CN117042178A

CN117042178A - Indication method, device, communication equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN117042178A
Application number: CN202210471475.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑毅; 郭春霞; 刘永畅; 张晓然; 王飞
Original assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Communications Ltd Research Institute
Current assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Communications Ltd Research Institute
Priority date: 2022-04-28
Filing date: 2022-04-28
Publication date: 2023-11-10

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses an indication method, an indication device, communication equipment and a storage medium. The method is applied to first equipment, and the first equipment can forward or send signals and/or channels transmitted between first network equipment and user equipment; the method comprises the following steps: the first device receives first information and/or resource information, the first information at least comprising first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, the first information being used to indicate a transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

Description

Indication method, device, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an indication method, an apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium.

Background

An intelligent repeater (smart repeater) is transparent to User Equipment (UE), through which the UE accesses the base station. The base station may configure a certain resource to the smart repeat, but the smart repeat needs to allocate the corresponding resource to a required direction. For example, the base station configures ten time slots for the smart repeat, but the smart repeat downlink (AC) has 4 beams, at least the base station needs to explicitly indicate for which downlink beam the ten time slots are.

And, currently, the base station configures resources to the UE, the configured resources being transparent to the smart repeater. Therefore, there is no effective solution at present how to allocate the forwarding direction of the resources.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the existing technical problems, the embodiment of the invention provides an indication method, an indication device, communication equipment and a storage medium.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an indication method, where the method is applied to a first device, and the first device is capable of forwarding or sending a signal and/or a channel transmitted between a first network device and a user device; the method comprises the following steps:

the first device receives first information and/or resource information, the first information at least comprising first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, the first information being used to indicate a transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

In the above scheme, the resource information corresponds to or is associated with the first information.

In the above scheme, the resource information includes time domain resource information;

the time domain resource information includes uplink time domain resource information and/or downlink time domain resource information.

In the above solution, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of the following information associated with the first SSB information:

control resource set (CORESET) 0, system Information Block (SIB) 1, random access channel occasion (RACH timing), first SSB.

In the above aspect, when the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of:

second SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalasion associated with second SSB information.

In the above scheme, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of the following:

first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the first device transmits second information including third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying threshold information.

In the above scheme, the first device sends the second information, including: the first device sends at least one third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information; or,

the first device transmits one or more sets of third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying the threshold information, and the number of the third SSB information and/or reception quality information transmitted each time or each set is less than or equal to 4.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the first device receives the threshold information.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the first device transmits third information, the third information including at least one of:

the number of SSBs supported by the first device and/or the number of transmission configuration states of the first device;

first capability information of the first device, the first capability information comprising: the same SSB or SSB index corresponds to the transmission configuration states of N second links; or the transmission configuration states of the M first links correspond to the transmission configuration states of the N second links; wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than N, the first link is a link between the first network device and the first device, and the second link is a link between the first device and the user device.

In the above scheme, the first device receives first information and/or resource information, including:

the first device receiving at least one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, medium access control element (MAC CE), and Downlink Control Information (DCI), the first information and/or the resource information being determined based on the at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI; or,

The first device receives an operation and maintenance management (OAM) message including the first information and/or the resource information.

In the above solution, the first device receives at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI, including: the first equipment receives RRC signaling and receives MAC CE and/or DCI; the RRC signaling comprises first part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI comprises second part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part of first information; or,

the first device receives a MAC CE and receives DCI; the MAC CE comprises a first part and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part first information, and the DCI comprises a second part first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part first information; or, the MAC CE includes a plurality of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the plurality of first information, and the DCI is used to indicate the determined first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first information.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the first device transmits the resource information based on the indication of the first information.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the first device receives SSBs and/or transmits SSBs based on the first information and/or the resource information.

In the above scheme, the resource information is used for transmitting signals and/or channels between the first network device and the first device, between the first device and the user device, and between the first network device and the user device.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an indication method, where the method includes:

the network equipment sends first information and/or resource information, wherein the first information at least comprises first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication state information, and the first information is used for indicating transmission between the first equipment and user equipment;

the first device is capable of forwarding or transmitting signals and/or channels transmitted between the first network device and the user device.

In the above solution, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of the following information associated with the first SSB information: CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation, first SSB.

first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the network device receives second information including third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying threshold information.

In the above scheme, the network device receives the second information, including: the network equipment receives a plurality of pieces of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, which are transmitted at one time; or,

the network device receives multiple times or multiple sets of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, and the number of the third SSB information and/or receiving quality information sent each time or each set is smaller than or equal to 4.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the network device sends the threshold information.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: the first network device receives third information, the third information including at least one of:

In the above scheme, the network device sends the first information and/or the resource information, including: the network device sends at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI for the first device to determine the first information and/or the resource information; or,

The network device sends an OAM message including the first information and/or the resource information.

In the above solution, the RRC signaling includes a first portion of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first portion of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI includes a second portion of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second portion of first information; or,

the MAC CE comprises a first part and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part first information, and the DCI comprises a second part first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part first information; or, the MAC CE includes a plurality of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the plurality of first information, and the DCI is used to indicate the determined first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first information.

In the above solution, the network device is the first network device or an OAM system.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an indicating apparatus, where the indicating apparatus is applied to a first device, where the first device is capable of forwarding or sending a signal and/or a channel transmitted between a first network device and a user device; the device comprises: a first receiving unit, configured to receive first information and/or resource information, where the first information includes at least first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, and the first information is used to indicate transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an indicating apparatus, where the apparatus is applied to a network device, where the apparatus includes a second sending unit, configured to send first information and/or resource information, where the first information includes at least first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, and the first information is used to indicate transmission between the first device and a user equipment;

wherein the first device is capable of forwarding or transmitting signals and/or channels transmitted between the first network device and the user device.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present invention further provide a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which when executed by a processor implements the steps of the method according to the first or second aspects of the embodiments of the present invention.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a communications device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, where the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect of the embodiment of the present invention.

