WO2026025699A1 - Procédé de communication et appareil de communication - Google Patents

Procédé de communication et appareil de communication

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WO2026025699A1
WO2026025699A1 PCT/CN2024/129725 CN2024129725W WO2026025699A1 WO 2026025699 A1 WO2026025699 A1 WO 2026025699A1 CN 2024129725 W CN2024129725 W CN 2024129725W WO 2026025699 A1 WO2026025699 A1 WO 2026025699A1
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carrier
configuration information
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Qianli Ma
Liqing Zhang
Hua Xu
Jianglei Ma
Huilian YANG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
    • H04L5/003—Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path
    • H04L5/0048—Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
    • H04L5/0001—Arrangements for dividing the transmission path
    • H04L5/0003—Two-dimensional division
    • H04L5/0005—Time-frequency
    • H04L5/0007—Time-frequency the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT
    • H04L5/001—Time-frequency the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
    • H04L5/0001—Arrangements for dividing the transmission path
    • H04L5/0014—Three-dimensional division
    • H04L5/0023—Time-frequency-space
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
    • H04L5/003—Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path
    • H04L5/0048—Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
    • H04L5/005—Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
    • H04L5/0091—Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information
    • H04L5/0094—Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated

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  • Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and more specifically, to a communication method and communication apparatus.
  • a user equipment may receive reference signals from multiple network nodes, as well as receive reference signals mapped on multiple carriers.
  • each signal is configured and measured individually, it may cause a significant processing burden for UE.
  • Embodiments of the present application provide a communication method and communication apparatus that can reduce UE processing burden.
  • a method is described.
  • the method may be applied at a terminal side, for example, a terminal (e.g., user equipment (UE) ) or a module in a terminal, a circuit or a chip (for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function in a terminal.
  • a terminal e.g., user equipment (UE)
  • a module in a terminal for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function in a terminal.
  • SoC system on chip
  • SIP system in package
  • the terminal receives configuration information, where the configuration information indicates a relationship between a first set of reference signals and a second set of reference signals, and the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals is inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals; and the terminal performs channel measurements on the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals based on the relationship; where, the first set of reference signals is associated with a first carrier, and the second set of reference signals is associated with a second carrier; and/or the first set of reference signals is associated with a first network node, and the second set of reference signals is associated with a second network node.
  • a relationship between the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals is defined, where the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals can be inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • sets of reference signals associated with the first carrier and the second carrier may have the relationship, and/or sets of reference signals associated with the first network node or the second network node may have the relationship.
  • the parameter set that can be inferred does not require additional indication or configuration, reducing resource overhead.
  • a method may be applied to a network side, for example, a location server (e.g., a network node) or a component (for example, a circuit, a chip, or a chip system) in a location server on a network side.
  • the method is applied to a location server.
  • the location server generates configuration information, where the configuration information indicates a relationship between a first set of reference signals and a second set of reference signals, and the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals is inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals; and the location server transmits the configuration information.
  • the method further includes: the location server transmits one or more of the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals.
  • the configuration information includes a transmission configuration indication (TCI) that indicates the relationship.
  • TCI transmission configuration indication
  • At least one TCI index (which is related to carriers and/or network nodes) may be defined, where the TCI index can indicate the relationship.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first carrier
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second carrier
  • the configuration information further indicates the first carrier and the second carrier.
  • the configuration information indicates the first carrier and the second carrier, so that the terminal can know that the sets of reference signals associated with the first carrier and the second carrier have a relationship.
  • a first set of carriers includes the first carrier and the second carrier, and the configuration information further indicates the first set of carriers.
  • a first set of carriers may be predefined or preconfigured.
  • the configuration information indicates the first set of carriers, and the terminal may know that sets of reference signals associated with the first set of carriers have a relationship.
  • a second set of carriers comprises the first carrier
  • a third set of carriers comprises the second carrier
  • the configuration information further indicates the second set of carriers and the third set of the carriers.
  • a second set of carriers and a third set of carriers may be predefined or preconfigured.
  • the configuration information indicates the second set of carriers and the third set of carriers, and the terminal may know that sets of reference signals associated with the second set of carriers and the third set of carriers have a relationship.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first network node
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second network node
  • the configuration information indicates the first network node and the second network node.
  • the configuration information indicates the first network node and the second network node, and the terminal may know that sets of reference signals associated with the first network node and the second network node have a relationship.
  • the configuration information further indicates at least one third carrier, and the at least one third carrier is associated with both the first network node and the second network node.
  • the first network node and the second network node may share the at least one third carrier to transmit sets of reference signals.
  • the configuration information further indicates at least one fourth carrier and at least one fifth carrier, the at least one fourth carrier is associated with the first network node, and the at least one fifth carrier is associated with the second network node.
  • sets of reference signals associated with different network nodes and different carriers could have a relationship.
  • the configuration information further indicates a fourth set of carriers, the fourth set of carriers comprises the at least one fourth carrier and the at least one fifth carrier.
  • a fourth set of carriers may be predefined or preconfigured, and both the first network node and the second network node can be associated with the fourth set of carriers.
  • the configuration information further indicates a fifth set of carriers and a sixth set of carriers, the fifth set of carriers comprises the at least one fourth carrier, the sixth set of carriers comprises the at least one fifth carrier.
  • a fifth set of carriers and a sixth set of carriers may be predefined or preconfigured, and the first network node and the second network node can be associated with different sets of carriers.
  • one of at least one carrier associated with the first set of reference signals and at least one carrier associated with the second set of reference signals is an initial access carrier, an anchor carrier or a serving carrier.
  • a set of reference signals associated with an initial access carrier, an anchor carrier or a serving carrier may have a relationship with another set of reference signals.
  • the first set of reference signals comprises channel state information-reference signals, demodulation reference signals, or phase-tracking reference signals; and the second reference signals comprise channel state information-reference signals, demodulation reference signals, or phase-tracking reference signals.
  • the relationship is a Quasi co-located relationship.
  • the first parameter set indicates a first set of beams
  • the second parameter set indicates a second set of beams
  • the first set of beams can be inferred from the second set of beams.
  • the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals may share the same beam directions.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first network node
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second network node
  • a time resource associated with the first set of reference signals partially or fully overlaps with a time resource associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • a time resource associated with the first set of reference signals partially or fully overlaps with a time resource associated with the second set of reference signals, that is, the time resource can be shared by the sets of reference signals, making full use of time resources.
  • the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals are associated with a same carrier, and the first set of reference signals is code-division multiplexed with the second set of reference signals, or the first set of reference signals is frequency-division multiplexed with the second set of reference signals.
  • two sets of reference signals which are associated with the same carrier, can be code-division multiplexed or frequency-division multiplexed.
  • the terminal could distinguish the two sets of reference signals that simultaneously transmit associated with the same carrier, improving utilization of the resource.
  • the configuration information further indicates switching time associated with the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals, and the switching time comprises one or more of: beam switching time, frequency switching time.
  • the network side and the terminal can align the transmission time of sets of reference signals through the switching time, ensuring reliable reception of the sets of reference signals.
  • a method is described.
  • the method may be applied at a terminal side, for example, a terminal (e.g., user equipment (UE) ) or a module in a terminal, a circuit or a chip (for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function in a terminal.
  • a terminal e.g., user equipment (UE)
  • a module in a terminal for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function in a terminal.
  • SoC system on chip
  • SIP system in package
  • the terminal receives configuration information, wherein the configuration information indicates a Quasi co-located relationship between a first set of reference signals and a second set of reference signals; and the terminal performs channel measurements on the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals based on the relationship; where the first set of reference signals is associated with a first carrier, and the second set of reference signals is associated with a second carrier; and/or the first set of reference signals is associated with a first network node, and the second set of reference signals is associated with a second network node.
  • a method is described.
  • the method may be applied at a terminal side, for example, a terminal (e.g., user equipment (UE) ) or a module in a terminal, a circuit or a chip (for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function in a terminal.
  • a terminal e.g., user equipment (UE)
  • a module in a terminal for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function in a terminal.
  • SoC system on chip
  • SIP system in package
  • the terminal receives configuration information, where the configuration information indicates at least one set of carriers associated with one or more sets of reference signals, each of the set of carriers includes one or more carriers, and the each of the set of carriers is associated with at least one public land mobile network (PLMN) ; and the terminal receives the at least one set of reference signals.
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • a method may be applied to a network side, for example, a location server (e.g., a network node) or a component (for example, a circuit, a chip, or a chip system) in a location server on a network side.
  • the method is applied to a location server.
  • the location server generates configuration information, where the configuration information indicates at least one set of carriers associated with one or more sets of reference signals, each of the set of carriers comprises one or more carriers, and the each of the set of carriers is associated with at least one public land mobile network (PLMN) ; and the location server transmits the configuration information.
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • a set of carriers associated with multiple PLMNs there may be a set of carriers associated with multiple PLMNs. That is, a set of carriers may be shared by multiple operators, and the multiple operators may serve the same terminal.
  • a communication apparatus has a function of implementing the first aspect.
  • the communication apparatus includes a corresponding module, unit, or means for performing operations in the first aspect.
  • the module, unit, or means may be specifically implemented using software, may be implemented by using hardware, or may be implemented by using software in combination with hardware.
  • a communication apparatus has a function of implementing the second aspect.
  • the communication apparatus includes a corresponding module, unit, or means for performing operations in the second aspect.
  • the module, unit, or means may be specifically implemented using software, may be implemented by using hardware, or may be implemented by using software in combination with hardware.
  • a communication apparatus has a function of implementing the third aspect.
  • the communication apparatus includes a corresponding module, unit, or means for performing operations in the third aspect.
  • the module, unit, or means may be specifically implemented using software, may be implemented by using hardware, or may be implemented by using software in combination with hardware.
  • a communication apparatus has a function of implementing the fourth aspect.
  • the communication apparatus includes a corresponding module, unit, or means for performing operations in the fourth aspect.
  • the module, unit, or means may be specifically implemented using software, may be implemented by using hardware, or may be implemented by using software in combination with hardware.
  • a communication apparatus has a function of implementing the fifth aspect.
  • the communication apparatus includes a corresponding module, unit, or means for performing operations in the fifth aspect.
  • the module, unit, or means may be specifically implemented using software, may be implemented by using hardware, or may be implemented by using software in combination with hardware.
  • the communication apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors.
  • the memory is configured to store part or all of a necessary computer program or instructions for implementing a function in the first aspect or the fourth aspect.
  • One or more processors may execute the computer program or the instructions, and when the computer program or the instructions are executed, the communication apparatus is enabled to implement the method in any possible design or implementation of the first aspect or the fourth aspect.
  • the communication apparatus may further include an interface circuit, and the processor is configured to communicate with another apparatus or component through the interface circuit.
  • the communication apparatus may further include a memory.
  • the communication apparatus may be a terminal, a module in a terminal, or a chip responsible for a communication function in a terminal, for example, a modem chip (also referred to as a baseband chip) or an SoC chip, or an SIP chip that includes a modem module.
  • a modem chip also referred to as a baseband chip
  • SoC chip SoC chip
  • SIP chip that includes a modem module.
  • the communication apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors.
  • the memory is configured to store part or all of a necessary computer program or instructions for implementing a function in the second aspect, the third aspect or the fifth aspect.
  • One or more processors may execute the computer program or the instructions, and when the computer program or the instructions are executed, the communication apparatus is enabled to implement the method in any possible design or implementation of the second aspect.
  • the communication apparatus may further include an interface circuit, and the processor is configured to communicate with another apparatus or component through the interface circuit.
  • the communication apparatus may further include a memory.
  • the communication apparatus may be a location server, a module in a location server, or a chip responsible for a communication function in a location server, for example, a modem chip (also referred to as a baseband chip) or an SoC chip or a SIP chip that includes a modem module.
  • a modem chip also referred to as a baseband chip
  • SoC chip or a SIP chip that includes a modem module.
  • a communication system includes a first communication apparatus and/or a second communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus is configured to perform the method in any possible implementation of the first aspect, and the second communication apparatus is configured to perform the method in any possible implementation of the second aspect.
  • the communication system further includes a third communication apparatus, and the third communication apparatus is configured to perform the method in any possible implementation of the third aspect.
  • a communication system includes a first communication apparatus and/or a second communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus is configured to perform the method in any possible implementation of the fourth aspect, and the second communication apparatus is configured to perform the method in any possible implementation of the fifth aspect.
  • a computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions, and when a computer reads and executes the computer-readable instructions, the computer is enabled to perform the method in any one of the possible designs of the first, the second, the third, the fourth, or the fifth aspect.
  • this application provides a computer program product.
  • the computer When a computer reads and executes the computer program product, the computer is enabled to perform the method in any one of the possible designs of the first, the second, the third, the fourth, or the fifth aspect.
  • this application provides a system comprising at least one of an apparatus in (or at) a terminal of the present application, or an apparatus in (or at) a network node of the present application.
  • this application provides a method performed by a system comprising at least one of an apparatus in (or at) a terminal of the present application, and an apparatus in (or at) a network node of the present application.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario according to this application.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example communications system 100
  • FIG. 3 illustrates another example of an ED and a base station
  • FIG. 4 illustrates units or modules in a device
  • FIG. 5 illustrates example apparatus 510 according to an implementation of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example of an apparatus 410
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a communication system according to embodiments of this application
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of Uni-Cs according to embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic diagram of Uni-Cs shared by multiple operators according to embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a schematic diagram of an anchor CC and initial CC according to embodiments of this application
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic diagram of a set of beams according to some embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a schematic diagram of sets of reference signals transmitted by different network nodes according to some embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates another schematic diagram of sets of reference signals transmitted by different network nodes according to some embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a schematic diagram of port division according to some embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a schematic diagram of transmit power according to embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a schematic diagram of network side powering on/off according to embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 17 illustrates a flow chart of transmitting with the same network node according to embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 18 illustrates a flow chart of transmitting with the different network nodes according to embodiments of this application.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an example communication system according to an implementation of the present disclosure, there is shown a communication system 100 that includes a radio access network (RAN) 120, one or more communication electronic devices (EDs) 10a, 110b, 110c, 110d, 110e, 110f, 110g, 110h, 110i, 110j (collectively referred to as 110) , a core network 130, a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 140, the Internet 150, and other networks 160 .
  • the RAN 120 may include, but is not limited to, a future generation RAN, or a legacy RAN such as, but not limited to, 5th generation (5G) , 4th generation (4G) , 3rd generation (3G) or 2nd generation (2G) radio access network.
  • the RAN 120 may be, for example, an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) , a NextGen RAN (NG RAN) , or some other type of RAN.
  • UMTS Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • NG RAN NextGen RAN
  • Examples of RAN 120 based on the evolution of telecommunications standards include, but is not limited to, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) for 2G, UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) based on WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and CDMA2000 for 3G, LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) for 4G, and NR (New Radio) for 5G.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • CDMA2000 Code Division
  • the RAN 120 may use any radio access technology (RAT) in the wireless interface between the one or more EDs 110 and the RAN 120.
