WO2024243924A1 - Information processing method, device, apparatus, system, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, a device, an apparatus, a system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a network device acquiring capability indication information of a terminal device, the capability indication information being used for indicating that the terminal device supports a target number of activation measurements of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state of a candidate cell; and based on the capability indication information, sending measurement configuration information to the terminal device, the measurement configuration information being used for indicating the TCI state of a target cell requiring activation measurement, and the number of target cells being less than or equal to the target number. The invention allows for avoiding the problem of a terminal device having limited capabilities and thus being unable to perform activation measurement when there are too many candidate cells, thereby improving the rationality and reliability of activation measurement.

Description

Information processing method, device, apparatus, system and storage medium Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to an information processing method, device, apparatus, system and storage medium.

Background Art

In L1/L2 based inter-cell mobility (LTM), in order to shorten the cell switching delay, the terminal device needs to activate and measure the transmission configuration indicator TCI status (TCI status) of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of the candidate cell before receiving the cell switching command. After measuring that the TCI status of PDCCH/PDSCH is activated, the terminal device can directly schedule the above PDCCH/PDSCH for data communication after the cell switching.

However, due to the limited capabilities of terminal equipment, it is impossible to activate and measure the TCI states of too many candidate cells. Therefore, how to reasonably activate and measure the TCI states of candidate cells is a problem that needs to be solved.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, device, apparatus, system, and storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

Acquire capability indication information of a terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate a target number of activation measurements of a transmission configuration indication TCI state of a candidate cell supported by the terminal device;

Based on the capability indication information, measurement configuration information is sent to the terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cells that need to be activated for measurement, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number.

In some embodiments, the sending measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the capability indication information includes:

Based on the target number indicated by the capability indication information, selecting the target cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number from the candidate cells managed by the network device;

Sending the measurement configuration information to the terminal device.

In some embodiments, selecting the target cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number from the candidate cells managed by the network device includes:

Acquire a layer 1 measurement result of each candidate cell, where the layer 1 measurement result is at least used to indicate a signal quality of the candidate cell;

Based on the signal quality corresponding to each of the candidate cells, cells whose signal quality is greater than a preset quality and whose number is less than or equal to the target number are selected as the target cells.

In some embodiments, obtaining the capability indication information of the terminal device includes:

Receive the capability indication information sent by the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the capability indication information is carried in the information element measurement and mobility parameters IE MeasAndMobParameters, or in the information element measurement and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connection IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target cell, The reference signal corresponding to the target cell and the quasi co-site QCL information of the reference signal.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes:

Receiving measurement configuration information sent by a network device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cell to be activated for measurement, where the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number indicated by the capability indication information of the terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the target number of activation measurements of the TCI status of the candidate cell supported by the terminal device;

Based on the measurement configuration information, activation measurement is performed on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval.

In some embodiments, the time interval is determined based on a layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor, a carrier expansion factor, a period of a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and a non-continuous reception period configured for the terminal device. The layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor is used to indicate the ratio of all layer 1 measurement opportunities within a preset time period to the number of available layer 1 measurement opportunities. The carrier expansion factor is used to indicate the number of carriers required to measure the target cell.

In some embodiments, when the measurement of the target cell requires a measurement interval, the carrier extension factor is the sum of the number of carriers required to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively when a measurement interval is required.

In some embodiments, when the measurement of the target cell does not require a measurement interval, the carrier extension factor is the sum of the number of carriers required to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively without requiring a measurement interval.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

Send capability indication information of the terminal device to the network device.

In some embodiments, sending the capability indication information of the terminal device to the network device includes:

sending the capability indication information to the network device via the information element measurement and mobility parameters IE MeasAndMobParameters; or,

The capability indication information is sent to the network device through the information element measurement of multi-radio dual connection capability and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connection IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target cell, a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and quasi-co-site QCL information of the reference signal.

According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device, including:

A processing module is configured to obtain capability indication information of a terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate a target number of activation measurements of a transmission configuration indication TCI state of a candidate cell supported by the terminal device;

The transceiver module is configured to send measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the capability indication information, wherein the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the activated target cell, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number.

For the contents not introduced or described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant introduction in the embodiments described in the first aspect above, and will not be repeated here.

According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device, including:

The transceiver module is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI state of the activated target cell, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the capability indication information of the terminal device. The target number indicated, the capability indication information is used to indicate the target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication TCI state of the candidate cell supported by the terminal device;

The processing module is configured to perform activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval based on the measurement configuration information.

For the contents not introduced or described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant introduction in the embodiments described in the second aspect above, and will not be repeated here.

According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

The processor is configured to execute the steps of the information processing method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device is provided, including:

processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

The processor is configured to execute the steps of the information processing method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer program instructions are stored. When the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the information processing method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure are implemented.

According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer program instructions are stored. When the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the information processing method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure are implemented.

