WO2024077612A1 - 一种通信方法及装置 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device.
- Perception technology refers to the emission of electromagnetic energy into space. Objects in space reflect radio waves after receiving electromagnetic energy. Based on the radio waves reflected by the object, relevant information about the object, such as position, direction, height, speed, size, etc., can be calculated. In 5G and later communication technologies, it will become an important means for communication equipment to obtain perception information from the environment by sending perception signals. For example, in an autonomous driving scenario, the vehicle sends perception signals to sense whether there are obstacles in the environment ahead and relevant information about the perceived obstacles.
- the communication device Since the communication device needs to take into account the communication services between other communication devices while sending the perception signal, the communication signal and the perception signal can be mixed and transmitted. However, the mixed transmission of the communication signal and the perception signal using time-frequency resources will have a certain impact on the signal-to-noise ratio and demodulation of the communication signal.
- the present application provides a communication method and device for reducing the impact on communication performance when communication signals and perception signals multiplex time-frequency resources for mixed transmission.
- the present application provides a communication method, which can be applied to a first device, a functional module in the first device, a processor or chip in the first device, etc.
- the method may include: the first device generates a communication signal and a perception signal; the first device sends the communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource; wherein the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal, the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal.
- the first device does not send the perception signal on the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal, which can avoid the influence of the perception signal on the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the second device receives the pilot signal without the superimposed perception signal, it can accurately perform channel estimation based on the pilot signal.
- the first device sends first indication information to the second device, where the first indication information is used to indicate transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources.
- the first device notifies the second device of the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources through the first indication information, and the second device can accurately receive the perception signal according to the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal.
- the perception signal is not sent on the transmission resource block corresponding to the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- Other transmission resource blocks in the target transmission resources except the transmission resource blocks corresponding to the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal can be used to send the perception signal. Therefore, under the premise of ensuring that the perception signal does not affect the pilot signal, the perception signal is sent on as many transmission resources as possible, thereby improving the perception performance of the second device.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the perception signal is not sent on all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource, so that the transmission of the perception signal can be more conveniently controlled according to the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal, the second time domain resources adjacent to the first time domain resources, and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the perception signal is not sent within the time range corresponding to the first time domain resource and the second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource, so that time control can be better performed, thereby more conveniently controlling the transmission of the perception signal.
- the second time domain resources include M time units, where M is greater than or equal to 1.
- M is greater than or equal to 1.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal; the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include a third time domain resource with a length of N consecutive periods of the perception signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources, the third time domain resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal, and N is greater than or equal to 1.
- the transmission of the perception signal can be more conveniently controlled by not transmitting the perception signal in one or more signal periods.
- the first indication information includes time domain resource information of unoccupied transmission resources; the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the starting time point of the time domain resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the ending time point of the time domain resources.
- the first device may be a chip.
- the present application provides a communication method, which can be applied to a second device, a functional module in the second device, a processor or chip in the second device, etc.
- the method may include: the second device receives a communication signal and a perception signal sent by the first device on a target transmission resource; wherein the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal, the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal; the second device performs communication processing according to the communication signal, and performs target perception according to the perception signal.
- the first device does not send the perception signal on the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal, which can avoid the influence of the perception signal on the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the second device receives the pilot signal without the superimposed perception signal, it can accurately perform channel estimation based on the pilot signal.
- the second device receives first indication information sent by the first device, where the first indication information is used to indicate transmission resources not occupied by a perception signal in target transmission resources; the second device obtains the perception signal for target perception based on the first indication information.
- the first device notifies the second device of the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources through the first indication information, and the second device can accurately receive the perception signal based on the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources where the pilot signal is located.
- the perception signal is not sent on the transmission resource block corresponding to the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- Other transmission resource blocks in the target transmission resources except the transmission resource blocks corresponding to the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal can be used to send the perception signal. Therefore, under the premise of ensuring that the perception signal does not affect the pilot signal, the perception signal is sent on as many transmission resources as possible, thereby improving the perception performance of the second device.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the perception signal is not sent on all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource, so that the transmission of the perception signal can be more conveniently controlled according to the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal, the second time domain resources adjacent to the first time domain resources, and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the perception signal is not sent within the time range corresponding to the first time domain resource and the second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource, so that time control can be better performed, thereby more conveniently controlling the transmission of the perception signal.
- the second time domain resources include M time units, where M is greater than or equal to 1.
- M is greater than or equal to 1.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal; the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include a third time domain resource with a length of N consecutive periods of the perception signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources, the third time domain resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal, and N is greater than or equal to 1.
- the transmission of the perception signal can be more conveniently controlled by not transmitting the perception signal in one or more signal periods.
- the first indication information includes time domain resource information of unoccupied transmission resources; the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the starting time point of the time domain resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the ending time point of the time domain resources.
- the second device may be a chip.
- the present application provides a communication method, which can be applied to a first device, a functional module in the first device, a processor or chip in the first device, etc.
- the method may include: the first device generates a first communication signal and a perception signal; the first device sends the first communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource; wherein the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic.
- the first device when the first device sends a mixed first communication signal and a perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource, the first signal after the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed still has a constant mode characteristic, so that the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the pilot signal in the received first communication signal.
- the first device adjusts the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent according to the perception signal to obtain the first communication signal.
- the first device adjusts the second communication signal to be sent to the first communication signal. After the first device sends the first communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the same resource, the pilot signal superimposed with the perception signal received by the second device still has the constant mode characteristic, and the second device can perform accurate channel estimation based on the received pilot signal.
- the first signal is identical to the pilot signal in the second communication signal.
- the pilot signal of the second communication signal is a reference signal for channel estimation agreed upon in advance by the first device and the second device, the first signal after the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed is the same as the pilot signal of the second communication signal before adjustment. In this way, the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the predetermined pilot signal.
- the first device sends second indication information to the second device, where the second indication information is used to indicate an adjustment method for adjusting a pilot signal of a second communication signal to be sent.
- the second device after receiving the second indication information, the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the adjustment method of the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent indicated by the second indication information.
- the first device may be a chip.
- the present application provides a communication method, which can be applied to a second device, a functional module in the second device, a processor or chip in the second device, etc.
- the method may include: the second device receives a first communication signal and a perception signal sent by the first device on a target transmission resource; wherein the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic; the second device performs communication processing according to the communication signal, and performs target perception according to the perception signal.
- the first device when the first device sends a mixed first communication signal and a perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource, the first signal after the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed still has a constant mode characteristic, so that the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the pilot signal in the received first communication signal.
- the first communication signal is obtained by the first device adjusting a pilot signal of a second communication signal to be sent according to the perception signal.
- the first device adjusts the second communication signal to be sent to the first communication signal. After the first device sends the first communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the same resource, the pilot signal superimposed with the perception signal received by the second device still has the constant mode characteristic, and the second device can perform accurate channel estimation based on the received pilot signal.
- the first signal is identical to the pilot signal in the second communication signal.
- the pilot signal of the second communication signal is a reference signal for channel estimation agreed upon in advance by the first device and the second device, the first signal after the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed is the same as the pilot signal of the second communication signal before adjustment. In this way, the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the predetermined pilot signal.
- the second device receives second indication information sent by the first device, and the second indication information is used to indicate an adjustment method for adjusting a pilot signal of a second communication signal to be sent; the second device performs channel estimation based on the second indication information and the first signal.
- the second device after receiving the second indication information, the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the adjustment method of the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent indicated by the second indication information.
- the second device may be a chip.
- the present application provides a communication device.
- the present application also provides a communication device, which may be a first device, a processor, a chip or a functional module in the first device, etc.
- the communication device has the function of implementing the first aspect or each possible design example of the first aspect, or the communication device has the function of implementing the third aspect or each possible design example of the third aspect.
- the function may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software.
- the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.
- the structure of the communication device includes a processing unit and a transceiver unit; the processing unit is used to generate a communication signal and a perception signal; the transceiver unit is used to send the communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource; wherein the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal, the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal.
