information is used to indicate that the terminal device will send the measurement report to the network device through the fourth resource.

[0246] Exemplarily, the network device can configure the transmission resource of the measurement report to the terminal device through the first reporting configuration information; or the network device can also configure the transmission resource of the measurement report to the terminal device through other information units, so that the transmission resource of the measurement report included in the first reporting configuration information can be replaced with the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information, which is not limited in this application.

[0247] Exemplarily, the network device can determine the transmission resource of the measurement report included in the first reporting configuration information according to the received terminal capability information. For example, if the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal device supports the first mode, the transmission resource of the measurement report included in the first reporting configuration information is the first resource set; if the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal device supports the second mode, the transmission resource of the measurement report included in the first reporting configuration information is the third resource set and the fourth resource set; if the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal device supports the first mode and the second mode, the transmission resource of the measurement report included in the first reporting configuration information is the first resource set, the third resource set and the fourth resource set.

[0248] Optionally, the first reporting configuration information further indicates at least one of information of the first resource set, information of the third resource set, information of the fourth resource set, and the like. For example, if the first reporting configuration information includes the first resource set, the first reporting configuration information further indicates information of the first resource set; if the first reporting configuration information includes the third resource set and the fourth resource set, the first reporting configuration information further indicates information of the third resource set and information of the fourth resource set; if the first reporting configuration information includes the first resource set, the third resource set, and the fourth resource set, the first reporting configuration information further indicates information of the first resource set, information of the third resource set, and information of the fourth resource set.

[0249] The information of the first resource set, the information of the third resource set, and the information of the fourth resource set are described in detail below.

[0250] I. Information of the first resource set

[0251] Specifically, the information of the first resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0252] The identification information of the first resource set, the indication information of the first cell corresponding to the first resource set, the information of the M first resources included in the first resource set, the information of the BWP corresponding to the M first resources, and the like.

[0253] Exemplarily, the terminal device can be in a single connection mode or a DC mode, which is not limited in the present application. FIG. 5 shows an example of the cell types of the terminal device in the DC mode.

[0254] Specifically, some cell types involved when the terminal device and the network device are in the DC mode are as follows:

[0255] Master cell group (MCG): a group of serving cells associated with a master network device, which is composed of a primary cell (PCell) and one or more secondary cells (SCells). The PCell and the one or more SCells in the MCG can be jointly aggregated through carrier aggregation (CA) technology.

[0256] Secondary cell group (SCG): a group of serving cells associated with a secondary network device, which is composed of a primary secondary cell (PSCell) and one or more SCells. The PSCell and the one or more SCells in the SCG can also be jointly aggregated through CA technology.

[0257] PCell: affiliated to MCG, refers to a cell in MCG used to initiate initial access, or the terminal device uses PCell to initiate initial access in MCG.

[0258] PSCell: affiliated to SCG, refers to a cell in SCG used to initiate initial access, or the terminal device uses PSCell to initiate initial access in SCG.

[0259] SCell: affiliated to MCG or SCG, the terminal device may be configured with one or more SCells in DC mode.

[0260] Generally, a lot of signaling will be transmitted on PCell and PSCell, so PCell and PSCell can be called special cells (sPCell).

[0261] Exemplarily, the identification information of the first resource set included in the information of the first resource set can be the identification or index of the first resource set, for example, the identification of the first resource set can be the identification of the PUCCH resource set or the identification of the SR resource set.

[0262] Exemplarily, the information of the M first resources included in the first resource set can be the identification or index of the M first resources.

[0263] Exemplarily, the information of the BWP corresponding to the M first resources included in the information of the first resource set can be the information of the BWP corresponding to each of the M first resources, and the information of the BWP can be the identification of the BWP. Specifically, the first cell includes M BWPs, one of the M first resources corresponds to one of the M BWPs, for example, M is equal to 3, the M first resources are respectively denoted as first resource 1, first resource 2, and first resource 3, and the M BWPs are respectively denoted as BWP1, BWP2, and BWP3 in ascending order of BWP identification, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the M first resources can be that the first resource 1 corresponds to the BWP3, the first resource 2 corresponds to the BWP1, and the first resource 3 corresponds to the BWP2.

[0264] Alternatively, the information of the first resource set can not include the information of the BWP corresponding to the M first resources, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the M first resources can be defaulted as: the M BWPs correspond to the M first resources in sequence, that is, the first first resource corresponds to the first BWP, the second first resource corresponds to the second BWP, and the Mth first resource corresponds to the Mth BWP. For example, M is equal to 3, the M first resources are respectively denoted as first resource 1, first resource 2 and first resource 3, and the M BWPs are respectively denoted as BWP1, BWP2 and BWP3 in ascending order of BWP identifier, the first resource 1 corresponds to BWP1, the first resource 2 corresponds to BWP2, and the first resource 3 corresponds to BWP3.

[0265] The terminal device sends the first information through the first resource set, which means that the terminal device sends the first information through the first resource included in the first resource set. Specifically, the terminal device sends the first information through the first resource corresponding to the currently activated BWP among the first resources included in the first resource set. For example, if the currently activated BWP of the first cell is BWP1, the terminal device sends the first information through the first resource 2 corresponding to BWP1.

[0266] For example, the indication information of the first cell included in the information of the first resource set is used to indicate the first cell, and the first cell corresponding to the first resource set refers to the cell to which the first resource set belongs. The indication information of the first cell can indicate the first cell in any one of the following ways:

[0267] For example, the indication information of the first cell indicates the identification information of the first cell, for example, the indication information of the first cell can be the identification of the first cell.

[0268] For example, the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the PCell and the second cell as the first cell.

[0269] For example, the second cell is the cell to which the first reporting configuration information belongs, or the first reporting configuration information is one of the reporting configuration information corresponding to the second cell.

[0270] For example, the first cell is one of the PCell and the second cell.

[0271] For example, the indication information of the first cell indicates one of the PCell and the SCell configured with PUCCH (denoted as “PUCCH-SCell”) as the first cell.

[0272] For example, the first cell is one of the PCell and the PUCCH-SCell.

[0273] Generally, only one of the SCells can be configured with PUCCH, for example, the PUCCH-SCell can be the PSCell.

[0274] Mode 4A: the indication information of the first cell is indicated from the PCell, the PUCCH-SCell and the second cell.

[0275] Specifically, the first cell is one of the PCell, the PUCCH-SCell and the second cell.

[0276] Exemplarily, the second cell can be the PCell, the PSCell, the PUCCH-SCell or any SCell, etc., which is not limited in the present application.

[0277] Alternatively, the information of the first resource set can not include the indication information of the first cell, and the first cell can be determined by any one of the following modes:

[0278] Mode 5A: the first cell is the PCell by default.

[0279] Exemplarily, the mode 5A can be used when the terminal device is in a single connection mode, or the mode 5A can be used when the terminal device is not configured in a DC mode.