According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including:

A network device, wherein the network device can execute the information processing method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure;

A terminal device, wherein the terminal device can execute the information processing method provided in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: the network device obtains the capability indication information of the terminal device, the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports the target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication TCI status of the candidate cells; based on the capability indication information, the measurement configuration information is sent to the terminal device, the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cells that need to be activated and measured, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. It can be seen that the network device can reasonably allocate measurement configuration information to the terminal device according to the capability indication information of the terminal device, and then the terminal device can activate the TCI status of the target cell allocated by the network device based on the measurement configuration information, avoiding the problem that the terminal device cannot activate the TCI status of too many candidate cells due to limited capabilities, thereby improving the rationality and reliability of the activation measurement.

It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart showing a method of acquiring capability indication information according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a process of selecting a target cell according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of another information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are only illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and/or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their internal logical relationships.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun after the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, terms such as "at least one", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "at least one of A and B", "A and/or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

In some embodiments, the recording method of "A or B" may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The statement of the description object refers to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not constitute unnecessary restrictions due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields", and the "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number, and can be one or more. Taking the "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes may be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" may be the same device or different devices, and their types may be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and their contents may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A”, “comprising A”, “used to indicate A”, and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to ...", "in response to determining ...", "in the case of ...", "at the time of ...", "when ...", "if ...", "if ...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "no more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "network" may be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

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

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

In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the communication between the terminals is replaced by the communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

First, some system embodiments to which the present disclosure is applicable are introduced.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a structural diagram of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication system shown in Figure 1 includes: a network device 100 and a terminal device 200. Among them, the present disclosure does not limit the number of networks 100 and terminal devices 200 respectively. The figure shows one network device 100 and two terminal devices 200 as an example, but it does not constitute a limitation. Any two terminal devices 200 of the present disclosure can communicate with each other through the network, and the network device 100 and the terminal device 200 can also communicate with each other through the network, which is not limited by the present disclosure. Among them, data transmission from the network device 100 to the terminal device 200 is called downlink data transmission, and data transmission from the terminal device 200 to the network device 100 is called uplink data transmission.

The system disclosed in the present invention can be applied to various communication systems, such as the fifth generation (5G) system or new radio (NR), long term evolution (LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, etc. division duplex (FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (TDD) system and future communication systems, etc. The future communication systems include but are not limited to, for example, the sixth generation mobile communication system and satellite communication system, etc.

The network device 100 disclosed in the present invention may be: a base station, an evolved node B (eNB), a home base station, an access point (AP) in a wireless fidelity (WIFI) system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP) or a transmission and reception point (TRP), etc.; it may also be a gNB in an NR system; or, it may also be a component or a part of a device constituting a base station, such as a central unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU) or a baseband unit (BBU), etc.

The network device 100 of the present disclosure may have one or more cells, which have resources for communicating with the terminal device 200. The cells may have separate, overlapping or partially overlapping coverage areas. Each cell can be identified/distinguished by a physical cell identifier (PCI) for identifying the cell to the terminal device 200. Generally, the cell in which the terminal device 200 currently resides is called a serving cell, and other cells adjacent to the serving cell are called candidate cells. In L1/L2based inter-cell mobility (LTM) based on layer 1/layer 2 (L1/L2) measurement, the network device 100 can maintain multiple candidate cells for the terminal device 200. When the terminal device 200 needs to perform a cell switch, a target cell can be selected from multiple candidate cells for switching.

Understandably, the 3rd Generation Partner Project (3GPP) divides the air interface into three layers, including Layer 1 (L1), Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3). Layer 1 is also called the physical layer (PHY), which includes physical layer processing such as coding, modulation and multi-antenna mapping, and mainly provides different transmission channels for the Media Access Control Address (MAC).

Layer 2 includes the MAC layer, the Packet Data Convergence Protocol layer (PDCP) and the Radio Link Control protocol layer (RLC). The MAC layer mainly provides logical channels for the RLC layer, including but not limited to functions such as hybrid automatic repeat-request (ARQ) up and down scheduling. The RLC layer mainly provides wireless bearers for the PDCP layer, including but not limited to functions such as retransmission, PDCP segmentation and combination. The PDCP layer includes but is not limited to functions such as Internet Protocol (IP) header compression and decompression, data and signaling encryption and integrity protection.

Layer 3 includes the Radio Resource Control layer (RRC) and the Non-access stratum (NAS). The RRC layer supports key signaling protocols for multiple functions between the terminal device 200 and the network device 100, including but not limited to broadcasting NAS and access stratum (AS) system messages, paging functions, and RRC (such as connection establishment, release, and maintenance) functions. The NAC layer may include but is not limited to functions such as session management (such as session establishment, modification, or release), user management (such as user data management, and attachment, detachment, etc.) and security management (such as authentication and encryption initialization between the terminal device and the network device). Regarding the relevant introduction of the above-mentioned layers 1 to 3, the present disclosure does not make too many detailed descriptions and limitations here.

The terminal device 200 of the present disclosure may be fixed or mobile. FIG1 is only a schematic diagram, and the system may also include other network devices, such as wireless relay devices and wireless backhaul devices, which are not shown in FIG1. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the types and quantities of network devices and terminal devices included in the system.

The terminal device 200 may also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), etc.