- the processing unit is used to generate a communication signal and a perception signal;
- the transceiver unit is used to send a first communication signal and a perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource; wherein the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic.
- these units can also perform the corresponding functions of the first device in each possible design example of the first aspect mentioned above, or these units can perform the corresponding functions of the first device in each possible design example of the third aspect mentioned above. Please refer to the detailed description in the method example for details, which will not be repeated here.
- the present application provides a communication device, wherein the structure of the communication device includes a processor, and optionally also includes a memory and/or a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send and receive information, signals or data, and to communicate and interact with other devices in a communication system, wherein the processor is configured to support the communication device to perform the corresponding functions of the first device in the first aspect or each possible design example of the first aspect, or the processor is configured to support the communication device to perform the corresponding functions of the first device in the third aspect or each possible design example of the third aspect.
- the memory is coupled to the processor, and stores the computer instructions or logic circuits or data necessary for the communication device.
- the present application further provides a communication device, which may be a second device, a processor, a chip or a functional module in the second device, etc.
- the communication device has the function of implementing the second aspect or each possible design example of the second aspect, or the communication device has the function of implementing the fourth aspect or each possible design example of the fourth aspect.
- the function can be implemented by hardware, or it can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software.
- the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.
- the structure of the communication device includes a transceiver unit and a processing unit, the transceiver unit is used to receive the communication signal and the perception signal sent by the first device on the target transmission resource; wherein the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal, the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal; the processing unit is used to perform communication processing according to the communication signal, and perform target perception according to the perception signal.
- the transceiver unit is used to receive the first communication signal and the perception signal sent by the first device on the target transmission resource; wherein the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic; the processing unit is used to perform communication processing according to the communication signal, and perform target perception according to the perception signal.
- these units can also perform the corresponding functions of the second device in each possible design example of the second aspect mentioned above, or these units can perform the corresponding functions of the second device in each possible design example of the fourth aspect mentioned above. Please refer to the detailed description in the method example for details, which will not be repeated here.
- the present application provides a communication device, wherein the structure of the communication device includes a processor, and optionally also includes a memory and/or a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send and receive information, signals or data, and to communicate and interact with other devices in a communication system, wherein the processor is configured to support the communication device to perform the corresponding functions of the second device in the second aspect or each possible design example of the second aspect, or the processor is configured to support the communication device to perform the corresponding functions of the second device in the fourth aspect or each possible design example of the fourth aspect.
- the memory is coupled to the processor, and stores computer instructions or logic circuits or data necessary for the communication device.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, which may include the first device and the second device mentioned above.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores program instructions.
- the program instructions When the program instructions are run on a computer, the computer executes the method described in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application and any possible design thereof, or the second aspect and any possible design thereof, or the method described in the third aspect and any possible design thereof, or the method described in the fourth aspect and any possible design thereof.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, including computer program code or instructions.
- the computer program code or instructions are run on a computer, the method described in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect is executed, or the method described in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect is executed, or the method described in the third aspect or any possible design of the third aspect is executed, or the method described in the fourth aspect or any possible design of the fourth aspect is executed.
- the present application also provides a chip, including a processor, which is coupled to a memory and is used to read and execute program instructions stored in the memory, so that the chip implements the method described in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, or implements the method described in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect, or implements the method described in the third aspect or any possible design of the third aspect, or implements the method described in the fourth aspect or any possible design of the fourth aspect.
- FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a scenario in which a terminal device and a network device communicate with each other in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;
- FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle networking scenario according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG4 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a transmission structure of a communication signal according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a resource allocation method for communication signals in target transmission resources according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a sensing signal according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a perception signal transmitted in a target transmission resource according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG9 is a schematic diagram of transmission resources not occupied by sensing signals according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a sensing signal according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG11 is a schematic diagram of transmission resources not occupied by sensing signals according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG12 is a schematic diagram of a perception signal transmitted in a target transmission resource according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG13 is a schematic diagram of a resource allocation method for communication signals in target transmission resources according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG14 is a schematic diagram of sensing signals according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG15 is a schematic diagram of transmission resources not occupied by sensing signals according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG16 is a schematic diagram of sensing signals according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG17 is a schematic diagram of transmission resources not occupied by sensing signals according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG18 is a schematic diagram of a perception signal transmitted in a target transmission resource according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG19 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG20 is a schematic diagram of a resource allocation method of a communication signal in a target transmission resource and a perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource according to an embodiment of the present application;
- FIG21 is a schematic diagram of a resource allocation method of a communication signal in a target transmission resource and a perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource according to an embodiment of the present application;
- FIG22 is a schematic diagram of a resource allocation method of a communication signal in a target transmission resource and a perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource according to an embodiment of the present application;
- FIG23 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG24 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG25 is a structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG26 is a structural diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- the embodiment of the present application provides a communication method and device for reducing the impact on communication performance when communication signals and perception signals are mixed and transmitted using time-frequency resources.
- the method and device described in the present application are based on the same technical concept. Since the principles of solving problems by the method and device are similar, the implementation of the device and the method can refer to each other, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.
- At least one means one or more, and more means two or more.
- At least one of the following or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items.
- at least one of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a, b and c, where a, b, c can be single or plural.
- the technical solution provided by the present application can be applied to various communication systems, for example, it can be applied to the 4th generation (4G) communication system, such as the long term evolution (LTE) system, or to the 5th generation (5G) communication system, such as the new radio (NR) system, or to various communication systems evolved after 5G, such as the 6th generation (6G) communication system.
- 4G 4th generation
- 5G 5th generation
- NR new radio
- 6th generation (6G) communication system such as the 6th generation (6G) communication system
- the present application can also be applied to various communication systems such as satellite communication, etc.
- FIG1 shows an architecture of a communication system applicable to the communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
- the architecture of the communication system may include a first device 10 and a second device 11 .
- the first device 10 or the second device 11 may be any communication device with a wireless transceiver function, or may be a chip provided in a communication device with a wireless transceiver function; the communication device includes but is not limited to a terminal device and a network device.
- the network equipment includes but is not limited to: 5G base station (gNB), evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in LTE, home base station (e.g., home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), baseband unit (BBU), access point (AP) in wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, wireless relay node, wireless backhaul node, transmission point (TRP) or transmission point (TP), mobile switching center and device to device
- the invention relates to a device that performs base station functions in device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, and a device that performs base station functions in drone communications, etc.
- D2D device-to-device
- V2X vehicle-to-everything
- M2M machine-to-machine
- It may also include a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU) in a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) system, and a network device in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) communication system, that is, it can be deployed on a high-altitude platform or satellite.
- CU centralized unit
- DU distributed unit
- NTN non-terrestrial network
- the terminal device may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile terminal, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device.
- the terminal device in the embodiments of the present application may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a vehicle-mounted communication device, a communication device carried on a high-altitude aircraft, a wearable device, a drone, a robot, an intelligent point of sale (POS) machine, a customer-premises equipment (CPE), a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, a wireless terminal in smart home, a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc.
- PDA personal digital assistant
- the first device 10 sends a communication signal and a perception signal to the second device 11, where the communication signal includes a pilot signal.
- the second device 11 After receiving the communication signal and the perception signal, the second device 11 performs channel estimation based on the pilot signal included in the communication signal, processes the communication service of the first device 10 based on the received communication signal, and senses the target based on the received perception signal.
- the communication signal is a signal transmitted between the first device and the second device mainly for realizing the wireless communication function;
- the perception signal is a signal used to perceive the surrounding environment and its main function is to perceive the target in the environment.
- the communication system of the present application can be applicable to the scenario of communication between terminal equipment and network equipment.
- the first device 10 of the embodiment of the present application can be a terminal device
- the second device 11 can be a network device.
- the terminal device sends a communication signal and a perception signal to the network device on the same transmission resource; after receiving the communication signal and the perception signal, the network device performs channel estimation according to the pilot signal included in the communication signal, processes the communication service of the terminal device according to the received communication signal, and perceives the target in the space according to the received perception signal, so that the network device can detect the relevant information of the target, such as position, direction, height, speed, volume size and other information.
