Capability reporting method, resource configuration method, apparatus, device and medium

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a capability reporting method, a resource configuration method, an apparatus, a device and a medium. The method comprises: reporting capability information, wherein the capability information is used for indicating whether a radio frequency link is supported to transmit and receive signals on at least two discontinuous spectrum resources, and / or a maximum spectrum range of the at least two discontinuous spectrum resources supported. By means of capability information reported by a terminal device, a network device configures at least two discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device in a maximum spectrum range indicated by the reported capability information, thereby improving the utilization rate of spectrum resources.

Description

Capacity reporting methods, resource allocation methods, devices, equipment and media Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a capability reporting method, resource allocation method, apparatus, device and medium. Background Technology

[0002] In 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project), carrier aggregation allows two or more component carriers (CCs) to be combined to support wider transmission bandwidth. For intra-band or inter-band carrier aggregation, terminal equipment can simultaneously receive signals from multiple carriers in the carrier aggregation based on one or more radio frequency links.

[0003] However, when a terminal device simultaneously receives signals from multiple carriers in carrier aggregation via a 1-to-2 radio frequency link (a type of single radio frequency link), its carrier aggregation capability is limited because the maximum number of receiving links that the terminal device can support is finite. For example, if there are four mixers in a 1-to-2 radio frequency link, the network device cannot schedule non-contiguous carrier aggregation (including diversity reception) with more than two carriers, or the network device cannot schedule more than four segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a capability reporting method, a resource allocation method, an apparatus, a device, and a medium. The technical solution is as follows:

[0005] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a capability reporting method is provided, the method comprising:

[0006] Report capability information, which indicates whether a radio frequency link supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0007] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a capability reporting method is provided, the method comprising:

[0008] The capability information is reported, which indicates whether the number of frequency domain resource sets supported is supported, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets; wherein the frequency domain resource set includes a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0009] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a resource allocation method is provided, the method comprising:

[0010] The device receives a first configuration, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, which are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0011] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a resource allocation method is provided, the method comprising:

[0012] The third configuration includes a first frequency domain resource set, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. The n non-contiguous spectrum resources are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0013] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a capability reporting method is provided, the method comprising:

[0014] Reception capability information, which indicates whether a radio frequency link is supported to receive signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0015] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a capability reporting method is provided, the method comprising:

[0016] The capability information is used to indicate whether the number of frequency domain resource sets supported is supported, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets; wherein the frequency domain resource sets include a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0017] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a resource allocation method is provided, the method comprising:

[0018] Send a first configuration, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, which are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0019] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a resource allocation method is provided, the method comprising:

[0020] Send a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n non-contiguous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0021] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a first communication device is provided, the first communication device comprising:

[0022] The reporting module is used to report capability information, which indicates whether it supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources through one radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0023] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a first communication device is provided, the first communication device comprising:

[0024] The reporting module is used to report capability information, which indicates whether the number of frequency domain resource sets supported is supported, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets; wherein the frequency domain resource set includes a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0025] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a first communication device is provided, the first communication device comprising:

[0026] The receiving module is used to receive a first configuration, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, wherein the n non-contiguous spectrum resources are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0027] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a first communication device is provided, the first communication device comprising:

[0028] A receiving module is used to receive a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n non-contiguous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0029] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a second communication device is provided, the second communication device comprising:

[0030] A receiving module is used to receive capability information, which indicates whether a radio frequency link is supported to receive signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0031] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a second communication device is provided, the second communication device comprising:

[0032] A receiving module is configured to receive capability information, the capability information being used to indicate whether the number of supported frequency domain resource sets is available, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets; wherein the frequency domain resource sets include a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of spectrum resources.

[0033] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a second communication device is provided, the second communication device comprising:

[0034] The transmitting module is used to transmit a first configuration, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, wherein the n non-contiguous spectrum resources are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0035] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a second communication device is provided, the second communication device comprising:

[0036] The transmitting module is used to transmit a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n non-contiguous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0037] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a terminal device is provided, the terminal device including: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the capability reporting method or resource allocation method as described in the above aspects.

[0038] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a network device is provided, the network device including: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the capability reporting method or resource allocation method as described in the above aspects.

[0039] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores at least one program that is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the capability reporting method or resource allocation method as described in the above aspects.

[0040] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a chip is provided, the chip including programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, which, when running on a terminal device, is used to implement the transmission methods of the above aspects; and when running on a network device, is used to implement the capability reporting method or resource configuration method of the above aspects.

[0041] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer program product or computer program is provided, which includes computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium, a processor retrieving the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executing the computer instructions to implement the capability reporting method or resource allocation method as described in the various aspects above.

[0042] The technical solution provided in this application can bring at least the following beneficial effects:

[0043] In this embodiment, when a terminal device receives a signal from carrier aggregation through a single RF link, the terminal device reports capability information to the network device, indicating whether it supports receiving at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources through a single RF link and the supported spectrum range. The network device can configure multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the supported spectrum range. The number of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported by the terminal device is not limited by the number of mixers in a single RF link. The multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the network device only need to be within the supported spectrum range of the terminal device. Attached Figure Description

[0044] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0045] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system provided by some illustrative embodiments of this application;

[0046] Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a radio frequency link provided by some illustrative embodiments of this application;

[0047] Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of a radio frequency link provided by some illustrative embodiments of this application;

[0048] Figure 4 shows a schematic diagram of a radio frequency link provided by some illustrative embodiments of this application;

[0049] Figure 5 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0050] Figure 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0051] Figure 7 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0052] Figure 8 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0053] Figure 9 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0054] Figure 10 illustrates a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0055] Figure 11 illustrates a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0056] Figure 12 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0057] Figure 13 illustrates a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0058] Figure 14 illustrates a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0059] Figure 15 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0060] Figure 16 illustrates a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0061] Figure 17 shows a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0062] Figure 18 illustrates a schematic diagram of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0063] Figure 19 shows a schematic diagram of a resource configuration method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0064] Figure 20 shows a structural block diagram of a first communication device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0065] Figure 21 shows a structural block diagram of a second communication device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0066] Figure 22 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0067] Figure 23 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0068] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the embodiments of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail here, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0069] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” used in this application and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0070] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this application to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this application, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination."

[0071] The technical solutions described in some embodiments of this application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A) systems, New Radio (NR) systems, evolution systems of NR systems, LTE-based access to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) systems, NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) systems, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) systems, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), 5th-Generation (5G) systems, cellular IoT systems, cellular passive IoT systems, and can also be applied to subsequent evolution systems of 5G NR systems, as well as 6G and subsequent evolution systems.

[0072] It should be understood that in some embodiments of this application, "5G" may also be referred to as "5G NR" or "NR".

[0073] It should be understood that in the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "correspondence" may indicate that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between the two, or that there is an association between the two, or that there is a relationship of instruction and being instructed, configuration and being configured, etc.

[0074] In this embodiment of the application, "predefined" can be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other means that can be used to indicate relevant information in the device (e.g., including terminal devices and network devices). This application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to what is defined in the protocol.

[0075] In this application embodiment, "protocol" may refer to standard protocols in the field of communication, such as LTE protocol, NR protocol and related protocols applied to future communication systems, and this application does not limit it.

[0076] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The mobile communication system includes a network device 110 and a terminal device 120, and may or may not include a terminal device 130; this application does not limit this.

[0077] The network device 110 in this application provides wireless communication functionality. This network device 110 includes, but is not limited to: an evolved Node B (eNB), a Radio Network Controller (RNC), a Node B (NB), a Base Station Controller (BSC), a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a Home Evolved Node B (or Home Node B, HNB), a Base Band Unit (BBU), an Access Point (AP) in a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a Transmission Point (TP), or a Transmission and Reception Point (TRP), etc. It can also be used for next-generation Node B (Next Generation Node) systems in 5G mobile communication systems. B, gNB) or transmission point (TRP or TP), or, in a 5G system, one or a group of antenna panels (including multiple antenna panels) of a base station, or, network nodes constituting a gNB or transmission point, such as baseband unit (BBU) or distributed unit (DU), or base stations in Beyond Fifth Generation (B5G) or 6th Generation (6G) mobile communication systems, or core network (CN), fronthaul, backhaul, radio access network (RAN), network slicing, etc., or serving cell, primary cell (PCell), primary secondary cell (PSCell), special cell (SpCell), secondary cell (SCell), neighboring cell, etc. of terminal equipment.

[0078] The terminal equipment 120 in this application is also referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal equipment, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal equipment, mobile device, user terminal equipment, terminal equipment, wireless communication equipment, user agent, or user device. The terminal devices include, but are not limited to: handheld devices, wearable devices, in-vehicle devices, and IoT devices, such as: mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops, desktop computers, televisions, game consoles, mobile internet devices (MID), augmented reality (AR) terminal devices, virtual reality (VR) terminal devices, mixed reality (MR) terminal devices, extended reality (XR) terminal devices, baffle reality (BR) terminal devices, cinematic reality (CR) terminal devices, deceive reality (DR) terminal devices, wearable devices, controllers, controllers, wireless terminal devices in industrial control, wireless terminal devices in self-driving, wireless terminal devices in remote medical care, wireless terminal devices in smart grids, wireless terminal devices in transportation safety, and smart city technologies. Wireless terminal devices in cities, smart homes, remote medical surgeries, cellular phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Set-Top Boxes (STBs), Customer Premise Equipment (CPEs), etc.

[0079] In some embodiments, network device 110 and terminal device 120 communicate with each other through some air interface technology, such as the Uu interface.

[0080] For example, there are two communication scenarios between network device 110 and terminal device 120: uplink communication scenario and downlink communication scenario. Uplink communication, or uplink transmission, refers to terminal device 120 sending signals or data to network device 110; downlink communication, or downlink transmission, refers to network device 110 sending signals or data to terminal device 120.

[0081] In some embodiments, terminal device 120 and terminal device 130 communicate with each other through some air interface technology, such as the PC5 interface.

[0082] For example, there are two communication scenarios between terminal device 120 and terminal device 130: a first side-by-side communication scenario and a second side-by-side communication scenario. The first side-by-side communication refers to terminal device 120 sending signals or data to terminal device 130; the second side-by-side communication refers to terminal device 130 sending signals or data to terminal device 120.

[0083] In some embodiments, terminal device 120 and terminal device 130 are both within network coverage and located in the same cell, or terminal device 120 and terminal device 130 are both within network coverage but located in different cells, or terminal device 120 is within network coverage but terminal device 130 is outside network coverage.

[0084] In some embodiments of this application, "NR" may also be referred to as a 5G NR system or a 5G system. The 5G mobile communication system may include non-standalone (NSA) and / or standalone (SA) networking.

[0085] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application can also be applied to Machine-Type Communication (MTC), Long Term Evolution-Machine (LTE-M) technology, Device-to-Device (D2D) networks, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) networks, Internet of Things (IoT) networks, or other networks. Among them, IoT networks may include, for example, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks. The communication methods in V2X systems are collectively referred to as Vehicle to X (V2X), where X can represent anything. For example, V2X may include: Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication, Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication, Vehicle to Pedestrian (V2P) communication, or Vehicle to Network (V2N) communication, etc.

[0086] The mobile communication system provided in this application embodiment can be applied to at least one of the following communication scenarios: uplink communication scenario, downlink communication scenario, and sidelink communication scenario.

[0087] Before introducing the technical solutions of this application, some background technical knowledge involved in this application will be introduced and explained. The following related technologies are optional solutions and can be arbitrarily combined with the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, all of which fall within the protection scope of the embodiments of this application. The embodiments of this application include at least some of the following contents:

[0088] Carrier aggregation

[0089] Carrier aggregation technology refers to providing services to terminal devices simultaneously using multiple carriers. By aggregating multiple component carriers (CCs), communication bandwidth and peak data rates can be increased. Each carrier can have at least one serving cell component carrier operating for the terminal device. In carrier aggregation technology, there is typically one primary cell (PCell), and the other serving cells are secondary cells (Scells). Secondary cells can be activated or deactivated during use. For example, if there is no data transmission for a period of time, the network can deactivate the secondary cell and reactivate it when data transmission resumes.