[0280] Mode 6A: the first cell is the PUCCH-SCell by default.

[0281] Mode 7A: the first cell is the second cell by default.

[0282] Mode 8A: if the second cell belongs to the MCG, the first cell is the PCell by default; if the second cell belongs to the SCG, the first cell is the PUCCH-SCell by default.

[0283] Exemplarily, the mode 8A can be used when the terminal device is in a DC mode.

[0284] Specifically, the terminal device can access multiple cells at the same time, and each cell can be configured with one or more reporting configurations, and each reporting configuration can correspond to a different first resource set, which undoubtedly increases the resource overhead of the terminal device reporting the measurement report, and increases the difficulty of the network device receiving the measurement report. The embodiments of the present application can provide some configuration rules of the first resource set, which can not only reduce the resource overhead of reporting the measurement report, but also simplify the reception of the measurement report by the network device. Exemplarily, the configuration rule of the first resource set can be any one of the following modes:

[0285] Configuration rule 1A: all the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in a same cell are different.

[0286] Alternatively, all the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in a same cell are different, and the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells are also different.

[0287] Configuration rule 2A: all the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in a same cell are the same, and / or the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells are different.

[0288] Optionally, the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of at least two cells in the multiple cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same.

[0289] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell 1, cell 2 and other cells, and the cell 1 is configured with reporting configuration #1A and reporting configuration #2A, the cell 2 is configured with reporting configuration #3A and reporting configuration #4A, and the other cells are configured with reporting configuration #5A and reporting configuration #6A. In one example, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2A are the same resource, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4A are the same resource, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6A are the same resource, and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1A, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5A are different resources. In another example, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1A, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2A, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4A are the same resource, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6A are the same resource, and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5A are different resources.

[0290] Configuration rule 3A: all the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of all the cells in a same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, and / or the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0291] Optionally, the first resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of the cells in at least two cell groups in the multiple cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same.

[0292] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell group 1, cell group 2 and other cell groups, the cell group 1 and the cell group 2 each include one or more cells, and the cells in the cell group 1 are configured with reporting configuration #7A and reporting configuration #8A, the cells in the cell group 2 are configured with reporting configuration #9A and reporting configuration #10A, and the other cell groups are configured with reporting configuration #11A and reporting configuration #12A. In one example, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #8A are the same resource, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #10A are the same resource, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #12A are the same resource, and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7A, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11A are different resources. In another example, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7A, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #8A, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #10A are the same resource, the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #12A are the same resource, and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7A and the first resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11A are different resources.

[0293] Configuration rule 4A: all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set.

[0294] Alternatively, all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set, and the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set.

[0295] Configuration rule 5A: one first resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device can be associated with one or more reporting configurations. The one or more reporting configurations correspond to the same cell. That is, the one or more reporting configurations are reporting configurations configured in the same cell. Since the reporting configurations associated with the first resource set correspond to the same cell, when the network device receives the first resource in the first resource set, it knows that the measurement result to be reported by the terminal device is the measurement result corresponding to the reporting configuration in the corresponding cell, and the terminal device does not need to additionally report the cell identifier.

[0296] Optionally, the cell corresponding to the one or more reporting configurations is the same as the cell corresponding to the first resource set. The cell corresponding to the first resource set refers to the cell in which the first resource set is configured.

[0297] II. Information of the third resource set

[0298] Specifically, the information of the third resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0299] The identification information of the third resource set, the indication information of the third cell corresponding to the third resource set, the information of the N third resources included in the third resource set, the information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources, and the like.

[0300] Exemplarily, the identification information of the third resource set can be an identification or an index of the third resource set. For example, the identification of the third resource set can be an identification of a PUCCH resource set or an identification of an SR resource set.

[0301] Exemplarily, the information of the N third resources included in the third resource set can be an identification or an index of the N third resources.

[0302] Exemplarily, the information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources included in the information of the third resource set can be information of the BWP corresponding to each of the N third resources. The information of the BWP can be an identification of the BWP. Specifically, the third cell includes N BWPs, one of the N third resources corresponds to one of the N BWPs. For example, N equals 3, the N third resources are respectively denoted as third resource 1, third resource 2, and third resource 3, and the N BWPs are respectively denoted as BWP1, BWP2, and BWP3 in ascending order of BWP identification, the information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources can be that the third resource 1 corresponds to BWP3, the third resource 2 corresponds to BWP1, and the third resource 3 corresponds to BWP2.

[0303] Alternatively, the information of the third resource set can not include the information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources. The information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources can be defaulted as that the N BWPs correspond to the N third resources in order, i.e., the first third resource corresponds to the first BWP, the second third resource corresponds to the second BWP, and the Nth third resource corresponds to the Nth BWP. For example, N equals 3, the N third resources are respectively denoted as third resource 1, third resource 2, and third resource 3, and the N BWPs are respectively denoted as BWP1, BWP2, and BWP3 in ascending order of BWP identification, the third resource 1 corresponds to BWP1, the third resource 2 corresponds to BWP2, and the third resource 3 corresponds to BWP3.

[0304] The terminal device sending the second information through the third resource set means that the terminal device sends the second information through the third resource included in the third resource set. Specifically, the terminal device sending the second information through the third resource included in the third resource set means that the terminal device sends the second information through the third resource corresponding to the currently activated BWP in the third resource included in the third resource set. As an example, if the currently activated BWP of the third cell is BWP1, the terminal device sends the second information through the third resource 2 corresponding to BWP1.

[0305] For example, the indication information of the third cell included in the information of the third resource set is used to indicate the third cell, and the third cell corresponding to the third resource set refers to the cell to which the third resource set belongs. The indication information of the third cell can indicate the third cell in any one of the following ways:

[0306] Way 1B: The indication information of the third cell indicates the identification information of the third cell, for example, the indication information of the third cell can be the identification of the third cell.

[0307] Way 2B: The indication information of the third cell indicates one of the PCell, the second cell as the third cell.

[0308] Specifically, the third cell is one of the PCell or the second cell.

[0309] Way 3B: The indication information of the third cell indicates one of the PCell and the PUCCH-SCell as the third cell.

[0310] Specifically, the third cell is one of the PCell or the PUCCH-SCell.

[0311] Way 4B: The indication information of the third cell indicates one of the PCell, the PUCCH-SCell and the second cell as the third cell.

[0312] Specifically, the third cell is one of the PCell, the PUCCH-SCell or the second cell.

[0313] For example, the second cell can be the PCell, the PSCell, the PUCCH-SCell or any SCell, etc., which is not limited in the present application.

[0314] Alternatively, the information of the third resource set can not include the indication information of the third cell, and the third cell can be determined in any one of the following ways:

[0315] Way 5B: The third cell is the PCell by default.

