Channel state information processing method and apparatus, and related device

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a channel state information processing method and apparatus, and a related device. The channel state information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application comprises: a terminal receives first information, the first information being used to instruct the terminal to determine a third-type channel state information (CSI) report; wherein the type of the third-type CSI report comprises at least one of the type of a first-type CSI report and the type of a second-type CSI report, and the type of the first-type CSI report is different from the type of the second-type CSI report, or the first-type CSI report and the second-type CSI report have different uses.

Description

Methods, apparatus and related equipment for processing channel state information

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202510385233.6, filed in China on March 28, 2025, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a method, apparatus and related equipment for processing channel state information. Background Technology

[0004] Channel State Information (CSI) is information reported by a terminal to a base station. The CSI reporting process includes: the base station configuring appropriate CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources for the terminal; the terminal then measures the CSI-RS and calculates the required CSI; and finally, it reports the CSI to the base station via the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). In mobile communication systems, an increasing number of use cases are incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI capabilities have also been introduced into CSI, such as AI-based CSI feedback compression, which uses a pre-coded matrix of the measurement channel to compress and quantize the data using an AI model, resulting in better compression accuracy and lower overhead compared to traditional methods; AI-based CSI prediction, which uses historical CSI measurement information to predict the channel or pre-coded matrix at one or more future times using an AI model, avoiding the mismatch between the actual channel state and CSI processing and transmission delays; and other CSI-related cases have been enhanced with AI. However, after introducing AI capabilities into CSI, there are still no solutions in the related technologies for handling the resource consumption and resource conflicts between AI CSI and traditional CSI. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This application provides a method, apparatus, and related equipment for processing channel state information, which can solve the problem of how to handle resource occupation and resource conflicts of different types of CSI.

[0006] Firstly, a method for processing channel state information is provided, the method comprising:

[0007] The terminal receives first information, which instructs the terminal to determine a third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0008] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0009] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0010] Secondly, a method for processing channel state information is provided, the method comprising:

[0011] The network-side device sends first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0012] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0013] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0014] Thirdly, a channel state information processing apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0015] The first receiving module is used to receive first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0016] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0017] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0018] Fourthly, a channel state information processing apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0019] The second sending module is used to send first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0020] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0021] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0022] Fifthly, a channel state information processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus being configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0023] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0024] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive first information, the first information being used to instruct the terminal to determine a third type of channel state information (CSI) report;

[0025] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0026] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0027] Eighthly, a network-side device is provided, the network-side device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0028] In a ninth aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send first information, the first information being used to instruct a terminal to determine a third type of channel state information (CSI) report;

[0029] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0030] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0031] In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0032] Eleventhly, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0033] In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0034] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, the computer program / program product being stored in a storage medium, the computer program / program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method as described in the first or second aspect.

[0035] In this embodiment, the terminal receives first information, which instructs the terminal to determine a third type of Channel State Information (CSI) report. The type of the third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports. The types of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports may differ, or the purposes of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports may differ. The terminal can select and activate the appropriate type of CSI report based on the first information, thereby resolving resource conflicts and resource consumption issues when the terminal processes different types of CSI reports (e.g., AI CSI reports and traditional CSI reports). Attached Figure Description

[0036] Figure 1 shows a structural diagram of a communication system applicable to an embodiment of this application;

[0037] Figure 2 illustrates how network-side devices configure periodic measurement resources for terminals;

[0038] Figure 3 shows one of the flowcharts of a method for processing channel state information according to an embodiment of this application;

[0039] Figure 4a shows one of the resource occupancy diagrams in the embodiments of this application;

[0040] Figure 4b shows a second schematic diagram of resource occupancy in an embodiment of this application;

[0041] Figure 5 shows the third schematic diagram of resource occupancy in the embodiments of this application;

[0042] Figure 6 illustrates the fourth diagram of resource occupancy in the embodiments of this application;

[0043] Figure 7 illustrates the fifth schematic diagram of resource occupancy in the embodiments of this application;

[0044] Figure 8 illustrates the sixth diagram of resource occupancy in the embodiments of this application;

[0045] Figure 9 illustrates the seventh diagram of resource occupancy in the embodiments of this application;

[0046] Figure 10 shows the eighth schematic diagram of resource occupancy in the embodiments of this application;

[0047] Figure 11 shows a second schematic flowchart of the channel state information processing method according to an embodiment of this application;

[0048] Figure 12 shows a schematic diagram of one of the modules of a channel state information processing device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0049] Figure 13 shows a second schematic diagram of the channel state information processing device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0050] Figure 14 shows a structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0051] Figure 15 shows a structural block diagram of the terminal according to an embodiment of this application;

[0052] Figure 16 shows a structural block diagram of the network-side device according to an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0053] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0054] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this application indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, the scope of protection for "A or B" covers at least three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B," "at least one of A and B," and "at least one of A or B" also cover at least the above three scenarios. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0055] The term "instruction" in this application can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as one in which the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc., in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as one in which the receiver determines the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or makes a judgment and determines the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc., based on the judgment result.

[0056] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0057] Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM, or self-service machine, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this application embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment, wherein access network equipment may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (APs), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.The term "base station" can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), Next Generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), Access Point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home Evolved Node B, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The term "base station" is not limited to any specific technical terminology. It should be noted that this application embodiment only uses a base station in an NR system as an example for description and does not limit the specific type of base station.

[0058] Core network equipment, also known as core network nodes, core network functions, or core network elements, includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (or L-NEF), and Binding Support. The core network functions include: BSF (Block Network Function), Application Function (AF), Location Management Function (LMF), Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), and Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF). It should be noted that this application embodiment only uses core network equipment in the NR system as an example and does not limit the specific type of core network equipment. If the name of the core network equipment mentioned in this application embodiment changes in subsequent protocol versions (e.g., 6G), it will still be within the scope of protection of this application.

[0059] Optionally, the core network equipment can be implemented by one or more functional modules in a single device, or by multiple devices working together; this application does not specifically limit this. It is understood that the aforementioned functional modules can be network elements in hardware devices, software functional modules running on dedicated hardware, or virtualized functional modules instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0060] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the embodiments of this application, the following description will be provided first.

[0061] 1. Channel State Information (CSI);

[0062] Channel State Information (CSI) is the channel state information reported by the terminal to the base station. The basic principle is that the base station configures appropriate CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources for the terminal. The terminal then measures the CSI-RS and calculates the required CSI, finally reporting it to the base station via the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) / Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). The CSI mainly includes Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI), Rank Indication (RI), CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI), Synchronization Block Indicator (SS / PBCH Resource Block Indicator (SSBRI), Layer Indicator (LI), and Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP).

[0063] Regardless of uplink or downlink, the main idea behind signal measurement is that the transmitter sends a reference signal with a known sequence, and the receiver solves for the channel based on the received sequence. In NR, downlink channel measurement is generally performed using CSI-RS, while uplink channel measurement is generally performed using SRS.

[0064] CSI measurements include two concepts: CSI-Report and CSI-Resource. CSI-Report contains configuration and reporting information, while CSI-Resource contains configuration and resource information. However, they are not independent; the quantities reported in a CSI-Report are obtained through measurements taken from their corresponding CSI-Resource.

[0065] Regarding CSI, current NR technology supports periodic, semi-persistent, and aperiodic CSI measurement and reporting. Periodic CSI measurement and reporting are configured by Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling and do not require additional triggering. Semi-persistent CSI is similar to periodic CSI, but requires additional triggering. After RRC signaling configuration, the base station needs to trigger information again via Media Access Control Unit (MAC CE) or Downlink Control Information (DCI) to perform periodic measurement and reporting; no reporting is required before receiving the trigger information. Aperiodic CSI can only be measured and reported via DCI triggering.