[0090] Carrier aggregation is divided into intra-band carrier aggregation and cross-band carrier aggregation. Intra-band carrier aggregation refers to the aggregation of multiple carriers within a single frequency band (band), while cross-band carrier aggregation refers to the aggregation of multiple carriers across multiple frequency bands. An example of cross-band carrier aggregation is as follows: a frequency band combination includes three bands, namely band A, band B, and band C. Band A has one carrier, band B has two carriers, and band C has two carriers. In this case, the one carrier on band A, the two carriers on band B, and the two carriers on band C can be aggregated.

[0091] RF architecture

[0092] Currently, continuous or discontinuous spectrum within the same or different frequency bands is defined on a carrier-by-carrier basis. The physical layer allocates resources through carriers, allowing for both single-carrier scheduling and multi-carrier aggregation. From the perspective of terminal device implementation, a single carrier can use a dedicated radio frequency (RF) link, or multiple carriers can use the same RF link; that is, different carrier aggregations result in different RF links. The current standard defines several pre-defined implementations:

[0093] 1) Intra-Band Freq Separation (ICS) within the same frequency band

[0094] Referring to Figure 2, with continuous carrier aggregation within a frequency band, the terminal device can simultaneously receive multiple carriers using a single radio frequency link.

[0095] The radio frequency (RF) link can perform RF processing (such as frequency conversion, amplification, and filtering) on ​​the wireless signal to obtain the RF signal. Referring to Figure 2, the structure of one RF link includes one or more of the following: antenna, bandpass filter (BPF), low-noise amplifier (LAN), mixer, local oscillator (LO), low-pass filter (LPF), and analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The antenna serves as both the start and end point of a radio frequency (RF) link, responsible for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. It is connected to a bandpass filter, which filters out unwanted frequency components to reduce interference. The bandpass filter is also connected to a low-noise amplifier (LNA), which amplifies the received wireless signal. The LNA is connected to a mixer; in the receiving link, the mixer mixes the received high-frequency signal with the local oscillator signal to convert it into a lower intermediate frequency (IF) signal; in the transmitting link, the mixer mixes the baseband signal with the local oscillator signal to convert it into a suitable high-frequency signal for transmission. The mixer is also connected to a low-pass filter, which allows low-frequency signals to pass while blocking high-frequency signals. Finally, the low-pass filter is connected to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which converts analog signals into digital signals for digital processing.

[0096] 2) Non-contiguous carrier aggregation within the same frequency band

[0097] Referring to Figure 3, for non-contiguous carrier aggregation within a frequency band, the terminal device can use a 1-to-2 RF link to simultaneously receive multiple carriers, i.e., sharing only certain front-end components. Optionally, the 1-to-2 RF link includes two mixers.

[0098] 3) Multi-NonContiguousFreqSeparation (multi-NonContiguousFreqSeparation)

[0099] Referring to Figure 4, in continuous carrier aggregation within a frequency band, the terminal device can simultaneously receive multiple carriers using two completely separate radio frequency links. The two completely separate radio frequency links in Figure 4 each have a structure similar to that in Figure 2.

[0100] Bandwidth combination

[0101] In LTE and NR, to facilitate flexible resource allocation and network deployment for operators, many different carrier sizes are defined. For example, FR1 defines carrier bandwidths as follows: 5MHz, 10MHz, 15MHz, 20MHz, 25MHz, 30MHz, 35MHz, 40MHz, 45MHz, 50MHz, 60MHz, 70MHz, 80MHz, 90MHz, 100MHz, etc. Carrier aggregation bandwidth combinations must be selected from at least two of these carrier bandwidths, such as 5+20, 20+50, 50+50MHz, etc.

[0102] In related technologies, using a 1-to-2 RF link to implement non-contiguous carrier aggregation within a frequency band may limit the terminal's carrier aggregation capabilities. This is because the maximum number of carriers supported in a carrier combination is limited by the number of analog RF links and the baseband processor capabilities of the terminal device. For example, if the terminal device currently supports a maximum of 4 receiving links (i.e., 4 lower-sideband mixers), and the network device schedules non-contiguous carrier aggregation of two carriers within the downlink frequency band, such as DL CA_n2(2A), all 4 mixers are occupied (including diversity reception). In this case, it is not possible to schedule non-contiguous carrier aggregation of more than two carriers, such as DL CA_n2(3A), nor is it possible to continue scheduling carrier aggregation between different frequency bands, such as DL CA_n2(2A)-n7A, based on non-contiguous carrier aggregation. Therefore, how to more flexibly improve the utilization efficiency of fragmented spectrum is a problem that this application needs to solve.

[0103] DL CA_n2(2A) refers to a downlink carrier aggregation configuration, which involves the aggregation of two non-contiguous carriers on frequency band n2, with each carrier having an aggregation bandwidth of Class A. DL CA_n2(3A) refers to a downlink carrier aggregation configuration, which involves the aggregation of three non-contiguous carriers on frequency band n2, with each carrier having an aggregation bandwidth of Class A. Optionally, in either DL CA_n2(2A) or DL ​​CA_n2(3A) configuration, frequency band n2 is used to implement downlink carrier aggregation, and these carriers are not contiguous but rather distributed across two (2A) or three (3A) portions of frequency band n2. DL CA_n2(2A)-n7A refers to a downlink carrier aggregation configuration, where n2 and n7 are 3GPP-defined frequency band identifiers, corresponding to different frequency bands.

[0104] Based on this, this application proposes two methods to solve the above problems.

[0105] The first method is based on capability reporting, and the second method is based on resource allocation. These two methods can be implemented individually or in combination, and this application does not limit them.

[0106] When the two methods are implemented in combination, the terminal device first reports its capability information to the network device, and then the network device configures itself within the spectrum range supported by the terminal device. The spectrum range supported by the terminal device can be reported by the terminal device through its capability information, predefined by the communication protocol, or pre-configured by the network.

[0107] The capability information reported by the terminal device can include two modes. Optionally, in the first reporting mode, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate whether it supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link, and the maximum spectral range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Optionally, in the second reporting mode, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the number of frequency domain resource sets that can be supported, and the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets.

[0108] For the first reporting mode:

[0109] Figure 5 illustrates a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated illustratively, taking the execution of the method by a terminal device as an example. The method includes:

[0110] Step 210: Report capability information. Capability information is used to indicate whether a radio frequency link supports the transmission and reception of signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0111] The radio frequency (RF) link can perform RF processing (such as frequency conversion, amplification, and filtering) on ​​the wireless signal to obtain an RF signal. Optionally, one RF link is similar to the structure shown in Figure 2. Referring to Figure 2, the structure of one RF link includes an antenna, a bandpass filter, a low-noise amplifier, a mixer, a local oscillator, a low-pass filter, and one or more analog-to-digital converters. The above is only a schematic illustration of the structure of one RF link and does not constitute a limitation on the structure of one RF link.

[0112] In some embodiments, capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link. Here, "transmit and receive" can mean receiving only, transmitting only, or both. This application does not limit this.

[0113] In some embodiments, the terminal device reports capability information to the network device, the capability information being related to the terminal device's wireless access capabilities. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0114] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate whether it supports one radio frequency link for transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate that it supports one radio frequency link for transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources; or, the capability information is used to indicate that it does not support one radio frequency link for transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application are mainly described using capability information that supports one radio frequency link for transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0115] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the maximum spectrum range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported.

[0116] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the ability to support one radio frequency link to receive signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0117] In some embodiments, spectrum resources may also be referred to as frequency domain resources. Discontinuous spectrum resources refer to spectrum resources that are not discontinuous within a frequency range. Optionally, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of frequency bands, carriers, subbands, partial bandwidths (BWP), or other partitioning units.

[0118] For example, taking frequency bands as the granularity of spectrum resource division, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in the same frequency band; or, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the spectrum resources in at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0119] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the maximum spectral range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported. Optionally, the maximum spectral range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges. For example, the maximum spectral range is some predefined gradation value, such as 100MHz, 200MHz, 300MHz, etc.

[0120] In some embodiments, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectral resources and at least one interval, wherein the at least one interval is an interval located between at least two non-contiguous spectral resources. Taking the granularity of spectral resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0121] Optionally, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the maximum spectrum range include at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the same frequency band (intra-Band-FreqSeparation) or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources between different frequency bands (Multi-NonContiguous-FreqSeparation).

[0122] For example, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources and at least one interval. As shown in Figure 6, an example of a maximum spectral range including three non-contiguous spectrum resources is provided. In practice, the number of non-contiguous spectrum resources included in the maximum spectral range is not limited; for example, it may include six or eight non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking a maximum spectral range including three non-contiguous spectrum resources as an example, the three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments 1, 2, and 3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the maximum spectral range be X (in MHz), then the maximum spectral range X = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0123] In summary, the method provided in this application embodiment allows a terminal device to report capability information to a network device when receiving a signal from carrier aggregation via a single RF link. This information indicates whether the terminal device supports receiving at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single RF link and the supported spectrum range. The network device can configure multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the supported spectrum range. The number of non-contiguous spectrum resource segments supported by the terminal device is not limited by the number of mixers in a single RF link. The multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the network device only need to be within the supported spectrum range of the terminal device.

[0124] Figure 7 illustrates a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated illustratively, taking the execution of the method by a network device as an example. The method includes:

[0125] Step 310: Receive capability information, which indicates whether a radio frequency link is supported to receive signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0126] The radio frequency (RF) link can perform RF processing (such as frequency conversion, amplification, and filtering) on ​​the wireless signal to obtain an RF signal. Optionally, one RF link is similar to the structure in Figure 2. Referring to Figure 2, the structure of one RF link includes an antenna, a bandpass filter, a low-noise amplifier, a mixer, a local oscillator, a low-pass filter, and one or more analog-to-digital converters.

[0127] In some embodiments, capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link. Here, "transmit and receive" can mean receiving only, transmitting only, or both. This application does not limit this.

[0128] In some embodiments, the network device receives capability information reported by the terminal device, which is related to the terminal device's wireless access capabilities. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0129] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the network device is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate that it supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link; or, the capability information is used to indicate that it does not support receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application are mainly described with the capability information supporting the transmission and reception of signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link.

[0130] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the network device is used to indicate the maximum spectrum range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported by the terminal device.

[0131] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the network device is used to indicate to the terminal device that it supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link, and the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0132] In some embodiments, spectrum resources may also be referred to as frequency domain resources. Discontinuous spectrum resources refer to spectrum resources that are not discontinuous within a frequency range. Optionally, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of frequency bands, carriers, subbands, partial bandwidths (BWP), or other partitioning units.

[0133] For example, taking frequency bands as the granularity of spectrum resource division, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in the same frequency band; or, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the spectrum resources in at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0134] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the maximum spectral range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported. Optionally, the maximum spectral range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges. For example, the maximum spectral range is some predefined gradation value, such as 100MHz, 200MHz, 300MHz, etc.

[0135] In some embodiments, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectral resources and at least one interval, wherein the at least one interval is an interval located between at least two non-contiguous spectral resources. Taking the granularity of spectral resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0136] Optionally, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the maximum spectrum range include at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the same frequency band (intra-Band-FreqSeparation) or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources between different frequency bands (Multi-NonContiguous-FreqSeparation).

[0137] For example, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources and at least one interval. As shown in Figure 6, an example of a maximum spectral range including three non-contiguous spectrum resources is provided. In practice, the number of non-contiguous spectrum resources included in the maximum spectral range is not limited; for example, it may include six or eight non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking a maximum spectral range including three non-contiguous spectrum resources as an example, the three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments 1, 2, and 3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the maximum spectral range be X (in MHz), then the maximum spectral range X = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0138] In summary, the method provided in this application embodiment allows a terminal device to report capability information to a network device when receiving a signal from carrier aggregation via a single RF link. This information indicates whether the terminal device supports receiving at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single RF link and the supported spectrum range. The network device can configure multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the supported spectrum range. The number of non-contiguous spectrum resource segments supported by the terminal device is not limited by the number of mixers in a single RF link. The multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the network device only need to be within the supported spectrum range of the terminal device.

[0139] Figure 8 shows a flowchart of a resource configuration method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated illustratively, taking the execution of the method by a terminal device as an example. The method includes:

[0140] Step 410: Receive the first configuration, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. The n non-contiguous spectrum resources are received by the terminal device through one radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0141] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives a first configuration sent by the network device. The first configuration includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, which are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link.

