CN116830743A

CN116830743A - Scheduling method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN116830743A
Application number: CN202380009044.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周锐
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-10
Filing date: 2023-04-10
Publication date: 2023-09-29

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method and device, a communication device and a storage medium, wherein the scheduling method is executed by UE and comprises the following steps: and transmitting first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

Description

Scheduling method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to, but not limited to, the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a scheduling method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

Background

In the technical field of wireless communication, a concept of a multi-transmission receiving point and multi-transmission receiving node (Multiple Transmission Receive Point, mTRP) is introduced; for mTRP, a User Equipment (UE) may configure multiple antenna panels (panels) to enable simultaneous transmissions in multiple directions.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method and device, communication equipment and storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a scheduling method, performed by a UE, including:

first information is transmitted to the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a maximum number of multiple-in multiple-out (Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO) layers supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a number of MIMO layers supported for each TRP by a plurality of beam groups corresponding to the at least one antenna panel; wherein a beam group comprises one or more beams.

In some embodiments, the first information comprises: one or more group information, one group information corresponding to each beam group; a group information comprising:

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

the first indication information is used for indicating reference signals corresponding to the wave beams in the wave beam group;

and second indication information for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for each TRP.

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

a synchronization signal block indication (Synchronization Signal BlockIndicator, SSBRI) for indicating synchronization signal blocks (SynchronizationSignal Block, SSB) corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

a channel state information Reference Signal indication (Channel State Information-Reference Signal Indicator, CRI) for indicating a channel state Reference Signal (Channel State Information-Reference Signal, CSI-RS) for a beam.

In some embodiments, the TRP comprises a first TRP and a second TRP; the second instruction information includes:

A first layer number for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for the first TRP;

and a second layer number for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for the second TRP.

In some embodiments, the group information further comprises: the Layer 1reference signal received power (Layer 1Reference Signal Received Power,L1-RSRP) for the beams in the beam set.

In some embodiments, the first information is for a network device to determine a beam set for transmission.

According to a second aspect of the disclosed embodiments, there is provided a scheduling method, performed by a network device, comprising:

and receiving first information sent by the UE, wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

CRI, for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

In some embodiments, the group information further comprises: the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP corresponding to the beams in the beam group.

In some embodiments, a method comprises: based on the first information, a beam set for transmission is determined.

In some embodiments, based on the first information, a beam set for transmission is determined, including one of:

determining a beam group corresponding to the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information being greater than a preset value as a beam group for transmission;

determining a beam group corresponding to the maximum value of the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information as a beam group for transmission;

Determining a beam group corresponding to the maximum value of the L1-RSRP in at least two group information as a beam group for transmission based on the fact that the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of at least two group information in the plurality of group information is the same;

and determining a beam group corresponding to any one of the at least two group information as a beam group for transmission based on the fact that the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of the at least two group information is the same.

According to a third aspect of the disclosed embodiments, there is provided a scheduling apparatus, including:

and a transmitting module configured to transmit first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

CRI, for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

In some embodiments, the group information further comprises: L1-RSRP corresponding to the wave beams in the wave beam group.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a scheduling apparatus, including:

and a receiving module configured to receive first information sent by the UE, wherein the first information is used for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

CRI, for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises: a processing module configured to determine a beam group for transmission based on the first information.

In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to one of:

A fifth aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides a communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein the processor executes the scheduling method as provided in the first or second aspect.

A sixth aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides a computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by the processor, is capable of implementing the scheduling method provided in the foregoing first aspect or second aspect.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects:

in the embodiment of the disclosure, the UE sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate a maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP; the network device can report the MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP to the network device through the UE, and can be beneficial to the network device to determine the proper antenna panel for transmission according to the reported MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP, so that the throughput rate of the UE can be improved, and the quality of communication transmission can be improved.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a scheduling apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a scheduling apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment.

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

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with embodiments of the invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of embodiments of the invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. The singular expressions "a", "an", "the" and "the" of embodiments of the present disclosure also include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. In the presently disclosed embodiments, "plurality" refers to two or more. The prefix words "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely for distinguishing different description objects, and do not limit the location, order, priority, number, content, etc. of the description objects, and the statement of the description object refers to the claims or the description of the embodiment context, and should not constitute unnecessary limitations due to the use of the prefix words. For example, various information is described with "first", "second", "third", etc., but the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context. In some embodiments, names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signaling", "report", "indication", "configuration", "data", and the like may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, "acquire," "obtain," "receive," "transmit (send and/or receive)" are interchangeable, which can be construed as receiving from other subjects, acquiring from a protocol, processing itself, etc. in various meanings.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, "send," "report," "send," "transmit (send and/or receive)" may be interchangeable.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure is shown. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on a cellular mobile communication technology, and may include: a number of UEs 11 and a number of access devices 12.