[0066] 2. CSI's reference resources;

[0067] In CSI measurements, the main function of CSI reference resources is to determine the measurement resources.

[0068] Network devices can configure periodic measurement resources for terminal devices. As shown in Figure 2, CSI-RS are sent at intervals of period T. Which CSI-RS resource is used for measurement in a CSI report? This is determined by the CSI reference resource. In related technologies, the measurement resource corresponding to the CSI report must be located before the CSI reference resource. That is, only measurement resources preceding the CSI reference resource in Figure 2 can be used for CSI measurement. As for which specific CSI-RS resource among multiple resources preceding the reference resource is used for measurement, the network device can further configure this through higher-layer signaling. For example, it can be configured to use only the last (closest to the reference resource) resource for measurement, or it can be configured to support smoothing. In other words, all resources preceding the reference resource can be used; how they are used depends on the UE implementation.

[0069] One reason is that the gNB needs to know which measurement resources the UE obtained the measurement from. Another reason is to ensure the UE's operational capabilities. In other words, the UE will more often use resources preceding the CSI reference resource for CSI measurement. This gives the UE sufficient time to process the CSI measurement and report it.

[0070] 3. CSI handling guidelines;

[0071] The terminal can support multiple configured CSI reports, and generally one CSI report corresponds to one CSI reference signal resource configuration (CSI-RS resource configuration). The terminal's ability to process CSI simultaneously is limited, so certain processing rules are required to prevent the processing of CSI reports exceeding the terminal's capacity.

[0072] N cpu This is a quantified value of the terminal's ability to process CSIs simultaneously, indicating that the terminal has N CSI processing units (e.g., CPUs) available for parallel CSI processing. At any given time, if L CPUs are already occupied for calculating one or more CSIs, then the remaining unoccupied CPUs are N. cpu -L. Meanwhile, N additional CSI reports begin consuming Y CPUs simultaneously (Y>N). cpu -L) is processed using CSI, since L+Y exceeds N. cpu The additional N CSI reports cannot all complete the CSI calculation. In the end, only M CSI reports will be updated, and NM CSI reports will not be updated. The M selected from the N reports are determined by sorting the CSI reports according to their priority.

[0073] Regarding the CPU usage count in CSI reports, relevant technical specifications state:

[0074] (1) If the CSI report reporting quantity is “none” and CSI-RS is TRS, then it will not occupy CPU.

[0075] (2) If the CSI report's reporting quantity is "cri_RSRP", "SSB_RSRP", or "none" (not TRS), the CPU usage is 1.

[0076] (3) If it is “fast CSI reporting”, the terminal uses all CPU resources to process it. If the CPU is insufficient, it cannot be processed.

[0077] (4) In other cases, the number of CPUs is equal to the number of CSI-RS resources in the CSI-RS resource set.

[0078] In the time domain, the rules for calculating CPU usage, i.e., the start and end times of CPU usage:

[0079] When the reported quantity is not "none":

[0080] (1) If it is a periodic or semi-continuous CSI report, the CPU usage starts from the earliest CSI-RS / IM / SSB start symbol before the CSI reference resource and ends at the last symbol of the PUCCH / PUSCH that reported the CSI.

[0081] (2) If it is a non-periodic CSI report, the CPU usage ends from the first symbol after the PDCCH is triggered to the last symbol of the PUSCH that reports the CSI.

[0082] When the reported quantity is "none" (Time-Restricted Scheduling (TRS)), the CPU usage rule is based on Z3, Z3'.

[0083] Where Z3 is the time interval starting from the end of the DCI detection resource, and Z3' is the time interval starting from the end of the measurement resource. The definitions of Z3 and Z3' are shown in Table 1, where X... μ KB determines this based on the UE's reporting capability, specifically "beam report timing". l Determined based on the UE reporting capability "beamSwitchTiming":

[0084] Table 1

[0085] 4. Priority of CSI reports;

[0086] The terminal can support configuring multiple CSI reports, but its capabilities are limited, and the number of CSI reports that can be updated / processed simultaneously is also limited. When the number of CSI reports that need to be updated / processed exceeds the terminal's capacity, the terminal needs to decide which CSI reports to update / process and which to abandon based on priority criteria. The priority of CSI reports triggered at the same time is determined in the following order.

[0087] Reporting type: Priority of non-periodic CSI (A-CSI) > Priority of semi-persistent CSI (SP CSI) reported via PUSCH > Priority of SP CSI reported via PUCCH > Priority of periodic CSI;

[0088] Server cell index: The primary cell (PCell) has a higher priority than the secondary cell (SCell). If the cells are of the same type, they are selected in ascending order (low to high) according to the serving cell index.

[0089] CSI report content complexity: Reports containing more information have higher priority. For example, a report containing only L1-RSRP results has a lower priority than one containing CQI, RI, and PMI reports.

[0090] Resource type: At the same time, the priority of reports submitted via PUSCH is higher than that submitted via PUCCH.

[0091] The processing of channel state information provided in the embodiments of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, through some examples and application scenarios.

[0092] As shown in Figure 3, this application embodiment provides a method for processing channel state information, including:

[0093] Step 301: The terminal receives first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report;

[0094] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0095] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0096] In some implementations of this application, the first type of CSI report is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) CSI report, and the second type of CSI report is a non-AI CSI report.

[0097] The aforementioned AI CSI report can be understood as a CSI report processed using AI, while the non-AI CSI report can be understood as a CSI report that is not processed using AI.

[0098] In some implementations of this application, the AI ​​CSI report includes at least one of an inference report and a monitoring report, and the non-AI CSI report includes at least one of a regular report and a monitoring report.

[0099] The aforementioned third type of CSI report includes monitoring reports associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0100] In some implementations of this application, the aforementioned third type of CSI report can be understood as a CSI report to be activated on the terminal side.

[0101] In some implementations of this application, the above method further includes: the terminal determining the third type of CSI report based on the first information.

[0102] In some implementations of this application, the terminal receives first information sent by a network-side device, which may be a base station.

[0103] In the above-described scheme of this application embodiment, the terminal receives first information, which instructs the terminal to determine a third type of Channel State Information (CSI) report. Based on the first information, the terminal is able to determine the third type of CSI report to be activated. The type of the third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports. Wherein, the type of the first type CSI report is different from the type of the second type CSI report, or the first type CSI report and the second type CSI report have different uses. Thus, the terminal can select the corresponding type of CSI report to activate according to the first information, thereby solving the resource conflict and resource occupation problem when the terminal processes different types of CSI reports (e.g., AI CSI reports and traditional CSI reports).

[0104] In some implementations, the processing of channel state information in this application embodiment further includes:

[0105] The terminal reports second information, which indicates the terminal's ability to process at least one of a first type of CSI report and a second type of CSI report. For example, the second information indicates the terminal's ability to process both a first type of CSI report and a second type of CSI report simultaneously.

[0106] In some implementations of this application, due to the introduction of AI capabilities, the terminal triggers both AI CSI and traditional (non-AI) CSI reports simultaneously. The processing units used for AI CSI processing and those used for traditional (non-AI) CSI processing are counted independently. That is, the terminal divides its system into a dedicated unit pool for traditional CSI processing and a dedicated unit pool for AI CSI processing. Assuming the processing unit dedicated to traditional CSI processing is a non-AI Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the processing unit dedicated to AI CSI processing is an AI-CPU, the processing unit pool is related to the terminal's CSI processing capability. Therefore, during the interaction between the AI-CPU and non-AI CPU, capability information needs to be introduced to represent the terminal's ability to simultaneously process AI CSI and non-AI CSI.