[0142] In some embodiments, the radio frequency link can perform radio frequency processing (such as frequency conversion, amplification, and filtering) on ​​the wireless signal to obtain a radio frequency signal. Optionally, one radio frequency link is a radio frequency link similar to the structure of Figure 2. Referring to Figure 2, the structure of one radio frequency link includes an antenna, a bandpass filter, a low-noise amplifier, a mixer, a local oscillator, a low-pass filter, and one or more analog-to-digital converters.

[0143] In some embodiments, the n non-contiguous spectrum resources are no greater than the maximum spectrum range supported by the terminal device. Optionally, the maximum spectrum range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges.

[0144] In some embodiments, spectrum resources may also be referred to as frequency domain resources. Discontinuous spectrum resources refer to spectrum resources that are not discontinuous within a frequency range. Optionally, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of frequency bands, carriers, subbands, partial bandwidths (BWP), or other partitioning units.

[0145] In some embodiments, the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band; or, the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0146] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device, namely fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. These three non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located within the same frequency band; for example, fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3 can all be located within band A. Alternatively, they can be located within different frequency bands; for example, fragment1 can be located within band A, fragment2 within band B, and fragment3 within band C. In another scenario, a portion of the spectrum resources may be located within the same frequency band, while another portion may be located within different frequency bands; for example, fragment1 and fragment2 may be located within band A, and fragment3 within band B.

[0147] In summary, in the embodiments of this application, the terminal device receives the first configuration sent by the network device. The network device configures n non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the spectrum range supported by the terminal device (i.e., the maximum spectrum range), which are transmitted and received by one radio frequency link. This method of configuring spectrum resources is not limited by the number of mixers in one radio frequency link. The n non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the network device only need to be within the spectrum range supported by the terminal device.

[0148] In some embodiments, the capability reporting method and the resource allocation method can be implemented in combination. After the terminal device reports capability information to the network device, the network device then configures the spectrum resources of the terminal device.

[0149] In an alternative embodiment based on Figure 5 and / or Figure 8, as shown in Figure 9, the method includes steps 510 to 550.

[0150] Step 510: The terminal device reports capability information to the network device.

[0151] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0152] For details, please refer to the relevant content in step 210 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0153] Step 520: The terminal device receives the first configuration.

[0154] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends the aforementioned capability information to the network device, and the network device configures non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device based on the maximum spectrum range indicated in the capability information.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends capability information to the network device, whereby the network device is unable to configure at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the maximum spectrum range indicated by the capability information. Optionally, the network device configures a contiguous spectrum resource for the terminal device, or the network device instructs the terminal device to use at least two radio frequency links to receive at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends capability information to the network device, and the network device supports configuring at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the maximum spectrum range indicated by the capability information. Optionally, the network device configures the spectrum resources, and the terminal device receives a first configuration sent by the network device. The first configuration includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, where the spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0157] In some embodiments, the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band; or, the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0158] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device, namely fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. These three non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located within the same frequency band; for example, fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3 can all be located within band A. Alternatively, they can be located within different frequency bands; for example, fragment1 can be located within band A, fragment2 within band B, and fragment3 within band C. In another scenario, a portion of the spectrum resources may be located within the same frequency band, while another portion may be located within different frequency bands; for example, fragment1 and fragment2 may be located within band A, and fragment3 within band B.

[0159] Step 530: If, in at least one interval between n non-contiguous spectrum resources, interference in the first interval is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources.

[0160] In some embodiments, the network device configures n non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device, wherein the spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0161] In some embodiments, the n discontinuous spectrum resources include n-1 intervals. For example, the network device configures three discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, and the three discontinuous spectrum resources include two intervals; or, for another example, the network device configures four discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, and the four discontinuous spectrum resources include three intervals.

[0162] In some embodiments, the intervals in discontinuous spectrum resources represent gaps or frequency intervals between discontinuous spectrum resources. Optionally, the i-th interval is the interval between the i-th discontinuous spectrum resource and the (i+1)-th discontinuous spectrum resource.

[0163] In some embodiments, after the network device configures n discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, the terminal device needs to measure the corresponding interference in each interval between the n discontinuous spectrum resources. Optionally, when the interference is relatively small, that is, when it has little impact on the receiving performance of the terminal device, the terminal device can use one radio frequency link to receive the n discontinuous spectrum resources. Optionally, when the interference is relatively large, that is, when it has a significant impact on the receiving performance of the terminal device, the terminal device cannot use one radio frequency link to receive the n discontinuous spectrum resources.

[0164] In some embodiments, if interference in at least one interval among n non-contiguous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources. Here, the first interval is the interval among the n non-contiguous spectrum resources where interference is greater than or equal to the first threshold. The first threshold is a preset value used to determine whether the interference level exceeds the range that the terminal device can handle. When the interference level exceeds the first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the resources to ensure communication quality.

[0165] In some embodiments, the interference level in the interval is characterized based on SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) or other parameters.

[0166] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device. These three non-contiguous spectrum resources include two intervals, such as gap1 and gap2, which represent the gaps or frequency intervals between the three non-contiguous spectrum resources. Optionally, the terminal device measures the corresponding interference levels at gap1 and gap2 respectively. The interference level measured within gap1 is labeled as interference 1, and the interference level measured within gap2 is labeled as interference 2. If interference 1 and / or interference 2 exceed a first threshold, it indicates excessive interference, which may affect the terminal device's reception performance, preventing it from effectively receiving the three non-contiguous spectrum resources simultaneously. Optionally, the terminal device sends a request to the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first configuration sent by the network device includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources, which include n-1 intervals. When there is a first interval in the n-1 intervals where interference exceeds a first threshold, the first interval can be used as a breakpoint. Optionally, two scheduling methods are adopted: one scheduling method (scheduling method one) reduces the number of n non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the other scheduling method (scheduling method two) notifies the terminal device to use at least two radio frequency links to receive at least n non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0168] Step 540 below mainly introduces scheduling method one, and step 550 below mainly introduces scheduling method two.

[0169] In this application, scheduling method one and scheduling method two are parallel. In some implementations, only scheduling method one may be executed, only scheduling method two may be executed, or scheduling method one and scheduling method two may be executed at different times. This application does not limit this.

[0170] Optionally, steps 540 and 550 are parallel steps.

[0171] Step 540: The terminal device receives the second configuration.

[0172] In some embodiments, if the network device configures n discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, and interference in at least one interval of the n discontinuous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources.

[0173] In some embodiments, when a network device receives a request for reconfiguration from a terminal device, the network device may re-evaluate the current spectrum configuration and adjust the spectrum allocation to optimize the reception quality and performance of the terminal device.

[0174] In some embodiments, the network device uses a first interval in which interference exceeds a first threshold in n discontinuous spectrum resources as a scheduling breakpoint. Optionally, the network device reduces the impact of interference and ensures the reception performance of the terminal device by reducing the number of discontinuous spectrum resources (fragments).

[0175] In some embodiments, the network device sends a second configuration to the terminal device, the second configuration including m non-contiguous spectrum resources. Wherein, the spectrum range corresponding to the m non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

[0176] Optionally, the network device deactivates the non-contiguous spectrum resources in the nm segment and performs resource scheduling on the non-contiguous spectrum resources in the m segment. That is, the network device allocates the m non-contiguous spectrum resources to the terminal device, where m is a positive integer less than n. Here, deactivation means that the network device switches the non-contiguous spectrum resources in the nm segment from a configured state to a non-configured state, that is, the network device no longer performs data transmission or resource scheduling on the non-contiguous spectrum resources in the nm segment.

[0177] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device as fragment1, fragment2 and fragment3. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources include two intervals as gap1 and gap2. The interference levels corresponding to gap1 and gap2 are interference 1 and interference 2, respectively.

[0178] For example, when the interference 1 corresponding to gap1 is greater than the first threshold, gap1 can be used as a breakpoint, and the network device can activate fragment1 and only perform resource scheduling on fragment2 and fragment3, that is, configure fragment2 and fragment3 to the terminal device; or, the network device can activate fragment2 and fragment3 and only perform resource scheduling on fragment1, that is, configure fragment1 to the terminal device.

[0179] For example, when both interference 1 corresponding to gap1 and interference 2 corresponding to gap2 are greater than the first threshold, gap1 and gap2 can be used as breakpoints. The network device can activate any two fragments and perform resource scheduling only on one fragment. For instance, the network device can activate fragments 1 and 2 and perform resource scheduling on fragment 3; or, the network device can activate fragments 2 and 3 and perform resource scheduling on fragment 1; or, the network device can activate fragments 1 and 3 and perform resource scheduling on fragment 2. The above are merely illustrative examples, and this application does not limit the scope of the application.

[0180] In some embodiments, the second configuration transmitted by the network device includes m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources. Optionally, the m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources are located on the same side of the first interval; or, the frequencies of all m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources are greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of all m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources are less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

[0181] In this context, the m discontinuous spectrum resources located on the same side of the first interval can be understood as m discontinuous spectrum resources on the same side of a certain boundary of the first interval. For example, in a longitudinal analysis, all m discontinuous spectrum resources are located on the upper or lower side of the first interval; in a lateral analysis, all m discontinuous spectrum resources are located on the left or right side of the first interval, without crossing the boundary of the first interval.

[0182] For example, referring to Figure 10, the frequency in the figure increases sequentially from left to right. Optionally, taking gap1 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap1 is AMHz and the maximum frequency of gap1 is BMHz. As shown in part (1) of Figure 10, gap1 is a breakpoint. The network device deactivates fragment1, and the network device performs resource scheduling on fragment2 and fragment3. Fragment2 and fragment3 are located on the same side of gap1 (both are located on the right side of gap1 in the figure). The frequencies of fragment2 and fragment3 are both greater than BMHz, that is, the frequencies of fragment2 and fragment3 are both greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval (gap1).

[0183] Optionally, taking gap2 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap2 is CMHz and the maximum frequency of gap2 is DMHz. As shown in part (2) of Figure 10, gap2 is a breakpoint. The network device deactivates fragment3 and performs resource scheduling on fragment1 and fragment2. Fragment1 and fragment2 are located on the same side of gap2 (both are located on the left side of gap2 in the figure). The frequencies of fragment1 and fragment2 are both greater than CMHz, that is, the frequencies of fragment1 and fragment2 are both less than the minimum frequency of the first interval (gap2).

[0184] Step 550: The terminal device receives the instruction information.

[0185] In some embodiments, if the network device configures n discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, and interference in at least one interval of the n discontinuous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources.

[0186] In some embodiments, when a network device receives a request for reconfiguration from a terminal device, the network device may re-evaluate the current spectrum configuration and adjust the spectrum allocation to optimize the reception quality and performance of the terminal device.

[0187] In some embodiments, the network device uses a first interval in which interference exceeds a first threshold in n discontinuous spectrum resources as a scheduling breakpoint. Optionally, the network device instructs the terminal device to use at least two radio frequency links to receive the n discontinuous spectrum resources to reduce the impact of interference and ensure the reception performance of the terminal device.

[0188] In some embodiments, the network device sends an indication message to the terminal device, the indication message being used to instruct the terminal device to use at least two radio frequency links to receive n non-contiguous spectrum resources, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0189] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device, namely fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. These three non-contiguous spectrum resources include two intervals, gap1 and gap2, with interference levels of interference 1 and interference 2, respectively. Taking the network device instructing the terminal device to use two radio frequency links to receive the aforementioned three non-contiguous spectrum resources as an example, these two radio frequency links are the first radio frequency link and the second radio frequency link.

[0190] For example, when the interference 1 corresponding to gap1 is greater than the first threshold, gap1 can be used as a breakpoint. The indication information sent by the network device instructs the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment1 and the second radio frequency link to receive fragment2 and fragment3; or, instructs the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment2 and fragment3 and to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment1.

[0191] For example, when interference 1 corresponding to gap1 and interference 2 corresponding to gap2 exceed a first threshold, gap1 and gap2 can be used as breakpoints. The network device sends an indication message instructing the first and second radio frequency links to each receive a fragment, such as instructing the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment 1 and the second radio frequency link to receive fragment 2; or, instructing the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment 1 and the second radio frequency link to receive fragment 3; or, the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment 2 and the second radio frequency link to receive fragment 3.

