WO2023011195A1 - 一种通信方法及通信装置 - Google Patents

一种通信方法及通信装置 Download PDF

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WO2023011195A1
WO2023011195A1 PCT/CN2022/106928 CN2022106928W WO2023011195A1 WO 2023011195 A1 WO2023011195 A1 WO 2023011195A1 CN 2022106928 W CN2022106928 W CN 2022106928W WO 2023011195 A1 WO2023011195 A1 WO 2023011195A1
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  • the present application relates to the field of wireless technologies, and in particular to a communication method and a communication device.
  • Beam is a kind of communication resource; among them, one or more antenna ports can be included in a beam, which is used to transmit data channel, control channel and sounding signal, etc.;
  • the distribution of signal strengths formed in different directions, the receiving beam may refer to the distribution of signal strengths of wireless signals received from an antenna in different directions in space.
  • the terminal device needs to perform beam measurement according to the time-frequency resource configured by the network device for reporting the beam measurement result, obtain and report the measurement result of the beam measurement to the network device; after that, the network device again Regulation is performed according to the measurement results reported by one or more terminal devices, and an instruction for beam management is issued, so that the terminal device performs beam management according to the instruction.
  • the terminal device maintains the original beam to communicate with the network device or uses a new beam to communicate with the network device according to the instruction.
  • the network equipment needs to adjust and issue beam management information based on the measurement results reported by the terminal equipment.
  • the instruction can trigger the terminal device to perform beam management, which will cause a large delay in the beam management process and affect the communication quality.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a communication method and a communication device.
  • the network device pre-instructs the first beam to be used for beam switching based on the first indication information , and after the terminal device reports the first measurement report corresponding to the first beam, the terminal device can determine that the first beam can be used for beam switching without waiting for the instruction for beam management issued by the network device, so that the beam management process
  • the time delay can be reduced, thereby improving the communication quality.
  • the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a communication method, and the method may be executed by a terminal device, or may be executed by components of the terminal device (for example, a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.).
  • the terminal device receives first indication information from the network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate the first beam associated with at least one reference signal (reference signal, RS) corresponding to the first reporting configuration.
  • the terminal device performs measurement based on the first reporting configuration to obtain a first measurement report; thereafter, the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the network device.
  • reference signal reference signal
  • the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device to indicate that the first beam associated with at least one RS corresponding to the first report configuration is used for beam switching, and thereafter, the terminal device based on the first report configuration After performing beam measurement to obtain and report the first measurement report, the terminal device determines that the first beam can be used for beam switching.
  • the network device pre-indicates the first beam for beam switching based on the first indication information, and reports the first measurement corresponding to the first beam on the terminal device After the report, the terminal device can determine that the first beam can be used for beam switching without waiting for the instruction for beam management issued by the network device, so that the delay of the beam management process is reduced, thereby improving the communication quality.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the at least one RS is associated with the first RS (or called, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • At least one RS associated with the first beam wherein the at least one RS may be a part of the RSs included in the first report configuration, and the at least one RS may also be associated with The part of RS is not limited here.
  • At least one RS is associated with the first RS may be expressed as at least one RS and the first RS are associated with the same transmission configuration indicator state (transmission configuration indicator state, TCI state), and may also be expressed as at least one RS is associated with the first RS There is a quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship.
  • TCI state transmission configuration indicator state
  • QCL quasi-co-location
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reporting configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the CSI resource list based on semi-persistent SP configuration, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first report configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the trigger state list, and the first indication information is used to indicate the identity of the first reporting configuration in the trigger state list.
  • the first indication information used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching can indicate that the beam used for beam switching is the first beam in the above-mentioned multiple ways. beam.
  • the terminal device may determine that the first indication information satisfies the above at least one item based on the configuration of the network device; or, the terminal device determines that the first indication information satisfies the above at least one item based on pre-configuration, which is not limited here .
  • the configuration of the network device may be carried in the same message as the first indication information, or may be carried in a different message , is not limited here.
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, including:
  • the reference signal received power (reference signal received power, RSRP) of the at least one RS is greater than the first threshold; or,
  • the signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR) of the at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or;
  • the TCI state associated with the at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistent manner
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on aperiodic configuration
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on an aperiodically configured tracking reference signal (tracking reference signal, TRS).
  • TRS tracking reference signal
  • the first beam indicated by the first indication information may not necessarily be used for beam switching, and can also be restricted by any of the above conditions to ensure that the first beam is a beam that satisfies the conditions measured by the terminal device or The first beam is a beam corresponding to a specific condition configured by the network device.
  • the terminal device determines that the above at least one item is satisfied based on the configuration of the network device
  • the first beam associated with the first report configuration is used for beam switching; or, the terminal device determines that the above at least one item is satisfied based on a pre-configuration method. item, the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, which is not limited here.
  • the configuration of the network device may be carried in the same message as the first indication information, or may be carried in a different message, which is not done here limited.
  • the method further includes: the terminal device sending first capability information to the network device, where the first capability information is used to indicate an effective duration of the first beam.
  • the first capability information and the first measurement report are carried in the same message.
  • the first capability information and the first measurement report are carried in different messages.
  • the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device before sending the first measurement report to the network device; for another example, the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device after sending the first measurement report to the network device .
  • the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device before receiving the first indication information; in another example, the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device after receiving the first indication information.
  • the terminal device may also send the first capability information indicating the effective duration of the first beam to the network device, so that the network device
  • the capability information specifies the effective duration of the first beam, and communicates with the terminal device based on the first beam after the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam.
  • the method before the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam, the method further includes: the terminal device receives second TCI state information from the network device, and the second The second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the TCI state information is used for beam switching; thereafter, the terminal device receives downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the terminal device before the effective time indicated by the effective duration of the first beam, can also receive downlink data according to the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information sent by the network device, that is, the terminal device receives the downlink data according to The second beam temporarily/latest configured by the network device receives downlink data from the network device, so as to improve the flexibility of solution implementation.
  • the method further includes: the terminal device receives second indication information from the network device, the first The second indication information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report is effective; or, the terminal device receives third indication information from the network device, and the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report is after the first duration take effect; or, the terminal device receives a first downlink control information (downlink control information, DCI) message from the network device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after a second duration.