[0316] Exemplarily, the mode 5B can be used in a case that the terminal device is in a single connection mode, or the mode 5B can be used in a case that the terminal device is not configured in a DC mode.

[0317] Mode 6B: The third cell is by default a PUCCH-SCell.

[0318] Mode 7B: The third cell is by default a second cell.

[0319] Mode 8B: If the second cell belongs to a MCG, the third cell is by default a PCell; if the second cell belongs to a SCG, the third cell is by default a PUCCH-SCell.

[0320] Exemplarily, the mode 8B can be used in a case that the terminal device is in a DC mode.

[0321] Specifically, the terminal device can access multiple cells at the same time, and each cell can be configured with one or more reporting configurations, and each reporting configuration can correspond to a different third resource set, which undoubtedly increases the resource overhead of the terminal device for reporting the measurement report, and increases the difficulty of the network device for receiving the measurement report. The embodiments of the present application can provide some configuration rules of the third resource set, which can not only reduce the resource overhead of reporting the measurement report, but also simplify the reception of the measurement report by the network device. Exemplarily, the configuration rules of the third resource set can be any one of the following listed rules:

[0322] Configuration rule 1B: All third resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0323] Alternatively, the third resource sets corresponding to all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device are different, and the third resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are also different.

[0324] Configuration rule 2B: The third resource sets corresponding to all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, and / or the third resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0325] Optionally, the third resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of at least two cells in the multiple cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same.

[0326] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell 3, cell 4 and other cells, and the cell 3 is configured with reporting configuration #1B and reporting configuration #2B, the cell 4 is configured with reporting configuration #3B and reporting configuration #4B, and the other cells are configured with reporting configuration #5B and reporting configuration #6B. In an example, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2B are the same resource, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4B are the same resource, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5B are different resources. In another example, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4B are the same resource, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5B are different resources.

[0327] The configuration rule 3B: all reporting configurations corresponding to the third resource set of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, and / or the reporting configurations corresponding to the third resource set of the cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0328] Optionally, the reporting configurations corresponding to the third resource set of the cells in at least two cell groups in the multiple cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same.

[0329] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with a cell group 3, a cell group 4 and other cell groups, the cell group 3 and the cell group 4 each include one or more cells, and the cells in the cell group 3 are configured with a reporting configuration #7B and a reporting configuration #8B, the cells in the cell group 4 are configured with a reporting configuration #9B and a reporting configuration #10B, and the other cell groups are configured with a reporting configuration #11B and a reporting configuration #12B. In one example, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #8B are the same resource, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #10B are the same resource, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #12B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11B are different resources. In another example, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #8B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #10B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #12B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11B are different resources.

[0330] Configuration rule 4B: all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set.

[0331] Alternatively, all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set, and the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set.

[0332] Configuration rule 5B: if multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same fourth resource set, the multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same third resource set. Optionally, the multiple reporting configurations belong to the same cell. That is, if multiple reporting configurations of the same cell correspond to the same fourth resource set, the multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same third resource set. Optionally, the cells corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same as the cells corresponding to the third resource set associated with the multiple reporting configurations; and / or the cells corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same as the cells corresponding to the fourth resource set associated with the multiple reporting configurations.

[0333] Specifically, the cells corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations refer to the cells to which the multiple reporting configurations belong. The cells corresponding to the third resource set refer to the cells to which the third resource set belongs. The cells corresponding to the fourth resource set refer to the cells to which the fourth resource set belongs.

[0334] Specifically, the configuration of the third resource set of the configuration rule 5B is associated with the configuration of the fourth resource set, or in other words, the configuration of the third resource set is configured according to the configuration of the fourth resource set.

[0335] For example, the network device configures the terminal device with cell 3 and cell 4, and the cell 3 is configured with the reporting configuration #1B and the reporting configuration #2B, and the cell 4 is configured with the reporting configuration #3B and the reporting configuration #4B. In one example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B are also the same resource. In another example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2B, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3B are the same resource, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1B, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2B, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3B are also the same resource.

[0336] For example, the above plurality of reporting configurations can be the reporting configurations of one or more cells, which are not limited in the present application.

[0337] The configuration rule 6B: one third resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device can be associated with one or more reporting configurations. The one third resource set can be associated with one or more reporting configurations corresponding to the same cell. That is, the one or more reporting configurations are reporting configurations configured in the same cell. Since the reporting configurations associated with the third resource set correspond to the same cell, when the network device receives the third resource in the third resource set, it knows that the measurement result to be reported by the terminal device is the measurement result corresponding to the reporting configuration in the corresponding cell, and the terminal device does not need to additionally report the cell identifier.

[0338] Optionally, the cell corresponding to the one or more reporting configurations is the same as the cell corresponding to the third resource set. The cell corresponding to the third resource set refers to the cell in which the third resource set is configured.

[0339] III. Information of the fourth resource set

[0340] Specifically, the information of the fourth resource set includes at least one of the following:

[0341] The identification information of the fourth resource set, the indication information of the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set, the information of the Q fourth resources included in the fourth resource set, the information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources, and the like.

[0342] Exemplarily, the information of the fourth resource set includes identification information of the fourth resource set, which can be an identification or an index of the fourth resource set, for example, an identification of a PUCCH resource set or an identification of an SR resource set.

[0343] Exemplarily, the information of the Q fourth resources included in the fourth resource set can be an identification or an index of the Q fourth resources.

[0344] Exemplarily, the information of the fourth resource set includes information of a BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources, which can be information of a BWP corresponding to each of the Q fourth resources, and the information of the BWP can be an identification of the BWP. Specifically, the fourth cell includes Q BWPs, one of the Q fourth resources corresponds to one of the Q BWPs, for example, Q equals 3, the Q fourth resources are respectively denoted as fourth resource 1, fourth resource 2, and fourth resource 3, and the Q BWPs are respectively denoted as BWP1, BWP2, and BWP3 in ascending order of BWP identification, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources can be that the fourth resource 1 corresponds to the BWP3, the fourth resource 2 corresponds to the BWP1, and the fourth resource 3 corresponds to the BWP2.

[0345] Alternatively, the information of the fourth resource set can not include the information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources can be defaulted as that the Q BWPs correspond to the Q fourth resources in order, that is, the first fourth resource corresponds to the first BWP, the second fourth resource corresponds to the second BWP, and the Qth fourth resource corresponds to the Qth BWP. For example, Q equals 3, the Q fourth resources are respectively denoted as fourth resource 1, fourth resource 2, and fourth resource 3, and the Q BWPs are respectively denoted as BWP1, BWP2, and BWP3 in ascending order of BWP identification, and the fourth resource 1 corresponds to the BWP1, the fourth resource 2 corresponds to the BWP2, and the fourth resource 3 corresponds to the BWP3.

