Communication method and related apparatus

Abstract

A communication method and a related apparatus. In the method, a first communication apparatus sends first information, and then on the basis of the first information, a receiver of the first information can determine that the first communication apparatus has at least one of first capability information, second capability information or third capability information, wherein the first capability information is a 3GPP-based sensing capability, the second capability information is a non-3GPP-based sensing capability, the third capability information is a capability of performing fusion on the basis of at least two processing results, and the processing results include a sensing result and / or an identification result. In this way, the receiver of the capability information can identify, on the basis of the first information, that the first communication apparatus has at least one of the 3GPP-based sensing capability, the non-3GPP-based sensing capability, and the capability of performing fusion on the basis of the at least two processing results, thereby clarifying the capability of the first communication apparatus to sense and / or identify a target, so as to adapt to different sensing scenarios.

Description

A communication method and related apparatus

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411865307.8, filed on December 17, 2024, entitled "A Communication Method and Related Device", the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and related apparatus. Background Technology

[0003] Wireless communication can be a transmission communication between two or more communication devices using electromagnetic waves as a medium. Generally, the two or more communication devices include network devices and terminal devices, or the two or more communication devices include different terminal devices, or the two or more communication devices include different network devices.

[0004] Currently, in communication systems, taking the communication process between network devices and terminal devices as an example, a terminal device can report the communication capabilities it supports to the network device, so that the network device can know the communication capabilities supported by the terminal device and subsequently provide the terminal device with communication configurations that match the communication capabilities, so as to realize the data transmission of business data related to communication services.

[0005] However, future communication systems may provide sensing services in addition to communication services. For example, in sensing scenarios, future networks may connect to terminal devices of various forms and obtain the sensing or recognition results of different terminal devices on targets to improve sensing performance. In this case, since communication capabilities are not necessarily related to the device's ability to sense or recognize targets, the aforementioned interaction process targeting communication capabilities may no longer be applicable. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This application provides a communication method and related apparatus for recognizing sensing capabilities in a communication network to adapt to different sensing scenarios.

[0007] This application provides a communication method applied to a first communication device. For example, the first communication device may be a first communication equipment (such as a terminal device or network device), or it may be a component of the first communication equipment (such as a processor, circuit, chip, or chip system), or it may be a logic module or software capable of implementing all or part of the functions of the first communication equipment. The following description uses the first communication device as an example. In this method, the first communication device sends first information indicating at least one of the following: first capability information perceived based on the 3rd Generation Partner Project (3GPP), second capability information perceived based on non-3GPP, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, where the processing results include perception results and / or identification results.

[0008] Based on the above scheme, after the first communication device sends the first information, the recipient of the first information can determine, based on the first information, that the first communication device possesses at least one of the following: first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information. Specifically, the first capability information is a 3GPP-aware capability, the second capability information is a non-3GPP-aware capability, and the third capability information is a capability based on the fusion of at least two processing results. In this way, the recipient of the first information can identify, based on the first information, that the first communication device (or the corresponding communication equipment) possesses at least one of the following: a 3GPP-aware capability, a non-3GPP-aware capability, or a capability based on the fusion of at least two processing results. This allows the recipient to clarify the first communication device's ability to perceive and / or identify targets, adapting to different perception scenarios.

[0009] For example, if the first information at least indicates first capability information based on 3GPP sensing, it indicates that in a 3GPP sensing scenario, the first communication device can use the capabilities of 3GPP sensing to achieve target sensing and provide the target sensing results corresponding to 3GPP sensing.

[0010] For example, the target perception result may include the measured channel information. Optionally, the perception result included in the above processing result may include this channel information.

[0011] For example, the target perception result may include channel information obtained through measurement, and further perceived target information obtained through the channel information. Optionally, the perception result included in the above processing result may include the channel information and the perceived target information.

[0012] For example, if the first information at least indicates second capability information based on non-3GPP awareness, it indicates that in a non-3GPP awareness scenario, the first communication device can use non-3GPP awareness capabilities to achieve target perception and / or identification, and provide target perception results and / or target identification results corresponding to non-3GPP awareness, thereby improving perception performance. Optionally, the target perception result corresponding to non-3GPP awareness can be understood as the result obtained by perceiving the target based on non-3GPP awareness, and the target identification result corresponding to non-3GPP awareness can be understood as the result obtained by identifying the target based on non-3GPP awareness.

[0013] For example, the target perception result may include target perception information obtained through non-3GPP perception. Optionally, the perception results included in the above processing results may include this target perception information.

[0014] For example, the target identification result may include target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing. Optionally, the identification result included in the above processing result may include this target information.

[0015] For example, if the first information at least indicates third capability information based on the fusion of at least two sensing and / or identification results, it indicates that in a fusion scenario, the first communication device can use the fusion capability to achieve target sensing and / or identification, and provide fused target sensing and / or target identification results. For instance, the fusion object may include one or more of the following: channel information obtained through 3GPP sensing, target information obtained through 3GPP sensing, target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing, or target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing. Optionally, the sensing results included in the above processing result may include at least one of the following: channel information obtained through 3GPP sensing, target information obtained through 3GPP sensing, and target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing; the identification results included in the above processing result may include target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing.

[0016] As an example, in this application, the first communication device possesses first capability information based on 3GPP sensing, which can be understood as the first communication device possessing the ability to sense using sensing technologies defined by the 3GPP standard. For instance, a communication device possessing first capability information can be understood as the communication device possessing wireless network resources (e.g., at least one of time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, spatial-domain resources, or code-domain resources) defined by 3GPP standard technologies, and the ability to sense using sensing technology schemes defined by the 3GPP standard.

[0017] As an example, in this application, the first communication device possesses a second capability information based on non-3GPP sensing. This can be understood as the first communication device possessing capabilities for sensing and / or identifying targets other than those based on 3GPP standard technologies. For example, non-3GPP sensing capabilities can be implemented in various ways, including but not limited to sensing based on wireless fidelity (WiFi), sensing based on radar, sensing based on lidar (also known as laser detection and ranging, LiDAR), sensing based on various sensors (e.g., temperature sensors, humidity sensors, etc.), target identification based on image acquisition modules (e.g., cameras, webcams, etc.), or target identification based on satellite maps (e.g., 3D maps, 2D maps, etc.).

[0018] As an example, in this application, the first communication device possesses third capability information based on the fusion of at least two processing results. This can be understood as the first communication device having the ability to determine or identify a target by fusing at least two processing results. For example, after fusing at least two processing results to obtain a fusion processing result, the ability to determine or identify a target based on that fusion processing result (optionally, the basis for determining or identifying the target may include not only the fusion processing result but also the at least two processing results themselves). Exemplarily, the at least two processing results include at least one of the following:

[0019] Based on two or more processing results obtained from this 3GPP sensing; or,

[0020] One or more processing results obtained based on the 3GPP sensing and one or more processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing; or,

[0021] Based on the two or more processing results obtained from this non-3GPP sensing.

[0022] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: the first communication device receiving second information, the second information being used to query the first information. Optionally, the query can be replaced by a request or instruction, etc., and this application does not limit this.

[0023] Based on the above scheme, the first communication device can also receive second information for querying the first information, and send the first information based on the second information, so that the first communication device can provide corresponding capability information based on the query of the second information.

[0024] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0025] The first instruction information is used to query part or all of the first capability information;

[0026] The second instruction information is used to query part or all of the second capability information; or

[0027] The third instruction information is used to query part or all of the third capability information.

[0028] Based on the above scheme, the second information may include at least one of the above to support querying a specified capability through the second information, so that the first communication device can provide capability information that meets the query requirements.

[0029] For example, if the second information includes the first indication information, it supports querying 3GPP-aware capabilities through the second information. Accordingly, the first communication device can determine and / or send capability information that satisfies the query for 3GPP-aware capabilities based on the first indication information, that is, the first information may include first capability information, enabling the second communication device to determine its 3GPP-aware capabilities based on the first capability information.

[0030] For example, if the second information includes second indication information, it supports querying non-3GPP-aware capabilities through the second information. Accordingly, the first communication device can determine and / or send capability information that satisfies the query for non-3GPP-aware capabilities based on the second indication information. That is, the first information may include second capability information, enabling the second communication device to determine its non-3GPP-aware capabilities based on the first capability information.

[0031] For example, if the second information includes third indication information, it supports querying the fusion capability through the second information. Accordingly, the first communication device can determine and / or send capability information that satisfies the query for fusion capability based on the third indication information. That is, the first information may include third capability information, enabling the second communication device to determine the fusion capability of the first communication device based on the first capability information.

[0032] A second aspect of this application provides a communication method applied to a second communication device. For example, the second communication device may be a second communication equipment (e.g., a terminal device or network device), or it may be a component of a second communication equipment (e.g., a processor, circuit, chip, or chip system responsible for communication functions), or it may be a logic module or software capable of implementing all or part of the functions of the second communication equipment. The following description uses the second communication device as an example. In this method, the second communication device receives first information indicating at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) awareness, second capability information based on non-3GPP awareness, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, where the processing results include awareness results and / or identification results.

[0033] Based on the above scheme, after receiving the first information, the second communication device can determine, based on the first information, that the first communication device possesses at least one of the following: first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information. Specifically, the first capability information is a 3GPP-based sensing capability, the second capability information is a non-3GPP-based sensing capability, and the third capability information is a capability fused from at least two processing results. In this way, the second communication device can identify, based on the first information, that the first communication device (or its corresponding communication equipment) possesses at least one of the following: a 3GPP-based sensing capability, a non-3GPP-based sensing capability, or a capability fused from at least two processing results. This clarifies the first communication device's ability to sense and / or identify targets, adapting to different sensing scenarios.