  • DCI downlink control information
  • the network device may also instruct the terminal device to perform beam switching based on the first beam corresponding to the first measurement report through the above various implementation manners Effective time.
  • the terminal device may also instruct the terminal device to perform beam switching based on the effective time of the first beam according to the instruction of the network device, and perform beam switching based on the effective time of the first beam.
  • the method before the terminal device performs measurement based on the first report configuration and obtains the first measurement report, the method further includes: the terminal device receives the first report from the network device Configured configuration information.
  • the terminal device may also determine the first reporting configuration based on the configuration information of the first reporting configuration delivered by the network device, and perform a process of beam measurement reporting based on the first reporting configuration.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration
  • a physical cell identifier PCI used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam
  • a first field when the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the configuration information of the first report configuration issued by the network device may also include the above at least one item of information, so that the terminal device can use the above at least one item during the process of beam switching based on the first beam.
  • Item information further improves the beam switching process.
  • the first preset value and the second preset value may be the same value or different values, which are not limited here.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes the first field and the second field at the same time
  • the first field and the second field may be respectively carried by separate bit information, or the joint bit information may be used to indicate the first field at the same time.
  • the first field and the second field are not limited here.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used to schedule data of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
  • PUSCH physical uplink shared channel
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration issued by the network device may be specifically carried in a certain DCI (eg, the second DCI), providing a specific manner of carrying the configuration information of the first reported configuration.
  • a certain DCI eg, the second DCI
  • the first indication information used to indicate that the first beam associated with at least one RS corresponding to the reporting configuration of the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching may be configured explicitly or implicitly; for example,
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration can be specifically carried in a certain DCI (such as a second DCI) and the second DCI is used to schedule PUSCH data
  • the second DCI can be a DCI of format 0_2 (DCI 0_2), at this time
  • the network device configures the first indication information in an implicit manner through the second DCI, and the terminal device determines the first indication information in an implicit manner based on the received second DCI.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in the same message.
  • the configuration manner in which the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in the same message can save signaling overhead of message sending and receiving, so as to save communication resources.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration may also be carried in different messages, which is not limited here.
  • the at least one RS includes a TRS, wherein the TRS is non-repetitively configured and the TRS and the first synchronization signal block (synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block, SS/PBCH block or SSB) there is a quasi-co-location QCL relationship.
  • the TRS is non-repetitively configured and the TRS and the first synchronization signal block (synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block, SS/PBCH block or SSB) there is a quasi-co-location QCL relationship.
  • the SSB may also be referred to as a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block.
  • the second aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, and the method may be executed by a network device, or may be executed by a component of the network device (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.).
  • the network device sends first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one reference signal RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching; thereafter, The network device receives a first measurement report from the terminal device, where the first measurement report is a measurement result of the first report configuration.
  • the first indication information sent by the network device to the terminal device is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first report configuration is used for beam switching, and thereafter, the network device receives the information from the terminal device After the first measurement report, the terminal device determines that the first beam can be used for beam switching.
  • the network device pre-indicates the first beam for beam switching based on the first indication information, and reports the first measurement corresponding to the first beam on the terminal device After the report, the terminal device can determine that the first beam can be used for beam switching without waiting for the instruction for beam management issued by the network device, so that the delay of the beam management process is reduced, thereby improving the communication quality.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the at least one RS is associated with the first RS (or called, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • At least one RS associated with the first beam wherein the at least one RS may be a part of the RSs included in the first report configuration, and the at least one RS may also be associated with The part of RS is not limited here.
  • At least one RS is associated with the first RS may be expressed as at least one RS and the first RS are associated with the same transmission configuration indicator state (transmission configuration indicator state, TCI state), and may also be expressed as at least one RS is associated with the first RS There is a QCL relationship.
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reporting configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the CSI resource list based on semi-persistent SP configuration, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list; or,
  • the first indication information includes an identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first report configuration.
  • the first indication information used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching can indicate that the beam used for beam switching is the first beam in the above-mentioned multiple ways. beam.
  • the terminal device may determine that the first indication information satisfies the above at least one item based on the configuration of the network device; or, the terminal device determines that the first indication information satisfies the above at least one item based on pre-configuration, which is not limited here .
  • the configuration of the network device may be carried in the same message as the first indication information, or may be carried in a different message , is not limited here.
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, including:
  • the reference signal received power RSRP of the at least one RS is greater than a first threshold; or,
  • the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio SINR of the at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or;
  • the TCI state associated with the at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistent manner
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on aperiodic configuration
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on the aperiodic configured TRS.
  • the first beam indicated by the first indication information may not necessarily be used for beam switching, and can also be restricted by any of the above conditions to ensure that the first beam is a beam that satisfies the conditions measured by the terminal device or The first beam is a beam corresponding to a specific condition configured by the network device.
  • the terminal device determines that the above at least one item is satisfied based on the configuration of the network device
  • the first beam associated with the first report configuration is used for beam switching; or, the terminal device determines that the above at least one item is satisfied based on a pre-configuration method. item, the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, which is not limited here.
  • the configuration of the network device may be carried in the same message as the first indication information, or may be carried in a different message, which is not done here limited.
  • the network device receives first capability information from the terminal device, where the first capability information is used to indicate an effective duration of the first beam.
  • the first capability information and the first measurement report are carried in the same message.
  • the first capability information and the first measurement report are carried in different messages.
  • the network device may receive the first capability information from the terminal device before receiving the first measurement report from the terminal device; for another example, the network device may receive the first capability information from the terminal device after receiving the first measurement report from the terminal device First capability information.
  • the network device may receive the first capability information from the terminal device before sending the first indication information; in another example, the network device may receive the first capability information from the terminal device after sending the first indication information.
  • the terminal device may also send the first capability information indicating the effective duration of the first beam to the network device, so that the network device
  • the capability information specifies the effective duration of the first beam, and communicates with the terminal device based on the first beam after the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam.