[0107] In this embodiment of the application, the terminal reports second information so that the network-side device can know the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report, thereby facilitating the network-side device to configure CSI reports for the terminal based on the capability information.

[0108] In some embodiments of this application, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0109] A1: Third information, the third information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first number and the second number, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously.

[0110] The third information mentioned above ensures that the sum of the number of Type I CSI reports and the number of Type II CSI reports configured on the network-side device is less than or equal to the maximum value indicated by the third information.

[0111] A2: Fourth information, which includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

[0112] In this embodiment of the application, the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report can also be understood as the weight value of the processing unit used to process the first type of CSI report, such as the weight value of AI-CPU. Similarly, the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report can also be understood as the weight value of the processing unit used to process the second type of CSI report, such as the weight value of non-AI CPU.

[0113] The weight value indicated by the fourth information is used to enable the network-side device to determine whether the number of configured CSI reports meets the maximum value indicated by the third information or the maximum value indicated by the fifth information, so that the CSI reports configured by the network-side device can be completed within the terminal's capabilities.

[0114] In some implementations of this application, the first processing weight value and the second processing weight value are fixed.

[0115] A3: The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers. The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value.

[0116] Assuming the first processing weight value is w1, the second processing weight value is w2, the sum of the third and fourth numbers reported by the UE can be w1*x + w2*y, where x is the first number and y is the second number, and the maximum value of the third information indicated by the UE is Z, then w1*x + w2*y ≤ Z.

[0117] If the sum of the third and fourth numbers when the base station triggers a CSI report exceeds Z, priority contention is required. The processing units are occupied in descending order of priority until the total number of processing units for each type of CSI report is less than or equal to Z.

[0118] A4: The sixth information includes the first number and the second number.

[0119] The first number represents the number of first-type CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number represents the number of second-type CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously.

[0120] By reporting the first and second numbers, the network-side devices can configure the corresponding type of CSI report based on the respective numbers. For example, configuring a first-type CSI report with a number less than the first number and a second-type CSI report with a number less than the second number.

[0121] A5: The seventh information includes the third and fourth numbers.

[0122] The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

[0123] By reporting the third and fourth numbers, the network-side equipment can configure the corresponding type of CSI report to meet the terminal's capabilities.

[0124] A6: The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point. The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report.

[0125] Based on this eighth piece of information, the time reference point between different CSI reports configured by the network device is less than or equal to the maximum time interval.

[0126] In this embodiment of the application, the terminal reports various information in the second information so that the network-side device can know the terminal's ability to process both the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report, thereby facilitating the network-side device to configure CSI reports for the terminal based on the capability information.

[0127] In some embodiments of this application, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0128] The number of CSI reports includes a fifth number and a sixth number, wherein the fifth number is the number of first-type CSI reports and the sixth number is the number of second-type CSI reports;

[0129] The types of CSI reports include at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0130] In some implementations of this application, the first information is determined based on the capability information indicated by the second information, and the network device determines the number and / or type of CSI reports configured for the terminal based on the second information.

[0131] In some implementations, the processing of channel state information in this application embodiment further includes:

[0132] The terminal determines the occupancy time of a first resource for the third type of CSI report. The first resource includes the resources used by the terminal to process the third type of CSI report. The occupancy time includes a first time, or includes both a first time and a second time.

[0133] The first time includes the processing time of the third type of CSI report;

[0134] The second time includes the processing time of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0135] The first resource in this application embodiment can be understood as a resource used to process a third type of CSI report. For example, when the third type of CSI report is a performance monitoring report associated with a first type of CSI report or a second type of CSI report, the time the first resource is occupied includes the first time and the second time. As another example, when the third type of CSI report is an inference report, the time the first resource is occupied includes the first time.

[0136] When a terminal uses AI functions to perform CSI calculations, the generalization ability of the AI ​​model is limited. As the terminal's environment and state change, a performance monitoring function is needed to make corresponding adjustments when the model is not suitable.

[0137] When using AI capabilities to process related CSI, some terminal resources (such as CPU and active resources) are required. Similarly, resources are also required during performance monitoring. In particular, when certain AI functions or model inference require the use of historical CSI information, CSI processed before the AI ​​function takes effect or before model inference is performed needs to be stored in a buffer.

[0138] In some embodiments of this application, the third type of CSI report includes a first CSI report associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report;

[0139] The terminal determines the occupancy time of the first resource in the third type of channel state information (CSI) report, including:

[0140] If the first CSI report is detected before the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is submitted or before the first time point, it is determined that the occupation time of the first resource includes the first time and the second time, and the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0141] In some implementations, the processing of channel state information in this application embodiment further includes:

[0142] The terminal determines the occupancy time of the first resource in the third type of channel state information (CSI) report. The occupancy time of the first resource includes the time between a first time point and a second time point. The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report.

[0143] In some implementations of this application, the third time point is no later than the time point corresponding to the reference resource associated with the third type of CSI report, and the third time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0144] The third time point in this application embodiment is different from the first time point. Specifically, the purpose of the third time point is different from that of the first time point.

[0145] The time points corresponding to the aforementioned reference resources include the time point corresponding to the start position of the reference resource or the time point corresponding to the end position of the reference resource.

[0146] In some implementations of this application, the time interval between the first time point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report and the second time point of the third type of CSI report is less than or equal to the maximum time interval;

[0147] Wherein, the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report, and the maximum time interval is defined by a standard. The maximum time interval is a fixed value.

[0148] In this embodiment of the application, the first time point, the second time point, or the third time point is obtained based on at least one of the following:

[0149] The first item: the time point corresponding to the CSI reference resource; for example, the time point corresponding to the start or end position of the CSI reference resource;

[0150] The second item: the time point corresponding to the CSI report, for example, the time point corresponding to the start or end position of the resource that transmitted the CSI report;

[0151] The third item: the time point corresponding to the CSI reference signal, for example, the time point corresponding to the start or end resource position of the CSI reference signal;

[0152] The fourth item: the time point corresponding to the DCI that triggered the CSI report. For example, the time point corresponding to the start or end resource position of the DCI. In this embodiment, the measurement resource of the first type of CSI report may be located before or after the first time point, and the measurement resource of the second type of CSI report may be located before or after the second time point;

[0153] Fifth item: The time point corresponding to the predicted CSI. Assuming that the CSI at the second time point is predicted based on the CSI at the first time point, then the time point corresponding to the predicted CSI is the second time point.

[0154] In some implementations of this application, the first time point, the second time point, or the third time point mentioned above are time points indicated by at least one of the first to fifth items mentioned above. In some implementations of this application, the first time point, the second time point, or the third time point mentioned above are time points after adding a first offset value to the time points indicated by at least one of the first to fifth items mentioned above. The first offset value (or first bias value) is agreed upon by the protocol, configured by RRC signaling, or reported by the terminal.

[0155] In some embodiments of this application, the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0156] Non-AI CSI processing units, such as CPUs;

[0157] AI CSI processing units, such as AI-CPU;

[0158] Activate Resource (ARC);

[0159] Activate the port.