The terminal device 200 in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, and can also be a wireless terminal used in scenes such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), industrial control, self driving, remote medical, smart grid, transportation safety, smart city, and smart home. In the present disclosure, the aforementioned terminal devices and chips applicable to the aforementioned terminal devices are collectively referred to as terminal devices. It should be understood that the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device 200.

Please refer to FIG. 2 for a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment. The terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 2 may include components such as a radio frequency (RF) circuit 210, a memory 220, an input unit 230, a display unit 240, a sensor 250, an audio circuit 260, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) module 270, a processor 280, and a power supply 290. Those skilled in the art will understand that the device structure shown in FIG. 2 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal device, and may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

The following is a detailed introduction to the various components of the terminal device 200 in conjunction with FIG. 2 :

The RF circuit 210 can be used for receiving and sending signals during information transmission or communication. In particular, after receiving the downlink information of the base station, it is sent to the processor 280 for processing; in addition, the designed uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the RF circuit 210 includes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier (Low Noise Amplifier, LNA), a duplexer, etc. In addition, the RF circuit 210 can also communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication. The above-mentioned wireless communication can use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to Global System of Mobile communication (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), email, Short Messaging Service (SMS), etc.

The memory 220 can be used to store software programs and modules. The processor 280 executes various functional applications and data processing of the terminal device by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 220. The memory 220 can mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, an application required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; the data storage area can store data created according to the use of the terminal device (such as audio data, a phone book, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 220 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The input unit 230 can be used to receive input digital or character information, and to generate key signal input related to the user settings and function control of the terminal device. Specifically, the input unit 230 may include a touch panel 231 and other input devices 232. The touch panel 231, also known as a touch screen, can collect the user's touch operation on or near it (such as the user's operation on the touch panel 231 or near the touch panel 231 using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger, stylus, etc.), and drive the corresponding connection device according to a pre-set program. Optionally, the touch panel 231 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into the touch point coordinates, and then sends it to the processor 280, and can receive and execute the command sent by the processor 280. In addition, the touch panel 231 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch panel 231, the input unit 230 may also include other input devices 232. Specifically, the other input devices 232 may include but are not limited to one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, etc.

The display unit 240 may be used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user and various menus of the terminal device. The display unit 240 may include a display panel 241. Optionally, the display panel 241 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), etc. Further, the touch panel 231 may cover the display panel 241. When the touch panel 231 detects a touch operation on or near it, it is transmitted to the processor 280 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 280 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 241 according to the type of the touch event. Although in FIG. 2, the touch panel 231 and the display panel 241 are used as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the terminal device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 231 and the display panel 241 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the terminal device.

The terminal device may also include at least one sensor 250, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor may include an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor may adjust the brightness of the display panel 241 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor may turn off the display panel 241 when the terminal device is moved to the ear. As a type of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in all directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary. It can be used for applications that identify the posture of the terminal device (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc. As for other sensors that can be configured in the terminal device, such as gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., they will not be described here.

The audio circuit 260, the speaker 261, and the microphone 262 can provide an audio interface between the user and the terminal device. The audio circuit 260 can transmit the received audio data to the speaker 261 after converting the received audio data into an electrical signal, which is converted into a sound signal for output; on the other hand, the microphone 262 converts the collected sound signal into an electrical signal, which is received by the audio circuit 260 and converted into audio data, and then the audio data is processed by the output processor 280, and then sent to another terminal device through the RF circuit 210, or the audio data is output to the memory 220 for further processing.

WiFi is a short-range wireless transmission technology. The terminal device can help users send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media through the WiFi module 270, which provides users with wireless broadband Internet access. Although FIG. 2 shows the WiFi module 270, it is understandable that it is not a necessary component of the terminal device and can be omitted as needed without changing the essence of the invention.

The processor 280 is the control center of the terminal device. It uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire terminal device. By running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 220, and calling data stored in the memory 220, it executes various functions of the terminal device and processes data, thereby monitoring the terminal device as a whole. Optionally, the processor 280 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 280 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications. It is understandable that the above-mentioned modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 280.

The terminal device also includes a power supply 290 (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component. Preferably, the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 280 through a power management system, so that the power management system can manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management. Although not shown, the terminal device 200 may also include components such as a camera and a Bluetooth module, which will not be described in detail here.

Based on the above embodiments, a method embodiment applicable to the present disclosure is introduced below.

Please refer to Figure 3, which is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment. The method shown in Figure 3 is applied to the communication system shown in Figure 1, and the method includes the following implementation steps:

S301. The network device 100 obtains capability indication information of the terminal device 200, where the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device 200 supports a target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication TCI state of the candidate cell.

The capability indication information disclosed in the present disclosure refers to indication information used to indicate the capability of the terminal device 200, and the capability of the terminal device 200 includes but is not limited to the target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication status (TCI status) of the candidate cell supported by the terminal device 200, which can also be understood as the maximum number. Optionally, other customized terminal capabilities may also be included, such as whether the terminal device 200 can monitor multiple beams at the same time, etc., which are not limited in the present disclosure. That is to say, the capability indication information of the terminal device 200 in the present disclosure is at least used to indicate the target number (or maximum number) of activation measurements of the TCI status of the candidate cell supported by the terminal device 200.