  • RAT radio access technology
  • the term “radio access” may refer to the future generation air interface standards which may include both terrestrial networks (TNs) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) . These networks will be described in greater detail below in conjunction with various implementations.
  • the one or more communication EDs 110 also referred to as “user equipment”
  • the core network (CN) 130 is a part of the communication system 100 and consists of network nodes (e.g., 170a, 170b) which provide support for the network features and telecommunication services.
  • the CN 130 may be dependent on the RAT used in the communication system 100.
  • the CN 130 may be access-agnostic, i.e., the CN 130 may be independent of the RAT used in the communication system 100.
  • the CN 130 is the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) in 4G, also known as the Evolved Packet System (EPS) .
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • EPS Evolved Packet System
  • the CN 130 is the 5G Core (5GC) which was developed as part of the 5G System (5GS) .
  • the CN 130 also enables integration of different 3GPP and non-3GPP access types.
  • the CN 130 also provides the interface towards external networks that may include the PSTN 140, the Internet 150, and other networks 160 in the communication system 100.
  • the communication system 100 facilitates interaction between multiple wireless or wired elements.
  • the communication system 100 may transmit different types of content, such as voice, data, video, and/or text, through different transmission methods such as, but not limited to, broadcast, multicast, groupcast, and unicast.
  • the communication system 100 operates by allocating and/or sharing resources, such as carrier spectrum bandwidth, among its constituent elements.
  • the communication system 100 may provide a wide range of communication services and applications including, but not limited to, Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) services, Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) services, Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) services, Integrated Sensing And Communication (ISAC) , immersive communication, Ultra-massive Machine-Type Communication (uMTC) , hyper reliable and low-latency communication, ubiquitous connectivity, integrated AI and communication, and other services that can be provided by a future generation communication system.
  • the communication system 100 may provide other services and applications such as, but not limited to, earth monitoring, remote sensing, passive sensing and positioning, navigation and tracking, autonomous delivery and mobility and the like.
  • the communication system 100 may include a terrestrial communication system (or network) and/or a non-terrestrial communication system (or network) .
  • the communication system 100 may provide a high degree of availability and robustness through a joint operation of the terrestrial communication system and the non-terrestrial communication system. For example, integrating a non-terrestrial communication system (or components thereof) into a terrestrial communication system can result in a heterogeneous network comprising multiple layers. The heterogeneous network may achieve better overall performance through efficient multi-link joint operation, more flexible functionality sharing, and faster physical layer link switching between terrestrial networks and non-terrestrial networks.
  • the terrestrial communication system and the non-terrestrial communication system could be considered as sub-systems of the communication system 100.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates another example communication system 100 according to an implementation of the present disclosure
  • the communication system 100 includes EDs 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d (collectively referred to as ED 110) , RANs 120a, 120b, one or more CNs 130, a PSTN 140, the Internet 150, and other networks 160. Additionally, the communication system 100 may also include a non-terrestrial network (NTN) 120c.
  • the RANs 120a and120b may include network nodes 170a and 170b respectively.
  • Examples of network nodes 170a, 170b include base stations, which can be generally referred to as terrestrial network (TN) devices or terrestrial transmit and receive points (T-TRPs) 170a and 170b (collectively referred to as 170) .
  • TN terrestrial network
  • T-TRPs terrestrial transmit and receive points
  • the terms “TRP” and “base station” are used interchangeably unless otherwise specified.
  • this disclosure primarily refers to network nodes as base stations; however, unless explicitly stated otherwise, references to TRP are considered non-limiting and interchangeable.
  • the T-TRPs 170a, 170b may be base stations mounted on a building or tower.
  • the NTN 120c includes a RAN node such as a base station 172, which may be generally referred to as an NTN device, a non-terrestrial node, a non-terrestrial network device, a non-terrestrial base station, or a non-terrestrial transmit and receive point (NT-TRP) 172.
  • a RAN node such as a base station 172, which may be generally referred to as an NTN device, a non-terrestrial node, a non-terrestrial network device, a non-terrestrial base station, or a non-terrestrial transmit and receive point (NT-TRP) 172.
  • a RAN node such as a base station 172, which may be generally referred to as an NTN device, a non-terrestrial node, a non-terrestrial network device, a non-terrestrial base station, or a non-terrestrial transmit and receive point (NT-TRP) 172.
  • NTN device such as
  • the NT-TRP 172 is not attached to the ground, for example, as in the case of an airborne base station.
  • An airborne base station may be implemented using communication equipment supported or carried by a flying device.
  • a flying device may include, but is not limited to, an airborne platform (such as a blimp or an airship) , balloon, drone (such as quadcopter) , and other types of aerial vehicles.
  • an airborne base station may be supported or carried by an unmanned aerial system (UAS) or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , such as a drone.
  • UAS unmanned aerial system
  • UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
  • An airborne base station may be a moveable or mobile base station that can be flexibly deployed in different locations to meet network demand.
  • a satellite base station is another example of a non-terrestrial base station.
  • a satellite base station may be implemented using communication equipment supported or carried by a satellite.
  • a satellite base station may also be referred to as an orbiting base station.
  • High altitude platforms are yet another example of non-terrestrial base stations, including international mobile telecommunication base stations.
  • a “TRP” may also refer to a T-TRP or an NT-TRP
  • a “T-TRP” may also refer to a “TN TRP”
  • an “NT-TRP” may also refer to an “NTN TRP” .
  • the NTN 120c may be considered a RAN, sharing operational aspects with RANs 120a, 120b.
  • the NTN 120c may include at least one NTN device and at least one corresponding terrestrial network device.
  • the at least one NTN device may function as a transport layer device and the at least one corresponding terrestrial network device may function as a RAN node, communicating with the ED 110 via the NTN device.
  • an NTN gateway on the ground (referred to as a terrestrial network device) that also functions as a transport layer device facilitating communication with both the NTN device and the RAN node.
  • the RAN node may communicate with the ED 110 via the NTN device and the NTN gateway.
  • the NTN gateway and the RAN node may be located within the same device.
  • a base station 170 (also referred to as a TRP as stated above) is a network element within a radio access network responsible for radio transmission and reception in one or more cells to or from the ED (such as a user equipment) .
  • the base station 170 may also be known as a base transceiver station (BTS) , a radio base station, a network node, a network device, a device on the network side, a transmit/receive node, a Node B, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB or eNB) , a Home eNodeB, a next Generation NodeB (gNB) , a transmission point (TP) , a site controller, an access point (AP) , a wireless router, a relay station, a terrestrial node, a terrestrial network device, a terrestrial base station, a non-terrestrial node, a non-terrestrial network device, a non-terrestrial base station, and a positioning node, among other
  • the base station 170 may be a macro base station (BS) , a pico BS, a relay node, a donor node, or combinations thereof.
  • BS macro base station
  • pico BS a relay node
  • donor node a donor node
  • the base station 170 may be interpreted as the base station itself, one or more modules (or units) in the base station, a circuit or chip, or a combination thereof, performing the method.
  • the circuit or chip may include a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, a system on chip (SoC) including a modem core, system in package (SIP) ) , and the like, and may be responsible for one or more communication functions within the base station.
  • SoC system on chip
  • SIP system in package
  • the EDs 110a-110d and TRPs 170a-170b, 172 are examples of communication equipment configured to implement some or all of the operations and/or implementations described herein.
  • the T-TRP 170a forms part of the RAN 120a, which may include other TRPs, and/or other devices.
  • the TRP 170b forms part of the RAN 120b, which may include other TRPs, and/or devices.
  • Each TRP 170a, 170b may transmit and/or receive wireless signals within a particular geographic region or area, sometimes referred to as a “cell” or a “coverage area” .
  • the TRPs 170a-170b may be responsible for allocating and/or configuring resources and transmission and/or reception in a set of cell (s) .
  • a cell is a radio network object that can be uniquely identified by a cell identification that is broadcasted over a geographical region or area from base stations associated with the cell.
  • a cell can work in either FDD or TDD mode.
  • a cell may be further divided into cell sectors, and a base station 170a-170b may, for example, employ one or more transceivers to provide services to one or more sectors.
  • Some implementations may include pico or femto cells if supported by the radio access technology.
  • one or more transceivers could be used for each cell, such as with Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology.
  • MIMO Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
  • the number of RANs 120a-120b shown is merely an example. Any number of RANs may be contemplated when designing the communication system 100.
  • a base station may be a single element, as shown in the figures, or multiple elements distributed throughout the corresponding RAN, or otherwise configured.
  • a plurality of RAN nodes coordinate to assist the ED 110 in implementing radio access, and different RAN nodes separately implement and handle different functions of the base station.
  • the RAN node may be a central unit (CU) , a distributed unit (DU) , a CU-control plane (CP) , a CU-user plane (UP) , or a radio unit (RU) etc.
  • the CU and the DU may be separately deployed, or included within the same element (i.e., a baseband unit (BBU) ) .
  • BBU baseband unit
  • the RU may be included in a radio frequency device or a radio frequency unit (i.e., a remote radio unit (RRU) , an active antenna unit (AAU) , or a remote radio head (RRH) ) .
  • a radio frequency unit i.e., a remote radio unit (RRU) , an active antenna unit (AAU) , or a remote radio head (RRH)
  • RRU remote radio unit
  • AAU active antenna unit
  • RRH remote radio head
  • the CU or the CU-CP and the CU-UP
  • the DU or the RU may be known by different names, but their functions are understood by person skilled in the art.
  • a CU may be referred to as an open CU (O-CU)
  • a DU may be referred to as an open DU (O-DU)
  • a CU-CP may be referred to as an open CU-CP (O-CU-CP)
  • the CU-UP may also be referred to as an open CU-UP (O-CU-UP)
  • the RU may also be referred to as an open RU (O-RU) .
  • Any one of the CU (or the CU-CP, the CU-UP) , the DU, and the RU may be implemented using a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.
  • communication between different devices/apparatuses in various implementations of this disclosure may refer to direct communication (that is, without the need of forwarding by another device/apparatus) , or may refer to communication (s) between different devices/apparatuses via another device/apparatus (that is, requiring forwarding by another device/apparatus) .
  • such communication (s) may involve one functional unit inside a device/apparatus using another functional unit within the device/apparatus to communicate with another device/apparatus.
  • an ED or a base station in this disclosure may be understood as a destination endpoint of the information being an ED or a base station, including, sending/transmitting information directly or indirectly to an ED or a base station.
  • phrases like “receiving information from... (an ED or a base station) " may be understood as a source endpoint of the information being an ED or a base station, including directly or indirectly receiving information from an ED or a base station.
  • necessary processing such as, but not limited to, format conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, amplification, and filtering may be performed on the information.
  • the destination endpoint may understand valid information from the source endpoint.
  • the terms “send” and “transmit” may be used interchangeably in different implementations of this disclosure.
  • the ED 110 is used to connect people, objects, machines, and other entities.
  • the ED 110 may be widely used in various scenarios including, but not limited to, cellular communications, device-to-device (D2D) , vehicle to everything (V2X) , peer-to-peer (P2P) , machine-to-machine (M2M) , MTC, internet of things (IoT) , virtual reality (VR) , augmented reality (AR) , mixed reality (MR) , metaverse, digital twin, industrial control, self-driving, remote medical, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wearable, smart transportation, smart city, drones, robots, remote sensing, passive sensing, positioning, navigation and tracking, and autonomous delivery and mobility.
  • D2D device-to-device
  • V2X vehicle to everything
  • P2P peer-to-peer
  • M2M machine-to-machine
  • MTC internet of things
  • IoT internet of things
  • VR virtual reality
  • AR
  • Each ED 110 represents any suitable end user device for wireless operation and may include such devices (or may be referred to as, but not limited to) a user equipment (UE) or a user device or a terminal device, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) , a mobile station, a fixed or mobile subscriber unit, a cellular telephone, a station (STA) , an MTC device, a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a smartphone, a laptop, a computer, a tablet, a wireless sensor, a consumer electronics device, a smart book, a vehicle, a car, a truck, a bus, a train, or an IoT device, wearable devices (such as a watch, a pair of glasses, head mounted equipment, etc.
  • UE user equipment
  • WTRU wireless transmit/receive unit
  • MTC device station
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • smartphone a laptop
  • a computer a tablet
  • a wireless sensor a consumer electronics device
  • smart book a
  • Future generation EDs 110 may be referred to by other terms.
  • an ED 110 performs (or is configured to perform) a method described herein, it may be interpreted as the ED itself, one or more modules (or units) in the ED, a circuit or chip, or a combination thereof, performing the method.
  • the circuit or chip may include a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, a system on chip (SoC) including a modem core, or system in package (SIP) ) , and the like, and may be responsible for one or more communication functions in the ED.
  • SoC system on chip
  • SIP system in package
  • Each ED 110 connected to TRPs 170a-170b, and/or TRPs 172 can be dynamically or semi-statically turned-on (i.e., established, activated, or enabled) , turned-off (i.e., released, deactivated, or disabled) and/or configured in response to one of more of: connection availability and connection necessity.
  • Any ED 110 may be alternatively or additionally configured to interface, access, or communicate with any of the TRPs 170a, 170b and 172, the Internet 150, the CN 130, the PSTN 140, the other networks 160, or any combination thereof.
  • the ED 110a may communicate an uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) transmission over a terrestrial air interface 190a with station-TRP 170a.
  • the EDs 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d may also communicate directly with one another via one or more sidelink (SL) air interfaces 190b.
  • the EDs 110a, 110d may communicate using an UL and/or DL transmission over a non-terrestrial air interface 190c with NT-TRP 172.
  • An air interface (such as, for example, 190a, 190b, 190c) generally includes a number of components and associated parameters that collectively specify how a transmission is to be sent and/or received over a wireless communications link between two or more communicating devices such as EDs and base station (s) .
  • an air interface may include one or more components defining the waveform (s) , frame structure (s) , multiple access scheme (s) , protocol (s) , coding scheme (s) and/or modulation scheme (s) for conveying information (such as, data) over a wireless communications link.
  • the air interfaces 190a and 190b may use similar communication technology, that may include any suitable radio access technology.
  • the non-terrestrial air interface 190c can enable communication between the EDs 110a, 110d and one or more NT-TRPs 172 via a wireless link or simply a link.
  • the link is a dedicated connection for unicast transmission, a connection for broadcast transmission, or a connection between a group of EDs 110 and one or more NT-TRPs 172 for multicast transmission.
  • the TRPs 170a-170b, 172 may communicate with one another over one or more air interfaces 190e, 190f using wireless communication links (such as radio frequency (RF) , microwave, infrared (IR) , etc. ) or wired communication links.
  • the air interfaces 190e, 190f may utilize any suitable radio access technology, and may be substantially similar to the air interfaces 190a, 190c over which the EDs 110a-110d communicate with one or more of the TRP 170a-170b, 172 or they may be substantially different.
  • the communication system 100 may implement one or more channel access methods, such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) , Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) , Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) , Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) , Low Density Signature Multicarrier Code Division Multiple Access (LDS-MC-CDMA) , Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) , Pattern Division Multiple Access (PDMA) , Lattice Partition Multiple Access (LPMA) , Resource Spread Multiple Access (RSMA) , and Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) .
  • TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
  • FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • LDS-MC-CDMA Low Density Signature Multicarrier Code Division Multiple Access
  • NOMA Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
  • PDMA Pattern Division Multiple Access
  • LPMA Lattice Partition Multiple Access
  • RSMA Resource Spread Multiple
  • the RANs 120a and 120b are in communication with the CN 130 to provide the EDs 110a 110b, and 110c with various services such as voice, data, multimedia, and other services.
  • the RANs 120a and 120b and/or the CN 130 may be in direct or indirect communication with one or more other RANs (not shown) , which may or may not be directly served by the CN 130, and may employ different radio access technologies from RAN 120a and/or RAN 120b.
  • the CN 130 may also serve as a gateway access between (i) the RANs 120a and 120b and/or the EDs 110a 110b, and 110c, and (ii) other networks (such as the PSTN 140, the Internet 150, and the other networks 160) .
  • the EDs 110a 110b, and 110c may include functionality for communicating with different wireless networks over different wireless links using different wireless technologies and/or protocols.
  • the EDs 110a 110b, and 110c communicate using different cellular communications protocols, such as, but not limited to, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) protocol, a code-division multiple access (CDMA) network protocol, a Push-to-Talk (PTT) protocol, a PTT over Cellular (POC) protocol, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) protocol, a 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) protocol, a fifth generation (5G) protocol, a New Radio (NR) protocol, and the like.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
  • CDMA code-division multiple access
  • PTT Push-to-Talk
  • POC PTT over Cellular
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • 5G fifth generation
  • NR New Radio
  • the EDs 110a 110b, and 110c may communicate using wired communication channels to a service provider or switch (not shown) , and/or to the Internet 150.
  • the PSTN 140 may include circuit switched telephone networks for providing plain old telephone service (POTS) .
  • POTS plain old telephone service
  • the Internet 150 may include a network of computers and subnets (intranets) or both, and incorporate protocols, such as internet protocol (IP) , transmission control protocol (TCP) , user datagram protocol (UDP) .
  • IP internet protocol
  • TCP transmission control protocol
  • UDP user datagram protocol
  • EDs 110a 110b, and 110c may be multimode devices capable of operation according to multiple radio access technologies, and may incorporate one or multiple transceivers necessary to support such.
  • the communication system 100 may comprise a sensing agent (not shown) to manage the sensed data from ED 110 and/or any one of TRPs 170a, 170b, 172.
  • the sensing agent may be part of any one of TRPs 170a, 170b, 172.
  • the sensing agent is a separate node that can communicate with the CN 130 and/or the RAN 120 (such as any one of TRPs 170a, 170b, 172) .
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration showing an apparatus 310 wirelessly communicating with another apparatus 320 within a communication system (e.g., the communication system 100) according to an implementation of the present disclosure.
  • the apparatus 310 may be an electronic device (such as ED 110) .
  • the apparatus 320 may be a network node (e, g., the network node 170) such as T-TRP 170 or an NT-TRP 172. Although only one apparatus 310, and one apparatus 320 are shown in the figure, the number of apparatus 310 and/or number of apparatus 320 can vary, potentially including one or more of each.
  • a single ED 110 may be served by a single T-TRP 170 (or a single NT-TRP 172) , or by multiple T-TRPs 170 (or multiple NT-TRPs 172) .
  • a single ED 110 may be served by one or more T-TRPs 170 and one or more NT-TRPs 172.
  • a single T-TRP 170 (or a single NT-TRP 172) may serve one or more EDs 110.
  • the apparatus 310 may include one or more processors 210. For clarity and to avoid overcrowding the illustration, only a single processor 210 is illustrated.
  • the apparatus 310 may further include a transmitter 201 and a receiver 203 coupled to one or more antennas 204. For clarity, only a single antenna 204 is illustrated. One, some, or all of the antennas 204 may alternatively be panels.
  • the transmitter 201 and the receiver 203 are separate from each other. In other implementations, the transmitter 201 and the receiver 203 may be integrated into a single unit, for example, as a transceiver.
  • the transceiver is configured to modulate data or other content for transmission by the one or more antennas 204 or a network interface controller (NIC) .
  • NIC network interface controller
  • the transceiver may also be configured to demodulate data or other content received by the one or more antennas 204.
  • a transceiver may include any suitable structure for generating signals for wireless or wired transmission and/or for processing signals received through wireless or wired communication.
  • Each antenna 204 includes any suitable structure for transmitting and/or receiving wireless or wired signals.
  • the apparatus 310 may include a memory 208. In some implementations, the apparatus 310 may include multiple memories 208. Only a single transmitter 201, receiver 203, processor 210, memory 208, and antenna 204 is illustrated for simplicity, but the apparatus 310 may include one or more other components. In some implementations of the present disclosure, the transceiver (or transmitter 201 and/or receiver 203) may be viewed as an interface circuit.
  • the memory 208 is configured to store instructions used to perform operations described herein.
  • the memory 208 may also be configured to store data that is used, generated, or collected by the apparatus 310.
  • the memory 208 can store software instructions or modules configured to implement some or all of the functionalities and/or operations described herein and that which are executed by the one or more processors 210.
  • the apparatus 310 may further include one or more input/output devices (not shown) or interfaces.
  • the input/output devices or interfaces facilitate interaction with a user or other devices in the network.
  • Each input/output device or interface includes suitable components for facilitating transmission of information to a user and reception of information from a user, and for various network interface communications.
  • Such components may include, but are not limited to, a speaker, microphone, keypad, keyboard, display, touch screen, and the like.
  • the processor 210 may be configured to perform (or control the apparatus 310 to perform) operations (or methods) described herein as being performed by the apparatus 310.
  • the processor 210 performs or controls the apparatus 310 to perform the operations of: a) receiving one or more transport blocks (TBs) , b) using a resource for decoding at least one of the received TBs, c) releasing the resource for decoding another of the received TBs, and/or d) receiving configuration information configuring a resource.
  • the operations may include tasks related to: preparing a transmission for UL transmission to the apparatus 320, processing DL transmissions received from the apparatus 320, and handling SL transmission to and from another apparatus 310.
  • Processing operations related to preparing a transmission for UL transmission may include operations such as, but not limited to, encoding, modulating, transmit beamforming, and generating symbols for transmission.
  • Processing operations related to processing DL transmissions may include operations such as, but not limited to, receive beamforming, demodulating and decoding received symbols.
  • Processing operations related to processing SL transmissions may include operations such as, but not limited to, transmit/receive beamforming, modulating/demodulating and encoding/decoding symbols.
  • a DL transmission may be received by the receiver 203, possibly using receive beamforming, and the processor 210 may extract signaling from the DL transmission (such as by detecting and/or decoding the signaling) .
  • An example of signaling may be a reference signal transmitted by the apparatus 320.
  • the processor 210 implements the transmit beamforming and/or the receive beamforming based on the indication of beam direction, such as beam angle information (BAI) , received from the apparatus 320.
  • the processor 210 may be configured to perform operations relating to network access (such as initial access) and/or downlink synchronization, which includes operations for detecting a synchronization sequence, decoding and obtaining the system information, and the like.
  • the processor 210 may perform channel estimation, such as using a reference signal received from the apparatus 320.
  • the processor 210 may either be a part of the transmitter 201 or a part of the receiver 203 or a part of both the transmitter 201 and the receiver 203.
  • the memory 208 may be a part of the processor 210.
  • the processor 210 along with the processing components of the transmitter 201 and the receiver 203 may each be implemented by one or more processors that may the same or different. These processors are configured to execute instructions stored in a memory (such as in the memory 208) .
  • the apparatus 320 includes one or more processors 260 (only one processor 260 is illustrated) .
  • the apparatus 320 may further include one or more transmitters 252 and one or more receivers 254 coupled to one or more antennas 256. Only a single antenna 256 is illustrated to avoid clutter in the illustration. One, some, or all of the antennas 256 may alternatively be panels.
  • the transmitter 252 and the receiver 254 are separate from each other. In other implementations, the transmitter 252 and the receiver 254 may be integrated into a single unit such as, for example, as a transceiver.
  • the apparatus 320 may further include a memory 258. In some implementations, the apparatus 320 may include multiple memories 258.
  • the apparatus 320 may further include a scheduler 253.
  • the apparatus 320 may include one or more other components.
  • the transceiver (or transmitter 252 and/or receiver254) may be viewed as an interface circuit.
  • various components of the apparatus 320 may be distributed.
  • some of the modules of the apparatus 320 may be located remotely from the equipment housing the antennas 256 for the apparatus 320 (and therefore also can be viewed as one or more nodes) .
  • These modules which can be considered as one or more nodes, may be coupled to the equipment that houses the antennas 256 over a communication link (not shown) , sometimes referred to as front haul, such as the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) .
  • CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
  • the term apparatus 320 may also refer to network-side nodes that perform processing operations such as, but not limited to, determining the location of the apparatus 310, resource allocation (scheduling) , message generation, and encoding/decoding, and that which are not necessarily part of the equipment that houses the antennas 256 of the apparatus 320.
  • the nodes may also be coupled to other apparatuses 320.
  • the apparatus 320 may actually be a plurality of nodes that are operating together to serve the apparatus 310, such as through the use of coordinated multipoint transmissions, or through the use of ORAN system as described above in the disclosure.
  • the processor 260 is configured to perform operations including those related to: preparing a transmission for DL transmission to the apparatus 310, processing an UL transmission received from the apparatus 310, preparing a transmission for backhaul transmission to another apparatus 320, and processing a transmission received over backhaul from another apparatus 320.
  • Processing operations related to preparing a transmission for DL or backhaul transmission may include operations such as, but not limited to, encoding, modulating, precoding (such as MIMO precoding) , transmit beamforming, and generating symbols for transmission.
  • Processing operations related to processing received transmissions in the UL or over backhaul may include operations such as, but not limited to, receive beamforming, demodulating received symbols, and decoding received symbols.
  • the processor 260 may also be configured to perform operations relating to network access (such as initial access) and/or DL synchronization, such as generating the content of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) , generating the system information, and the like.
  • the processor 260 is further configured to generate an indication of beam direction, such as BAI, which may be scheduled for transmission by the scheduler 253 which will be described below.
  • the processor 260 implements the transmit beamforming and/or receive beamforming based on beam direction information (such as BAI) received from another apparatus 320.
  • the processor 260 is configured to perform other network side processing operations described herein, such as, but not limited to, determining the location of the apparatus 310, determining where to deploy another apparatus 320, and the like.
  • the processor 260 may generate signaling data, to configure one or more parameters of the apparatus 310 and/or one or more parameters of another apparatus 320. Any signaling data generated by the processor 260 is sent by the transmitter 252.
  • the apparatus 320 implements physical layer processing.
  • the apparatus 320 may perform higher layer functions such as those at the Medium Access Control (MAC) or Radio Link Control (RLC) layers in addition to physical layer processing.
  • the scheduler 253 may be coupled to the processor 260 or integrated within the processor 260.
  • the scheduler 253 may be integrated within the apparatus 320 or may be operated separately from the apparatus 320.
  • the scheduler 253 may schedule UL, DL, SL, and/or backhaul transmissions, including issuing scheduling grants and/or configuring scheduling-free (such as “configured grant” ) resources.
  • the apparatus 320 may further include a memory 258 that is configured to store instructions for performing the operations described herein.
  • the memory 258 may also store data that is used, generated, or collected by the apparatus 320.
  • the memory 258 can store software instructions or modules configured to implement some or all of the functionalities and/or implementations described herein and that which are executed by the processor 260.
  • the processor 260 may be implemented as part of the transmitter 252 and/or a part of the receiver 254. Although not illustrated, in some implementations, the processor 260 may implement the scheduler 253 and the memory 258 may be implemented as part of the processor 260.
  • the processor 260, the scheduler 253, the processing components of the transmitter 252, and the processing components of the receiver 254 may each be implemented by the same or different processors that are configured to execute instructions stored in a memory, such as in the memory 258.
  • the apparatus 320 and/or the apparatus 310 may include other components, not shown or described herein for the sake of clarity.
  • signaling may alternatively be referred to as control signaling, control message, control information, or message for simplicity.
  • Signaling between a base station (such as the TRP 170a. 170b, 172) and a UE or sensing device (such as ED 110) , or signaling between a different UE or sensing device (such as between ED 110a and ED 110b) may be carried in physical layer signaling (also called as dynamic signaling) , which is transmitted in a physical layer control channel.
  • the physical layer signaling may be known as downlink control information (DCI) which is transmitted in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) .
  • DCI downlink control information
  • the physical layer signaling may be known as uplink control information (UCI) which is transmitted in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) .
  • UCI uplink control information
  • PUCCH physical uplink control channel
  • SCI SL control information
  • PSCCH physical sidelink control channel
  • Signaling may be carried in a higher layer (such as higher than physical layer) signaling, which is transmitted in a physical layer data channel, such as in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for downlink signaling, in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for uplink signaling, and in a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) for SL signaling.
  • PDSCH physical downlink shared channel
  • PUSCH physical uplink shared channel
  • PSSCH physical sidelink shared channel
  • Higher layer signaling may also be called static signaling, or semi-static signaling.
  • the higher layer signaling may include radio resource control (RRC) protocol signaling or media access control -control element (MAC-CE) signaling.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • MAC-CE media access control -control element
  • Signaling may be included in a combination of physical layer signaling and higher layer signaling.
  • “information” when different from “message” , may be carried within a single message, or may be carried in multiple separate messages.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example apparatus 410 according to an implementation of the present disclosure.
  • the apparatus 410 may be a communication device or an apparatus implemented in a communication device such as the ED 110 or the TRPs 170a, 170b, 172.
  • the apparatus 410 implemented in an ED may be an integrated circuit, which in some instances may be referred to as a chip, a modem, a modem chip, a baseband chip, or a baseband processor.
  • one or more integrated circuits can be packaged into a system-on-chip, a system-in-package, or a multi-chip module.
  • the apparatus 410 can include one or more integrated circuits and other discrete components.
  • the apparatus 410 may be a module within the ED 110, or within the apparatus 310. In some implementations, the apparatus 410 may be a module within one of the TRPs 170a, 170b, 172, or the apparatus 320.
  • the apparatus 410 may include one or more processors 411, and an interface circuit 412.
  • the apparatus 410 may further include a memory 413.
  • the one or more processors 411 are configured to process signals and execute one or more communication protocols.
  • the memory 413 is configured to store at least a part of corresponding computer program instructions and/or data.
  • the one or more processors 411 execute the computer program instructions stored in the memory 413 to implement related operations (for example, inputting, outputting, receiving, and transmitting) in the method embodiments disclosed herein.
  • the memory 413 being configured to store the corresponding computer program instructions and/or data may mean that the memory 413 is configured to store all of the corresponding computer program instructions and/or data for execution by the one or more processors 411.