[0346] The terminal device sends the measurement report through the fourth resource set, which means that the terminal device sends the measurement report through the fourth resource included in the fourth resource set. Specifically, the terminal device sends the measurement report through the fourth resource included in the fourth resource set, which means that the terminal device sends the measurement report through the fourth resource corresponding to the currently activated BWP among the fourth resources included in the fourth resource set. For example, if the currently activated BWP of the fourth cell is BWP1, the terminal device sends the measurement report through the fourth resource 2 corresponding to the BWP1.

[0347] Exemplarily, the indication information of the fourth cell included in the information of the fourth resource set is used to indicate the fourth cell, and the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set is the cell to which the fourth resource set belongs. Exemplarily, the fourth cell corresponding to / belonging to the fourth resource set is the second cell, i.e., the fourth cell corresponding to / belonging to the fourth resource set is the second cell to which the first reporting configuration belongs.

[0348] Specifically, the terminal device can access multiple cells at the same time, each cell can be configured with one or more reporting configurations, and each reporting configuration can correspond to a different fourth resource set, which undoubtedly increases the resource overhead of the terminal device in reporting the measurement report and increases the difficulty of the network device in receiving the measurement report. The embodiments of the present application can provide some configuration rules of the fourth resource set, which can not only reduce the resource overhead of reporting the measurement report, but also simplify the reception of the measurement report by the network device. Exemplarily, the configuration rules of the fourth resource set can be any one of the following listed rules:

[0349] Configuration rule 1C: the fourth resource sets corresponding to all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device are different, and / or the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0350] Alternatively, the fourth resource sets corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0351] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell 5, cell 6 and other cells, and the cell 5 is configured with reporting configuration #1C and reporting configuration #2C, the cell 6 is configured with reporting configuration #3C and reporting configuration #4C, and the other cells are configured with reporting configuration #5C and reporting configuration #6C. In one example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6C are all different resources.

[0352] Configuration rule 2C: the fourth resource sets corresponding to all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, and / or the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0353] Optionally, the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations of at least two cells in the multiple cells configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same.

[0354] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell 5, cell 6 and other cells, and the cell 5 is configured with reporting configuration #1C, reporting configuration #2C, the cell 6 is configured with reporting configuration #3C, reporting configuration #4C, and the other cells are configured with reporting configuration #5C, reporting configuration #6C. In an example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2C are the same resource, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4C are the same resource, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5C are different resources. In another example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #4C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #6C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #5C are different resources.

[0355] The configuration rule 3C: the fourth resource sets corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, and / or the fourth resource sets corresponding to reporting configurations of cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device are different.

[0356] Optionally, the fourth resource sets corresponding to reporting configurations of cells in at least two cell groups in the multiple cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same.

[0357] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell group 5, cell group 6 and other cell groups, and the cells in the cell group 5 are configured with reporting configuration #7C and reporting configuration #8C, the cells in the cell group 6 are configured with reporting configuration #9C and reporting configuration #10C, and the other cells are configured with reporting configuration #11C and reporting configuration #12C. In one example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #8C are the same resource, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #10C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #12C are the same resource. The fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11C are different resources. In another example, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #8C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #9C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #10C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #12C are the same resource. The fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #7C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #11C are different resources.

[0358] Configuration rule 4C: All reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same fourth resource set.

[0359] Alternatively, all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same fourth resource set, and the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same fourth resource set.

[0360] Configuration rule 5C: If multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same third resource set, the multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same fourth resource set. Optionally, the multiple reporting configurations belong to the same cell. That is, if multiple reporting configurations of the same cell correspond to the same third resource set, the multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same fourth resource set. Optionally, the cells corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same as the cells corresponding to the third resource set associated with the multiple reporting configurations; and / or the cells corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same as the cells corresponding to the fourth resource set associated with the multiple reporting configurations.

[0361] Specifically, the cells corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations refer to the cells to which the multiple reporting configurations belong. The cells corresponding to the third resource set refer to the cells to which the third resource set belongs. The cells corresponding to the fourth resource set refer to the cells to which the fourth resource set belongs.

[0362] Specifically, the configuration of the fourth resource set of the configuration rule 3C is associated with the configuration of the third resource set, or in other words, the configuration of the fourth resource set is configured according to the configuration of the third resource set.

[0363] Exemplarily, the network device configures the terminal device with cell 5 and cell 6, and the cell 5 is configured with the reporting configuration #1C and the reporting configuration #2C, and the cell 6 is configured with the reporting configuration #3C and the reporting configuration #4C. In one example, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C are also the same resource. In another example, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2C, and the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3C are the same resource, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #1C, the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #2C, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configuration #3C are also the same resource.

[0364] Exemplarily, the above-mentioned multiple reporting configurations can be the reporting configurations of one or more cells, and the present application does not limit this.

[0365] The configuration rule 6C: one fourth resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device can be associated with one or more reporting configurations. The one fourth resource set can be associated with one or more reporting configurations corresponding to the same cell. That is, the one or more reporting configurations are reporting configurations configured in the same cell. Since the reporting configurations associated with the fourth resource set correspond to the same cell, when the network device receives the fourth resource in the fourth resource set, it knows that the measurement result to be reported by the terminal device is the measurement result corresponding to the reporting configuration in the corresponding cell, and the terminal device does not need to additionally report the cell identifier.

[0366] Optionally, the cell corresponding to the one or more reporting configurations is the same as the cell corresponding to the fourth resource set. The cell corresponding to the fourth resource set refers to the cell in which the fourth resource set is configured.

[0367] Any one of the above-mentioned configuration rules of the first resource set, any one of the above-mentioned configuration rules of the third resource set, and any one of the above-mentioned configuration rules of the fourth resource set can be used alone or in combination, and the present application does not limit this.

[0368] In one example, if the network device configures the terminal device to send the measurement report in the first mode, the network device can indicate the first resource set to the terminal device, and the network device can configure the first resource set using any one of the above-mentioned configuration rules of the first resource set.

[0369] In another example, if the network device configures the terminal device to send the measurement report in the second mode, the network device can indicate a third resource set and a fourth resource set to the terminal device, the network device can configure the third resource set using any one of the configuration rules of the third resource set, and the network device can configure the fourth resource set using any one of the configuration rules of the fourth resource set. Alternatively, the network device can configure the third resource set and the fourth resource set using any one of the configuration rules of the third resource set and any one of the configuration rules of the fourth resource set, and any one of the configuration rules of the third resource set and any one of the configuration rules of the fourth resource set can form the following combinations:

[0370] Combination 1: configuration rule 1B + configuration rule 1C.

[0371] All the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets, and the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations belonging to the same cell in all the reporting configurations are also different.

[0372] Optionally, the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations belonging to different cells in all the reporting configurations are all different or partially the same or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0373] Combination 2: configuration rule 1B + configuration rule 2C.