- the communication system of the present application can also be applied to the vehicle to everything (V2X) scenario.
- the first device 10 of the embodiment of the present application can be any vehicle 101 in the vehicle to everything (V2X)
- the second device 11 can be any vehicle 102 in the vehicle to everything (V2X) except the vehicle 101.
- the vehicle 101 sends a communication signal and a perception signal to the vehicle 102 on the same transmission resource; after receiving the communication signal and the perception signal, the vehicle 102 performs channel estimation according to the pilot signal included in the communication signal, processes the communication service with the vehicle 101 according to the received communication signal, and perceives the driving environment of the vehicle according to the received perception signal.
- Figures 1, 2, and 3 are only an example, and Figures 1, 2, and 3 do not limit the composition of the architecture of the communication system to which this application is applicable. Figures 1, 2, and 3 may also include more devices, which are not shown here in this application.
- the first device simultaneously sends a communication signal and a perception signal to the second device on the same transmission resource, and transmits the communication signal and the perception signal mixedly on the same transmission resource.
- the second device After receiving the communication signal, the second device performs channel estimation based on the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the second device receives the pilot signal superimposed with the perception signal, which will destroy the constant mode characteristic of the pilot signal, resulting in large fluctuations in the signal-to-noise ratio of the second device when performing pilot channel estimation, especially for pilot signals with smaller modulus values after superposition, the signal-to-noise ratio is small under the same background noise, affecting the accuracy of channel estimation.
- the present application proposes a variety of schemes for transmitting communication signals and perception signals, so that when the communication signals and perception signals are multiplexed with time-frequency resources for mixed transmission, the receiving end can accurately perform channel estimation based on the received pilot.
- Solution 1 Send the perception signal on other transmission resources other than the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the present application embodiment provides a communication method, which is applicable to the communication system shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 or Figure 3.
- the specific process of the method may include:
- Step 401 The first device sends a communication signal and a perception signal to the second device on a target transmission resource, and correspondingly, the second communication device receives the communication signal and the perception signal on the target transmission resource;
- the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal.
- the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal.
- the communication signal sent by the first device to the second device includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal other than the pilot signal; the pilot signal is a signal known to both the first device and the second device.
- the second device estimates the channel for transmitting the communication signal and the perception signal based on the received pilot signal and the pilot signal in the communication signal before sending.
- the part of the communication signal other than the pilot signal is called a non-pilot signal
- the non-pilot signal can be used to transmit information such as data or signaling.
- the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal, and the non-pilot signal is transmitted at other positions.
- the non-pilot signal carries information such as data or signaling sent by the first device to the second device.
- the embodiment of the present application when the first device sends a communication signal and a perception signal to the second device, the communication signal and the perception signal are sent to the second device simultaneously on the target transmission resource. However, in order to avoid the perception signal from affecting the pilot signal in the communication signal when the communication signal and the perception signal multiplex the transmission resources, the embodiment of the present application does not transmit the perception signal on the resources occupied by the pilot signal. Before the first device sends the communication signal and the perception signal to the second device, it is necessary to first determine the transmission resources occupied by the communication signal and the perception signal.
- the perception signal does not multiplex the transmission resources occupied by the transmission pilot signal, and the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal partially or completely overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- the first device can continuously send the communication signal on the target transmission resource, and for the perception signal, the first device sends the perception signal on part or all of the resources in the target transmission resource except the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application can determine the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resource according to the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the transmission resources of the embodiment of the present application include time domain resources and frequency domain resources.
- the time domain resources include one or more time units, and a time unit may include one or more minimum granularities for time domain division, for example, a time unit includes one or more Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, or a time unit includes one or more Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) symbols.
- the frequency domain resources include frequency domain units, and a frequency domain unit may include one or more minimum granularities for frequency domain division, for example, a frequency domain unit includes one or more subcarriers.
- the embodiments of the present application provide multiple resource allocation methods for sensing signals:
- Mode 1 The perception signal does not multiplex the transmission resource block corresponding to the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal and the frequency domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal includes one or more time units, and the frequency domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal includes one or more frequency domain units.
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource is shown, in which the positions filled with shades are the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 represent a time unit
- f 0 , f 1 , f 2 ?? f N-1 represent a frequency domain unit.
- the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal is the time unit T2, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal are f 0 and f 2 ; based on this resource allocation method, the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, that is, the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include: the transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f 0 , and the transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f 2 .
- the perception signal is a periodic signal as shown in FIG7
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources include: a transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f0 , and a transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f2
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is as shown in FIG8
- the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f0
- the transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f2 are examples of the transmission resource block corresponding to the time unit T2 and the frequency domain unit f2 .
- the resource allocation method provided in the embodiment of the present application can use the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal as the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal according to the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal. In the process of sending the perception signal, it is necessary to accurately control not to send the perception signal on the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal. This method can be applied to the perception signal generated in the digital domain, and can accurately control not to send the perception signal on the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal.
- Mode 2 The perception signal does not multiplex the transmission resource block corresponding to the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource.
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource is shown, in which the positions filled with shades are the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 represent a time unit
- f 0 , f 1 , f 2 ?? f N-1 represent a frequency domain unit.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal as shown in FIG7
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources include: a transmission resource block determined by the time unit T2 and all frequency domain units f 0 , f 1 , f 2 . . . f N - 1
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in FIG10
- the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource block determined by the time unit T2 and all frequency domain units f 0 , f 1 , f 2 . . . f N-1 .
- the resource allocation method provided in the embodiment of the present application can determine the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal based on the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal and all the frequency domain resources in the target transmission resources; this method can be applicable to scenarios where it is impossible to accurately control the perception signal not to be transmitted on a certain frequency domain unit (for example, a perception signal generated by an analog oscillator). Within the time range corresponding to the first time domain resource, the perception signal is not sent on all the frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource. Therefore, the transmission of the perception signal can be more conveniently controlled according to the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal, and at the same time, the requirements for signal processing and/or hardware are relatively low.
- a certain frequency domain unit for example, a perception signal generated by an analog oscillator
- Method 3 The perception signal does not multiplex the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, the second time domain resources adjacent to the first time domain resources, and the resource blocks corresponding to all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource where the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 represent a time unit
- f 0 , f 1 , f 2 ?? f N-1 represent a frequency domain unit.
- the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal is the time unit T2, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal are f 0 and f 2 ; Based on this resource allocation method, the perception signal does not occupy the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, the second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource, and the transmission resource block jointly determined by all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource.
- the second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource includes M time units, where M is greater than or equal to 1.
- the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, the previous time unit of the first time domain resources, and the next time unit of the first time domain resources.
- the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the time unit T2, the time unit T1, and the time unit T3 occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal are the transmission resource blocks determined by the time units T1, T2, T3 and all the frequency domain units f0 , f1 , f2 ...fN -1.
- the positions filled with shades are the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal as shown in FIG7
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources include: transmission resource blocks determined by time units T1, T2, T3 and all frequency domain units f 0 , f 1 , f 2 ?? f N-1 ; the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in FIG12 , and the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource blocks determined by time units T1, T2, T3 and all frequency domain units f 0 , f 1 , f 2 across f N-1 .
- the resource allocation method provided in the embodiment of the present application can determine the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal according to the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, the second time domain resources adjacent to the first time domain resources, and all the frequency domain resources in the target transmission resources; in order to further reduce the influence of the perception signal on the pilot signal in the communication signal, and to better control the transmission of the perception signal, the perception signal can be not transmitted within a certain time length before and after the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- This method can be applicable to scenarios where it is impossible to accurately control the perception signal not to be transmitted on a certain frequency domain unit (for example, a perception signal generated by an analog oscillator).
- the perception signal is not sent on all the frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource. Therefore, the transmission of the perception signal can be more conveniently controlled according to the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal, and the requirements for signal processing and/or hardware are relatively low.
- Mode 4 The sensing signal does not occupy the transmission resource block corresponding to the third time domain resource and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource;
- the length of the third time domain resource is the period of N continuous perception signals, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the third time domain resource includes the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the perception signal of the embodiment of the present application is a periodic signal.