  • the memory 413 being configured to store the corresponding computer program instructions and/or data may mean that the memory 413 is configured to store a part of the corresponding computer program instructions and/or data.
  • the part of the corresponding computer program instructions and/or data may include computer program instructions and/or data that need to be currently executed by the one or more processors 411.
  • the memory 413 may store different parts of computer program instructions and/or data for a plurality times for the one or more processors 411 to perform related operations in the method embodiments disclosed herein.
  • the interface circuit 412 is configured to implement communication with another component.
  • the interface circuit 412 may communicate a signal with another apparatus or system, such as a radio frequency processing apparatus or another processor.
  • the signal may include or carry information intended as a payload, such as user data, control information, etc.
  • the signal may also include or carry information useful to a receiver, but not necessarily as a payload, such as a pilot signal or reference signal.
  • Communicating the signal may include transmitting the signal to another component or device. Communicating the signal may additionally or alternatively include receiving the signal from another component or device. Transmitting the signal may include outputting the signal to a component or device that is directly or indirectly coupled to the interface circuit 412. Receiving the signal may include inputting or obtaining the signal from a component or device that is directly or indirectly coupled to the interface circuit 412.
  • a baseband signal processing circuit 414 may be also disposed to implement processing of at least a part of baseband signals, including signal demodulation, modulation, encoding, decoding, or the like.
  • the apparatus 410 may be the processor 210 (or 260) within the apparatus 310 (or 320) , in some scenarios, or may be included within the processor 210 (or 260) within the apparatus 310 (or 320) in some scenarios.
  • the apparatus 410 may be a baseband chip or may include a baseband chip. In some implementations, the apparatus 410 may be independently packaged into a chip. In some implementations, the apparatus 310 (or 320) includes different types of chips.
  • the apparatus 410 may be packaged into a processor chip (for example, an SoC chip or an SIP chip) with the different types of chips. In some implementations, the apparatus 410 may be packaged into a chip with some or all of circuits of a radio frequency processing system that may further be included in the apparatus 310 (or 320) .
  • FIG. 5 illustrates example apparatus 510 according to an implementation of the present disclosure.
  • the apparatus 510 may include corresponding modules or units configured to implement methods and/or implementations described herein.
  • the apparatus 510 includes a processing unit 512 and a communication unit 513.
  • the apparatus 510 may further include a storage unit 511 configured to store apparatus program code (or instructions) and/or data.
  • the apparatus 510 may be an ED side apparatus, for example, an ED or a module in an ED, or a circuit or a chip responsible for a communication function in an ED.
  • apparatus 510 may be the apparatus 310.
  • the processing unit 512 may be the processor 210.
  • the communication unit 513 may comprise a receiving unit and/or a transmitting unit.
  • the receiving unit and/or the transmitting unit may be the transmitter 201 and/or the receiver 203 respectively.
  • the storage unit 511 may be the memory 208.
  • the apparatus 510 may be a base station side apparatus, for example, a base station or a module in a base station, or a circuit or a chip responsible for a communication function in a base station.
  • apparatus 510 may be apparatus 320.
  • the processing unit 512 may be the processor 260 (the scheduler 253 may also be included) .
  • the communication unit 513 may comprise a receiving unit and/or a transmitting unit.
  • the receiving unit and/or the transmitting unit may be the transmitter 252 and/or the receiver 254 respectively.
  • the storage unit 511 may be the memory 258.
  • a function of the apparatus 510 may be implemented by one or more processors.
  • the processor may include a modem chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or an SIP chip that includes a modem core.
  • SoC system on chip
  • a function of the communication unit 513 may be implemented by a transceiver circuit.
  • the apparatus 510 when the apparatus 510 is a circuit or a chip that is responsible for a communication function in an ED 110, such as a modem chip, a system on chip (SoC) chip or an SIP chip that includes a modem core -a function of the processing unit 512 may be implemented by a circuit system within the chip which includes one or more processors.
  • a function of the communication unit 513 may be implemented by an interface circuit or a data transceiver circuit on the chip.
  • the units in the apparatus 510 may be logical or functional. Each function may correspond to one functional unit, or two or more functions may be integrated into a single functional unit. In actual implementation, all or some of the units may be integrated into a single physical entity, or may be distributed across different physical entities.
  • the functional units may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Whether a function is implemented in the form of hardware or software depends on particular applications and design constraint conditions of the technical solutions. A person skilled in the art may use different methods to implement the described functions for specific applications, but it should not be considered that the implementation goes beyond the scope of this disclosure.
  • a functional unit in any one of the apparatuses may be configured as one or more integrated circuits for implementing the methods disclosed herein, for example, as one or more application-specific integrated circuits (application-specific integrated circuits, ASICs) , one or more central processing units (CPUs) , one or more microprocessors or microprocessor units (MPUs) , one or more microcontrollers or microcontroller units (MCUs) , one or more digital signal processors (DSPs) , one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) , or a combination of these.
  • ASICs application-specific integrated circuits
  • CPUs central processing units
  • MPUs microprocessors or microprocessor units
  • MCUs microcontrollers or microcontroller units
  • DSPs digital signal processors
  • FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
  • the storage unit 511 may include a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, an electrically erasable programmable memory, and/or a register.
  • a processor may be referred to as a processor system, an application processor, a baseband processor, a processor circuit, or a processor core.
  • the processor may include one or a combination of one or more central processing units (CPUs) , one or more digital signal processors (DSPs) , one or more microprocessors (microprocessor units, MPUs) , one or more microcontrollers (microcontroller units, MCUs) , one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) , one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) , one or more artificial intelligence processors (AI processors) , or one or more neural network processing units (NPUs) .
  • CPUs central processing units
  • DSPs digital signal processors
  • MPUs microprocessors
  • microcontrollers microcontroller units, MCUs
  • GPUs graphics processing units
  • FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
  • AI processors artificial intelligence processors
  • NPUs neural network processing units
  • Memory or a storage unit may include one or more of the following storage media: a random access memory (RAM) , a static random access memory (static RAM, SRAM) , a dynamic random access memory (dynamic RAM, DRAM) , a phase-change memory (PCM) , a resistive random access memory (resistive RAM, ReRAM) , a magnetoresistive random access memory (magnetoresistive RAM, MRAM) , a ferroelectric random access memory (ferroelectric RAM, FRAM) , a cache, a register, a read-only memory (ROM) , a flash memory (flash memory) , an erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable programmable ROM, EPROM) , a hard disk, and the like.
  • RAM random access memory
  • SRAM static random access memory
  • dynamic RAM dynamic RAM, DRAM
  • PCM phase-change memory
  • PCM phase-change memory
  • resistive random access memory resistive RAM, ReRAM
  • computer program instructions used to execute embodiments may be stored in a non-volatile memory, for example, at least a part of a memory or storage unit (for example, one or more of a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, or a hard disk) .
  • a non-volatile memory for example, at least a part of a memory or storage unit (for example, one or more of a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, or a hard disk) .
  • a part or all of corresponding computer program instructions may be loaded to a memory that has a higher transmission speed with the processor, for example, at least a part of a memory or a storage unit (for example, one or more of a RAM, an SRAM, a DRAM, a PCM, a RERAM, an MRAM, a FRAM, a cache, or a register) , so that the processor executes the computer program instructions to perform the steps in the method embodiments disclosed herein.
  • a memory or a storage unit for example, one or more of a RAM, an SRAM, a DRAM, a PCM, a RERAM, an MRAM, a FRAM, a cache, or a register
  • a UE gets access to the network by searching for DL synchronization channel first. After it is synchronized on downlink, it could get essential system information from a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB) . It could also get synchronized with network on uplink by going through a random access channel (RACH) procedure. After synchronization on both links are completed, it could set up connection with the network at different levels and start to communicate with the network.
  • MIB master information block
  • SIB system information block
  • RACH random access channel
  • CA carrier aggregation
  • 5G NR more frequency resources in different frequency range (FR) are also exploited including FR1 (sub-6G Hz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz to 71.0 GHz) .
  • FR1 sub-6G Hz
  • FR2 24.25 GHz to 71.0 GHz
  • an area covered by a base station is denoted as a cell and has a cell ID associated with it, and if multiple carriers are also supported in this case, each carrier could be denoted as a separate cell as well and have separate cell ID associated with each of the carrier (as each carrier is separate in frequency domain) .
  • Conventional cellular system provides good solution for wireless communication such that frequency reuse, interference mitigation can be utilized. However, it has some drawbacks that need to be overcome. One of them is the handover (HO) , namely, when UE moves from one cell to the other, it needs HO procedure to hand over the UE from one cell to the other, which may take longer time and incur more latency.
  • HO handover
  • UE centric no cell (UCNC) concept is considered by some companies but most companies are not clear about its benefits. In the end, some of the mechanism on UCNC was specified but there still exists ambiguity and gap for a complete solution. For example, in Rel-18 low-layer trigger mobility (LTM) is introduced for node switch at lower layer which will reduce the HO latency. However, overall cell concept is still used.
  • LTM low-layer trigger mobility
  • the system could be more hybrid and comprise different types of TP nodes including both base station and TRP (either a remote antenna head or a simple transmit/receive point) .
  • the function of each TP could be different, some for coverage enhancement and some for capacity enhancement, the coverage of each TP could be overlapped as well.
  • More component carriers (CC) could also be used to expand the frequency bandwidth. From the energy saving perspective, certain TP could be turn on/off and such behaviors could be quite dynamic to save both network and UE energy without sacrificing the performance. More latency sensitive application also requires more smooth and continuous service even when UE moves around in the system, which makes the conventional HO difficult to handle.
  • the network nodes e.g., network node 170a, 170b illustrated in FIG. 2 or one or more units/modules of the network nodes that implement the functions may be generally referred to as TPs.
  • the EDs e.g., ED 110 illustrated in FIG. 2
  • the TPs and UEs may be known by different names. This is not limited to this application.
  • the physical resources may be generally described through at least one of the following dimensions: time dimension, frequency dimension, or spatial dimension.
  • the time dimension could be represented by one or more time domain resource units.
  • a time domain resource unit may include, but is not limited to, a symbol, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and a slot.
  • the time domain unit may be represented by a symbol index, an OFDM symbol index, or a slot index.
  • the frequency dimension could be represented by one or more frequency domain resource units.
  • a frequency domain resource unit may include, but is not limited to, a subcarrier, or a subband.
  • the frequency domain unit may be represented by a subcarrier index, or a subband index.
  • the frequency domain unit may also be represented by a resource element (RE) index, a resource block (RB) index, or a resource block group (RBG) index.
  • An RE consists of a symbol in a time domain and a subcarrier in a frequency domain, and an RE index could be used to indicate a position of a subcarrier.
  • An RB consists of a slot in the time domain and 12 consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain.
  • An RB index could be used to indicate positions of 12 subcarriers.
  • An RBG consists of a group of RBs, and an RBG index could be used to indicate positions of a group of subcarriers.
  • the spatial dimension could be represented by one or more spatial domain resource units.
  • a spatial domain resource unit may be represented by an antenna port.
  • an antenna port may be a Tx antenna.
  • the antenna port may be identified by an antenna port index.
  • UC-CF centric-cell free
  • UCNC UE centric no cell
  • FIG. 6 The detailed description set forth below in connection with FIG. 6 is intended as a description of another exemplary communication system to which the method embodiments can be applied. It can be called a communication system that is UC-CF or UCNC.
  • UC-CF UE centric cell free
  • various types of links are designed in the UC-CF system.
  • the data link and control link may be decoupled.
  • a control link may be configured between the network node and UE.
  • control signaling can be transmitted reliably.
  • a data link may be configured between the network node and UE.
  • a link (which may be referred to as a data-control link) may be configured between a network node and UE, to carry both the control signaling and data signaling. This is not limited to this application.
  • a control link may carry downlink signaling, uplink signaling, or both the downlink signaling and uplink signaling.
  • a data link may carry downlink signaling, uplink signaling, or both the downlink signaling and uplink signaling.
  • a data-control link may carry downlink signaling, uplink signaling, or both the downlink signaling and uplink signaling. This is not limited to this application.
  • TPs represented by TP#0-6) and 4 UEs (represented by UE#1-4) as examples.
  • the 7 TPs e.g., TPs may include TRPs and BSs
  • the UE can use TP IDs to differentiate them, or use higher layer configured IDs to differentiate them.
  • the Macro BS may have good coverage, so the UL link or DL control link can be sent through the Macro (Main servicing TRP) BS, as shown in FIG. 6 with control link to ensure the robustness.
  • the other TPs may be small stations, for the other links (e.g., data links) , like PDSCH, the UE can receive signals from the small stations.
  • the link between DL and UL may also be transmitted to different TRPs, different Macro BS, or different small stations.
  • one UE in the middle, e.g., UE#2 can receive and transmit the DL/UL PDSCH/PUSCH through the small station near it (e.g., TP#2) . It could also transmit the uplink signals to the small station (e.g., TP#3) on the right.
  • a UE may require multiple types of links (e.g., data link, control link, data-control link, etc. )
  • different types of links in UC-CF system may be associated with the same or different TPs.
  • a UE may be served by multiple TPs.
  • a cell-based configuration procedure may not have a good performance.
  • a TP may support at least one power saving mode.
  • a network node in a power saving mode can turn off some functions (e.g., reduce the bandwidth allocation, etc. ) to reduce power consumption.
  • a power saving mode may be known by different names, for example, a power off mode, a sleep mode, an idle mode, and an inactive mode, etc. They may be generally referred to as power saving mode in this context. This is not limited to this application.
  • a network node may support various types of power saving mode.
  • a network node in different types of power saving mode may support different functions. There are two types of power saving modes illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the BS could be able to power off or sleep for a while.
  • the power-off level or sleep level could be two different types of power-saving modes.
  • power off may mean a total power-off for some hours.
  • the BS e.g., the TP#4, TP#5
  • the service from other TRPs e.g., the TP#3 and TP#6
  • the UE#3 and UE#4 could fully fill the need of UEs (e.g., the UE#3 and UE#4) .
  • Another kind of level is sleep level, which means that the BS could fall asleep for a while, like several minutes.
  • the BS may find that the Service at the moment can full-fill the need of the UEs (e.g., UE#1) .
  • the two TRPs TP#4 and TP#5 in the right hand of the figure are powered off, as the control channel can be done by the Macro BS (TP#6) , and the UEs in the field is with small numbers of activated, so Two of all TRPs can choose to power-off for power saving.
  • a network node when a network node enters a power saving mode, it causes the change of communication between the UE and the network side.
  • the change of network nodes is a complicated procedure in conventional communication system.
  • An anchor carrier may be set up to carry specific signaling (e.g., control signaling) or provide specific services (e.g., recovering connection from interrupting) .
  • an anchor carrier may be a low-frequency carrier, such as 2.6GHz, so that the anchor carrier generally has good coverage. Therefore, the anchor carrier can guarantee the reliable transmission of signaling, and UE may always access the anchor carrier.
  • An initial access carrier may be a carrier to which the UE initially accesses (or initial attaches) .
  • a serving carrier may be set up to carry specific signaling (e.g., data) .