Wherein UE 11 may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. The UE 11 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), and the UE 11 may be an internet of things UE such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and a computer with an internet of things UE, for example, a fixed, portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted device. Such as a Station (STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber Station (subscriber Station), mobile Station (mobile Station), mobile Station (mobile), remote Station (remote Station), access point, remote terminal (remote terminal), access terminal (access terminal), user terminal (user terminal), user agent (user agent), or User Equipment (UE). Alternatively, the UE 11 may be an unmanned aerial vehicle device. Alternatively, the UE 11 may be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a laptop with a wireless communication function, or a wireless communication device externally connected to the laptop. Alternatively, the UE 11 may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices having a wireless communication function.

Access device 12 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. Wherein the wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication technology (the 4thgeneration mobile communication, 4G) system, also known as a long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system; alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a New Radio (NR) system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next generation system of the 5G system. Among them, the access network in the 5G system may be called a New Generation radio access network (NG-RAN). Or, an MTC system.

Wherein the access device 12 may be an evolved access device (eNB) employed in a 4G system. Alternatively, access device 12 may be an access device (gNB) in a 5G system that employs a centralized and distributed architecture. When the access device 12 employs a centralized and distributed architecture, it typically includes a Centralized Unit (CU) and at least two Distributed Units (DUs). A protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (PacketData Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, a Radio link layer control protocol (Radio LinkControl, RLC) layer, and a medium access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer is arranged in the centralized unit; a Physical (PHY) layer protocol stack is provided in the distribution unit, and the specific implementation of the access device 12 is not limited by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

A wireless connection may be established between access device 12 and UE 11 over a wireless air interface. In various embodiments, the wireless air interface is a fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard-based wireless air interface; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on a fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may be a wireless air interface based on a 5G-based technology standard of a next generation mobile communication network.

In some embodiments, the above wireless communication system may further comprise a core network element 13.

Several access network elements 12 are connected to the core network element 13, respectively. The core network element 13 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system, for example, the core network element 13 may be a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME) in an evolved packet core network (Evolved Packet Core, EPC). Alternatively, the core network device may be a location management function network element. Illustratively, the location management function network element includes a location server (location server), which may be implemented as any one of: location management functions (Location Management Function, LMF), enhanced services mobile location center (Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre, E-SMLC), secure user plane location (Secure User Plane Location, SUPL), and secure user plane location platform (SUPL Location Platform, suplp). Alternatively, the core network device may be other core network devices, such as a Serving GateWay (SGW), a public data network GateWay (Public Data Network GateWay, PGW), a policy and charging rules function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF) or a home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), etc.; or the core network element 13 may be a core network device in 5G; such as a policy control function (Policy Control Function, PCF), or session management function (Session Management Function, SMF), access and mobility management function (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), unified data management (Unified Data Management, UDM), or user plane function (User Plane Function, UPF), etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the implementation form of the core network element 13.

In some embodiments, the concept of mTRP, i.e., multi-TRP transmission, is introduced; and two control modes of single downlink control information (single Downlink Control Information, S-DCI) and a plurality of downlink control information (Multiple Downlink Control Information, M-DCI) are introduced. Currently only two TRP transmission modes are supported. For multiple TRPs, a terminal may configure multiple antenna panels to enable simultaneous transmission in multiple directions. The MIMO layer number of the maximum physical downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH) supported by the terminal is given by the following information element (Information Element, IE). Since the IE itself is per feature set implemented per carrier (feature set per carrier, FSPC); in the course of mTRP transmission, for intra-band (intra-band) mTRP, the terminal actually transmits between different TRPs on the same carrier; therefore, the number of the transmitted layers can be larger than the actual number of MIMO layers reported by the maximum downlink MIMO layer (maxNumberMIMO-LayerstPDSCH). This is also the sense of introducing mTRP, enabling an increase in throughput.

In some embodiments, the maximum downlink MIMO layer number (maxnumbermmo-LayersPDSCH) may be as follows: the maximum number of spatial multiplexing layers supported by the UE for Downlink (DL) reception. For single component carrier (Component Carrier, CC) independent NR, mandatory capability signaling supports at least 4 MIMO layers in the frequency band; where 4 receive antennas (Rx) are designated as mandatory for a given UE and at least 2 MIMO layers are supported in FR 2. If not, the UE does not support MIMO on the component carrier.

Therefore, a new reporting mechanism is required to be introduced into the terminal, and the maximum PDSCH MIMO layer number supported under the condition that each antenna panel corresponds to each TRP in the mTRP scene is reported, so that the network can configure the corresponding MIMO layer number of the terminal in the mTRP scene according to the correct reporting value, and the throughput rate of the terminal is improved.

