CN117223377A

CN117223377A - Communication method, repeater, network device, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN117223377A
Application number: CN202380010284.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘敏
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-25
Filing date: 2023-07-25
Publication date: 2023-12-12

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, a repeater, a network device, and a storage medium, the communication method including: the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information is not more than the first number. In the above embodiment, it is required that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the indication information are not overlapped, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeater is improved, and further, the reliability of the communication performed by the repeater is ensured. Or the number of the beams with the time domain resource overlapping indicated by the first indication information is not larger than the first number, that is, the beam repeaters indicated by the first indication information can be used and transmitted simultaneously, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeaters is improved, and the reliability of the communication of the repeaters is further ensured.

Description

Communication method, repeater, network device, and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communications method, a repeater, a network device, and a storage medium.

Background

With the rapid development of mobile communication technology, a network device may indicate a beam by means of beam indication, and a repeater may determine a beam used for communication according to the beam indication.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication method, a repeater, network equipment and a storage medium, solves the problem of determining whether time domain resources occupied by beams overlap or not according to the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater, improves the accuracy of the beams used by the repeater, and further ensures the reliability of communication by the repeater.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information is not more than the first number.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication method, the method comprising:

and sending first indication information, wherein the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information is not more than the first number.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication method, the method comprising:

the network equipment sends first indication information;

the repeater receives the first indication information;

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

and the processing module is used for ensuring that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or ensuring that the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information is not more than the first number.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network device, comprising:

and the receiving and transmitting module is used for transmitting first indication information, wherein the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information is not more than the first number.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a repeater, including:

one or more processors;

wherein the repeater is configured to perform the method of any of the first aspects.

According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a network device, including:

one or more processors;

Wherein the repeater is configured to perform the method of any of the second aspects.

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

a repeater configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect, and a network device configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect.

According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is presented, the storage medium storing instructions that, when run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method according to any one of the first or second aspects.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the disclosure, illustrate and explain the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the embodiments of the disclosure and do not constitute an undue limitation on the embodiments of the disclosure. In the drawings:

fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of another communication system architecture provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of another communication system architecture provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3A is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3B is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4A is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4B is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is an interactive schematic diagram of one communication method shown in an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 is an interactive schematic diagram of one communication method shown in an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 7A is a schematic diagram of a repeater shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7B is a schematic diagram of a network device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8A is a schematic diagram of a communication device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8B is a schematic diagram of a communication device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure provides a communication method, a repeater, and a storage medium.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, including:

In the above embodiment, it is required that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the indication information are not overlapped, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeater is improved, and further, the reliability of the communication performed by the repeater is ensured. Or the number of the beams with the time domain resource overlapping indicated by the first indication information is not larger than the first number, that is, the beam repeaters indicated by the first indication information can be used and transmitted simultaneously, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeaters is improved, and the reliability of the communication of the repeaters is further ensured.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, time domain resources occupied by beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap, including:

the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a second number, and the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped.

In the above embodiment, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is the second number, it is determined whether the occupied time domain carriers overlap according to the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeater is improved, and further, the reliability of the communication performed by the repeater is ensured.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater sends simultaneously is a second number, and time domain resources occupied by beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap, including:

the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is a second number, and the relay does not expect the time domain resource overlapping occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information.

In the above embodiment, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is the second number, the repeater does not expect that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information overlap, that is, the network device does not indicate the beams of the overlapping time domain resources to the repeater, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeater is improved, and further, the reliability of communication performed by the repeater is ensured.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second number is 1.

In the above embodiment, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is 1, it is indicated that the repeater can simultaneously transmit 1 beam, and the time domain resources of the beams indicated by the first indication information cannot overlap, so as to ensure the accuracy of the beams selected for use by the repeater, and further ensure the reliability of the communication performed by the repeater.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second number is not indicated, the second number is 1; or, the second number is indicated as 1.

In the above embodiment, when the relay is not indicated by the second number, or the indicated second number is 1, the second number is 1, and the diversity of the indication of the second number is extended.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is a first number, and the number of beams overlapping the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number.

In the above embodiment, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is the first number, the number of beams with overlapping time domain resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number, that is, the beam repeaters indicated by the first indication information can both simultaneously use and transmit, so that the accuracy of the beams used by the repeater is improved, and further, the reliability of communication performed by the repeater is ensured.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the relay simultaneously sends is a first number, and the number of beams that the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than the first number, including:

The maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is a first number, and the number of beams which are not expected to overlap by the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information by the relay is not greater than the first number.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, the first number is greater than 1.