[0160] In any time slot, the active CSI-RS resources in the UE's active CSI-RS port or active bandwidth part (BWP) are not expected to exceed the reported capacity. The active time of the Non-Zero Power Channel State Information-Reference Signal (NZP CSI-RS) resource is defined as follows: For aperiodic CSI-RS, it begins at the end of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) containing the request and ends at the predetermined end of the PUSCH containing the report associated with that aperiodic CSI-RS. For semi-persistent CSI-RS, it begins at the end of the activation command and ends at the end of the deactivation command. For periodic CSI-RS, it begins when periodic CSI-RS is configured via upper-layer signaling and ends when the periodic CSI-RS configuration is released. If a CSI-RS resource is referenced N times by one or more CSI reports, the CSI-RS resource and the CSI-RS port in the CSI-RS resource will be counted N times.

[0161] In some implementations of this application, the UE needs to occupy a first resource when performing CSI processing of the inference CSI report and / or calculating the metric or output of the performance monitoring report. The occupation time of the first resource includes the time point from the time reference point of the inference CSI to the time point of the monitoring CSI, or the occupation time of the first resource includes the time point from the time point of the monitoring CSI to the time reference point of the inference CSI.

[0162] In this embodiment of the application, the inference CSI report and the performance monitoring report are associated in the time domain. For example, there is a certain offset between the time domain position of the inference CSI report and the time domain position of the performance monitoring report, or the inference CSI report and the performance monitoring report are associated with the same identifier.

[0163] In some embodiments of this application, when the non-periodic CSI-RS is used for inferring CSI reports, the corresponding ARC occupancy time includes the period from the first time point of inferring the CSI report to the second time point of monitoring the CSI.

[0164] In some embodiments of this application, the number of times the first resource is occupied is related to at least one of the following:

[0165] The number of ports for the CSI reference signal;

[0166] The number of CSI reference signal resources;

[0167] The number of sub-bands associated with the CSI reference signal;

[0168] CSI report granularity.

[0169] In some implementations of this application, the reporting granularity includes layers, time domain, frequency domain, or statistical values. For example, the frequency domain includes resource blocks (RBs) or subbands; the time domain includes symbols and slots.

[0170] Assuming the CSI reference signal is used as the time reference point, as shown in Figure 4a, for Periodic (P) CSI-RS or Semi-persistent (SP) CSI-RS, the inference of CSI Report 2 requires information from CSI Report 1. Therefore, before the inference of CSI Report 2 is completed, CSI Report 1 needs to be stored in the cache. Thus, when the reference signal period interval is small (e.g., the interval of the reference signal period is less than the preset interval), the occupation time of the first resource includes the time from the start of the measurement resource (Inference CSI-RS1) of CSI Report 1 to the end of the last symbol of the resource reporting CSI Report 2, i.e., APU time1 in Figure 4a.

[0171] As shown in Figure 4b, when the reference signal period interval is relatively large (e.g., the reference signal period interval is greater than the preset interval), the model will not always be in an active state. Therefore, regardless of whether it is a periodic, semi-continuous, or aperiodic CSI-RS case, the starting point of the first resource occupation time is the model activation time, model inference time, or the reference point of the model inference time, until the last symbol of the resource required to complete the CSI report is used. For example, the occupation time of the first resource is APU1 time1 or APU2 time2 in Figure 4b.

[0172] As shown in Figure 5, assuming the reference resource is used as the time reference point, for aperiodic CSI-RS (AP CSI-RS) or semi-persistent CSI-RS, the inference of CSI report 2 requires information from CSI report 1. Therefore, before the inference of CSI report 2 is completed, CSI report 1 needs to be stored in the cache. Thus, the occupancy time of the first resource includes the period from the start symbol of the reference resource of CSI report 1 to the end symbol of the resource reporting CSI report 2, which is APU time1 in Figure 5.

[0173] As shown in Figure 6, the inference CSI should stop occupying resources after CSI report 1 is completed. However, the terminal detects the performance monitoring reference point before CSI report 1 is reported (i.e., the monitoring reference point must be before the inference CSI report in the time domain). This reference point (CSI reference resource) can be associated with the corresponding inference CSI. Therefore, the resource occupation of the corresponding associated inference CSI needs to be extended. The extension time starts from the end of the symbol of the reported resource in the CSI report of the corresponding associated inference CSI and ends when the monitoring CSI-RS resource corresponding to performance monitoring is measured. That is, the extension time is APU1 Extend time2 in Figure 6. The processing time of performance monitoring is CPU time1 in Figure 6, which starts from the beginning symbol of the monitoring CSI-RS and ends when the last symbol of the reported resource of the monitoring result report is completed.

[0174] In some implementations, the processing of channel state information in this application embodiment further includes:

[0175] The terminal sends a ninth message, which is used to indicate the performance monitoring report information supported by the terminal, including the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0176] In some embodiments of this application, the ninth information includes:

[0177] Resource type information, which indicates the type of a second resource used to monitor the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report. For example, the type of the second resource includes AI-CPU, CPU, or includes both AI-CPU and CPU.

[0178] In this embodiment of the application, the terminal needs to interact with the network side to enable performance monitoring, that is, to indicate the type of processing unit (AI-CPU / CPU / AI-CPU&CPU) it supports and the specific number of processing units it occupies. This capability can be specifically indicated. For example, 0 indicates that the terminal supports AI-CPU and CPU, 1 indicates that the terminal supports CPU, and 2 indicates that the terminal supports AI-CPU.

[0179] In some embodiments of this application, the second resource includes N types of resources, where N is an integer greater than 1; the method further includes one of the following:

[0180] If the number of remaining or idle resources in the first category of the N categories of resources is greater than or equal to a first quantity, the performance of the first category of CSI report or the second category of CSI report is monitored based on the first category of resources, where the first quantity is the number of first category resources occupied by the performance monitoring report.

[0181] If the number of remaining or idle resources of the first type is less than the first number, the performance of the first type CSI report or the second type CSI report is monitored based on the remaining or idle resources in the N types of resources.

[0182] If the number of remaining or idle resources of the N types is less than the first number, the performance of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is monitored according to the priority of each CSI report in the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0183] In this embodiment of the application, performance monitoring is performed on CSI reports with high priority.

[0184] For example, if the second resource in the performance monitoring report is CPU, the terminal needs to determine whether there is enough CPU remaining for the performance monitoring metric or output calculation during the performance monitoring process. If there is not enough resource, priority determination is required.

[0185] If the second resource in the performance monitoring report is AI-CPU, the terminal needs to determine whether there is enough remaining AI-CPU for performance monitoring metric or output calculation during the performance monitoring process. If there is not enough resource, priority determination is required.

[0186] If the second resource in the performance monitoring report includes CPU and AI-CPU, when allocating processing units, one type can be selected first. If one type is insufficient, the availability of the other type of processing unit can be checked. If the remaining resources of these two types of processing units are greater than or equal to the number of processing units required by the performance monitoring report, the computational load can be distributed among the two different types of processing units. Similarly, only one type can be selected for allocation; if the number of remaining processing units is insufficient, priority determination should be initiated.

[0187] In some implementations, the processing of channel state information in this application embodiment further includes: the terminal determining the priority of the third type of CSI report;

[0188] The priority is determined based on at least one of the following:

[0189] The first parameter is used to indicate the priority of the first type of CSI report and / or the second type of CSI report;

[0190] The second parameter indicates the priority of the performance monitoring report and / or the associated CSI report of the performance monitoring report.

[0191] In some implementations of this application, the associated CSI report of the performance monitoring report includes a first type of CSI report and a second type of CSI report. For example, the CSI report associated with the performance monitoring report may be an inference CSI report.