The present disclosure does not limit the implementation method for obtaining the above-mentioned capability indication information. For example, the network device 100 can obtain it from other devices (such as other terminals) through the network, etc.; please refer to the embodiment described in Figure 4 below of the present disclosure to introduce a possible implementation method for obtaining the capability indication information.

S302: Based on the capability indication information, the network device 100 sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device 200, wherein the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cells to be activated for measurement, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. Accordingly, the terminal device 200 receives the measurement configuration information.

The measurement configuration information disclosed in the present invention refers to configuration information used to instruct the terminal device to perform activation measurement, and the configuration information is at least used to indicate the TCI state of the target cell that needs to be activated. In practical applications, the above measurement configuration information includes But not limited to any one or more of the following information: the identifier of the target cell (such as the physical cell identifier or identity ID of the target cell), the reference signal corresponding to the target cell, the index (Index ID) of the reference signal, the quasi-co-location (QCL) information between reference signals or other custom information, etc. The quasi-co-location information includes but is not limited to information such as quasi-co-location type and quasi-co-location relationship, which is not limited in this disclosure.

The target cell is a cell in some or all candidate cells managed by the network device 100. The present disclosure does not limit the number of the target cells, which can be determined according to actual conditions. Generally, the number of the target cells needs to be less than or equal to the target number indicated by the capability indication information. The present disclosure does not limit the determination/acquisition implementation method of the target cell. For example, the target cell can be any cell in some or all candidate cells managed by the network device 100.

The TCI state of the above-mentioned target cell can be used to indicate the beam information of the target cell, such as beam direction, beam angle and other information. In practical applications, the TCI state of the target cell includes a reference signal of the target cell, and the beam corresponding to the reference signal is used as a transmission beam for data transmission between the terminal device 200 and the target cell. The present disclosure does not make too many restrictions and details here. The reference signals involved in the present disclosure include but are not limited to any one or more of the following combinations: for example, the synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal and PBCH block, SSB) of the corresponding cell, the channel state information pilot signal (Channel State Information Reference Signal, CSI-RS), the demodulation reference signal (Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS) or other reference signals used to indicate beam information.

S303. The terminal device 200 performs activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval based on the measurement configuration information.

The time interval disclosed in the present invention refers to the time interval for the terminal device 200 to perform activation measurements, which may be an interval custom-set by the system according to actual conditions, such as an empirical interval set based on user experience, or a statistical interval calculated based on a series of experimental data, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 100 obtains the capability indication information of the terminal device 200, and the capability indication information is used to indicate the target number of the terminal device 200 supporting the activation measurement of the transmission configuration indication TCI state of the candidate cell. Based on the capability indication information, the network device 100 sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device 200, and the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI state of the target cell to be activated and measured, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. Accordingly, the terminal device 200 receives the measurement configuration information. Then, the terminal device 200 performs activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell according to the pre-configured time interval based on the measurement configuration information. It can be seen that the network device 100 can reasonably allocate measurement configuration information to the terminal device 200 according to the capability indication information of the terminal device 200, and then the terminal device 200 can perform activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell allocated by the network device 100 based on the measurement configuration information, so as to avoid the problem that the terminal device cannot perform activation measurement on the TCI state of too many candidate cells due to limited capability, thereby improving the rationality and reliability of the activation measurement.

Please refer to Figure 4, which is a schematic diagram of a process of obtaining capability indication information according to an exemplary embodiment. The method shown in Figure 4 is applied to the communication system shown in Figure 1, and the method includes the following implementation steps:

S401. The terminal device 200 sends capability indication information of the terminal device 200 to the network device 100.

The present disclosure does not limit the sending implementation method of the above-mentioned capability indication information. For example, the terminal device 200 can carry the above-mentioned capability indication information in the information element measurement and mobility parameters (IE MeasAndMobParameters), or in the information element measurement and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) capability (IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC). The above-mentioned IE MeasAndMobParameters and IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC are both capability parameters specified in the 3rd Generation Partner Project (3GPP) protocol. Among them, the above-mentioned IE MeasAndMobParameters is mainly used to transmit terminal capabilities related to the measurement of radio resource management (RRM), remote line monitor (RLM) and mobility (such as mobile switching). The above-mentioned IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC is mainly used to transmit the wireless access capabilities of MR-DC terminals, for example Such as the ability to support 4G frequency band, 5G frequency band or their combination of frequency bands.

That is to say, the terminal device 200 disclosed in the present invention can report/send its own capability indication information to the network device 100 through the IE MeasAndMobParameters (measurement and mobility parameters); or, it can report/send its own capability indication information to the network device 100 through the IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC of the MR-DC capability.