In some embodiments, in case of CSI Resource configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) configured with beam report R17 (groupBasedBeamReporting-R17) of the group, the terminal may measure configured resources of CSI-RSs or SSBs that may be measured by the terminal simultaneously in different sets of CSI resources (CSI Resource sets) for two TRPs, and may report on one CSI report (CSI report). Optionally, the terminal may support at most 4 sets of CSI-RS or SSB measurements according to the configuration; the measurement value of the L1-RSRP reported by each group is a measurement value obtained after the terminal receives measurement reference information of different TRPs simultaneously based on different panels. Alternatively, the terminal may be the UE in the above embodiment.

In some embodiments, in case CSI-ReportConfig configures groupBasedBeamReporting-r17, the reporting of its RSRP includes the channel measurement resource set identity (Channel Measurement Resource set Identifier, CMR set ID) of the strongest L1-RSRP. Alternatively, the terminal may support reporting of 4 sets of group channel measurement resources, as well as measurements of L1-RSRP in each group based on corresponding SSBs and/or CSI-RSs. Alternatively, the measurement value in the first set #0 is the absolute value of 7 bits (bits), while the remaining 7 measurement values are the relative values of 4 bits. Alternatively, set #0 and set #1 correspond to measured values in a first TRP (e.g., TRP 0) and a second TRP (e.g., TRP 1), respectively. Alternatively, the terminal may be the UE in the above embodiment.

TABLE 1

Therefore, the terminal can introduce the supportable maximum MIMO layer number for each TRP by each antenna panel in the L1-RSRP measurement report; the base station can correspondingly perform multi-layer MIMO transmission scheduling.

It will be appreciated that each of the elements in table 1 above are independent and are illustratively listed in the same table, but do not represent that all elements in the table must exist simultaneously as shown in the table. Wherein the value of each element is independent of any other element value in table 1. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the values of each of the elements of Table 1 are a separate embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is performed by a UE, including:

step S21: and transmitting first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

In some embodiments, the UE may be, but is not limited to being, the UE in the above embodiments. Alternatively, the UE may be at least one of: a cell phone, a computer, a server, a wearable device, a game control platform, a road side device, a vehicle-mounted device or a multimedia device. Alternatively, the UE may be at least one of: an eMBB terminal, a reduced capability UE (Reduced capability UE), a Redcap terminal, and an extended Redcap (eRedcap) terminal.

In some embodiments, the network device may be a logical node or function in the network that is capable of flexible deployment. Optionally, the network device is an access device; the access device is a base station. Alternatively, the base station may be various types of base stations; for example, the base station may be at least one of: 3G base station, 4G base station, 5G base station and other evolution base stations.

In some embodiments, the antenna panel is one or more. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality is two or more. For example, the number of antenna panels is 2 or 4, or the like.

Alternatively, one antenna panel may correspond to one or more beam groups; one beam group includes one or more beams.

Optionally, one beam group corresponds to one channel resource set; one set of channel resources includes one or more reference signals, one reference signal direction corresponding to each beam. Optionally, the reference signal comprises SSB and/or CSI-RS. One set of channel resources or one beam group may be used for one group identity indication.

In some embodiments, the TRP is one or more. For example, the TRP includes a first TRP and a second TRP. Step S21 may be: the UE transmits first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a maximum number of MIMO layers supported by the at least one antenna panel for the first TRP and the second TRP.

Of course, in other embodiments, the first information may also be used to indicate the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for at least one TRP and a second TRP.

Optionally, the first network device determines an antenna panel for transmission.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of MIMO layers supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP may be reported to the network device by the UE, which may be beneficial for the network device to determine an appropriate antenna panel for transmission according to the number of MIMO layers supported by the reported at least one antenna panel for each TRP, so that the throughput rate of the UE may be improved and the quality of communication transmission may be improved.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is executed by a UE and comprises the following steps: the first information is used for indicating the number of MIMO layers supported by a plurality of beam groups corresponding to at least one antenna panel for each TRP; wherein a beam group comprises one or more beams.

In some embodiments, the first information is for a network device to determine a beam set for transmission. Optionally, the first information is for the network device to determine a beam for transmission.

In this way, the number of MIMO layers supported by each TRP by the multiple beam groups corresponding to at least one antenna panel can be reported to the network device by the UE, which can be beneficial for the network device to determine an appropriate beam group for transmission, so that the throughput rate of the UE can be improved. And if the number of MIMO layers supported by a certain beam in the beam group for each TRP is reported, the method is also beneficial to the network equipment to determine the proper beam for transmission and is beneficial to improving the throughput rate of the UE.

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

CRI, for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

Alternatively, the group identification may be any number or index.

Optionally, the group identity may also be used to indicate a set of channel resources corresponding to the beam group.

Alternatively, the maximum MIMO layer number may be one or more layers.