- the perception signal may not be transmitted in one or more perception signal periods.
- An optional implementation is that when determining the third time domain resource, the period of one or more perception signals of the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal may be used as the third time domain resource.
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource where the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, and T8 represent a time unit
- f 0 , f 1 , f 2 ... f N-1 represent a frequency domain unit.
- the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal is the time unit T4, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal are f 0 and f 2 ;
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the transmission resource block jointly determined by the third time domain resource and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal as shown in Figure 14, one period of the perception signal is two time units, the perception signal period t2 includes the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, the perception signal period t2 corresponds to the time unit T3 and the time unit T4, then the third time domain resource includes the time unit T3 and the time unit T4, the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal are the transmission resources jointly determined by the time unit T3, the time unit T4 and all the frequency domain units f0 , f1 , f2 ...fN -1 , as shown in Figure 15.
- the shaded positions are the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in FIG. 16 .
- the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource block jointly determined by the time unit T3, the time unit T4 and all the frequency domain units f 0 , f 1 , f 2 . . . f N-1 .
- multiple consecutive perception signal periods can be used as the third time domain resource, and the multiple consecutive perception signal periods include the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal; for example, a perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal, a period before the perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal, and a period after the perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal are used as the third time domain resource.
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource wherein the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, and T8 represent a time unit
- f 0 , f 1 , f 2 ?? f N-1 represent a frequency domain unit.
- the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal is the time unit T4, and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal are f 0 and f 2 ;
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include the third time domain resources and the transmission resource block jointly determined by all the frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource. For example, a perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal, a period before the perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal, and a period after the perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal are used as the third time domain resource.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal as shown in FIG14
- one period of the perception signal is two time units
- the perception signal period t2 includes the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal
- the perception signal period t2 corresponds to the time unit T3 and the time unit T4
- the perception signal period t1 before the perception signal period t2 corresponds to the time unit T1 and the time unit T2
- the perception signal period t3 after the perception signal period t2 corresponds to the time unit T5 and the time unit T6
- the third time domain resource includes the time units T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6.
- the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal include: the transmission resource blocks jointly determined by the time units T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6 and all the frequency domain units f0 , f1 , f2 ... fN -1 , and the positions filled with shades in FIG17 are the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in FIG. 18 .
- the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource block jointly determined by the time units T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and all frequency domain units f 0 , f 1 , f 2 . . . f N-1 .
- a transmission resource of the perception signal is determined, and then the perception signal is sent to the second device on the determined transmission resource of the perception signal, and a communication signal is sent to the second device on the target transmission resource.
- Step 402 The first device sends first indication information to the second device;
- the first indication information is used to indicate transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources.
- the first device can notify the second device of the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources through first indication information; when receiving the perception signal, the second device receives the perception signal on resources other than the unoccupied transmission resources in the target transmission resources according to the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources.
- the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal are less than the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal, the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources indicated by the first device to the second device are actually the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal in the communication signal. Since the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal are less, the method in which the first device indicates to the second device the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources can reduce signaling overhead.
- the first device in the embodiment of the present application sends a first indication message to the second device, which can also be used to indicate the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources; the second device can directly receive the perception signal according to the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources indicated in the first indication message.
- an optional implementation manner is to indicate all the time domain resources and frequency domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal to the second device;
- the first device sends a first indication message to the second device, which carries the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources including time units T1, T2, and T3, and the frequency domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources including all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signals may include multiple time units; when the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signals include multiple time units, the first device may include the time domain resource information of the unoccupied transmission resources in the first indication information sent to the second device.
- time domain resource information carried in the first indication information may be represented in the following ways:
- the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resource in the transmission resource not occupied by the perception signal;
- the starting time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is time unit T1
- the ending time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is time unit T6
- the time domain resource information of the unoccupied transmission resources included in the first indication information sent by the first device to the second device is the starting time point time unit T1 and the ending time point time unit T6.
- the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resource in the transmission resource not occupied by the perception signal and the starting time point of the time domain resource;
- the starting time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is the time unit T1
- the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is 6 time units
- the time domain resource information of the unoccupied transmission resources included in the first indication information sent by the first device to the second device is the starting time point time unit T1 and the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is 6 time units.
- the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal and the end time point of the time domain resources.
- the end time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is time unit T6, and the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is 6 time units; then the time domain resource information of the unoccupied transmission resources included in the first indication information sent by the first device to the second device is the end time point time unit T6 and the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources is 6 time units.
- the first device is a network device
- the second device is a terminal device
- the first device may send the first indication information to the second device through multiple methods such as downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI), radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) signaling, or a media access control layer (Medium Access Control, MAC) control element (Control Element, CE);
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- MAC Media Access Control
- CE Control Element
- the first device may send the first indication information to the second device by means of uplink control information (UCI) or the like;
- UCI uplink control information
- the first device can send the first indication information to the second device through a serial communication interface (Serial Communication Interface, SCI) and other methods.
- SCI Serial Communication Interface
- the embodiment of the present application does not limit the order in which step 401 and step 402 are executed.
- the first device may execute step 401 first and then step 402, or execute step 402 first and then step 401, or execute step 401 and step 402 simultaneously.
- Step 403 The second device performs channel estimation according to the pilot signal included in the communication signal
- the pilot signal in the communication signal is a reference signal known to the first device and the second device.
- the pilot signal in the communication signal and the transmitted valid data are received by the second device through channel transmission; the second device can estimate the transmission channel characteristics based on the change of the known pilot signal, thereby recovering the valid data in the communication signal transmitted by the first device.
- Step 404 The second device acquires the perception signal to perform target perception according to the first indication information; and performs communication processing according to the communication signal.
- step 403 and step 404 can also be executed in parallel.
- the second device in the embodiment of the present application After the second device in the embodiment of the present application receives the first indication information, it can be informed of the transmission resources not occupied by the first device transmitting the perception signal. Then, when receiving the perception signal, the second device can obtain the perception signal on the transmission resources in the target transmission resources except for the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal indicated by the first indication information, and perceive the target based on the obtained perception signal.
- the second device obtains a communication signal on the target transmission resource, and the second device performs communication processing based on the obtained communication signal; in implementation, the communication processing performed by the second device can be a communication service between the first device and the second device; for example, when the first device is a terminal device and the second device is a network device, the communication signal can be an access request initiated by the first device, and the second device can process the access request initiated by the first device after receiving the communication signal.
- Solution 2 When the communication signal and the perception signal are mixed and transmitted, the signal after the pilot signal in the communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic.
- the present application embodiment provides a communication method, which is applicable to the communication system shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 or Figure 3.
- the specific process of the method may include:
- Step 1901 The first device generates a first communication signal and a perception signal; wherein the first signal obtained by superimposing the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal has a constant mode characteristic.
- the constant mode characteristic of the first signal in the embodiment of the present application is that the modulus value corresponding to the first signal is a constant value, or the modulus value corresponding to the first signal is within a preset range.
- An optional implementation manner is that after the first device obtains the second communication signal to be sent, the pilot signal of the second communication signal is adjusted to obtain the first communication signal;
- the second device Since the first device needs to transmit the communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the same transmission resource, the second device receives the signal after the perception signal and the communication signal are superimposed; if the first device directly sends the second communication signal and the perception signal to be sent to the second device, the second device uses the signal after the second communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed when making channel estimation based on the pilot signal.
- the pilot signal received by the second device may destroy the constant mode characteristics of the pilot signal in the second communication signal due to the superposition of the perception signal, resulting in the second device being unable to accurately perform channel estimation.
- the first device of the embodiment of the present application adjusts the second communication signal to be sent to obtain the first communication signal, and the first communication signal needs to meet the following conditions: the pilot signal in the first communication signal obtained after the adjustment and the first signal after the perception signal is superimposed have constant mode characteristics. Therefore, based on the embodiment of the present application, before sending the second communication signal, the first device adjusts the second communication signal to the first communication signal, so that after the first device sends the first communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the same resource, the pilot signal superimposed with the perception signal received by the second device still has constant mode characteristics, and the second device can perform accurate channel estimation based on the received pilot signal.