  • a serving carrier may have good capacity, so that a large amount of data can be carried in the serving carrier.
  • the anchor carrier, initial access carrier, and serving carrier may be the same carrier or different carriers.
  • the anchor carrier and the initial access carrier may be the same carrier, and the serving carrier is another carrier.
  • the anchor carrier may be the most guaranteed carrier, the UE can access the anchor carrier first when it initially accesses, or wakes up from sleep mode, or recovers from interruption. The UE may then be configured by the network side to other carriers for further connection after the connection is established with the anchor CC. This avoids reconnecting in a huge number of carriers, which may take a long time. This is not limited to this application.
  • a network node may be associated with one or more carriers, and it could use these carriers to serve UE.
  • a network node e.g., TP#0 and TP#1 illustrated in FIG. 6
  • the information and instructions for measurement and reporting are signaled by the physical cell on which the UE is camped.
  • the network node resource management method may involve UE’s capability, measurement configuring and measurement, and more specifically, a method for measurement configuring is proposed in this application.
  • the method can be applied to various types of communication systems (e.g., any one of communication system described in FIGs. 1 to 6) .
  • the method can be applied to a terminal (e.g., UE) or a module in a UE, a circuit or a chip (for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a SoC chip or a SIP chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function) in a UE.
  • a terminal e.g., UE
  • a circuit or a chip for example, a modem chip, also referred to as a baseband chip, or a SoC chip or a SIP chip that includes a modem core responsible for a communication function
  • the method can be applied to a UE on terminal side.
  • a location server e.g., a network node
  • a component for example, a circuit, a chip, or a chip system
  • the method can be applied to at least one network node on network side.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application.
  • a UE receives configuration information, where the configuration information indicates a relationship between a first set of reference signals and a second set of reference signals, and the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals is inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • the UE performs channel measurements on the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals based on the relationship; where, the first set of reference signals is associated with a first carrier, and the second set of reference signals is associated with a second carrier; and/or the first set of reference signals is associated with a first network node, and the second set of reference signals is associated with a second network node.
  • a relationship between the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals is defined, where the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals can be inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • sets of reference signals associated with the first carrier and the second carrier may have the relationship, and/or sets of reference signals associated with the first network node or the second network node may have the relationship.
  • the parameter set that can be inferred does not require additional indication or configuration, thereby reducing resource overhead.
  • the first network node and the second network node may be various types of network nodes, for example, a network node responsible for control link, a network node responsible for data link, a network node responsible for uplink, a network node responsible for downlink, a network node responsible for both downlink and uplink, etc. This is not limited to this application.
  • the network node who transmits the configuration information and the network nodes who transmit the sets of reference can be the same or different.
  • the first network node (or the second network node) may be the network node who transmits the configuration information or not. Therefore, in embodiments of this application, the term “network side” is used to generally refer to one or more network nodes. The specific network node is depended on the specific actions performed by the network side and the application scenarios. This is not limited to this application.
  • one or more sets of carriers may be defined. Each set of carriers may include one or more carriers.
  • a carrier in a set of carriers may be also referred to as a component carrier (CC) or other similar expressions.
  • a set of carriers may be also referred to as a group of carriers, a group of CCs, a union carrier (Uni-C) , a union CC (Uni-CC) or other similar expressions.
  • an ID of a carrier may be represented by a CC ID
  • an ID of a set of carriers may be represented by Uni-C ID, Uni-CC ID or other expressions.
  • a Uni-C#1 may be with an index of Uni-C ID1
  • a Uni-C#2 may be with an index of Uni-C ID2
  • a Uni-C#3 may be with an index of Uni-C ID3.
  • a Uni-C may include various types of carriers.
  • a Uni-C consists of a set (group) of CCs, and may be formed from one or more CCs from one or more spectrum ranges, e.g., frequency range (FR) 1, FR2, FR3, etc.
  • FR frequency range
  • FR1 and FR2 different frequency ranges have been defined such as FR1 and FR2, where FR1 defines frequency range of 410 MHz to 7125 MHz, and this is often referred to as "sub-6 GHz” range; FR2 defines frequency range of 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz, and this is often referred to as "mmWave" range.
  • a mid-band frequency range may be proposed with spectrum spanning from 7 GHz to 15 GHz, and this may be referred to as centimeter wave or “cmWave” range.
  • one or more union carriers can be defined or configured based on CCs from FR1, FR2 and FR3.
  • CCs in each FR may form one Uni-C; CCs in neighbor FRs may form one Uni-C.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of Uni-Cs according to embodiments of this application.
  • the communication system may define Uni-C#1, Uni-C#2 and Uni-C#3, where CCs in Uni-C#1 are located in FR1, CCs in Uni-C#2 are located in FR2, and CCs in Uni-C#3 are located in FR3.
  • a Uni-C may be identified by identifier of the corresponding FR.
  • a Uni-C may include CCs located in different FRs, this is not limited to this application.
  • a unified carrier may comprise all CCs or part of CCs from one frequency range.
  • CCs in each FR may form one unified carrier, identified by Uni-C1, Uni-C2 and Uni-C3, respectively.
  • CCs in one FR may form one or more unified carriers.
  • one unified carrier may consist of CCs from one or more FRs.
  • each of the at least one set of carriers is associated with at least one public land mobile network (PLMN) .
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • CCs in one Uni-C may be used for at least one of shared carriers or dedicated carriers (e.g., operator specific) .
  • one or more Uni-Cs or CCs may be used or configured for a support of communication coverage, referred to as coverage Uni-C or coverage CCs.
  • one or more Uni-Cs or CCs may be used or configured for a support of communication capacity, referred to as capacity Uni-C or capacity CCs.
  • coverage Uni-C can be operator specific and capacity Uni-C can be inter-operator shared.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic diagram of Uni-Cs shared by multiple operators according to embodiments of this application.
  • the frequency resources may be dedicated used or shared among different operators or radio access technologies (RATs) such as 5G, future technology, etc.
  • RATs radio access technologies
  • part of CCs in FR1 have dedicated usages among different operators such as carrier operator 1, carrier operator 2, and other part of CCs in FR1 consists one unified carrier (identified by Uni-C1) that are shared by different (L is a positive integer, L>1) carrier operators.
  • all CCs in FR3 consist of another unified carrier (identified by Uni-C2) , which is used as shared resources among different (L>1) carrier operators.
  • a Uni-C may include an anchor carrier (anchor CC) , where the anchor CC may be configured to carry control signals.
  • anchor CC an anchor carrier
  • the Uni-C which includes the anchor CC may be referred to as an anchor Uni-C.
  • a Uni-C may include an initial access carrier (initial access CC) , where the initial access CC may be the CC to which the UE initially accesses.
  • the Uni-C which includes the initial access carrier may be referred to as an initial access Uni-C.
  • a Uni-C may include a serving carrier (serving CC) , where the serving CC may be configured to carry data.
  • the Uni-C which includes the serving CC may be referred to as a serving Uni-C.
  • the anchor CC, initial access CC and serving CC may be the same CC or different CCs.
  • the anchor CC and the initial access CC may be the same CC
  • the serving CC is another CC.
  • the anchor CC, initial CC and serving CC may be included in the same Uni-C or different Uni-Cs.
  • the initial access CC is included in Uni-C#1, and the anchor CC and serving CC are included in Uni-C#2. This is not limited to this application.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a schematic diagram of an anchor CC and initial CC according to some embodiments of this application.
  • Uni-Cs is a concept of sets of carriers, each Uni-C has its own ID, different Operator has its own Uni-C. In some instances, there may be some shared Uni-Cs be used for different Operators.
  • a UE powers on it will find an operator through a pre-configured CC, e.g., the initial access CC in FIG. 10, then finds an anchor CC to be camped.
  • Uni-C or CC is the resource that an operator can use to serve one UE. So different from the Cell service based 5G/4G base station, the new service may be based on TP ID, CC ID and/or Uni-C ID given by the operator.
  • One Uni-C maybe the set of a frequency Carriers, like FR1 FR2, or it can represent the Carriers one operator can use. Like some CCs in FR1, some CCs in FR2. So it is not limited by one physically deployed base station. It can schedule all the resources it has to serve one UE. Even other operators’ CC (shared) , it has opportunity to use it.
  • a frequency resource allocation may be provided by an indication comprising at least one Uni-C ID and one or more CC IDs associated with the Uni-C, or more comprehensively, by an indication of at least one Freq-ID where an Freq-ID indicates a Uni-C ID, one or more CC IDs, bandwidth part (BWP) , and (optionally) a number of RBGs or RBs.
  • the UE can be scheduled based on network nodes and/or carriers, rather than fixed access to a certain cell (all scheduling is based on the certain cell) .
  • each network node may be associated with at least one set of carriers (Uni-C) .
  • a network node can use its associated set of carriers to communicate.
  • the network node#1 is associated with the Uni-C#1, the network node#2 is associated with the Uni-C#2, and the network node#3 is associated with the Uni-C#3.
  • the network node#1 is associated with the Uni-C#1 and Uni-C#2, the network node#2 is associated with the Uni-C#1 and Uni-C#3, and the network node#1 is associated with the Uni-C#1, Uni-C#2 and Uni-C#3. This is not limited to this application.
  • pre-defined or pre-configured may refer to a pre-defined in the standard, or is derived from related code, table, function, text, string or a combination thereof.
  • a network node associated with an anchor Uni-C may be referred to as an anchor network node.
  • a network node associated with an initial access Uni-C may be referred to as an initial access network node.
  • a network node associated with a serving Uni-C may be referred to a serving network node.
  • the relationship between the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals can be inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals may go through a similar channel condition in some aspects.
  • UE detects the first set of reference signals and figure out some properties of the first set of reference signals, it will greatly help to detect the second set of reference signals. In other words, one or more parameters related to these aspects could be shared between the sets of reference signals.
  • the first set of reference signals and the second set of references may include various types of reference signals.
  • the first set of reference signals may include channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RS) , synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks (or named as SSB) , demodulation reference signals (DMRS) , or phase-tracking reference signals (PTRS)
  • the second reference signals may include CSI-RS, DMRS, SSB or PTRS.
  • the configuration information may further indicate the type of the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals.
  • the type of the first set of reference signals and the type of second reference signals may be the same or different.
  • a set of SSB and a set of CSI-RS may have a relationship. This is not limited to this application.
  • a measurement based on CSI-RS and other RS i.e. DMRS of PDCCH, DMRS of PDSCH, and so on for downlink, and SRS, DMRS for PUCCH, DMRS for PUSCH, and so on for uplink
  • CSI-RS and other RS i.e. DMRS of PDCCH, DMRS of PDSCH, and so on for downlink, and SRS, DMRS for PUCCH, DMRS for PUSCH, and so on for uplink
  • the UE should know all the information about the signals will send. Apart from this, even some report priority or measurement priority can also be sent to UE based on the UE capability report or the network side preference.
  • the UE can assume that it has enough information about the serving CC or related signals. This is due to the fact that the SSB measurement is considered for idle or inactive type measurement. Like the UE just wakes up from sleep, the UE has no sufficient information and can only do the SSB detection and the RSRP measurement. But if it is the connected type for the UE, it means the UE has efficient information from the network side, and the measurement can be large bandwidth by using the CSI-RS or other related reference signals (RS) for downlink or uplink physical layers. So in the activated type, the UE can measure the Channel more accurate, and has more ways to reduce the measurement, because it can relate to more other channels and larger BW.
  • RS related reference signals
  • the measurement may be based on the Uni-C ID or the CC groups ID or CC ID, there may be a plurality of TPs here.
  • the relationship may be expressed as a Quasi co-located (QCL) relationship.
  • QCL Quasi co-located
  • the QCL relationship is defined as: two antenna ports are said to be quasi co-located if properties of the channel over which a symbol on one antenna port is conveyed can be inferred from the channel over which a symbol on the other antenna port is conveyed.
  • the first parameter set (or the second parameter set) may correspond to the properties of the channel over which a symbol on an antenna port associated with the first set of reference signals (or the second set of reference signals) is conveyed.
  • the parameter type contained in the first parameter set and the second parameter set may be predefined or preconfigured.
  • the configuration information may indicate the parameter type explicitly.
  • the parameter type may be associated with a type of the QCL relationship, so that UE can know which parameter can be inferred.
  • QCL-TypeA the corresponding parameter types include: Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread;
  • QCL-TypeB the corresponding parameter types include: Doppler shift, Doppler spread;
  • QCL-TypeC the corresponding parameter types include: Average delay, Doppler shift;
  • QCL-TypeD the corresponding parameter types include: spatial Rx parameter.
  • the first parameter set indicates a first set of beams
  • the second parameter set indicates a second set of beams.
  • the first set of beams and the second set of beams may belong to the types of spatial Rx parameter.
  • the relationship between the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals may be referred to as QCL-TypeD relationship.
  • the UE detects the first set of reference signals with the first set of beams and know that the first set of reference signals is quasi co-located (QCLed) with the second set of reference signals via Type D, the UE can use the same beam directions corresponding to the first set of beams to detect the second set of reference signals.
  • first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals may also include other types defined in the future. This is not limited to this application.
  • the relationship may be a QCL relationship between sets of reference signals associated different carriers (represented by relationship#ahereinafter) ; or a QCL relationship between sets of reference signals associated with different network nodes (represented by relationship#b hereinafter) ; or a QCL relationship between sets of reference signals associated with different carriers and different network nodes (represented by relationship#c hereinafter) ; or a combination thereof.
  • the sets of reference signals are respectively associated with sets of beams.
  • each beam in a set of beams is associated with a reference signal in a set of reference signals, respectively.
  • the first set of reference signal includes reference signal#a1, reference signal#a2, reference signal#a3 and reference signal#a4.
  • a first set of beams, which is associated with the first set of reference signals includes beam#a1, beam#a2, beam#a3 and beam#a4.
  • the beam#a1 is used to transmit the reference signal#a1, the beam#a2 is used to transmit the reference signal#a2, beam#a3 is used to transmit the reference signal#a3 and beam#a4 is used to transmit the reference signal#a4.
  • Each beam may correspond to a beam direction.
  • Beam can also be expressed as a “spatial filter” or “spatial parameters” .
  • a beam is formed by performing amplitude and/or phase weighting on data transmitted or received by at least one antenna port, or by using other methods such as, for example, adjusting a related antenna parameter.
  • the beam may include a transmit (Tx) beam and/or a receive (Rx) beam.
  • a beam used to transmit a signal referred to as a transmit beam (Tx beam)
  • Tx beam can also be expressed as a spatial domain transmit filter, or spatial transmit parameters.
  • the transmit beam indicates distribution of signal strength formed in different spatial directions after a Tx beam signal is transmitted through an antenna.
  • a beam used to receive a signal referred to as a receive beam (Rx beam)
  • Rx beam can also be expressed as spatial domain receive filter, or spatial receive parameters.
  • the receive beam indicates distribution of signal strength of a wireless signal received from an antenna and that is in different spatial directions.
  • Each beam may be assigned/associated with an identifier (ID) .