  • the method before the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam, the method further includes: the terminal device receives second TCI state information from the network device, and the second The second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the TCI state information is used for beam switching; thereafter, the terminal device sends downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the network device before the effective time indicated by the effective duration of the first beam, the network device sends TCI state information to the terminal device, so that the second terminal device can also follow the TCI state information indicated by the second TCI state information sent by the network device.
  • the second beam corresponding to the RS receives downlink data, that is, the terminal device receives the downlink data from the network device according to the second beam temporarily/latestly configured by the network device, so as to improve the flexibility of solution implementation.
  • the method further includes: the network device sends second indication information to the terminal device, and the second The indication information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report takes effect; or, the network device sends third indication information to the terminal device, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the first duration; Or, the network device sends a first downlink control information DCI message to the terminal device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the second duration.
  • the network device may also instruct the terminal device to perform beam switching based on the first beam corresponding to the first measurement report through the above various implementation manners Effective time.
  • the terminal device determine the effective time of the first beam according to the instruction of the network device, and perform beam switching based on the effective time of the first beam.
  • the method before the network device receives the first measurement report from the terminal device, the method further includes: the network device sends configuration information of the first report configuration to the terminal device .
  • the terminal device may also determine the first reporting configuration based on the configuration information of the first reporting configuration delivered by the network device, and perform a process of beam measurement reporting based on the first reporting configuration.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration
  • a physical cell identifier PCI used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam
  • a first field when the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the configuration information of the first report configuration issued by the network device may also include the above at least one item of information, so that the terminal device can use the above at least one item during the process of beam switching based on the first beam.
  • Item information further improves the beam switching process.
  • the first preset value and the second preset value may be the same value or different values, which are not limited here.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes the first field and the second field at the same time
  • the first field and the second field may be respectively carried by separate bit information, or the joint bit information may be used to indicate the first field at the same time.
  • the first field and the second field are not limited here.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used to schedule data of a physical uplink data channel PUSCH.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration issued by the network device can be specifically carried in a certain DCI (such as the second DCI), providing a specific bearing method of the configuration information of the first reported configuration .
  • the first indication information used to indicate that the first beam associated with at least one RS corresponding to the reporting configuration of the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching may be configured explicitly or implicitly; for example,
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration can be specifically carried in a certain DCI (such as a second DCI) and the second DCI is used to schedule PUSCH data
  • the second DCI can be a DCI of format 0_2 (DCI 0_2), at this time
  • the network device configures the first indication information in an implicit manner through the second DCI, and the terminal device determines the first indication information in an implicit manner based on the received second DCI.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in a same message.
  • the configuration manner in which the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in the same message can save signaling overhead of message sending and receiving, so as to save communication resources.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration may also be carried in different messages, which is not limited here.
  • the at least one RS includes a tracking reference signal TRS, where the TRS is non-repetitively configured and has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the first synchronization signal block SSB.
  • the third aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication device is a terminal device), including a transceiver unit and a processing unit;
  • the transceiving unit is configured to receive first indication information from the network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one reference signal RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching;
  • the processing unit is configured to perform measurement based on the first reporting configuration, and obtain a first measurement report
  • the transceiving unit is further configured to send the first measurement report to the network device.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the at least one RS is associated with the first RS (Or called, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reporting configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the CSI resource list based on semi-persistent SP configuration, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first report configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the trigger state list, and the first indication information is used to indicate the identity of the first reporting configuration in the trigger state list.
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, including:
  • the reference signal received power RSRP of the at least one RS is greater than a first threshold; or,
  • the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio SINR of the at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or;
  • the TCI state associated with the at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistent manner
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on aperiodic configuration
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on the aperiodic configured TRS.
  • the transceiving unit is further configured to send first capability information to the network device, where the first capability information is used to indicate the effective duration of the first beam.
  • the transceiver unit is further configured to receive second TCI state information from the network device, and the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information is used for beam switching;
  • the processing unit is further configured to receive downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the transceiving unit is also used to receive second indication information from the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report is effective; or,
  • the transceiving unit is also used to receive third indication information from the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the first duration; or,
  • the transceiving unit is also used to send a first downlink control information DCI message from the network device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the second time period.
  • the transceiving unit is further configured to receive configuration information of the first reported configuration from the network device.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration
  • a physical cell identifier PCI used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam
  • a first field when the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used to schedule data of a physical uplink data channel PUSCH.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in a same message.
  • the at least one RS includes a tracking reference signal TRS, where the TRS is non-repetitively configured and has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the first synchronization signal block SSB.
  • the constituent modules of the communication device may also be used to execute the steps executed in each possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the first aspect please refer to the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • the fourth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication device is a network device), including a sending unit and a receiving unit;
  • the sending unit is configured to send first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one reference signal RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching;
  • the receiving unit is configured to receive a first measurement report from the terminal device, where the first measurement report is a measurement result of the first report configuration.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the at least one RS is associated with the first RS (Or called, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reporting configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the CSI resource list based on semi-persistent SP configuration, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list; or,
  • the first indication information includes an identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first report configuration.
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, including:
  • the reference signal received power RSRP of the at least one RS is greater than a first threshold; or,
  • the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio SINR of the at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or;
  • the TCI state associated with the at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistent manner
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on aperiodic configuration
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on the aperiodic configured TRS.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive first capability information from the terminal device, where the first capability information is used to indicate the effective duration of the first beam.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive second TCI state information from the network device, and the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information is used for beam switching;
  • the sending unit is further configured to send downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report takes effect; or,
  • the sending unit is further configured to send third indication information to the terminal device, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the first duration; or,
  • the sending unit is further configured to send a first downlink control information DCI message to the terminal device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after a second duration.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send configuration information of the first reported configuration to the terminal device.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration
  • a physical cell identifier PCI used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam
  • a first field when the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used to schedule data of a physical uplink data channel PUSCH.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in a same message.
  • the at least one RS includes a tracking reference signal TRS, where the TRS is non-repetitively configured and has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the first synchronization signal block SSB.