- the embodiments of the present application can use a variety of different methods to adjust the second communication signal to be sent.
- the embodiments of the present application do not limit the adjustment method of the second communication signal. As long as the pilot signal in the first communication signal obtained after adjustment and the first signal after the superposition of the perception signal have constant mode characteristics, the adjustment method is applicable to the present application.
- An optional implementation is that the first signal obtained by superimposing the pilot signal in the adjusted first communication signal and the perception signal is the same as the pilot signal in the second communication signal.
- the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the pilot signal in the second communication signal, and the pilot signal in the second communication signal also has a good constant mode characteristic; therefore, after the first device adjusts the second communication signal to be sent to obtain the first communication signal, the pilot signal and the perception signal in the first communication signal are superimposed during the process of the first device sending the first communication signal and the perception signal.
- the pilot signal received by the second device is the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed. Since the first signal is the same as the pilot signal in the second communication signal, the second device can accurately perform channel estimation based on the acquired pilot signal.
- the second communication signal to be sent is s1, and the perception signal is s2; when the first device sends the second communication signal and the perception signal using the same transmission resource, the power coefficient allocated to the second communication signal is The power coefficient allocated to the sensing signal is After the second communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed, the signal received by the second device
- the first device Before sending the second communication signal, the first device adjusts the second communication signal to the first communication signal s3, The first communication signal and the perception signal are sent on the same transmission resource, and the signal received by the second device
- Step 1902 The first device sends a first communication signal and a perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource;
- the target transmission resources include time domain resources and frequency domain resources; the first device sends a first communication signal and a perception signal on the same time domain resources and frequency domain resources, and the transmission resources occupied by the first communication signal and the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal are the same.
- Step 1903 The second device performs channel estimation according to the received pilot signal
- step 1903 of the embodiment of the present application can be referred to the introduction in step 403 above, and will not be described in detail here.
- Step 1904 The second device performs communication processing according to the communication signal, and performs target perception according to the perception signal.
- step 404 the way in which the second device performs communication processing and target perception can be found in the introduction of step 404 above, and will not be repeated here in detail.
- the first device also needs to send second indication information to the second device, and the second indication information is used to indicate an adjustment method for adjusting the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent.
- the second indication information can be an offset value corresponding to the initialization seed expression used to generate the pilot signal;
- the initialization seed used to generate the pilot signal is the initialization value of the register when generating the pilot signal, and the initialization seed expression is an expression composed of the initialization values of the register when generating the pilot signal.
- the pilot signal in the second communication signal is a reference signal agreed upon by the first device and the second device
- the initialization seed expression used to generate the pilot signal is also agreed upon in advance by the first device and the second device. After the first device adjusts the pilot signal, it is necessary to notify the second device of the offset value corresponding to the initialization seed expression, and the second device determines the adjusted pilot signal according to the offset value corresponding to the received initialization seed expression.
- the second indication information may also be identification information of an initialization seed expression used to generate a pilot signal; the initialization seed used to generate a pilot signal is the initialization value of a register when generating a pilot signal, and the initialization seed expression is an expression composed of the initialization values of registers when generating a pilot signal.
- the second indication information may be the sequence number of the initialization seed expression used to generate a pilot signal.
- the first device may generate a pilot signal based on an initialization seed expression among a plurality of initialization seed expressions, each initialization seed expression corresponding to different identification information, and the initialization seed expression used to generate the pilot signal is pre-agreed with the second device; if the first device adjusts the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent, it is necessary to notify the second device of the identification information of the initialization seed expression used to generate the pilot signal after the adjustment, and the second device determines the adjusted pilot signal based on the identification information of the received initialization seed expression.
- the pilot signal in the second communication signal is a reference signal agreed upon by the first device and the second device, if the first device adjusts the pilot signal in the second communication signal, and superimposes the adjusted first communication signal and the perception signal and sends them to the second device, then the second device receives the first signal after the pilot signal of the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed, and the first signal is different from the pilot signal in the second communication signal. If the second device also uses the pilot signal in the second communication signal for channel estimation, it will cause inaccurate channel estimation.
- the first device and the second device of the embodiment of the present application pre-agree on multiple ways to adjust the pilot signal in the second communication signal to be sent, and after the first device adjusts the pilot signal in the second communication signal to be sent, the second device is notified of the adopted adjustment method through the second indication information.
- the second indication information includes an index (wherein the index can be the sequence number of the initialization seed expression sequence for generating the pilot sequence, or other information pre-agreement between the first device and the second device), the index has a corresponding relationship with the adjustment method, the first device and the second device pre-store the corresponding relationship, and after the second device receives the second indication information, it determines the adjustment method according to the index and the corresponding relationship.
- the index can be the sequence number of the initialization seed expression sequence for generating the pilot sequence, or other information pre-agreement between the first device and the second device
- the first device and the second device pre-agree on three different ways to adjust the pilot signal in the second communication signal to be sent: adjustment method 1, the pilot signal in the first communication signal after adjustment is C1, and the index corresponding to adjustment method 1 is 0; adjustment method 2, the pilot signal in the first communication signal after adjustment is C2, and the index corresponding to adjustment method 2 is 1; method 3, the pilot signal in the first communication signal after adjustment is C3, and the index corresponding to adjustment method 3 is 2.
- the second indication information sent by the first device to the second device includes the index "0"
- the second device determines that the pilot signal in the adjusted first communication signal is C1 based on the index "0" included in the second indication information, and the second device performs channel estimation according to the first signal after the adjusted pilot signal C1 and the perception signal B are superimposed.
- the first device may send the second indication information to the second device through multiple methods such as DCI, RRC signaling, or MAC CE; if the first device is a terminal device and the second device is a network device, the first device may send the second indication information to the second device through methods such as UCI; if the first device and the second device are both terminal devices, the first device may send the second indication information to the second device through methods such as SCI.
- the transmission of the communication signal and the perception signal between the first device and the second device can be realized based on any of the above two schemes.
- the first device can also notify the second device of the transmission scheme adopted; if the first device transmits the communication signal and the perception signal based on scheme 1, the first device also needs to notify the second device of the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the first device can send a third indication message to the second device to notify the adopted transmission scheme and the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal when the first transmission scheme is adopted.
- the first device may carry time domain resource information in the third indication information, and indicate, through the time domain resource information, the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal when the first transmission scheme is adopted; wherein the time domain resource information may include the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal, or the time domain resource information may include the starting time point and the length of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal, or the time domain resource information may include the ending time point and the length of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resource in the transmission resource not occupied by the perception signal;
- the format of the third indication information may be as shown in Table 1:
- Table 1 Format of the third indication information
- the transmission scheme includes scheme 1 and scheme 2; if the first device adopts the above scheme 1 to transmit the communication signal and the perception signal, the value corresponding to the transmission scheme is 1, and if the first device adopts the above scheme 2 to transmit the communication signal and the perception signal, the value corresponding to the transmission scheme is 0.
- the value corresponding to the transmission scheme in the third indication information may be a default state; for example, when the first device and the second device pre-agree to adopt scheme 1 or scheme 2, the value corresponding to the transmission scheme in the third indication information may be default.
- the resource occupation mode includes: the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal are all the transmission resources in the target transmission resources except the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal (the resource allocation mode 1 of the above-mentioned perception signal), and the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal are part of the transmission resources in the target transmission resources except the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal (any one of the resource allocation mode 2 of the above-mentioned perception signal, the resource allocation mode 3 of the above-mentioned perception signal, and the resource allocation mode 4 of the above-mentioned perception signal).
- the resource occupation mode is the resource allocation mode 1 of the above-mentioned perception signal, the corresponding value of the resource occupation mode is 0; if the resource occupation mode is any one of the resource allocation mode 2 of the above-mentioned perception signal, the resource allocation mode 3 of the above-mentioned perception signal, and the resource allocation mode 4 of the above-mentioned perception signal, the corresponding value of the resource occupation mode is 1.