[0192] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives indication information, which instructs the use of at least two radio frequency links to receive n segments of discontinuous spectrum resources. Optionally, the n segments of discontinuous spectrum resources include at least one first spectrum resource and at least one second spectrum resource, wherein the at least one first spectrum resource and the at least one second spectrum resource are received using different radio frequency links.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first spectrum resource and the second spectrum resource are located on different sides of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the first spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the second spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the second spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the first spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

[0194] In this context, the first and second spectrum resources are located on opposite sides of the first interval, which can be understood as the first and second spectrum resources being on opposite sides of the first interval. For example, in a vertical analysis, the first spectrum resource is located on the upper side of the first interval, and the second spectrum resource is located on the lower side of the first interval; or, the first spectrum resource is located on the lower side of the first interval, and the second spectrum resource is located on the upper side of the first interval. In a horizontal analysis, the first spectrum resource is located on the left side of the first interval, and the second spectrum resource is located on the right side of the first interval; or, the first spectrum resource is located on the right side of the first interval, and the second spectrum resource is located on the left side of the first interval.

[0195] For example, referring to Figure 11, the explanation is given with frequencies increasing sequentially from left to right. Optionally, taking gap1 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap1 is AMHz and the maximum frequency of gap1 is BMHz, as shown in part (1) of Figure 11, where gap1 is a breakpoint. Taking fragment1 as the first spectrum resource and fragment2 as the second spectrum resource as an example, fragment1 and fragment2 are located on different sides of gap1 (fragment1 is located on the left side of gap1 and fragment2 is located on the right side of gap1 in the figure). The network device instructs the terminal device to receive fragment1 using the first radio frequency link and fragment2 using the second radio frequency link. The frequency of the second spectrum resource (fragment2) is greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval (gap1), and the frequency of the first spectrum resource (fragment1) is less than the minimum frequency of the first interval (gap1).

[0196] Optionally, taking gap2 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap2 is CMHz and the maximum frequency of gap2 is DMHz, as shown in part (2) of Figure 11. gap2 is a breakpoint. Taking the first spectrum resource as fragment3 and the second spectrum resource as fragment1 as an example, fragment3 and fragment1 are located on different sides of gap2 (fragment1 is located on the left side of gap2 and fragment3 is located on the right side of gap2 in the figure). The network device instructs the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment3 and the second radio frequency link to receive fragment1. The frequency of the first spectrum resource (fragment3) is greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval (gap2), and the frequency of the second spectrum resource (fragment1) is less than the minimum frequency of the first interval (gap2).

[0197] In this embodiment of the application, the network device configures spectrum resources, and the terminal device receives a first configuration sent by the network device. The first configuration includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. When the interference level exceeds a first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the resources. The network device can ensure communication quality by reducing the number of n non-contiguous spectrum resources or by having the terminal device use at least two radio frequency links to receive at least n non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0198] It should be noted that each of steps 510 to 550 above can form a new embodiment on its own, or they can be combined to form an embodiment, or only some of the steps 510 to 550 can be combined to form a new embodiment. For example, steps 510, 520, 530, and 540 can be combined to form an embodiment, and steps 510, 520, 530, and 550 can be combined to form an embodiment. This application does not limit this.

[0199] Regarding the second reporting mode:

[0200] Figure 12 illustrates a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated illustratively, taking the execution of the method by a terminal device as an example. The method includes:

[0201] Step 610: Report capability information. Capability information is used to indicate the number of frequency domain resource sets supported and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets, which include a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0202] In some embodiments, to achieve more efficient resource allocation, one or more resource sets can be defined. A resource set refers to a collection of physical resources, including but not limited to resources in at least one of the following dimensions: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, and spatial-domain resources. Time-domain resources refer to resources in the time dimension. Frequency-domain resources refer to resources within a frequency range. Spatial-domain resources refer to resources related to spatial allocation. Optionally, when the resource set includes frequency-domain resources, the aforementioned resource set can be called a frequency-domain resource set (FR set).

[0203] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of spectrum resources. It can also be understood that the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of frequency domain resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of frequency domain resources.

[0204] In some embodiments, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of carrier, bandwidth, partial bandwidth (BWP), or other partitioning units. For example, a spectrum resource segment can be a carrier, a contiguous spectrum resource not equal to the size of the carrier (e.g., several RBs), or a BWP.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal device reports capability information to the network device, the capability information being related to the terminal device's radio access capabilities. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets.

[0206] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate whether it supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets. This can also be understood as indicating the number of frequency domain resource sets the terminal device can support, or the number of frequency domain resource sets the terminal device is capable of supporting. For example, the capability information may indicate that the terminal device supports one frequency domain resource set.

[0207] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the size of the supported frequency domain resource set. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0208] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the number of frequency domain resource sets it supports, and the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports a frequency domain resource set, and that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0209] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources include at least one interval, which is an interval located between the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking the granularity of spectrum resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0210] For example, as shown in Figure 13, a frequency domain resource set (FR set) includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources and two intervals. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments1, fragment2, and fragment3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the size of the frequency domain resource set be Y (in MHz), then Y = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0211] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands.

[0212] For example, referring to FIG14, the capability information reported by the terminal device indicates support for a frequency domain resource set. Optionally, a frequency domain resource set is located in a frequency band, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band, as shown in part (1) of FIG14, where a frequency domain resource set is located within band n2, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0213] Optionally, a frequency domain resource set may be located in different frequency bands, that is, a frequency domain resource set may span multiple frequency bands, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set may belong to different frequency bands, as shown in part (2) of Figure 14. Part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n2, and another part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n3. The minimum frequency of band n3 is 1805MHz, the maximum frequency of band n3 is 1880MHz, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0214] In some embodiments, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link; spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received simultaneously by different radio frequency links; or, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received separately by the same radio frequency link at different times. This method of transmission and reception by the same radio frequency link can effectively reuse radio frequency links.

[0215] For example, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link.

[0216] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are simultaneously transmitted and received by different radio frequency links. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link at time t1.

[0217] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link at different times. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t2.

[0218] In summary, in this embodiment, by defining a frequency domain resource set, which includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, the network device configures at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device based on the capability information reported by the terminal device and the number and size of the frequency domain resource set indicated by the reported capability information. Configuring at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device by the network device can improve the utilization rate of spectrum resources. Furthermore, the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in the same frequency band, or in different frequency bands, or partly in the same frequency band and partly in different frequency bands, allowing the network device to flexibly schedule frequency domain resources.

[0219] Figure 15 illustrates a flowchart of a capability reporting method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated illustratively, taking the execution of the method by a network device as an example. The method includes:

[0220] Step 710: Receive capability information, which indicates whether the number of supported frequency domain resource sets is available, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets, which include a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0221] In some embodiments, to achieve more efficient resource allocation, one or more resource sets can be defined. A resource set refers to a collection of physical resources, including but not limited to resources in at least one of the following dimensions: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, and spatial-domain resources. Time-domain resources refer to resources in the time dimension. Frequency-domain resources refer to resources within a frequency range. Spatial-domain resources refer to resources related to spatial allocation. Optionally, when the resource set includes frequency-domain resources, the aforementioned resource set can be called a frequency-domain resource set (FR set).

[0222] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of spectrum resources. It can also be understood that the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of frequency domain resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of frequency domain resources.

[0223] In some embodiments, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of carrier, bandwidth, partial bandwidth (BWP), or other partitioning units. For example, a spectrum resource segment can be a carrier, a contiguous spectrum resource not equal to the size of the carrier (e.g., several RBs), or a BWP.

[0224] In some embodiments, the network device receives capability information reported by the terminal device, the capability information being related to the terminal device's radio access capabilities. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets.

[0225] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the network device is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets. This can also be understood as indicating the number of frequency domain resource sets the terminal device can support, or the number of frequency domain resource sets the terminal device is capable of supporting. For example, the capability information may indicate that the terminal device supports one frequency domain resource set.

[0226] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the network device is used to indicate the size of the frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0227] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the network device is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports the number of frequency domain resource sets and the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports a frequency domain resource set, and that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0228] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources include at least one interval, which is an interval located between the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking the granularity of spectrum resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0229] For example, as shown in Figure 13, a frequency domain resource set (FR set) includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources and two intervals. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments1, fragment2, and fragment3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the size of the frequency domain resource set be Y (in MHz), then Y = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0230] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands.

[0231] For example, referring to FIG14, the capability information reported by the terminal device indicates support for a frequency domain resource set. Optionally, a frequency domain resource set is located in a frequency band, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band, as shown in part (1) of FIG14, where a frequency domain resource set is located within band n2, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0232] Optionally, a frequency domain resource set may be located in different frequency bands, that is, a frequency domain resource set may span multiple frequency bands, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set may belong to different frequency bands, as shown in part (2) of Figure 14. Part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n2, and another part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n3. The minimum frequency of band n3 is 1805MHz, the maximum frequency of band n3 is 1880MHz, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0233] In some embodiments, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link; spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received simultaneously by different radio frequency links; or, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received separately by the same radio frequency link at different times. This method of transmission and reception by the same radio frequency link can effectively reuse radio frequency links.

[0234] For example, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link.

[0235] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are simultaneously transmitted and received by different radio frequency links. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link at time t1.

[0236] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link at different times. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t2.

[0237] In summary, in this embodiment, by defining a frequency domain resource set, which includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, the network device configures at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device based on the capability information reported by the terminal device and the number and size of the frequency domain resource set indicated by the reported capability information. Configuring at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device by the network device can improve the utilization rate of spectrum resources. Furthermore, the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in the same frequency band, or in different frequency bands, or partly in the same frequency band and partly in different frequency bands, allowing the network device to flexibly schedule frequency domain resources.

[0238] Figure 16 illustrates a flowchart of a resource configuration method provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated illustratively, taking the execution of the method by a terminal device as an example. The method includes:

[0239] Step 810: Receive the third configuration, which includes a first frequency domain resource set. The first frequency domain resource set includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. The n non-contiguous spectrum resources are received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0240] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives a third configuration sent by the network device, the third configuration including n discontinuous spectrum resources, the n discontinuous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through a radio frequency link.

[0241] In some embodiments, the n non-contiguous spectrum resources are no larger than the size of the frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device.

[0242] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of spectrum resources. It can also be understood that the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of frequency domain resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of frequency domain resources.

[0243] In some embodiments, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of carrier, bandwidth, partial bandwidth (BWP), or other partitioning units. For example, a spectrum resource segment can be a carrier, a contiguous spectrum resource not equal to the size of the carrier (e.g., several RBs), or a BWP.

[0244] In some embodiments, the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band; or, the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the n discontinuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0245] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device, namely fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. These three non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located within the same frequency band; for example, fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3 can all be located within band A. Alternatively, they can be located within different frequency bands; for example, fragment1 can be located within band A, fragment2 within band B, and fragment3 within band C. In another scenario, a portion of the spectrum resources may be located within the same frequency band, while another portion may be located within different frequency bands; for example, fragment1 and fragment2 may be located within band A, and fragment3 within band B.

[0246] In summary, in this embodiment of the application, the terminal device receives a third configuration sent by the network device. Within the size of the frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device, the network device configures a first frequency domain resource set for the terminal device. The first frequency domain resource set includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources transmitted and received by one radio frequency link. This method of configuring spectrum resources is not limited by the number of mixers in one radio frequency link. The n non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the network device only need to be within the spectrum range supported by the terminal device.

[0247] In some embodiments, the capability reporting method and the resource configuration method can be implemented in combination. After the terminal device reports capability information to the network device, the network device then configures the frequency domain resource set, that is, it configures the spectrum resources of the terminal device.

[0248] In an alternative embodiment based on FIG12 and / or FIG16, as shown in FIG17, the method includes steps 910 to 950.

[0249] Step 910: The terminal device reports capability information to the network device.

[0250] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports the number of frequency domain resource sets, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets, each of which includes a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0251] For details, please refer to the relevant content of step 610 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0252] Step 920: The terminal device receives the third configuration.

[0253] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends the aforementioned capability information to the network device, and the network device configures non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device based on the size of the frequency domain resource set indicated in the capability information.