  • the constituent modules of the communication device may also be used to execute the steps executed in each possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the second aspect please refer to the second aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • the fifth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication device is a terminal device), including at least one logic circuit and an input and output interface;
  • the input and output interface is used to input the first indication information
  • the logic circuit is configured to execute the method in the foregoing first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the sixth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication device is a network device), including at least one logic circuit and an input and output interface;
  • the input-output interface is used to output the first indication information
  • the logic circuit is configured to execute the method in the aforementioned second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the seventh aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing device (for example, the communication processing device is a terminal device), and the communication processing device includes:
  • the processor is configured to execute the computer program or computer instruction stored in the memory, so that the communication processing device executes the method according to the foregoing first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the eighth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing device (for example, the communication processing device is a network device), and the communication processing device includes:
  • the processor is configured to execute the computer program or computer instruction stored in the memory, so that the communication processing device executes the method according to the aforementioned second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the ninth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing device (for example, the communication processing device is a terminal device), the communication processing device includes a processor: and the processor is used to execute the computer program or computer instruction in the memory to execute A method as in the foregoing first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the communication processing device includes a processor: and the processor is used to execute the computer program or computer instruction in the memory to execute A method as in the foregoing first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the tenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing device (for example, the communication processing device is a network device), the communication processing device includes a processor: and the processor is used to execute the computer program or computer instruction in the memory to execute A method as in the aforementioned second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the communication processing device is a network device
  • the communication processing device includes a processor: and the processor is used to execute the computer program or computer instruction in the memory to execute A method as in the aforementioned second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the eleventh aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing device (for example, the communication processing device is a terminal device), and the communication processing device includes:
  • a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals
  • the processor is configured to execute the computer program or computer instruction stored in the memory, so that the communication processing device executes the method according to the foregoing first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the twelfth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication processing device (for example, the communication processing device is a network device), and the communication processing device includes:
  • a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals
  • the processor is configured to execute the computer program or computer instruction stored in the memory, so that the communication processing device executes the method according to the aforementioned second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the thirteenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication processing device is a terminal device), including at least one processor, and the at least one processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory, so that the communication
  • the device executes the first aspect or the method in any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the fourteenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication processing device is a network device), including at least one processor, and the at least one processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory, so that the communication
  • the device executes the method according to the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the fifteenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication processing device is a terminal device), including: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory; the processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory to The communication device is made to execute the method according to the above first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • a communication device for example, the communication processing device is a terminal device
  • the processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory to
  • the communication device is made to execute the method according to the above first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.
  • the sixteenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (for example, the communication processing device is a network device), including: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory; the processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory to The communication device is made to execute the method according to the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the communication processing device is a network device
  • the processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory to
  • the communication device is made to execute the method according to the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the seventeenth aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more computer-executable instructions.
  • the processor executes any of the above-mentioned first aspect or the first aspect.
  • the eighteenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product (or computer program) storing one or more computers.
  • the processor executes the above-mentioned first aspect or the first aspect A method in any possible implementation manner; or, when the computer program product is executed by a processor, the processor executes the method in the second aspect above or in any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.
  • the nineteenth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a chip system, the chip system includes at least one processor, configured to support the terminal device to implement the functions involved in the above-mentioned first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect .
  • system-on-a-chip may further include a memory, and the memory is used for storing necessary program instructions and data of the terminal device.
  • the system-on-a-chip may consist of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.
  • the chip system further includes an interface circuit, and the interface circuit provides program instructions and/or data for the at least one processor.
  • the twentieth aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a chip system, the chip system includes at least one processor, configured to support the network device to implement the functions involved in the above second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect ;or.
  • system-on-a-chip may further include a memory, and the memory is used for storing necessary program instructions and data of the network device.
  • the system-on-a-chip may consist of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.
  • the chip system further includes an interface circuit, and the interface circuit provides program instructions and/or data for the at least one processor.
  • the twenty-first aspect of the embodiment of the present application provides a communication system
  • the communication system includes the terminal device of the third aspect above and the network device of the fourth aspect; or, the communication system includes the terminal device of the fifth aspect above and the network device of the fourth aspect
  • the technical effects brought about by any one of the design methods from the third aspect to the twenty-first aspect can refer to the technical effects brought about by the different implementation methods in the above-mentioned first aspect or the second aspect, and will not be repeated here.
  • the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first report configuration is used for beam switching, and thereafter, the terminal device based on the first report configuration After the first measurement report is obtained by performing beam measurement and reporting the first measurement report, the terminal device determines that the first beam can be used for beam switching.
  • the network device pre-indicates the first beam for beam switching based on the first indication information, and reports the first measurement corresponding to the first beam on the terminal device After the report, the terminal device can determine that the first beam can be used for beam switching without waiting for the instruction for beam management issued by the network device, so that the delay of the beam management process is reduced, thereby improving the communication quality.
  • Figure 1a is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 1b is another schematic diagram of the communication system provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • Fig. 1c is another schematic diagram of the communication system provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 4 is another schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 5 is another schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is another schematic diagram of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 9 is another schematic diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Terminal device it can be a wireless terminal device capable of receiving network device scheduling and instruction information, and the wireless terminal device can be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to users, or a handheld device with wireless connection function, or Other processing devices connected to the wireless modem.
  • a terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks or the Internet via a radio access network (RAN), and the terminal device can be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone, mobile phone (mobile phone) phone)), computers and data cards, such as portable, pocket, hand-held, built-in computer or vehicle-mounted mobile devices, which exchange voice and/or data with the radio access network.
  • a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone, mobile phone (mobile phone) phone)
  • computers and data cards such as portable, pocket, hand-held, built-in computer or vehicle-mounted mobile devices, which exchange voice and/or data with the radio access network.
  • PCS personal communication service
  • SIP Session Initiation Protocol
  • WLL wireless local loop
  • PDAs personal digital assistants
  • Pad tablet Computer
  • the wireless terminal equipment may also be called a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station (MS), a remote station, an access point ( access point (AP), remote terminal (remote terminal), access terminal (access terminal), user terminal (user terminal), user agent (user agent), subscriber station (subscriber station, SS), user terminal equipment (customer premises equipment, CPE), terminal (terminal), user equipment (user equipment, UE), mobile terminal (mobile terminal, MT), etc.