The indication method, the device, the communication equipment and the storage medium provided by the embodiment of the invention are applied to the first equipment, and the first equipment can forward or send the signal and/or the channel transmitted between the first network equipment and the user equipment; the method comprises the following steps: the first device receives first information and/or resource information, the first information at least comprising first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, the first information being used to indicate a transmission between the first device and the user equipment. By adopting the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, the transmission between the first equipment and the user equipment is indicated by the first information (the first SSB information and/or the resource information), so that the indication or configuration of the transmission direction (or the forwarding direction and the spatial relationship) of the resource is realized.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a scenario of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a second flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of resources in an indication method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an indication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an indicating device;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a hardware composition structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention can be applied to various communication systems, such as: global system for mobile communications (GSM, global System of Mobile communication), long term evolution (LTE, long Term Evolution) or 5G systems, etc. Alternatively, the 5G system or 5G network may also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or NR network.

By way of example, the communication system to which the embodiments of the present invention are applied may include network devices and terminal devices (may also be referred to as terminals, communication terminals, etc.); the network device may be a device in communication with the terminal device. Wherein the network device may provide communication coverage for a range of areas and may communicate with terminals located within the areas. Alternatively, the network device may be a base station in each communication system, such as an evolved base station (eNB, evolutional Node B) in an LTE system, and also such as a base station (gNB) in a 5G system or an NR system.

It should be understood that a device having a communication function in a network/system according to an embodiment of the present application may be referred to as a communication device. The communication device may include a network device and a terminal having a communication function, where the network device and the terminal device may be the specific devices described above, and are not described herein; the communication device may also include other devices in the communication system, such as a network controller, a mobility management entity, and other network entities, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably herein. The term "and/or" is herein merely an association relationship describing an associated object, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, may represent: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that the embodiments of the application described herein may be implemented, for example, in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Before the detailed description of the indication scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, first, an application scenario of the embodiment of the present invention is briefly described. As shown in fig. 1, the system to which the indication method of the present embodiment is applied may include a base station, an intelligent repeater (smart repeater), and a UE. Compared with the traditional repeater (repeater), the smart repeater has certain differences in time-sharing uplink and downlink amplification and forwarding, beam management and protocol stacks, and can be seen in table 1.

TABLE 1

Since the smart repeater is transparent to the UE, the UE is required to be able to access the base station through the smart repeater. The method is that the smart repeater forwards SSB sent by the base station for the access of general UE; another approach is for the smart repeater to employ a dedicated SSB for access by the UE. However, in either method, when the smart repeater needs to be designated to forward the SSB, the resource information (mainly, time domain resource information) needs to be forwarded.

The spatial relationships of the reference signal, the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH, physical downlink Control Channel) and the like are all configured for the UE, and the smart repeater only forwards, but the specific forwarding direction is not clear, and based on this, the following embodiments of the present invention are proposed.

The embodiment of the invention provides an indication method which is applied to first equipment, wherein the first equipment can forward or send signals and/or channels transmitted between first network equipment and user equipment; optionally, the signal and/or channel is used for transmitting at least one of control information, data information, control resources, data resources. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the invention; as shown in fig. 2, the method includes:

step 101: the first device receives first information and/or resource information, wherein the first information at least comprises first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication state information, and the first information is used for indicating transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

In this embodiment, the first device may be a smart repeater in fig. 1, or may also be referred to as a repeater, a relay, a network node (or a network device), a user equipment, a terminal, or the like, or may also be referred to as a UE part (UE part) of the smart repeater, where the name of the first device is not limited, so long as the function of the first device can be implemented.

Wherein the first device is capable of forwarding or transmitting signals and/or channels transmitted between the first network device and the user device. Illustratively, the first network device is an access network device, such as a base station. The transmission between the first network device and the user device comprises uplink transmission and/or downlink transmission, wherein the uplink transmission refers to transmission from the user device to the first network device, or transmission from the user device to the first device, or transmission from the first device to the first network device; the downlink transmission refers to transmission from the first network device to the user device, or transmission from the first network device to the first device, or transmission from the first device to the user device.

In this embodiment, the Sync Signal Block (SSB) may be referred to as a sync signal/physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block, synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel block), or may be referred to as a sync signal block (Synchronization Signal Block).

Alternatively, the first SSB information may be an SSB index (index), which may be denoted as a first SSB index. In this embodiment, the first SSB information may include one or more SSB indexes.

In this embodiment, the transmission configuration indication status is used to indicate a transmission configuration, and the transmission configuration indication status information may be used to indicate one or more transmission configuration indication statuses. Wherein the transmission configuration indication status information is associated with a transmission direction (or a forwarding direction, a beam, etc.), and is usable for indicating the transmission direction (or the forwarding direction, the beam, etc.). In other embodiments, the transmission configuration indication status may be replaced by beam indication information, forwarding configuration indication (forwarding configuration indication/indicator), or TCI state (Transmission Configuration Indicator state), which is not limited in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, since the transmission of the SSB is related to the transmission direction (or the forwarding direction, or the spatial relationship, or the beam), the specific transmission direction (or the forwarding direction, or the spatial relationship, or the beam) can be clarified by the first SSB information. Similarly, the transmission configuration indicates that the status information assists in transmitting or forwarding the resource information in one or more directions, so that a specific transmission direction (or forwarding direction, or spatial relationship, or beam) may also be specified.

In some alternative embodiments, the resource information is used for transmitting signals and/or channels between at least one of the first network device and the first device, between the first device and the user device, between the first network device and the user device.

In this embodiment, on the one hand, the resource information is mainly used for transmission between the first device and the user equipment; on the other hand, since the first device is transparent to the UE, the resource information may also be used for transmissions between the first network device and the first device and/or between the first network device and the user device.

In some alternative embodiments, the resource information corresponds to or is associated with first information, i.e. the resource information is information corresponding to or associated with the first information.

