Communication methods, communication device, communication system, storage medium and program product

Abstract

Disclosed in the present application are communication methods, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium and a program product. A method executed by a terminal comprises: sending a power headroom report (PHR), wherein the PHR comprises a first power headroom (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) of a neighbor cell of the terminal. Thus, the PH of the sensing RS of the neighbor cell is reported in a serving cell.

Description

Communication methods, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media and software products Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to communication methods, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media, and program products. Background Technology

[0002] In a communication system, the terminal needs to send a power headroom report (PHR) to the network device so that the network device can obtain the terminal's power headroom and then adjust the terminal's power accordingly. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0004] A first aspect of this application provides a communication method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0005] Send a power margin report (PHR), wherein the PHR contains the first power margin (PH) of the first sensing reference signal (RS) of the neighboring cell.

[0006] A second aspect of this application provides a communication method, which is executed by a first network device, and the method includes:

[0007] Receive power margin report PHR, wherein the PHR contains the first power margin PH of the first sensing reference signal RS of the neighboring cell.

[0008] A third aspect of this application provides a communication method for use in a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a first network device, the method comprising:

[0009] The terminal sends a power margin report (PHR) to the first network device, wherein the PHR contains the first power margin (PH) of the first sensing reference signal (RS) of the neighboring cell.

[0010] A fourth aspect of this application provides a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0011] The transceiver module is used to send a power margin report (PHR), wherein the PHR contains the first power margin (PH) of the first sensing reference signal (RS) of the neighboring cell.

[0012] A fifth aspect of this application provides a network device, which includes:

[0013] The transceiver module is used to receive a power margin report (PHR), wherein the PHR contains a first power margin (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) from a neighboring cell.

[0014] The solution proposed in this application embodiment enables the terminal to report the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell to the first network device, thereby providing conditions for accurate scheduling of sensing resources of the neighboring cell, reducing sensing energy consumption, and improving system performance. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of this application, the following description of the accompanying drawings is provided. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of this application and do not impose specific limitations on the scope of protection of this application.

[0016] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of this application;

[0017] Figures 1B-1C are schematic diagrams of the sensing scene provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0018] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 2B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the PHR MAC CE provided in the embodiment of this application;

[0020] Figure 2C is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 3A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 3B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in an embodiment of this application;

[0024] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0025] This application provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0026] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application propose a communication method, the method comprising:

[0027] Send a power margin report (PHR), in which the PHR contains the first power margin (PH) of the first sensing reference signal (RS) of the neighboring cell.

[0028] In the above embodiments, the terminal reports the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell to the first network device, thereby realizing the reporting of the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell. This provides conditions for the accurate scheduling of sensing resources of the neighboring cell and the reduction of sensing energy consumption, thus improving the performance of the system.

[0029] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned transmit power headroom report (PHR) includes any of the following:

[0030] The first media access control element PHR MAC CE is used to send the PHR, wherein the first PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to send the second PH of the second sensing RS in the serving cell;

[0031] The PHR is transmitted using a second PHR MAC CE, wherein the second PHR MAC CE differs from at least one of the following: the first PHR MAC CE, the third PHR MAC CE, wherein the third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to transmit the PH of type 1, type 2 or type 3 of the serving cell.

[0032] In the above embodiments, the terminal can use a suitable PHR MAC CE to report the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell, which ensures that the network device can reliably receive the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell and improves the reliability and accuracy of the first PH reporting.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE mentioned above includes any one of the following: an identifier of the neighboring cell; a first bit map, wherein one bit in the first bit map corresponds to a neighboring cell; and a second bit map, wherein one bit in the second bit map corresponds to a neighboring cell or a serving cell.

[0034] In the above embodiments, when the terminal reports the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell, it can simultaneously indicate the identifier of the neighboring cell associated with the first PH, providing a basis for accurately scheduling the sensing resources of the neighboring cell.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments the above method further includes:

[0036] Receive the identifiers of neighboring cells configured by the network device.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments,

[0038] Multiple neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the first bitmap, wherein the first order may be the same as or different from the second order; and / or,

[0039] Multiple neighboring cells, in the order of their configuration in the neighboring cell list, correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order; and / or,

[0040] Multiple cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

[0041] In the above embodiments, multiple cells (neighboring cells and / or serving cells) can be mapped one-to-one with multiple bits in the bitmap of the PHR in a specific manner, thereby realizing reliable reporting of the PH of the sensing RS of multiple cells and saving resources and power consumption for PH reporting.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, for the neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following: the first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS set of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS PH group of the neighboring cell.

[0043] In the above embodiments, the terminal can report the first PH of the sensing RS in the neighboring cell to the network device at an appropriate granularity. On the basis of realizing the reporting of the first PH of the first sensing RS in the neighboring cell, the resources and power consumption occupied by the PH reporting of the sensing RS in the neighboring cell are reduced as much as possible.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR mentioned above includes a third bitmap, wherein the value of a bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether the PHR includes a first PH of a sensing RS associated with the bit; whether the PHR includes a first PH of a set of sensing RSs associated with the bit; or whether the PHR includes a first PH of a group of sensing RS PHs associated with the bit.

[0045] In the above embodiments, the terminal can report the first PH of multiple sensing RSs of different granularities in neighboring cells to the network device through a PHR MAC CE, thereby reducing the resources and power consumption occupied by reporting the first PH.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned PHR includes indication information for indicating the type of the first PH.

[0047] In the above embodiments, when the terminal reports the first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell, it can simultaneously indicate the type of the first PH, thereby improving the accuracy and reliability of the power control of the neighboring cell based on the first PH.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure power control information associated with neighboring cells.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned power control information includes at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, and maximum transmit power P. max Path information, which is used to indicate the path loss reference path as a path loss reference signal.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned path information includes at least one of the following: direction information of the road loss reference path; direction information of the target direction of the road loss reference path.

[0051] In the above embodiments, the terminal can receive power configuration information of neighboring cells through the first network device, which improves the flexibility of configuring power configuration information of neighboring cells.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: receiving second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the RS of the serving cell as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; and the path loss offset value between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

[0053] In the above embodiments, the terminal can receive the power control information of neighboring cells relative to the serving cell configured by the network device, thereby reducing the amount of resources occupied by the power control information of neighboring cells.