In the above embodiment, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is greater than 1, it is indicated that the repeater can simultaneously transmit a plurality of beams, and the beams overlapped by the time domain resources indicated by the first indication information are not greater than the first number, so that the accuracy of the beams selected for use by the repeater is ensured, and further the reliability of communication performed by the repeater is ensured.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of the following information:

Beam identification;

and the time domain resource identifier is used for indicating the time domain resource.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

receiving configuration information sent by network equipment, wherein the configuration information is used for configuring the maximum number of beams simultaneously sent by the repeater;

or,

the configuration information sent by the OAM (Operation Administration and Maintenance) is received.

In the above embodiment, the repeater determines the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater through the network device or the OAM, so as to ensure the accuracy of determining the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater.

and transmitting capability information, wherein the capability information is used for indicating the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay.

In the above embodiment, the repeater reports the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater through the capability information, so that the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is configured for the repeater later, and the communication reliability is improved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information is DCI (Downlink Control Information ).

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the beam simultaneously transmitted by the repeater includes: the repeater transmits beams simultaneously on an access link.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method including:

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of beams where the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than a first number, including:

The number of beams, indicated by the first indication information, of which the occupied resources overlap is not greater than a first number.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number is greater than 1.

beam identification;

and transmitting configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used for configuring the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater.

and receiving capability information, wherein the capability information is used for indicating the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information is DCI.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the beam simultaneously transmitted by the repeater includes: and the repeater simultaneously transmits beams on a connection link access link.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method including:

the network equipment sends first indication information;

the repeater receives the first indication information;

the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a second number, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information is not more than the first number.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a repeater, where the repeater includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the repeater is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect and the third aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, where the access network device includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the access network device is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the second aspect and the third aspect.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a repeater, including:

one or more processors;

wherein the repeater is configured to perform the method of any one of the first and third aspects.

In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, including:

one or more processors;

wherein the network device is configured to perform the method of any one of the second and third aspects.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing first information, which when run on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method according to any one of the first, second and third aspects.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a program product which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method according to any one of the first, second and third aspects.

In a tenth aspect, the presently disclosed embodiments propose a computer program which, when run on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method according to any of the first, second and third aspects.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method of any of the first, second and third aspects.

It will be appreciated that the repeater, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system described above are all used to perform the method proposed by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the advantages achieved by the method can be referred to as the advantages of the corresponding method, and will not be described herein.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal, network equipment and a storage medium. In some embodiments, terms of communication methods and communication methods, and the like may be interchanged, terms of communication devices and information processing devices, communication devices, and the like may be interchanged, and terms of information processing systems, communication systems, and the like may be interchanged.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather are exemplary of some embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps may be arbitrarily combined, for example, a scheme in which part of the steps are removed in a certain embodiment may also be implemented as an independent embodiment, the order of the steps in a certain embodiment may be arbitrarily exchanged, and further, alternative implementations in a certain embodiment may be arbitrarily combined; furthermore, various embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment may be arbitrarily combined with alternative implementations of other embodiments.

In the various embodiments of the disclosure, terms and/or descriptions of the various embodiments are consistent throughout the various embodiments and may be referenced to each other in the absence of any particular explanation or logic conflict, and features from different embodiments may be combined to form new embodiments in accordance with their inherent logic relationships.

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 disclosure.

In the presently disclosed embodiments, elements that are referred to in the singular, such as "a," "an," "the," "said," etc., may mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc., unless otherwise indicated. For example, where an article (article) is used in translation, such as "a," "an," "the," etc., in english, a noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or as a plural expression.

In the presently disclosed embodiments, "plurality" refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, terms such as "at least one of", "one or more of", "multiple of" and the like may be substituted for each other.

In some embodiments, "A, B at least one of", "a and/or B", "in one case a, in another case B", "in response to one case a", "in response to another case B", and the like, may include the following technical solutions according to circumstances: in some embodiments a (a is performed independently of B); b (B is performed independently of a) in some embodiments; in some embodiments, execution is selected from a and B (a and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments a and B (both a and B are performed). Similar to that described above when there are more branches such as A, B, C.

In some embodiments, the description modes such as "a or B" may include the following technical schemes according to circumstances: in some embodiments a (a is performed independently of B); b (B is performed independently of a) in some embodiments; in some embodiments execution is selected from a and B (a and B are selectively executed). Similar to that described above when there are more branches such as A, B, C.

The prefix words "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only 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, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal words before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" do not limit the position or the order between the "fields", and the "first" and the "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified by the "first" and the "second" are in the same message or not. For another example, describing an object as "level", ordinal words preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit priority between "levels". As another example, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal words, and may be one or more, taking "first device" as an example, where the number of "devices" may be one or more. Furthermore, objects modified by different prefix words may be the same or different, e.g., the description object is "a device", then "a first device" and "a second device" may be the same device or different devices, and the types may be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, "comprising a", "containing a", "for indicating a", "carrying a", may be interpreted as carrying a directly, or as indicating a indirectly.