[0374] All the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets, but the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations belonging to the same cell in all the reporting configurations are the same.

[0375] Optionally, the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations belonging to different cells in all the reporting configurations are all different or partially different or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0376] Combination 3: configuration rule 1B + configuration rule 3C.

[0377] All the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets, but the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations belonging to the same cell group in all the reporting configurations are the same.

[0378] Optionally, the fourth resource sets corresponding to the reporting configurations belonging to different cell groups in all the reporting configurations are all different or partially different or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0379] Combination 4: configuration rule 1B + configuration rule 4C.

[0380] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is different, but the fourth resource set corresponding to the all the reporting configurations is the same.

[0381] Combination 5: configuration rule 2B + configuration rule 1C.

[0382] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, but the fourth resource set corresponding to the all the reporting configurations in the cell is different.

[0383] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells is all different, partially different, or all the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0384] Combination 6: configuration rule 2B + configuration rule 2C.

[0385] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the all the reporting configurations in the cell is also the same.

[0386] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells is all different, partially different, or all the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0387] Combination 7: configuration rule 2B + configuration rule 3C.

[0388] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the all the reporting configurations in the cell is also the same.

[0389] Specifically, the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the cell group to which the cell belongs is also the same.

[0390] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in different cells is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0391] Combination 8: configuration rule 2B + configuration rule 4C.

[0392] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device in the same cell is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the all the reporting configurations in the cell is also the same.

[0393] Specifically, the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is also the same.

[0394] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0395] Combination 9: configuration rule 3B+ configuration rule 1C.

[0396] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, but the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group is different.

[0397] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0398] Combination 10: configuration rule 3B+ configuration rule 2C.

[0399] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of the same cell in the same cell group is also the same.

[0400] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0401] Combination 11: configuration rule 3B+ configuration rule 3C.

[0402] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations of all the cells in the same cell group is also the same.

[0403] Optionally, the third resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the reporting configurations of different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device is all different, partially different, or all the same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0404] Combination 12: configuration rule 3B + configuration rule 4C.

[0405] The network device configures the same third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group for the terminal device, and the same fourth resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group.

[0406] Specifically, the network device configures the same fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations of different cell groups for the terminal device.

[0407] Optionally, the network device configures all different or part different or all same third resource sets corresponding to reporting configurations of different cell groups for the terminal device, which is not limited in the present application.

[0408] Combination 13: configuration rule 4B + configuration rule 1C.

[0409] The network device configures the same third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations for the terminal device, but the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations belonging to the same cell in the all reporting configurations is different.

[0410] Optionally, the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations belonging to different cells in the all reporting configurations is all different or part different or all same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0411] Combination 14: configuration rule 4B + configuration rule 2C.

[0412] The network device configures the same third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations for the terminal device, and the same fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations belonging to the same cell in the all reporting configurations.

[0413] Optionally, the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations belonging to different cells in the all reporting configurations is all different or part different or all same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0414] Combination 15: configuration rule 4B + configuration rule 3C.

[0415] The network device configures the same third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations for the terminal device, and the same fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations belonging to the same cell group in the all reporting configurations.

[0416] Optionally, the fourth resource set corresponding to reporting configurations belonging to different cell groups in the all reporting configurations is all different or part different or all same, which is not limited in the present application.

[0417] Combination 16: configuration rule 4B + configuration rule 4C.

[0418] The third resource set corresponding to all the reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the all the reporting configurations is also the same.

[0419] Combination 17: Configuration rule 6B+configuration rule 6C.

[0420] The third resource set corresponding to multiple reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, and the fourth resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations is also the same.

[0421] S430, the terminal device performs beam measurement based on the first reporting configuration information, and obtains a measurement report.

[0422] Specifically, after the terminal device receives the first reporting configuration information from the network device, the terminal device performs beam measurement according to the resource configuration associated with the first reporting configuration information, and obtains a measurement report.

[0423] It should be understood that the terminal device performs measurement on the beam according to the resource configuration to obtain the measurement result, and detailed description can be referred to the related technology, and the detailed process will not be repeated here.

[0424] The terminal device can determine whether to report the measurement report to the network device according to the obtained measurement result. For example, the terminal device triggers to report the measurement report to the network device when a specific event is met.

[0425] It should be noted that the measurement report sent by the terminal device to the network device contains beam information, so the terminal device sending the measurement report to the network device can also be that the terminal device initiates beam reporting. The beam reporting, measurement report reporting, measurement result reporting and the like involved in the embodiments of the present application can be replaced with each other, and the present application does not limit this.

[0426] S440, the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device through the transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information. Correspondingly, the network device receives the measurement report.

[0427] In an example, if the terminal device determines to send the measurement report in the first mode, the terminal device sends first information to the network device using the first resource in the first resource set corresponding to the first reporting configuration information; the network device schedules a second resource to the terminal device based on the first information; and the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device through the second resource.

[0428] In another example, if the terminal device determines to send the measurement report in the second mode, the terminal device sends second information to the network device using a third resource in a third resource set corresponding to the first reporting configuration information, to inform the network device that the terminal device will report the measurement report on a fourth resource in a fourth resource set corresponding to the first reporting configuration information; and the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device using the fourth resource in the fourth resource set corresponding to the first reporting configuration information.

[0429] In addition, the terminal device can access multiple cells at the same time, and each cell can be configured with one or more reporting configurations. The third resource set and the fourth resource set corresponding to different reporting configurations can be the same or different. Embodiments of the present application can also provide that the third resource set and the fourth resource set are in different corresponding relationships, and the network device can determine the fourth resource set in which the terminal device sends the measurement report by the following three methods.

[0430] Method 1: One third resource set corresponds to one fourth resource set.

[0431] Specifically, the terminal device sends second information to the network device using a third resource set #1 corresponding to the first reporting configuration information, and the network device can determine a fourth resource set #1 based on the third resource set #1, and detect the measurement report through the fourth resource set #1.

[0432] Specifically, all reporting configurations corresponding to the third resource set #1 correspond to the same fourth resource set #1.

[0433] For example, the method 1 can be applied to the combination 1, the combination 6, the combination 11, and the combination 16.

[0434] Method 2: One third resource set corresponds to multiple fourth resource sets.

[0435] Specifically, the third resource set corresponding to multiple reporting configurations is the same, and at least two reporting configurations in the multiple reporting configurations correspond to different fourth resource sets; or multiple reporting configurations corresponding to one third resource set correspond to multiple different fourth resource sets.