[0192] In this application embodiment, both the performance monitoring report and the inference report (or inference CSI report) are types of CSI reports, but the content of the reports is somewhat different. When the two reports occupy the same resource, they can compete for the resource through priority.

[0193] In some embodiments of this application, the priority of the performance monitoring report is related to a third parameter, which is used to indicate whether the performance monitoring report has an associated first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report.

[0194] In some embodiments of this application, the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report has a higher priority than the performance monitoring report associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report;

[0195] And / or, the priority of the performance monitoring report is lower than the priority of the second CSI report and higher than the priority of the third CSI report, wherein the second CSI report is a first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report associated with the performance monitoring report, and the third CSI report is a first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report with a priority lower than the second CSI report.

[0196] In some embodiments of this application, the CSI processing associated with a CSI report may have the highest priority in terms of resource consumption; that is, the metric or output calculation priority of a performance monitoring report is lower than the CSI calculation priority of a CSI report. Alternatively, the priority of monitoring CSI may be only lower than the priority of the associated inference CSI. Furthermore, the priority of multiple performance monitoring reports can be determined based on the priority of the inference CSI associated with that performance monitoring report; the higher the priority of the associated inference CSI, the higher the priority of the performance monitoring report.

[0197] In some embodiments of this application, the priority of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report satisfies the following formula:

[0198] Where y represents the CSI reporting format, k represents the L1-RSRP indication information, c represents the cell index, s represents the CSI report identifier, and N... cells M represents the maximum number of configurable serving cells supported by the terminal. s This indicates the maximum number of CSI report configurations supported by the terminal, f represents the information of the third type of CSI report, and p represents the associated information of the third type of CSI report.

[0199] In some implementations of this application, f is used to indicate the priority of the third type of CSI report;

[0200] Alternatively, f can be either the first or the second value.

[0201] In some implementations of this application, the first value is 0 and the second value is 1. When the third type of CSI report is the same as the first type of CSI report, f is 0, and when the third type of CSI report is the same as the second type of CSI report, f is 1; or, when the third type of CSI report is the same as the first type of CSI report, f is 1, and when the third type of CSI report is the same as the second type of CSI report, f is 0. Of course, the first and second values ​​mentioned above can also be other values, and this application does not specifically limit them.

[0202] In some implementations of this application, p is used to indicate the priority of the associated reports of the third type of CSI report;

[0203] Alternatively, p may be equal to a third or fourth value.

[0204] In some implementations of this application, the third value is 1 and the fourth value is 0. For example, when there is a related report in the third type of CSI report, p is 1, and when there is no related report in the third type of CSI report, p is 0; or, when there is a related report in the third type of CSI report, p is 0, and when there is no related report in the third type of CSI report, p is 1.

[0205] In some implementations of this application, the priority of the performance monitoring report satisfies the following formula: P CSI (y,k,c,s,i)=2·N cells ·M s ·y+N cells ·M s ·k+M s ·c+2·s+i;

[0206] Where y represents the CSI reporting format, k represents the L1-RSRP indication information, c represents the cell index, s represents the CSI report identifier, and N... cells M represents the maximum number of configurable serving cells supported by the terminal. s This indicates the maximum number of CSI report configurations supported by the terminal, where i represents the associated information for the third type of CSI report.

[0207] In some implementations of this application, the 'i' is used to indicate the priority of the associated CSI reports of the third type of CSI report;

[0208] Alternatively, i can be equal to the fifth or sixth value.

[0209] In some implementations of this application, i is a fifth value when a third type of CSI report is associated with a first type of CSI report or a second type of CSI report; otherwise, it is a sixth value. For example, the fifth value is 1, and the sixth value is 0.

[0210] The method for processing channel state information of this application will be described below with reference to embodiments.

[0211] Example 1:

[0212] For periodic / semi-continuous CSI-RS, the monitoring CSI-RS has been measured, but the inference results are not yet complete:

[0213] As shown in Figure 7, the monitoring CSI-RS (hereinafter referred to as M-CSI-RS) and the inference CSI-RS (hereinafter referred to as I-CSI) are triggered sequentially or simultaneously. From the completion of the M-CSI-RS measurement until the time domain position of the monitoring reference resource, to avoid the inference CSI not being completed before the M-result calculation is completed, the base station needs to configure the inference-CSI to complete before the monitoring reference resource and / or add a waiting time for storing the true value after the monitoring CSI-RS measurement is completed. When configuring the inference and monitoring reports, the base station knows the inference completion time t of I-CSI and the time point nn of the monitoring reference resource. ref Then the time gap G = t - (nn) ref Therefore, the actual CPU1 time configured by the base station in this situation is time1 + G, where CPU1 time1 is the normal occupancy time, and n is the time slot reported by CSI. ref Let n be the time offset of the reference resource from n, and let n be the time slot where the reference resource is located. ref .

[0214] Example 2:

[0215] For monitoring report calculations, a specific time point associated with a particular inference CSI needs to appear before the CSI reference resource in the monitoring report. This time point is called the third time point, and can be defined as follows:

[0216] The last symbol or the first symbol of the RS associated with inference CSI is added to an offset value, which is Z' in the standard, representing the minimum time required for the last symbol or the first symbol of the RS to be reported to CSI; or, the last symbol or the first symbol of the DCI associated with inference CSI is added to an offset value, which is Z in the standard, representing the minimum time required for the last symbol or the first symbol of the DCI to be reported to CSI.

[0217] Example 3:

[0218] For periodic / semi-continuous inference CSI-RS or aperiodic monitoring CSI-RS, the monitoring CSI-RS measurement is complete, but the inference results are not yet complete:

[0219] As shown in Figure 8, the base station triggers an aperiodic performance monitoring. This monitoring begins calculating the monitoring results after completing the M-CSI-RS measurement, but finds that the corresponding inference results are not yet complete. The terminal requests a monitoring report reconfiguration from the base station, but this monitoring report is not submitted. The base station calculates the time gap based on the inference completion time t and the monitoring calculation start time t'. The time G for the base station to reconfigure the monitoring report is ≥ t - t'. Therefore, the CPU / APU time required for calculating the monitoring result is: from the end of the demodulation of the monitoring CSI-RS DCI until the end of the PUSCH containing the report related to the reconfigured monitoring result report. It should be noted that although the initial configuration of the monitoring result report fails, the resources occupied will continue until the reconfigured monitoring result report from the base station is received, until the final result report is completed.

[0220] Example 4: The duration of resource occupation is referenced using active resource (ARC).

[0221] It should be noted that ARC, like CPU, reflects the UE's capabilities. ARC is related to CSI-RS and indicates the maximum number of CSI-RS that can be activated simultaneously; CPU is related to CSI and indicates the maximum number of CSIs that can be processed simultaneously.

[0222] For aperiodic CSI-RS, the ARC of inference CSI-RS and monitoring CSI-RS is triggered by two different DCIs, and the activation times are shown in Figure 9:

[0223] In Figure 9, I-CSI-RS refers to Inference CSI-RS. The I-CSI-RSDCI indicates the time interval between the I-CSI-RS report and the inference CSI-RS report (which can be understood as indicating the time-domain location of the report), and triggers / associates at least one aperiodic inference CSI-RS transmission.

[0224] Figure 9 shows the triggering of I-CSI-RS1 to 3. Therefore, the required ARC time for calculating the CSI of I-CSI-report1 is: from the end of the demodulation DCI until the end of the PUSCH containing the report related to this non-periodic CSI-RS.