In some embodiments, terms "responsive to … …", "responsive to determination … …", "in the case of … …", "at … …", "when … …", "if … …", "if … …", and the like may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, terms "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "above" and the like may be interchanged, and terms "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "below", "lower than or equal to", "no higher than", "below" and the like may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices may be interpreted as entities, or may be interpreted as virtual, and the names thereof are not limited to those described in the embodiments, and may also be interpreted as "device (apparatus)", "device)", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "component (section)", "system", "network", "chip system", "entity", "body", and the like in some cases.

In some embodiments, a "network" may be interpreted as an apparatus comprised in the network, e.g. an access network device, a core network device, etc.

In some embodiments, the "access network device (access network device, AN device)" may also be referred to as a "radio access network device (radio access network device, RAN device)", "Base Station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station (fixed station)", and in some embodiments may also be referred to as a "node)", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (transmission point, TP)", "Reception Point (RP)", "transmission and/or reception point (transmission/reception point), TRP)", "panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macrocell", "microcell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier (component carrier)", bandwidth part (BWP), etc.

In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as a "user equipment" (UE), a "user terminal" (MS), a "mobile station" (MT), a subscriber station (subscriber station), a mobile unit (mobile unit), a subscriber unit (subscore unit), a wireless unit (wireless unit), a remote unit (remote unit), a mobile device (mobile device), a wireless device (wireless device), a wireless communication device (wireless communication device), a remote device (remote device), a mobile subscriber station (mobile subscriber station), an access terminal (access terminal), a mobile terminal (mobile terminal), a wireless terminal (wireless terminal), a remote terminal (mobile terminal), a handheld device (handset), a user agent (user), a mobile client (client), a client, etc.

In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with laws and regulations of the country of locale.

In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained after user consent is obtained.

Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the tables of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and any combination of elements, any rows, or any columns may also be implemented as a separate embodiment.

Fig. 1A is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1A, a method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure may be applied to a communication system 100, which may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102. It should be noted that, the communication system 100 may further include other devices, and the disclosure is not limited to the devices included in the communication system 100.

In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone (mobile phone), a wearable device, an internet of things device, a communication enabled car, a smart car, a tablet (Pad), a wireless transceiver enabled computer, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal device in unmanned (self-driving), a wireless terminal device in teleoperation (remote medical surgery), a wireless terminal device in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal device in transportation security (transportation safety), a wireless terminal device in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal device in smart home (smart home), for example, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and the access network device may include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (next generation eNB, ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (next generation NodeB, gNB), a NodeB (node B, NB), a Home NodeB (HNB), a home NodeB (home evolved nodeB, heNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), a base station controller (base station controller, BSC), a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS), a baseband unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open base station (Open RAN), a Cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure may be applied to an Open RAN architecture, where an access network device or an interface in an access network device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may become an internal interface of the Open RAN, and flow and information interaction between these internal interfaces may be implemented by using software or a program.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a Central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU), where the CU may also be referred to as a control unit (control unit), and the structure of the CU-DU may be used to split the protocol layers of the access network device, where functions of part of the protocol layers are centrally controlled by the CU, and functions of the rest of all the protocol layers are distributed in the DU, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device, including one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a device group, including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network comprises, for example, at least one of an evolved packet core (Evolved Packet Core, EPC), a 5G core network (5G Core Network,5GCN), a next generation core (Next Generation Core, NGC).

It may be understood that, the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not limited to the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of the system architecture and the appearance of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable to similar technical problems.

The embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in fig. 1A, or a part of the main body, but are not limited thereto. The respective bodies shown in fig. 1A are examples, and the communication system may include all or part of the bodies in fig. 1A, or may include other bodies than fig. 1A, and the number and form of the respective bodies may be arbitrary, and the respective bodies may be physical or virtual, and the connection relationship between the respective bodies is examples, and the respective bodies may not be connected or may be connected, and the connection may be arbitrary, direct connection or indirect connection, or wired connection or wireless connection.