For example, the terminal device 200 indicates its own capability indication information in the following manner:

maxNumberTCI-state-Neighbour ENUMERATED{n1,n2,n3,n4}OPTIONAL

Among them, maxNumberTCI-state-Neighbour indicates the maximum number (ie, target number) of activated measurements of the TCI states of candidate cells supported by the terminal device 200, ENUMERATED indicates the enumerated quantity value, and OPTIONAL indicates some optional capability configuration/indication information.

S402 : The network device 100 receives capability indication information of the terminal device 200 .

Accordingly, the network device 100 may receive the capability indication information sent by the terminal device 200. For the introduction of the capability indication information, reference may be made to the relevant introduction in the embodiment described in FIG. 3 , which will not be repeated here.

Please refer to Figure 5, which is a flowchart of another information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment. The method shown in Figure 5 is applied to the communication system shown in Figure 1, and the method includes the following implementation steps:

S501. The network device 100 obtains capability indication information of the terminal device 200, where the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device 200 supports a target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication TCI state of the candidate cell.

The introduction of S501 may refer to the relevant introduction of S301 in FIG. 3 , which will not be repeated here.

S502: The network device 100 selects the target cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number from the candidate cells managed by the network device 100 based on the target number indicated by the capability indication information.

The network device 100 may select cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number indicated by the capability indication information from some or all candidate cells managed by the network device 100 as target cells. The present disclosure does not limit the number of target cells. Usually, the number of target cells needs to be less than or equal to the target number, which can be determined according to the actual configuration or capability of the network device 100, and the present disclosure does not limit it.

The present disclosure does not limit the implementation method of selecting the above target cell. For example, in an example implementation, the network device 100 can autonomously select some cells from some or all candidate cells managed by itself as the above target cells. In another example implementation, see FIG. 6 below of the present disclosure for another possible implementation method of obtaining the target cell, which will not be described in detail here.

S503: The network device 100 sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cells to be activated for measurement, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. Accordingly, the terminal device 200 receives the measurement configuration information.

The introduction of S503 may correspond to the introduction of S302 in the embodiment described in Fig. 3, which will not be repeated here. For example, see Table 1 below which shows a possible measurement configuration information, in which the TCI state of the target cell is configured.

Table 1

Among them, the measurement configuration information shown in Table 1 above is used to indicate the TCI state of the target cell that needs to be activated for measurement. The TCI-StateId shown in the table indicates the identifier of the TCI state of the target cell; QCL-Info-Neighbour indicates QCL information; CellID indicates the identifier of the target cell, etc. This disclosure does not make too many restrictions and details here.

S504. The terminal device 200 performs activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval based on the measurement configuration information.

After obtaining the above-mentioned measurement configuration information, the terminal device 200 can activate the TCI state of the above-mentioned target cell according to the above-mentioned measurement configuration information at the preconfigured time interval. Specifically, it can measure the reference signal (such as SSB and/or CSI-RS) corresponding to the target cell according to the preconfigured time interval.

The time interval disclosed in the present invention is a time interval customized by the system, which is usually determined according to the layer 1 (L1) measurement resource expansion factor, the carrier expansion factor, the period of the reference signal corresponding to the target cell and the discontinuous reception period configured by the terminal device. Among them, the layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor and the carrier expansion factor are both system-customized factor coefficients. The layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor is used to indicate the ratio between the number of all layer 1 measurement opportunities that the terminal device 200 has within a preset time period and the number of layer 1 measurement opportunities available within the preset time period. The preset time period is a time period customized by the system and is not limited by the present disclosure. The carrier expansion factor is used to indicate the number of all carriers required for the terminal device 200 to measure the target cell. Several possible implementation methods for determining the above time interval are exemplified below.

In one implementation, when the measurement of the target cell does not require a measurement gap (without gap), the time interval may be expressed as follows:
X＝P×max(SSB period,DRX cycle)×CSSF _{outside_gap} formula (1)

Wherein, X represents the time interval. P represents the L1 measurement resource expansion factor, and the formula involved is shown in the following formula (2). SSB period represents the period of the reference signal corresponding to the target cell, that is, the reception period of the reference signal. Here, the reference signal is SSB as an example, but it does not constitute a limitation. DRX cycle represents the discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. _{CSSF outside_gap} represents the carrier expansion factor, and the formula involved is shown in the following formula (3).

The L1 measurement resource expansion factor is shown in the following formula (2):

Wherein, N_total represents the total number of L1 measurement opportunities within the preset period. N_available represents the number of available L1 measurement opportunities within the preset period. Usually, N_total and N_available are both pre-configured by the network device 100 and sent to the terminal device 200; accordingly, the terminal device 200 can calculate the above L1 measurement resource expansion factor based on N_total and N_available.

The carrier expansion factor CSSF _{outside_gap} is shown in the following formula (3):
CSSF _{outside_gap} = L3 measurement carrier number 1 + L1 measurement carrier number 1 + TCI state active measurement carrier number 1 Formula (3)

Among them, the number of L3 measurement carriers 1 indicates the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform layer 3 (L3) measurement on the target cell without the need for a measurement interval; the number of L1 measurement carriers 1 indicates the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform layer 1 (L1) measurement on the target cell without the need for a measurement interval; the number of TCI state activation measurement carriers 1 indicates the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform TCI state activation measurement on the target cell without the need for a measurement interval. In actual applications, the above-mentioned number of L3 measurement carriers 1, number of L1 measurement carriers 1 and number of TCI state activation measurement carriers 1 can all be parameters pre-configured by the network device 100 and sent to the terminal device 200. For example, the network device 100 can send/configure these parameters to the terminal device 200 in advance through configure signaling, etc.