[0254] In some embodiments, the terminal device sends capability information to the network device, and the network device supports configuring at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device within the size of the frequency domain resource set indicated by the capability information. Optionally, the network device configures the spectrum resources, and the terminal device receives a third configuration sent by the network device. The third configuration includes a first frequency domain resource set, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. The spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the size of the supported frequency domain resource set, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0255] For example, the capability information reported by the terminal device indicates support for a frequency domain resource set, and indicates that the frequency domain resource set supports the size of three non-contiguous spectrum resources. The network device sends a third configuration to the terminal device, which includes a first frequency domain resource set. The first frequency domain resource set may include three non-contiguous spectrum resources, or the first frequency domain resource set may include two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0256] In some embodiments, the n discontinuous spectrum resources included in the first frequency domain resource set may be located within the same frequency band; or, the n discontinuous spectrum resources may be located within different frequency bands; or, a portion of the n discontinuous spectrum resources may be located within the same frequency band, while another portion may be located within different frequency bands. This application does not limit this.

[0257] Step 930: If, in at least one interval between n non-contiguous spectrum resources, the interference of the first interval is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the first frequency domain resource set.

[0258] In some embodiments, the network device configures a first frequency domain resource set for the terminal device. The first frequency domain resource set includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. The spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the size of the frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0259] In some embodiments, the n discontinuous spectrum resources include n-1 intervals. For example, the network device configures three discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, and the three discontinuous spectrum resources include two intervals; or, for another example, the network device configures four discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, and the four discontinuous spectrum resources include three intervals.

[0260] In some embodiments, the intervals in discontinuous spectrum resources represent gaps or frequency intervals between discontinuous spectrum resources.

[0261] In some embodiments, after the network device configures n discontinuous spectrum resources for the terminal device, the terminal device needs to measure the corresponding interference in each interval between the n discontinuous spectrum resources. Optionally, when the interference is relatively small, that is, when it has little impact on the receiving performance of the terminal device, the terminal device can use one radio frequency link to receive the n discontinuous spectrum resources. Optionally, when the interference is relatively large, that is, when it has a significant impact on the receiving performance of the terminal device, the terminal device cannot use one radio frequency link to receive the n discontinuous spectrum resources.

[0262] In some embodiments, if interference in at least one interval among n non-contiguous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources. Here, the first interval is the interval among the n non-contiguous spectrum resources where interference is greater than or equal to the first threshold. The first threshold is a preset value used to determine whether the interference level exceeds the range that the terminal device can handle. When the interference level exceeds the first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the resources to ensure communication quality.

[0263] For example, the first frequency domain resource set configured by the network device for the terminal device includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources. These three non-contiguous spectrum resources include two intervals, such as gap1 and gap2, which represent the gaps or frequency intervals between the three non-contiguous spectrum resources. Optionally, the terminal device measures the corresponding interference levels at gap1 and gap2 respectively. The interference level measured within gap1 is labeled as interference 1, and the interference level measured within gap2 is labeled as interference 2. If interference 1 and / or interference 2 exceed a first threshold, it indicates excessive interference, and the terminal device's reception performance may be affected, making it unable to effectively receive these three non-contiguous spectrum resources simultaneously. Optionally, the terminal device sends a request to the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources.

[0264] In some embodiments, the third configuration sent by the network device includes a first frequency domain resource set, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. These n non-contiguous spectrum resources include n-1 intervals. If there is a first interval in the n-1 intervals where interference exceeds a first threshold, the first interval can be used as a breakpoint. Optionally, two scheduling methods are adopted: one scheduling method (scheduling method three) reduces the size of the first frequency domain resource set, and the other scheduling method (scheduling method four) splits the first frequency domain resource set into at least two frequency domain subsets.

[0265] Step 940 below mainly introduces scheduling mode three, and step 950 below mainly introduces scheduling mode four.

[0266] In this application, scheduling mode three and scheduling mode four are parallel. In some implementations, only scheduling mode three or only scheduling mode four may be executed, or scheduling mode three and scheduling mode four may be executed at different times. This application does not impose any limitations on this.

[0267] Optionally, steps 940 and 950 are parallel steps.

[0268] Step 940: The terminal device receives the fourth configuration.

[0269] In some embodiments, when a network device receives a reconfiguration request from a terminal device, the network device may re-evaluate the current spectrum configuration and adjust the spectrum allocation in the first frequency domain resource set to optimize the reception quality and performance of the terminal device.

[0270] In some embodiments, the network device uses a first interval in which interference exceeds a first threshold in n discontinuous spectrum resources as a scheduling breakpoint. Optionally, the network device reduces the impact of interference by decreasing the size of the first frequency domain resource set, thereby ensuring the reception performance of the terminal device.

[0271] In some embodiments, the network device sends a fourth configuration to the terminal device. The fourth configuration includes a second frequency domain resource set, which includes m non-contiguous spectrum resources. The second frequency domain resource set is a subset of the first frequency domain resource set, and the spectrum range corresponding to the m non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the size of the frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device, where m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

[0272] Optionally, the network device reduces the first frequency domain resource set to a second frequency domain resource set. The second frequency domain resource set includes m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources, which are a subset of the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources included in the first frequency domain resource set. That is, the network device removes a portion of the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources from the first frequency domain resource set, retaining another portion of the n segments, which is then retained as m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0273] For example, the network device configures a first frequency domain resource set for the terminal device. The first frequency domain resource set includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources, namely fragment1, fragment2 and fragment3. Among the three non-contiguous spectrum resources, there are two intervals, namely gap1 and gap2. The interference levels corresponding to gap1 and gap2 are interference 1 and interference 2, respectively.

[0274] For example, when the interference 1 corresponding to gap1 is greater than the first threshold, gap1 can be used as a breakpoint. The network device can reduce the first frequency domain resource set to a second frequency domain resource set containing only fragment 2 and fragment 3. That is, the network device removes fragment 1 and retains fragment 2 and fragment 3. Alternatively, the network device can reduce the first frequency domain resource set to a second frequency domain resource set containing only fragment 1. That is, the network device removes fragment 2 and fragment 3 and retains fragment 1.

[0275] For example, when both interference 1 corresponding to gap1 and interference 2 corresponding to gap2 are greater than the first threshold, gap1 and gap2 can be used as breakpoints. The network device can then reduce the first frequency domain resource set to a second frequency domain resource set containing only one fragment. For instance, the network device can remove fragment1 and fragment2, retaining fragment3; or, remove fragment1 and fragment3, retaining fragment2; or, remove fragment2 and fragment3, retaining fragment1.

[0276] In some embodiments, the m discontinuous spectrum resources are located on the same side of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m discontinuous spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m discontinuous spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

[0277] In this context, the m discontinuous spectrum resources located on the same side of the first interval can be understood as m discontinuous spectrum resources on the same side of a certain boundary of the first interval. For example, in a longitudinal analysis, all m discontinuous spectrum resources are located on the upper or lower side of the first interval; in a lateral analysis, all m discontinuous spectrum resources are located on the left or right side of the first interval, without crossing the boundary of the first interval.

[0278] For example, referring to Figure 18, the explanation is based on the frequency increasing sequentially from left to right. Optionally, taking gap1 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap1 is AMHz and the maximum frequency of gap1 is BMHz. As shown in part (1) of Figure 18, gap1 is a breakpoint. The network device removes fragment1 and retains fragment2 and fragment3. fragment2 and fragment3 are located on the same side of gap1 (both are located on the right side of gap1 in the figure). The frequencies of fragment2 and fragment3 are both greater than BMHz, that is, the frequencies of fragment2 and fragment3 are both greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval (gap1).

[0279] Optionally, taking gap2 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap2 is CMHz and the maximum frequency of gap2 is DMHz. As shown in part (2) of Figure 18, gap2 is a breakpoint. The network device removes fragment3 and retains fragment1 and fragment2. fragment1 and fragment2 are located on the same side of gap2 (both are located on the left side of gap2 in the figure). The frequencies of fragment1 and fragment2 are both greater than CMHz, that is, the frequencies of fragment1 and fragment2 are both less than the minimum frequency of the first interval (gap2).

[0280] Step 950: The terminal device receives the fifth configuration.

[0281] In some embodiments, when a network device receives a reconfiguration request from a terminal device, the network device may re-evaluate the current spectrum configuration and adjust the spectrum allocation in the first frequency domain resource set to optimize the reception quality and performance of the terminal device.

[0282] In some embodiments, the network device uses a first interval in n discontinuous spectrum resources where interference exceeds a first threshold as a scheduling breakpoint. Optionally, the network device reduces the impact of interference and ensures the reception performance of the terminal device by splitting the first frequency domain resource set into at least two frequency domain subsets.

[0283] In some embodiments, the network device sends a fifth configuration to the terminal device. The fifth configuration includes at least two frequency domain resource sets, and all or part of the spectrum resources in each of the at least two frequency domain resource sets are subsets of the first frequency domain resource set.

[0284] In some embodiments, the terminal device may use at least two radio frequency links to receive spectrum resources from at least two frequency domain resource sets.

[0285] For example, the network device configures three non-contiguous spectrum resources for the terminal device as fragment1, fragment2 and fragment3. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources include two intervals as gap1 and gap2. The interference levels corresponding to gap1 and gap2 are interference 1 and interference 2, respectively.

[0286] For example, when the interference 1 corresponding to gap1 is greater than the first threshold, gap1 can be used as a breakpoint. The network device splits the first frequency domain resource set into two frequency domain resource sets, namely frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) and frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2), both of which are subsets of the first frequency domain resource set. FR set1 includes fragment1, and FR set2 includes either fragment2 or fragment3. The terminal device can use a first radio frequency link to receive fragment1 in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1), and use a second radio frequency link to receive either fragment2 or fragment3 in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2).

[0287] For example, when interference 1 corresponding to gap1 and interference 2 corresponding to gap2 exceed the first threshold, gap1 and gap2 can be used as breakpoints. The network device splits the first frequency domain resource set into three frequency domain resource sets: frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1), frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2), and frequency domain resource set 3 (FR set3). FR set1, FR set2, and FR set3 are all subsets of the first frequency domain resource set. FR set1 includes fragment1, FR set2 includes fragment2, and FR set3 includes fragment3. The terminal device can use the first radio frequency link to receive fragment1 in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1), the second radio frequency link to receive fragment2 in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2), and the third radio frequency link to receive frequency domain resource set 3 (FR set3).

[0288] In some embodiments, the fifth configuration includes at least two frequency domain resource sets. Optionally, the at least two frequency domain resource sets include a third frequency domain resource set and a fourth frequency domain resource set. Both the third and fourth frequency domain resource sets are subsets of the first frequency domain resource set, and the third and fourth frequency domain resource sets can be received using different radio frequency links.

[0289] In some embodiments, the third frequency domain resource set and the fourth frequency domain resource set are located on different sides of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the third frequency domain resource set are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the fourth frequency domain resource set are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the fourth frequency domain resource set are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the third frequency domain resource set are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

[0290] The third and fourth frequency domain resource sets are located on different sides of the first interval, which can be understood as the third and fourth frequency domain resource sets being on opposite sides of the first interval. For example, in a vertical analysis, the third frequency domain resource set is located above the first interval, and the fourth frequency domain resource set is located below the first interval; or, the third frequency domain resource set is located below the first interval, and the fourth frequency domain resource set is located above the first interval. In a horizontal analysis, the third frequency domain resource set is located to the left of the first interval, and the fourth frequency domain resource set is located to the right of the first interval; or, the third frequency domain resource set is located to the right of the first interval, and the fourth frequency domain resource set is located to the left of the first interval.

[0291] For example, referring to Figure 19, the frequency in the figure increases sequentially from left to right. Optionally, taking gap1 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap1 is AMHz and the maximum frequency of gap1 is BMHz. As shown in part (1) of Figure 19, gap1 is a breakpoint. Taking the third frequency domain resource set including fragment1 and the fourth frequency domain resource set including fragment2 as an example, the third frequency domain resource set and the fourth frequency domain resource set are located on different sides of gap1 (the third frequency domain resource set is located on the left side of gap1 and the fourth frequency domain resource set is located on the right side of gap1). The network device instructs the terminal device to receive the third frequency domain resource set using the first radio frequency link and to receive the fourth frequency domain resource set using the second radio frequency link. The frequency of the fourth frequency domain resource set is greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval (gap1) and the frequency of the third frequency domain resource set is less than the minimum frequency of the first interval (gap1).