- the value corresponding to the resource occupancy mode is 1, it means that the first device does not send a perception signal on all frequency domain resources in the target transmission resources within a certain time length, then it is necessary to notify the second device of the time domain range in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal. Then Ta represents the starting time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal, and Tb represents the end time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal.
- Ta includes 00, 01, 10, and 11.
- Ta takes the value 00 it indicates that the starting time point is the starting time of the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal (for example, if the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal is an OFDM symbol, then the starting time point is the OFDM symbol occupied by the pilot signal).
- Ta takes the value 01 it indicates that the starting time point is the starting time of the second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal and located before the first time domain resource (for example, if the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal is an OFDM symbol, and the second time domain resource includes an OFDM symbol, then the starting time point is an OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol occupied by the pilot signal).
- Ta When Ta takes the value 10, it indicates that the starting time point is the starting time of a perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal. When Ta takes the value 11, it indicates that the starting time point is the starting time of the first P perception signal periods of the perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal, and P is greater than or equal to 1.
- Tb includes 00, 01, 10, and 11.
- Tb takes the value 00, it indicates that the end time point is the end time of the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal (for example, if the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal is an OFDM symbol, then the end time point is the OFDM symbol occupied by the pilot signal).
- Tb takes the value 01, it indicates that the end time point is the end time of the second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal and located after the first time domain resource (for example, if the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal is an OFDM symbol, and the second time domain resource includes an OFDM symbol, then the end time point is an OFDM symbol after the OFDM symbol occupied by the pilot signal).
- Tb When Tb takes the value 10, it indicates that the end time point is the end time of a perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal. When Tb takes the value 11, it indicates that the end time point is the end time of the last Q perception signal periods of the perception signal period including the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal, where Q is greater than or equal to 1.
- the value of Ta carried in the third indication information represents the positional relationship between the starting time point and the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal
- the value of Tb carried in the third indication information represents the positional relationship between the ending time point and the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal
- the first device sends a communication signal to the second device through the target transmission resource, and the position of the pilot signal in the communication signal is known to the first device and the second device. Therefore, after receiving the third indication information, the second device can further determine the position of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal based on Ta and Tb carried in the third indication information and the position of the pilot signal in the communication signal.
- the perception signal can be transmitted on all resources of the target transmission resource when the above-mentioned transmission scheme 2 is adopted to transmit communication signals and perception signals (the value corresponding to the transmission scheme is 0), the resource occupancy mode field, Ta field and Tb field in the third indication information are invalid and the value can be any value.
- the format of the third indication information is introduced below in combination with several different types of communication signals.
- different resource occupation modes may be selected based on different types of communication signals; for example, for a signal in which the pilot signal in the communication signal is concentratedly distributed in the frequency domain, the perception signal may not be sent on all frequency domain resources in the target transmission resource (i.e., any one of the resource allocation mode 2, the resource allocation mode 3 and the resource allocation mode 4 of the perception signal is adopted).
- the perception signal may not be sent on the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal in the target transmission resource (i.e., the resource allocation mode 1 of the perception signal is adopted).
- the perception signal may not be sent on the first time domain resource where the pilot signal is located in the target transmission resource and the time domain resources of a certain length before and after the first time domain resource (i.e., the resource allocation mode 3 or the resource allocation mode 4 of the perception signal is adopted).
- the communication signal is a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) or a channel state information (CSI) signal in which the pilot signal is concentrated in the frequency domain.
- DMRS demodulation reference signal
- CSI channel state information
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource is shown in Figure 20, wherein the time unit included in the time domain resource is an OFDM symbol, the frequency domain unit included in the frequency domain resource is a subcarrier, the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal, and the period of the perception signal is 2 OFDM symbols.
- the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resource block jointly determined by the first time domain resource occupied by the pilot signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resource.
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in Figure 20, and the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource block determined by the third OFDM symbol and all frequency domain units f0 , f1 , f2 ...fN -1 .
- the format of the third indication information sent by the first device to the second device may be as shown in Table 2:
- Table 2 Format of the third indication information
- the communication signal is a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) sparsely distributed in the frequency domain for the pilot signal.
- PTRS phase tracking reference signal
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource is shown in FIG21, where the time unit included in the time domain resource is an OFDM symbol, the frequency domain unit included in the frequency domain resource is a subcarrier, the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal. If the first device can adopt the above-mentioned resource allocation method 1 of the perception signal, the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources occupied by the pilot signal.
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in Figure 21, and the perception signal is not transmitted on the transmission resource block occupied by the pilot signal of the communication signal.
- the format of the third indication information sent by the first device to the second device may be as shown in Table 3:
- Table 3 Format of the third indication information
- the first device adjusts the pilot signal in the communication signal so that the signal after the adjusted pilot signal is superimposed with the perception signal is the same as the pilot signal before the adjustment; then, the format of the third indication information sent by the first device to the second device can be as shown in Table 4:
- Table 4 Format of the third indication information
- the value at this position can be considered invalid. Since when the transmission scheme is 0, it means that the scheme of adjusting the pilot in the communication signal is adopted, the perception signal can be transmitted on all target transmission resources.
- the communication signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block (SSB) that are distributed for a long time in the pilot signal concentration.
- SSB physical broadcast channel block
- the resource allocation method of the communication signal in the target transmission resource is shown in Figure 22, where the time unit included in the time domain resource is an OFDM symbol, the frequency domain unit included in the frequency domain resource is a subcarrier, the position filled with shade is the transmission resource occupied by the pilot signal, and the other positions are the transmission resources occupied by non-pilot signals.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal. If the first device can adopt the above-mentioned resource allocation method 4 of the perception signal, the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resource block jointly determined by the third time domain resources and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the third time domain resources are the second period, the third period and the fourth period of the perception signal.
- the perception signal transmitted in the target transmission resource is shown in Figure 22.
- the format of the third indication information sent by the first device to the second device may be as shown in Table 5:
- Table 5 Format of the third indication information
- the first device adjusts the pilot signal in the communication signal so that the signal after the adjusted pilot signal is superimposed on the perception signal is the same as the pilot signal before the adjustment; then, the format of the third indication information sent by the first device to the second device can be as shown in Table 4.
- the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the time domain resource length of the time domain resource in the transmission resource not occupied by the perception signal;
- the format of the third indication information may be as shown in Table 6:
- Table 6 Format of the third indication information
- ⁇ T represents the time domain resource length; illustratively, the time domain resource length can be the number of time units.
- the value of ⁇ T includes 00, 01, 10, and 11.
- ⁇ T takes the value of 00, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 0, and the end time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the end time of the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal; ⁇ T takes the value of 01, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 1 time unit, and the end time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the end time of one time unit after the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal; ⁇ T takes the value of 10, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 2 time units, and the end time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the end time of two time units after the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal; ⁇ T takes the value of 11, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 3 time units, and the end time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the end time of three time units after the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot
- the time domain resource information includes the end time point and the length of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal;
- the format of the third indication information may be as shown in Table 7:
- Table 7 Format of the third indication information
- ⁇ T represents the time domain resource length; illustratively, the time domain resource length can be the number of time units.
- the values of ⁇ T include 00, 01, 10, and 11.
- ⁇ T takes the value of 00, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 0, and the starting time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the starting time of the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal; ⁇ T takes the value of 01, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 1 time unit, and the starting time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the starting time of a time unit before the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal; ⁇ T takes the value of 10, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 2 time units, and the starting time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the starting time of two time units before the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal; ⁇ T takes the value of 11, indicating that the length of the time domain resources is 3 time units, and the starting time point of the time domain resources in the transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal is the starting time of three time units before the first time domain resources occupied by the
- the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device, as shown in FIG23, the communication device 2300 may include a processing unit 2301 and a transceiver unit 2302.
- the transceiver unit 2302 is used for the communication device 2300 to communicate, such as receiving information, messages, or data, or sending information, messages, or data;
- the processing unit 2301 is used to control and manage the actions of the communication device 2300.
- the processing unit 2301 may also control the steps performed by the transceiver unit 2302.