[0054] Secondly, embodiments of this application propose a communication method, which is executed by a first network device, and the method includes:

[0055] Receive power margin report PHR, wherein the PHR contains the first power margin PH of the first sensing reference signal RS of the terminal's neighboring cells.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned Received Power Headroom Report (PHR) includes any of the following:

[0057] The first PHR media access control control element MAC CE is used to receive the PHR, wherein the first PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE for receiving the second PH of the second sensing RS of the serving cell;

[0058] The second PHR MAC CE is used to receive the PHR, wherein the second PHR MAC CE is different from at least one of the following: the first PHR MAC CE, the third PHR MAC CE, wherein the third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE for receiving the PH of type 1, type 2 or type 3 of the serving cell.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE mentioned above includes any one of the following: an identifier of the neighboring cell; a first bit map, wherein one bit in the first bit map corresponds to a neighboring cell; and a second bit map, wherein one bit in the second bit map corresponds to a neighboring cell or a serving cell.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments the above method further includes:

[0061] Configure the identifier of the neighboring cell to the terminal.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a plurality of neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with a plurality of bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order, wherein the first order may be the same as or different from the second order; and / or,

[0063] Multiple neighboring cells, in the order of their configuration in the neighboring cell list, correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order; and / or,

[0064] Multiple cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, for the neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following:

[0066] The first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS set of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS PH group of the neighboring cell.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR mentioned above includes a third bitmap, wherein the value of a bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether the PHR includes a first PH of a sensing RS associated with the bit; whether the PHR includes a first PH of a set of sensing RSs associated with the bit; or whether the PHR includes a first PH of a group of sensing RS PHs associated with the bit.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned PHR includes indication information for indicating the type of the first PH.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: sending first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure power control information associated with neighboring cells.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the power control information mentioned above includes at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, maximum transmit power Pmax, and path information, wherein the path information is used to indicate a path loss reference path as the path loss reference signal.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned path information includes at least one of the following: direction information of the road loss reference path; direction information of the target direction of the road loss reference path.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: sending second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the RS of the serving cell as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; and the path loss offset value between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments the above method further includes:

[0074] The first PH of the first sensing RS is sent to the second network device associated with the neighboring cell.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments the above method further includes:

[0076] Receive a first power control command sent by the second network device for the first sensing RS;

[0077] The second power control command is sent to the terminal.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned second power control command includes the identifier or index of the neighboring cell.

[0079] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments the above method further includes:

[0080] Receive the measurement results of the first sensing RS sent by the second network device.

[0081] Thirdly, this application provides a communication method for a communication system, which includes a terminal and a first network device. The method includes: the terminal sending a power margin report (PHR) to the first network device, wherein the PHR includes a first power margin (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) of a neighboring cell.

[0082] Fourthly, this application provides a terminal, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is used to send a power margin report PHR, wherein the PHR includes a first power margin PH of a first sensing reference signal RS of a neighboring cell.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-described transceiver module is further configured to perform any of the following:

[0084] The first media access control element PHR MAC CE is used to send the PHR, wherein the first PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to send the second PH of the second sensing RS in the serving cell;

[0085] The PHR is transmitted using a second PHR MAC CE, wherein the second PHR MAC CE differs from at least one of the following: the first PHR MAC CE, the third PHR MAC CE, wherein the third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to transmit the PH of type 1, type 2 or type 3 of the serving cell.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE includes any one of the following: an identifier of the neighboring cell; a first bitmap, wherein one bit in the first bitmap corresponds to a neighboring cell; and a second bitmap, wherein one bit in the second bitmap corresponds to a neighboring cell or a serving cell.

[0087] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is further configured to receive the identifier of the neighboring cell configured by the network device.

[0088] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, a plurality of neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with a plurality of bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order, wherein the first order may be the same as or different from the second order; and / or,

[0089] Multiple neighboring cells, in the order of their configuration in the neighboring cell list, correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order; and / or,

[0090] Multiple cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

[0091] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, for the neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following:

[0092] The first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS set of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS PH group of the neighboring cell.

[0093] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR mentioned above includes a third bitmap, wherein the value of a bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether the PHR includes a first PH of a sensing RS associated with the bit; whether the PHR includes a first PH of a set of sensing RSs associated with the bit; or whether the PHR includes a first PH of a group of sensing RS PHs associated with the bit.

[0094] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned PHR includes indication information for indicating the type of the first PH.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-described transceiver module is further used for:

[0096] Receive first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure power control information associated with neighboring cells.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned power control information includes at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, and maximum transmit power P. max Path information, which is used to indicate the path loss reference path as a path loss reference signal.

[0098] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned path information includes at least one of the following:

[0099] The directional information of the road damage reference path; the directional information of the target direction of the road damage reference path.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is further configured to receive second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the RS of the serving cell as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; and the path loss offset value between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

[0101] Fifthly, embodiments of this application propose a first network device, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is used to receive a power margin report (PHR), wherein the PHR includes a first power margin (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) of a neighboring cell of a terminal.

[0102] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-described transceiver module is further configured to perform any of the following:

[0103] The first PHR media access control control element MAC CE is used to receive the PHR, wherein the first PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE for receiving the second PH of the second sensing RS of the serving cell;

[0104] The second PHR MAC CE is used to receive the PHR, wherein the second PHR MAC CE is different from at least one of the following: the first PHR MAC CE, the third PHR MAC CE, wherein the third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE for receiving the PH of type 1, type 2 or type 3 of the serving cell.

[0105] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE mentioned above includes any one of the following: an identifier of the neighboring cell; a first bit map, wherein one bit in the first bit map corresponds to a neighboring cell; and a second bit map, wherein one bit in the second bit map corresponds to a neighboring cell or a serving cell.

[0106] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is also used to configure the identifier of the neighboring cell to the terminal.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, a plurality of neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with a plurality of bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order, wherein the first order may be the same as or different from the second order; and / or,

[0108] Multiple neighboring cells, in the order of their configuration in the neighboring cell list, correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order; and / or,

[0109] Multiple cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, for the neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following:

[0111] The first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS set of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each sensing RS PH group of the neighboring cell.

[0112] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned PHR includes a third bitmap, wherein the value of a bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether the PHR includes a first PH of a sensing RS associated with the bit; whether the PHR includes a first PH of a set of sensing RSs associated with the bit; and whether the PHR includes a first PH of a group of sensing RS PHs associated with the bit.

[0113] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned PHR includes indication information for indicating the type of the first PH.

[0114] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is further configured to send first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure power control information associated with neighboring cells.

[0115] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the power control information mentioned above includes at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, maximum transmit power Pmax, and path information, wherein the path information is used to indicate a path loss reference path as the path loss reference signal.

[0116] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the aforementioned path information includes at least one of the following: direction information of the road damage reference path; direction information of the target direction of the road damage reference path.

[0117] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is further configured to send second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is configured to indicate at least one of the following: the RS of the serving cell as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; and the path loss offset value between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

[0118] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is further configured to send the first PH of the first sensing RS to the second network device associated with the neighboring cell.

[0119] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-described transceiver module is further used for:

[0120] Receive a first power control command sent by the second network device for the first sensing RS;

[0121] The second power control command is sent to the terminal.

[0122] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second power control command described above includes the identifier or index of the neighboring cell.

[0123] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module described above is further configured to receive the measurement results of the first sensing RS sent by the second network device.

[0124] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a terminal, which includes one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and optional implementations of the first aspect.

[0125] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this application provide a first network device, the first network device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the second aspect and optional implementations of the second aspect.

[0126] Eighthly, embodiments of this application provide a communication device for executing the first aspect and optional implementations of the first aspect, as well as the second aspect and optional implementations of the second aspect.