[0436] Specifically, the terminal device sends the second information to the network device by using the third resources in the third resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations, and after receiving the second information, the network device needs to receive the measurement report on the fourth resources corresponding to the multiple fourth resource sets associated with the third resource set. For example, the multiple reporting configurations correspond to fourth resource set #1, fourth resource set #2 and fourth resource set #3 respectively, the terminal device sends the second information to the network device by using the third resources in the third resource set corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations, and then sends the measurement report by using the fourth resources in the fourth resource set #1. After receiving the second information on the third resources in the third resource set, the network device can determine the fourth resource set #1, the fourth resource set #2 and the fourth resource set #3 based on the third resource set, and perform blind detection / blind reception on the fourth resources in the determined fourth resource set #1, the fourth resource set #2 and the fourth resource set #3, until the measurement report is correctly received on the fourth resources in the fourth resource set #1.

[0437] Further, the network device can also determine that the reporting configuration corresponding to the measurement report is the first reporting configuration information in the multiple reporting configurations based on the fourth resource set #1, that is, the fourth resource set corresponding to the first reporting configuration information is the fourth resource set #1.

[0438] Exemplarily, the method 2 can be applied to the combination 5, the combination 9, the combination 10, the combination 13, the combination 14 and the combination 15.

[0439] Method 3: Multiple third resource sets correspond to one fourth resource set.

[0440] Specifically, the multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same fourth resource set, and the multiple reporting configurations correspond to multiple different third resource sets; or there are multiple reporting configurations corresponding to multiple different third resource sets.

[0441] Specifically, the terminal device sends the second information to the network device by using the third resource set #1 corresponding to the first reporting configuration information in the multiple reporting configurations, and the network device can determine one fourth resource set #1 based on the third resource set #1, and detect the measurement report by using the fourth resource set #1.

[0442] Optionally, after the terminal device sends the second information through the third resources in one of the plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device is prohibited from sending the second information through the third resources in other third resource sets of the plurality of different third resource sets before sending the measurement report through the fourth resources in the fourth resource set. This rule can be referred to as a first constraint rule. For example, the plurality of reporting configurations correspond to third resource set #1, third resource set #2, and third resource set #3, respectively. After the terminal device sends the second information to the network device through the third resources in the third resource set #1 corresponding to the first reporting configuration information in the plurality of reporting configurations, the terminal device cannot send the second information to the network device through the third resources in the third resource set #2 and / or the third resource set #3 before sending the measurement report to the network device through the fourth resources in the fourth resource set #1.

[0443] Exemplarily, the method 3 can be applied to the combination 2, the combination 3, the combination 4, the combination 7, the combination 8, and the combination 12.

[0444] It can be understood that some optional features in the embodiments of the present application can not depend on other features in some scenarios, or can be combined with other features in some scenarios, without limitation.

[0445] It can also be understood that the schemes in the embodiments of the present application can be reasonably combined, and the explanations or descriptions of various terms appearing in the embodiments can be mutually referenced or explained in various embodiments, without limitation.

[0446] It can also be understood that the methods and operations implemented by the devices (such as terminal devices and network devices) in the above method embodiments can also be implemented by components (such as chips or circuits) of the devices, without limitation.

[0447] The above describes the method provided by the embodiments of the present application in detail in combination with FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. The following describes the apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application in combination with FIG. 6 to FIG. 8. It should be understood that the description of the apparatus embodiments corresponds to the description of the method embodiments, and therefore, the content not described in detail can be referred to the method embodiments described above, which will not be described here for brevity.

[0448] Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a communication apparatus 600 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The apparatus 600 includes a transceiver unit 610. The transceiver unit 610 can be used to implement corresponding communication functions. The transceiver unit 610 can also be referred to as a communication interface or a communication unit.

[0449] Optionally, the apparatus 600 further includes a processing unit 620. The processing unit 620 can be configured to perform processing, such as performing beam measurement. The function of the processing unit 620 can be implemented by one or more processors. Specifically, the processor can include a modem chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a SIP chip including a modem core.

[0450] Optionally, the apparatus 600 can further include a storage unit, which can be configured to store instructions and / or data. The processing unit 620 can read the instructions and / or data in the storage unit, so that the apparatus implements the foregoing method embodiments.

[0451] Optionally, the transceiver 610 can include a receiving unit and a sending unit. The receiving unit can be configured to perform operations related to receiving (such as operations of receiving data or messages), and the sending unit can be configured to perform operations related to sending (such as operations of sending data or messages).

[0452] In a first possible design, the apparatus 600 can be the terminal device in the foregoing embodiments, and the apparatus 600 can implement steps or procedures corresponding to steps or procedures performed by the terminal device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 4. The transceiver 610 can be configured to perform operations related to transceiving (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the terminal device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 4. The processing unit 620 can be configured to perform operations related to processing or operations other than transceiving (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the terminal device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 4.

[0453] For example, the transceiver 610 can be configured to receive first reporting configuration information from the network device, and the transceiver 610 can be further configured to send a measurement report to the network device through a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information.

[0454] In a possible design, the transceiver 610 can be further configured to send terminal capability information to the network device.

[0455] For example, the processing unit 620 can be configured to perform beam measurement to obtain a measurement report.

[0456] In a second possible design, the apparatus 600 can be the network device in the foregoing embodiments, and the apparatus 600 can implement steps or procedures corresponding to steps or procedures performed by the network device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 4. The transceiver 610 can be configured to perform operations related to transceiving (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the network device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 4. The processing unit 620 can be configured to perform operations related to processing or operations other than transceiving (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the network device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 4.

[0457] The transceiver 610 can be configured to send the first reporting configuration information to the terminal device. The transceiver 610 can also be configured to receive the measurement report from the terminal device.

[0458] In a possible design, the transceiver 610 can also be configured to receive terminal capability information from the terminal device.

[0459] It should be understood that the specific process in which each unit performs the corresponding steps described above has been described in detail in the method embodiments described above, and thus will not be repeated here for brevity.

[0460] It should also be understood that the apparatus 600 herein is embodied in the form of functional units. The term "unit" herein can refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (for example, a shared processor, a dedicated processor, or a group processor, etc.) and a memory for executing one or more software or firmware programs, a combination of logical circuit and / or other suitable components supporting the described functions. In an optional example, those skilled in the art can understand that the apparatus 600 can be embodied as the communication device in the above embodiments, and can be configured to perform the processes and / or steps corresponding to the communication device in each of the method embodiments described above. To avoid repetition, details will not be repeated here.

[0461] The apparatus 600 in each of the above solutions has the function of performing the corresponding steps performed by the communication device in the above methods. The function can be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions; for example, the transceiver can be replaced by a transceiver (for example, the transmitting unit in the transceiver can be replaced by a transmitter, and the receiving unit in the transceiver can be replaced by a receiver), and other units such as the processing unit can be replaced by a processor, which respectively performs the transceiving operation and the related processing operation in each of the method embodiments.

[0462] In addition, the transceiver 610 described above can also be a transceiver circuit (for example, which can include a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit), and the processing unit can be a processing circuit.