In other words, the carrier extension factor CSSF _{outside_gap} in this case is the sum of the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively without requiring a measurement interval.

It should be noted that the layer 3 (L3) measurement involved in the present disclosure may also be referred to as radio resource management (RRM) measurement, and the measurement result of the L3 measurement may be referred to as L3 measurement result or RRM measurement result, which may be the measurement result obtained by first averaging the beam measurement information of the cell and then using a preset L3 filtering formula to perform L3 filtering. The present disclosure does not limit or elaborate on this.

The present disclosure does not limit the implementation method for determining whether the measurement of the above-mentioned target cell requires a measurement interval. It can be determined according to the actual communication situation between the terminal device 200 and the target cell. For example, when the service cell and the target cell where the terminal device 200 was previously located are heterofrequency cells, it can be determined that the measurement of the above-mentioned target cell requires a measurement interval; conversely, when the service cell and the target cell where the terminal device 200 was previously located are homofrequency cells, it can be determined that the measurement of the above-mentioned target cell does not require a measurement interval, etc. The present disclosure is only for illustrative purposes and does not constitute a limitation. It can be determined according to actual communication conditions or communication needs.

In another implementation, when the measurement of the target cell requires a measurement interval (with gap), the time interval may be as shown in the following formula (4):
X＝P×max(SSB period,DRX cycle,MGRP)×CSSF _{within_gap}
Formula (4)

Wherein, X represents the time interval. P represents the L1 measurement resource extension factor, and the formula involved is shown in the above formula (2) and will not be repeated here. SSB period represents the period of the reference signal corresponding to the target cell, that is, the reception period of the reference signal. Here, the reference signal is SSB as an example, but it does not constitute a limitation. DRX cycle represents the discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. MGRP represents the period of the measurement interval, also known as the measurement gap repetition period (MGRP). CSSF _{within_gap} represents the carrier extension factor, and the formula involved is shown in the following formula (5).

The carrier expansion factor CSSF _{within_gap} is shown in the following formula (5):
CSSF _{within_gap} = L3 measurement carrier number 2 + L1 measurement carrier number 2 + TCI state active measurement carrier number 2 Formula (5)

Among them, the number of L3 measurement carriers 2 indicates the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform layer 3 (L3) measurement on the target cell when a measurement interval is required; the number of L1 measurement carriers 2 indicates the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform layer 1 (L1) measurement on the target cell when a measurement interval is required; the number of TCI state activation measurement carriers 2 indicates the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform TCI state activation measurement on the target cell when a measurement interval is required. In actual applications, the above-mentioned number of L3 measurement carriers 2, number of L1 measurement carriers 2 and number of TCI state activation measurement carriers 2 can all be network The network device 100 pre-configures the parameters sent to the terminal device 200. For example, the network device 100 can send/configure these parameters to the terminal device 200 in advance through configure signaling.

In other words, the carrier extension factor CSSF _{within_gap} in this case is the sum of the number of carriers required for the terminal device 200 to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively when a measurement interval is required.

Please refer to Figure 6, which is a schematic diagram of a process of selecting a target cell according to an exemplary embodiment. The method shown in Figure 6 is applied to the network device 100, and the method includes the following implementation steps:

S601: The network device 100 obtains a layer 1 measurement result of each candidate cell, where the layer 1 measurement result is at least used to indicate a signal quality of the candidate cell.

The network device 100 can obtain the layer 1 measurement result of each candidate cell managed by itself, and the layer 1 measurement result is at least used to indicate the signal quality of the candidate cell. In practical applications, the layer 1 measurement result may also be referred to as a beam measurement result, which may include but is not limited to, for example, L1-RSRP, L1-SINR or other measurement parameters used to indicate the signal quality of the candidate cell. Among them, L1-RSRP is the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) sent by the corresponding cell beam, and L1-SINR is the signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of the reference signal sent by the corresponding cell beam on the terminal device side. The present disclosure does not limit the implementation method of obtaining the above-mentioned layer 1 measurement results, for example, it can receive reports from the terminal device 100, etc.

S602: The network device 100 selects, based on the signal quality corresponding to each candidate cell, cells whose signal quality is greater than a preset quality and whose number is less than or equal to the target number as the target cells.

The network device 100 can select cells whose signal quality is greater than a preset threshold and whose number is less than or equal to the above-mentioned target number as the final target cells based on the respective layer 1 measurement results of each candidate cell (that is, based on the respective signal quality corresponding to each candidate cell). The preset threshold is a threshold set by the system itself, for example, it can be an empirical value set based on user experience, or it can be a statistical value calculated based on a series of experimental data, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure. In other words, the network device 100 can select cells whose signal quality is relatively large or maximum (signal quality is greater than the preset threshold) and whose number does not exceed the target number as the above-mentioned target cells based on the respective signal quality corresponding to each candidate cell.