In some alternative embodiments, the first device receives first information and/or resource information, including: the first device receives first information and/or resource information sent by the network device. I.e. the first information and/or the resource information is indicated or configured by the network device. Alternatively, the resource information may be referred to as resource indication information or resource configuration information, and is used to indicate a resource used for transmission between at least one of the first network device and the first device, between the first device and the user device, and between the first network device and the user device.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the resource information comprises time domain resource information; the time domain resource information includes uplink time domain resource information and/or downlink time domain resource information.

Illustratively, the resource information is, for example, a subframe, a slot, or the like.

In some alternative embodiments, the resources indicated by the resource information include at least one of the following associated with the first SSB information: control resource set (CORESET, control Resource Set) 0, system information block (SIB, system Information Block) 1, random access channel occasion (RACH occalation), first SSB.

SIB1 in this embodiment includes a cell selection parameter, SIB scheduling information, and the like, and is used at least for scheduling PDSCH.

CORESET 0 in this embodiment may also be referred to as CORESET #0, or CORESET number 0. CORESET 0 may be replaced by Type0-PDCCH CSS set, control resource set zero, or control resource set. The Type0-PDCCH CSS set indicates a Search Space (Search Space) of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) corresponding to SIB 1.

In this embodiment, in a case where the first information includes first SSB information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes the above information; the resources indicated by the resource information include a time domain resource carrying CORESET 0, a time domain resource carrying SIB1, a time domain resource carrying RACH occalation, and the like, so that after the resource information is sent to the ue, the ue may receive a relevant channel and/or signal according to the indicated resource, thereby performing uplink access. Alternatively, the resources indicated by the resource information may further include a time domain resource carrying the first SSB, so that after the resource information is sent to the ue, the ue may receive the first SSB according to the indicated resources.

Illustratively, the first information includes first SSB information (e.g., SSB index), and the resource information includes time domain resource information, e.g., time slots, for indicating downlink transmission (forwarding or transmitting); the resource information includes resources carrying the first SSB and resources of CORESET 0, SIB1 corresponding or related to the first SSB index. And/or, the resource information includes time domain resource information, such as a time slot, for indicating uplink transmission (forwarding or sending), and then the resource information includes RACH occalation corresponding to the first SSB index.

In other optional embodiments, in the case that the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of: second SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalasion associated with second SSB information.

In this embodiment, the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, where the resource information includes time domain resource information indicating downlink transmission (forwarding or sending) and/or time domain resource information indicating uplink transmission (forwarding or sending), where the time domain resource information indicating downlink transmission (forwarding or sending) needs to include resources carrying the second SSB, and resources of CORESET 0 and SIB1 corresponding to or associated with the second SSB information (e.g., the second SSB index), and the time domain resource information indicating uplink transmission (forwarding or sending) includes resources carrying the second SSB, and RACH occision corresponding to or associated with the second SSB information (e.g., the second SSB index). The second SSB may be the same SSB as the first SSB, or may be a different SSB, and the second SSB information may be SSB information (SSB index) that is the same as or different from the first SSB information. Alternatively, the resource indicated by the resource information may further include at least one of CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation, which is not related to the second SSB information.

In yet another alternative embodiment, the resources indicated by the resource information include at least one of: first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

In this embodiment, the resource information is not associated with the first information, that is, the resource indicated by the resource information may be irrelevant to the first SSB information and/or the transmission configuration indication status information.

In embodiments of the present invention, RACH occasin may be a transmission opportunity of a physical random access channel (PRACH, physical Random Access Channel) occasion, PRACH or a reception opportunity of PRACH, etc.

In this embodiment, for the problem how the first device allocates the time domain resources to different directions, as an implementation manner, the time domain resources are configured to be related to the SSB index, that is, the resource information allocated to the first device and the SSB information have the same spatial relationship or transmit configuration indication status, so that a specific transmission direction can be clarified, and the first device can transmit the resource information through different beams (or transmission directions and forwarding directions) according to the configured SSB index, and can also assist the first device to send the resource information on the associated or corresponding beams (or transmission directions and forwarding directions). While CORESET 0 is associated with SSB index and RACH occision is associated with SSB index, it can also be determined that the associated CORESET and RO are disposed on beams in the direction corresponding to the associated SSB index. As another embodiment, by transmitting the configuration indication status information, on the one hand, the first device may be assisted to transmit or forward the time domain resource in multiple directions, so as to avoid allocating the time domain resource information associated with SSB1 (the first SSB information or the first SSB index) to the direction of SSB2 (other SSB information); on the other hand, although the subsequent actual transmission CSI-RS, PDCCH, PDSCH, PUCCH, PUSCH and the like have certain spatial state or directivity information, the relevant configuration information is configured to the UE and transparent to the first device. The transmission configuration indication state in this embodiment is distinguished from the existing spatial relationship or TCI state. The existing spatial relationship and TCI state are for the UE's transmission and/or reception, and this information is transparent or not available to the first device. The transmission configuration indication state in this embodiment is used for forwarding the downlink or uplink of the first device facing the access link (AC link), and determines that a certain beam or a certain transmission configuration on the AC link is used in a certain time slot.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises: the first device transmits second information including third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying threshold information.

In this embodiment, the first device may send the second information to a network device. Optionally, the first device may measure SSB, report third SSB information (such as one or more SSB indexes) and/or reception quality information that satisfies the threshold information to the network device based on the threshold information. Wherein, optionally, the receiving quality information may be reference signal receiving power (RSRP, reference Signal Receiving Power) and/or signal-to-interference plus signal-noise ratio (SINR, signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) obtained by measuring SSB.

Wherein, optionally, the third SSB information satisfying the threshold information may be an index of SSBs greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, a threshold.