Illustratively, the beams include beam set 1, beam set 2, beam set 3, and beam set 4, which 4 beam sets may be represented by "ID#0", "ID#1", "ID#2", and "ID#3", respectively. The TRP includes a first TRP and a second TRP, which may be represented by "set #0" and "set # 1". The SSBRI/CRI#' in the 4 beam groups indicates SSB and/or CSI-RS corresponding to a certain beam in each beam group; the certain beam may be any one of the beam groups or a predetermined beam configured by the network device. The UE sends first information to the network device, the first information including at least one of: beam set 1 ("id#0") for "SSBRI/cri#1" and "MaxMIMOlayer1" of the first TRP, and "SSBRI/cri#2" and "MaxMIMOlayer2" of the second TRP; beam group 2 ("id#1") for "SSBRI/cri#3" and "MaxMIMOlayer4" of the first TRP, and "SSBRI/cri#4" and "MaxMIMOlayer4" of the second TRP; beam set 3 ("id#2") for "SSBRI/cri#5" and "MaxMIMOlayer5" of the first TRP, and "SSBRI/cri#5" and "MaxMIMOlayer5" of the second TRP; and beam set 4 ("id#3") for "SSBRI/cri#7" and "MaxMIMOlayer7" of the first TRP, and "SSBRI/cri#8" and "MaxMIMOlayer8" of the second TRP; wherein, "SSBRI/cri#1" to "SSBRI/cri#8" indicate reference signals (e.g., SSB and/or CSI-RS) of one beam of beam group 1 to beam group 4 at the first TRP and the second TPR, respectively; "MaxMIMOlayer1" to "MaxMIMOlayer8" indicate the maximum MIMO layer numbers supported by beam group 1 to beam group 4 at the first TRP and the second TRP, respectively.

Alternatively, both the first layer number and the second layer number may be indicated by one or more bits. Illustratively, a first predetermined field of the first information is used to indicate a first number of layers and/or a second predetermined field of the first information is used to indicate a second number of layers; the first predetermined field and the second predetermined field may each be one or more bits; the first layer number indicated by the different first predetermined field is different and/or the second layer number indicated by the different second predetermined field is different. For example, when the first predetermined field is a first value, the first layer number is 1 layer; or when the first information is the second value, the first layer number is 2; or when the first preset field is a third value, the first layer number is 3; or when the first preset field is a fourth value, the first layer number is 4; etc. For example, when the second predetermined field is the first value, the second layer number is 1 layer; or when the second information is the second value, the second layer number is 2; or when the second preset field is a third value, the second layer number is 3; or when the second preset field is a fourth value, the second layer number is 4; etc. The present embodiment is merely an example, and the specific implementation of the first information indicating the first layer number and/or the second layer number is not limited to this example.

Of course, the group identifier and/or the first indication information may also be indicated by one or more bits. Illustratively, the third predetermined field of the first information is used to indicate a group identity and/or the fourth field of the first information is used to indicate the first indication information. The present embodiment is merely an example, and the specific first information indication group identification and/or the first indication information implementation is not limited to this example.

As such, in the disclosed embodiments, the UE may send at least one beam group (e.g., 4 beam groups) to the network device at the supported maximum MIMO layer number of each TRP (e.g., first TRP and second TRP) so that the network device may determine the beam group for transmission from the sum of the supported maximum MIMO layer numbers of each beam group at each TRP. Optionally, after the network device determines the beam group, the corresponding BBS and/or CSI-RS may be determined according to "SSBRI and/or cri#" of the beam group; and determining a beam for transmission according to the BBS and/or the CSI-RS. Thus, by determining the appropriate beam group or beam, the throughput and transmission quality of the UE may be improved.

Of course, in other embodiments, TRP may be not limited to 2 but may be plural; the beam groups may be not limited to 4 groups, but may be other groups; the above-described embodiments are merely examples, and the embodiments are not limited to the examples.

In some embodiments, the group information further comprises: L1-RSRP corresponding to the wave beams in the wave beam group. Illustratively, the UE sends first information to the network device, the first information comprising: group identification, first indication information, second indication information and L1-RSRP.

Optionally, the first layer number and/or the second layer number is indicated based on a field following a field indicating L1-RSPR when the first information is indicated. Illustratively, the first information includes at least a fifth predetermined field, a first predetermined field, and a second predetermined field; the fifth predetermined field is used to indicate L1-RSPR, the first predetermined field is used to indicate a first number of layers, and/or the second predetermined field. For example, the first information adds a bit after the field for reporting the L1-RSRP, where the bit is used to indicate the first layer number and/or the second layer number. For another example, the field of L1-RSRP is followed by two bits, a first bit to indicate the first number of layers and a second bit to indicate the second number of layers.