[0127] Ninthly, embodiments of this application propose a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0128] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, as well as the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0129] In the eleventh aspect, embodiments of this application provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, as well as the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0130] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect and its optional implementations.

[0131] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect, and its optional implementations.

[0132] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this application. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0133] This application provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method," "information processing method," and "data processing method" can be used interchangeably.

[0134] The embodiments in this application are not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments. In the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified or logically conflicting, the terminology and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be mutually referenced. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0135] The terminology used in the embodiments of this application is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0136] In the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun after the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0137] In the embodiments of this application, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0138] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of A or B, at least one of A and B”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0139] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of whether there is a branch B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of whether there is a branch A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, both A and B are executed. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0140] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of whether a branch B exists); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of whether a branch A exists); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0141] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this application are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0142] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0143] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0144] In some embodiments, terms such as “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “when…”, “if…”, etc. can be used interchangeably. These descriptions all refer to the device making a corresponding action under certain objective circumstances. They do not necessarily limit the time, nor do they require the device to make a judgment action when implementing it, nor do they mean that there must be other limitations.

[0145] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0146] In some embodiments, devices, etc., may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Terms such as “device,” “equipment,” “circuit,” “network element,” “network function,” “network device,” “function,” “node,” “unit,” “section,” “system,” “network,” “chip,” “chip system,” “entity,” and “subject” are interchangeable.

[0147] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0148] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)," "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", "subscriber station", "mobile unit", "subscriber unit", "wireless unit", "remote unit", "mobile device", "wireless device", "wireless communication device", "remote device", "mobile subscriber station", "access terminal", "mobile terminal", "wireless terminal", "remote terminal", "handset", "user agent", "mobile client", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0150] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, various embodiments of this application can also be applied to structures that replace communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals with communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, uplink link, downlink link, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0151] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0152] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0153] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0154] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this application embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0155] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of this application.

[0156] As shown in Figure 1A, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0157] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things (IoT) device, narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, satellite communication device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, wireless terminal device in smart home, and red-capped terminal, but is not limited thereto.

[0158] In some embodiments, network device 102 may be a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The network device may include, but is not limited to, nodes such as satellites or drones in non-terrestrial networks, evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), next-generation RAN node (NG-RAN node), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), wireless backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in Wi-Fi system.

[0159] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this application can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this application can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0160] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0161] It is understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of this application is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of this application. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0162] The following embodiments of this application can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1A are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1A, or it may include other main bodies outside of FIG1A. The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0163] The embodiments of this application can be applied to Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), 6G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), Future Generation Radio Access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), and IEEE IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi, registered trademark), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX, registered trademark), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G / 6G).

[0164] In some embodiments of a New Radio (NR) system, the UE needs to send a power headroom report (PHR) to the base station so that the base station can obtain the UE's power headroom and then adjust the UE's power accordingly.

[0165] In some embodiments, the UE supports multiple types of power margin when sending a PHR to the base station:

[0166] Type 1 power headroom: When reporting PHR, only the difference between the UE's nominal maximum transmit power and the transmit power of the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is considered.

[0167] Type 2 power margin: The difference between the nominal maximum transmit power of the UE and the transmit power when the PHR is reported together with the PUSCH and the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), taking into account the UE's nominal maximum transmit power.

[0168] Type 3 Power Margin: When reporting the PHR, the difference between the UE's nominal maximum transmit power and the transmit power of the Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) is taken into account.

[0169] In some embodiments, the conditions that trigger PHR are as follows:

[0170] The PHR suppression timer expires and the path loss change of at least one active serving cell exceeds a certain threshold.

[0171] PHR periodic timer timeout;

[0172] When configuring or reconfiguring the PHR reporting function, but not for the purpose of configuring the PHR reporting function;

[0173] Activate a secondary cell (SCell) configured with uplink, where SCell is any serving cell other than a special cell (SpCell), and SpCell includes the primary cell (PCell) and the primary secondary cell (PSCell);

[0174] Add primary and secondary cells (PSCell);

[0175] The PHR suppression timer expires, and there are uplink resources available for new transmission, and at least one active serving cell has uplink resources for transmission or PUCCH transmission, and the power back-off change required by the cell exceeds a certain threshold.

[0176] In some embodiments, when reporting a PHR, the UE only reports a Type 1 PHR to the PCell and does not report the SRS power margin. This is because the PHR is sent via the PUSCH on the PCell, and the network can infer the SRS power margin from the power margin of the PUSCH channel, since the channel characteristics of PUSCH and SRS are essentially the same.

[0177] In some embodiments, FIG1B is a schematic diagram of a sensing scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1B, for bi-static sensing, the channel through which the UE transmits the reference signal (RS) (e.g., SRS) for sensing may be completely different from the channel through which the PUSCH is transmitted, because the sensing signal is received by the base station only after being reflected by the target object, while the PUSCH is directly received by the base station.

[0178] In some embodiments, FIG1C is a schematic diagram of a sensing scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1C, unlike PUSCH, the signal of sensing RS may not be received by the serving cell, but may be received by the neighbor cell. This requires the neighbor cell to control the power of sensing RS in a closed loop.

[0179] Therefore, in some embodiments, the PHR is considered to include the first PH of the first sensing reference signal transmitted on the neighboring cell. This enables the reporting of the PHR of the neighboring cell sensing reference signal, providing a basis for optimizing the allocation and scheduling of sensing resources, improving the utilization rate of sensing resources, and enhancing system performance.

[0180] The communication method, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program products provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0181] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 2A, the embodiment of this application relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0182] Step S2101: The first network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal.

[0183] The first configuration information is used to configure the power control information associated with neighbor cells.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first network device may send first configuration information to the terminal via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

[0185] In some embodiments, the first network device may be a network device covering the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0186] In some embodiments, neighboring cells may be within the coverage area of ​​the first network device, or may not be within the coverage area of ​​the first network device.

[0187] In some embodiments, the power control information described above may include at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, and maximum transmit power P. max And path information, etc.

[0188] In some embodiments, the target power p0 is used to determine the terminal's transmit power. alpha is used to adjust power control to adapt to different channel conditions. For example, the alpha value affects path loss compensation in the power control formula, thereby adjusting the terminal's transmit power. Pathloss Reference RS is used to measure and compensate for path loss. For example, PUSCH power control references a specific RS identifier (ID) (e.g., pusch-PathlossReference-RS Id-0) to calculate path loss. max This represents the terminal's maximum transmit power, used to limit the upper limit of transmit power to avoid interference with other users. Path information is used to indicate the path loss reference path, which serves as a path loss reference signal.

[0189] In some embodiments, terms such as "path loss," "path loss," "path consumption," "path attenuation," and "path loss" can all be used to describe the signal strength attenuation caused by factors such as propagation distance and propagation environment during signal transmission. In some scenarios, the above terms can be used interchangeably.

[0190] In some embodiments, the pathloss Reference RS may be any one or more of the following: a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), a Sensing RS, or a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), etc., without limitation herein.

[0191] In some embodiments, the path information may include at least one of the following: direction information of the road loss reference path, and direction information of the target direction of the road loss reference path.