Alternatively, the second information may be used for the network device to determine the first SSB information configured from the second information, for example, the network device may select the first SSB information configured to the first device from the third SSB information. In other embodiments, the network device may not configure the first device according to the third SSB information, and the first device simply reports the second information to the network device, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Optionally, the method further comprises: the first device receives the threshold information.

In this embodiment, the first device receives the threshold information sent by the network device. The threshold information is used to select SSB information forwarded by the first device. For example, the threshold information is used for the first device to select the third SSB information described above. For another example, the third SSB reported based on the threshold information may also be used for the network device to determine the first SSB information.

Optionally, the first device sends the second information, including: the first device sends at least one third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information; or, the first device sends multiple times or multiple sets of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, and the number of the third SSB information and/or receiving quality information sent each time or each set is less than or equal to 4.

In this embodiment, as an implementation manner, the first device sends at least one third SSB information and/or receiving quality information that satisfies the threshold information; wherein, optionally, the number of the third SSB information and/or the reception quality information transmitted at one time may be greater than or equal to 4. As another embodiment, the first device may perform multiple or multiple sets of reporting, where the number of third SSB information and/or reception quality information sent each time or each set is less than or equal to 4; wherein, optionally, the total number of the transmitted third SSB information and/or the reception quality information may be greater than or equal to 4. And the third SSB information and/or the receiving quality information reported by multiple times or multiple groups of times is/are unrepeatable, namely the third SSB information and/or the receiving quality information reported by multiple times or multiple groups of times is/are different from the third SSB information and/or the receiving quality information reported by any two times.

Alternatively, in the above two embodiments, the first reported receiving quality information (e.g., RSRP) may be represented by an absolute value, and the other receiving quality information (e.g., RSRP) in the same group may be reported differentially. For example, the first reception-quality information is the absolute value of RSRP of SSB1, and the second reception-quality information is the difference of RSRP of SSB2 compared to SSB1, and so on.

In some optional embodiments, if the third SSB information reported by the first device indicates that the sending or forwarding of N SSBs is supported at most, or N transmission configuration indication states; the first SSB information in the first information represents M SSBs, or the transmission configuration indication status information in the first information represents M transmission configuration indication statuses; if M is greater than N, the first device selects N pieces of information from the M pieces of information, for example, selects N SSB indexes from the M SSB indexes in the first SSB information, and/or selects N transmission configuration indication states from the M transmission configuration indication states in the transmission configuration indication state information, where the remaining M-N pieces of configuration information or indication information are not valid or not used. Wherein, optionally, the first device may sort SSBs according to the measurement result of SSBs, and select an index corresponding to SSB sorted in the first N bits from M SSB indexes. If M is less than or equal to N, the first device sends or forwards according to the configuration of the first information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises: the first device transmits third information, the third information including at least one of:

In this embodiment, after the first device accesses the first network device, the first device may send the third information to the network device.

Wherein, as an example, the third information includes the number of SSBs supported by the first device and/or the number of transmission configuration states of the first device, where the number of SSBs supported by the first device may also be the number of SSBs forwarded or sent by the first device, or the number of beams supported by the first device. As another example, the third information includes first capability information of the first device, the first capability information including: the same SSB or SSB index corresponds to the transmission configuration status of the N second links, e.g., the same SSB or SSB index may correspond to the transmission configuration status of one or more access links, or the same SSB or SSB index may be transmitted over different beams, etc.; or, the transmission configuration states of the M first links correspond to the transmission configuration states of the N second links, for example, the transmission configuration of one backhaul link corresponds to the transmission beams of the N access links, or the transmission configuration of the multiple backhaul links corresponds to the transmission beams of the N access links.

The first link may correspond to a Backhaul link (BH link) in fig. 1, and the second link may correspond to an Access link (AC link) in fig. 1.

In some optional embodiments of the invention, the first device receives first information and/or resource information, comprising: the first device receives at least one of radio resource control (RRC, radio Resource Control) signaling, medium/access control element (MAC CE, medium/Media Access Control Control Element), and downlink control information (DCI, downlink Control Information), and determines the first information and/or the resource information based on at least one of the RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI; alternatively, the first device receives an operation and maintenance (OAM) message, which includes the first information and/or the resource information.

In this embodiment, the network device may be a first network device (such as a base station) or an OAM system (or an OAM device). Then, as an embodiment, the first device may receive at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI transmitted by the first network device; as another embodiment, the first device may receive an OAM message from an OAM system (or OAM device), and the OAM message may be transmitted to the first device at least via the first network device, that is, the first device may receive an OAM message from an OAM system (or OAM device) at least via the first network device.

Optionally, the first device receives at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI, including: the first equipment receives RRC signaling and receives MAC CE and/or DCI; the RRC signaling comprises first part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI comprises second part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part of first information; or, the first device receives a MAC CE and receives DCI; the MAC CE comprises a first part and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part first information, and the DCI comprises a second part first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part first information; or, the MAC CE includes a plurality of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the plurality of first information, and the DCI is used to indicate the determined first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first information.

Wherein the first portion of first information may be a portion of first information configured or indicated to the first device; the second part of the first information may be another part of the first information other than the first part of the first information described above.