  • the terminal device may also be a wearable device and a next-generation communication system, for example, a terminal device in a 5G communication system or a terminal device in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN).
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • Network device it may be a device in a wireless network, for example, a network device may be a RAN node (or device) that connects a terminal device to a wireless network, and may also be called a base station.
  • RAN equipment are: generation Node B (generation Node B, gNodeB), transmission reception point (transmission reception point, TRP), evolved Node B (evolved Node B, eNB) and wireless network in the 5G communication system.
  • the network device may include a centralized unit (centralized unit, CU) node, or a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU) node, or a RAN device including a CU node and a DU node.
  • the network device can send configuration information (for example, carried in a scheduling message and/or an indication message) to the terminal device, and the terminal device further performs network configuration according to the configuration information, so that the network configuration between the network device and the terminal device is aligned; or , through the network configuration preset in the network device and the network configuration preset in the terminal device, the network configurations between the network device and the terminal device are aligned.
  • “alignment” refers to when there is an interaction message between the network device and the terminal device, the carrier frequency of the interaction message sent and received by the two, the determination of the type of the interaction message, the meaning of the field information carried in the interaction message, or The understanding of other configurations of interactive messages is the same.
  • the network equipment may be other devices that provide wireless communication functions for the terminal equipment.
  • the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. For the convenience of description, the embodiment of the present application does not limit it.
  • the network device may also include a core network device, and the core network device includes, for example, an access and mobility management function (access and mobility management function, AMF), a user plane function (user plane function, UPF) or a session management function (session management function, SMF) wait.
  • AMF access and mobility management function
  • UPF user plane function
  • SMF session management function
  • the device for realizing the function of the network device may be a network device, or a device capable of supporting the network device to realize the function, such as a chip system, and the device may be installed in the network device.
  • the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the network device as an example for realizing the function of the network device.
  • Configuration and pre-configuration In the application, both configuration and pre-configuration will be used.
  • Configuration means that the base station/server sends some parameter configuration information or parameter values to the terminal through messages or signaling, so that the terminal can determine communication parameters or transmission resources according to these values or information.
  • Pre-configuration is similar to configuration. It can be the parameter information or parameter value negotiated by the base station/server and the terminal device in advance, or it can be the parameter information or parameter value adopted by the base station/server or terminal device specified in the standard protocol, or it can be a pre-stored Parameter information or parameter values at the base station/server or terminal equipment. This application does not limit this. Furthermore, these values and parameters can be changed or updated.
  • DMRS port indication When scheduling data, such as scheduling physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) data, the network device needs to indicate the corresponding DMRS port, including the number of DMRS ports and DMRS port numbers, different DMRS port numbers
  • the physical resources occupied by the corresponding DMRS ports are orthogonal, and the physical resources include one or more of space resources, time domain resources and frequency domain resources.
  • the number of DMRS ports is equal to the number of transmission layers of PDSCH data, and each DMRS port corresponds to each transmission layer one by one, and demodulation of a certain transmission layer needs to perform channel estimation on the corresponding DMRS port. If different terminal devices occupy the same time-frequency resource to transmit PDSCH data, the network device needs to allocate different DMRS port numbers to ensure DMRS orthogonality.
  • Beam is a communication resource.
  • the beams can be wide beams, or narrow beams, or other types of beams.
  • the beam forming technology may be a beam forming technology or other technical means.
  • the beamforming technology may specifically be a digital beamforming technology, an analog beamforming technology, or a hybrid digital/analog beamforming technology. Different beams can be considered as different resources.
  • the same information or different information can be transmitted through different beams.
  • multiple beams having the same or similar communication characteristics may be regarded as one beam.
  • One or more antenna ports can be included in a beam, used to transmit data channels, control channels and sounding signals, etc.
  • the transmit beam can refer to the distribution of signal strength formed in different directions in space after the signal is transmitted through the antenna
  • the receiving beam may refer to the signal strength distribution of the wireless signal received from the antenna in different directions in space. It can be understood that one or more antenna ports forming a beam can also be regarded as an antenna port set.
  • the signal When using a low-frequency or medium-frequency band, the signal can be sent omnidirectionally or through a wider angle, while when using a high-frequency band, thanks to the smaller carrier wavelength of the high-frequency communication system, it can be in An antenna array composed of many antenna arrays is arranged at the transmitting end and the receiving end.
  • the transmitting end sends signals with a certain beamforming weight, so that the transmitted signal forms a beam with spatial directivity.
  • the antenna array is used at the receiving end with a certain beamforming weight The received value can improve the receiving power of the signal at the receiving end and combat path loss.
  • QCL Quasi-co-location
  • QCL can also be called quasi-co-location: the quasi-co-location relationship is used to indicate that multiple resources have one or more identical or similar communication features, for Multiple resources with a quasi-co-location relationship may adopt the same or similar communication configuration. For example, if two antenna ports have a quasi-co-location relationship, then the large-scale properties of the channel transmitting a symbol on one port can be inferred from the large-scale properties of the channel transmitting a symbol on the other port.
  • Large-scale properties can include: delay spread, average delay, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, average gain, receive parameters, end device receive beam number, transmit/receive channel correlation, receive angle of arrival, receiver antenna Spatial correlation, main angle of arrival (Angel-of-Arrival, AoA), average angle of arrival, extension of AoA, etc.
  • the quasi-co-location indication is used to indicate whether the at least two groups of antenna ports have a quasi-co-location relationship: the quasi-co-location indication is used to indicate that the channel state information reference signal transmitted by the at least two groups of antenna ports Whether they come from the same transmission point, or the quasi-co-location indication is used to indicate whether the channel state information reference signals sent by the at least two groups of antenna ports come from the same beam group.
  • the QCL information is used to assist in describing the receiving side beamforming information and the receiving process of the terminal device.
  • QCL types D spatial rx parameter.
  • the QCL information indication of the PDSCH or PDCCH is to satisfy the QCL assumption relationship between the DM-RS port of the PDCCH (or PDSCH) and one or more reference signal resources, Therefore, the aforementioned QCL information can be obtained through the associated one or more reference signal resources, and the information can be used to receive the PDSCH or PDCCH.