[0192] In some embodiments, the path information can be used to configure the terminal to use the path from which it comes (e.g., a path within a certain directional range) as a pathloss reference path; or, the UE can be configured to use the path from the target direction as the pathloss reference path.

[0193] In some embodiments, the aforementioned direction information may include azimuth and / or elevation information.

[0194] Azimuth can be the angle from a specified direction (e.g., North) in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Elevation can be the angle from the zenith direction in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

[0195] In some embodiments, the aforementioned direction information may be a range, such as including a direction and an angle range value (e.g., 30 degrees), where the direction is the direction corresponding to the center value of the angle range, or the direction corresponding to the minimum or maximum angle value.

[0196] In some embodiments, if there are multiple paths in the configured direction information, the UE selects the path with the strongest signal as the pathloss reference path.

[0197] In step S2102, the first network device sends the second configuration information to the terminal.

[0198] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the RS of the serving cell as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; and the path loss offset between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first network device sends second configuration information to the terminal.

[0200] In some embodiments, the first network device uses second configuration information to indicate to the terminal the RS of the serving cell as the path loss reference RS for power control of neighboring cells, and / or the path loss offset between the neighboring cell and the serving cell, thereby reducing the amount of information required to configure the power control information associated with neighboring cells for the terminal, and reducing the resources and power consumption occupied by the power control information configuration.

[0201] In some embodiments, if the terminal receives the second configuration information, it can obtain the path loss by measuring the RS of the configured serving cell, and then add the offset value to obtain the path loss of the power control Reference RS of the neighbor cell.

[0202] In some embodiments, steps 2101 and S2102 can be executed in parallel, or S2102 can be executed first and then S2101 can be executed; or, if complete power control information associated with neighboring cells has been configured in S2101, then S2102 does not need to be executed, etc. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0203] In step S2103, the terminal sends a power margin report (PHR) to the first network device.

[0204] The PHR includes the first power margin PH of the first sensing reference signal RS of the neighboring cell.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal sends a PHR to the first network device.

[0206] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a first PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell to the first network device if the triggering condition for PHR reporting on the serving cell is met.

[0207] In other words, when the terminal sends a PHR to the first network device, it can simultaneously send the first PH of the first sensing RS in the neighboring cell, thereby enabling the reporting of the PH of sensing RSs in multiple cells in a single PHR, ensuring that the network device can accurately allocate and schedule resources for sensing RSs in each cell.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell may be a sensing RS transmitted on the serving cell and received on the neighboring cell, or a sensing RS transmitted on the neighboring cell and received on the neighboring cell, or a sensing RS transmitted on the neighboring cell and received on the serving cell, etc. The embodiments disclosed herein do not limit this.

[0209] In some embodiments, to ensure reliable reception of the first PH of the sensing RS of the neighboring cell, the terminal can transmit the first PH of the first sensing RS through a separate PHR Media Access Control (MAC CE). For example, the terminal can use a first PHR MAC CE to transmit the first PH of the first sensing RS containing the neighboring cell's first sensing RS. The first PHR MAC CE includes the PH of the serving cell sensing RS. That is, the terminal and the serving cell sensing RS PH use the same PHR MAC CE to report the first PH of the first sensing RS.

[0210] Figure 2B is a schematic diagram of the PHR MAC CE structure provided in the disclosed embodiment. Figure 2Ba) is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first PHR MAC CE. As shown in Figure a), the first PHR MAC CE includes a first PH (first sensing RS, neighbor cell) of a first sensing RS on a neighboring cell, and a second PH (second sensing RS, serving cell) of a second sensing RS on a serving cell.

[0211] In this context, the P field, if the UE is configured to report Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) within Frequency Range 2 (MPE-Reporting-FR2) and the serving cell operates in the FR2 band: if the Power-Maximum Permissible Reduction (P-MPR) applied to meet MPE requirements is less than the specified value, this field is set to 0; otherwise, it is set to 1. If MPE-Reporting-FR2 is not configured or the serving cell operates in the FR1 band, this field indicates whether power backoff has been applied due to power management. If power backoff has not been applied due to power management, the corresponding P... CMAX,f,c If a field can have different values, then field P can be set to 1.

[0212] In R / V, when used in carrier aggregation scenarios, V takes a value of 0 to indicate actual transmission and a value of 1 to indicate a reference format. For example, a value of 1 indicates that the PH value is calculated based on the sensing RS in actual transmission, meaning the PH is a real value, while a value of 0 indicates that the PH value is calculated according to the reference format of the sensing RS, meaning the PH is a virtual value. R represents the reserved bit, which can usually be set to 0.

[0213] The PH (sensing RS, PCell) field is used to indicate the PH being sent, which is the PH of the sensing RS on the PCell;

[0214] MPE stands for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE). If the UE is configured with Maximum Permissible Exposure Reporting (MPE-Reporting-FR2) within Frequency Range 2, and the serving cell operates in FR2, and if the P field is set to 1, then the MPE field indicates the power backoff applied to meet the specified Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) requirements. If MPE-Reporting-FR2 is not configured, or the serving cell operates in Frequency Range 1 (FR1), or the P field is set to 0, this field can be replaced with reserved (R) bits; as shown in Figure a), the field length can be 2 bits. DPC stands for Delta Power Class (DPC), which indicates the amount of adjustment the UE makes relative to a base power class in different scenarios.

[0215] P CMAX,f,c , is a power control parameter (or maximum power control parameter, or nominal maximum transmit power), used to indicate the maximum transmit power of the cell.

[0216] In some embodiments, if the first PH of the first Sensing RS and the second PH of the second Sensing RS are transmitted using the first PHR MAC CE, then the terminal may use the first PHR MAC CE to report the first PH of the first Sensing RS and / or the second PH of the second Sensing RS when either the first Sensing RS or the second Sensing RS satisfies the triggering of Sensing RS PHR reporting.

[0217] In some embodiments, the number of bytes included in Figure 2B a) can be adjusted as needed. Figure a) may include only the first PH of the first sensing RS of a neighboring cell, or it may include the PH of any natural number of sensing RSs of 2, 3, 5, etc., and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0218] In some embodiments, the terminal may also employ a second PHR MAC CE to transmit the PHR. The second PHR MAC CE may be different from the first PHR MAC CE; that is, the terminal may employ a second PHR MAC CE that is different from the PH of the sensing RS of the serving cell to specifically transmit the first PH of the first sensing RS on the neighboring cell.

[0219] In some embodiments, the second PHR MAC CE may be different from the third PHR MAC CE. The third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to transmit the PH of the serving cell (type 1, type 2, or type 3). That is, the terminal can use a PHR MAC CE different from the one used to transmit the PH of the serving cell (type 1, type 2, or type 3) to transmit the PH of the first sensing RS of the neighboring cell.

[0220] In some embodiments, a dedicated Logical Channel Identifier (LCID) can be defined for the first PHRMAC CE and the second PHRMAC CE to uniquely identify the PH contained in the first PHRMAC CE and the second PHRMAC CE as the PH of the sensing RS.