As an example, a part of the first information and a part of the resources, such as information 1, information 2 and information 3 (corresponding to the first part of the first information), and corresponding resources 1, 2 and 3 (corresponding to the first part of the first information association or corresponding resource information), may be configured through RRC signaling, and another part of the first information and resources, such as information 4, information 5 and information 6 (corresponding to the second part of the first information), and corresponding resources 4, 5 and 6 (corresponding to the second part of the first information association or corresponding resource information), may be configured through MAC CE and/or DCI, and resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 may correspond to the first information association or corresponding resource information described above. As another example, a portion of the first information and resources, e.g., information 1, information 2, and information 3 (corresponding to the first portion of the first information) and corresponding resources 1, 2, and 3 (corresponding to the first portion of the first information association or corresponding resource information) may be configured or activated by the MAC CE, and another portion of the first information and corresponding resources, e.g., information 4, information 5, and information 6 (corresponding to the second portion of the first information), and corresponding resources 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to the second portion of the first information association or corresponding resource information) may be indicated by the DCI. As yet another example, the plurality of information and corresponding resources may be configured or indicated by the MAC CE, but are not performed, and one or more of the plurality of information and corresponding resources are selected or determined by the DCI to perform. As yet another example, information 1, 2, and 3 of the above 6 pieces of first information and resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of first information) may be configured through RRC signaling, and corresponding resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of first information association or corresponding resource information), then information 1, 2, and 3 of the corresponding resources may be activated through MAC CE, and then information 1 and resource 1 of the activated three pieces of information and resources (corresponding to first information and first information association and corresponding resource information) may be indicated through DCI. As yet another example, information 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to the plurality of first information) and corresponding resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to the plurality of first information-associated or corresponding resource information) may be configured through RRC signaling, one of the 6 information and resources and the corresponding or associated resource or the plurality of information and the corresponding or associated resource may be activated through MAC CE, or one or more of the 6 information and the corresponding or associated resource may be indicated through DCI. As yet another example, information 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of first information) and corresponding or associated resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of first information associated or corresponding resource information) may be configured or activated by the MAC CE, and one or more of the above 6 information and resources and corresponding or associated resources may be indicated by the DCI.

In other examples, a portion of the first information, e.g., information 1, information 2, and information 3 (corresponding to the first portion of the first information), may be configured by RRC signaling, and another portion of the first information, e.g., information 4, information 5, and information 6 (corresponding to the second portion of the first information), may be configured by MAC CE and/or DCI. As another example, a portion of the first information, e.g., information 1, information 2, and information 3 (corresponding to the first portion of the first information), may be configured or activated by the MAC CE, and another portion of the first information, e.g., information 4, information 5, and information 6 (corresponding to the second portion of the first information), may be indicated by the DCI. As yet another example, the plurality of information may be configured or indicated by the MAC CE, and one or more information may be selected or determined by the DCI. As yet another example, information 1, 2, and 3 of the above 6 pieces of first information may be configured through RRC signaling, information 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of pieces of first information) may be activated through MAC CE, and information 1 (corresponding to first information) of the activated three pieces of information may be indicated through DCI. As yet another example, information 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of first information) may be configured through RRC signaling, one or more of the 6 pieces of information may be activated through MAC CE, or one or more of the 6 pieces of information may be indicated through DCI. As yet another example, information 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (corresponding to a plurality of first information) may be configured or activated by the MAC CE, and one or more of the above 6 pieces of information may be indicated by the DCI.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises: the first device transmits the resource information based on the indication of the first information.

In this embodiment, the first device sends the resource information to the user equipment based on the first SSB information and/or an indication of the transmission configuration indication status information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises: the first device receives and/or transmits SSBs or forwards SSBs based on the first information and/or the resource information.

In this embodiment, the first device may receive the SSB sent by the first network device based on the resource information, and send the SSB to the user device based on the first information and/or the indication of the resource information. Alternatively, the first device forwards SSB based on the first information and/or the resource information. The user equipment can access on the corresponding forwarded SSB and RACH occision, and read SIB1 information on the corresponding CORESET 0 and PDSCH.

In some optional embodiments of the invention, in case the DCI is used to indicate the transmission of the first device and the user equipment (e.g. AC link), the DCI may be used to indicate TCI status information of the first device for a certain time slot; the TCI state information or spatial relationship included in the DCI indicates that the corresponding time domain resource has the same spatial relationship or TCI state as the target resource or signal, e.g., a certain SSB index.

A radio network temporary identity (RNTI, radio Network Tempory Identity) may also be included in the DCI, which may be a dedicated RNTI configured for the first device, e.g., a Cell RNTI (C-RNTI, cell-RNTI).

Based on the embodiment, the embodiment of the invention also provides an indication method. FIG. 3 is a second flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the invention; as shown in fig. 3, the method includes:

step 201: the network equipment sends first information and/or resource information, wherein the first information at least comprises first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication state information, and the first information is used for indicating transmission between the first equipment and user equipment;

In this embodiment, if the network device is the first network device or the OAM system, the first network device (e.g., a base station) may configure or indicate first information and/or resource information to the first device; or the OAM system (or OAM device) may configure or indicate the first information and/or resource information to the first device. In the case where the network device is an OAM system, the network device may send the first information and/or resource information to the first device via the first network device (e.g., a base station).

In some alternative embodiments, the resource information corresponds to or is associated with the first information.

In some alternative embodiments, the resources indicated by the resource information include at least one of the following associated with the first SSB information: CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation, first SSB.

In other optional embodiments, in the case that the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of: second SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, and RACH occalasion associated with the second SSB information.

In yet other alternative embodiments, the resources indicated by the resource information include at least one of: first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises: the network device receives second information including third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying threshold information.

Optionally, the network device receives second information, including: the network equipment receives a plurality of pieces of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, which are transmitted at one time; or, the network device receives multiple times or multiple sets of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, and the number of the third SSB information and/or receiving quality information sent each time or each set is less than or equal to 4.

Optionally, the method further comprises: the network device sends the threshold information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the method further comprises: the first network device receives third information, the third information including at least one of:

In some optional embodiments of the invention, the network device sending the first information and/or the resource information comprises: the network device sends at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI for the first device to determine the first information and/or the resource information; or, the network device sends an OAM message, where the OAM message includes the first information and/or the resource information.

Optionally, the RRC signaling includes first part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI includes second part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part of first information; or, the MAC CE includes a first portion and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first portion first information, and the DCI includes a second portion first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second portion first information; or, the MAC CE includes a plurality of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the plurality of first information, and the DCI is used to indicate the determined first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first information.

The specific description in this embodiment may refer to the description of the foregoing embodiment, which is not repeated in this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific examples.