  • ID identifier
  • index index
  • an index of a beam may be pre-defined or pre-configured.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic diagram of a set of beams according to some embodiments of this application.
  • the TP#1 transmits the first set of reference signals using a serving CC with serving CC beam indexes from 1 to 4, and the second set of reference signals using an anchor CC with anchor CC beam index 2.
  • the reference signal with serving CC beam index 2 and the reference signal with anchor CC beam index 2 are QCLed.
  • the sets of beams correspond to sets of indexes of the sets of reference signals.
  • the identifier can be also used to identify a set of beams, as a beam set ID.
  • UE may identify a beam based on the corresponding beam set ID (or physical resource set ID) and beam ID (or physical resource ID) .
  • the beam ID and the reference signal ID may share an ID.
  • the reference signal is SSB
  • each SSB is assigned/associated with a SSB index, so that the SSB index can be used to identify a beam, that is, as a beam ID.
  • the reference signal is CSI-RS
  • the CSI-RS is assigned/associated with a CSI-RS index, so that the CSI-RS index can be used to identify a beam, that is, as a beam ID.
  • the sets of beams correspond to sets of physical resources of the sets of reference signals.
  • the sets of reference signals are respectively associated with the sets of physical resources, and each beam in a set of beams is associated with a reference signal in a set of reference signals, respectively.
  • the identifier can be also used to identify a set of beams, as a beam set ID.
  • the beam ID and the physical resource ID may share an ID.
  • each SSB resource is assigned/associated with a SSB resource index, so that the SSB resource index can be used to identify a beam, that is, as a beam ID.
  • the reference signal is CSI-RS
  • the CSI-RS resource is assigned/associated with a CSI-RS resource index, so that the CSI-RS resource index can be used to identify a beam, that is, as a beam ID.
  • CSI-RS beam ID may be indicated by parameters: non-zero power (NZP) -CSI-RS-ResourceSetID (which may indicate a CSI-RS resource set) , NZP-CSI-RS-Resources (which may indicate the CSI-RS resource ID) and Repetition (which may indicate that the CSI-RS resource set is associated with a beam set, that is, the network side may use a set of beams to transmit the CSI-RS repeatedly. This is not limited to this application.
  • NZP non-zero power
  • NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetID which may indicate a CSI-RS resource set
  • NZP-CSI-RS-Resources which may indicate the CSI-RS resource ID
  • Repetition which may indicate that the CSI-RS resource set is associated with a beam set, that is, the network side may use a set of beams to transmit the CSI-RS repeatedly. This is not limited to this application.
  • Beam IDs can be numbered in a variety of ways. For example, the beams IDs may be numbered based on the number of beams, associated network nodes, associated CCs, associated Uni-Cs, the number of sets of beams, or a combination thereof.
  • the network side that indicates to transmit CSI-RS could be an Initial Access CC, or an Anchor Carrier, or a serving Carrier or a shared CC which is indicated by the operator and owned by other operators.
  • the beam index associated with the CC or the TP could be possibly limited to index #1 ⁇ N#or #N+1 ⁇ 2N#or #2N+1 ⁇ 3N#..., This is because there will be lots of TP out there, so it needs to give the beam of a reference signal an index in the overall TPs. In case the UE does other TP or beam measurements and report together, it is possible that the beams can not be separated. So, the index could be related to CC-ID or Uni-CC ID.
  • the first one is defining the SSB/DMRS in PBCH (or other reference signals) based on the ID of the CC, or Uni-CC, or CC groups. And indicate the beams under the same value with different index, for example, for TP1: beams index from 1 to N; for TP2, from N+1 to 2N; for TP3, from 2N+1 to 3N, etc, N is a positive integer.
  • the second way is to make the index relate to the value (e.g., ID or index) of Uni-CC ID or CC-ID or CC group ID, which needs to be indicated in the pre-configured signaling.
  • the beam index corresponding to N beams of a Uni-C can be expressed as:
  • the configuration information includes an indication (e.g., a transmission configuration indication (TCI) ) that indicates the relationship.
  • TCI transmission configuration indication
  • a TCI state table may be predefined or preconfigured.
  • the TCI state table may include a plurality of TCI states.
  • Each TCI state corresponds to a set of reference signals (e.g., CSI-RS, SSB, etc. ) and is assigned/associated with an index (or identifier) , which may be represented as TCI state ID. Therefore, the configuration information may carry an index defined in the TCI state table, so that the UE can know the set of reference signals which is with QCL relationship.
  • TCI is taken as an example in some implementations in this application for illustrative purposes, the relationship may be indicated by another indication (e.g., future-defined indication) .
  • the configuration information may further indicate at least one related parameter to UE.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first carrier
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second carrier
  • the configuration information may further indicate the first carrier and the second carrier.
  • the configuration information could include IDs of the first carrier and the second carrier, so that UE can know which carriers the sets of reference signals with QCL relationship are mapped on.
  • these two sets reference signals may be also both QCLed with a third set of reference signals (or more sets of reference signals) .
  • the third set of reference signals may be mapped on the first carrier or the second carrier, or it may be mapped on another carrier. This is not limited to this application.
  • one of at least one carrier associated with the first set of reference signals and at least one carrier associated with the second set of reference signals is an initial access carrier, an anchor carrier or a serving carrier.
  • a first set of carriers (e.g., a first Uni-C) includes the first carrier and the second carrier, and the configuration information further indicates the first set of carriers.
  • a second set of carriers (e.g., a second Uni-C) includes the first carrier
  • a third set of carriers (e.g., a third Uni-C) includes the second carrier
  • the configuration information further indicates the second set of carriers and the third set of the carriers. That is, the carriers associated with QCLed sets of reference signals may be located in the same Uni-C or different Uni-Cs. The UE can detect these CCs based on the Uni-C ID (s) and CC IDs.
  • pre-defined or pre-configured may refer to a pre-defined in the standard, or is derived from related code, table, function, text, string or a combination thereof.
  • these parameters are shown in an information element. For example:
  • Information element 1 Information of TCI state signaling
  • CCID1 servCC ID Index (or it could be a set, which means in the TP, some CCs are QCL-related)
  • the TCI state may include TCI state ID, QCL-Type1 information element, and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements (e.g., QCL-Type2 information element (optional) .
  • the TCI state ID may correspond to a set of reference signals.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info which includes QCL-related parameters.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and additional QCL-Type information elements may be omitted.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and the additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info related to QCL-TypeD.
  • the QCL-Info may include Uni-C ID, CC ID1, CC ID2, BWP ID, reference signal parameters and QCL type, etc.
  • UE may obtain the frequency locations based on the Uni-C ID, CC ID1, CC ID2 and BWP ID.
  • the CC ID1 is the ID of serving CC (simplified expression as servCC)
  • the CC ID2 is the ID of anchor CC.
  • the reference signal parameters may be reference signal index (or ID) (e.g., SSB index) , or reference signal resource ID (e.g., CSI-RS resource ID) .
  • the QCL type may be QCL type A, B, C or D as aforementioned.
  • reference signal parameters include the SSB and the CSI-RS and QCL type is QCL type D, that is, the SSB and the CSI-RS have a QCL relationship with type D.
  • the QCL-Type2 may carry QCL-Info which include QCL-related parameters of this QCL relationship.
  • the QCL-Info may further include two or more CC IDs because there may sets of reference signals mapped on two or more CCs have the relationship.
  • the CC ID (CC ID 1 and/or CC ID 2) may be replaced with an ID that is associated/assigned to the two or more CCs. This is not limited to this application.
  • the above information element1 shows what it will be like for the TCI state of the system.
  • the TCI state ID could be newly indexed.
  • the QCL-Info there will be shown two clear information about CC, the first CC and the second CC may have different frequency bands, but they may share the same TP or beams. So it will indicate the QCL relationship of the NZP-CSI-RS-Resource of the servCC (maybe within the same Uni-CC or not) and the SSB of Anchor CC.
  • new TCI state and QCL relationship can be considered here.
  • Anchor CC or the initial CC is always used for the UE measurement because the UE camped on the CC.
  • a new TCI state that the Anchor CC and the transmitted CSI-RS can be QCL-A/B/C/D related.
  • the QCLed reference signals may include various types reference signals, the CSI-RS and SSB in information element 1 are for illustrative purpose.
  • the NZP-CSI-RS can be changed to CSI-RS for connection management (CM) , CSI-RS for BM, tracking reference signal (TRS) , CSI-RS for mobility, or channel state information-interference measurement (CSI-IM) .
  • CM connection management
  • TRS tracking reference signal
  • CSI-IM channel state information-interference measurement
  • the CSI-RS can be changed to: DMRS for PDCCH, DMRS for PDSCH, PTRS for PDSCH, DMRS for PBCH, and so on.
  • the QCL relationship can also be the relationship of the serving CC’s CSI-RS with the anchor CC’s CSI-RS or DMRS, or other related signals.
  • the UE can use the information to reduce the detection and get more channel information. For example, if the UE knows the CSI-RS it will detect is QCL-typeD related to the SSB of anchor CC, and it could know the beam direction of the CSI-RS. So it would be easier for the UE to do beam detection. And if the UE has received some PDSCH on the anchor CC, and the PDSCH BW is larger than the CSI-RS it will detect, it can use the PDSCH RSRP to represent the channel.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first network node
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second network node
  • the configuration information indicates the first network node and the second network node.
  • these two sets reference signals may be also QCLed with a third set of reference signals (or more sets of reference signals) .
  • the third set of reference signals may be transmitted by the first network node or the second network node, or it may be transmitted by another network node (e.g., a third network node) . This is not limited to this application.
  • both the first network node and the second network node may be associated with at least one third carrier.
  • the configuration information may further indicate the at least one third carrier, so that the UE can know which carrier (s) the sets of reference signals with QCL relationship are mapped on.
  • the sets of reference signals are associated with sets of beams with different beam directions.
  • the configuration information may further indicate a first set of beams associated with the first set of reference signals and a second set of beams associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • the UE can receive the sets of the reference signals based on the first set of beams and the second set of beams.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a schematic diagram of sets of reference signals transmitted by different network nodes.
  • the TP#1 may transmit the first set of reference signals associated with a beam set that includes beam#a1 and beam#a2.
  • the TP#2 may transmit the second set of reference signals associated with a beam set that includes beam#b1, beam#b2, beam#b3 and beam#b4.
  • the TCI state could cover all the QCL relationship of these two (or more than two) TPs. Or it will need more TCI states to cover all TPs, but the activated TCI state will be not enough. In some cases, there are general 8 TCI activated states monitoring for UE, if it needs more than 8 TPs measurement, the TCI states would not be enough.
  • the above QCL-related parameters may be included in the defined TCI state for the relationship#b.
  • the above QCL-related parameters may be included in the defined TCI state for the relationship#b.
  • Information element 2 Information of TCI state signaling for Multi-TP
  • CCID1 servCC ID (Index) (or it could be a set, which means in the TP, some CCs are QCL-related)
  • CCID2 servCC ID (Index) if the TP1 transmits multi-CC and QCL related, could include
  • the TCI state may include TCI state ID, QCL-Type1 information element, and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements (e.g., QCL-Type2 information element (optional) .
  • the TCI state ID may correspond to a set of reference signals.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info which includes QCL-related parameters.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and additional QCL-Type information elements may be omitted.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and the additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info related to QCL-TypeD.
  • the QCL-Info may include Uni-C ID, CC ID, BWP ID, TP1-related parameters, TP2-related parameters and QCL type.
  • the TP1-related parameters may include one or more of: TP ID, beam ID, and reference signal parameter, etc.
  • the TP2-related parameters may include one or more of: TP ID, beam ID, and reference signal parameters, etc.
  • the QCL type may be QCL type A, B, C or D as aforementioned.
  • UE can know frequency locations of the sets of reference signals based on Uni-C ID, CC ID1, CC ID2 and BWP ID. The detailed description can be referred to the description in information element 1.
  • UE can know the TPs based on the TP IDs.
  • the beams associated with the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals may be assigned/associated with IDs (represented by beam IDs) .
  • the beam IDs may be associated with the corresponding network node (e.g., TP IDs) respectively.
  • the QCL-Info may include TP IDs and beam IDs.
  • the QCL-Info may include beam IDs, UE can further know the TPs based on the beam IDs and the association between the beam IDs and TPs.
  • the network side which indicates to transmitted CSI-RS could be an Initial Access CC, or an Anchor Carrier, or a serving Carrier or a shared CC which is indicated by the operator and own by other operators.
  • the beam index of the CC or the TP could be possible limited to index from 1 to N or from N+1 to 2N or from 2N+1 ⁇ 3N. N is a positive integer. This is because there will be lots of TP out there, so it needs to give the beam of SSB an index in the overall TPs. In case while the UE do other TP or beams measurement and report together, it is possible that the beams can not be separated. So, the index should be related to CC-ID or Uni-CC ID.
  • the beam index for the different TP is similar as SSB. So No further discussion here.
  • the first one is defining the SSB/DMRS in PBCH based on the ID of the CC, or Uni-CC, or CC groups. And indicate the beams under the same value with different index, For example, for TP1: beams index from 1 to N; for TP2, from N+1 to 2N; for TP3, from 2N+1 to 3N.
  • the second way is to make the index relate to the value of Uni-CC ID or CC-ID or CC group ID, which need to indicate in the pre-configured signaling.
  • the beam index of N beams of a Uni-C can be expressed as:
  • the above information element shows what it may be like for the TCI state of the system.
  • the TCI state ID could be newly indexed.
  • the QCL-Info there may be shown two clear information about CC, the first TP index or index through the beam index, and the second TP index or index through the beam index.
  • the QCLed reference signals may include various types reference signals, the CSI-RS and SSB in information element 1 are for illustrative purpose.
  • the NZP-CSI-RS can be changed to CSI-RS for CM, CSI-RS for BM, TRS, CSI-RS for mobility, or CSI-IM.
  • the CSI-RS can be changed to: DMRS for PDCCH, DMRS for PDSCH, PTRS for PDSCH, DMRS for PBCH, and so on.
  • the QCL relationship can also be the relationship of the serving CC’s CSI-RS with the anchor CC’s CSI-RS or DMRS, or other related signals.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first network node
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second network node
  • the first network node is associated with at least one fourth carrier
  • the second network node is associated with at least one fifth carrier. That is, the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals may be associated with different network nodes and different carriers.
  • a fourth set of carriers may include the at least one fourth carrier and the at least one fifth carrier.
  • the configuration information may indicate the fourth set of carriers.
  • a fifth set of carriers e.g., a fifth Uni-C
  • a sixth set of carriers e.g., a sixth Uni-C
  • the configuration information may indicate the fifth set of carriers and the sixth set of carriers. That is, the carriers associated with QCLed sets of reference signals may be located in the same Uni-C or different Uni-Cs. The UE can detect these CCs based on the Uni-C ID (s) and CC IDs.
  • the above QCL-related parameters may be included in the defined TCI state for the relationship#c.
  • the above QCL-related parameters may be included in the defined TCI state for the relationship#c.