[0221] For example, b in Figure 2B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second PHR MAC CE provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure b), the second PHR MAC CE may include only the first PH of the first sensing RS of a single neighbor cell. In some embodiments, the second PHR MAC CE may also include only multiple first PHs of the first sensing RSs of multiple neighbor cells, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0222] In some embodiments, the first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE described above includes any one of the following: an identifier of a neighboring cell; a first bit map, wherein one bit in the first bit map corresponds to one neighboring cell; and a second bit map, wherein one bit in the second bit map corresponds to one neighboring cell or serving cell.

[0223] In some embodiments, if the terminal sends the first PH of the first sensing RS of a neighboring cell through the second PHR MAC CE, then the identifier of the neighboring cell can be directly carried in the second PHR MAC CE to indicate to the network device which neighboring cell's first sensing RS the currently reported first PH belongs to.

[0224] In some embodiments, the identifier (or index) of the neighboring cell can be configured by a first network device or a second network device. The second network device can be a network device that covers the neighboring cell.

[0225] In some embodiments, when configuring the identifier of neighboring cells, the network device needs to ensure that the cell index of the neighbor cell does not conflict with the serving cell index of the serving cell.

[0226] In some embodiments, if the second PHR MAC CE or the first PHR MAC CE includes the first PH of the first sensing RS of multiple neighboring cells, then the second PHR MAC CE or the first PHR MAC CE can indicate to the network device which first PHs of the sensing RS of neighboring cells are included in the PHR through a bit map. For example, in the bit map, each bit corresponds to a neighboring cell, and different values ​​of the bit are used to indicate whether the first PH of the first sensing RS of the corresponding neighboring cell is included in the PHR MAC CE. For example, a bit value of 1 indicates that the first PH of the first sensing RS of the corresponding neighboring cell is included; otherwise, it is not included.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first PHR MAC CE may further include a second bitmap, wherein one bit in the second bitmap corresponds to a neighboring cell or a serving cell, to indicate whether the first PHR MAC CE includes the first PH of the first sensing RS of the corresponding neighboring cell and the second PH of the second sensing RS of the corresponding serving cell.

[0228] In some embodiments, the correspondence between neighboring cells and bits in the first graph can be as follows: multiple neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the first graph, wherein the first order and the second order are the same or different.

[0229] For example, the first order is from smallest to largest value, and the second order is from most significant bit to least significant bit. Multiple neighboring cells are designated as neighbor cell #1, neighbor cell #2, and neighbor cell #3. The first bit in the diagram occupies three bits from a byte in the PHR MAC CE. Therefore, we can determine that the most significant bit (or the first bit, or the leftmost bit) corresponds to neighbor cell #1; the second most significant bit (or the second bit) corresponds to neighbor cell #2; and the third bit (or the last bit, or the rightmost bit) corresponds to neighbor cell #3.

[0230] Alternatively, taking the example above, if the first order is from smallest to largest value and the second order is from least significant bit to most significant bit, then we can determine that the highest bit (or the first bit of the three bits, or the leftmost bit of the three bits) corresponds to neighbor cell #3; the second highest bit (or the second bit of the three bits) corresponds to neighbor cell #2; and the third bit (the last bit of the three bits, or the rightmost bit of the three bits) corresponds to neighbor cell #1.

[0231] In some embodiments, the correspondence between neighboring cells and bits in the first diagram can also be that multiple neighboring cells correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first diagram ordered in a second order, in the order of their positions in the neighboring cell configuration list.

[0232] For example, the first bit occupies 3 bits in a byte of PHR MAC CE. Multiple neighbor cells (neighbor cell#1, neighbor cell#2, and neighbor cell#3) are listed in the neighbor cell configuration table in the following order: neighbor cell#2, neighbor cell#1, neighbor cell#3, with the second order being from most significant bit to least significant bit. Therefore, we can determine that the most significant bit (or the first bit of the 3 bits, or the leftmost bit) corresponds to neighbor cell#2; the second most significant bit (or the second bit of the 3 bits) corresponds to neighbor cell#1; and the third bit (the last bit of the 3 bits, or the rightmost bit of the 3 bits) corresponds to neighbor cell#3.

[0233] In some embodiments, the correspondence between cells and bits in the second bitmap can be one-to-one correspondence between multiple cells ordered in a first order and multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

[0234] For example, the second bitmap occupies 4 bits in a byte of the PHR MAC CE, with multiple cells designated as: serving cell #1, neighbor cell #2, neighbor cell #3, and neighbor cell #4. The first order is from smallest to largest value, and the second order is from most significant bit to least significant bit. Therefore, we can determine that the most significant bit (or the first bit of the 4 bits, or the leftmost bit) corresponds to serving cell #1; the second most significant bit (or the second bit of the 4 bits) corresponds to neighbor cell #2; the third bit of the 4 bits corresponds to neighbor cell #3; and the third bit of the 4 bits (the last bit of the 4 bits, or the rightmost bit of the 4 bits) corresponds to neighbor cell #4.

[0235] It should be noted that the above correspondence between the first and second bitmaps and the neighboring cells and / or serving cells is only illustrative and should not be taken as a restrictive description of the implementation of the first and second bitmaps or the correspondence between bits in the bitmaps and cells.

[0236] In some embodiments, for a neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following: the first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; the first PH of each set of sensing RSs of the neighboring cell; and the first PH of each group of sensing RSs of the neighboring cell.

[0237] In other words, when there are multiple first sensing RSs in a neighboring cell, the terminal can report the first PH of multiple first sensing RSs separately. For example, the first PH of a first sensing RS can be reported through a PHR MAC CE; or the first PH of each of the multiple first sensing RSs can be reported through a PHR MAC CE.

[0238] Alternatively, the terminal can group and report multiple first sensing RSs. For example, it can divide multiple first sensing RSs into two sensing RS sets, and then use different PHR MAC CEs to report the first PH of each sensing RS set, or use the same PHR MAC CE to report the first PH corresponding to the two sensing RS sets respectively.

[0239] Alternatively, the terminal can group the multiple first PHs of multiple first sensing RSs into groups, and then report the first PH of each sensing RS PH group. For example, the terminal can group the multiple first PHs into 2 sensing RS PH groups, and then report the first PH of each sensing RS PH group using different PHR MAC CEs, or report the first PHs corresponding to the two sensing RS PH groups using the same PHR MAC CE.

[0240] In some embodiments, the first PH of the sensing RS PH group can be the average value of each sensing RS PH in the sensing RS PH group; or it can be the maximum value of each sensing RS PH in the sensing RS PH group; or it can be the minimum value of each sensing RS PH in the sensing RS PH group, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0241] In some embodiments, for Sensing RS PH groups, network devices can configure which Sensing RSs belong to a PH group.

[0242] In some embodiments, the PHR may further include a third bitmap, wherein the value of a bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether the PHR includes a first PH of a sensing RS associated with the bit; whether the PHR includes a first PH of a set of sensing RSs associated with the bit; or whether the PHR includes a first PH of a group of sensing RS PHs associated with the bit.