[0034] For example, if the first information at least indicates first capability information based on 3GPP sensing, it indicates that in a 3GPP sensing scenario, the first communication device can use the capabilities of 3GPP sensing to achieve target sensing and / or identification, and provide target sensing results and / or target identification results corresponding to 3GPP sensing.

[0035] For example, if the first information at least indicates second capability information based on non-3GPP awareness, it indicates that in a non-3GPP awareness scenario, the first communication device can use non-3GPP awareness capabilities to achieve target perception and / or identification, and provide target perception results and / or target identification results corresponding to non-3GPP awareness.

[0036] For example, if the first information indicates at least a third capability information based on the fusion of at least two processing results, it indicates that in the fusion scenario, the first communication device can use the fusion capability to achieve target perception and / or recognition, and provide fused target perception results and / or target recognition results.

[0037] Optionally, the second communication device can send configuration information based on the first information. This configuration information can be used to configure at least one of sensing measurement resources, sensing result reporting, or target identification result reporting. Correspondingly, the first communication device can receive the configuration information and perform at least one of sensing measurement, sensing result reporting, or target identification result reporting based on the configuration information. In this way, the second communication device can provide configuration information that matches the capabilities indicated by the first information, enabling the first communication device to perform at least one of sensing measurement, sensing result reporting, or target identification result reporting based on configuration information that matches its own capabilities, thereby improving sensing performance.

[0038] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: the second communication device sending second information for querying the first information.

[0039] Based on the above scheme, the second communication device can also send second information for querying the first information, so that the first communication device can send the first information based on the second information, and the first communication device can provide corresponding capability information based on the query of the second information.

[0040] In one possible implementation of the first or second aspect, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0041] The first instruction information is used to query part or all of the first capability information;

[0042] The second instruction information is used to query part or all of the second capability information; or

[0043] The third instruction information is used to query part or all of the third capability information.

[0044] Based on the above scheme, the second information may include at least one of the above-mentioned features to support the second communication device in querying a specified capability through the second information, enabling the first communication device to provide capability information that meets the query requirements. For example, if the second information includes first indication information, it supports querying 3GPP-aware capabilities through the second information. Similarly, if the second information includes second indication information, it supports querying non-3GPP-aware capabilities through the second information. Furthermore, if the second information includes third indication information, it supports querying converged capabilities through the second information.

[0045] In one possible implementation of the first or second aspect, the first capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0046] The fourth indication information indicates support for mono-static sensing and / or bi-static sensing;

[0047] For example, when the fourth indication information indicates support for two-base sensing, the first capability information can also indicate the supported implementation method in two-base sensing through the fourth indication information or other indication information. For instance, if the first communication device is a terminal device, the supported implementation method in two-base sensing includes two-base sensing between a network device and a terminal device, and / or two-base sensing between two terminal devices. As another example, if the first communication device is a network device, the supported implementation method in two-base sensing includes two-base sensing between a network device and a terminal device, and / or two-base sensing between two network devices.

[0048] The fifth instruction information indicates the physical layer parameters of the supported sensing measurements;

[0049] The sixth instruction information indicates the content of the processing result that supports reporting (optionally, reporting can be understood as sending). As mentioned above, the processing result may include the perception result and / or the recognition result.

[0050] The seventh instruction information indicates the first fusion method of the information content of one or more supported processing results; or,

[0051] The eighth instruction information indicates the compression method of the information content of the supported processing results.

[0052] Based on the above scheme, the first capability information used to indicate the 3GPP-aware capability may include at least one of the above, so as to implement the indication of the 3GPP-aware capability in a variety of flexible ways, thereby improving the flexibility of the scheme implementation.

[0053] As an example, the physical layer processing parameters indicated by the fifth indication information above include at least one of the following: sensing frequency band, sensing bandwidth, sensing antenna specifications, or sensing waveform.

[0054] As an example, the information content of the processing result indicated by the sixth indication information may include at least one of channel information obtained based on 3GPP standard technology and sensing target information obtained based on 3GPP standard technology. For example, the channel information may include at least one of multipath channel information, frequency domain channel information, or spatial domain channel information. Similarly, the sensing target information may include at least one of scattering point information of the sensing target and decision information of the sensing target.

[0055] Optionally, the multipath channel information involved in this application includes: parameters of one or more paths (e.g., parameters of each path), such as at least one of power, time delay, Doppler, angle of arrival, or angle of departure.

[0056] Optionally, the frequency domain channel information involved in this application may include channel information of one or more frequency domain units, such as channel information for each frequency domain unit. The channel information of one or more frequency domain units can be understood as channel information obtained based on measurements of pilot or reference signals transmitted on those frequency domain units. The frequency domain unit may be a subcarrier, a resource block (RB), a resource block group (RBG), a bandwidth part (BWP), a component carrier (CC), or other frequency domain units defined by the future network.

[0057] Optionally, the spatial channel information involved in this application may include channel information on one or more spatial antenna ports, such as channel information on each spatial antenna port.

[0058] Optionally, the scattering point information of the sensing target involved in this application includes at least one of the following: the spatial location, velocity, or signal strength of one or more scattering points (e.g., each scattering point) of the sensing target.

[0059] Optionally, the decision information of the perceived target involved in this application includes at least one of the following: the presence or absence of the target, the size of the target, the speed of the target, the shape of the target, the orientation of the target, and the contour information of the target. The target contour information includes at least one of the following: one-dimensional (line), two-dimensional (surface), and three-dimensional (volume).

[0060] As an example, the first fusion method indicated by the aforementioned seventh indication information includes at least one of the following: coherent fusion, non-coherent fusion, multi-band perception fusion, multi-sensory mode perception fusion, or multi-node perception fusion.

[0061] As an example, the compression method indicated by the eighth instruction information above includes: artificial intelligence (AI) compression and / or non-AI compression. Optionally, the non-AI compression includes codebook compression and / or dictionary compression.

[0062] In one possible implementation of the first or second aspect, the second capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0063] The ninth instruction information indicates support for at least one of the following: wireless fidelity-based sensing, radar-based sensing, lidar-based sensing, sensor-based sensing, target recognition based on an image acquisition module, or target recognition based on a satellite map.

[0064] The tenth instruction information indicates the content of the supported processing results. As mentioned above, the processing results may include perception results and / or recognition results; or

[0065] The eleventh instruction specifies the compression method for the information content of the supported processing results.

[0066] Based on the above scheme, the second capability information used to indicate non-3GPP-aware capabilities may include at least one of the above, so as to implement the indication of non-3GPP-aware capabilities in a variety of flexible ways, thereby improving the flexibility of the scheme implementation.

[0067] As an example, the information content of the processing result indicated by the above-mentioned tenth instruction information includes at least one of the following: the scattering point information of the target obtained through perception and / or identification, or the judgment result of the target.

[0068] As an example, the compression method indicated by the above eleventh instruction information includes: AI compression and / or non-AI compression.

[0069] In one possible implementation of the first or second aspect, the third capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0070] The twelfth instruction information indicates the content of the supported processing results. As mentioned above, the processing results may include perception results and / or recognition results.

[0071] The thirteenth instruction indicates a second fusion method for one or more supported processing results; or,

[0072] The fourteenth instruction indicates the supported compression method for the processing results.

[0073] Based on the above scheme, the third capability information used to indicate the ability of perception fusion may include at least one of the above, so as to indicate the ability to fuse perception results and / or recognition results in a variety of flexible ways, thereby improving the flexibility of scheme implementation.

[0074] As an example, the information content of the processing result indicated by the above-mentioned twelfth instruction information includes at least one of the following: the scattering point information of the target obtained through perception and / or identification, or the judgment result of the target.

[0075] As an example, the second fusion method indicated by the above-mentioned thirteenth instruction information includes at least one of the following: fusion of processing results obtained based on the 3GPP-aware capability and processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP-aware capability; or, fusion of at least two processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP-aware capability.

[0076] As an example, the compression method indicated in the above-mentioned fourteenth instruction information includes: AI compression and / or non-AI compression.

[0077] A third aspect of this application provides a communication device including a transceiver unit; the transceiver unit is configured to transmit first information, the first information indicating at least one of first capability information based on 3GPP-aware information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, the processing results including sensing results and / or identification results.

[0078] In one possible implementation of the third aspect, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive second information, which is used to query the first information.

[0079] A fourth aspect of this application provides a communication device including a transceiver unit; the transceiver unit is configured to receive first information indicating at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware capability information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware capability information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, the processing results including sensing results and / or identification results.

[0080] In one possible implementation of the fourth aspect, the transceiver unit is also used to send second information for querying the first information.

[0081] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0082] The first instruction information is used to query part or all of the first capability information;

[0083] The second instruction information is used to query part or all of the second capability information; or

[0084] The third instruction information is used to query part or all of the third capability information.

[0085] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the first capability information indicates the capability to be sensed using 3GPP standard technologies.

[0086] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the second capability information indicates non-3GPP sensing capabilities for sensing and / or identifying targets, in addition to the capability to sense using 3GPP standard technologies.

[0087] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the first capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0088] The fourth instruction indicates support for single-base sensing mode and / or dual-base sensing mode;

[0089] The fifth instruction information indicates the physical layer parameters of the supported sensing measurements;

[0090] The sixth instruction information is the content of the information supporting the reported processing results;

[0091] The seventh instruction information indicates the first fusion method of the information content of one or more supported processing results; or,

[0092] The eighth instruction information indicates the compression method of the information content of the supported processing results.

[0093] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the first fusion method includes at least one of: coherent fusion, non-coherent fusion, multi-band sensing fusion, multi-sensing mode sensing fusion, or multi-node sensing fusion.

[0094] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the second capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0095] The ninth instruction information indicates support for at least one of the following: wireless fidelity-based sensing, radar-based sensing, lidar-based sensing, sensor-based sensing, target recognition based on an image acquisition module, or target recognition based on a satellite map.