  • Information element 3 Information of TCI state signaling for Multi-TP
  • CCID1 servCC ID (Index) (or it could be a set, which means in the TP, some CCs are QCL-related)
  • CCID2 servCC ID (Index) if the TP1 transmits multi-CC and QCL related, could include
  • CCID4 servCC ID Index if the TP2 transmit multi-CC and QCL related, could include
  • the TCI state may include TCI state ID, QCL-Type1 information element, and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements (e.g., QCL-Type2 information element (optional) .
  • the TCI state ID may correspond to a set of reference signals.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info which includes QCL-related parameters.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and additional QCL-Type information elements may be omitted.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and the additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info related to QCL-TypeD.
  • the QCL-Info may include Uni-C ID, TP1-related parameters, TP2-related parameters and QCL type.
  • the TP1-related parameters may include one or more of: TP ID, beam ID, CC ID, BWP ID, reference signal parameters and QCL type, etc.
  • the TP2-related parameters may include one or more of: TP ID, beam ID, CC ID, BWP ID, reference signal parameters and QCL type, etc.
  • the QCL type may be QCL type A, B, C or D as aforementioned.
  • UE can know TPs based on TP IDs and the frequency locations based on the corresponding Uni-C ID, CC ID1, CC ID2 and BWP ID. The detailed description can be referred to the description in information element 1 and information element 2.
  • information element 3 illustrates a TCI state that includes TP1-related parameters and TP2-related parameters
  • the TP1 and TP2 may be associated with the same Uni-C or different Uni-Cs.
  • the TPs are associated with different Uni-Cs (e.g., the TP1 is associated with Uni-C#1, the TP2 is associated with Uni-C#2)
  • a TCI state that includes Uni-C1-related parameters and Uni-C2-related parameters may be designed for the relationship#c.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates another schematic diagram of sets of reference signals transmitted by different network nodes.
  • the TP#1 and TP#2 are associated with different Uni-Cs.
  • Information element 4 Information of TCI state signaling for Multi-TP
  • CCID1 servCCIDIndex (or it could be a set, which means in the TP, some CCs are QCL-related)
  • CCID2 servCCIDIndex if the TP1 transmit multi-CC and QCL related, could include
  • CCID4 servCCIDIndex if the TP2 transmit multi-CC and QCL related, could include
  • the TCI state may include TCI state ID, QCL-Type1 information element, and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements (e.g., QCL-Type2 information element (optional) .
  • the TCI state ID may correspond to a set of reference signals.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element and one or more additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info which includes QCL-related parameters.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and additional QCL-Type information elements may be omitted.
  • the QCL-Type1 information element may carry QCL-Info related to Type A) and the additional QCL-Type information elements may carry QCL-Info related to QCL-TypeD.
  • the QCL-Info may include Uni-C1-related parameters, Uni-C2-related parameters and QCL type.
  • the Uni-C1-related parameters may include one or more of: Uni-C ID, TP ID, beam ID, CC ID, BWP ID, reference signal parameters and QCL type, etc.
  • the Uni-C2-related parameters may include one or more of: Uni-C ID, TP ID, beam ID, CC ID, BWP ID, reference signal parameters and QCL type, etc.
  • the QCL type may be QCL type A, B, C or D as aforementioned.
  • UE can know TPs based on TP IDs and the frequency locations based on the corresponding Uni-C ID, CC ID1, CC ID2 and BWP ID. The detailed description can be referred to the description in information elements 1-3.
  • the above information element 4 shows what it may be like for the TCI state of the system. Firstly, the TCI state ID could be newly indexed. There is no such TCI state currently to show the QCL relation with different carriers and different network nodes. And for the QCL-Info, there will be shown two clear information about CC, the first TP index or index through the beam index, and the second TP index or index through the beam index.
  • TCI states are only for illustrative purpose, QCL-related parameters included in a TCI state may be depended on the kind of the QCL relationship. Alternatively, a new parameter set that carriers the QCL-related parameters may be designed. This is not limited to this application.
  • the first set of reference signals is associated with the first network node
  • the second set of reference signals is associated with the second network node
  • a time resource associated with the first set of reference signals partially or fully overlaps with a time resource associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • a time resource within each of the sets of physical resources partially or fully overlap, that is, the time resource can be shared by the sets of reference signals, making full use of time resources.
  • the terminal receives the sets of reference signals that are mapped on the sets of physical resources, improving the utilization of resources. In other words, at least two of the sets of reference signals are for simultaneous transmission.
  • the simultaneous transmission with two or more network nodes mentioned in this application may refer to: at least one time unit (or time period) is used for the two or more network nodes to send signaling to the same UE.
  • the time unit (or time period) may be various granularity, for example, a symbol, a slot or other defined time duration.
  • the first set of reference signals may be transmitted using symbol#1, symbol#2, symbol#3 and symbol#4, and the second set of reference signals may be transmitted using symbol#1 and symbol#2.
  • the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals are associated with a same carrier
  • these two sets of reference signals may be port division.
  • the port division may be implemented by code-division multiplexed (CDM) technology or frequency-division multiplexed (FDM) technology.
  • CDM code-division multiplexed
  • FDM frequency-division multiplexed
  • a Multi-TP case there is a possible that multiple network nodes are near the UE and can service the UE at the same time. So the network side can configure the UE with measurements from these multiple network nodes.
  • the multiple nodes may share the same CC-ID, but the beams are from different directions.
  • signals from TP1 and TP2 may be TDM.
  • the UE receives the beam from TP1
  • the UE receives the beam from TP2.
  • TP1 and TP2 can be FDM. These CSI-RS (or other reference signals) could not be collided to each other.
  • the first TP may transmit at SCn0 n2 n4...
  • the second TP may transmit at SCn1 n3 n5....
  • the configuration information further indicates switching time associated with the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals, and the switching time includes one or more of: beam switching time, frequency switching time.
  • beam switching time may be defined as intra-carrier switching time.
  • a beam set#a includes beam#a1 and beam#a2 and is associated with a single carrier, switching time between beam#a1 and beam#a2 may be the intra-carrier switching time.
  • Carrier switching time may be defined as inter-carrier switching time, where the carriers may be located in the same frequency range (FR) .
  • FR frequency range
  • a beam set#a is associated with carrier#a
  • a beam set#b includes beam#b1 and beam#b2 and is associated with carrier#b
  • the carrier#a and carrier#b are located in the same FR.
  • the beam#a1, beam#a2, beam#b1 and beam#b2 may be transmitted sequentially, and switching time between beam#a2 and beam#b1 may be the carrier switching time.
  • FR switching time may be defined as inter-FR switching time.
  • the beam set#a is associated with carrier#a
  • the beam set#b is associated with carrier#b
  • the carrier#a and carrier#b are located in different FRs
  • switching time between beam#a2 and beam#b1 may be the FR switching time.
  • the carrier switching time and the FR switching time may be referred to as frequency switching time in general.
  • the beam switching time, frequency switching time may be predefined or preconfigured.
  • the configuration information further indicates switching time associated with the sets of reference signals.
  • the sets of beams are configured based on a capability of an apparatus that receives the sets of reference signals, and the capability indicates the number of beams that support simultaneous transmission.
  • the capability information may indicate the maximum number of beams that UE supports receiving simultaneously.
  • the sets of beams could be configured not to exceed the capability of the terminal, improving transmission reliability.
  • the TPs may from (be associated with) different Uni-Cs, which means they may come from (be associated with) different frequencies.
  • TP1 is from (associated with) the sub-3Ghz and meanwhile, the TP2 is from (associated with) the 20Ghz.
  • the TP1 and TP2 may transmit based on the UE capability. If the UE can receive the different frequencies simultaneously, the TR1 and TP2 can transmit the SSB (or other reference signals) to UE simultaneously. How many beams to transmit depends on the UE capability. And it should not be beyond the capability bandwidth if the UE has the limit. If there is no UE capability reported, the TP1 and TP2 within (associated with) different frequencies may send the SSB separately. Then, the UE could receive them separately.
  • each TP, CC, or Uni-C may be associated with a transmit power.
  • the configuration information may further indicate the transmit power.
  • transmit power designed for each TP is given as an example.
  • a power offset for different TPs/CCs/CC groups/Uni-Cs may be defined.
  • different TPs could have different transmit power, especially for different CC cases (different TPs are associated with different carriers) .
  • the transmit power is 23dBm power. This value can be known while the UE is connected with the CC before, for example, while accessing.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a schematic diagram of transmit power according to embodiments of this application.
  • the offset needs to be sent to the UE, we can define it as A, then, the CSI-RS (or other reference signals) can be transmitted as 23+A dBm.
  • the Offset can be set as the other TP that need to be measured.
  • the TP3, as the TP3 may not serve the UE before, so it is hard to get the transmit power of the TP3 while transmitting. So the network side can tell the UE the power offset B dB compared with the Anchor CC CSI-RS, and send the CSI-RS at the Power level at 23+B dBm.
  • the configuration information may indicate work duration associated with one or more carriers associated with the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals, and/or one or more network nodes associated with the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals.
  • the work duration (or work period) may refer to the time duration when a network node or a CC is in a state (or mode) capable of transmitting reference signals.
  • the work duration may refer to the time duration when a network node is in a non-power-saving mode (e.g., connected mode, active mode, etc) .
  • the time duration may be also known as active duration, non-power-saving duration, connected duration, or other names.
  • the work duration may be indicated in a variety of ways.
  • it can be indicated by a time duration of being in a state (or mode) capable of transmitting reference signals; or indicated by starting time of a power-saving mode; or indicated by ending time of a power-saving mode; or indicated by a time duration of a power-saving mode; or a combination thereof. This is not limited to this application.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a schematic diagram of network side powering on/off according to embodiments of this application.
  • TP#2 will turn off at the time T1, and the information is already told to the UE in pre-configured signaling.
  • the UE will stop to measure the signals from the TP#2 or Uni-C#2 after time T1 until new information comes that the TP2 will open at a certain time.
  • the TP#2 will turn on at the time T1, it maybe a new TP or new Uni-C ID or CC-ID for UE, and the information is already told to the UE in pre-configured signaling (e.g., configuration information) .
  • the UE will receive the information that comes from TP2 from the given time T1, and do a report after T1.
  • the UE can obtain the one or more above parameters (e.g., the parameter that indicates the relationship, the parameter that indicates switching time, the parameter that indicates the transmit power, the parameter that indicates the work duration, etc. ) in a variety of ways.
  • the above parameters may be pre-defined based on the application scenario; or be determined by the UE as a function of parameters that are known by the UE; or be signaled, e.g., by the configuration information; or a combination thereof.
  • the configuration information may be included in physical broadcast channel (PBCH) ; or in physical layer control signaling such as DCI; or in radio resource control (RRC) signaling; or in the medium access control (MAC) layer; or a combination thereof. This is not limited to this application.
  • PBCH physical broadcast channel
  • RRC radio resource control
  • MAC medium access control
  • the CSI-RS (or other RS) transmission of network side transmits to UE which index the configuration can go through such as RRC, MAC-CE, DCI, or a combination thereof may be used to allocate one or more anchor carriers for the UE.
  • the UE may be allocated anchor carriers that are indicated by one or more Uni-Cs and/or CC IDs for DL and UL communications, respectively.
  • a default value of a parameter may be pre-defined or pre-configured. When the configuration information does not carry a value of this parameter, the UE can assume that this parameter takes the default value.
  • a relationship between the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals is defined, where the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals can be inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • sets of reference signals associated with the first carrier and the second carrier may have the relationship, and/or sets of reference signals associated with the first network node or the second network node may have the relationship.
  • the parameter set that can be inferred does not require additional indication or configuration, reducing resource overhead.
  • FIG. 17 illustrates a flow chart of transmitting with the same network node according to embodiments of this application.
  • the network node may be illustrated as TP#1.
  • the TP#1 transmits request information to UE.
  • the request information may request capability information.
  • the serving operator (TP#1 of operator A in an example) could transmit the indicating signaling of UE capability (i.e., the request information) to the UE.
  • the UE could receive the indicating signaling information (i.e., the request information) from its serving operator (TP#1 of operator A in this example) .
  • the signaling can be sent through the anchor CC of the serving operator, or the serving CC the UE camped (although not illustrated) , or the initial access CC the UE accessed (although not illustrated) .
  • the UE transmits capability information to TP#1.
  • the UE does the capability report (i.e., the capability information) to TP#1, through the Anchor CC or the served CC the UE camped, or the uplink Anchor CC, or the uplink served CC the UE UL camped.
  • the capability report i.e., the capability information
  • the capability report could include the formats in 1st level reporting, or parts of formats in 1st level reporting and with the 2nd level capability report. If not transmitted format, the TP#1 could consider it as a default value.
  • the TP#1 transmits configuration information to UE.
  • the configuration information indicates a relationship between a first set of reference signals and a second set of reference signals, and the relationship indicates that a first parameter set associated with the first set of reference signals is inferred from a second parameter set associated with the second set of reference signals.
  • the serving operator (TP#1) achieved the UE capability report (i.e., the capability information) . From it, the TP#1 may know some information about the UE can measured Uni-Cs and/or other information. Based on the UE capability, the serving operator (TP#1) may schedule the measurement resource for the UE. It can choose some sets of the knowledges that the UE need to know to transmission. The first part is the information that the UE must know. Which include the information such as:
  • each CC ID bandwidth part (BWP) , and RBGs or RBs, start frequency, start symbol, symbols/slots numbers, half frame index, frame index;
  • BWP bandwidth part
  • RBGs or RBs start frequency, start symbol, symbols/slots numbers, half frame index, frame index
  • the TP#1 could send the UE a second part of information, such as :
  • the priority information for measurement and/or reporting is the priority information for measurement and/or reporting
  • Beam numbers and/or beam index for each CC Beam numbers and/or beam index for each CC
  • the TP#1 transmits first set of reference signals to UE.
  • the TP#1 transmits second set of reference signals to UE.
  • the UE performs channel measurements on the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals.
  • the UE By knowing the information sent by the TP#1, the UE would do the measurement based on the pre-configured signals. If the UE is active model, it would use the CSI-RS (or other RS) to do the measurement.
  • the CSI-RS or other RS
  • FIG. 18 illustrates a flow chart of transmitting with the different network nodes according to embodiments of this application.
  • the network nodes may be illustrated as TP#1 and TP#2.
  • the TP#1 transmits request information to UE.
  • the request information may request capability information.
  • step 1710 The detailed description can be referred to step 1710.
  • the UE transmits capability information to TP#1.
  • step 1720 The detailed description can be referred to step 1720.
  • the TP#1 transmits configuration information to UE.
  • the TP#1 transmits configuration information to TP#2.
  • the TP#2 can know that it needs to transmit the second set of reference signals.
  • the detailed description can be referred to step 710 and step 1730.
  • the TP#1 transmits first set of reference signals to UE.
  • the TP#2 transmits second set of reference signals to UE.
  • the UE performs channel measurements on the first set of reference signals and the second set of reference signals.