The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-a), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), upper 3G, IMT-Advanced, fourth generation mobile communication system (4th generation mobile communication system,4G)), fifth generation mobile communication system (5th generation mobile communication system,5G), 5G New air (New Radio, NR), future wireless access (Future Radio Access, FRA), new wireless access technology (New-Radio Access Technology, RAT), new wireless (New Radio, NR), new wireless access (New Radio access, NX), future generation wireless access (Future generation Radio access, FX), global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, ultra mobile broadband (Ultra Mobile Broadband, UMB), IEEE 802.11 (registered trademark), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, ultra WideBand (Ultra-wide bandwidth, UWB), bluetooth (Bluetooth) mobile communication network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, device-D-Device, device-M, device-M, internet of things system, internet of things (internet of things), machine-2, device-M, device-M, internet of things (internet of things), system (internet of things), internet of things 2, device (internet of things), machine (internet of things), etc. In addition, a plurality of system combinations (e.g., LTE or a combination of LTE-a and 5G, etc.) may be applied.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure is applied in NCR (Network Controlled Repeater, network control repeater) systems. The NCR system comprises network equipment, a repeater and a communication terminal. Alternatively, the repeater may also be referred to as an NCR device. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1B, the communication system in the above embodiments includes a repeater 1011 and a communication terminal 1012. Alternatively, the repeater 1011 may also be referred to as an NCR. In some embodiments, repeater 1011 is illustrated as an NCR. Optionally, the NCR includes two parts, an NCR-MT (Network Controlled Repeater Mobile Termination, network control relay-mobile terminal) part and an NCR-Fwd (Network Controlled Repeater Forwarding, network control relay-forwarding) part, respectively. The NCR-MT portion may be configured to receive a control command sent by a network device, where the control command is configured to control an NCR-Fwd action, where the NCR-Fwd action includes actions on a backhaul link and an access link, such as beam indication direction, forwarding on and off, and so on. Wherein the backhaul link is used for the network device to communicate with the NCR. The access link is used for the NCR to communicate with the communication terminal 1012. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1c, the NCR includes an NCR-MT portion and an NCR-Fwd portion, where there are two links, a backhaul link and a Control link, respectively, between the NCR and the network device. An access link exists between the NCR and the communication terminal.

In some embodiments, the names of the repeaters in the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited. Which are for example relay devices, relay terminals, repeaters, relay devices, forwarding devices, etc.

In some embodiments, the repeater in embodiments of the present disclosure is a RIS (Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface, intelligent super surface) device.

Fig. 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

in step S2101, the repeater transmits the capability information.

In some embodiments, a network device receives capability information. Alternatively, it is also understood that the network device receives the capability information sent by the repeater.

In some embodiments, the capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of beams that the repeater is transmitting simultaneously. Alternatively, it is also understood that the capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits. For example, the capability information is used to indicate that the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is 2, 4, 6 or other values, which is not limited by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of beams that the repeater is simultaneously transmitting on the access link. Alternatively, it is also understood that the capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link. In some embodiments, the access link refers to a link between a repeater and a communication terminal.

In some embodiments, the beams in embodiments of the present disclosure have directions, with the directions corresponding to different beams being different.

In some embodiments, the name of the capability information is not limited. For example, beam information, reporting instructions, etc.

In some embodiments, the capability information includes a first value indicating a maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater. Alternatively, the first value indicates a maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link. For example, if the first value is 2, it indicates that the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is 2, or the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay in the access link is 2.

In step S2102, the network device transmits configuration information.

In some embodiments, the repeater receives the configuration information. Alternatively, it may be understood that the repeater receives configuration information sent by the network device.

In some embodiments, the configuration information is used to configure the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits. Alternatively, it is also understood that the configuration information is used to configure the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits. For example, the configuration information is used to indicate that the maximum number of beams simultaneously sent by the repeater is 2, 4, 6 or other values, which is not limited by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the configuration information is used to configure the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link. Alternatively, it may be understood that the configuration information is used to configure the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link.

In some embodiments, the name of the configuration information is not limited. Such as instruction information, instruction instructions, etc.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a second value indicating a maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater. Alternatively, the second value indicates a maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link. For example, if the second value is 2, it indicates that the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is 2, or the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay in the access link is 2.

In some embodiments, if the network device does not configure the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater with the configuration information, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a default value. Optionally, the default value is 1, 2, 3, or other values, which are not limited by embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay indicated by the configuration information is not greater than the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay indicated by the capability information.

It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the network device sending configuration information as an example. In another embodiment, the configuration information may also be OAM transmitted. That is, step S2102 may be replaced with: OAM sends configuration information.

In step S2103, the network device transmits first indication information.

In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to indicate a beam. Alternatively, it is also understood that the first indication information is used to indicate the beam used for communication on the access link for the NCR.

In some embodiments, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap. In some embodiments, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not collide.

In some embodiments, the name of the first indication information is not limited. Which are, for example, beam indication information, beam information, etc.

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

beam identification;

a time domain resource identifier, the time domain resource identifier being used to indicate a time domain resource.

Optionally, the beam identification is used to indicate the beam. For example, the beam is identified as a beam ID. Optionally, the time domain resource indicated by the time domain resource identification is configured by RRC information. The configured time domain resources can be indicated by the time domain resource identification.

In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to indicate a beam. In some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of a periodic beam indication, a semi-static beam indication, an aperiodic beam indication.

In some embodiments, the beam indication may also be referred to as a periodic resource set, or other name, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited.