- the communication device 2300 may specifically be the first device in the above-mentioned embodiment, a processor of the first device, or a chip, or a chip system, or a functional module, etc.
- the processing unit 2301 is used to generate a communication signal and a perception signal; the transceiver unit 2302 is used to send a communication signal and a perception signal to a second device on a target transmission resource; wherein the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal, the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal.
- the transceiver unit 2302 is further configured to:
- First indication information is sent to the second device, where the first indication information is used to indicate transmission resources not occupied by the perception signal in the target transmission resources.
- the unoccupied transmission resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources occupied by the pilot signal.
- the unoccupied transmission resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the unoccupied transmission resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the second time domain resources adjacent to the time domain resources, and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the second time domain resource includes M time units, where M is greater than or equal to 1.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal;
- the unoccupied transmission resources include a third time domain resource with a length of N consecutive periods of the perception signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources, the third time domain resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal, and N is greater than or equal to 1.
- the first indication information includes time domain resource information of unoccupied transmission resources; the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the starting time point of the time domain resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the ending time point of the time domain resources.
- the processing unit 2301 is used to generate a first communication signal and a perception signal; the transceiver unit 2302 is used to send the first communication signal and the perception signal to the second device on the target transmission resource; wherein the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic.
- the processing unit 2301 is specifically used to: adjust the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent according to the perception signal to obtain the first communication signal.
- the first signal is identical to the pilot signal in the second communication signal.
- the transceiver unit 2302 is further used to: send second indication information to the second device, the second indication information being used to indicate an adjustment method for adjusting the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent.
- the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device, as shown in FIG. 24 , the communication device 2400 may include a transceiver unit 2401 and a processing unit 2402.
- the transceiver unit 2401 is used for the communication device 2400 to communicate, such as receiving information, messages, or data, or sending information, messages, or data.
- the processing unit 2402 is used to control and manage the actions of the communication device 2400.
- the processing unit 2402 may also control the steps performed by the transceiver unit 2401.
- the communication device 2400 may specifically be the second device, the processor of the second device, or a chip, or a chip system, or a functional module, etc. in the above-mentioned embodiment.
- the transceiver unit 2401 is used to receive a communication signal and a perception signal sent by a first device on a target transmission resource; wherein the communication signal includes a pilot signal and a non-pilot signal, the transmission resources occupied by the non-pilot signal overlap with the transmission resources occupied by the perception signal, and the perception signal does not occupy the transmission resources used to transmit the pilot signal; the processing unit 2402 is used to perform communication processing according to the communication signal, and perform target perception according to the perception signal.
- the transceiver unit 2401 is also used to: receive first indication information sent by a first device, the first indication information being used to indicate transmission resources not occupied by a perception signal in a target transmission resource; the processing unit 2402 is specifically used to: obtain a perception signal for target perception according to the first indication information.
- the unoccupied transmission resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and the frequency domain resources where the pilot signal is located.
- the unoccupied transmission resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the unoccupied transmission resources include a first time domain resource occupied by a pilot signal, a second time domain resource adjacent to the first time domain resource, and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources.
- the second time domain resource includes M time units, where M is greater than or equal to 1.
- the perception signal is a periodic signal;
- the unoccupied transmission resources include a third time domain resource with a length of N consecutive periods of the perception signal and all frequency domain resources of the target transmission resources, the third time domain resources include the first time domain resources occupied by the pilot signal, and N is greater than or equal to 1.
- the first indication information includes time domain resource information of unoccupied transmission resources; the time domain resource information includes the starting time point and the ending time point of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the starting time point of the time domain resources; or, the time domain resource information includes the length of the time domain resources in the unoccupied transmission resources and the ending time point of the time domain resources.
- the transceiver unit 2401 is used to receive a first communication signal and a perception signal sent by a first device on a target transmission resource; wherein the first signal after the pilot signal in the first communication signal and the perception signal are superimposed has a constant mode characteristic; the processing unit 2402 is used to perform communication processing according to the communication signal, and to perform target perception according to the perception signal.
- the first communication signal is obtained by the first device adjusting a pilot signal of a second communication signal to be sent according to a perception signal.
- the first signal is identical to the pilot signal in the second communication signal.
- the transceiver unit 2401 is also used to: receive second indication information sent by the first device, the second indication information is used to indicate an adjustment method for adjusting the pilot signal of the second communication signal to be sent; the processing unit 2402 is also used to: perform channel estimation based on the second indication information and the first signal.
- each functional unit in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
- the above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.
- the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.
- the technical solution of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application.
- the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard drives, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.
- the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device, as shown in FIG. 25
- the communication device 2500 may include a processor 2501.
- the processor 2501 may be coupled to a memory.
- the memory may be integrated with the processor 2501, such as the memory 25021 in FIG. 25 ; or it may be included in the communication device 2500 and separately arranged from the processor 2501, such as the memory 25022 in FIG. 25 .
- the memory may also be arranged outside the communication device 2500, such as the memory 25023 in FIG. 25 .
- the processor 2501 may send and receive signals, information, messages, etc. through a communication interface 2503.
- the communication interface 2503 may be included in the communication device 2500; or it may be arranged outside the communication device 2500 and connected to the communication device 2500.
- the processor 2501 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP) or a combination of a CPU and a NP.
- the processor 2501 may further include a hardware chip.
- the hardware chip may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD) or a combination thereof.
- the PLD may be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL) or any combination thereof.
- the memory is used to store programs, computer instructions or configuration files of logic circuits, etc.
- the program may include program code, and the program code includes computer operation instructions.
- the memory may include RAM, and may also include non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as one or more disk memories.
- the processor 2501 executes the application program stored in the memory to implement the above functions, thereby realizing the functions of the communication device 2500.
- the communication device 2500 may be the first device in the above embodiment; or may be the second device in the above embodiment.
- the processor 2501 can implement the operation performed by the first device in the above embodiment.
- the processor 2501 can implement the operation performed by the first device in the above embodiment.
- the processor 2501 can implement other operations except the sending and receiving operations performed by the second device in the above embodiment.
- the processor 2501 can implement other operations except the sending and receiving operations performed by the second device in the above embodiment.
- the embodiment of the present application also provides another communication device 2600, which can be used to implement the functions of the first device and the second device in the above method.
- the communication device 2600 can be a communication device or a chip in the communication device.
- the communication device may include: at least one input-output interface 2610 and a logic circuit 2620.
- the input-output interface 2610 can be an input-output circuit.
- the logic circuit 2620 can be a signal processor, a chip, or other integrated circuit that can implement the method of the present application.
- At least one input/output interface 2610 is used for input or output of information, signals or data, etc.
- the input/output interface 2610 is used for outputting second information to send communication signals and perception signals.
- the input/output interface 2610 is used for receiving communication signals and perception signals.
- the logic circuit 2620 is used to execute some or all steps of any method provided in the embodiments of the present application. For example, when the device is a first device, it is used to execute the steps executed by the first device in various possible implementations in the above method embodiments, such as the logic circuit 2620 is used to determine the transmission resources occupied by the communication signal and the perception signal. When the device is a second device, it is used to execute the steps executed by the second device in various possible implementation methods in the above method embodiments, such as the logic circuit 2620 is used to perform communication processing according to the communication signal, and to perform target perception according to the perception signal.
- the terminal chip When the above communication device is a chip applied to a terminal, the terminal chip implements the functions of the terminal in the above method embodiment.
- the terminal chip receives information from other modules in the terminal (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna), and the information is sent to the terminal by other terminals or network devices; or the terminal chip outputs information to other modules in the terminal (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna), and the information is sent to other terminals or network devices by the terminal.
- the network device chip When the above communication device is a chip applied to a network device, the network device chip implements the functions of the network device in the above method embodiment.
- the network device chip receives information from other modules in the network device (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna), and the information is sent to the network device by a terminal or other network device; or the network device chip outputs information to other modules in the network device (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna), and the information is sent to the terminal or other network device by the network device.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, which may include the first device and the second device involved in the above embodiments.
- the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is used to store a computer program.