Illustratively, as shown in table 2 below, a UE is provided to report the content of the first information to a network device. The first information reported may be 4 beam groups corresponding to CMR set ID with strongest L1-RSRP, the 4 beam groups being beam group 1 ("id#0"), beam group 2 ("id#1"), beam group 3 ("id#2"), and beam group 4 ("id#3"), respectively; the first TRP and the second TRP may be represented by "set #0" and "set # 1". The first information of the UE to the network device may include at least one of: beam group 1 ("id#0") receives power "L1-RSRP1" and "maxmmimo layer1" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#1", "SSBRI/cri#1" of the first TRP, and receives power "L1-RSRP2" and "maxmmimo layer2" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#2", "SSBRI/cri#2" of the second TRP; beam group 2 ("id#1") receives power "L1-RSRP3" and "maxmmimo layer3" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#3", "SSBRI/cri#3" of the first TRP, and receives power "L1-RSRP4" and "maxmmimo layer4" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#4", "SSBRI/cri#4" of the second TRP; beam group 3 ("id#2") receives power "L1-RSRP5" and "maxmmimo layer5" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#5", "SSBRI/cri#5" of the first TRP, and receives power "L1-RSRP6" and "maxmmimo layer6" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#6", "SSBRI/cri#6" of the second TRP; beam group 4 ("id#3") receives power "L1-RSRP7" and "maxmmimo layer7" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#7", "SSBRI/cri#7" of the first TRP, and receives power "L1-RSRP8" and "maxmmimo layer8" for the L1 layer reference signals corresponding to "SSBRI/cri#8", "SSBRI/cri#8" of the second TRP; wherein, "SSBRI/cri#1" to "SSBRI/cri#8" indicate reference signals (e.g., SSB and/or CSI-RS) of one beam of beam group 1 to beam group 4 at the first TRP and the second TPR, respectively; "L1-RSRP1" to "L1-RSRP8" indicate the L1 layer reference signal received power corresponding to "SSBRI/CRI#1" to "SSBRI/CRI#8", respectively; and "MaxMIMOlayer1" to "MaxMIMOlayer8" indicate the maximum MIMO layer numbers supported by beam groups 1 to 4 at the first TRP and the second TRP, respectively. Alternatively, "L1-RSRP1" may be identified by 7 bits and "L1-RSRP2" through "L1-RSRP8" may be represented by 4 bits, respectively.

TABLE 2

It will be appreciated that each of the elements in table 2 above are independent, and are illustratively listed in the same table, but do not represent that all elements in the table must exist simultaneously as shown in the table. Wherein the value of each element is independent of any other element value in table 2. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the values of each of the elements of Table 2 are a separate embodiment.

As such, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE may send, to the network device, the number of MIMO layers supported by at least one beam group (e.g., 4 beam groups) in each TRP (e.g., the first TRP and the second TRP) and the L1-PSRP corresponding to each TRP by a certain beam pair in at least one beam group, so that the network device may determine, according to the sum of the maximum MIMO layers supported by each TRP by each beam group and the L1-PSRP corresponding to each TRP, a beam for transmitting an appropriate beam group or beam in each TRP, thereby improving the throughput rate and transmission quality of the UE.

It should be noted that, as those skilled in the art may understand, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in the related art.

The following scheduling method is performed by the UE, similar to the description of the scheduling method performed by the UE described above; for technical details not disclosed in the following embodiments of the scheduling method performed by the UE, please refer to the above description of the scheduling method performed by the UE, and detailed description thereof will not be provided herein.

As shown in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is performed by a network device, including:

step S31: and receiving first information sent by the UE, wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE and the network device may be the UE and the network device in the foregoing embodiments, respectively; the first information may be the first information in the above embodiment; TRP is TRP in the above embodiments; the maximum MIMO layer number is the maximum MIMO in the above embodiment; the beam group is the beam group in the above embodiment.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a number of MIMO layers supported by a corresponding plurality of beam groups of the at least one antenna panel for at least the TRP.

Optionally, the TRP is one or more. For example, the TRP includes a first TRP and a second TRP.

Optionally, the first information includes: one or more group information, one group information corresponding to each beam group; a group information comprising: a group identity for indicating a beam group; the first indication information is used for indicating reference signals corresponding to the wave beams in the wave beam group; and second indication information for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for each TRP.

Optionally, the first indication information includes at least one of: SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group; and CRI for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

Optionally, the TRP comprises a first TRP and a second TRP; the second instruction information includes: a first layer number for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for the first TRP; and a second layer number for indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for the second TRP.

Optionally, the group information further includes: the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP corresponding to the beams in the beam group.

The above embodiments may be specifically referred to the UE side, and will not be described herein.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is executed by network equipment and comprises the following steps: an antenna panel for transmission is determined based on the first information. Optionally, determining an antenna panel for transmission based on the first information, including: based on the first information, a beam set for transmission is determined.

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is performed by a network device, including:

step S41: based on the first information, a beam set for transmission is determined.

Optionally, step S41 includes: based on the first information, a beam for transmission is determined. The network device determines a beam group, and determines a beam for transmission based on first indication information corresponding to the beam group; the beam includes a beam for a first TRP and a beam for a second TRP.

Optionally, step S41 includes one of the following:

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is executed by network equipment and comprises the following steps: and determining a beam group corresponding to the maximum value of the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information as a beam group for transmission. Optionally, the network device determines a beam in a beam group corresponding to a maximum sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information as a beam for transmission.