In some embodiments, if the first indication information includes an indication of periodic beams including at least one of periodic resource set identification, periodic resource identification, priority identification, SCS (Sub Carrier Space, subcarrier spacing). Optionally, the periodic resource identification includes at least one of a beam identification and a time domain resource. Optionally, the time domain resource includes at least one of a slot offset value, a symbol offset value, and a symbol length.

In some embodiments, if the first indication information includes a semi-static beam indication, the semi-static beam indication includes at least one of a semi-static resource set identification, a semi-static resource identification, a priority identification, and an SCS. Optionally, the semi-static resource identification includes at least one of a beam identification and a time domain resource. Optionally, the time domain resource includes at least one of a slot offset value, a symbol offset value, and a symbol length.

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes an indication of an aperiodic beam including an aperiodic time resource set identification, SCS, bit width of each beam index field in DCI, number of fields in DCI to indicate a time resource. Optionally, the aperiodic resource identity comprises at least one of a beam identity and a time domain resource. Optionally, the time domain resource includes at least one of a slot offset value, a symbol offset value, and a symbol duration.

In step S2104, the repeater acquires first instruction information.

In some embodiments, the repeater receives first indication information sent by the network device. In some embodiments, the repeater obtains the first indication information from the other device.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted is the second number, and the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap.

In some embodiments, the repeater acquires the first indication information, and analyzes the acquired first indication information to acquire a plurality of beams.

In some embodiments, the repeater parses the acquired first indication information to acquire beam IDs of the plurality of beams and time domain resources occupied by the beams.

In some embodiments, the time domain resources of different ones of the plurality of beams do not overlap.

In some embodiments, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is the second number, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap. In some embodiments, in a case where the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is the second number, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap.

In some embodiments, the repeater has the capability of transmitting a maximum number of beams simultaneously as a second number. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater supports to transmit simultaneously is the second number.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link is the second number. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater supports for simultaneous transmission in the access link is the second number. In some embodiments, the repeater has the capability of transmitting a second number of maximum number of beams simultaneously in the access link.

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes any of RRC or DCI or MAC CE.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is the second number, and the repeater does not expect the overlapping of time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is the second number, the repeater does not expect overlapping of time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information transmitted by the network device.

For example, the beams indicated by the first indication information include beam 1, beam 2, and beam 3, beam 1 occupies time domain resource 1, beam 2 occupies time domain resource 2, beam 3 occupies time domain resource 3, and time domain resource 1, time domain resource 2, and time domain resource 3 do not overlap, or do not collide.

In some embodiments, the second number is 1. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits is 1. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link is 1.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the repeater can send 1 beam at the same time, so that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information cannot overlap or cannot collide.

In some embodiments, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is the second number, the relay does not expect that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap. In some embodiments, in a case where the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is the second number, the relay does not expect that the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap.

In some embodiments, the second number is not indicated, the second number being 1; or, the second number is indicated as 1.

In the disclosed embodiment, if the second number is not indicated, the repeater defaults to 1 for the second number. Alternatively, if the second number is indicated as 1, the repeater determines the second number as 1 according to the indication.

In some embodiments, the second number is indicated by the network device, or by the OAM, or otherwise indicated, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited. Optionally, the network device sends indication information to the relay, the indication information being used to indicate the second number. Optionally, the OAM sends an indication information to the repeater, the indication information being used to indicate the second number. In some embodiments, the indication information may be configuration information in the above embodiments, and please refer to the configuration information in the above embodiments specifically. Alternatively, the indication information may also be referred to as configuration information, indication signaling, etc., which is not limited by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the number of beams over which the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than the first number.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a first number, and the number of beams overlapping the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number. Alternatively, the first indication information may be understood that the number of beams overlapping the resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number.

In some embodiments, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is the first number, the number of beams overlapping the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number. In some embodiments, in a case where the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is the first number, the number of beams where the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than the first number.

In some embodiments, the repeater has the capability of transmitting a first number of beams at the same time. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater supports to transmit simultaneously is the first number.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits in the access link is the first number. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater supports for simultaneous transmission in the access link is the first number. In some embodiments, the repeater has the capability of transmitting a first number of maximum number of beams simultaneously in the access link.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a first number, and the number of beams overlapping the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information is not expected by the repeater to be greater than the first number.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is the first number, the number of beams overlapping the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information, which is not expected by the repeater to be transmitted by the network device, is not greater than the first number.

For example, the first number is 4, the beams indicated by the first indication information include a beam 1, a beam 2 and a beam 3, the beam 1 occupies a time domain resource 1, the beam 2 occupies a time domain resource 2, the beam 3 occupies a time domain resource 3, and the time domain resource 1, the time domain resource 2 and the time domain resource 3 overlap or collide, and the number of the three beams is smaller than the first number, so that the requirement is met.

In some embodiments, the first number is greater than 1. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits is greater than 1. In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that a repeater simultaneously transmits in an access link is greater than 1.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the repeater can simultaneously transmit a plurality of beams, and the number of beams, of which the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap, is not greater than the first number.