[0463] It should be noted that the apparatus in FIG. 6 can be a communication device in the above embodiments, or a chip or a chip system, for example, a modem chip or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a SIP chip containing a modem core. The transceiver can be an input / output circuit, a communication interface; and the processing unit can be a processor or a microprocessor or an integrated circuit integrated on the chip. This is not limited here.

[0464] Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another apparatus 700 provided by embodiments of the present application. The apparatus 700 includes a processor 710 coupled to a memory 720. The memory 720 is configured to store computer programs or instructions and / or data. The processor 710 is configured to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 720, or read the data stored in the memory 720, to perform the methods in the above method embodiments.

[0465] Optionally, the processor 710 is one or more.

[0466] Optionally, the memory 720 is one or more.

[0467] Optionally, the memory 720 is integrated with the processor 710, or is separately arranged.

[0468] Optionally, as shown in FIG. 7, the apparatus 700 further includes a transceiver 730 configured to receive and / or send signals. For example, the processor 710 is configured to control the transceiver 730 to receive and / or send signals. For example, the transceiver 730 can include a transmitter configured to perform the sending operation, and / or a receiver configured to perform the receiving operation.

[0469] For example, the processor 710 can have the functions of the processing unit 620 shown in FIG. 6, the memory 720 can have the functions of a storage unit, and the transceiver 730 can have the functions of the transceiving unit 610 shown in FIG. 6.

[0470] As an example, the apparatus 700 is configured to implement the operations performed by the communication apparatus in the above method embodiments.

[0471] For example, the processor 710 is configured to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 720, to implement the related operations of the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiments.

[0472] It should be understood that the processor mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can be a central processing unit (CPU), and can also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic components, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor.

[0473] It should also be appreciated that the memory referenced in the embodiments described herein can be volatile memory and / or nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or flash memory, among others. The volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), for example. The RAM can be used as external cache memory, for example. By way of example and not limitation, RAM includes forms of memory such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM), among others.

[0474] It should be noted that when the processor is a general processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, the memory (storage module) can be integrated in the processor.

[0475] It should also be noted that the memory described herein is intended to include, but not be limited to, these and any other suitable type of memory.

[0476] Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a chip system 800 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The chip system 800 (or also referred to as a processing system) includes a logic circuit 810 and an input / output interface 820.

[0477] The logic circuit 810 can be a processing circuit in the chip system 800. The logic circuit 810 can be coupled with a storage unit, and invoke instructions in the storage unit, so that the chip system 800 can implement the methods and functions of the embodiments of the present application. The input / output interface 820 can be an input / output circuit in the chip system 800, and output processed information of the chip system 800, or input data or signaling information to be processed into the chip system 800.

[0478] Optionally, the logic circuit 810 can be implemented by one or more processors, including the one or more processors or processing parts in the one or more processors.

[0479] Optionally, the input / output interface 820 can include a transceiver, a transceiver, an input / output circuit or a communication interface.

[0480] As an option, the chip system 800 is configured to implement operations performed by a communication apparatus (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device) in the above various method embodiments.

[0481] For example, the logic circuit 810 is configured to implement processing-related operations performed by a communication apparatus (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device) in the above method embodiments; the input / output interface 820 is configured to implement sending and / or receiving-related operations performed by a communication apparatus (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device) in the above method embodiments, the input interface is configured to implement receiving operations, and the output interface is configured to implement sending operations.

[0482] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions for implementing the method performed by a communication apparatus (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device) in the above various method embodiments.

[0483] For example, the computer program is executed by a computer, so that the computer can implement the method performed by a communication apparatus (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device) in the above various method embodiments.

[0484] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product, which includes a computer program or instructions, and the computer program or instructions are executed by a computer to implement the method performed by a communication apparatus (e.g., a terminal device, or a network device) in the above various method embodiments.

[0485] The embodiments of the present application also provide a communication system, which includes the terminal device and / or the network device in the above embodiments. For example, the system includes the terminal device and the network device in FIG. 4.

[0486] The explanations and beneficial effects of the related contents in any of the above apparatuses can refer to the corresponding method embodiments provided above, and will not be repeated here.

[0487] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatus 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 can be indirect couplings or communication connections through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0488] In the embodiments described above, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated. The computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. For example, the computer can be a personal computer, a server, a network device, etc. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website site, computer, server or data center to another website site, computer, server or data center through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) manner. The computer readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. integrated with one or more available media. The available media can be magnetic media (such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), optical media (such as DVD), or semiconductor media (such as solid state disk (SSD), etc.). For example, the foregoing available media includes but is not limited to: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, etc. Various media that can store program codes.

[0489] The above merely provides the specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: Comprising: receiving first reporting configuration information from a network device; performing beam measurement according to the first reporting configuration information, and obtaining a measurement report; sending the measurement report to the network device through a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information comprises at least one of the following: a third resource and a fourth resource. The third resource is used to send second information to the network device, and the second information is used to indicate that the terminal device will send the measurement report to the network device through the fourth resource.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is also used to indicate information of the third resource, and the information of the third resource comprises at least one of the following: indication information of a third cell corresponding to the third resource, an index of the third resource, and information of a bandwidth part (BWP) corresponding to the third resource.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The indication information of the third cell is used to indicate one as the third cell from a primary cell and a secondary cell configured with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

5. The method of claim 3, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is a reporting configuration of a second cell, if the information of the third resource does not comprise the indication information of the third cell, the third cell is a default primary cell; or the third cell is a default secondary cell configured with the PUCCH; or the third cell is a default second cell; or if the second cell belongs to a master cell group (MCG), the third cell is a default primary cell; if the second cell belongs to a secondary cell group (SCG), the third cell is a default secondary cell configured with the PUCCH.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein, The network device configures different reporting configurations of different cells for the terminal device, and the third resources corresponding to the different reporting configurations are different; or the network device configures one third resource for the terminal device, and all reporting configurations corresponding to the third resource belong to the same cell.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that, The first reporting configuration information is also used to indicate information of the fourth resource, and the information of the fourth resource comprises at least one of the following: an index of the fourth resource and information of a BWP corresponding to the fourth resource.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that, A cell corresponding to the fourth resource is the same as a cell to which the first reporting configuration information belongs.

9. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that, If the network device configures multiple reporting configurations for the terminal device, and the third resources corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same, the fourth resources corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same.

10. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that, The receiving of the first reporting configuration information from the network device comprises receiving multiple reporting configurations from the network device. If at least two reporting configurations in the multiple reporting configurations correspond to the same fourth resource, and the multiple reporting configurations correspond to multiple different third resources, the terminal device adopts a first constraint rule, and the first constraint rule comprises that after the terminal device sends the second information through one third resource in the multiple different third resources, the terminal device is prohibited from sending the second information through a third resource in other third resources in the multiple different third resources before sending the measurement report through the fourth resource. Or If a fourth resource corresponds to multiple reporting configurations corresponding to multiple different third resources, the terminal device adopts a second constraint rule, and the second constraint rule includes: after the terminal device transmits the second information through one of the multiple different third resources, the terminal device is prohibited from transmitting the second information through a third resource in other third resources of the multiple different third resources before transmitting the measurement report through the fourth resource.