For example, referring to table 2, if the first layer number of beam group 1, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "maxmmimo layer1" supported by beam group 1 for the first TRP is 2 layers, and the second layer number of beam group, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "maxmmimo layer2" supported by beam group 1 for the second TRP is 4 layers; the first layer number of beam set 2, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer3" supported by beam set 2 for the first TRP is 4 layers, and the second layer number of beam set 2, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer4" supported by beam set 2 for the second TRP is 4 layers; the first layer number of beam set 3, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer5" supported by beam set 3 for the first TRP is 1 layer, and the second layer number of beam set 3, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer6" supported by beam set 3 for the second TRP is 4 layer; the first layer number of beam set 4, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer7" supported by beam set 4 for the first TRP is 4 layers, and the second layer number of beam set 4, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer8" supported by beam set 4 for the second TRP is 2 layers; the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the beam group 2 is 4+4=8 layers, which is the maximum value in the 4 beam groups; the network device determines the beam set for transmission as beam set 2. Optionally, the network device determines that a beam corresponding to SSB and/or CSI-RS indicated by SSBRI and/or CRI in beam group 2 is a beam for transmission.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may select a beam group corresponding to the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number as the beam group for transmission, or select a beam corresponding to the maximum value for transmission, so that the throughput rate of the UE may be greatly improved.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is executed by network equipment and comprises the following steps: and determining a beam group corresponding to the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information being greater than a preset value as the beam group for transmission. Optionally, the network device determines a beam in a beam group corresponding to a sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information being greater than a predetermined value as the beam for transmission.

Optionally, the predetermined value is greater than or equal to the first value. For example, the predetermined value is 6 or 7 or 8, etc.

Illustratively, based on the above example, if the predetermined value is 8, the network device determines that the beam group for transmission is beam group 2, or determines that the beam for transmission is a beam in beam group 2. Or if the predetermined value is 6, the network device determines that any one of the beam group 1, the beam group 2 and the beam group 4 is the beam group used for transmission, or determines that the beam in any one of the beam group 1, the beam group 2 and the beam group 4 is the beam used for transmission.

Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may select a beam group corresponding to the first layer number and the second layer number that are greater than the predetermined group, that is, a beam group with a relatively greater sum of the first layer number and the second layer number, or select a beam in the relatively greater beam group for transmission, so that the throughput of the UE may also be improved to a certain extent.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is executed by network equipment and comprises the following steps: and determining a beam group corresponding to the maximum value of the L1-RSRP in the at least two group information as a beam group for transmission based on the fact that the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of the at least two group information is the same. Optionally, the network device determines a beam in a beam group corresponding to the maximum value of L1-RSRP in the at least two group information as a beam for transmission. Alternatively, the L1-RSRP is a sum of L1-RSRPs for each TRP; for example, the L1-RSRP for beam set 1 is: beam 1 is the sum of the L1-RSRP1 corresponding to the first TRP and the L2-RSRP corresponding to the second TRP.

For example, referring to table 2, if the first layer number of beam group 1, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "maxmmimo layer1" supported by beam group 1 for the first TRP is 4 layers, and the second layer number of beam group, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "maxmmimo layer2" supported by beam group 1 for the second TRP is 4 layers; the first layer number of beam set 2, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer3" supported by beam set 2 for the first TRP is 4 layers, and the second layer number of beam set 2, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer4" supported by beam set 2 for the second TRP is 4 layers; the first layer number of beam set 3, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer5" supported by beam set 3 for the first TRP is 1 layer, and the second layer number of beam set 3, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer6" supported by beam set 3 for the second TRP is 4 layer; the first layer number of beam set 4, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer7" supported by beam set 4 for the first TRP is 4 layers, and the second layer number of beam set 4, i.e., the maximum MIMO layer number "MaxMIMOlayer8" supported by beam set 4 for the second TRP is 2 layers; the sum of the first and second layers in beam set 1 and beam set 2 is 4+4=8 layers. If the sum of the L1-RSRP1 corresponding to the first TRP and the L2-RSRP2 corresponding to the second TRP in beam set 1 is greater than the sum of the L1-RSRP3 corresponding to the first TRP and the L2-RSRP4 corresponding to the second TRP in beam set 2, the network device determines that beam set 1 is the beam set for transmission. Optionally, the network device determines that a beam corresponding to SSB and/or CSI-RS indicated by SSBRI and/or CRI in beam group 1 is a beam for transmission.

Thus, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of the plurality of beam groups is the same and is the maximum value, and it may be determined that the beam group corresponding to the maximum value of the L1-RSRP in the plurality of beam groups is the beam group used for transmission, or the beam in the beam group is the beam used for transmission, so that the UE achieves the relatively optimal throughput rate.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is executed by network equipment and comprises the following steps: and determining a beam group corresponding to any one of the at least two group information as a beam group for transmission based on the fact that the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of the at least two group information is the same. Optionally, the network device determines a beam in a beam group corresponding to any one of the at least two group information as a beam for transmission.