- the computer program When the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in Figure 4 or Figure 19 above.
- the computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer.
- the computer-readable medium may include a non-transient computer-readable medium, a random-access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store the desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer.
- RAM random-access memory
- ROM read-only memory
- EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
- CD-ROM or other optical disk storage a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store the desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer.
- An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which is used to store a computer program.
- the computer program When the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in Figure 4 or Figure 19 above.
- An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, including a processor, which is coupled to a memory and is used to call a program in the memory so that the chip implements the method provided in the embodiment shown in Figure 4 or Figure 19 above.
- An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, which is coupled to a memory and is used to implement the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 19 above.
- the embodiments of the present application may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present application may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment in combination with software and hardware. Moreover, the present application may adopt the form of a computer program product implemented in one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) that contain computer-usable program code.
- a computer-usable storage media including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.
- These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a manufactured product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and/or one or more boxes in the block diagram.
- These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operational steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, whereby the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and/or one or more boxes in the block diagram.
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| 控制字 | 传输方案 | 资源占用方式 | Ta | Tb |
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- 一种通信方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:第一装置生成通信信号和感知信号;所述第一装置在目标传输资源上向第二装置发送所述通信信号和所述感知信号;其中,所述通信信号包括导频信号和非导频信号,所述非导频信号占用的传输资源和感知信号占用的传输资源有重叠,所述感知信号不占用用于传输所述导频信号的传输资源。
- 如权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第一装置向所述第二装置发送第一指示信息,所述第一指示信息用于指示所述感知信号在所述目标传输资源中未占用的传输资源。
- 如权利要求2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述未占用的传输资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源和所述导频信号占用的频域资源。
- 如权利要求2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述未占用的传输资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源和所述目标传输资源的全部频域资源。
- 如权利要求2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述未占用的传输资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源以及与所述第一时域资源相邻的第二时域资源、和所述目标传输资源的全部频域资源。
- 如权利要求5所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二时域资源包括M个时间单元,所述M大于或等于1。
- 如权利要求2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述感知信号为周期信号;所述未占用的传输资源包括长度为N个连续感知信号的周期的第三时域资源和所述目标传输资源的全部频域资源,所述第三时域资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源,所述N大于或等于1。
- 如权利要求5~7任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息中包括所述未占用的传输资源的时域资源信息;所述时域资源信息包括所述未占用的传输资源中时域资源的起始时间点和结束时间点;或者,所述时域资源信息包括所述未占用的传输资源中时域资源的长度和时域资源的起始时间点;或者,所述时域资源信息包括所述未占用的传输资源中时域资源的长度和时域资源的结束时间点。
- 一种通信方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:第二装置接收第一装置在目标传输资源上发送的通信信号和感知信号;其中,所述通信信号包括导频信号和非导频信号,所述非导频信号占用的传输资源和感知信号占用的传输资源有重叠,所述感知信号不占用用于传输所述导频信号的传输资源;所述第二设备根据所述通信信号进行通信处理,以及根据所述感知信号进行目标感知。
- 如权利要求9所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第二装置接收所述第一装置发送的第一指示信息,所述第一指示信息用于指示所述感知信号在所述目标传输资源中未占用的传输资源;所述第二装置根据所述第一指示信息,获取所述感知信号进行目标感知。
- 如权利要求10所述的方法,其特征在于,所述未占用的传输资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源和所述导频信号所在的频域资源。
- 如权利要求10所述的方法,其特征在于,所述未占用的传输资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源和所述目标传输资源的全部频域资源。
- 如权利要求10所述的方法,其特征在于,所述未占用的传输资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源以及与所述第一时域资源相邻的第二时域资源、和所述目标传输资源的全部频域资源。
- 如权利要求13所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二时域资源包括M个时间单元,所述M大于或等于1。
- 如权利要求10所述的方法,其特征在于,所述感知信号为周期信号;所述未占用的传输资源包括长度为N个连续感知信号的周期的第三时域资源和所述目标传输资源的全部频域资源,所述第三时域资源包括所述导频信号占用的第一时域资源,所述N大于或等于1。
- 如权利要求11~15任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息中包括所述未占用的传输资源的时域资源信息;所述时域资源信息包括所述未占用的传输资源中时域资源的起始时间点和结束时间点;或者,所述时域资源信息包括所述未占用的传输资源中时域资源的长度和时域资源的起始时间点;或者,所述时域资源信息包括所述未占用的传输资源中时域资源的长度和时域资源的结束时间点。
- 一种通信方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:第一装置生成第一通信信号和感知信号;所述第一装置在目标传输资源上发送所述第一通信信号和所述感知信号;其中,所述第一通信信号中的导频信号与所述感知信号叠加后的第一信号具备恒模特性。
- 如权利要求17所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一装置生成第一通信信号,包括:所述第一装置根据所述感知信号,对待发送的第二通信信号的导频信号进行调整,得到所述第一通信信号。
- 如权利要求18所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一信号与所述第二通信信号中的导频信号相同。
- 如权利要求18所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第一装置向所述第二装置发送第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示对待发送的所述第二通信信号的导频信号进行调整的调整方式。
- 一种通信方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:第二装置接收第一装置在目标传输资源上发送的第一通信信号和感知信号;其中,所述第一通信信号中的导频信号与所述感知信号叠加后的第一信号具备恒模特性;所述第二装置根据所述通信信号进行通信处理,以及根据所述感知信号进行目标感知。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一通信信号是所述第一装置根据所述感知信号,对待发送的第二通信信号的导频信号进行调整得到的。
- 如权利要求22所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一信号与所述第二通信信号中的导频信号相同。
- 如权利要求22所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第二装置接收所述第一装置发送的第二指示信息,所述第二指示信息用于指示对 待发送的所述第二通信信号的导频信号进行调整的调整方式;所述第二装置根据所述第二指示信息以及所述第一信号进行信道估计。
- 一种通信装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括用于执行权利要求1-8任一项所述的方法的模块或单元。
- 一种通信装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括用于执行权利要求9-16任一项所述的方法的模块或单元。
- 一种通信装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括用于执行权利要求17-20任一项所述的方法的模块或单元。
- 一种通信装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括用于执行权利要求21-24任一项所述的方法的模块或单元。
- 一种通信装置,其特征在于,包括处理器,所述处理器用于通过调用存储器中的计算机指令或逻辑电路以执行如权利要求1-8任一项所述的方法,或者,所述处理器用于通过调用存储器中的计算机指令或逻辑电路以执行如权利要求17-20任一项所述的方法。
- 如权利要求29所述的装置,其特征在于,还包括所述存储器。
- 如权利要求29或30所述的装置,其特征在于,还包括通信接口,所述通信接口用于收发信号。
- 一种通信装置,其特征在于,包括处理器,所述处理器用于通过调用存储器中的计算机指令或逻辑电路以执行如权利要求9-16任一项所述的方法,或者,所述处理器用于通过调用存储器中的计算机指令或逻辑电路以执行如权利要求21-24任一项所述的方法。
- 如权利要求32所述的装置,其特征在于,还包括所述存储器。
- 如权利要求32或33所述的装置,其特征在于,还包括通信接口,所述通信接口用于收发信号。
- 一种计算机可读存储介质,其特征在于,所述计算机可读存储介质中存储有计算机可执行指令,所述计算机可执行指令在被所述计算机调用时如权利要求1-8中任一项所述的方法被执行,或者如权利要求9-16中任一项所述的方法被执行,或者如权利要求17-20中任一项所述的方法被执行,或者如权利要求21-24中任一项所述的方法被执行。
- 一种计算机程序产品,其特征在于,包含指令,当所述指令在计算机上运行时,使得如权利要求1-8中任一项所述的方法被执行,或者使得如权利要求9-16中任一项所述的方法被执行,或者使得如权利要求17-20中任一项所述的方法被执行,或者使得如权利要求21-24中任一项所述的方法被执行。
- 一种通信系统,其特征在于,包括权利要求25、27、29-31任一项所述的通信装置以及权利要求26、28、32-34任一项所述的通信装置。
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