[0225] If the UE triggers an aperiodic monitoring CSI-RS (M-CSI-RS) by M-CSI-RSDCI before the I-CSI-report1, then the I-ARC time needs to be extended. The extension period begins after the PUSCH of the report related to I-CSI report1 ends and ends with the last symbol sent by M-CSI-RS.

[0226] Meanwhile, the activation time of ARC2 for M-CSI-RS is from the end of the demodulation DCI until the end of the PUSCH containing the report related to this aperiodic M-CSI-RS. It should be noted that ARC1 and ARC2 are different; they are different CSI-RS resources activated by the UE (e.g., different locations in the frequency domain are activated).

[0227] For non-periodic CSI-RS, the ARC of inference CSI-RS and monitoring CSI-RS is triggered by the same DCI, and the activation time is shown in Figure 10:

[0228] In Figure 10, the I-CSI-RSDCI not only indicates the location of I-CSI-report1, but also the location of monitoring result report1, thus triggering both I-CSI-RS and M-CSI-RS. Therefore, the activation time of ARC required for the joint CSI monitoring calculated in this case is: from the end of the demodulation DCI until the end of the PUSCH containing the monitoring result report1 associated with I-CSI report1.

[0229] The solution in this application maximizes terminal capabilities when processing CSI with AI and resolves potential resource conflicts between AI-CSI and non-AI CSI, thereby achieving the coexistence of AI-CSI and non-AI CSI and enhancing the terminal's communication capabilities.

[0230] As shown in Figure 11, this application embodiment also provides a method for processing channel state information, the method including:

[0231] Step 1101: The network-side device sends first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report;

[0232] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0233] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0234] In some implementations of this application, the first type of CSI report is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) CSI report, and the second type of CSI report is a non-AI CSI report.

[0235] The aforementioned AI CSI report can be understood as a CSI report processed using AI, while the non-AI CSI report can be understood as a CSI report that is not processed using AI.

[0236] In some implementations of this application, the AI ​​CSI report includes at least one of an inference report and a monitoring report, and the non-AI CSI report includes at least one of a regular report and a monitoring report.

[0237] The aforementioned third type of CSI report includes monitoring reports associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report. For example, the third type of CSI report includes monitoring reports associated with inference reports in the first type of CSI report and / or the second type of CSI report.

[0238] In some implementations of this application, the aforementioned third type of CSI report can be understood as a CSI report to be activated on the terminal side.

[0239] In some implementations of this application, the above method further includes: the terminal determining the third type of CSI report based on the first information.

[0240] In some implementations of this application, the terminal receives first information sent by a network-side device, which may be a base station.

[0241] In this embodiment, the network-side device sends first information to the terminal. Based on the first information, the terminal can determine the third type of CSI report to be activated. The type of the third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report. The types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report are different, or the purposes of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report are different. Thus, the terminal can select the corresponding type of CSI report to activate according to the first information, thereby solving the resource conflict and resource consumption problem when the terminal processes different types of CSI reports.

[0242] In some embodiments of this application, the method further includes:

[0243] The network-side device acquires the second information reported by the terminal, wherein the second information is used to indicate the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0244] In some embodiments of this application, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0245] The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers;

[0246] The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report;

[0247] The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers;

[0248] The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number;

[0249] The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers;

[0250] The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report;

[0251] Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously;

[0252] The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

[0253] The second piece of information mentioned above has been described in the method embodiments on the terminal side, and will not be repeated here.

[0254] In some embodiments of this application, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0255] The number of CSI reports includes a fifth number and a sixth number, wherein the fifth number is the number of first-type CSI reports and the sixth number is the number of second-type CSI reports;

[0256] The types of CSI reports include at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0257] In some embodiments of this application, the method further includes:

[0258] The network-side device acquires the ninth information sent by the terminal. The ninth information is used to indicate the performance monitoring report information supported by the terminal. The performance monitoring report includes the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0259] In some embodiments of this application, the ninth information includes:

[0260] Resource type information, which is used to indicate the type of a second resource that monitors the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0261] It should be noted that the method executed by the network-side device corresponds to the method executed by the terminal. The specific interaction process between the two has been described in detail in the terminal-side embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0262] The channel state information processing method provided in this application can be executed by a channel state information processing device. This application uses the example of a channel state information processing device executing the channel state information processing method to illustrate the channel state information processing device provided in this application.

[0263] This application provides a channel state information processing apparatus. As an example, the channel state information processing apparatus can be a communication device or a component within a communication device, such as a chip. The communication device can be a terminal, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal can be, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device can be, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations.

[0264] The channel state information processing device includes a receiving module, a transmitting module, and a processing module. These modules can be implemented in software or hardware. When implemented in hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include general-purpose processors, dedicated processors, etc., such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, or a Digital Signal Processor (DSS).

[0265] Processor (DSP), Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor, Graphics Processor (GPU)

[0266] Processing Units (GPUs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Network Processors (NPs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, gate circuits, transistors, discrete hardware components, etc. The receiving and transmitting modules can be implemented using a communication interface, which may include one or more of the following: transceivers, pins, circuits, buses, and radio frequency units.

[0267] Specifically, referring to Figure 12, when the channel state information processing device is a terminal or a component in the terminal, the channel state information processing device 1200 includes a first receiving module 1201 for receiving first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0268] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0269] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0270] The apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0271] The first sending module is used to report second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0272] In this embodiment of the application, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0273] The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers;

[0274] The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report;

[0275] The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers;

[0276] The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number;

[0277] The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers;

[0278] The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report;

[0279] Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously;

[0280] The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

[0281] In this embodiment of the application, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0282] The number of CSI reports includes a fifth number and a sixth number, wherein the fifth number is the number of first-type CSI reports and the sixth number is the number of second-type CSI reports;

[0283] The types of CSI reports include at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0284] This application embodiment also includes:

[0285] The second processing unit is used to determine the occupancy time of a first resource for the third type of CSI report, wherein the first resource includes the resources of the terminal used to process the third type of CSI report, and the occupancy time includes a first time, or includes a first time and a second time.

[0286] The first time includes the processing time of the third type of CSI report;

[0287] The second time includes the processing time of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0288] In this embodiment of the application, the third type of CSI report includes a first CSI report associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report;

[0289] The second processing unit is used for:

[0290] If the first CSI report is detected before the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is submitted or before the first time point, it is determined that the occupation time of the first resource includes the first time and the second time, and the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0291] The apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0292] The first processing unit is configured to determine the occupancy time of the first resource in the third type of CSI report. The occupancy time of the first resource includes the time between a first time point and a second time point. The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report.

[0293] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the third time point is not later than the time point corresponding to the reference resource associated with the third type of CSI report, and the third time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0294] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the time interval between the first time point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report and the second time point of the third type of CSI report is less than or equal to the maximum time interval.

[0295] The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report, and the maximum time interval is defined by the standard.

[0296] In this embodiment of the application, the first time point, the second time point, or the third time point is obtained based on at least one of the following:

[0297] The time point corresponding to the CSI reference resources;

[0298] The corresponding time point in the CSI report;

[0299] The time point corresponding to the CSI reference signal;

[0300] The time point corresponding to the downlink control information (DCI) that triggers the CSI report;

[0301] The time point corresponding to the predicted CSI.

[0302] The apparatus of this application embodiment includes at least one of the following:

[0303] Non-AI CSI processing unit;

[0304] AI CSI processing unit;

[0305] Activate resources;

[0306] Activate the port.