Example one

In this example, the first network device is taken as a gNB, and the first device Smart repeater is taken as an example. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in fig. 4, the method includes:

step 301: the UE part (part) or MT part of Smart repeat is accessed as a normal UE (or general UE).

Step 302: smart repeater reports third information to gNB, wherein the third information comprises at least one of the following:

For example, the reported information may include: how many beams are supported for transmission of the AC link downlink and/or whether there are the following capabilities: one or more signals of the gNB are received and forwarded on a plurality of beams of the AC link. If the capability is supported, the reported information may also include the number of beams for the AC link.

Step 303: smart repeater measures SSB, selects SSB greater than or equal to threshold information based on gNB configured threshold information, and sends second information to gNB; wherein the second information may include information of SSBs greater than or equal to threshold information (e.g., an index of SSBs) and RSRP.

Here, the gNB may also configure SSBs for smart repeater for forwarding.

Step 304: the gNB configures the smart repeat for the forwarded first information and time domain resource information, e.g. time slots.

Here, as an example, the first information may be SSB index, and the corresponding time domain resource information may be time domain resource information corresponding to or associated with the SSB index. As another example, the first information may be transmission configuration indication status information, and the time domain resource information may include SSB index and corresponding time domain resource information.

Wherein the same transmission configuration indicates state information or time domain resources associated with SSB index, and the same one or more beams or TCI states are adopted for transmission or forwarding on the AC link of the smart repeat.

The time domain resource information includes time domain resources of CORESET 0, SIB1 and RACH occalation, and may further include time domain resources carrying SSB corresponding to SSB index.

Step 305: the smart repeat transmits the time domain resource information to the UE based on the indication of the first information.

Example two

In the first example, smart repeat reports SSB information and beam quality information (such as RSRP) of the threshold information that is satisfied. For example, the base station configures the smart repeater to forward on SSBs 2, 3, 4, 5, and the smart repeater to forward SSBs 2, 3, 4, 5 on different beams. SSB 2, 3, 4, 5 can be used as a reference signal for transmitting or transmitting configuration indication state information, and the allocated time slot has an association relation with the corresponding SSB; the corresponding time slot needs to be forwarded on the same beam or transmission configuration indication state of the AC link as the SSB.

Example three

Option 1: the time slot for forwarding configured in the embodiment of the present invention is associated with a certain SSB, and the time slot associated with the same SSB requires the transmission configuration (downlink transmit beam or uplink receive beam) of the AC link using the same smart repeater as the corresponding SSB. For example, as shown in fig. 5, ssb#1 is associated with slot#1, that is ssb#1 is associated with Downlink (DL) slot#1 and Uplink (UL) slot#1, then for downlink transmission of AC link, smart repeater transmits to user equipment through DL slot#1; for uplink transmission of AC link, the ue transmits to the smart repeater through UL slot # 1.

Option 2: the transmission configuration configured in the embodiment of the invention indicates the state, the reference signal of the corresponding state is a certain SSB, the time slot of the same state is configured, and the transmission configuration of the AC link in the smart repeater has the same transmission configuration indication state or spatial relationship with the corresponding SSB.

Option 3: the embodiment of the invention configures the transmission configuration indication state, corresponds to the time slot in the same state, has the same transmission configuration indication state or spatial relationship on the AC link of the smart repeat, or adopts the same uplink and downlink wave beams, and the configured or indicated time slot or time domain resource needs to contain SSB and at least one of CORESET 0, SIB1 and RACH occasin corresponding to the SSB. Alternatively, CSI-RS, etc. may be included.

Example four

Configuration transmission configuration indication status information (or transmission configuration information) for indicating a configuration (or beam direction, or transmission configuration status, or spatial relationship) of the time domain resource on a link (AC link) between the smart repeat and the UE, and associated time domain resources, which need to contain at least one of SSB, CORESET 0 (or Type0-PDCCH csset), SIB1, RACH occasin. Wherein the SSB may be a SSB reported by the smart repeater or a SSB configured by the base station to the smart repeater.

Example five

The base station is configured with a smart repeater time domain resource for transmissions between the base station and the UE, or between the base station and the smart repeater, or between the smart repeater and the UE. The time domain resource needs to contain at least one of SSB, CORESET 0 (or Type0-PDCCH csset), SIB1, RACH occalation. Wherein the SSB may be a SSB reported by the smart repeater or a SSB configured by the base station to the smart repeater.

Wherein the configured time domain resources may be associated with a transmission configuration indication status information (or transmission configuration). The transmission configuration indicates that status information (or transmission configuration) is used for transmission between the smart repeater and the UE. For example, the time domain resources may be indicated to be transmitted in a certain direction of the smart repeat on the AC link, or in a certain transmission configuration, or in the same spatial relationship.

Wherein, the transmission configuration may take SSB as a reference signal. The SSB may be base station configured or smart repeater reported.

The transmission configuration may also be information of SSB, such as SSB index or SSB id. The SSB may be base station configuration or smart repeater reporting. The transmission configuration indicates that the time domain resource and the corresponding SSB use the same transmission configuration or spatial relationship on the link between the smart repeat and the UE to perform uplink and/or downlink transmission.

The embodiment of the invention also provides an indicating device which is applied to the first equipment, and the first equipment can forward or send the signal and/or the channel transmitted between the first network equipment and the user equipment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an indication device according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in fig. 6, the apparatus includes: a first receiving unit 11, configured to receive first information and/or resource information, where the first information includes at least first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, and the first information is used to indicate transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the resource information corresponds to or is associated with the first information.

In some optional embodiments of the invention, the resource indicated by the resource information comprises at least one of the following associated with the first SSB information:

CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation, first SSB.

In some optional embodiments of the invention, in a case where the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of:

In some optional embodiments of the invention, the resource indicated by the resource information comprises at least one of: first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the apparatus further comprises a first transmitting unit 12 for transmitting second information comprising third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying the threshold information.