[0292] Optionally, taking gap2 as the first interval as an example, the minimum frequency of gap2 is CMHz and the maximum frequency of gap2 is DMHz, as shown in part (2) of Figure 19. gap2 is a breakpoint. Taking the third frequency domain resource set including fragment3 and the fourth frequency domain resource set including fragment1 as an example, the third frequency domain resource set and the fourth frequency domain resource set are located on different sides of gap2 (the fourth frequency domain resource set is located on the left side of gap2 and the third frequency domain resource set is located on the right side of gap2 in the figure). The network device instructs the terminal device to use the first radio frequency link to receive the third frequency domain resource set and the second radio frequency link to receive the fourth frequency domain resource set. The frequency of the third frequency domain resource set is greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval (gap2) and the frequency of the fourth frequency domain resource set is less than the minimum frequency of the first interval (gap2).

[0293] In this embodiment of the application, the network device configures spectrum resources, and the terminal device receives a third configuration sent by the network device. The third configuration includes a first frequency domain resource set, which includes n non-contiguous spectrum resources. When the interference level exceeds a first threshold, the terminal device requests the network device to reconfigure the resources. The network device can ensure communication quality by reducing the size of the first frequency domain resource set or by splitting the first frequency domain resource set into at least two frequency domain subsets.

[0294] It should be noted that each of steps 910 to 950 above can form a new embodiment on its own, or they can be combined to form an embodiment, or only some of the steps 910 to 950 can be combined to form a new embodiment. For example, steps 910, 920, 930, and 940 can be combined to form an embodiment, and steps 910, 920, 930, and 950 can be combined to form an embodiment. This application does not limit this.

[0295] Figure 20 shows a structural block diagram of a first communication device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The first communication device can be implemented as a terminal device, or as part of a terminal device, through software, hardware, or a combination of both. The first communication device includes a reporting module 1110.

[0296] The reporting module 1110 is used to report capability information, which indicates whether it supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources through one radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0297] The radio frequency (RF) link can perform RF processing (such as frequency conversion, amplification, and filtering) on ​​the wireless signal to obtain an RF signal. Optionally, one RF link is similar to the structure shown in Figure 2. Referring to Figure 2, the structure of one RF link includes an antenna, a bandpass filter, a low-noise amplifier, a mixer, a local oscillator, a low-pass filter, and one or more analog-to-digital converters.

[0298] In some embodiments, capability information is used to indicate whether the reporting module 1110 supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link. Here, "transmit and receive" can mean receiving only, transmitting only, or both. This application does not limit this.

[0299] In some embodiments, the reporting module 1110 reports capability information to the network device, the capability information being related to the wireless access capability of the reporting module 1110. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the reporting module 1110 supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0300] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate whether one radio frequency link supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate that one radio frequency link supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources; or, the capability information is used to indicate that one radio frequency link does not support transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application are mainly described with the capability information supporting transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0301] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate the maximum spectral range of at least two non-contiguous spectral resources supported.

[0302] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate the support for receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link, and the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0303] In some embodiments, spectrum resources may also be referred to as frequency domain resources. Discontinuous spectrum resources refer to spectrum resources that are not discontinuous within a frequency range. Optionally, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of frequency bands, carriers, subbands, partial bandwidths (BWP), or other partitioning units.

[0304] For example, taking frequency bands as the granularity of spectrum resource division, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in the same frequency band; or, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the spectrum resources in at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0305] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate the maximum spectral range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported. Optionally, the maximum spectral range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges. For example, the maximum spectral range is some predefined level value, such as 100MHz, 200MHz, 300MHz, etc.

[0306] In some embodiments, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectral resources and at least one interval, wherein the at least one interval is an interval located between at least two non-contiguous spectral resources. Taking the granularity of spectral resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0307] Optionally, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the maximum spectrum range include at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the same frequency band (intra-Band-FreqSeparation) or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources between different frequency bands (Multi-NonContiguous-FreqSeparation).

[0308] For example, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources and at least one gap. As shown in Figure 6, the maximum spectral range includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources and two gaps. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The gap between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the gap between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments 1, fragment2, and fragment3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located in the same frequency band. Let the maximum spectral range be X (in MHz), then the maximum spectral range X = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0309] The reporting module 1110 is also used to report capability information, which indicates whether the number of frequency domain resource sets supported is supported, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets, which include a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0310] In some embodiments, to achieve more efficient resource allocation, one or more resource sets can be defined. A resource set refers to a collection of physical resources, including but not limited to resources in at least one of the following dimensions: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, and spatial-domain resources. Time-domain resources refer to resources in the time dimension. Frequency-domain resources refer to resources within a frequency range. Spatial-domain resources refer to resources related to spatial allocation. Optionally, when the resource set includes frequency-domain resources, the aforementioned resource set can be called a frequency-domain resource set (FR set).

[0311] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of spectrum resources. It can also be understood that the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of frequency domain resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of frequency domain resources.

[0312] In some embodiments, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of carrier, bandwidth, partial bandwidth (BWP), or other partitioning units. For example, a spectrum resource segment can be a carrier, a contiguous spectrum resource not equal to the size of the carrier (e.g., several RBs), or a BWP.

[0313] In some embodiments, the reporting module 1110 reports capability information to the network device, the capability information being related to the radio access capabilities of the reporting module 1110. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the reporting module 1110 supports the number of frequency domain resource sets, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets.

[0314] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate whether it supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets. This can also be understood as indicating the number of frequency domain resource sets that the reporting module 1110 can support, or the number of frequency domain resource sets that the reporting module 1110 can support. For example, the capability information may indicate that the reporting module 1110 supports one frequency domain resource set.

[0315] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate the size of the supported frequency domain resource set. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0316] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 is used to indicate the number of frequency domain resource sets supported and the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that the reporting module 1110 supports a frequency domain resource set, and that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0317] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources include at least one interval, which is an interval located between the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking the granularity of spectrum resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0318] For example, as shown in Figure 13, a frequency domain resource set (FR set) includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources and two intervals. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments1, fragment2, and fragment3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the size of the frequency domain resource set be Y (in MHz), then Y = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0319] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands.

[0320] For example, referring to FIG14, the capability information reported by the reporting module 1110 indicates support for a frequency domain resource set. Optionally, a frequency domain resource set is located in a frequency band, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band, as shown in part (1) of FIG14, a frequency domain resource set is located within band n2, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0321] Optionally, a frequency domain resource set may be located in different frequency bands, that is, a frequency domain resource set may span multiple frequency bands, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set may belong to different frequency bands, as shown in part (2) of Figure 14. Part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n2, and another part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n3. The minimum frequency of band n3 is 1805MHz, the maximum frequency of band n3 is 1880MHz, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0322] In some embodiments, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link; spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received simultaneously by different radio frequency links; or, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received separately by the same radio frequency link at different times. This method of transmission and reception by the same radio frequency link can effectively reuse radio frequency links.

[0323] For example, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link.

[0324] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are simultaneously transmitted and received by different radio frequency links. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link at time t1.

[0325] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link at different times. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t2.

[0326] In some embodiments, the first communication device further includes a receiving module 1120.

[0327] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1120 is configured to receive a first configuration, the first configuration including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, wherein the spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0328] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1120 is configured to receive a second configuration, the second configuration including m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources;

[0329] Wherein, the spectrum range corresponding to the m non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

[0330] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1120 is configured to receive indication information, the indication information being used to indicate the use of at least two radio frequency links to receive the n non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0331] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1120 is configured to receive a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, the spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources being less than or equal to the size of the supported frequency domain resource set, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0332] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1120 is configured to receive a fourth configuration, the fourth configuration including a second frequency domain resource set, the second frequency domain resource set including m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources;

[0333] Wherein, the second frequency domain resource set is a subset of the first frequency domain resource set, and the frequency range corresponding to the m non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the size of the supported frequency domain resource set, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

[0334] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1120 is configured to receive a fifth configuration, the fifth configuration including at least two frequency domain resource sets, each of the at least two frequency domain resource sets being a subset of the first frequency domain resource set.

[0335] In summary, in the apparatus provided in this application embodiment, when the first communication device receives a signal in carrier aggregation through a radio frequency link, the first communication device reports capability information to the second communication device, indicating whether it supports receiving at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources through a radio frequency link and the supported spectrum range. The second communication device can configure multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources for the first communication device within the spectrum range supported by the first communication device. The number of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported by the first communication device is not limited by the number of mixers in a radio frequency link. The multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the second communication device only need to be within the spectrum range supported by the first communication device.

[0336] Figure 21 shows a structural block diagram of a second communication device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The second communication device can be implemented as a network device, or as part of a network device, through software, hardware, or a combination of both. The second communication device includes a receiving module 1210.

[0337] The receiving module 1210 is used to receive capability information, which indicates whether a radio frequency link is supported to receive signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0338] The radio frequency (RF) link can perform RF processing (such as frequency conversion, amplification, and filtering) on ​​the wireless signal to obtain an RF signal. Optionally, one RF link is similar to the structure shown in Figure 2. Referring to Figure 2, the structure of one RF link includes an antenna, a bandpass filter, a low-noise amplifier, a mixer, a local oscillator, a low-pass filter, and one or more analog-to-digital converters.

[0339] In some embodiments, capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports transmitting and receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link. Here, "transmit and receive" can mean receiving only, transmitting only, or both. This application does not limit this.

[0340] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1210 receives capability information reported by the terminal device, the capability information being related to the wireless access capability of the terminal device. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via a single radio frequency link, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0341] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the receiving module 1210 is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate that it supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link; or, the capability information is used to indicate that it does not support receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application are mainly described with the capability information supporting the transmission and reception of signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link.

[0342] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the receiving module 1210 is used to indicate the maximum spectrum range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported by the terminal device.

[0343] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the receiving module 1210 is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving signals on at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources via one radio frequency link, and the maximum spectrum range of the supported at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0344] In some embodiments, spectrum resources may also be referred to as frequency domain resources. Discontinuous spectrum resources refer to spectrum resources that are not discontinuous within a frequency range. Optionally, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of frequency bands, carriers, subbands, partial bandwidths (BWP), or other partitioning units.

[0345] For example, taking frequency bands as the granularity of spectrum resource division, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in the same frequency band; or, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources can be located in different frequency bands; or, a portion of the spectrum resources in at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and another portion of the spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

[0346] In some embodiments, the capability information reported by the terminal device is used to indicate the maximum spectral range of at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources supported. Optionally, the maximum spectral range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges. For example, the maximum spectral range is some predefined gradation value, such as 100MHz, 200MHz, 300MHz, etc.

[0347] In some embodiments, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectral resources and at least one interval, wherein the at least one interval is an interval located between at least two non-contiguous spectral resources. Taking the granularity of spectral resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0348] Optionally, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the maximum spectrum range include at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources within the same frequency band (intra-Band-FreqSeparation) or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources between different frequency bands (Multi-NonContiguous-FreqSeparation).

[0349] For example, the maximum spectral range includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources and at least one interval. As shown in Figure 6, an example of a maximum spectral range including three non-contiguous spectrum resources is provided. In practice, the number of non-contiguous spectrum resources included in the maximum spectral range is not limited; for example, it may include six or eight non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking a maximum spectral range including three non-contiguous spectrum resources as an example, the three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments 1, 2, and 3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the maximum spectral range be X (in MHz), then the maximum spectral range X = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0350] The receiving module 1210 is used to receive capability information, which indicates whether the number of frequency domain resource sets supported is supported, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets, which include a spectrum resource segment or at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0351] In some embodiments, to achieve more efficient resource allocation, one or more resource sets can be defined. A resource set refers to a collection of physical resources, including but not limited to resources in at least one of the following dimensions: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, and spatial-domain resources. Time-domain resources refer to resources in the time dimension. Frequency-domain resources refer to resources within a frequency range. Spatial-domain resources refer to resources related to spatial allocation. Optionally, when the resource set includes frequency-domain resources, the aforementioned resource set can be called a frequency-domain resource set (FR set).