[0307] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the number of times the first resource is occupied is related to at least one of the following:

[0308] The number of ports for the CSI reference signal;

[0309] The number of CSI reference signal resources;

[0310] The number of sub-bands associated with the CSI reference signal;

[0311] CSI report granularity.

[0312] The apparatus of this application embodiment includes a reporting granularity including layers, time domain, or frequency domain.

[0313] The apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0314] The third sending module is used to send the ninth information, which is used to indicate the performance monitoring report information supported by the terminal, and the performance monitoring report includes the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0315] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the ninth information includes:

[0316] Resource type information, which indicates the type of a second resource monitoring the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report. In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the second resource includes N types of resources, where N is an integer greater than 1; the apparatus further includes: a third processing unit, configured to perform one of the following:

[0317] If the number of remaining or idle resources in the first category of the N categories of resources is greater than or equal to a first quantity, the performance of the first category of CSI report or the second category of CSI report is monitored based on the first category of resources, where the first quantity is the number of first category resources occupied by the performance monitoring report.

[0318] If the number of remaining or idle resources of the first type is less than the first number, the performance of the first type CSI report or the second type CSI report is monitored based on the remaining or idle resources in the N types of resources.

[0319] If the number of remaining or idle resources of the N types is less than the first number, the performance of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is monitored according to the priority of each CSI report in the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0320] The apparatus in this application embodiment further includes: a fourth processing unit, configured to determine the priority of a third type of CSI report;

[0321] The priority is determined based on at least one of the following:

[0322] The first parameter is used to indicate the priority of the first type of CSI report and / or the second type of CSI report;

[0323] The second parameter indicates the priority of the performance monitoring report and / or the associated CSI report of the performance monitoring report.

[0324] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the priority of the performance monitoring report is related to a third parameter, which is used to indicate whether the performance monitoring report has an associated first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report.

[0325] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the priority of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is higher than the priority of the performance monitoring report associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report;

[0326] And / or, the priority of the performance monitoring report is lower than the priority of the second CSI report and higher than the priority of the third CSI report, wherein the second CSI report is a first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report associated with the performance monitoring report, and the third CSI report is a first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report with a priority lower than the second CSI report.

[0327] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the priority of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report satisfies the following formula:

[0328] Where y represents the CSI reporting format, k represents the L1-RSRP indication information, c represents the cell index, s represents the CSI report identifier, and N... cells M represents the maximum number of configurable serving cells supported by the terminal. s This indicates the maximum number of CSI report configurations supported by the terminal, f represents the information of the third type of CSI report, and p represents the associated information of the third type of CSI report.

[0329] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, f is used to indicate the priority of the third type of CSI report;

[0330] Alternatively, f can be either the first or the second value.

[0331] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, p is used to indicate the priority of the associated report of the third type of CSI report;

[0332] Alternatively, p may be equal to a third or fourth value.

[0333] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the priority of the performance monitoring report satisfies the following formula: P CSI (y,k,c,s,i)=2·N cells ·M s ·y+N cells ·M s ·k+M s ·c+2·s+i;

[0334] Where y represents the CSI reporting format, k represents the L1-RSRP indication information, c represents the cell index, s represents the CSI report identifier, and N... cells M represents the maximum number of configurable serving cells supported by the terminal. s This indicates the maximum number of CSI report configurations supported by the terminal, where i represents the associated information for the third type of CSI report.

[0335] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, i is used to indicate the priority of the associated CSI report of the third type of CSI report;

[0336] Alternatively, i can be equal to the fifth or sixth value.

[0337] Referring to Figure 13, when the channel state information processing device is a network-side device or a component in a network-side device, the channel state information processing device 1300 includes a second transmission module 1301 for transmitting first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0338] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0339] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0340] The apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0341] The second receiving module is used to acquire second information reported by the terminal, wherein the second information is used to represent the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0342] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0343] The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers;

[0344] The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report;

[0345] The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers;

[0346] The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number;

[0347] The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers;

[0348] The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report;

[0349] Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously;

[0350] The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

[0351] The apparatus of this application embodiment includes at least one of the following:

[0352] The number of CSI reports includes a fifth number and a sixth number, wherein the fifth number is the number of first-type CSI reports and the sixth number is the number of second-type CSI reports;

[0353] The types of CSI reports include at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

[0354] The apparatus in this application embodiment further includes:

[0355] The third receiving module is used to acquire the ninth information sent by the terminal. The ninth information is used to indicate the performance monitoring report information supported by the terminal. The performance monitoring report includes the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0356] In the apparatus of this application embodiment, the ninth information includes:

[0357] Resource type information, which is used to indicate the type of a second resource that monitors the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

[0358] The solution in this application maximizes terminal capabilities when processing CSI with AI and resolves potential resource conflicts between AI-CSI and non-AI CSI, thereby achieving the coexistence of AI-CSI and non-AI CSI and enhancing the terminal's communication capabilities.

[0359] The channel state information processing apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiments of Figures 3 to 11 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0360] As shown in Figure 14, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 1400, including a processor 1401 and a memory 1402. The memory 1402 stores a program or instructions that can run on the processor 1401. For example, when the communication device 1400 is a terminal, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor 1401, implement the various steps of the channel state information processing method embodiment executed by the terminal, and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 1400 is a network-side device, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor 1401, implement the various steps of the channel state information processing method embodiment executed by the network-side device, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, this will not be described again here.

[0361] This application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps in the method embodiment shown in FIG3. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiment, and all implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The terminal may be the channel state information processing device shown in FIG12. Specifically, FIG15 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of this application.

[0362] The terminal 1500 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 1501, network module 1502, audio output unit 1503, input unit 1504, sensor 1505, display unit 1506, user input unit 1507, interface unit 1508, memory 1509, and processor 1510.

[0363] Those skilled in the art will understand that terminal 1500 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for powering various components. The power supply may be logically connected to processor 1510 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in Figure 15 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0364] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 1504 may include a graphics processor 15041 and a microphone 15042. The graphics processor 15041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 1506 may include a display panel 15061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1507 includes a touch panel 15071 and at least one of other input devices 15072. The touch panel 15071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 15071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 15072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0365] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 1501 can transmit it to the processor 1510 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1501 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 1501 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0366] The memory 1509 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 1509 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 1509 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 1509 in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0367] Processor 1510 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 1510 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 1510.

[0368] The radio frequency unit 1501 is used to receive first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report.

[0369] The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report;

[0370] The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

[0371] In this embodiment, the terminal receives first information, which instructs the terminal to determine a third type of Channel State Information (CSI) report. Based on this first information, the terminal can determine the third type of CSI report to be activated. The type of the third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports. The types of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports may differ, or the purposes of first type CSI reports and second type CSI reports may differ. Therefore, the terminal can select the appropriate type of CSI report to activate based on its processing capabilities, thereby resolving resource conflicts and resource consumption issues when the terminal processes different types of CSI reports.

[0372] It is understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the channel state information processing method in the method embodiment, and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0373] This application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG11. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the above-described network-side device method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0374] Specifically, this application embodiment also provides a network-side device, which can be the channel state information processing device shown in FIG13. As shown in FIG16, the network-side device 1600 includes: an antenna 161, a radio frequency device 162, a baseband device 163, a processor 164, and a memory 165. The antenna 161 is connected to the radio frequency device 162. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 162 receives information through the antenna 161 and sends the received information to the baseband device 163 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 163 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the radio frequency device 162. The radio frequency device 162 processes the received information and transmits it through the antenna 161.