In some optional embodiments of the invention, the first sending unit 12 is configured to send at least one third SSB information and/or receiving quality information that satisfies the threshold information; or, transmitting multiple times or multiple sets of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, wherein the number of the third SSB information and/or receiving quality information transmitted each time or each set is less than or equal to 4.

In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, the first receiving unit 11 is further configured to receive the threshold information.

In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a first transmitting unit 12 for transmitting third information, the third information comprising at least one of:

In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first receiving unit 11 is configured to receive at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI, and determine the first information and/or the resource information based on the at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI; or, receiving an OAM message, where the OAM message includes the first information and/or the resource information.

In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first receiving unit 11 is configured to receive RRC signaling, and receive MAC CE and/or DCI; the RRC signaling comprises first part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI comprises second part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part of first information; or, receiving a MAC CE, and receiving DCI; the MAC CE comprises a first part and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part first information, and the DCI comprises a second part first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part first information; or, the MAC CE includes a plurality of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the plurality of first information, and the DCI is used to indicate the determined first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the apparatus further comprises a first transmitting unit 12 for transmitting the resource information based on the indication of the first information.

In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, the first receiving unit 11 is further configured to receive SSB based on the first information and/or the resource information; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the apparatus further comprises a first sending unit 12 for sending the SSB based on the first information and/or the resource information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the resource information is used for transmitting signals and/or channels between at least one of the first network device and the first device, between the first device and the user device, between the first network device and the user device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first receiving unit 11 and the first transmitting unit 12 in the device may be implemented in practical application by a communication module (including a basic communication suite, an operating system, a communication module, a standardized interface, a standardized protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna.

The embodiment of the invention also provides an indicating device which is applied to the network equipment. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an indicating device; as shown in fig. 7, the apparatus includes a second sending unit 21, configured to send first information and/or resource information, where the first information includes at least first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, and the first information is used to indicate transmission between the first device and a user equipment;

CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation, first SSB.

second SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, and RACH occalasion associated with the second SSB information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the apparatus further comprises a second receiving unit 22 for receiving second information comprising third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying the threshold information.

In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the second receiving unit 22 is configured to receive a plurality of third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying the threshold information that are sent at a time; or, receiving multiple times or multiple sets of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, wherein the number of the third SSB information and/or receiving quality information transmitted each time or each set is less than or equal to 4.

In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, the second sending unit 21 is further configured to send the threshold information.

In some alternative embodiments of the invention, the apparatus further comprises a second receiving unit 22 for receiving third information, the third information comprising at least one of:

In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the second sending unit 21 is configured to send at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI, where the at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI is used for the first device to determine the first information and/or the resource information; or, sending an OAM message, where the OAM message includes the first information and/or the resource information.

In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the RRC signaling includes first part first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI includes second part first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part first information; or,

In some optional embodiments of the invention, the network device is the first network device or an OAM system.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second receiving unit 22 and the second transmitting unit 21 in the device may be implemented in practical application by a communication module (including a basic communication suite, an operating system, a communication module, a standardized interface, a standardized protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna.

It should be noted that: in the instruction device provided in the above embodiment, when performing instruction processing, only the division of each program module is used as an example, in practical application, the processing allocation may be performed by different program modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different program modules, so as to complete all or part of the processing described above. In addition, the indication device and the indication method provided in the foregoing embodiments belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes of the indication device and the indication method are detailed in the method embodiments and are not described herein again.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a communication device, which is the first device or the network device. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a hardware composition structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, where the communication device includes a memory 32, a processor 31, and a computer program stored in the memory 32 and capable of running on the processor 31, and when the processor 31 executes the program, the steps of the indication method according to the embodiment of the present invention applied to the first device are implemented; alternatively, the processor 31 implements the steps of the indication method of the embodiment of the present invention applied to a network device when executing the program.

Optionally, the communication device further comprises at least one network interface 33. Wherein the various components of the communication device are coupled together by a bus system 34. It is understood that the bus system 34 is used to enable connected communications between these components. The bus system 34 includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus in addition to the data bus. But for clarity of illustration the various buses are labeled as bus system 34 in fig. 8.

It will be appreciated that the memory 32 can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, and can include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. Wherein the nonvolatile Memory may be Read Only Memory (ROM), programmable Read Only Memory (PROM, programmable Read-Only Memory), erasable programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM, erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), electrically erasable programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM, electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), magnetic random access Memory (FRAM, ferromagnetic Random Access Memory), flash Memory (Flash Memory), magnetic surface Memory, optical disk, or compact disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM, compact Disc Read-Only Memory); the magnetic surface memory may be a disk memory or a tape memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM, random Access Memory), which acts as external cache memory. By way of example, and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM, static Random Access Memory), synchronous static random access memory (SSRAM, synchronous Static Random Access Memory), dynamic random access memory (DRAM, dynamic Random Access Memory), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM, synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (ddr SDRAM, double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM, enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM, syncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory), direct memory bus random access memory (DRRAM, direct Rambus Random Access Memory). The memory 32 described in embodiments of the present invention is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The method disclosed in the above embodiment of the present invention may be applied to the processor 31 or implemented by the processor 31. The processor 31 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method may be performed by integrated logic circuits of hardware in the processor 31 or by instructions in the form of software. The processor 31 may be a general purpose processor, DSP, or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware components, or the like. The processor 31 may implement or perform the methods, steps and logic blocks disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the invention can be directly embodied in the hardware of the decoding processor or can be implemented by combining hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may be located in a storage medium located in a memory 32 and the processor 31 reads information from the memory 32 to perform the steps of the method described above in connection with its hardware.

In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC, application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSP, programmable logic device (PLD, programmable Logic Device), complex programmable logic device (CPLD, complex Programmable Logic Device), FPGA, general purpose processor, controller, MCU, microprocessor, or other electronic element for performing the aforementioned methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present application also provides a computer readable storage medium, such as a memory 32 comprising a computer program executable by the processor 31 of the communication device to perform the steps of the method described above. The computer readable storage medium may be FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash Memory, magnetic surface Memory, optical disk, or CD-ROM; but may be a variety of devices including one or any combination of the above memories.