[0096] The tenth instruction information indicates the content of the supported processing result; or

[0097] The eleventh instruction specifies the compression method for the information content of the supported processing results.

[0098] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the third capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0099] The twelfth instruction information indicates the content of the supported processing results;

[0100] The thirteenth instruction indicates a second fusion method for one or more supported processing results; or,

[0101] The fourteenth instruction indicates the supported compression method for the processing results.

[0102] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the second fusion method includes at least one of the following: fusion of processing results obtained based on the 3GPP-aware capability and processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP-aware capability; or, fusion of at least two processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP-aware capability.

[0103] In one possible implementation of the third or fourth aspect, the at least two sensing results include one or more processing results obtained based on the 3GPP sensing and one or more processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing; or, the at least two processing results include processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing.

[0104] The fifth aspect of this application provides a communication device including at least one processor for executing computer programs or instructions to enable the communication device to implement the method described in any possible implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0105] Optionally, the communication device may include the memory, and / or the at least one processor is coupled to the memory; wherein the memory is used to store programs or instructions.

[0106] The sixth aspect of this application provides a communication device including at least one logic circuit; the logic circuit is configured to perform the method as described in any one of the possible implementations of the first to second aspects described above.

[0107] The seventh aspect of this application provides a communication system, which includes the first communication device and the second communication device described above.

[0108] An eighth aspect of this application provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing one or more computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, perform the method as described in any possible implementation of any of the first to second aspects described above.

[0109] The ninth aspect of this application provides a computer program product (or computer program) that, when executed by a processor, performs the method described in any possible implementation of any of the first to second aspects described above.

[0110] The tenth aspect of this application provides a chip system including at least one processor for supporting a communication device in implementing the method described in any possible implementation of any of the first to second aspects.

[0111] In one possible design, the chip system may further include a memory for storing program instructions and data necessary for the communication device. The chip system may be composed of chips or may include chips and other discrete devices. Optionally, the chip system may also include interface circuitry that provides program instructions and / or data to the at least one processor.

[0112] The technical effects of any of the design methods in aspects three through ten can be found in the technical effects of the different design methods in aspects one through two above, and will not be repeated here. Attached Figure Description

[0113] Figures 1a and 1b are some schematic diagrams of the communication system provided in this application;

[0114] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the communication system provided in this application;

[0115] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the communication method provided in this application;

[0116] Figures 4 to 7 are some schematic diagrams of the communication device provided in this application. Detailed Implementation

[0117] First, some terms used in the embodiments of this application will be explained to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0118] (1) Terminal device: can be a wireless terminal device that can receive network device scheduling and instruction information. The wireless terminal device can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to the user, or a handheld device with wireless connection function, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem.

[0119] Terminal devices can communicate with one or more core networks or the Internet via a radio access network (RAN). Terminal devices can be mobile terminal devices, such as mobile phones (or "cellular" phones), computers, and data cards. For example, they can be portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices that exchange voice and / or data with the RAN. Examples include personal communication service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablets, and computers with wireless transceiver capabilities. Wireless terminal equipment can also be referred to as a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station (MS), remote station, access point (AP), remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, subscriber station (SS), customer premises equipment (CPE), terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile terminal (MT), drone, etc. Terminal equipment can also be wearable devices and next-generation communication systems, such as terminal equipment in 5G communication systems or terminal equipment in future public land mobile networks (PLMNs).

[0120] Optionally, this application can be applied to long-term evolution (LTE) systems, new radio (NR) systems, or future networks or future systems. Correspondingly, the terminal equipment involved in this application can be a terminal device in an LTE system, a terminal device in an NR system, a terminal device in a future network, or a terminal device in a future system.

[0121] Optionally, the terminal equipment involved in this application may include 3GPP equipment, non-3GPP equipment, etc. For example, 3GPP equipment can be a device that uses 3GPP standard technologies for communication and / or sensing, while non-3GPP equipment can be a device that uses technologies other than 3GPP standard technologies for communication and / or sensing, including but not limited to WiFi, radar, etc.

[0122] (2) Network equipment (or network element): This can be equipment in a wireless network. For example, network equipment can be a RAN node (or device) that connects terminal devices to the wireless network, and can also be called a base station. Currently, some examples of RAN equipment include: base station, evolved NodeB (eNodeB), gNB (gNodeB) in 5G communication systems, transmission reception point (TRP), evolved Node B (eNB), radio network controller (RNC), Node B (NB), home base station (e.g., home evolved Node B, or home Node B, HNB), base band unit (BBU), or wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point (AP), etc. In addition, in a network structure, network equipment can include centralized unit (CU) nodes, distributed unit (DU) nodes, or RAN equipment including CU nodes and DU nodes.

[0123] Optionally, this application can be applied to LTE systems, NR systems, or future networks or systems. Accordingly, the network equipment involved in this application can be network equipment in LTE systems, network equipment in NR systems, network equipment in future networks, or network equipment in future systems.

[0124] Optionally, RAN nodes can also be macro base stations, micro base stations, indoor stations, relay nodes, donor nodes, or radio controllers in cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenarios. RAN nodes can also be servers, wearable devices, vehicles, or in-vehicle equipment. For example, the access network equipment in V2X technology can be a roadside unit (RSU).

[0125] In another possible scenario, multiple RAN nodes collaborate to assist the terminal in achieving wireless access, with each RAN node performing a portion of the base station's functions. For example, RAN nodes can be central units (CUs), distributed units (DUs), CU-control plane (CPs), CU-user plane (UPs), or radio units (RUs), etc. CUs and DUs can be separate entities or included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). RUs can be included in radio frequency equipment or radio frequency units, such as remote radio units (RRUs), active antenna units (AAUs), or remote radio heads (RRHs).

[0126] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU, or RU may have different names, but those skilled in the art will understand their meaning. For example, in an open access network (open RAN, O-RAN, or ORAN) system, CU can also be called O-CU (open CU), DU can also be called O-DU, CU-CP can also be called O-CU-CP, CU-UP can also be called O-CU-UP, and RU can also be called O-RU. For ease of description, this application uses CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU, and RU as examples. Any of the units among CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU, and RU in this application can be implemented through software modules, hardware modules, or a combination of software modules and hardware modules.

[0127] Communication between access network devices and terminal devices follows a specific protocol layer structure. This protocol layer may include a control plane protocol layer and a user plane protocol layer. The control plane protocol layer may include at least one of the following: radio resource control (RRC) layer, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, radio link control (RLC) layer, media access control (MAC) layer, or physical (PHY) layer, etc. The user plane protocol layer may include at least one of the following: service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, PDCP layer, RLC layer, MAC layer, or physical layer, etc.

[0128] The correspondence between network elements and their achievable protocol layer functions in the ORAN system can be found in Table 1 below.

[0129] Table 1

[0130] As an example, the processing result obtained by the 3GPP-aware capability involved in this application may be obtained by O-CU-CP and / or O-CU-UP. For example, the processing result obtained by the 3GPP-aware capability may include the sensing target information obtained through 3GPP awareness.

[0131] As an example, the processing results obtained by the 3GPP-aware capability involved in this application may be obtained by O-DU and / or O-RU. For example, the processing results obtained by the 3GPP-aware capability may include channel information obtained through 3GPP awareness and / or aware target information obtained through 3GPP awareness.

[0132] As an example, the processing results obtained from the 3GPP-aware capabilities involved in this application may be obtained through other protocol layers defined in future networks.

[0133] Network devices can be other devices that provide wireless communication functions for terminal devices. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology or form of the network device. For ease of description, the embodiments of this application are not limited.

[0134] Network equipment may also include core network equipment, such as the Mobility Management Entity (MME), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Serving Gateway (S-GW), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), and Public Data Network Gateway (PDN Gateway, P-GW) in 4th generation (4G) networks; and access and mobility management function (AMF), user plane function (UPF), or session management function (SMF) in 5G networks. Furthermore, this core network equipment may also include other core network equipment in 5G networks and next-generation networks of 5G networks.

[0135] In this application embodiment, the device for implementing the function of the network device can be the network device itself, or it can be a device capable of supporting the network device in implementing that function, such as a chip system, which can be installed in the network device. In the technical solutions provided in this application embodiment, the example of a network device being used to implement the function of the network device is used to describe the technical solutions provided in this application embodiment.

[0136] (3) Configuration and Pre-configuration: In this application, both configuration and pre-configuration are used. Configuration refers to the network device sending configuration information or parameter values ​​of some parameters to the terminal device through messages or signaling, so that the terminal device can determine the communication parameters or resources during transmission based on these values ​​or information. Pre-configuration is similar to configuration; it can be parameter information or parameter values ​​that the network device and the terminal device have negotiated in advance, or it can be parameter information or parameter values ​​that the network device or the terminal device uses as specified by the standard protocol, or it can be parameter information or parameter values ​​that are pre-stored in the network device or the terminal device. This application does not limit this.

[0137] Furthermore, these values ​​and parameters can be changed or updated.

[0138] (4) The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of this application can be used interchangeably. "At least one" means one or more, and "more" means two or more. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, "at least one of A, B and C" includes A, B, C, AB, AC, BC or ABC. And, unless otherwise specified, the ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" mentioned in the embodiments of this application are used to distinguish multiple objects and are not used to limit the order, sequence, priority or importance of multiple objects.

[0139] (5) In the embodiments of this application, "send" and "receive" indicate the direction of signal transmission. For example, "send information to XX" can be understood as the destination of the information being XX, which may include sending directly through the air interface or sending indirectly through the air interface by other units or modules. "Receive information from YY" can be understood as the source of the information being YY, which may include receiving directly from YY through the air interface or receiving indirectly from YY through the air interface by other units or modules. "Send" can also be understood as the "output" of the chip interface, and "receive" can also be understood as the "input" of the chip interface.