By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 100 obtains the capability indication information of the terminal device 200, and the capability indication information is used to indicate the target number of the terminal device 200 supporting the activation measurement of the transmission configuration indication TCI state of the candidate cell. Based on the capability indication information, the network device 100 sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device 200, and the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI state of the target cell to be activated and measured, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. Accordingly, the terminal device 200 receives the measurement configuration information. Then, the terminal device 200 performs activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell according to the pre-configured time interval based on the measurement configuration information. It can be seen that the network device 100 can reasonably allocate measurement configuration information to the terminal device 200 according to the capability indication information of the terminal device 200, and then the terminal device 200 can perform activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell allocated by the network device 100 based on the measurement configuration information, so as to avoid the problem that the terminal device cannot perform activation measurement on the TCI state of too many candidate cells due to limited capability, thereby improving the rationality and reliability of the activation measurement.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure further provides a communication system, which may include a network device 100 and a terminal device 200. The network device 100 may execute the information processing method related to the network device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure; the terminal device 200 may execute the information processing method related to the terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure.

Please refer to Fig. 7, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment. The information processing device shown in Fig. 7 may be a network device 100, which may include a processing module 1002 and a transceiver module 1004, wherein:

The processing module 1002 is configured to obtain capability indication information of a terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate a target number of activation measurements of a transmission configuration indication TCI state of a candidate cell supported by the terminal device;

The transceiver module 1004 is configured to send measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the capability indication information, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the activated target cell, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 1004 is configured to select the target cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number from the candidate cells managed by the network device based on the target number indicated by the capability indication information; and send the measurement configuration information to the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 1004 is configured to obtain a layer 1 measurement result of each candidate cell, wherein the layer 1 measurement result is at least used to indicate a signal quality of the candidate cell;

Based on the signal quality corresponding to each of the candidate cells, cells whose signal quality is greater than a preset quality and whose number is less than or equal to the target number are selected as the target cells.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 1004 is configured to receive the capability indication information sent by the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the capability indication information is carried in the information element measurement and mobility parameters IE

MeasAndMobParameters, or carried in the information element measurement and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connection IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target cell, a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and quasi-co-site QCL information of the reference signal.

Please refer to Fig. 8, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of another information processing device according to an exemplary embodiment. The information processing device shown in Fig. 8 may be a terminal device 200, which may include a transceiver module 2002 and a processing module 2004, wherein:

The transceiver module 2002 is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a network device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the activated target cell, where the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number indicated by the capability indication information of the terminal device, and the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports the target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication TCI status of the candidate cell;

The processing module 2004 is configured to perform activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval based on the measurement configuration information.

In some embodiments, the time interval is determined based on a layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor, a carrier expansion factor, a period of a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and a non-continuous reception period configured for the terminal device. The layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor is used to indicate the ratio of all layer 1 measurement opportunities within a preset time period to the number of available layer 1 measurement opportunities. The carrier expansion factor is used to indicate the number of carriers required to measure the target cell.

In some embodiments, when the measurement of the target cell requires a measurement interval, the carrier extension factor is the sum of the number of carriers required to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively when a measurement interval is required.

In some embodiments, when the measurement of the target cell does not require a measurement interval, the carrier extension factor is the sum of the number of carriers required to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively without requiring a measurement interval.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 2002 is further configured to send capability indication information of the terminal device to the network device.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module 2002 is configured to send the capability indication information to the network device through the information element measurement and mobility parameter IE MeasAndMobParameters; or through the multi-radio dual connection The capability information element measurement and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connection IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC sends the capability indication information to the network device.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target cell, a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and quasi-co-site QCL information of the reference signal.

Regarding the device in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

Please refer to Fig. 9 which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication device 300 may be a network device 100 in a communication system, or may be a terminal device 200 in a communication system.

9 , the communication device 300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 3002 , a memory 3004 , and a communication component 3006 .

The processing component 3002 can be used to control the overall operation of the communication device 300, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 3002 can include one or more processors 3020 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned information processing method. In addition, the processing component 3002 can include one or more modules to facilitate the interaction between the processing component 3002 and other components. For example, the processing component 3002 can include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component and the processing component 3002.

The memory 3004 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the communication device 300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the communication device 300, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 3004 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk.

The communication component 3006 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the communication device 300 and other devices. The communication device 300 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, NB-IOT, eMTC, etc., or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 3006 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 3006 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device 300 can be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors or other electronic components to perform the above-mentioned information processing method.