[0243] In some embodiments, the cell identifier may be, for example, a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) or a Cell Global Identifier (CGI), etc., and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0244] In some embodiments, the correspondence between each bit in the third bitmap and multiple sensing RSs (and / or multiple sets of sensing RSs, and / or multiple sensing RS PHs) can be configured by the network device or agreed upon by the protocol. For example, the correspondence between bits and multiple sensing RSs (and / or multiple sets of sensing RSs, and / or multiple sensing RS PHs) can refer to the correspondence between bits and cells in the first bitmap and / or the second bitmap described above, which will not be repeated here.

[0245] In some embodiments, the PHR includes indication information that indicates the type of the first PH. For example, the first PH may be a real value or a virtual value, etc. For instance, the second information field may be the "V" field in the PHR MAC CE.

[0246] For example, Figure 2Bc is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second PHR MAC CE provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure c), the third bitmap corresponds to one byte (i.e., an octet, Oct) in the second PHR MAC CE, wherein one bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one first sensing RS (or one set of sensing RSs, or one sensing RS PH). As shown in Figure c), this PHR MAC CE includes the PH corresponding to n first sensing RSs (and / or n sets of sensing RSs, and / or n sets of sensing RS PHs) in the neighbor cells. Wherein, S i This is used to indicate whether the PH of the corresponding first sensing RS (and / or sensing RS set, and / or sensing RS PH group) exists. For example, if S i If the value is 1, it indicates that the PHR MAC CE includes the PH of sensing RS (and / or sensing RS set, and / or sensing RS PH group)i; otherwise, it indicates that the PHR MAC CE does not include the PH of sensing RS (and / or sensing RS set, and / or sensing RS PH group)i.

[0247] Figure 2B(d) is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first PHR MAC CE provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B(d), the first bitmap (or the second bitmap) corresponds to one byte (i.e., an octet, Oct) in the first PHR MAC CE, as shown in Figure C. i The byte it is located in. Within this, one bit in the first (or second) bitmap corresponds to one cell, represented by C in the bitmap. i This is used to indicate whether the PHR MAC CE includes the PH corresponding to the sensing RS on cell (c)i, that is, whether the sensing RS PH of the corresponding cell exists. For example, if C i If the value is 1, it indicates that the PHR MAC CE includes the PH corresponding to the sensing RS on cell i; otherwise, it indicates that the PHR MAC CE does not include the PH corresponding to the sensing RS on cell i.

[0248] Figure 2B(e) is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second PHR MAC CE provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure (e), the first bitmap (or the second bitmap) corresponds to a byte in the first PHR MAC CE (as shown in C in the figure). i The third bitmap corresponds to another byte in the first PHR MAC CE (as shown in the figure, S). iThe byte in question). One bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one first sensing RS (or one set of sensing RSs, or one sensing RS PH). As shown in Figure e), this PHR MAC CE includes n neighboring cells, where each cell includes m sensing RSs (and / or n sensing RS sets, and / or n sensing RS PH groups). In the figure, C... i This is used to indicate whether the PHR MAC CE includes the PH corresponding to the sensing RS on cell i, that is, whether the sensing RS PH of the corresponding cell exists. For example, if C i A value of 1 indicates that the PHR MAC CE includes the PH corresponding to the sensing RS on cell i; otherwise, it indicates that the PHR MAC CE does not include the PH corresponding to the sensing RS on cell i. i This is used to indicate whether the PH exists in the i-th sensing RS (and / or sensing RS set, and / or sensing RS PH group) of the corresponding cell. For example, if S i If n is 1, it means that the PHR MAC CE includes the PH of sensing RS (and / or sensing RS set, and / or sensing RS PH group) i; otherwise, it indicates that the PHR MAC CE does not include the PH of sensing RS (and / or sensing RS set, and / or sensing RS PH group) i, where n and m are both positive integers.

[0249] Figure 2B shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a first PHR MAC CE provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. The meaning of each bit in the figure can be found in the detailed descriptions of other PHR MAC CE schematic diagrams in Figure 2B, and will not be repeated here.

[0250] In some embodiments, C0 in f of Figure 2B can represent the serving cell (i.e., serving cell 0).

[0251] In some embodiments, f in FIG2B may also include the second PH of the second sensing RS of multiple serving cells and the first PH of the first sensing RS of at least one neighboring cell. This disclosure does not limit this aspect.

[0252] It should be noted that in the PHR MAC CE shown in Figure 2B, there are multiple PH and P CMAX,f,c The order of the bytes can be set arbitrarily.

[0253] In step S2104, the first network device sends the first PH of the first sensing RS to the second network device associated with the neighboring cell.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first network device may send the first PH of the first sensing RS to the second network device associated with the neighboring cell if the neighboring cell is not within its coverage area.

[0255] In some embodiments, after receiving the first PH, the second network device can perform power control on the terminal, for example, by adjusting the transmit power of the first sensing RS, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

[0256] In step S2105, the second network device sends a power control command to the terminal through the first network device.

[0257] In some embodiments, the second network device may send a first power control command to the first network device for the first sensing RS; then the first network device sends a second power control command to the terminal.

[0258] In some embodiments, since the terminal may have multiple neighboring cells, in order to help the terminal accurately determine which neighboring cell the received power control command is associated with, the first network device may include the identifier or index of the neighboring cell in the second power control command.

[0259] In some embodiments, the second network device may also send the measurement results of the first sensing RS to the first network device. This assists the first network device in determining the sensing results based on the measurement results, such as determining the position, shape, and speed of the target object.

[0260] In some embodiments, the terms “eNB”, “gNB”, “base station”, and “NG-RAN node” can be used interchangeably.

[0261] In some embodiments, the terms "carrier," "band," and "frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0262] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0263] In some embodiments, the terms “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, and “RAN-based” can be used interchangeably.

[0264] In some embodiments, "acquire," "get," "obtain," "receive," "transmit," "bidirectional transmission," and "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation. Protocols include, for example, at least one of the 3GPP protocol, Wi-Fi protocol, and audio and / or video protocols.

[0265] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0266] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0267] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0268] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data and / or instructions received; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the receiver to respond to the sent content.

[0269] In some embodiments, if an arrow in the interaction diagram representing the sending of information, signaling, etc. from one subject to another passes through other subjects, it can be interpreted as the information being forwarded from one subject to another via other subjects, or it can be interpreted as the information being sent from one subject to another without passing through other subjects.

[0270] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this application may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2105. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2102+S2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2103+S2104+S2105 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and so on, but is not limited thereto.

[0271] Figure 2C is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 2C, the embodiment of this application relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0272] Step S2301: The terminal sends a Power Margin Report (PHR) to the first network device.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first network device may be a network device covering the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0274] Step S2301 and its possible implementations can be found in the detailed description of step S2103 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0275] The following is an exemplary description of the methods described in the above embodiments.

[0276] In some embodiments, the UE sends a PHR to the base station, the PHR containing the first power margin PH of the first Sensing RS of the neighbor cell.