  • the reference signal may be a channel state information reference signal (channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS), and at the same time, the above-mentioned DM-RS and CSI-RS have the same QCLType D assumption, then at this time the above-mentioned DM-RS and CSI-RS -
  • the RSs have the same receiving beam, so that based on the associated reference signal resource index, the UE can deduce the receiving beam information for receiving the PDCCH (or PDSCH).
  • the QCL information is a spatial characteristic parameter, which describes the spatial channel characteristics between the antenna ports included in the two associated reference signals, and helps the terminal device to complete beamforming or receiving processing on the receiving side according to the QCL information.
  • Reference signal (reference signal, RS): According to the protocol of the long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system/new radio (new radio, NR) system, at the physical layer, uplink communication includes uplink physical channels and uplink signals transmission.
  • the uplink physical channels include random access channel (random access channel, PRACH), uplink control channel (physical uplink control channel, PUCCH), PUSCH, etc.
  • uplink signals include channel sounding signal (sounding reference signal, SRS), uplink control channel solution PUCCH de-modulation reference signal (PUCCH-DMRS), uplink data channel demodulation reference signal (PUSCH de-modulation reference signal, PUSCH-DMRS), uplink phase noise tracking signal (PTRS) , uplink positioning RS (uplink positioning RS) and so on.
  • Downlink communication includes the transmission of downlink physical channels and downlink signals.
  • the downlink physical channels include broadcast channel (physical broadcast channel, PBCH), downlink control channel (physical downlink control channel, PDCCH), PDSCH, etc.
  • downlink signals include primary synchronization signal (primary synchronization signal, PSS for short) / secondary synchronization signal (secondary synchronization signal, SSS), downlink control channel demodulation reference signal (PDCCH de-modulation reference signal, PDCCH-DMRS), downlink data channel demodulation reference signal (PDSCH de-modulation reference signal, PDSCH-DMRS), phase noise tracking signal PTRS, channel status information reference signal (channel status information reference signal, CSI-RS), cell signal (Cell reference signal, CRS) (there is no CRS in NR system but there is CRS in LTE system), TRS (LTE has no TRS but NR system There are TRS), LTE/NR positioning signal (positioning RS) and so on.
  • primary synchronization signal primary synchronization signal,
  • Transmission configuration indicator The upper layer of the protocol configures the QCL through the TCI-State (TCI-State), and the parameters of the TCI-State are used between one or two downlink reference signals and the DMRS of the PDSCH. Configure a quasi-co-location relationship between them.
  • the field indicating the TCI is a field in the DCI used to indicate quasi-co-location of PDSCH antenna ports.
  • the TCI is configured by radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC), which is called TCI-state in configuration signaling.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • the base station sends a media access control control element (MAC CE) to activate one or more TCI states.
  • MAC CE media access control control element
  • the base station may further send DCI to indicate one of multiple activated TCIs.
  • the TCI includes one or two QCL relationships or multiple QCL relationships, where the QCL represents a certain consistency relationship between a signal/channel to be received currently and a previously known reference signal. If there is a QCL relationship, the UE can inherit the receiving or sending parameters when receiving a reference signal before, to receive or send the upcoming signal/channel.
  • the TCI can be used to indicate the beam.
  • QCL Type-A/B/C is used to indicate information such as time domain and frequency domain offset, excluding air domain information, and is generally used to assist terminals in data reception and demodulation.
  • for indication may include both for direct indication and for indirect indication.
  • certain indication information is used to indicate A, it may be understood that the indication information carries A, indicates A directly, or indicates A indirectly.
  • the information indicated by the indication information is referred to as information to be indicated.
  • the information to be indicated may be directly indicated, such as the information to be indicated itself or an index of the information to be indicated.
  • the information to be indicated may also be indicated indirectly by indicating other information, where there is an association relationship between the other information and the information to be indicated. It is also possible to indicate only a part of the information to be indicated, while other parts of the information to be indicated are known or agreed in advance.
  • the indication of specific information can also be realized by means of a pre-agreed (for example, protocol-specified) arrangement order of each information, thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent.
  • the information to be indicated can be sent together as a whole, or can be divided into multiple sub-information and sent separately, and the sending periods and/or sending timings of these sub-information can be the same or different.
  • the specific sending method is not limited in this application.
  • the sending cycle and/or sending timing of these sub-information may be predefined, for example, pre-defined according to a protocol, or may be configured by the transmitting end device by sending configuration information to the receiving end device.
  • the configuration information may include, for example but not limited to, one or a combination of at least two of radio resource control signaling, MAC layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.
  • the radio resource control signaling is, for example, RRC signaling
  • the MAC layer signaling for example, includes a MAC control element (control element, CE)
  • the physical layer signaling for example, includes DCI.
  • This application can be applied to LTE system, NR system, or other communication systems (such as NR's next-generation communication system), where the communication system includes network equipment and terminal equipment, and the network equipment is used as the configuration information sending entity, and the terminal equipment An entity that receives configuration information.
  • the communication system includes network equipment and terminal equipment, and the network equipment is used as the configuration information sending entity, and the terminal equipment An entity that receives configuration information.
  • the entity sends data, or receives data sent by the configuration information sending entity.
  • the present application can be applied to a terminal device in a connected state or an active state (ACTIVE), and can also be applied to a terminal device in an unconnected state (INACTIVE) or an idle state (IDLE).
  • FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of a communication system in this application.
  • the six terminal devices are terminal device 1, terminal device 2, terminal device 3, terminal device 4, terminal device 5, and terminal device 6, etc.
  • the terminal device 1 is a smart teacup
  • the terminal device 2 is a smart air conditioner
  • the terminal device 3 is a smart fuel dispenser
  • the terminal device 4 is a vehicle
  • the terminal device 5 is a mobile phone
  • the terminal device 6 is a
  • the transmitting end may be a network device or a terminal device
  • the receiving end may be a network device or a terminal device.