For example, based on the above example, if the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the beam group 1 and the beam group 2 is 8 layers and is the maximum value of the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the 4 beam groups, the network device may determine that the beam group 1 or the beam group 2 is the beam group for transmission. Optionally, the network device determines that the beam corresponding to SSB and/or CSI-RS indicated by SSBRI and/or CRI in beam group 1 or beam group 2 is the beam used for transmission.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of the plurality of beam groups is the same and is the maximum, and then any one of the plurality of beam groups is selected as the beam group for transmission, or the beam of any one of the plurality of beam groups is selected as the beam for transmission, so that the throughput of the UE can also be greatly improved.

To further explain any embodiments of the present disclosure, a specific embodiment is provided below.

Example one

The scheduling method according to the embodiment of the disclosure comprises the following steps:

in some embodiments, the UE introduces reporting of the maximum MIMO layer number supported by the UE for the corresponding antenna panel (panel) receiving the TRP, in case CSI-ReportConfig configures groupBasedBeamReporting-r 17.

Optionally, as shown in table 1, after each value reported by L1-RSRSP, an additional bit position is added to report the downlink maximum MIMO layer number supported by the actual UE for a corresponding group of TRPs (e.g. the first TRP and TRP) of the L1-RSRP of the reference signal (e.g. SSB and/or CSI-RS), i.e. to report "maxmmimo layer"; as shown in table 2. Referring to table 2, "MaxMIMOlayer1" through "MaxMIMOlayer8" are reported. Alternatively, table 2 is an example of 4 beam groups, and similarly, if the UE reports less than or greater than 4 beam groups, the maximum MIMO layer number of the common report is correspondingly reduced or increased.

Optionally, after receiving the reported L1-RSRP and the maximum MIMO layer number in the 4-beam group, the network device may select the corresponding network policy.

Optionally, the network device selects two "MaxMIMOlayer" in the same beam group according to the reported table 2 _i AND MaxMIMOLAyer _i+1 "is a kind of" and its production processAnd transmitting data by the largest beam group; i is an odd number greater than 0. "MaxMIMOlayer" if there are at least 2 beam groups _i AND MaxMIMOLAyer _i+1 And if the sum of the two is equal, selecting a beam group with the largest L1-RSRP in the at least 2 groups, and carrying out downlink multi-layer transmission of mTRP of the UE by using a beam corresponding to a corresponding reference signal in the beam group so as to realize the optimal throughput rate.

The above embodiments may be specifically referred to the UE side and/or the network device side, and will not be described herein.

Example two

As shown in fig. 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scheduling method, which is performed by a communication device, the communication device including a UE and a network device; the scheduling method comprises the following steps:

Step S51: the UE transmits, to the network device, first information indicating a maximum MIMO layer number supported by a plurality of beam groups corresponding to the at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

Optionally, the first information is the first information in the above embodiment.

Step S52: the network device determines a beam set for transmission based on the first information.

Optionally, the first information determines a beam for transmission based on the first information.

As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scheduling apparatus, including:

a transmitting module 61 configured to transmit first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a maximum MIMO layer number supported by the at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

The scheduling device provided by the embodiment of the disclosure is UE.

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

CRI, for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

As shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scheduling apparatus, including:

the receiving module 71 is configured to receive first information sent by the UE, where the first information is used to indicate a maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each TRP.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling device which can be a network device.

a group identity for indicating a beam group;

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of:

SSBRI for indicating SSBs corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

CRI, for indicating CSI-RS corresponding to the beam.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling device, which comprises: a processing module configured to determine a beam group for transmission based on the first information.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a scheduling device, which comprises:

a processing module configured to one of:

It should be noted that, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, the apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented separately or together with some apparatuses in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some apparatuses in the related art.

The specific manner in which the various modules perform the operations in the apparatus of the above embodiments have been described in detail in connection with the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail herein.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication device, which comprises a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and capable of being operated by the processor, wherein the processor executes the scheduling method provided by the previous description when the executable program is operated by the processor.

In some embodiments, the processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media capable of continuing to memorize information stored thereon after a power down of the communication device.

In some embodiments, a communication device includes: UE or network device. Optionally, the network device is a base station.

The processor may be coupled to the memory via a bus or the like for reading an executable program stored on the memory, for example, at least one of the methods shown in fig. 2-5.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a computer storage medium, which stores an executable program; the executable program, when executed by the processor, enables the scheduling method provided above to be implemented. For example, at least one of the methods shown in fig. 2-5.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a UE 800, according to an example embodiment. For example, the UE 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast user equipment, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 8, a ue 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the UE 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to generate all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the UE 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the UE 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices 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 or optical disk.