[0277] Optionally, the UE transmits the PHR of the neighbor cell through the serving cell.

[0278] In some embodiments, there are several ways to report Sensing RS for neighbor cells:

[0279] It employs a PHR MAC CE, which differs from the serving cell sensing RS PH method.

[0280] The same PHR MAC CE is used for reporting as the serving cell sensing RS PH;

[0281] The neighbor cell's Sensing RS pH reporting and the Serving cell's Type 1 / 2 / 3 pH reporting are reported through different PHR MAC CEs;

[0282] In some embodiments, the PHR MAC CE indicates the neighbor cell in the following manner:

[0283] Carry the cell ID of the neighbor cell, such as the Physical Cell Identifier (PCI);

[0284] A bitmap is used, where each bit represents a neighbor cell;

[0285] A bitmap is used, where each bit represents a neighbor cell or serving cell;

[0286] In some embodiments, the network configures the cell index of neighbor cells.

[0287] Optionally, the network device needs to ensure that the cell index of the neighbor cell does not conflict with the serving cell index of the serving cell.

[0288] In some embodiments, the correspondence between each bit in the bitmap and the neighbor cell can be processed in one or more of the following ways:

[0289] The neighbor cell is sorted in the first order (e.g., from smallest to largest) according to its cell ID (PCI or cell global ID), and then a one-to-one correspondence is established with each bit in the bitmap according to the second order (e.g., from left to right or from right to left).

[0290] According to the list order of the neighbor cells in the neighbor cell configuration list, a one-to-one correspondence is established with each bit in the bitmap from left to right or from right to left.

[0291] When serving cells and neighbor cells report in the same MAC CE, it is recommended that each bit in the bitmap be mapped one-to-one according to the cell index, either from smallest to largest or from largest to smallest.

[0292] In some embodiments, for the same neighbor cell, pH can be reported per Sensing RS, Sensing RS set, or Sensing RS PH group.

[0293] In some embodiments, the PHR may carry a bitmap, which is used per cell to indicate whether there is a Sensing RS PH report on that cell.

[0294] In some embodiments, the PHR may carry a bitmap, which is used to indicate whether a Sensing RS PH has been reported per Sensing RS, Sensing RS set, or Sensing RS PH group.

[0295] In some embodiments, the PHR may include indications per cell, per Sensing RS, Sensing RS set, or Sensing RS PH group.

[0296] In some embodiments, the PHR may carry indication information to indicate whether the PH of the Sensing RS on the PCell, SCell, or PSCell is Real or Virtual.

[0297] Optionally, for Sensing RS PH groups, the network can be configured to specify which Sensing RSs belong to a PH group.

[0298] In some embodiments, the Neighbor cell PHR format can be referred to the relevant description in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first network device sends power control-related information of the neighbor cell to the UE.

[0300] Optionally, power control information for neighbor cells can be sent via RRC reconfiguration messages.

[0301] In some embodiments, the power control information includes, for example, p0, alpha, pathloss Reference RS, and Pmax.

[0302] Optionally, the pathloss Reference RS can be an SSB, CSI-RS, or Sensing RS or PRS.

[0303] In some embodiments, the power control information includes which path is used as the pathloss reference path for the pathloss reference RS.

[0304] In some embodiments, the path can be configured in the following ways:

[0305] Configure the path from which the path comes as the pathloss reference path;

[0306] Configure the UE to use the path from the target direction as the pathloss reference path.

[0307] Optionally, the direction information includes azimuth and / or elevation information. Azimuth is the angle from North in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. Elevation is the angle from Zenith in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. The direction information can be a range, such as including a direction and an angle range value (e.g., 30 degrees), where the direction corresponds to the center value of the angle range, or the direction corresponding to the minimum or maximum angle value.

[0308] Optionally, if there are multiple paths from a specified direction, the UE selects the path with the strongest signal as the pathloss reference path.

[0309] In some embodiments, the network configures the serving cell's RS as the pathloss Reference RS for the power control of the neighbor cell, and configures the pathloss offset between the neighbor cell and the serving cell.

[0310] Optionally, the UE obtains the path loss by measuring the RS of the configured serving cell, and adds the offset value to obtain the path loss of the power control Reference RS of the neighbor cell.

[0311] In some embodiments, the serving cell sends the Sensing RS PHR reported by the UE to the neighbor cell.

[0312] In some embodiments, the neighbor cell sends the power control command of the Sensing RS to the UE via the serving cell.

[0313] Example: After receiving the power control command, the serving cell sends it to the UE via TPC or MAC CE.

[0314] In some embodiments, the serving cell carries the neighbor cell ID or index in the TPC command or MAC CE.

[0315] In some embodiments, the neighbor cell sends the Sensing RS measurement results to the serving cell.

[0316] In some embodiments, the serving cell generates a Sensing RS TPC for the neighbor cell and sends it to the UE.

[0317] In some embodiments, unless contradictory, the optional implementations in this embodiment can be implemented as independent embodiments, and the optional implementations in this embodiment can also be combined arbitrarily. The technical features of different feasible implementations in this embodiment can be combined to form new optional implementations based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0318] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0319] This application also proposes an apparatus (also referred to as a communication device, etc.) for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is proposed, which includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Furthermore, another apparatus is proposed, which includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0320] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0321] In this application embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0322] Figure 3A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application. The terminal 3100 is used to execute any of the above methods. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3A, the terminal 3100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 3101, a processing module 3102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 3101 is used to transmit a power headroom report (PHR), wherein the PHR includes a first power headroom (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) from a neighboring cell.

[0323] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S2101, S2102, S2103, but not limited thereto) performed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0324] Figure 3B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first network device according to an embodiment of this application. The first network device 3200 is used to perform any of the above methods. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3B, the first network device 3200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 3201, a processing module 3202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 3201 is used to receive a power headroom report (PHR), wherein the PHR includes a first power headroom (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) from a neighboring cell.

[0325] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, but not limited thereto) performed by the first network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0326] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0327] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module.

[0328] In some embodiments, the processing module can be replaced by the processor, and the transceiver module can be replaced by the transceiver.

[0329] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 4100 provided in an embodiment of this application. The communication device 4100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 4100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0330] As shown in Figure 4A, the communication device 4100 is used to execute any of the above methods. In some embodiments, the communication device 4100 includes one or more processors 4101. The processor 4101 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 4100 is used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 4101 are used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 4100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0331] In some embodiments, the communication device 4100 further includes one or more transceivers 4102. When the communication device 4100 includes one or more transceivers 4102, the transceiver 4102 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S2101, but not limited thereto) in the above-described method, such as sending and / or receiving, and the processor 4101 performs at least one of the other steps. In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, sending unit, transmitter, sending circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0332] In some embodiments, the communication device 4100 further includes one or more memories 4103 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, one or more processors 4101 are used to invoke instructions stored in the memory 4103 to cause the communication device 4100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, all or part of the memory 4103 may also be located outside the communication device 4100. In an optional embodiment, the communication device 4100 may include one or more interface circuits 4104. Optionally, the interface circuit 4104 is connected to the memory 4102 and can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memory 4102 or other devices, and can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memory 4102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 4104 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memory 4102 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 4101.