[0352] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of spectrum resources. It can also be understood that the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of frequency domain resources or at least two non-contiguous segments of frequency domain resources.

[0353] In some embodiments, the granularity of spectrum resource partitioning includes, but is not limited to, at least one of carrier, bandwidth, partial bandwidth (BWP), or other partitioning units. For example, a spectrum resource segment can be a carrier, a contiguous spectrum resource not equal to the size of the carrier (e.g., several RBs), or a BWP.

[0354] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1210 receives capability information reported by the terminal device, the capability information being related to the wireless access capabilities of the terminal device. Optionally, the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets, and / or the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets.

[0355] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the receiving module 1210 is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports a certain number of frequency domain resource sets. Alternatively, the capability information can be understood as indicating the number of frequency domain resource sets the terminal device can support, or the number of frequency domain resource sets the terminal device can support. For example, the capability information can indicate that the terminal device supports one frequency domain resource set.

[0356] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the receiving module 1210 is used to indicate the size of the frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0357] In some embodiments, the capability information received by the receiving module 1210 is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports the number of frequency domain resource sets and the size of the supported frequency domain resource sets. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports a frequency domain resource set, and that a frequency domain resource set includes two non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0358] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources include at least one interval, which is an interval located between the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources. Taking the granularity of spectrum resource division as a frequency band as an example, the "interval" in the at least one interval can also be called a frequency band interval.

[0359] For example, as shown in Figure 12, a frequency domain resource set (FR set) includes three non-contiguous spectrum resources and two intervals. The three non-contiguous spectrum resources are fragment1, fragment2, and fragment3. The interval between fragment1 and fragment2 is gap1, and the interval between fragment2 and fragment3 is gap2. Fragments1, fragment2, and fragment3 are three non-contiguous spectrum resources located within the same frequency band. Let the size of the frequency domain resource set be Y (in MHz), then Y = fragment1 + fragment2 + fragment3 + gap1 + gap2.

[0360] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource set includes at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources, and the at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands.

[0361] For example, referring to Figure 13, the capability information reported by the terminal device indicates support for a frequency domain resource set. Optionally, a frequency domain resource set is located in a frequency band, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band, as shown in part (1) of Figure 13, where a frequency domain resource set is located within band n2, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0362] Optionally, a frequency domain resource set may be located in different frequency bands, that is, a frequency domain resource set may span multiple frequency bands, that is, at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources in a frequency domain resource set may belong to different frequency bands, as shown in part (2) of Figure 13. Part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n2, and another part of the spectrum resources of a frequency domain resource set are located in band n3. The minimum frequency of band n3 is 1805MHz, the maximum frequency of band n3 is 1880MHz, the minimum frequency of band n2 is 1930MHz, and the maximum frequency of band n2 is 1990MHz.

[0363] In some embodiments, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link; spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received simultaneously by different radio frequency links; or, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received separately by the same radio frequency link at different times. This method of transmission and reception by the same radio frequency link can effectively reuse radio frequency links.

[0364] For example, spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link.

[0365] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are simultaneously transmitted and received by different radio frequency links. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the second radio frequency link at time t1.

[0366] For example, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted and received by the same radio frequency link at different times. For instance, spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 1 (FR set1) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t1, and spectrum resources in frequency domain resource set 2 (FR set2) are transmitted and received by the first radio frequency link at time t2.

[0367] In some embodiments, the second communication device further includes a transmitting module 1220.

[0368] In some embodiments, the sending module 1220 is configured to send a first configuration, the first configuration including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, wherein the spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and n is an integer greater than 1.

[0369] In some embodiments, the transmitting module 1220 is configured to transmit a second configuration, the second configuration including m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources;

[0370] Wherein, the spectrum range corresponding to the m non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

[0371] In some embodiments, the transmitting module 1220 is configured to transmit indication information, the indication information being used to indicate the use of at least two radio frequency links to receive the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

[0372] In some embodiments, the sending module 1220 is configured to send a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n non-contiguous spectrum resources, the spectrum range corresponding to the n non-contiguous spectrum resources being less than or equal to the size of the supported frequency domain resource set, where n is an integer greater than 1.

[0373] In some embodiments, the transmitting module 1220 is configured to transmit a fourth configuration, the fourth configuration including a second frequency domain resource set, the second frequency domain resource set including m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources;

[0374] Wherein, the second frequency domain resource set is a subset of the first frequency domain resource set, and the frequency range corresponding to the m non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the size of the supported frequency domain resource set, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

[0375] In some embodiments, the sending module 1220 is configured to send a fifth configuration, the fifth configuration including at least two frequency domain resource sets, each of the at least two frequency domain resource sets being a subset of the first frequency domain resource set.

[0376] In summary, in the apparatus provided in this application embodiment, when the first communication device receives a signal in carrier aggregation through a radio frequency link, the first communication device reports capability information to the second communication device, indicating whether it supports receiving at least two non-contiguous spectrum resources through a radio frequency link and the supported spectrum range. The second communication device can configure multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources for the first communication device within the spectrum range supported by the first communication device. The number of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported by the first communication device is not limited by the number of mixers in a radio frequency link. The multiple non-contiguous spectrum resources configured by the second communication device only need to be within the spectrum range supported by the first communication device.

[0377] Figure 22 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The terminal device 1500 can be used to execute the method steps performed by the terminal device in the above embodiments. The terminal device 1500 may include: a processor 1501, a transceiver 1502, and a memory 1503.

[0378] The processor 1501 can be used to control sending and / or receiving, such as to implement the functions of the reporting module 1110 (which is used for sending) and the receiving module 1120. The transceiver 1502 supports one or more RF links for transmitting and receiving signals. The transceiver 1502 can be connected to the processor 1501, and can receive capability information reported by the terminal device 1500.

[0379] In some embodiments, the transmitter (not shown) in transceiver 1502 can perform the reporting function (or sending function) of terminal device 1500, and the receiver (not shown) in transceiver 1502 can perform the receiving function of terminal device 1500. The transmitter and receiver can also be combined into one module (i.e., transceiver 1502) to perform the sending (reporting) function and receiving function of terminal device 1500.

[0380] The processor 1501 includes one or more processing cores, and the processor 1501 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules.

[0381] The transceiver 1502 may include a receiver and a transmitter, for example, the receiver and transmitter may be implemented as the same wireless communication component, which may include a wireless communication chip and a radio frequency antenna.

[0382] The memory 1503 can be connected to the processor 1501 and the transceiver 1502.

[0383] The memory 1503 can be used to store a computer program executed by the processor, and the processor 1501 is used to execute the computer program to implement the various steps in the above method embodiments.

[0384] Furthermore, the memory 1503 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, including but not limited to: magnetic disks or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, erasable programmable read-only memory, static on-demand memory, read-only memory, magnetic memory, flash memory, and programmable read-only memory.

[0385] For details not described in this embodiment, please refer to the method-side embodiment above, which will not be repeated here.

[0386] Figure 23 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The network device 1600 can be used to execute the method steps performed by the network device in the above embodiments. The network device 1600 may include a processor 1601, a transceiver 1602, and a memory 1603. The processor 1601 can be used to control transmission and / or reception. The transceiver 1602 can be used to implement transmission and / or reception functions, such as implementing the functions of the receiving module 1210 and the transmitting module 1220 described above.

[0387] The processor 1601 can be used to control transmission and / or reception, such as to implement the functions of the receiving module 1210 and the transmitting module 1220 described above. The transceiver 1602 described above can be connected to the processor 1601.

[0388] In some embodiments, the transmitter (not shown) in transceiver 1602 can perform the transmitting function of network device 1600, and the receiver (not shown) in transceiver 1602 can perform the receiving function of network device 1600. The transmitter and receiver can also be combined into a single module (i.e., transceiver 1602) to perform the transmitting and receiving functions of network device 1600.

[0389] The processor 1601 includes one or more processing cores, and the processor 1601 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules.

[0390] Transceiver 1602 may include a receiver and a transmitter. For example, transceiver 1602 may include a wired communication component, which may include a wired communication chip and a wired interface (such as a fiber optic interface). Optionally, transceiver 1602 may also include a wireless communication component, which may include a wireless communication chip and a radio frequency antenna.

[0391] The memory 1603 can be connected to the processor 1601 and the transceiver 1602.

[0392] The memory 1603 can be used to store a computer program executed by the processor, and the processor 1601 is used to execute the computer program to implement the various steps in the above method embodiments.

[0393] Furthermore, the memory 1603 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, including but not limited to: magnetic disks or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, erasable programmable read-only memory, static on-demand memory, read-only memory, magnetic memory, flash memory, and programmable read-only memory.

[0394] For details not described in this embodiment, please refer to the method-side embodiment above, which will not be repeated here.

[0395] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. The computer program is executed by a processor to implement the aforementioned capability reporting method or resource configuration method on the network device side, or the aforementioned capability reporting method or resource configuration method on the terminal device side. In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium may include: ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random-Access Memory), SSD (Solid State Drives), or optical disc, etc. The random access memory may include ReRAM (Resistance Random Access Memory) and DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

[0396] This application also provides a chip, which includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions. When the chip is running, it is used to implement the above-mentioned capability reporting method or resource configuration method on the terminal device side, or the capability reporting method or resource configuration method on the network device side.

[0397] This application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The processor reads and executes the computer program from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the aforementioned capability reporting method or resource configuration method on the terminal device side, or the capability reporting method or resource configuration method on the network device side.

[0398] It should be understood that the term "instruction" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct instruction, an indirect instruction, or an indication of a relationship. For example, A instructing B can mean that A directly instructs B, such as B being able to obtain information through A; it can also mean that A indirectly instructs B, such as A instructing C, so B can obtain information through C; or it can mean that there is a relationship between A and B.

[0399] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "correspondence" may indicate that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between two things, or that there is an association between two things, or that there is a relationship of instruction and being instructed, configuration and being configured, etc.

[0400] In some embodiments of this application, "predefined" can be achieved by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other means that can be used to indicate relevant information in the device (e.g., including terminal devices and network devices). This application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to what is defined in the protocol.

[0401] In some embodiments of this application, "protocol" may refer to standard protocols in the field of communications, such as LTE protocol, NR protocol and related protocols applied to future communication systems, and this application does not limit it.

[0402] In this article, "multiple" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0403] In this article, "greater than or equal to" can mean greater than or equal to, and "less than or equal to" can mean less than or equal to.

[0404] Furthermore, the step numbers described herein are merely illustrative of one possible execution order between steps. In some other embodiments, the steps may not be executed in the order of their numbers, such as two steps with different numbers being executed simultaneously, or two steps with different numbers being executed in the reverse order of the illustration. This application does not limit this.

[0405] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the functions described in the embodiments of this application in one or more of the above examples can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any medium that facilitates the transfer of a computer program from one place to another. Storage media can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0406] The above are merely exemplary embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application shall be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A method for reporting capability, characterized in that, The method is performed by a terminal device, and the method comprises: reporting capability information, the capability information being used to indicate whether to support receiving signals on at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources via one radio frequency chain, and / or a maximum spectrum range of the at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The maximum spectrum range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The maximum spectrum range comprises the at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources and at least one segment of interval, the at least one segment of interval being an interval between the at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The method further comprises: receiving a first configuration, the first configuration comprising n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources, a spectrum range corresponding to the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources being less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, n being an integer greater than 1.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The method further comprises: requesting a network device to reconfigure spectrum resources in a case where interference in at least one segment of interval between the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a second configuration, the second configuration comprising m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources; wherein a spectrum range corresponding to the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein: the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located on a same side of the first interval; or, frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all greater than a maximum frequency of the first interval; or, frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all less than a minimum frequency of the first interval.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are received via at least two radio frequency chains.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein, At least one segment of first spectrum resources and at least one segment of second spectrum resources are received via different radio frequency chains, wherein: the first spectrum resources and the second spectrum resources are located on different sides of the first interval; or, frequencies of the first spectrum resources are all greater than a maximum frequency of the first interval, and frequencies of the second spectrum resources are all less than a minimum frequency of the first interval; or, frequencies of the second spectrum resources are all greater than a maximum frequency of the first interval, and frequencies of the first spectrum resources are all less than a minimum frequency of the first interval.