The embodiment of the application provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the indication method applied to a first device; alternatively, the program when executed by the processor implements the steps of the indication method applied to the network device.

The methods disclosed in the method embodiments provided by the application can be arbitrarily combined under the condition of no conflict to obtain a new method embodiment.

The features disclosed in the several product embodiments provided by the application can be combined arbitrarily under the condition of no conflict to obtain new product embodiments.

The features disclosed in the embodiments of the method or the apparatus provided by the application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new embodiments of the method or the apparatus.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above described device embodiments are only illustrative, e.g. the division of the units is only one logical function division, and there may be other divisions in practice, such as: multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed. In addition, the various components shown or discussed may be coupled or directly coupled or communicatively coupled to each other via some interface, whether indirectly coupled or communicatively coupled to devices or units, whether electrically, mechanically, or otherwise.

The units described as separate units may or may not be physically separate, and units displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units; some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may be separately used as one unit, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit; the integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in hardware plus software functional units.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: all or part of the steps for implementing the above method embodiments may be implemented by hardware associated with program instructions, where the foregoing program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and when executed, the program performs steps including the above method embodiments; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: a removable storage device, ROM, RAM, magnetic or optical disk, or other medium capable of storing program code.

Alternatively, the above-described integrated units of the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in essence or a part contributing to the prior art in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a removable storage device, ROM, RAM, magnetic or optical disk, or other medium capable of storing program code.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art will readily recognize that variations or substitutions are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An indication method, characterized in that the method is applied in a first device capable of forwarding or transmitting signals and/or channels transmitted between a first network device and a user device; the method comprises the following steps:

the first device receives first information and/or resource information, wherein the first information at least comprises first synchronization signal block SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication state information, and the first information is used for indicating transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource information corresponds to or is associated with the first information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource information comprises time domain resource information;

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the resources indicated by the resource information comprise at least one of the following associated with the first SSB information:

control resource set CORESET 0, system information block SIB1, random access channel occasion RACH occasin, first SSB.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the case where the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of:

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the resources indicated by the resource information comprise at least one of:

first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the first device transmits second information including third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying threshold information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first device transmitting the second information comprises:

the first device sends at least one third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information; or,

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the first device transmits third information, the third information including at least one of:

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device receiving the first information and/or the resource information comprises:

The first device receives at least one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a Medium Access Control (MAC) CE and Downlink Control Information (DCI), and determines the first information and/or the resource information based on the at least one of the RRC signaling, the MAC CE and the DCI; or,

the first device receives an operation, maintenance and management (OAM) message, wherein the OAM message comprises the first information and/or the resource information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first device receiving at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE, and DCI comprises:

the first equipment receives RRC signaling and receives MAC CE and/or DCI; the RRC signaling comprises first part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first part of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI comprises second part of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second part of first information; or,

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the first device transmits the resource information based on the indication of the first information.

13. The method according to claim 1 or 12, characterized in that the method further comprises:

the first device receives SSBs and/or transmits SSBs based on the first information and/or the resource information.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource information is used for transmitting signals and/or channels between at least one of the first network device and the first device, between the first device and the user device, and between the first network device and the user device.

15. A method of indication, the method comprising:

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the resource information corresponds to or is associated with the first information.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the resource information comprises time domain resource information;

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the resources indicated by the resource information comprise at least one of the following associated with the first SSB information:

19. The method of claim 15, wherein, in the case where the first information includes transmission configuration indication status information, the resource indicated by the resource information includes at least one of:

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the resources indicated by the resource information include at least one of:

first SSB, CORESET 0, SIB1, RACH occalation.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

The network device receives second information including third SSB information and/or reception quality information satisfying threshold information.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the network device receiving the second information comprises:

the network equipment receives a plurality of pieces of third SSB information and/or receiving quality information meeting the threshold information, which are transmitted at one time; or,

23. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

the first network device receives third information, the third information including at least one of:

24. The method according to claim 15, wherein the network device transmits first information and/or resource information, comprising:

the network device sends at least one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a Medium Access Control (MAC) CE and Downlink Control Information (DCI), wherein the at least one of the RRC signaling, the MAC CE and the DCI is used for the first device to determine the first information and/or the resource information; or,

the network device sends an operation, maintenance and management OAM message, where the OAM message includes the first information and/or the resource information.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the RRC signaling includes a first portion of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the first portion of first information, and the MAC CE and/or DCI includes a second portion of first information and/or resource information associated with or corresponding to the second portion of first information; or,

26. The method of claim 15, wherein the resource information is used for transmitting signals and/or channels between at least one of the first network device and the first device, between the first device and the user device, and between the first network device and the user device.

27. The method of claim 15, wherein the network device is the first network device or an OAM system.

28. An indication device, characterized in that the device is applied in a first apparatus, which is capable of forwarding or transmitting signals and/or channels transmitted between a first network apparatus and a user apparatus; the device comprises: a first receiving unit, configured to receive first information and/or resource information, where the first information includes at least first synchronization signal block SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, and the first information is used to indicate transmission between the first device and the user equipment.

29. An indication device, characterized in that the device is applied to a network device, and the device comprises a second sending unit, configured to send first information and/or resource information, where the first information at least includes first SSB information and/or transmission configuration indication status information, and the first information is used to indicate transmission between the first device and a user device;

30. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, characterized in that the program when executed by a processor realizes the steps of the method according to any of claims 1 to 14; or,

which when executed by a processor carries out the steps of the method of any one of claims 15 to 27.

31. A communication device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor implements the steps of the method of any of claims 1 to 14 when the program is executed; or,

the processor, when executing the program, implements the steps of the method of any of claims 15 to 27.