The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the UE 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the UE 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen between the UE 800 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the UE 800 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the UE 800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors that provide status assessment of various aspects for the UE 800. For example, the sensor component 814 may detect an on/off state of the UE 800, a relative positioning of components such as a display and keypad of the UE 800, the sensor component 814 may also detect a change in position of the UE 800 or a component of the UE 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the UE 800, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the UE 800, and a change in temperature of the UE 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communication between the UE 800 and other devices, either wired or wireless. The UE 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may 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 UE 800 may 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 elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 804 including instructions executable by processor 820 of UE 800 to generate the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

As shown in fig. 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a communication device. For example, the communication device 900 may be provided as a network-side device. The communication device may be the aforementioned UE or network device.

Referring to fig. 9, communication device 900 includes a processing component 922 that further includes one or more processors and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions, such as applications, executable by processing component 922. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Further, processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above as applied to the access device.

The communication device 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of the communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the communication device 900 to a network, and an input output (I/O) interface 958. The communication device 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server TM, mac OS XTM, unixTM, linuxTM, freeBSDTM, or the like.

Each step in a certain implementation manner or embodiment may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps may be arbitrarily combined, for example, a scheme after removing part of the steps in a certain implementation manner or embodiment may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain implementation manner or embodiment may be arbitrarily exchanged, and further, an optional manner or optional embodiment in a certain implementation manner or embodiment may be arbitrarily combined; furthermore, various embodiments or examples may be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments or examples may be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment or example may be arbitrarily combined with alternative modes or alternative examples of other embodiments or examples.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A scheduling method, wherein the scheduling method is performed by a user equipment UE, comprising:

and transmitting first information to the network equipment, wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each transmission receiving point TRP.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information is used to indicate a number of MIMO layers supported for each of the TRPs by a plurality of beam groups corresponding to at least one antenna panel; wherein a beam group comprises one or more beams.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first information comprises: one or more group information, one of said group information corresponding to one of said beam groups; one of the group information, comprising:

a group identity for indicating the beam group;

the first indication information is used for indicating the reference signals corresponding to the beams in the beam group;

and second indication information for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by the beam group for each TRP.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first indication information comprises at least one of:

the synchronization signal block indicates SSBRI, which is used for indicating a synchronization signal block SSB corresponding to the beam in the beam group;

and the channel state information reference signal indication CRI is used for indicating the channel state reference signal CSI-RS corresponding to the wave beam.

5. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the TRP comprises a first TRP and a second TRP; the second indication information includes:

6. The method of any of claims 3 to 5, wherein the group information further comprises: and the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP corresponding to the wave beam in the wave beam group.

7. The method of any of claims 2 to 6, wherein the first information is for a network device to determine the set of beams for transmission.

8. A scheduling method, wherein the scheduling method is performed by a network device, comprising:

and receiving first information sent by User Equipment (UE), wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum MIMO layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each Transmission Receiving Point (TRP).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first information is used to indicate a number of MIMO layers supported for each of the TRPs by a plurality of beam groups corresponding to at least one antenna panel; wherein a beam group comprises one or more beams.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first information comprises: one or more group information, one of said group information corresponding to one of said beam groups; one of the group information, comprising:

a group identity for indicating the beam group;

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first indication information comprises at least one of:

12. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein the TRP comprises a first TRP and a second TRP; the second indication information includes:

13. The method of any of claims 10 to 12, wherein the group information further comprises: and the layer 1 reference signal received power L1-RSRP corresponding to the wave beam in the wave beam group.

14. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the method comprises:

based on the first information, the set of beams for transmission is determined.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining the set of beams for transmission based on the first information comprises one of:

determining the beam group corresponding to the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information being greater than a preset value as the beam group for transmission;

determining the beam group corresponding to the maximum value of the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number in the plurality of group information as the beam group for transmission;

determining the beam group corresponding to the maximum value of L1-RSRP in at least two pieces of group information as the beam group for transmission based on the fact that the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of at least two pieces of group information is the same;

and determining that the beam group corresponding to any one of the at least two group information is the beam group used for transmission based on the fact that the sum of the first layer number and the second layer number of at least two group information in a plurality of group information is the same.

16. A scheduling apparatus, comprising:

a transmitting module configured to transmit first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating a maximum Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each Transmission Receiving Point (TRP).

17. A scheduling apparatus, comprising:

and a receiving module configured to receive first information sent by the user equipment UE, wherein the first information is used for indicating the maximum Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layer number supported by at least one antenna panel for each transmission receiving point TRP.

18. A communication device, wherein the communication device comprises: a processor, a transceiver, a memory and an executable program stored on the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the executable program, performs the scheduling method of any one of claims 1 to 7, or claims 8 to 15.

19. A computer storage medium storing a computer executable program which, when executed by a processor, is capable of implementing the scheduling method of any one of claims 1 to 7, or claims 8 to 15.