For example, if the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is 4, the number of beams overlapped by the time domain resource should be not more than 4 when the network device indicates the beams through the first indication information. That is, the maximum number of beams overlapping the occupied time domain resources indicated by the first indication information is 4.

In some embodiments, the names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", "symbol", "codebook", "code word", "code point", "bit", "data", "program", "chip", and the like may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, "acquire," "obtain," "receive," "transmit," "bi-directional transmit," "send and/or receive" may be used interchangeably and may be interpreted as receiving from other principals, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, processing itself, autonomous implementation, etc.

In some embodiments, terms such as "send," "transmit," "report," "send," "transmit," "bi-directional," "send and/or receive," and the like may be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "time of day," "point of time," "time location," and the like may be interchanged, and terms such as "duration," "period," "time window," "time," and the like may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, terms such as "specific (specific)", "predetermined", "preset", "set", "indicated", "certain", "arbitrary", "first", and the like may be replaced with each other, and "specific a", "predetermined a", "preset a", "set a", "indicated a", "certain a", "arbitrary a", "first a" may be interpreted as a predetermined in a protocol or the like, may be interpreted as a obtained by setting, configuring, or indicating, or the like, may be interpreted as specific a, certain a, arbitrary a, or first a, or the like, but are not limited thereto.

The signaling processing method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S2101 to step S2104. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101 and step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 and step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101 and step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101 and step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 and step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 and step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101, step S2102 and step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101, step S2102 and step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102, step S3 and step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2102, S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2102, S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2102, S2103, S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2102 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2102, S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2102, S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, steps S2103, S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, reference may be made to alternative implementations described before or after the description corresponding to fig. 2.

Fig. 3A is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure, which is applied to a repeater. As shown in fig. 3A, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

In step S3101, the repeater transmits the capability information.

Alternative implementations of step S3101 may refer to alternative implementations of step S2101 of fig. 2, and other relevant parts of the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described herein.

In step S3102, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information of the repeater do not overlap, or the number of beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than the first number.

Alternative implementations of step S3102 may refer to alternative implementations of step S2104 of fig. 2, and other relevant parts of the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described herein.

The communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S3101 to step S3102. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step S3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. In some embodiments, step S3102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

Fig. 3B is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure, applied to a repeater. As shown in fig. 3B, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

in step S3201, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information of the relay do not overlap, or the number of beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than the first number.

Alternative implementations of step S3201 may refer to step S2104 of fig. 2, step S3102 of fig. 3A, and other relevant parts in the embodiments related to fig. 2 and 3A, which are not described herein.

Fig. 4A is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device, and as shown in fig. 4A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, where the method includes:

in step S4101, the network device transmits configuration information.

Alternative implementations of step S4101 may refer to step S2102 in fig. 2 and other relevant parts in the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described herein.

In some embodiments, the network device sends configuration information to the repeater, but is not limited thereto, and may also send configuration information to other principals.

In step S4102, the network device sends first indication information.

In some embodiments, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap. In some embodiments, the number of beams over which the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than the first number.

Alternative implementations of step S4102 may refer to step S2103 of fig. 2 and other relevant parts in the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described here again.

In some embodiments, the network device transmits the first indication information to the repeater, but is not limited thereto, and the first indication information may also be transmitted to other subjects.

In some embodiments, the configuration information is RRC configuration information. In some embodiments, the first indication information in the above embodiments is DCI. For example, the step S4101 may be: the network device transmits RRC configuration information through which the aperiodic time domain resource is configured. Step S4102 may be: the network device transmits DCI through which the beam ID and the time domain resource ID are indicated. In some embodiments, the time domain resource ID indicates a time domain resource.

The communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S4101 to step S4102. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step S4102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, step S4101 and step S4102 may be performed simultaneously.

In some embodiments, step S4101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S4102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

Fig. 4B is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device, and as shown in fig. 4B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, where the method includes:

in step S4201, the network device transmits the first indication information.

Alternative implementations of step S4201 may refer to step S2103 of fig. 2, step S4102 of fig. 4A, and other relevant parts of the embodiments related to fig. 2 and 4, which are not described herein.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, where the method includes:

step S5101: the network device sends first indication information.

Step S5102: the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a second number, the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, or the number of beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information are overlapped is not more than the first number.

Alternative implementations of step S5101 may refer to step S2103 in fig. 2, step S4102 in fig. 4A, and other relevant parts in the embodiments related to fig. 2 and 4, which are not described herein.

Alternative implementations of step S5102 may refer to step S2104 of fig. 2, step S3102 of fig. 3A, and step S3201 of fig. 2 and 3B, and other relevant parts in the embodiments related to fig. 2, 3A and 3B are not described herein.