[0140] In other words, sending and receiving can occur between devices, such as between network devices and terminal devices, or within a device, such as between components, modules, chips, software modules, or hardware modules within the device via buses, wiring, or interfaces.

[0141] It is understandable that information may undergo necessary processing, such as encoding and modulation, between the source and destination, but the destination can understand the valid information from the source. Similar statements in this application can be interpreted in a similar way and will not be elaborated further.

[0142] (6) In the embodiments of this application, "instruction" may include direct instruction and indirect instruction, as well as explicit instruction and implicit instruction. The information indicated by a certain piece of information (as described below, the instruction information) is called the information to be instructed. In the specific implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the information to be instructed, such as, but not limited to, directly indicating the information to be instructed, such as the information to be instructed itself or its index. It can also indirectly indicate the information to be instructed by indicating other information, where there is an association between the other information and the information to be instructed; or it can only indicate a part of the information to be instructed, while the other parts of the information to be instructed are known or pre-agreed upon. For example, the instruction can be implemented by using a pre-agreed (e.g., protocol predefined) arrangement order of various information, thereby reducing the instruction overhead to a certain extent. This application does not limit the specific method of instruction. It is understood that for the sender of the instruction information, the instruction information can be used to indicate the information to be instructed, and for the receiver of the instruction information, the instruction information can be used to determine the information to be instructed.

[0143] In this application, unless otherwise specified, the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other. In the various embodiments of this application, and in the various implementation methods / methods / implementations within each embodiment, unless otherwise specified or logically conflicting, the terminology and / or descriptions between different embodiments and between the various implementation methods / methods / implementations within each embodiment are consistent and can be mutually referenced. The technical features in different embodiments and the various implementation methods / methods / implementations within each embodiment can be combined according to their inherent logical relationships to form new embodiments, implementation methods, methods, or implementation approaches. The embodiments described below do not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection of this application.

[0144] To facilitate understanding of the methods provided in the embodiments of this application, the system architecture of the methods provided in the embodiments of this application will be described below. It is understood that the system architecture described in the embodiments of this application is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the solutions of the embodiments of this application and does not constitute a limitation on the solutions provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0145] Please refer to Figure 1a, which is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the communication system 1000 used in the embodiments of this application. As shown in Figure 1a, the communication system includes a RAN 100 and a core network 200. Optionally, the communication system 1000 may also include an Internet 300. The RAN 100 includes at least one RAN node (110a and 110b in Figure 1a, collectively referred to as 110), and may also include at least one terminal (120a-120j in Figure 1a, collectively referred to as 120). The RAN 100 may also include other RAN nodes, such as wireless relay devices and / or wireless backhaul devices (not shown in Figure 1a). The terminal 120 is wirelessly connected to the RAN node 110, and the RAN node 110 is wirelessly or wiredly connected to the core network 200. The core network equipment in the core network 200 and the RAN node 110 in the RAN 100 can be independent and different physical devices, or they can be the same physical device integrating the logical functions of the core network equipment and the logical functions of the RAN node. Terminals can be connected to each other, as can RAN nodes, via wired or wireless means.

[0146] Figure 1b illustrates an example of an O-RAN system, which may include components other than those shown in the figure. As shown, the access network device (RAN, such as an eNB, gNB, or next-generation access network device) communicates with the core network (CN) via a backhaul link and with the UE via an air interface.

[0147] In one possible implementation, this application can be applied to long-term evolution (LTE) wireless communication systems, NR wireless communication systems, and future new radio (NR) wireless communication systems. For example, this application can be applied to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems in LTE, OFDM systems in NR, future OFDM systems, and OFDM-like systems.

[0148] In a wireless communication system (such as the system shown in Figure 1a or Figure 1b), taking the communication process between a network device and a terminal device as an example, the terminal device can report the communication capabilities it supports to the network device, so that the network device can know the communication capabilities supported by the terminal device and subsequently provide the terminal device with a communication configuration that matches the communication capabilities, so as to realize the data transmission of business related to communication services.

[0149] In future communication systems, in addition to providing communication services, sensing services may also be offered. This approach can be called wireless sensing fusion, and the resulting network can be understood as an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) network. Wireless sensing fusion is one of the key technologies in communication network research and can be widely used in typical application scenarios such as intelligent transportation, intelligent low-altitude airspace, and intelligent networks. Communication sensing fusion achieves unified design of communication and sensing functions through joint signal design and hardware sharing. Sensing in communication sensing fusion can be understood as wireless sensing technology based on the communication system. For example, terminal devices or network devices transmit wireless signals to a target area or object and receive the echo signals reflected by the object. By analyzing the received signals, corresponding sensing measurements are obtained, such as the number, location, speed, and identification of the target object.

[0150] As an example, taking access network devices and / or terminal devices as sensing devices, sensing signals may be transmitted between access network devices and terminal devices, between terminal devices, and between access network devices. The following will describe the process with reference to Figure 2, taking a vehicle as the target object.

[0151] As shown in Figure 2, the sensing signal can have the following six modes:

[0152] (a) The access network device sends a sensing signal, and the access network device receives the sensing signal.

[0153] (b) The terminal device sends a sensing signal, and the terminal device receives the sensing signal.

[0154] (c) One access network device sends a sensing signal, and another access network device receives the sensing signal.

[0155] (d) One terminal device sends a sensing signal, and another terminal device receives the sensing signal.

[0156] (e) The access network device sends a sensing signal, and the terminal device receives the sensing signal.

[0157] (f) The terminal device sends a sensing signal, and the access network device receives the sensing signal.

[0158] Optionally, (a) and (b) above can be understood as some implementation examples of mono-static sensing, and (c) to (f) can be understood as some implementation examples of bi-static sensing.

[0159] Future networks may connect to various terminal devices or network nodes with different sensing capabilities. The network needs to acquire the sensing capabilities of these terminal devices or network nodes, and configure sensing measurements and result reporting according to their different sensing capabilities. This will allow for full utilization of the sensing capabilities of network nodes and terminal devices for wide-area sensing, thereby improving sensing performance. However, there is currently no solution for acquiring the sensing capability information of these devices.

[0160] To address the aforementioned problems, this application provides a communication method and related apparatus, which will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0161] Please refer to Figure 3, which is a schematic diagram of an implementation of the communication method provided in this application. The method includes the following steps.

[0162] It should be understood that in the following text, Figure 3 uses the first communication device and the second communication device as examples to illustrate the method, but this application does not limit the execution subject of the interaction.

[0163] For example, the first communication device can be a first communication equipment, or a chip, baseband chip, modem chip, system-on-chip (SoC) chip containing a modem core, system-in-package (SIP) chip, communication module, chip system, processor, logic module, or software in the first communication equipment. The following explanation uses the first communication equipment as an example.

[0164] For example, the second communication device can be a second communication equipment, or a chip, baseband chip, modem chip, system-on-chip (SoC) chip containing a modem core, system-in-package (SIP) chip, communication module, chip system, processor, logic module, or software within the second communication equipment. The following explanation uses the second communication equipment as an example.

[0165] S301. The first communication device sends first information, and correspondingly, the second communication device receives the first information. The first information indicates at least one of the following: first capability information perceived based on the 3rd generation partner project (3GPP), second capability information perceived based on non-3GPP information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include perception results and / or identification results.

[0166] It should be noted that the first information sent by the first communication device can indicate the capabilities of various devices, which will be described below with some examples.

[0167] As an example, the first information sent by the first communication device may indicate the capabilities of a terminal device, which may be a device possessing one or more perception-related capabilities (e.g., capabilities indicated by at least one of the following first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information). There may be various relationships between the first communication device and the terminal device.

[0168] For example, the first communication device can be the terminal device or a module (such as a chip) of the terminal device, enabling the above solution to be applied to scenarios where the first communication device indicates the capabilities of the terminal device through first information. In this case, the first communication device can be the terminal device.

[0169] For example, the first communication device can be a device associated with the terminal device, including but not limited to an application server, an over-the-top (OTT) system host, an OTT virtual machine, an OTT server, and a cloud server. This allows the above solution to be applied to scenarios where the first communication device indicates the capabilities of one or more terminal devices in batches through capability information, thereby reducing overhead. In this case, the first communication device can be a device associated with the terminal device.

[0170] As another example, the first information sent by the first communication device can indicate the capabilities of a network device, which can be a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device) possessing one or more perception-related capabilities (e.g., capabilities indicated by at least one of the following first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information). For example, the first communication device can be the network device or a module (e.g., a chip) of the network device, enabling the above scheme to be applied to scenarios where the first communication device indicates the capabilities of the network device through capability information. In this case, the first communication device can be the network device.

[0171] It should be noted that the second communication device can store, maintain, or manage the capabilities of one or more devices based on the received first information.

[0172] For example, both the first and second communication devices described above can be terminal devices, enabling one terminal device to store, maintain, or manage the capabilities of other terminal devices. For instance, the above scheme can be applied to sidelink scenarios, where the first and second communication devices can communicate via a proximity-based services communication 5 (PC5) interface or other interfaces defined by the future network. Correspondingly, the first information described later can be transmitted in these ways; for example, the first information can be transmitted via the PC5 interface or other interfaces. In this case, both the first and second communication devices described above can be terminal devices.

[0173] For example, the first communication device mentioned above can be a terminal device, and the second communication device can be a network device, enabling the network device to store, maintain, or manage the capabilities of one or more terminal devices. For instance, if the second communication device is an access network device, the first communication device can transmit capability information via RRC messages, signaling / information / messages from the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), signaling / information / messages from the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), or other signaling / information / messages defined by the network in the future. Similarly, if the second communication device is a core network device, the first communication device can transmit capability information via Non-Access Stratum (NAS) messages or other signaling / information / messages defined by the network in the future. Correspondingly, the first information described below can be transmitted in these ways; for example, the first information can be transmitted via RRC messages or other signaling / information / messages. In this case, the first communication device can be a terminal device, and the second communication device can be a network device.