  • the configuration information sending entity can be a network device, wherein, the network device takes a base station (Base Station) and each terminal device as an example for illustration, and the configuration information receiving entity can be UE1-UE6.
  • the base station It forms a communication system with UE1-UE6.
  • UE1-UE6 can send uplink data to network equipment, and the network equipment needs to receive the uplink data sent by UE1-UE6.
  • the network device can send configuration information to UE1-UE6.
  • UE4-UE6 can also form a communication system.
  • the configuration information sending entity and the receiving entity can both be UEs, wherein UE5 is used as a network device, that is, the configuration information sending entity; UE4 and UE6 are used as terminals
  • a device is an entity receiving configuration information.
  • UE5 sends configuration information to UE4 and UE6 respectively, and receives uplink data sent by UE4 and UE6; correspondingly, UE4 and UE6 receive configuration information sent by UE5, and send uplink data to UE5.
  • the scenarios targeted by this application mainly include base stations (network devices) and UEs (terminal devices), and may specifically include single (or multiple) network devices and single (or multiple) terminal devices.
  • the network device may transmit data or control signaling to the terminal device.
  • the terminal device may report the measurement result of the reference signal (corresponding to the beam), which is used to switch the serving beam of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device 10 includes a processor 101 , a memory 102 and a transceiver 103 , and the transceiver 103 includes a transmitter 1031 , a receiver 1032 and an antenna 1033 .
  • the network device 20 includes a processor 201 , a memory 202 and a transceiver 203 , and the transceiver 203 includes a transmitter 2031 , a receiver 2032 and an antenna 2033 .
  • the receiver 1032 may be used to receive transmission control information through the antenna 1033 , and the transmitter 1031 may be used to send transmission feedback information to the network device 20 through the antenna 1033 .
  • the transmitter 2031 may be configured to send transmission control information to the terminal device 10 through the antenna 2033
  • the receiver 2032 may be configured to receive the transmission feedback information sent by the terminal device 10 through the antenna 2033 .
  • FIG. 1a , FIG. 1b and FIG. 1c are only examples, and the present application does not specifically limit the number of terminal devices and the number of network devices in the communication system.
  • communication between network devices and terminal devices can be based on beams.
  • one or more antenna ports can be included in a beam, which is used to transmit data channels, control channels and sounding signals, etc.;
  • Distribution, the receiving beam may refer to the signal strength distribution of the wireless signal received from the antenna in different directions in space.
  • the terminal device needs to perform beam measurement according to the time-frequency resource configured by the network device for reporting the beam measurement result, obtain and report the measurement result of the beam measurement to the network device; after that, the network device again Regulation is performed according to the measurement results reported by one or more terminal devices, and an instruction for beam management is issued, so that the terminal device performs beam management according to the instruction.
  • the terminal device maintains the original beam to communicate with the network device or uses a new beam to communicate with the network device according to the instruction.
  • the UE can implement beam management in any one or more of the following ways:
  • the UE receives the beam fixedly, receives the wide beam sent by the base station through the SSB signal, and determines the downlink wide beam with excellent signal quality (such as the maximum RSRP), and uses the downlink wide beam as the beam for communication with the base station;
  • the UE in the connected state reports the SSB measurement result, that is, the manner in which the UE performs periodic measurement (wide beam measurement) on the SSB to determine the downlink wide beam.
  • the base station uses multiple narrow beams to perform beam scanning within the range of wide beams with excellent quality determined by the UE.
  • the UE determines a downlink narrow beam with excellent quality among multiple narrow beams, and uses the downlink narrow beam with excellent quality as a beam for communication with the base station;
  • the base station configures multiple narrow beams corresponding to CSI-RS to scan, and indicates the beams corresponding to PDCCH and PDSCH.
  • the terminal side uses the corresponding wide beam to receive, measures and reports the narrow beam corresponding to the beam with excellent quality measured by the UE on the base station side. beam as the downlink narrow beam.
  • Method 3 The base station fixes a downlink narrow beam to send reference signals, and the UE uses different narrow beams to perform receiving scans, determines a receiving beam with excellent quality, and uses the receiving beam with excellent quality as a beam for communication with the base station.
  • the base station uses the high-quality beam corresponding to the SRS as the downlink narrow beam to configure PUCCH and PUSCH for the UE, and the UE performs reception scanning based on the downlink narrow beam in the PUCCH and PUSCH to select a high-quality narrow beam.
  • the base station side maintains a beam set with excellent quality, and the base station can separately maintain the uplink and downlink beam sets.
  • the base station when the original beam quality deteriorates or the original beam is unavailable due to UE movement, rotation or attitude change, the base station cannot know this information in time (when the terminal side beam quality deteriorates / When the beam is unavailable, the base station cannot know in time). In addition, the base station will not be triggered to perform beam management until the next measurement report by the UE.
  • the timing of the UE's next measurement report depends on the reporting resources configured by the base station and the period of the downlink reference signal of the base station. If the next report occurs after a relatively long period of time, the quality of communication will be seriously affected. In other words, the base station can trigger the UE to perform beam management because the base station needs to control and issue beam management instructions according to the measurement results reported by the UE, which will cause a large delay in the beam management process and affect communication quality.
  • the UE performs measurement based on the downlink reference signal sent by the base station to obtain the measurement result; then, when the UE sends the measurement result to the base station based on the configured reporting conditions and reporting resources, the UE also needs to send the beam selection signal to the base station.
  • /activation report (beam selection/activation report) to indicate that the beam corresponding to the measurement result is used for beam switching; and, after a preset beam activation latency (beam activation latency), the base station sends a response message to the UE to indicate the measurement As a result, the corresponding beam takes effect.
  • the UE uses the beam to receive downlink signals, and/or the UE uses the beam to send uplink signals; correspondingly, the base station uses the beam to send downlink signals, and/or the base station uses the beam to receive uplink signals.
  • the present application provides a communication method and a communication device.
  • the network device indicates in advance that the first beam is used for beam switching, and the terminal After the device reports the first measurement report corresponding to the first beam, the terminal device can determine that the first beam can be used for beam switching without waiting for the instruction for beam management issued by the network device, so that the delay of the beam management process can be shortened. reduced to improve communication quality.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method includes the following steps.