  • the detailed description can be referred to step 720.
  • these two sets reference signals may be also both QCLed with a third set of reference signals (or more sets of reference signals) .
  • the third set of reference signals (or more sets of reference signals) may be transmitted by the TP#1, TP#2 or another TP. This is not limited in this application.
  • a TCI state for indicating the Uni-CC/CC groups/CCs/TPs will be introduced and forward to UE, for example:
  • the QCL relation could come from different CCs
  • the QCL relation could come from the same TP;
  • the QCL relation could exist one state at least for each TP;
  • Each TCI state could include at least one TP QCL relation
  • Each TCI state can include multiple TP QCL relationships, and better if it covers all QCL relationships for each transmission;
  • the network side indicates the CSI-RS (or other RS) transmission could be an Initial Access CC, or an Anchor Carrier, or a serving Carrier or a shared CC which is indicated by the operator and own by other operators.
  • the beam index of the CC or the TP should be related to CC-ID or Uni-CC ID or beam index of each TP should be transmitted to the UE;
  • Beam direction (which means beam index) for different CC could be the same while CC IDs which are sending simultaneously;
  • the CSI-RS (or other RS) frequency gap could not beyond the UE capability.
  • the network side can schedule multiple network nodes for UE, making the resource scheduling more flexible.
  • the scheduling of network node granularity makes the UE does not depend on a single network node so that the network nodes can be in power saving mode.
  • the multiple network nodes can collaborate to serve UE.
  • Coverage network node (or carrier) could be set as a service network node (or carrier) : enable the UE camped on a certain service network node with large coverage or capacity.
  • the configuration information indicates UE to transmit measurement information to a network node associated with a coverage CC (or coverage Uni-C) or a capacity CC (or capacity Uni-C) , enabling reliable first capability information transmission.
  • a coverage CC or coverage Uni-C
  • a capacity CC or capacity Uni-C
  • the configuration information may be transmitted via control link (e.g., the control link between TP#6 and UE#3)
  • measurement information may be transmitted via data link (e.g., the data link between TP#3 and UE#3) .
  • the control link and the data link do not need to be bound to the same network node, making the resource scheduling more flexible.
  • the UE can communicate with various types of network nodes, uplink and downlink may be associated with the same or different network nodes, so that the uplink and downlink can be decoupled.
  • uplink and downlink do not need to be bound to the same network node, making the resource scheduling more flexible.
  • the network node resource management method may involve UE’s capability, measurement configuring and measurement.
  • UE user equipment
  • measurement configuring is given in the above implementations.
  • general network node resource management method is further given below.
  • the UE reports its capabilities, including which TP-ID, hyper configure ID or (optional) CCs and TP sets or hyper configured ID sets or Uni-CCs that the UE can measure and wants to measure.
  • an operator pre-configures measurement information and resources for the UE.
  • the measurement information is based on TP sets or hyper configured ID sets or Uni-CC or a CC-ID.
  • TRPs which will prepare resources for the UE to do measurements are prepared.
  • the TRPs send the measurement resources to the UE at the pre-configured time, through SSB/PDCCH/PDSCH/CSI-RS/....
  • the UE performs measurement based on preconfigured measurement and resources. And report of these measurements is reported to the service TP/CC.
  • New measurement indication are send to UE through RRC/MAC CE/DCI, which could include new Uni-CC/CC group/CC measurement, and the change of CCs information, or new period and measurement information.
  • the UE performs a new round of reporting based on measurement. And report of these measurements is reported to the service TP/CC.
  • the base station schedules resources to the UE for service.
  • the signaling of the operator transmits to UE which index the configuration can go through such as RRC, MAC-CE, DCI, or a combination thereof may be used to allocate one or more anchor carriers for the UE.
  • the UE may be allocated anchor carriers that are indicated by one or more Uni-Cs and/or CC IDs for DL and UL communications, respectively.
  • Step1 UE capability report
  • the serving operator (TP#1 of operator A in this example) could transmit the indicating signaling of UE capability to the UE.
  • the UE could receive the indicating signaling information from its serving operator (TP#1 of operator A in this example) .
  • the signaling can be sent through the anchor CC of the serving operator, or the serving CC the UE camped, or the initial access CC the UE accessed.
  • the UE could do the 1st level capability report to the network side, through the Anchor CC or the served CC the UE camped, or the uplink Anchor CC, or the uplink served CC the UE UL camped.
  • the capability report could include the formats in 1st level reporting, or parts of formats in 1st level reporting. If not transmitted format, the network side could consider it as a default value.
  • the serving operator achieved the 1st level report. From it, the network side may know some information about the UE can measure: Uni-Cs and/or other information.
  • the serving operator continues to send the indication signaling of UE 2nd level capability report request to the UE.
  • the signaling may be in the same CC with the 1st level capability request. For example, same Anchor CC.
  • the network side may send the 2nd level capability report request to the UE, which may include which formats need to be reported, the index of formats, the UL CC the UE sent the information to, it may default, and the UE will send the 2nd level report through the CC same as the 1st level report.
  • the UE could do the 2nd level capability report to the network side, through the Anchor CC or the served CC the UE camped, or the uplink Anchor CC, or the uplink served CC the UE UL camped.
  • the capability report could include the formats in 2nd level reporting, or parts of formats in 2nd level reporting. If not transmitted format, the network side could consider it as a default value.
  • Step2 DL Signaling: Pre-configure Uni-C and CC groups for measurement.
  • each CC ID bandwidth part (BWP) , RBGs, RBs, start frequency, start symbol, symbols/slots numbers, half frame index, frame index, etc.
  • BWP bandwidth part
  • the priority information for measurement and/or reporting is the priority information for measurement and/or reporting.
  • the port index for some channel reference signals is the port index for some channel reference signals.
  • the report CC information The report CC information.
  • Step3-1 Measurement based on the idle/inactive model.
  • UE behave, do the SSB measurement, and achieve the CC’s information, i.e. RSRPs.
  • Step3-2 Measurement based on the active model
  • UE behaves, does the CSI-RS/PDCCH/PDSCH DMRS/SRS measurement, and achieves the CC’s information, e.g. RSRPs.
  • Step4 UE reports for the measurement.
  • the UE Based on the measurement, the UE would report some sets of indexes of CCs RSRPs to the network side.
  • Step5 Signaling changing for the renew information.
  • some CC may need further measurements, or some of service CC need to power on or power Off, or the UE is moving, so there is a need for further measurements.
  • the network side will send the UE changing of measurement through signaling.
  • Step6 Renewed transmission with pre-configured resource.
  • the network side sent the signal to the UE with renewed resource.
  • Step7 UE reports for the measurement.
  • Step8 Based on the information UE report, some detailed information is given for Data transmission or other cases.
  • the apparatus 410 may be configured to perform actions performed by the UE in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the apparatus 410 may be the UE or a component that can be configured in the UE.
  • the apparatus 410 may implement steps or procedures performed by the UE in FIGs. 6-18 according to embodiments of this application.
  • the apparatus 410 may include units configured to perform the method performed by the UE in FIGs. 6-18.
  • the units in the communication apparatus 410 and the foregoing other operations and/or functions are separately used to implement corresponding procedures in FIGS. 6-18.
  • the apparatus 410 may be configured to perform actions performed by the network side (network node) in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the apparatus 410 may be the network side (network node) or a component that can be configured in the network side (network node) .
  • the apparatus 410 may implement steps or procedures performed by the network side (network node) in FIGs. 6-18 according to embodiments of this application.
  • the apparatus 410 may include units configured to perform the method performed by the network side (network node) in FIGs. 6-18.
  • the units in the communication apparatus 410 and the foregoing other operations and/or functions are separately used to implement corresponding procedures in FIGs. 6-18.
  • the apparatus 410 may be configured to perform actions performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the apparatus 410 may be the third device or a component that can be configured in the third device.
  • the apparatus 410 may implement steps or procedures performed by the third device in FIGs. 6-18 according to embodiments of this application.
  • the apparatus 410 may include units configured to perform the method performed by the third device in FIGs. 6-18.
  • the units in the communication apparatus 410 and the foregoing other operations and/or functions are separately used to implement corresponding procedures in FIGs. 6-18.
  • the methods in the foregoing method embodiments are executed by the apparatus 510.
  • the apparatus 510 may be a UE or a component (e.g., a chip, a circuit, or a processing system) that can be configured in the UE; or the communication apparatus 510 may be a network side (network node) or a component (e.g., a chip, a circuit, or a processing system) that can be configured in the network side (network node) ; or the communication apparatus 510 may be a third device or a component (e.g., a chip, a circuit, or a processing system) that can be configured in the third device.
  • a component e.g., a chip, a circuit, or a processing system
  • the apparatus 510 is configured to perform the operations performed by the UE in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the processor unit 511 may be configured to perform a processing-related operation performed by the UE in the foregoing method embodiments
  • the communication unit 513 may be configured to perform a communicating-related (e.g., receiving/transmitting-related) operation performed by the UE in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the apparatus 510 is configured to perform the operations performed by the network side (network node) in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the processor unit 511 may be configured to perform a processing-related operation performed by the network side (network node) in the foregoing method embodiments
  • the communication unit 513 may be configured to perform a communicating-related (e.g., receiving/transmitting-related) operation performed by the network side (network node) in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the apparatus 510 is configured to perform the operations performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the processor unit 511 may be configured to perform a processing-related operation performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments
  • the communication unit 513 may be configured to perform a communicating-related (e.g., receiving/transmitting-related) operation performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • An embodiment of this application further provides a computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions used to implement the method performed by the UE, or the method performed by the network side (network node) or the method performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the computer when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer may be enabled to implement the method performed by the UE, or the method performed by the network side (network node) , or the method performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • An embodiment of this application further provides a computer program product including instructions.
  • the computer When the instructions are executed by a computer, the computer is enabled to implement the method performed by the UE, or the method performed by the network side (network node) , or the method performed by the third device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • An embodiment of this application further provides a communication system.
  • the communication system includes the UE and the network side (network node) in the foregoing embodiments.
  • the communication system further includes the third device in the foregoing embodiments.
  • the term “receive” or “receiving” used herein may refer to receiving or otherwise obtaining from an element/component in same apparatus or from another device separate from the apparatus.
  • the term “transmit” or “transmitting” may refer to outputting or sending to/for an element/component in same apparatus or to/for another device separate from the apparatus.
  • any of the methods/procedures described herein may be performed by a chipset, in which case any sending or receiving steps may occur between elements of the chipset.
  • the disclosed apparatuses and methods may be implemented in other manners.
  • the described apparatus embodiment is merely an example.
  • division into the units is merely logical function division and may be other division in an actual implementation.
  • a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not performed.
  • the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections may be implemented through some interfaces.
  • the indirect couplings or communication connections between the apparatuses or units may be implemented in electronic forms, mechanical forms, or other forms.
  • the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one position, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected based on an actual requirement to implement the solutions provided in this application.
  • function units in embodiments of this application may be integrated into one unit, or each of the units may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • connection or coupling between the elements can be acoustical, mechanical, optical, electrical, thermal, logical, or any combinations thereof.
  • expressions such as “match” , “matching” and “matched” are intended to refer herein to a condition in which two or more elements are either the same or within some predetermined tolerance of each other. That is, these terms are meant to encompass not only “exactly” or “identically” matching the two elements but also “substantially” , “approximately” or “subjectively” matching the two or more elements, as well as providing a higher or best match among a plurality of matching possibilities.
  • the expression “based on” is intended to mean “based at least partly on” , that is, this expression can mean “based solely on” or “based partially on” , and so should not be interpreted in a limited manner. More particularly, the expression “based on” could also be understood as meaning “depending on” , “representative of” , “indicative of” , “associated with” or similar expressions.
  • the terms “system” and “network” may be used interchangeably in different embodiments of this application.
  • “At least one” means one or more, and "a plurality of” means two or more.
  • the term “and/or” describes an association relationship of associated objects, and indicates that three relationships may exist. For example, A and/or B may indicate the following three cases: Only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists, where A and B may be singular or plural.
  • the character “/” indicates an "or” relationship between associated objects.
  • “At least one of the following items (pieces) " or a similar expression thereof indicates any combination of these items, including a single item (piece) or any combination of a plurality of items (pieces) .
  • At least one of A, B, or C includes: only A; only B; only C; A and B; A and C; B and C; or A, B, and C, and "at least one of A, B, and C” may also be understood as including: only A; only B; only C; A and B; A and C; B and C; or A, B, and C.
  • ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” in embodiments of this application are used to distinguish between a plurality of objects, and are not used to limit a sequence, a time sequence, priorities, or importance of the plurality of objects.
  • embodiments of this application may be provided as a method, an apparatus (or system) , computer-readable storage medium, or a computer program product. Therefore, this application may use a form of a hardware-only embodiment, a software-only embodiment, or an embodiment with a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, this application may use a form of a computer program product that is implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to a disk memory, an optical memory, and the like) that include computer-usable program code.
  • the instructions When executed by any computer or the processor of a programmable data processing device, the instructions cause the apparatus to implement specific functions as described in one or more procedures in the flowcharts and/or one or more blocks in the block diagrams.
  • the computer program instructions may alternatively be stored in a computer-readable memory that can indicate a computer or another programmable data processing device to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory generate an artifact that includes an instruction apparatus.
  • the instruction apparatus implements a specific function in one or more procedures in the flowcharts and/or one or more blocks in the block diagrams.
  • the computer program instructions may alternatively be loaded onto a computer or another programmable data processing device, so that a series of operations and steps are performed on the computer or the another programmable device, so that computer-implemented processing is generated. Therefore, the instructions executed on the computer or on another programmable device provide steps for implementing specific functions as described in one or more procedures in the flowcharts and/or one or more blocks in the block diagrams.
  • the present disclosure encompasses various embodiments, including not only method embodiments, but also other embodiments such as apparatus embodiments and embodiments related to non-transitory computer readable storage media. Embodiments may incorporate, individually or in combinations, the features disclosed herein.

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Des modes de réalisation de la présente invention concernent un procédé de communication et un appareil de communication. Dans ce procédé, le terminal reçoit des informations de configuration, où les informations de configuration indiquent une relation entre un premier ensemble de signaux de référence et un deuxième ensemble de signaux de référence, et la relation indique qu'un premier ensemble de paramètres associé au premier ensemble de signaux de référence est déduit d'un deuxième ensemble de paramètres associé au deuxième ensemble de signaux de référence ; et le terminal met en œuvre des mesures de canal sur le premier ensemble de signaux de référence et le deuxième ensemble de signaux de référence sur la base de la relation ; où le premier ensemble de signaux de référence est associé à une première porteuse, et le deuxième ensemble de signaux de référence est associé à une deuxième porteuse ; et/ou le premier ensemble de signaux de référence est associé à un premier nœud de réseau, et le deuxième ensemble de signaux de référence est associé à un deuxième nœud de réseau. L'ensemble de paramètres qui peut être déduit ne nécessite pas d'indication ou de configuration supplémentaire, réduisant le surdébit de ressources.
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