The communication device 300 may be an independent electronic device or a part of an independent electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the electronic device may be an integrated circuit (IC) or a chip, wherein the integrated circuit may be one IC or a collection of multiple ICs; the chip may include but is not limited to the following types: GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), CPU (Central Processing Unit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), SOC (System on Chip, SoC), etc. The above-mentioned integrated circuit or chip may be used to execute executable instructions (or codes) to implement the above-mentioned information processing method. The executable instructions may be stored in the integrated circuit or chip, or may be obtained from other devices or equipment, such as the integrated circuit or chip including a processor, a memory, and an interface for communicating with other devices. The executable instruction may be stored in the processor, and when the executable instruction is executed by the processor, the above-mentioned information processing method may be implemented; alternatively, the integrated circuit or chip may receive the executable instruction through the interface and transmit it to the processor for execution, so as to implement the above-mentioned information processing method.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which is a schematic diagram of another communication system according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication system shown in FIG. 10 includes a network device 100 and a terminal device 200. The network device 100 and the terminal device 200 are each The structure of can correspond to the relevant introduction in the embodiment described in the aforementioned FIG. 9 , which will not be repeated here.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the information processing method provided by the present disclosure. By way of example, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium including instructions, for example, the above-mentioned memory 3004 including instructions, and the above-mentioned instructions may be executed by the processor 3020 of the communication device 300 to complete the above-mentioned information processing method. For example, the non-temporary computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided. The computer program product includes a computer program executable by a programmable device, and the computer program has a code portion for executing the above information processing method when executed by the programmable device.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the present disclosure. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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An information processing method, characterized in that the method comprises: Acquire capability indication information of a terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate a target number of activation measurements of a transmission configuration indication TCI state of a candidate cell supported by the terminal device; Based on the capability indication information, measurement configuration information is sent to the terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cells that need to be activated for measurement, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the sending of measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the capability indication information comprises: Based on the target number indicated by the capability indication information, selecting the target cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number from the candidate cells managed by the network device; Sending the measurement configuration information to the terminal device. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the selecting the target cells whose number is less than or equal to the target number from the candidate cells managed by the network device comprises: Acquire a layer 1 measurement result of each candidate cell, where the layer 1 measurement result is at least used to indicate a signal quality of the candidate cell; Based on the signal quality corresponding to each of the candidate cells, cells whose signal quality is greater than a preset quality and whose number is less than or equal to the target number are selected as the target cells. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the capability indication information of the terminal device comprises: Receive the capability indication information sent by the terminal device. The method according to claim 4 is characterized in that the capability indication information is carried in the information element measurement and mobility parameters IE MeasAndMobParameters, or in the information element measurement and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connection IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC. The method according to any one of claims 1-5 is characterized in that the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target cell, a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and quasi-co-site QCL information of the reference signal. An information processing method, characterized in that the method comprises: Receiving measurement configuration information sent by a network device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the target cell to be activated for measurement, where the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number indicated by the capability indication information of the terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the target number of activation measurements of the TCI status of the candidate cell supported by the terminal device; Based on the measurement configuration information, activation measurement is performed on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the time interval is based on the layer 1 measurement resource extension factor The layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor is determined by the period of the reference signal corresponding to the target cell and the discontinuous reception period configured by the terminal device. The layer 1 measurement resource expansion factor is used to indicate the ratio of all layer 1 measurement opportunities within a preset time period to the available layer 1 measurement opportunities. The carrier expansion factor is used to indicate the number of carriers required to measure the target cell. The method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, when the measurement of the target cell requires a measurement interval, the carrier extension factor is the sum of the number of carriers required to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively when a measurement interval is required. The method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, when the measurement of the target cell does not require a measurement interval, the carrier extension factor is the sum of the number of carriers required to perform layer 3 measurement, layer 1 measurement and the TCI state activation measurement on the target cell respectively without requiring a measurement interval. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the method further comprises: Send capability indication information of the terminal device to the network device. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the sending the capability indication information of the terminal device to the network device comprises: sending the capability indication information to the network device via the information element measurement and mobility parameters IE MeasAndMobParameters; or, The capability indication information is sent to the network device through the information element measurement of multi-radio dual connection capability and mobility parameters multi-radio dual connection IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC. The method according to any one of claims 7-12 is characterized in that the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target cell, a reference signal corresponding to the target cell, and quasi-co-site QCL information of the reference signal. An information processing device, comprising: A processing module is configured to obtain capability indication information of a terminal device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate a target number of activation measurements of a transmission configuration indication TCI state of a candidate cell supported by the terminal device; The transceiver module is configured to send measurement configuration information to the terminal device based on the capability indication information, wherein the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI status of the activated target cell, and the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number. An information processing device, comprising: a transceiver module configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the measurement configuration information is used to indicate the TCI state of the activated target cell, the number of the target cells is less than or equal to the target number indicated by the capability indication information of the terminal device, and the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports the target number of activation measurements of the transmission configuration indication TCI state of the candidate cell; The processing module is configured to perform activation measurement on the TCI state of the target cell at a preconfigured time interval based on the measurement configuration information. A network device, comprising: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A terminal device, comprising: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 7 to 13. A computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, characterized in that when the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in any one of claims 1 to 6 are implemented, or when the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in any one of claims 7 to 13 are implemented. A communication system, comprising: A network device, wherein the network device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6; A terminal device, wherein the terminal device executes the method as described in any one of claims 7 to 13.