[0174] For example, both the first and second communication devices described above can be network devices, enabling one network device to store, maintain, or manage the capabilities of other network devices. For instance, the first and second communication devices can transmit the first information via wired or wireless means. For example, the wireless means could be an Xn interface or other interfaces defined by the future network. Correspondingly, the second information described later can be transmitted via these means, such as through the Xn interface or other interfaces. In this case, both the first and second communication devices described above can be network devices.

[0175] The following example, using the first communication device indicating its own capabilities through first information, will be used to illustrate various capability information.

[0176] As an example, the aforementioned first information can indicate that the first communication device possesses first capability information. Wherein, the first communication device possessing 3GPP-based sensing first capability information can be understood as the first communication device possessing the ability to sense using sensing technologies defined by the 3GPP standard. For example, a communication device possessing first capability information can be understood as the communication device possessing the ability to sense wireless network resources (e.g., at least one of time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, spatial-domain resources, or code-domain resources) defined by 3GPP standard technologies, and employing a sensing technology scheme defined by the 3GPP standard for sensing.

[0177] It should be noted that the first communication device can be a communication equipment (such as the aforementioned terminal equipment or network equipment), and correspondingly, the first communication device possessing certain capability information can be understood as the communication equipment possessing that capability information. Alternatively, the first communication device can be an internal module of a communication equipment (such as the aforementioned terminal equipment or network equipment) (e.g., a chip, baseband chip, modem chip, system-on-chip (SoC) chip containing a modem core, system-in-package (SIP) chip, communication module, chip system, processor, logic module, or software, etc.), and correspondingly, the first communication device possessing certain capability information can be understood as the communication equipment in which the first communication device is located possessing that capability information; and / or, the first communication device possessing certain capability information can be understood as the internal module of the communication equipment in which the first communication device is located possessing that capability information.

[0178] As an example, the aforementioned first information can indicate that the first communication device possesses second capability information. Specifically, the first communication device possessing second capability information based on non-3GPP sensing can be understood as the first communication device possessing non-3GPP sensing capabilities for sensing and / or identifying targets, in addition to sensing capabilities based on 3GPP standard technologies. For example, non-3GPP sensing capabilities can be implemented in various ways, including but not limited to sensing based on wireless fidelity (WiFi), sensing based on radar, sensing based on lidar (also known as light detection and ranging, LiDAR), target identification based on image acquisition modules (e.g., cameras), or target identification based on satellite maps (e.g., 3D maps, 2D maps).

[0179] As an example, the aforementioned first information may indicate that the first communication device possesses third capability information. Specifically, the first communication device possesses third capability information based on the fusion of at least two processing results (e.g., the processing results may include perception results and / or recognition results). This can be understood as the first communication device possessing the ability to determine or identify a target using the fusion result of the fusion of at least two processing results. For example, after fusing the fusion processing result obtained from the fusion of at least two processing results, the ability to determine or identify a target based on the fusion processing result (optionally, the basis for determining or identifying the target may include not only the fusion processing result but also the at least two processing results themselves). Exemplarily, the at least two processing results include at least one of the following:

[0180] Based on two or more processing results obtained from this 3GPP sensing; or,

[0181] One or more processing results obtained based on the 3GPP sensing and one or more processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing; or,

[0182] Based on the two or more processing results obtained from this non-3GPP sensing.

[0183] Based on the scheme shown in Figure 3, after the first communication device sends the first information in step S301, the recipient of the first information can determine, based on the first information, that the first communication device possesses at least one of the following: first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information. Specifically, the first capability information is a capability based on 3GPP awareness, the second capability information is a capability based on non-3GPP awareness, and the third capability information is a capability based on the fusion of at least two processing results. In this way, the recipient of the first information can identify, based on the first information, that the first communication device possesses at least one of the following: a 3GPP awareness capability, a non-3GPP awareness capability, or a capability based on the fusion of at least two processing results. This allows the recipient to clearly define the first communication device's ability to perceive and / or identify targets, adapting to different perception scenarios.

[0184] For example, if the first information at least indicates first capability information based on 3GPP sensing, it indicates that in a 3GPP sensing scenario, the first communication device can use 3GPP sensing capabilities to achieve sensing and provide target sensing results corresponding to 3GPP sensing.

[0185] For example, the target perception result may include the measured channel information. Optionally, the perception result included in the above processing result may include this channel information.

[0186] For example, the target perception result may include channel information obtained through measurement, and further perceived target information obtained through the channel information. Optionally, the perception result included in the above processing result may include the channel information and the perceived target information.

[0187] For example, if the first information at least indicates second capability information based on non-3GPP sensing, it indicates that in a non-3GPP sensing scenario, the first communication device can use non-3GPP sensing capabilities to achieve target sensing and / or identification, and provide target sensing results and / or target identification results corresponding to non-3GPP sensing. Optionally, the target sensing result corresponding to non-3GPP sensing can be understood as the result obtained by sensing the target based on non-3GPP sensing, and the target identification result corresponding to non-3GPP sensing can be understood as the result obtained by identifying the target based on non-3GPP sensing.

[0188] For example, the target perception result may include target perception information obtained through non-3GPP perception. Optionally, the perception results included in the above processing results may include this target perception information.

[0189] For example, the target identification result may include target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing. Optionally, the identification result included in the above processing result may include this target information.

[0190] For example, if the first information indicates at least a third capability information based on the fusion of at least two perception and / or recognition results, it indicates that in the fusion scenario, the first communication device can use the perception and / or recognition fusion capability to achieve target perception and / or recognition, and provide fused target perception results and / or target recognition results.

[0191] For example, the objects to be fused may include one or more of the following: channel information obtained through 3GPP sensing, target information obtained through 3GPP sensing, target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing, and target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing. Optionally, the sensing results included in the above processing results may include at least one of the following: channel information obtained through 3GPP sensing, target information obtained through 3GPP sensing, and target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing; the identification results included in the above processing results may include target information obtained through non-3GPP sensing.

[0192] Optionally, in the method shown in Figure 3, the second communication device can obtain first information sent by one or more first communication devices and determine the capabilities of one or more first communication devices through one or more implementation processes. For example, the second communication device can store, maintain, or manage this capability information. Subsequently, the second communication device can use this capability information in various ways.

[0193] For example, the second communication device can send configuration information based on capability information, which can be used to configure sensing measurements and / or sensing result reporting. Correspondingly, the first communication device can receive this configuration information and perform sensing measurements and / or sensing reporting based on it. In this way, the second communication device can provide configuration information that matches the capabilities indicated by the first information, enabling the first communication device to perform sensing measurements and / or sensing reporting based on configuration information that matches its own capabilities, thereby improving the network's sensing performance.

[0194] For example, the second communication device can determine that one or more first communication devices have differentiated capabilities through first information sent by one or more first communication devices, and configure differentiated sensing measurement configurations and / or sensing reporting configurations for these differentiated capabilities of the first communication devices.

[0195] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has first capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 1.

[0196] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has second capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 2.

[0197] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has a third capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 3.

[0198] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has first capability information and second capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 1 and configuration 2.

[0199] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has second capability information and third capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 2 and configuration 3.

[0200] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has third capability information and first capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 3 and configuration 1.

[0201] For example, if a first communication device sends a first message indicating that the first communication device has first capability information, second capability information and third capability information, then the configuration device sent by the second communication device to the first communication device includes configuration 1, configuration 2 and configuration 3.

[0202] Optionally, configuration 1 above can be a measurement configuration and / or reporting configuration associated with 3GPP sensing. For example, such a measurement configuration can include measurement configuration information for sensed signals, which can be used to configure one or more of the following: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, port resources, power information, quasi-co-located (QCL) information, or the time-domain behavior of the measurement (e.g., periodic, aperiodic, semi-persistent). Similarly, such a reporting configuration can include reporting configuration information for sensed results, which can be used to configure one or more of the following: the amount of measurement and / or sensed data to be reported (e.g., channel information, sensed target information, etc. as described above), the reporting threshold for the amount of data to be reported, the energy accumulation time length of the reported results, the time-domain behavior of the report (e.g., periodic, aperiodic, semi-persistent), or the bearer method of the reported data (e.g., core network data plane, core network control plane, access network data plane, or access network control plane).

[0203] Optionally, configuration 2 above can be a reporting configuration associated with non-3GPP sensing. For example, such a reporting configuration can be used to configure one or more of the following: the amount of sensing and / or identification reported (e.g., sensing target information obtained based on sensing, target information obtained based on target identification, etc. as described above), the quality of service (QoS) requirements of the reported amount, the data format of the reported amount, or the bearer method of the reported amount (e.g., core network data or core network signaling, etc.).

[0204] Optionally, configuration 3 above can be a reporting configuration associated with converged processing capabilities. For example, such a reporting configuration can be used to configure one or more of the following: the method of converged processing, the reporting volume of converged processing, the QoS requirements of converged processing reporting, the data format of the reporting volume of converged processing, or the bearer method of the reporting volume of converged processing (e.g., core network data or core network signaling).

[0205] For example, a second communication device can receive a capability discovery request from another communication device, which may carry the capability information desired by the other communication device. Subsequently, the second communication device can query the capability information matching the capability discovery request from stored, maintained, or managed capability information, and send a capability discovery response to the other communication device. This response indicates one or more first communication devices that possess the capability information desired by the other communication device. In this way, the other communication device can establish a connection with the one or more first communication devices indicated by the capability discovery response to obtain the sensing results provided by those one or more first communication devices, thereby improving sensing performance. Optionally, the other communication device can be a single first communication device or a different communication device than the first communication device; this is not limited here.

[0206] In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0207] S300. The second communication device sends second information, and correspondingly, the first communication device receives the second information. The second information is used to query the first information. Optionally, the query can be replaced by a request or instruction, etc.