10. The method of any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein: the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in a same frequency band; or, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands; or, a part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in a same frequency band, and another part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

11. A capability reporting method, comprising: The method is performed by a terminal device, and the method comprises: reporting capability information, the capability information being used to indicate a number of supported frequency domain resource sets, and / or a size of the frequency domain resource sets; wherein the frequency domain resource set comprises one segment of spectrum resources or at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources belonging to a same frequency domain resource set belong to a same frequency band or different frequency bands.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are transmitted by the same radio frequency chain; The spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted by different radio frequency chains at the same time; or, the spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are transmitted by the same radio frequency chain at different times.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that, The method further comprises: receiving a third configuration, the third configuration comprising a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set comprising n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources corresponding to a spectrum range less than or equal to a supported size of the frequency domain resource set, n being an integer greater than 1.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The method further comprises: requesting the network device to reconfigure the spectrum resources in a case where there is a first interval of interference greater than or equal to a first threshold in at least one interval between the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a fourth configuration, the fourth configuration comprising a second frequency domain resource set, the second frequency domain resource set comprising m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources; wherein the second frequency domain resource set is a subset of the first frequency domain resource set, and the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources correspond to a spectrum range less than or equal to a supported size of the frequency domain resource set, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein: the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located on the same side of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a fifth configuration, the fifth configuration comprising at least two frequency domain resource sets, all or part of the spectrum resources in each of the at least two frequency domain resource sets being a subset of the first frequency domain resource set.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein, The at least two frequency domain resource sets comprise a third frequency domain resource set and a fourth frequency domain resource set; the third frequency domain resource set and the fourth frequency domain resource set are located on different sides of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the third frequency domain resource set are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the fourth frequency domain resource set are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the fourth frequency domain resource set are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the third frequency domain resource set are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

20. The method of any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein: the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within the same frequency band; or, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within different frequency bands; or, a part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within the same frequency band, and another part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within different frequency bands.

21. A resource configuration method, comprising: The method is performed by a terminal device, and the method comprises: receiving a first configuration, the first configuration comprising n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, The n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are not greater than a maximum spectrum range supported by the terminal device.

23. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein, The method further comprises: reporting capability information to a network device, the capability information being used to indicate whether a signal on the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources is supported by one radio frequency chain, and / or a maximum spectrum range of the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported.

24. The method of any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein, The method further includes: requesting the network device to reconfigure spectrum resources in a case where an interference of a first interval existing between the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein, The method further includes: receiving a second configuration, the second configuration including m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources; wherein a spectrum range corresponding to the m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

26. A resource configuration method, comprising: The method is performed by a terminal device, and the method includes: receiving a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, and n being an integer greater than 1.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein, The n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources are not greater than a size of a frequency domain resource set supported by the terminal device.

28. The method of claim 26 or 27, wherein, The method further includes: reporting capability information to a network device, the capability information being used to indicate whether the first frequency domain resource set is supported, and / or a size of a frequency domain resource set supported; wherein the frequency domain resource set includes one segment of spectrum resources or at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein, The method further includes: requesting the network device to reconfigure spectrum resources in a case where an interference of a first interval existing between the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein, The method further includes: receiving a fourth configuration, the fourth configuration including a second frequency domain resource set, the second frequency domain resource set including m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources; wherein the second frequency domain resource set is a subset of the first frequency domain resource set, and a spectrum range corresponding to the m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources is less than or equal to the size of the frequency domain resource set supported, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

31. A capability reporting method, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: receiving capability information, the capability information being used to indicate whether a terminal device supports a signal on at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources through one radio frequency chain, and / or a maximum spectrum range of the at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein, The maximum spectrum range is one of at least two predefined or preconfigured ranges.

33. The method of claim 31 or 32, wherein, The maximum spectrum range includes the at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources and at least one interval, the at least one interval being an interval between the at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

34. The method of any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein, The method further includes: sending a first configuration, the first configuration including n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources, a spectrum range corresponding to the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources being less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and n being an integer greater than 1.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein, The method further includes: reconfiguring spectrum resources in a case where an interference of a first interval existing between the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein, The method further includes: sending a second configuration, the second configuration including m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources; wherein the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources correspond to a spectrum range less than or equal to the maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein: the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located on the same side of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein, The method further includes: sending indication information, the indication information being used to indicate that the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are received using at least two radio frequency links.

39. The method of claim 35, wherein, At least one segment of first spectrum resources and at least one segment of second spectrum resources are received using different radio frequency links, wherein: the first spectrum resources and the second spectrum resources are located on different sides of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the first spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the second spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the second spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the first spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

40. The method of any of claims 34 to 39, wherein: the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within the same frequency band; or, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within different frequency bands; or, a part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within the same frequency band, and another part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located within different frequency bands.

41. A capability reporting method, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: receiving capability information, the capability information being used to indicate a number of frequency domain resource sets supported by a terminal device and / or a size of the frequency domain resource sets supported by the terminal device; wherein the frequency domain resource set includes a segment of spectrum resources or at least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein, At least two segments of non-continuous spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands.

43. The method of claim 41 or 42, wherein, Spectrum resources belonging to the same frequency domain resource set are received / transmitted by the same radio frequency link; Spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are simultaneously received / transmitted by different radio frequency links; or, spectrum resources belonging to different frequency domain resource sets are respectively received at different times by the same radio frequency link.

44. The method of any one of claims 41-43, wherein, The method further includes: sending a third configuration, the third configuration including a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set including n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources corresponding to a spectrum range less than or equal to the size of the supported frequency domain resource set, and n being an integer greater than 1.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein, The method further includes: reconfiguring spectrum resources in a case where interference of a first interval in at least one interval between the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein, The method further includes: sending a fourth configuration, the fourth configuration including a second frequency domain resource set, the second frequency domain resource set including m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources; The second frequency domain resource set is a subset of the first frequency domain resource set, and the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources correspond to a spectrum range less than or equal to the size of the frequency domain resource set supported, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein, the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located on the same side of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein, The method further comprises: sending a fifth configuration, the fifth configuration comprising at least two frequency domain resource sets, all or part of the frequency spectrum resources in each of the at least two frequency domain resource sets being a subset of the first frequency domain resource set.

49. The method of claim 45, wherein, The at least two frequency domain resource sets comprise a third frequency domain resource set and a fourth frequency domain resource set; the third frequency domain resource set and the fourth frequency domain resource set are located on different sides of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the third frequency domain resource set are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the fourth frequency domain resource set are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval; or, the frequencies of the fourth frequency domain resource set are all greater than the maximum frequency of the first interval, and the frequencies of the third frequency domain resource set are all less than the minimum frequency of the first interval.

50. The method of any of claims 44 to 49, wherein, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band; or, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands; or, part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in the same frequency band, and the other part of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are located in different frequency bands.

51. A method of resource configuration, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending a first configuration, the first configuration comprising n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein, The n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources are not greater than the maximum spectrum range supported by the terminal device.

53. The method of claim 51 or 52, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving capability information, the capability information indicating whether the terminal device supports receiving signals on the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources through one radio frequency chain, and / or the maximum spectrum range of the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources supported.

54. The method of any one of claims 51 to 53, wherein, The method further comprises: reconfiguring the spectrum resources in the case that the interference of the first interval in at least one interval between the n segments of non-continuous spectrum resources is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein, The method further comprises: sending a second configuration, the second configuration comprising m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources; wherein the m segments of non-continuous spectrum resources correspond to a spectrum range less than or equal to a maximum spectrum range, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

56. A method of resource configuration, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: transmitting a third configuration, the third configuration comprising a first set of frequency domain resources, the first set of frequency domain resources comprising n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1.

57. The method of claim 56, wherein, The n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources are not greater than a size of the set of frequency domain resources supported by the terminal device.

58. The method of claim 56 or 57, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving capability information, the capability information being used to indicate whether the terminal device supports the first set of frequency domain resources, and / or a size of a supported set of frequency domain resources; The set of frequency domain resources comprises one segment of spectrum resources or at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

59. The method of claim 58, wherein, The method further comprises: reconfiguring spectrum resources in a case where there is a first interval of interference greater than or equal to a first threshold in at least one interval between the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

60. The method of claim 59, wherein, The method further comprises: transmitting a fourth configuration, the fourth configuration comprising a second set of frequency domain resources, the second set of frequency domain resources comprising m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources; The second set of frequency domain resources is a subset of the first set of frequency domain resources, and the m segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources correspond to a spectrum range less than or equal to the size of the supported set of frequency domain resources, and m is an integer greater than 1 and less than n.

61. A first communications device, characterized by: The first communication device comprises: a reporting module configured to report capability information, the capability information being used to indicate whether at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources on which signals are received and transmitted through one radio frequency chain are supported, and / or a maximum spectrum range of the at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported.

62. A first communications device, characterized by: The first communication device comprises: a reporting module configured to report capability information, the capability information indicating a number of supported sets of frequency domain resources, and / or a size of the supported set of frequency domain resources; The set of frequency domain resources comprises one segment of spectrum resources, or at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

63. A first communications device, characterized by: The first communication device comprises: a receiving module configured to receive a first configuration, the first configuration comprising n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1; 64. A first communications device, characterized by: The first communication device comprises: a receiving module configured to receive a third configuration, the third configuration comprising a first set of frequency domain resources, the first set comprising n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources, the n segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources are received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1 65. A second communications device, characterized by The second communication device comprises: a receiving module configured to receive capability information, the capability information being used to indicate whether at least two segments of non-contiguous frequency resources on which signals are received and transmitted through one radio frequency chain are supported, and / or a largest spectrum range of the at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources supported.

66. A second communications device, characterized by The second communication device comprises: a receiving module configured to receive capability information, the capability information indicating a number of supported sets of frequency domain resources, and / or the size of the supported set of frequency domain resources; The set of frequency domain resources comprises one segment or at least two segments of non-contiguous spectrum resources.

67. A second communications device, characterized by The second communication device comprises: The sending module is configured to send a first configuration, the first configuration comprising n pieces of non-continuous spectrum resources, the n pieces of non-continuous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1.

68. A second communications device, characterized by The spectrum second communication device comprises: The sending module is configured to send a third configuration, the third configuration comprising a first frequency domain resource set, the first frequency domain resource set comprising n pieces of non-continuous spectrum resources, the n pieces of non-continuous spectrum resources being received by the terminal device through one radio frequency chain, n being an integer greater than 1.

69. A terminal device, comprising: The terminal device comprises: A processor, a transceiver connected to the processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor, wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the capability reporting method of any one of claims 1 to 10, or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 11 to 20, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 21 to 25, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 26 to 30.

70. A network device, comprising: The network device comprises: A processor, a transceiver connected to the processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor, wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the capability reporting method of any one of claims 31 to 40, or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 41 to 50, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 51 to 55, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 56 to 60.

71. A computer readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium stores at least one program, the at least one program is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the capability reporting method of any one of claims 1 to 10, or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 11 to 20, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 21 to 25, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 26 to 30; or execute the capability reporting method of any one of claims 31 to 40, or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 41 to 50, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 51 to 55, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 56 to 60.

72. A chip, comprising: The chip comprises programmable logic circuit and / or program instructions, when the chip is running on the terminal device, implements the above-mentioned capability reporting method of any one of claims 1 to 10, or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 11 to 20, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 21 to 25, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 26 to 30; or executes the capability reporting method of any one of claims 31 to 40, or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 41 to 50, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 51 to 55, or the resource configuration method of any one of claims 56 to 60.

73. A computer program product, characterized in that, The computer program product comprises computer instructions stored in a computer readable storage medium, wherein a processor acquires the computer instructions from the computer readable storage medium, and executes the computer instructions to implement the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 11 to 20, or the resource configuration method according to any one of claims 21 to 25, or the resource configuration method according to any one of claims 26 to 30; or executes the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 31 to 40, or the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 41 to 50, or the resource configuration method according to any one of claims 51 to 55, or the resource configuration method according to any one of claims 56 to 60.

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