In some embodiments, the method may include a method of an embodiment of the communication system side, the repeater side, the network device side, and so on, which are not described herein.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 6, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

in step S6101, the NCR determines the maximum number of beams that can be simultaneously transmitted, and the NCR does not expect that different beams in one DCI indicate a case where there is time overlapping.

In some embodiments, when the number is 1, or the number is not indicated (when the number is not indicated, the value is 1 by default), NCR does not expect a case where different beams in one DCI indicate time overlapping.

In some embodiments, times corresponding to different beamidadexs in the same DCI are non-overlapping.

In some embodiments, the DCI format is DCI format 2-8

In some embodiments, the DCI is scrambled by NCR-RNTI

In some embodiments, when the parameter indicates N, and N is greater than 1, then the NCR does not expect the number of time-overlapping beams in the same DCI to not exceed N.

In some embodiments, the NCR receives the RRC parameter sent by the base station, and determines, by using the RRC parameter sent by the base station, the number of beams that are sent out while being maximally supported on the access link, and if the parameter is not configured, the default number is 1.

In some embodiments, the NCR receives OAM information, and determines the number of simultaneous beams that are maximally supported on the access link through the OAM information, and if the parameter is not configured, the NCR defaults to a value of 1.

In some embodiments, the NCR reports its own capability information to the base station, where the capability information includes the maximum number of beams that the NCR simultaneously transmits in the access link.

In some embodiments, the NCR receives RRC signaling sent by the base station, where the RRC signaling is used for an aperiodic forwarding configuration (Aperiodic Forward configuration) on an access link of the NCR, where the RRC signaling includes an aperiodic time domain forwarding resource ID, SCS, a field length for beam indication in the DCI, and a number N of fields for time domain resource indication in the DCI. Wherein the aperiodic time domain forwarding resource ID includes a slot offset, a symbol offset, and an occupied symbol length. Wherein the SCS is used to calculate the time unit length corresponding to the slot offset, the symbol offset, and the occupied symbol length. The NCR receives DCI format 2-8 scrambled by NCR-RNTI sent by a base station, wherein the DCI format 2-8 comprises N beam ID indication domains and N non-periodic time domain forwarding resource ID indication domains, and the time domain resources corresponding to the non-periodic time domain forwarding resource IDs are determined based on RRC signaling. The N beam IDs and the N aperiodic time domain forwarding resource IDs are in one-to-one correspondence, and NCR does not expect that the N beams indicated in the DCI have overlapping time domain resources.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and alternative implementations thereof may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, and may also be arbitrarily combined with alternative implementations of other embodiments.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods, for example, an apparatus comprising a unit or a module for implementing each step performed by the repeater in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is also proposed, which includes a unit or module configured to implement steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is merely a division of a logic function, and may be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or may be physically separated when actually implemented. Furthermore, units or modules in the apparatus may be implemented in the form of processor-invoked software: the device comprises, for example, a processor, the processor being connected to a memory, the memory having instructions stored therein, the processor invoking the instructions stored in the memory to perform any of the methods or to perform the functions of the units or modules of the device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) or microprocessor, and the memory is internal to the device or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and part or all of the functions of the units or modules may be implemented by designing hardware circuits, which may be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the units or modules are implemented by designing the logic relationships of elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit may be implemented by a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), for example, a field programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA), which may include a large number of logic gates, and the connection relationship between the logic gates is configured by a configuration file, so as to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above device may be realized in the form of invoking software by a processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part in the form of invoking software by a processor, and in the rest in the form of hardware circuits.

In the disclosed embodiments, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities, and in one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and running capabilities, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), microprocessor, graphics processor (graphics processing unit, GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), etc.; in another implementation, the processor may implement a function through a logical relationship of hardware circuits that are fixed or reconfigurable, e.g., a hardware circuit implemented as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads the configuration document, and the process of implementing the configuration of the hardware circuit may be understood as a process of loading instructions by the processor to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, hardware circuits designed for artificial intelligence may be used, which may be understood as ASICs, such as neural network processing units (Neural Network Processing Unit, NPU), tensor processing units (Tensor Processing Unit, TPU), deep learning processing units (Deep learning Processing Unit, DPU), etc.

Fig. 7A is a schematic structural diagram of a repeater according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7A, the repeater 7100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7101, a processing module 7102, and the like. In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is configured to send, by the repeater, the maximum number of beams simultaneously being the second number, and the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g. step S2101 but not limited thereto) of the transmission and/or reception performed by the repeater 101 in any one of the above methods, which is not described herein. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (e.g. step S2104, but not limited thereto) performed by the repeater 101 in any of the above methods, which is not described herein.

Optionally, the processing module 7102 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps such as the processing performed by the repeater in any of the above methods, which is not described herein.