[0208] Therefore, the first communication device can also receive second information for querying the first information, and send the first information based on the second information, so that the first communication device can provide corresponding capability information based on the query of the second information.

[0209] For example, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0210] The first instruction information is used to query part or all of the first capability information;

[0211] The second instruction information is used to query part or all of the second capability information; or

[0212] The third instruction information is used to query part or all of the third capability information.

[0213] As an example, the first capability information includes five capabilities indicated by the fourth to eighth instruction information below.

[0214] For example, the first indication information can include a bitmap to indicate whether or not some of the five capabilities can be queried. That is, the first indication information can contain 5 bits, each of which is used to indicate the query for one of the five capabilities. For example, a bit value of 0 indicates that the capability corresponding to that bit does not need to be queried, and a bit value of 1 indicates that the capability corresponding to that bit needs to be queried; or, a bit value of 1 indicates that the capability corresponding to that bit does not need to be queried, and a bit value of 0 indicates that the capability corresponding to that bit needs to be queried.

[0215] For example, the first indication information may include the identifier or index of some or all of the above five capabilities. For instance, if the first communication device has the identifier or index of a certain indication information, the first indication information may indicate a query for the capability indicated by that indication information.

[0216] For example, the first indication information may include a special value to indicate a query for all of the above five capabilities. For instance, this special value may be one or more bits that are all 0 or all 1.

[0217] Similarly, the second capability information may include, for example, the three capabilities indicated by the ninth to eleventh instruction information described below. For queries indicating some or all of these three capabilities through the second instruction information, refer to the implementation process of the first instruction information described above.

[0218] Similarly, the third capability information may include, for example, the three capabilities indicated by the twelfth to fourteenth instruction information below. For queries indicating some or all of these three capabilities through the third instruction information, refer to the implementation process of the first instruction information described above.

[0219] Therefore, the second information may include at least one of the above to support querying a specified capability through the second information, enabling the first communication device to provide capability information that meets the query requirements.

[0220] For example, if the second information includes the first indication information, it supports querying 3GPP-aware capabilities through the second information. Accordingly, the first communication device can determine and / or send capability information that satisfies the query for 3GPP-aware capabilities based on the first indication information, that is, the first information may include first capability information, enabling the second communication device to determine its 3GPP-aware capabilities based on the first capability information.

[0221] For example, if the second information includes second indication information, it supports querying non-3GPP-aware capabilities through the second information. Accordingly, the first communication device can determine and / or send capability information that satisfies the query for non-3GPP-aware capabilities based on the second indication information. That is, the first information may include second capability information, enabling the second communication device to determine its non-3GPP-aware capabilities based on the first capability information.

[0222] For example, if the second information includes third indication information, it supports querying the sensing and / or recognition fusion capabilities through the second information. Accordingly, the first communication device can determine and / or send capability information that satisfies the query for fusion capabilities based on the third indication information. That is, the first information may include third capability information, enabling the second communication device to determine its fusion capabilities based on the first capability information.

[0223] As an example, the aforementioned first information may be User Equipment Capability Information (UECapabilityInformation), or other information / signaling / messages defined by the network in the future for capability indication.

[0224] As an example, the second piece of information mentioned above could be a User Equipment Capability Enquiry (UECapabilityEnquiry), or other information / signaling / messages defined by the network in the future for capability querying.

[0225] As can be seen from the above process, the first capability information can indicate the 3GPP-aware capability, the second capability information can indicate the non-3GPP-aware capability, and the third capability information can indicate the sensing and / or identification fusion capability.

[0226] In one possible implementation, the first information may contain one or more capability information in various ways, which will be described below with more implementation examples.

[0227] In Example 1, the first capability information includes at least one of the following fourth to eighth instruction information.

[0228] The fourth indication indicates support for mono-static and / or bi-static sensing. For example, these two sensing methods can be referred to Figure 2 above and related examples.

[0229] For example, when the fourth indication information indicates support for two-base sensing, the first capability information can also indicate the supported implementation method in two-base sensing through the fourth indication information or other indication information. For instance, if the first communication device is a terminal device, the supported implementation method in two-base sensing includes two-base sensing between a network device and a terminal device, and / or two-base sensing between two terminal devices. As another example, if the first communication device is a network device, the supported implementation method in two-base sensing includes two-base sensing between a network device and a terminal device, and / or two-base sensing between two network devices.

[0230] The fifth instruction information indicates the physical layer parameters of the supported sensing measurements.

[0231] Optionally, the physical layer parameters involved in this application may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: sensing frequency band, sensing bandwidth, sensing antenna specifications, and sensing waveform.

[0232] For example, the sensing band can indicate support for at least one of the following: frequency range 1 (FR1), frequency range 2 (FR2), or frequency range 3 (FR3).

[0233] For example, the perceived bandwidth can indicate support for at least one of the following: 10 MHz RF bandwidth, support for 20 MHz RF bandwidth, support for 50 MHz RF bandwidth, support for 100 MHz RF bandwidth, support for 200 MHz RF bandwidth, or support for 400 MHz RF bandwidth.

[0234] For example, the sensing antenna specification may indicate support for at least one of the following: single antenna transmit, single antenna receive, dual antenna transmit, dual antenna receive, four antenna transmit, four antenna receive, eight antenna transmit, eight antenna receive, maximum number of transmit data streams, or maximum number of receive data streams, etc.

[0235] For example, the sensing waveform can indicate support for at least one of the following: orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), discrete fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM), single carrier-QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation, SC-QAM), etc.

[0236] The sixth indication information indicates the content of the supported processing results. As mentioned above, the processing results may include sensing results and / or identification results. Optionally, reporting can be understood as sending. For example, the sixth indication information indicates the content of the processing results that are supported for reporting during 3GPP-based sensing.

[0237] Optionally, the information content of the processing result indicated by the sixth indication information may include at least one of channel information based on 3GPP standard technology and sensing target information obtained based on the channel information.

[0238] For example, the aforementioned channel measurement information may include at least one of the following: multipath channel information, frequency domain channel information, or spatial domain channel information experienced by the transmission process of the sensing signal (e.g., the transmission process of the sensing signal from the transmitter to the sensing target and then to the receiver).

[0239] For example, the aforementioned sensing target information can be sensing target information obtained by further processing the sensing channel measurement results. The sensing target information may include at least one of the scattering point information of the sensing target and the decision information of the sensing target.

[0240] Optionally, the multipath channel information involved in this application includes: parameters of one or more paths (e.g., parameters of each path), such as at least one of power, time delay, Doppler, angle of arrival, or angle of departure.

[0241] Optionally, the frequency domain channel information involved in this application may include channel information of one or more frequency domain units, such as channel information for each frequency domain unit. The channel information of one or more frequency domain units can be understood as channel information obtained based on measurements of pilot or reference signals transmitted on those frequency domain units. The frequency domain unit may be a subcarrier, a resource block (RB), a resource block group (RBG), a bandwidth part (BWP), a component carrier (CC), or other frequency domain units defined by the future network.

[0242] Optionally, the spatial channel information involved in this application may include channel information on one or more spatial antenna ports, such as channel information on each spatial antenna port. The sixth indication information indicates that the supported sensing measurements include sensing target measurements, which instruct further processing of the sensing channel measurement results to obtain sensing target information.

[0243] Optionally, the scattering point information of the sensing target involved in this application includes at least one of the following: the spatial location of one or more scattering points (e.g., each scattering point) of the sensing target, the velocity of one or more scattering points (e.g., each scattering point), or the signal strength of one or more scattering points (e.g., each scattering point).

[0244] Optionally, the decision information of the perceived target involved in this application includes at least one of the following: the presence or absence of the target, the size of the target, the speed of the target, the shape of the target, the orientation of the target, and the contour information of the target. The contour information of the perceived target includes at least one of the following: one-dimensional (line), two-dimensional (surface), and three-dimensional (volume).

[0245] The seventh instruction information indicates the first fusion method of information content supporting one or more sensory measurement results.

[0246] Optionally, the first fusion method includes at least one of: coherent fusion, non-coherent fusion, multi-band sensing fusion, multi-sensing mode sensing fusion, or multi-node sensing fusion.

[0247] For example, coherent fusion refers to the coherent merging of perception results measured in different measurement processes (e.g., at least one of different times, frequencies, or spaces).

[0248] For example, incoherent fusion refers to the incoherent merging of perception results measured in different measurement processes (e.g., at least one of different times, frequencies, or spaces).

[0249] For example, multi-band perception fusion refers to the fusion of perception results across two or more frequency bands.

[0250] For example, the fusion of multiple sensory modes refers to the fusion of the sensory results of mono-static sensing and bi-static sensing. Alternatively, the fusion of multiple sensory modes refers to the fusion of sensory results from multiple mono-static sensing methods. Or, the fusion of multiple sensory modes refers to the fusion of sensory results from multiple bi-static sensing methods.

[0251] For example, multi-node perception fusion refers to the fusion of perception results from different perception nodes (network devices or terminal devices).

[0252] The eighth instruction indicates the compression method supported for the information content of the sensing measurement results. For example, the eighth instruction indicates the compression method supported for compressing the information content of the reported processing results during 3GPP sensing.

[0253] Optionally, the compression method indicated by the eighth instruction information includes: artificial intelligence (AI) compression and / or non-AI compression. For example, the non-AI compression includes codebook compression or dictionary compression.

[0254] For example, AI compression refers to compressing data using AI methods, such as inputting data into models like convolutional neural networks (CNNs) or transformers, and outputting compressed data.

[0255] For example, non-AI compression refers to compressing data using non-AI methods, such as discrete cosine transform (DCT), fast fourier transform (FFT), codebook compression, dictionary compression, and quantization.

[0256] For example, codebook compression refers to first agreeing on / defining a codebook, then finding the closest one or more codewords in the codebook for the data, and using these close codewords to represent the data.