[0375] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 163, which includes a baseband processor.

[0376] The baseband device 163 may include at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are disposed, as shown in FIG16. One of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 165 via a bus interface to call the program in the memory 165 and execute the network device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

[0377] The network-side device may also include a network interface 166, such as a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0378] Specifically, the network-side device 1600 in this application embodiment further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 165 and executable on processor 164. Processor 164 calls the instructions or programs in memory 165 to execute the methods executed by each module shown in FIG13 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

[0379] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described channel state information processing method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0380] The processor mentioned above is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0381] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described channel state information processing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0382] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0383] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-described channel state information processing method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0384] This application embodiment also provides a channel state information processing system, including: a terminal and a network-side device. The terminal can be used to execute the steps of the channel state information processing method executed by the terminal as described above, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the channel state information processing method executed by the network-side device as described above.

[0385] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0386] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of computer software products plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes several instructions to cause the terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0387] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other implementations under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these implementations are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A method for processing channel state information, the method comprising: The terminal receives first information, which instructs the terminal to determine a third type of channel state information (CSI) report. The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report; The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal reports second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The second information includes at least one of the following: The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers; The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report; The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers; The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number; The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers; The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report; Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously; The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first information includes at least one of the following: The number of CSI reports includes a fifth number and a sixth number, wherein the fifth number is the number of first-type CSI reports and the sixth number is the number of second-type CSI reports; The types of CSI reports include at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal determines the occupancy time of a first resource for the third type of CSI report, the first resource including resources used by the terminal to process the third type of CSI report, the occupancy time including a first time, or including a first time and a second time; The first time includes the processing time of the third type of CSI report; The second time includes the processing time of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein, The third type of CSI report includes a first CSI report associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report; The terminal determines the occupancy time of the first resource in the third type of CSI report, including: If the first CSI report is detected before the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is submitted or before the first time point, it is determined that the occupation time of the first resource includes the first time and the second time, and the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the method further comprises: The terminal determines the occupancy time of the first resource in the third type of CSI report. The occupancy time of the first resource includes the time between a first time point and a second time point. The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The third time point is no later than the time point corresponding to the reference resource associated with the third type of CSI report, and the third time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The time interval between the first time point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report and the second time point of the third type of CSI report is less than or equal to the maximum time interval; The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report, and the maximum time interval is defined by the standard.

10. The method according to claim 3, 6, 7 or 9, wherein, The first or second time point is obtained from at least one of the following: The time point corresponding to the CSI reference resources; The corresponding time point in the CSI report; The time point corresponding to the CSI reference signal; The time point corresponding to the downlink control information (DCI) that triggers the CSI report; The time point corresponding to the predicted CSI.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the method further comprises: The terminal sends a ninth message, which is used to indicate the performance monitoring report information supported by the terminal, including the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The ninth piece of information includes: Resource type information, which is used to indicate the type of a second resource that monitors the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The second resource includes N types of resources, where N is an integer greater than 1; the method further includes one of the following: If the number of remaining or idle resources in the first category of the N categories of resources is greater than or equal to a first quantity, the performance of the first category of CSI report or the second category of CSI report is monitored based on the first category of resources, where the first quantity is the number of first category resources occupied by the performance monitoring report. If the number of remaining or idle resources of the first type is less than the first number, the performance of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is monitored based on the remaining or idle resources in the N types of resources. If the number of remaining or idle resources of the N types is less than the first number, the performance of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is monitored according to the priority of each CSI report in the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the method further comprises: The terminal determines the priority of the third type of CSI report; The priority is determined based on at least one of the following: The first parameter is used to indicate the priority of the first type of CSI report and / or the second type of CSI report; The second parameter indicates the priority of the performance monitoring report and / or the associated CSI report of the performance monitoring report.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein, The priority of the performance monitoring report is related to a third parameter, which indicates whether the performance monitoring report has an associated first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein, The priority of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report is higher than the priority of the performance monitoring report associated with the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report; And / or, the priority of the performance monitoring report is lower than the priority of the second CSI report and higher than the priority of the third CSI report, wherein the second CSI report is a first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report associated with the performance monitoring report, and the third CSI report is a first-type CSI report or a second-type CSI report with a priority lower than the second CSI report.

17. A method for processing channel state information, the method comprising: The network-side device sends first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report. The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report; The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising: The network-side device acquires the second information reported by the terminal, wherein the second information is used to indicate the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein, The second information includes at least one of the following: The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers; The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report; The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers; The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number; The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers; The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report; Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously; The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein, The first information includes at least one of the following: The number of CSI reports includes a fifth number and a sixth number, wherein the fifth number is the number of first-type CSI reports and the sixth number is the number of second-type CSI reports; The types of CSI reports include at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

21. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 20, wherein the method further comprises: The network-side device acquires the ninth information sent by the terminal. The ninth information is used to indicate the performance monitoring report information supported by the terminal. The performance monitoring report includes the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein, The ninth piece of information includes: Resource type information, which is used to indicate the type of a second resource that monitors the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report.

23. A channel state information processing apparatus, comprising: The first receiving module is used to receive first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report. The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report; The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: The first sending module is used to report second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein, The second information includes at least one of the following: The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers; The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report; The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers; The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number; The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers; The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report; Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously; The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

26. The apparatus according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the apparatus further comprises: The first processing unit is configured to determine the occupancy time of the first resource in the third type of CSI report. The occupancy time of the first resource includes the time between a first time point and a second time point. The first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report.

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein, The first or second time point is obtained from at least one of the following: The time point corresponding to the CSI reference resources; The corresponding time point in the CSI report; The time point corresponding to the CSI reference signal; The time point corresponding to the downlink control information (DCI) that triggers the CSI report; The time point corresponding to the predicted CSI.

28. A channel state information processing apparatus, comprising: The second sending module is used to send first information, which is used to instruct the terminal to determine the third type of channel state information (CSI) report. The third type of CSI report includes at least one of the types of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report; The first type of CSI report is different from the second type of CSI report, or the first type of CSI report is used for a different purpose than the second type of CSI report.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: The second receiving module is used to acquire second information reported by the terminal, wherein the second information is used to represent the terminal's ability to process at least one of the first type of CSI report and the second type of CSI report.

30. The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein, The second information includes at least one of the following: The third piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the first and second numbers; The fourth information includes at least one of the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report; The fifth piece of information includes the maximum value of the sum of the third and fourth numbers; The sixth piece of information includes the first number and the second number; The seventh piece of information includes the third and fourth numbers; The eighth information includes the maximum time interval between a first time point and a second time point, wherein the first time point includes the time reference point of the first type of CSI report or the second type of CSI report, and the second time point is the time reference point of the third type of CSI report; Wherein, the first number is the number of first-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously, and the second number is the number of second-type CSI reports in the CSI reports that the terminal can process simultaneously; The third number is obtained by multiplying the first number and the first processing weight value corresponding to the first type of CSI report, and the fourth number is obtained by multiplying the second number and the second processing weight value corresponding to the second type of CSI report.

31. A terminal, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method for processing channel state information as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16.

32. A network-side device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method for processing channel state information as described in any one of claims 17 to 22.

33. A readable storage medium storing a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the channel state information processing method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16, or implement the steps of the channel state information processing method as described in any one of claims 17 to 22.

34. A computer program product comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method for processing channel state information as described in any one of claims 1 to 16, or implement the steps of the method for processing channel state information as described in any one of claims 17 to 22.

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