[0333] The communication device 4100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 4100 described in this application is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 4100 may not be limited by FIG4A. The communication device may be a standalone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data, programs and / or instructions; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0334] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 4200 according to an embodiment of this application. For cases where the communication device 4100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 4200 shown in Figure 4B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0335] Chip 4200 includes one or more processors 4201. Chip 4200 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0336] In some embodiments, chip 4200 further includes one or more interface circuits 4202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 4200 further includes one or more memories 4203 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 4203 may be located outside of chip 4200. Optionally, the interface circuits 4202 are connected to the memories 4203, and the interface circuits 4202 can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memories 4203 or other devices, and can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memories 4203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 4202 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memories 4203 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 4201.

[0337] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 4202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S2101, but not limited thereto) in the above-described method, such as sending and / or receiving. For example, the interface circuit 4202 performing the communication steps (e.g., sending and / or receiving) in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 4202 performs data and / or instruction interaction between the processor 4201, the chip 4200, the memory 4203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 4201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0338] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0339] This application also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0340] This application also proposes a program product, including a program and / or instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product. Optionally, the program product is stored on the storage medium.

[0341] This application also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Send a power margin report (PHR), wherein the PHR contains the first power margin (PH) of the first sensing reference signal (RS) of the neighboring cell.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The transmit power headroom report (PHR) includes any of the following: The first media access control element PHR MAC CE is used to send the PHR, wherein the first PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to send the second PH of the second sensing RS in the serving cell; The PHR is transmitted using a second PHR MAC CE, wherein the second PHR MAC CE differs from at least one of the following: the first PHR MAC CE, the third PHR MAC CE; the third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE used to transmit the PH of type 1, type 2 or type 3 of the serving cell.

3. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE includes any one of the following: The identifier of the neighboring community; The first bit map, where one bit in the first bit map corresponds to one neighboring cell; The second bitmap, in which one bit corresponds to a neighboring cell or serving cell.

4. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The method further includes: The identifier of the neighboring cell is received from the network device configuration.

5. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, Multiple neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the first bitmap; and / or, Multiple neighboring cells, in the order of their configuration in the neighboring cell list, correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order; and / or, Multiple cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, For the neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following: The first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; The first PH of each sensing RS set of the neighboring cell; The first PH of each sensing RS PH group in the neighboring cell.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the PHR includes a third bitmap, the value of a bit in the third bitmap being used to indicate at least one of the following: Does the PHR include the first PH of the sensing RS associated with that bit? Does the PHR include the first PH of the sensing RS set associated with that bit? Does the PHR include the first PH of the sensing RS PH group associated with that bit? 8. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The PHR includes indication information, which is used to indicate the type of the first PH.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure power control information associated with neighboring cells.

10. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The power control information includes at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, and maximum transmit power P. max Path information, which is used to indicate the path loss reference path as a path loss reference signal.

11. The method as described in claim 10, characterized in that, The path information includes at least one of the following: The directional information of the road damage reference path; The directional information of the target direction of the road damage reference path.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The RS of the serving cell is used as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; The offset value of road loss between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

13. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is performed by a first network device, and the method includes: Receive power margin report PHR, wherein the PHR contains the first power margin PH of the first sensing reference signal RS of the terminal's neighboring cells.

14. The method as described in claim 13, characterized in that, The Received Power Headroom Report (PHR) includes any of the following: The first PHR Media Access Control (MAC) CE is used to receive the PHR. The first PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE for receiving the second PH of the second sensing RS of the serving cell. The second PHR MAC CE is used to receive the PHR, wherein the second PHR MAC CE is different from at least one of the following: the first PHR MAC CE, the third PHR MAC CE, wherein the third PHR MAC CE is a MAC CE for receiving the PH of type 1, type 2 or type 3 of the serving cell.

15. The method as described in claim 14, characterized in that, The first PHR MAC CE or the second PHR MAC CE includes any one of the following: The identifier of the neighboring community; The first bit map, where one bit in the first bit map corresponds to one neighboring cell; The second bitmap, in which one bit corresponds to a neighboring cell or serving cell.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The method further includes: Configure the identifier of the neighboring cell to the terminal.

17. The method as described in claim 16, characterized in that, Multiple neighboring cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the first bitmap, and / or... Multiple neighboring cells, in the order of their configuration in the neighboring cell list, correspond one-to-one with multiple bits in the first bitmap ordered in a second order; and / or, Multiple cells ordered in a first order correspond one-to-one with multiple bits ordered in a second order in the second bitmap, wherein the multiple cells include neighboring cells and serving cells.

18. The method according to any one of claims 13-17, characterized in that, For the neighboring cell, the PHR includes at least one of the following: The first PH of each first sensing RS of the neighboring cell; The first PH of each sensing RS set of the neighboring cell; The first PH of each sensing RS PH group in the neighboring cell.

19. The method as described in claim 18, characterized in that, The PHR includes a third bitmap, wherein the value of one bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate at least one of the following: Does the PHR include the first PH of the sensing RS associated with that bit? Does the PHR include the first PH of the sensing RS set associated with that bit? Does the PHR include the first PH of the sensing RS PH group associated with that bit? 20. The method as described in claim 18, characterized in that, The PHR includes indication information, which is used to indicate the type of the first PH.

21. The method according to any one of claims 13-20, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure power control information associated with neighboring cells.

22. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The power control information includes at least one of the following: target power p0, path loss compensation factor alpha, path loss reference signal, maximum transmit power Pmax, and path information, wherein the path information is used to indicate the path loss reference path as the path loss reference signal.

23. The method as described in claim 22, characterized in that, The path information includes at least one of the following: The directional information of the road damage reference path; The directional information of the target direction of the road damage reference path.

24. The method according to any one of claims 13-23, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The RS of the serving cell is used as the path loss reference RS for the power control of the neighboring cell; The offset value of road loss between the neighboring cell and the serving cell.

25. The method according to any one of claims 13-24, characterized in that, The method further includes: The first PH of the first sensing RS is sent to the second network device associated with the neighboring cell.

26. The method as described in claim 25, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive a first power control command sent by the second network device for the first sensing RS; Send the second power control command to the terminal.

27. The method as described in claim 26, characterized in that, The second power control command includes the identifier or index of the neighboring cell.

28. The method as described in any one of claims 25-27, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive the measurement results of the first sensing RS sent by the second network device.

29. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a first network device, and the method includes: The terminal sends a power headroom report (PHR) to the first network device, wherein the PHR contains a first power headroom (PH) of a first sensing reference signal (RS) of a neighboring cell, and the neighboring cell is not within the coverage area of ​​the first network device.

30. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1-12, or the processor is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 13-28.

31. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the communication method as described in any one of claims 1-12, 13-28.

32. A program product comprising at least one of a program and instructions, characterized in that, When at least one of the programs or instructions is executed by the communication device, it implements the communication method according to any one of claims 1-12 and 13-28.

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