11. A communication method, comprising: Comprise: Receiving first reporting configuration information from a network device; Performing beam measurement to obtain a measurement report; Transmitting the measurement report to the network device through a transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The transmission resource corresponding to the first reporting configuration information comprises at least one of: A first resource set, a third resource set, and a fourth resource set; The first resource set includes M first resources, the third resource set includes N third resources, and the fourth resource set includes Q fourth resources, M, N, and Q are positive integers greater than or equal to 1; The first resource is used to transmit first information to the network device, the first information is used to request a second resource for transmitting the measurement report, and the third resource is used to transmit second information to the network device, the second information is used to indicate that the terminal device will transmit the measurement report to the network device through the fourth resource.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is also used to indicate information of the first resource set, The information of the first resource set comprises at least one of: Identification information of the first resource set, indication information of a first cell corresponding to the first resource set, information of the M first resources, and information of a bandwidth part BWP corresponding to the M first resources, The indication information of the first cell is used to indicate the first cell.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is one reporting configuration information of a second cell, and the indication information of the first cell indicates the first cell by any of the following: The indication information of the first cell indicates identification information of the first cell; The indication information of the first cell indicates one of a primary cell and the second cell as the first cell; The indication information of the first cell indicates one of a primary cell, a secondary cell configured with a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, and the second cell as the first cell. The indication information of the first cell indicates one of a primary cell, a secondary cell configured with a PUCCH, and the second cell as the first cell.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is one reporting configuration information of a second cell, if the information of the first resource set does not include the indication information of the first cell, The first cell is a primary cell by default; or The first cell is a secondary cell configured with a PUCCH by default; or The first cell is the second cell by default; or If the second cell belongs to a primary cell group MCG, the first cell is a primary cell by default; if the second cell belongs to a secondary cell group SCG, the first cell is a secondary cell configured with a PUCCH by default.

16. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein The first resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is different; or The first resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, and / or the first resource set corresponding to reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device is different; Or The first resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same, and / or the first resource set corresponding to reporting configurations of cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device is different; Or The first resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is the same; or The first resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device belongs to the same cell, and / or the cell to which the first resource set belongs and the cell to which all reporting configurations corresponding to the first resource set belong are the same.

17. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that, The first reporting configuration information is also used to indicate information of the third resource set, The information of the third resource set includes at least one of the following: The identification information of the third resource set, the indication information of the third cell corresponding to the third resource set, the information of the N third resources, and the information of the BWP corresponding to the N third resources, The indication information of the third cell is used to indicate the third cell.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is one reporting configuration information of a second cell, and the indication information of the third cell indicates the third cell through any one of the following: The indication information of the third cell indicates the identification information of the third cell. The indication information of the third cell indicates one of the primary cell and the second cell as the third cell. The indication information of the third cell indicates one of the primary cell and the secondary cell configured with PUCCH as the third cell. The indication information of the third cell indicates one of the primary cell, the secondary cell configured with PUCCH, and the second cell as the third cell.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein, If the information of the third resource set does not include the indication information of the third cell, The third cell defaults to the primary cell; or The third cell defaults to the secondary cell configured with PUCCH; or The third cell defaults to the second cell; or If the second cell belongs to the primary cell group MCG, the third cell defaults to the primary cell; if the second cell belongs to the secondary cell group SCG, the third cell defaults to the secondary cell configured with PUCCH.

20. The method of claim 18 or 19, wherein The third resource set corresponding to all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device is different; or all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set, and / or reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets; or, all reporting configurations of all cells in the same cell group configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same third resource set, and / or reporting configurations of cells in different cell groups configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different third resource sets; or, all reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same first resource set; or if the fourth resource sets corresponding to multiple reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, the third resource sets corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same; or, all reporting configurations corresponding to one third resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device belong to the same cell, and / or the cell to which the one third resource set belongs and the cells to which all reporting configurations corresponding to the one third resource set belong are the same.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 20, characterized in that, the first reporting configuration information is further used to indicate information of the fourth resource set, the information of the fourth resource set includes at least one of the following: identification information of the fourth resource set, indication information of a fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set, information of the Q fourth resources, information of the BWP corresponding to the Q fourth resources, the indication information of the fourth cell is used to indicate the fourth cell.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, The first reporting configuration information is one reporting configuration information of a second cell, and the fourth cell corresponding to the fourth resource set is the second cell.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein, all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to the same fourth resource set, and / or reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different fourth resource sets; or, all reporting configurations of the same cell configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different fourth resource sets, and / or reporting configurations of different cells configured by the network device for the terminal device correspond to different fourth resource sets, or, if the third resource sets corresponding to multiple reporting configurations configured by the network device for the terminal device are the same, the fourth resource sets corresponding to the multiple reporting configurations are the same; or, all reporting configurations corresponding to one fourth resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device belong to the same cell, and / or the cell to which the one fourth resource set belongs and the cells to which all reporting configurations corresponding to the one fourth resource set belong are the same.

24. The method of any one of claims 20-23, wherein, the receiving first reporting configuration information from a network device includes receiving multiple reporting configurations from the network device, If there are at least two reporting configurations corresponding to the same fourth resource set in the plurality of reporting configurations, and the plurality of reporting configurations correspond to a plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device adopts a first constraint rule, and the first constraint rule comprises: after the terminal device transmits the second information through the third resource in one of the plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device is prohibited from transmitting the second information through the third resource in other third resource sets in the plurality of different third resource sets before transmitting the measurement report through the fourth resource in the fourth resource set. Or, If there are a plurality of reporting configurations corresponding to a plurality of different third resource sets corresponding to one fourth resource set, the terminal device adopts a second constraint rule, and the second constraint rule comprises: after the terminal device transmits the second information through the third resource in one of the plurality of different third resource sets, the terminal device is prohibited from transmitting the second information through the third resource in other third resource sets in the plurality of different third resource sets before transmitting the measurement report through the fourth resource in the fourth resource set.

25. A communications device, characterized by The apparatus comprises a module or unit for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.

26. A communications device, characterized by The apparatus comprises at least one processor configured to execute computer programs or instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein The apparatus further comprises a memory for storing the computer programs or instructions; and / or The apparatus further comprises a communication interface coupled to the at least one processor, the communication interface being configured to input and / or output information.

28. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium stores computer programs or instructions, which, when executed on a communication device or a computer, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.

29. A computer program product, characterised in that, The computer program product comprises computer programs or instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 24. The computer program product comprises computer programs or instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.

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