Fig. 7B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7B, the network device 7200 may include: at least one of the transceiver module 7201, the processing module 7202, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is configured to use the first indication information, where the maximum number of beams that the repeater simultaneously transmits is the second number, and the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2102, step S2103, but not limited thereto) such as transmission and/or reception performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which is not described herein.

Optionally, the processing module 7202 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps such as the processing performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which is not described herein.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and/or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Alternatively, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the plurality of sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module, respectively. Alternatively, the processing module may be interchanged with the processor.

Fig. 8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 8100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 8100 may be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a repeater (e.g., a user device, etc.), a chip system, a processor, etc. that supports the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, a processor, etc. that supports the repeater to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 may be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiments, and reference may be made in particular to the description of the above method embodiments.

As shown in fig. 8A, communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, etc., and may be, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor may be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, repeater devices, repeater device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is configured to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, communication device 8100 also includes one or more memory 8102 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of memory 8102 may be external to communication device 8100.

In some embodiments, communication device 8100 also includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceivers 8103 perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., but not limited to, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104) of transmission and/or reception in the above-described method.

In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Alternatively, terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, terms such as transmitter, transmitter circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, and terms such as receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, an interface circuit 8104 is coupled to the memory 8102, the interface circuit 8104 being operable to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other device, and being operable to transmit signals to the memory 8102 or other device. For example, the interface circuit 8104 may read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

The communication device 8100 in the above embodiment description may be a network device or a repeater, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by fig. 8A. The communication device may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) A stand-alone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or a system-on-a-chip or subsystem; (2) A set of one or more ICs, optionally including storage means for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem (Modem); (4) modules that may be embedded within other devices; (5) A receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligent device, and the like; (6) others, and so on.

Fig. 8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. For the case where the communication device 8100 may be a chip or a chip system, reference may be made to a schematic structural diagram of the chip 8200 shown in fig. 8B, but is not limited thereto.

The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, the chip 8200 being configured to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further comprises one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, an interface circuit 8202 is coupled to the memory 8203, the interface circuit 8202 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other device, and the interface circuit 8202 may be configured to transmit signals to the memory 8203 or other device. For example, the interface circuit 8202 may read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the sending and/or receiving communication steps of the methods described above, and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps.

In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 8203 may be external to the chip 8200.

The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed on a communication device 8100, cause the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium described above is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it may be a storage medium readable by other devices. Alternatively, the above-described storage medium may be a non-transitory (non-transitory) storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it may also be a transitory storage medium.

The present disclosure also proposes a program product which, when executed by a communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the above-described program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also proposes a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A method of communication, the method comprising:

the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped;

or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap, comprising:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a second number, and the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped, including:

4. A method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the second number is 1.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the second number is not indicated, the second number being 1; or, the second number is indicated as 1.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of beams over which the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than a first number, comprising:

The maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the relay is a first number, and the number of beams with overlapping occupied resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater is a first number, the number of beams overlapping the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information is not greater than the first number, comprising:

8. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the first number is greater than 1.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first indication information comprises at least one of:

beam identification;

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising:

Or,

and receiving the configuration information sent by the operation maintenance management OAM.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising:

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the first indication information is downlink control information, DCI.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the beam simultaneously transmitted by the repeater comprises: the repeater simultaneously transmits beams on a connection link accesslink.

14. A method of communication, the method comprising:

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information do not overlap, comprising:

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the second number is 1.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second number is not indicated, the second number being 1; or, the second number is indicated as 1.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the number of beams over which the occupied resources indicated by the first indication information overlap is not greater than a first number, comprising:

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first number is greater than 1.

20. The method according to any of claims 14 to 19, wherein the first indication information comprises at least one of:

beam identification;

21. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 20, further comprising:

22. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 21, further comprising:

23. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 22, wherein the first indication information is downlink control information, DCI.

24. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 23, wherein the beams simultaneously transmitted by the repeater comprise: the repeater simultaneously transmits beams on a connection link accesslink.

25. A method of communication, the method comprising:

the network equipment sends first indication information;

the repeater receives the first indication information;

the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information are not overlapped; or, the number of beams, indicated by the first indication information, of which the occupied resources overlap is not greater than the first number.

26. A repeater, the repeater comprising:

and the processing module is used for enabling the time domain resources occupied by the beams indicated by the first indication information not to overlap or enabling the number of the beams occupied by the resources indicated by the first indication information to be not more than the first number.

27. A network device, the network device comprising:

28. A repeater, the repeater comprising:

one or more processors;

wherein the repeater is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 11.

29. A network device, wherein the repeater comprises:

one or more processors;

wherein the network device is adapted to perform the communication method of any of claims 12 to 20.

30. A communication system comprising a repeater configured to implement the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 11 and a network device configured to implement the communication method of any one of claims 12 to 20.

31. A storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 11 or to perform the communication method of any one of claims 12 to 20.