[0257] For example, dictionary compression refers to performing dictionary transformations on data, and then further processing the result. For instance, if the data to be compressed is X and the dictionary is matrix M, the result of the dictionary transformation is Y = X * M, and then Y is further compressed or processed (e.g., quantization).

[0258] In Implementation Example 1, the first capability information used to indicate 3GPP-aware capabilities may include at least one of the above-mentioned features to provide indication of 3GPP-aware capabilities in a variety of flexible ways, thereby improving the flexibility of the implementation.

[0259] In Example 2, the second capability information includes at least one of the following ninth to eleventh instruction information.

[0260] The ninth instruction information indicates support for at least one of the following: wireless fidelity-based sensing, radar-based sensing, lidar-based sensing, sensor-based sensing, target recognition based on an image acquisition module, or target recognition based on a satellite map.

[0261] The tenth instruction information indicates the content of the supported processing results. As mentioned above, the processing results may include sensing results and / or identification results. For example, the tenth instruction information indicates the content of the processing results that are supported for reporting during non-3GPP sensing processes.

[0262] Optionally, the information content of the processing result indicated by the tenth instruction information includes at least one of the following: the target's scattering point information or the target's decision result. Each item can be implemented with reference to the preceding text.

[0263] The eleventh instruction specifies the compression method supported for the information content of the processing results. For example, the tenth instruction specifies the compression method supported for compressing the information content of the reported processing results in non-3GPP sensing processes.

[0264] Optionally, the compression method indicated by the eleventh instruction information includes: AI compression and / or non-AI compression.

[0265] In Implementation Example 2, the second capability information used to indicate non-3GPP-aware capabilities may include at least one of the above-mentioned features to provide indication of non-3GPP-aware capabilities in a variety of flexible ways, thereby improving the flexibility of the implementation.

[0266] In Example 3, the third capability information includes at least one of the following twelve to fourteenth instruction information.

[0267] The twelfth instruction indicates the information content supporting the reporting of processing results. For example, the twelfth instruction indicates the information content supporting the reporting of processing results during the fusion processing.

[0268] Optionally, the information content of the processing result indicated by the twelfth instruction information includes at least one of the following: scattering point information of the perceived target, or the judgment result of the perceived target. Each item can be implemented with reference to the preceding text.

[0269] The thirteenth instruction indicates a second fusion method for one or more processing results that are supported.

[0270] Optionally, the second fusion method indicated by the thirteenth instruction information includes at least one of the following: fusion of the perception result obtained based on the 3GPP perception capability and the perception result obtained based on the non-3GPP perception capability; or, fusion of at least two perception results obtained based on the non-3GPP perception capability.

[0271] For example, consider the fusion of processing results obtained based on the 3GPP sensing capability and processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing capability. The processing result obtained based on the 3GPP sensing capability may include a first sensing result obtained based on pilot measurement, and the processing result obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing capability may be a second recognition result obtained based on a camera. Furthermore, the second fusion method can be used to indicate the fusion of the first sensing result and the second recognition result.

[0272] For example, consider the fusion of at least two processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing capability. The processing result obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing capability may include a second sensing result obtained based on WiFi sensing and a third sensing result obtained based on radar sensing. Furthermore, the second fusion method can be used to indicate the fusion of the second sensing result and the third sensing result.

[0273] The fourteenth instruction specifies the supported compression methods for processing results. For example, the fourteenth instruction specifies the compression method supported for compressing the information content of the reported processing results during the fusion processing.

[0274] Optionally, the compression method indicated in the fourteenth instruction information includes: AI compression and / or non-AI compression.

[0275] Therefore, the third capability information used to indicate the ability to perceive and / or recognize fusion may include at least one of the above, so as to indicate the fusion capability in a variety of flexible ways to improve the flexibility of the solution implementation.

[0276] Referring to Figure 4, this application embodiment provides a communication device 400. This communication device 400 can implement the functions of the first communication device (or second communication device) in the above method embodiments, and therefore can also achieve the beneficial effects of the above method embodiments. In this application embodiment, the communication device 400 can be the first communication device (or the second communication device), or it can be an integrated circuit or component inside the first communication device (or the second communication device), such as a chip, baseband chip, modem chip, SoC chip (e.g., an SoC chip containing a modem core), SIP chip, communication module, chip system, processor, etc.

[0277] It should be noted that the transceiver unit 402 may include a transmitting unit and a receiving unit, which are used to perform transmitting and receiving respectively.

[0278] In one possible implementation, when the device 400 is used to execute the method performed by the first communication device in the embodiment shown in FIG3, the device 400 includes a transceiver unit 402; the transceiver unit 402 is used to transmit first information, the first information indicating at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware, or third capability information based on the fusion of at least two processing results, the processing results including perception results and / or identification results.

[0279] Optionally, the device 400 further includes a processing unit 401, which is used to generate, acquire, or determine the first information.

[0280] In one possible implementation, when the device 400 is used to execute the method performed by the second communication device in the embodiment shown in FIG3, the device 400 includes a processing unit 401 and a transceiver unit 402; the transceiver unit 402 is used to receive first information, the first information indicating at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware capability information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware capability information, or third capability information fused based on at least two processing results, the processing results including perception results and / or identification results.

[0281] Optionally, the device 400 further includes a processing unit 401, which is used to determine, based on the first information, that the first communication device possesses at least one of first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information.

[0282] It should be noted that the information execution process of the unit of the above-mentioned communication device 400 can be specifically described in the method embodiment shown above in this application, and will not be repeated here.

[0283] Please refer to Figure 5, which is another schematic structural diagram of the communication device 500 provided in this application. The communication device 500 includes a logic circuit 501 and an input / output interface 502. The communication device 500 can be a chip or an integrated circuit.

[0284] In Figure 4, the transceiver unit 402 can be a communication interface. Similarly, the input / output interface 502 in Figure 5 can also be a communication interface, which may include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the input / output interface 502 can also be a transceiver circuit, which may include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0285] Optionally, the input / output interface 502 is used to send first information, which indicates at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware capability information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware capability information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include sensing results and / or identification results. Optionally, the logic circuit 501 is used to generate, acquire, or determine the first information.

[0286] Optionally, the input / output interface 502 is used to receive first information, which indicates at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) awareness, second capability information based on non-3GPP awareness, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include sensing results and / or identification results. Optionally, the logic circuit 501 is used to determine, based on the first information, that the first communication device possesses at least one of the first capability information, second capability information, or third capability information.

[0287] The logic circuit 501 and the input / output interface 502 can also perform other steps performed by the first or second communication device in any embodiment and achieve corresponding beneficial effects, which will not be elaborated here.

[0288] In one possible implementation, the processing unit 401 shown in FIG4 can be the logic circuit 501 in FIG5.

[0289] Optionally, the logic circuit 501 can be a processing device, the functions of which can be partially or entirely implemented in software.

[0290] Optionally, the processing apparatus may include a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor reads and executes the computer program stored in the memory to perform the corresponding processing and / or steps in any of the method embodiments.

[0291] Optionally, the processing device may consist of only a processor. A memory for storing computer programs is located outside the processing device, and the processor is connected to the memory via circuitry / wires to read and execute the computer programs stored in the memory. The memory and processor may be integrated together or physically independent of each other.

[0292] Optionally, the processing device may be one or more chips, or one or more integrated circuits. For example, the processing device may be one or more field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), system-on-chips (SoCs), central processing units (CPUs), network processors (NPs), digital signal processors (DSPs), microcontroller units (MCUs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), or other integrated chips, or any combination of the above chips or processors.

[0293] Please refer to Figure 6, which shows the communication device 600 involved in the above embodiments provided in the embodiments of this application. Specifically, the communication device 600 can be the communication device as a terminal device in the above embodiments. The communication device shown in Figure 6 is implemented through a terminal device (or a component in the terminal device).

[0294] The present invention provides a possible logical structure diagram of the communication device 600, which may include, but is not limited to, at least one processor 601 and a communication port 602.

[0295] In Figure 4, the transceiver unit 402 can be a communication interface, which can be the communication port 602 in Figure 6. The communication port 602 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the communication port 602 can also be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0296] Further optionally, the device may also include at least one of a memory 603 and a bus 604. In the embodiments of this application, the at least one processor 601 is used to control the operation of the communication device 600.

[0297] Furthermore, processor 601 can be a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field-programmable gate array, or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of this application. The processor can also be a combination that implements computational functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, etc. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0298] It should be noted that the communication device 600 shown in Figure 6 can be used to implement the steps implemented by the terminal device in the aforementioned method embodiments and achieve the corresponding technical effects of the terminal device. The specific implementation of the communication device shown in Figure 6 can be referred to the description in the aforementioned method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0299] Please refer to Figure 7, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 700 involved in the above embodiments provided in the embodiments of this application. Specifically, the communication device 700 can be a communication device as a network device in the above embodiments. The communication device shown in Figure 7 is implemented through a network device (or a component in a network device). The structure of the communication device can be referred to the structure shown in Figure 7.

[0300] The communication device 700 includes at least one processor 711 and at least one network interface 714. Optionally, the communication device further includes at least one memory 712, at least one transceiver 713, and one or more antennas 715. The processor 711, memory 712, transceiver 713, and network interface 714 are connected, for example, via a bus. In this embodiment, the connection may include various interfaces, transmission lines, or buses, etc., and this embodiment is not limited thereto. The antenna 715 is connected to the transceiver 713. The network interface 714 enables the communication device to communicate with other communication devices through a communication link. For example, the network interface 714 may include a network interface between the communication device and core network equipment, such as an S1 interface; the network interface may also include a network interface between the communication device and other communication devices (e.g., other network devices or core network equipment), such as an X2 or Xn interface.

[0301] In Figure 4, the transceiver unit 402 can be a communication interface, which can be the network interface 714 in Figure 7. The network interface 714 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the network interface 714 can also be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0302] The processor 711 is primarily used to process communication protocols and communication data, control the entire communication device, execute software programs, and process data from these programs, for example, to support the actions described in the embodiments of the communication device. The communication device may include a baseband processor and a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor is primarily used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU is primarily used to control the entire terminal device, execute software programs, and process data from these programs. The processor 711 in Figure 7 can integrate the functions of both a baseband processor and a CPU. Those skilled in the art will understand that the baseband processor and CPU can also be independent processors interconnected via technologies such as buses. Those skilled in the art will understand that a terminal device may include multiple baseband processors to adapt to different network standards, and multiple CPUs to enhance its processing capabilities. The various components of the terminal device can be connected via various buses. The baseband processor can also be described as a baseband processing circuit or a baseband processing chip. The CPU can also be described as a central processing circuit or a central processing chip. The function of processing communication protocols and communication data can be built into the processor or stored in memory as a software program, which is then executed by the processor to implement the baseband processing function.

[0303] The memory is primarily used to store software programs and data. The memory 712 can exist independently or be connected to the processor 711. Optionally, the memory 712 can be integrated with the processor 711, for example, integrated into a single chip. The memory 712 can store program code that executes the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and its execution is controlled by the processor 711. The various types of computer program code being executed can also be considered as drivers for the processor 711.

[0304] Figure 7 shows only one memory and one processor. In actual terminal devices, there may be multiple processors and multiple memories. Memory can also be called storage medium or storage device, etc. Memory can be a storage element on the same chip as the processor, i.e., an on-chip storage element, or it can be a separate storage element; this application does not limit this.

[0305] Transceiver 713 can be used to support the reception or transmission of radio frequency (RF) signals between a communication device and a terminal. Transceiver 713 can be connected to antenna 715. Transceiver 713 includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx. Specifically, one or more antennas 715 can receive RF signals. The receiver Rx of transceiver 713 receives the RF signals from the antennas, converts the RF signals into digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency (IF) signals, and provides the digital baseband signals or IF signals to processor 711 so that processor 711 can perform further processing on the digital baseband signals or IF signals, such as demodulation and decoding. Furthermore, the transmitter Tx in transceiver 713 is also used to receive modulated digital baseband signals or IF signals from processor 711, convert the modulated digital baseband signals or IF signals into RF signals, and transmit the RF signals through one or more antennas 715. Specifically, the receiver Rx can selectively perform one or more stages of downmixing and analog-to-digital conversion on the radio frequency signal to obtain a digital baseband signal or a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The order of these downmixing and IF conversion processes is adjustable. The transmitter Tx can selectively perform one or more stages of upmixing and digital-to-analog conversion on the modulated digital baseband signal or digital IF signal to obtain a radio frequency signal. The order of these upmixing and IF conversion processes is also adjustable. The digital baseband signal and the digital IF signal can be collectively referred to as digital signals.

[0306] The transceiver 713 can also be called a transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver device, etc. Optionally, the device in the transceiver unit that performs the receiving function can be regarded as the receiving unit, and the device in the transceiver unit that performs the transmitting function can be regarded as the transmitting unit. That is, the transceiver unit includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit can also be called a receiver, input port, receiving circuit, etc., and the transmitting unit can be called a transmitter, transmitter, or transmitting circuit, etc.

[0307] It should be noted that the communication device 700 shown in Figure 7 can be used to implement the steps implemented by the network device in the aforementioned method embodiments and to achieve the corresponding technical effects of the network device. The specific implementation of the communication device 700 shown in Figure 7 can be referred to the description in the aforementioned method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0308] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing one or more computer-executable instructions. When the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor performs the method described in the possible implementations of the first or second communication device in the foregoing embodiments.

[0309] This application also provides a computer program product (or computer program) that, when executed by a processor, executes the method described above for the possible implementation of the first or second communication device.

[0310] This application also provides a chip system including at least one processor for supporting a communication device in implementing the functions involved in the possible implementations of the communication device described above. Optionally, the chip system further includes an interface circuit that provides program instructions and / or data to the at least one processor. In one possible design, the chip system may also include a memory for storing the program instructions and data necessary for the communication device. The chip system may be composed of chips or may include chips and other discrete devices, wherein the communication device may specifically be the first communication device or the second communication device in the aforementioned method embodiments.

[0311] This application also provides a communication system, which includes a first communication device and a second communication device from any of the above embodiments. Alternatively, the communication system includes a third communication device and / or a fourth communication device from any of the above embodiments.

[0312] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, apparatuses, and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for instance, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection between apparatuses or units through some interfaces, and may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0313] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0314] Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or as a software functional unit. If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: include: Send a first message indicating at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include perception results and / or identification results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: Receive second information, which is used to query the first information.

3. A communication method characterized by comprising: include: Receive first information, which indicates at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware capability information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware capability information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include perception results and / or identification results.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The method further includes: Send a second message, which is used to query the first message.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first instruction information is used to query part or all of the first capability information; The second instruction information is used to query part or all of the second capability information; or The third indication information is used to query part or all of the third capability information.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The first capability information indicates the capability to sense using 3GPP standard technologies.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The second capability information indicates non-3GPP sensing capabilities for sensing and / or identifying targets, in addition to the capabilities for sensing using 3GPP standard technologies.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The first capability information includes at least one of the following: The fourth indication information indicates support for single-base sensing and / or dual-base sensing; The fifth instruction information indicates the physical layer parameters of the supported sensing measurements; The sixth instruction information is the content of the information supporting the reported processing results; The seventh instruction information indicates the first fusion method of the information content of one or more supported processing results; or, The eighth instruction information indicates the compression method of the information content of the supported processing results.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The first fusion method includes at least one of the following: coherent fusion, non-coherent fusion, multi-band sensing fusion, multi-sensing mode sensing fusion, or multi-node sensing fusion.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The second capability information includes at least one of the following: The ninth instruction information indicates support for at least one of the following: wireless fidelity-based sensing, radar-based sensing, lidar-based sensing, sensor-based sensing, target recognition based on an image acquisition module, or target recognition based on a satellite map. The tenth instruction information indicates the content of information supporting the reported processing results; or The eleventh instruction specifies the compression method for the information content of the supported processing results.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that, The third capability information includes at least one of the following: The twelfth instruction information indicates the content of information supporting the reported processing results; The thirteenth instruction indicates a second fusion method for one or more supported processing results; or, The fourteenth instruction indicates the supported compression method for the processing results.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The second fusion method includes at least one of the following: The fusion of processing results obtained based on the 3GPP-aware capabilities and processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP-aware capabilities; or, The fusion of at least two processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing capability.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, The at least two processing results include one or more processing results obtained based on the 3GPP sensing and one or more processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing; or, The at least two processing results include processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing.

14. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes transceiver units; The transceiver unit is used to send first information, which indicates at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware information, or third capability information fused from at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include perception results and / or identification results.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is also used to receive second information, which is used to query the first information.

16. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes transceiver units; The transceiver unit is used to receive first information, which indicates at least one of the following: first capability information based on 3GPP-aware capability information, second capability information based on non-3GPP-aware capability information, or third capability information fused based on at least two processing results, wherein the processing results include perception results and / or identification results.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is also used to send second information, which is used to query the first information.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15 or 17, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: The first instruction information is used to query part or all of the first capability information; The second instruction information is used to query part or all of the second capability information; or The third indication information is used to query part or all of the third capability information.

19. The apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 18, characterized in that, The first capability information indicates the capability to sense using 3GPP standard technologies.

20. The apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 19, characterized in that, The second capability information indicates non-3GPP sensing capabilities for sensing and / or identifying targets, in addition to the ability to sense using 3GPP standard technologies.

21. The apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 20, characterized in that, The first capability information includes at least one of the following: The fourth instruction indicates support for single-base sensing mode and / or dual-base sensing mode; The fifth instruction information indicates the physical layer parameters of the supported sensing measurements; The sixth instruction information is the content of the information supporting the reported processing results; The seventh instruction information indicates the first fusion method of the information content of one or more supported processing results; or, The eighth instruction information indicates the compression method of the information content of the supported processing results.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, characterized in that, The first fusion method includes at least one of the following: coherent fusion, non-coherent fusion, multi-band sensing fusion, multi-sensing mode sensing fusion, or multi-node sensing fusion.

23. The apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 22, characterized in that, The second capability information includes at least one of the following: The ninth instruction information indicates support for at least one of the following: wireless fidelity-based sensing, radar-based sensing, lidar-based sensing, target recognition based on an image acquisition module, or target recognition based on a satellite map. The tenth instruction information indicates the content of information supporting the reported processing results; or The eleventh instruction specifies the compression method for the information content of the supported processing results.

24. The apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 23, characterized in that, The third capability information includes at least one of the following: The twelfth instruction information indicates the content of information supporting the reported processing results; The thirteenth instruction indicates a second fusion method for one or more supported processing results; or, The fourteenth instruction indicates the supported compression method for the processing results.

25. The apparatus according to claim 24, characterized in that, The second fusion method includes at least one of the following: The fusion of processing results obtained based on the 3GPP-aware capabilities and processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP-aware capabilities; or, The fusion of at least two processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing capability.

26. The apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 25, characterized in that, The at least two processing results include one or more processing results obtained based on the 3GPP sensing and one or more processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing; or, The at least two processing results include processing results obtained based on the non-3GPP sensing.

27. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes a module for performing the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

28. A communication device, characterized in that, It includes at least one processor, said at least one processor being used to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

29. The communication device according to claim 28, characterized in that, The communication device is a chip or chip system.

30. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program or instructions that, when executed by a communication device, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

31. A computer program product, characterized in that, It includes a computer program or instructions that, when executed by a computer, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

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