  • the network device sends first indication information.
  • the network device sends the first indication information to the terminal device in step S101; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device in step S101.
  • the first indication information is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching.
  • the type of the first report configuration is layer 1 (layer 1, L1) report configuration.
  • the first instruction information sent by the network device in step S101 is used to instruct layer 1 to report and configure the first beam associated with at least one corresponding RS for beam switching.
  • the beam used for sending and receiving the first indication information in step S101 between the network device and the terminal device is recorded as a current communication beam.
  • the first reporting configuration may also be event reporting based on L1 measurement, triggering beam switching after one or more of the following events are satisfied:
  • the measured quality of the first beam is greater than (or equal to) the sum of the offset value and the threshold;
  • the measured quality of the current communication beam is less than (or equal to) the sum of the offset value and the threshold
  • the third event the measured quality of the first beam is greater than (or equal to) the sum of the offset value and the quality of the current communication beam;
  • the quality of the first beam can be RSRP, reference signal received quality (reference signal received quality, RSRQ), etc.
  • the offset value can be positive or negative or 0, and the threshold can be preconfigured The threshold (or the threshold configured by the network device).
  • the PCI corresponding to the first beam is different from the PCI corresponding to the current communication beam, or the PCI corresponding to the first beam is the same as the PCI corresponding to the current communication beam.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the At least one RS is associated with the first RS (or referred to as, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • the at least one RS may be the first reporting A part of RSs included in the configuration; as another example, the at least one RS may also be associated with the part of RSs, which is not limited here.
  • At least one RS is associated with the first RS may be expressed as at least one RS is associated with the first RS with the same TCI state, and may also be expressed as at least one RS has a QCL relationship with the first RS.
  • the at least one RS includes a TRS, where the TRS is configured in a non-overlapping manner, and the TRS has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with a certain SSB.
  • the TRS is a non-repetitive configuration, which means that there is a "repetition” field in the configuration information corresponding to the TRS and the value of this field is "off", or it refers to the configuration corresponding to the TRS
  • the "repetition” field does not exist in the message.
  • the terminal device should not assume that the network device uses the same beam to send the TRS.
  • the first indication information used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching may be configured explicitly or implicitly; for example, when the first At least one RS corresponding to the reported configuration includes a TRS, wherein, when the TRS is a non-overlapping configuration and the TRS has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with a certain SSB, the terminal device can determine that the first beam associated with the TRS is used for beam switching.
  • the network device configures the first indication information implicitly through the configured QCL relationship between the SSB and the TRS, and the terminal device implicitly determines the first indication information based on the QCL relationship between the SSB and the TRS. Instructions.
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS.
  • Subsequent terminal devices may perform measurement and report according to the identity of at least one RS in step S102 and step S103.
  • the first indication information further includes a beam identifier corresponding to at least one RS identifier, and the beam identifier may be a TCI state ID or a sounding reference signal resource index (sounding reference signal resource index, SRI) or other information used to indicate the terminal An identification of the spatial filter parameters referenced by the device to determine received or transmitted signals.
  • the beam identifier may be a TCI state ID or a sounding reference signal resource index (sounding reference signal resource index, SRI) or other information used to indicate the terminal An identification of the spatial filter parameters referenced by the device to determine received or transmitted signals.
  • At least one RS may also be a source reference signal (source RS) of QCL Type D in at least one TCI state, and at this time, the terminal regards the beam associated with the TCI state as the first beam. or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reported configuration.
  • the first report configuration may be a channel reference signal report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) configured by the network device.
  • CSI-ReportConfigID channel reference signal report configuration identifier
  • the first report configuration is specifically used to indicate that the first beam associated with at least one RS corresponding to the reporting configuration indicated by the CSI-ReportConfigID is used for beam switching; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the semi-persistent configuration-based CSI resource list, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list.
  • the CSI resource list based on the semi-persistent SP configuration delivered by the network device to the terminal device through RRC configuration, the CSI resource list includes a plurality of measurement configurations for semi-persistent reporting ( S 0 , S 1 , S 2 , S 3 ), where each measurement configuration is associated with one or more TCI states; in addition, as shown in Figure 3, the network device can also send a MAC-CE to the terminal device to activate S 0 , One or more of S 1 , S 2 , and S 3 , one or more of activated S 0 , S 1 , S 2 , and S 3 , one or more of the configuration IDs reported by SPs corresponding to RRC configuration from low to high Multiple measurement reporting configurations.
  • the first indication information is also used to indicate The first beam associated with at least one RS corresponding to the activated TCI state is used for beam switching.
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first reported configuration.
  • the configuration information when the network device delivers the configuration information of the first reported configuration, the configuration information includes: the association relationship between the reported configuration and the TCI state ID.
  • the configuration information can be indicated through RRC or MAC-CE.
  • the network device can configure the reporting configuration ID #1 (namely the first reporting configuration) to correspond to TCI state #2 in the configuration information.
  • the terminal device reports based on the reporting configuration ID #1, optionally, the terminal device can send the TCI
  • the beam corresponding to state #2 is used as a new service beam (ie, the first beam) for receiving PDCCH and or PDSCH signals; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the triggering state list, and the first indication information is used to indicate the identity of the first reporting configuration in the triggering state list.
  • the configuration information is used to associate at least one measurement reporting configuration with at least one TCI state ID respectively, and add it to the same trigger state list (trigger state list)
  • trigger state list is the configuration list for DCI to trigger CSI reporting.
  • the terminal device determines the beam to switch based on the pre-associated TCI state ID in the configuration information. For example, the beam corresponding to the associated TCI state ID is used as a new service beam (ie, the first beam) for receiving PDCCH and or PDSCH signals.
  • the terminal device is on multiple CCs
  • the beam indicated by the corresponding TCI is applied respectively.
  • the terminal device receives When there are multiple PDCCHs, the beam indicated by the corresponding TCI state ID in the control resource pool is used as the new service beam (ie, the first beam).
  • control resource pool ID control resource set pool ID, CORESET pool ID
  • the first indication information sent by the network device in step S101 for indicating that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching can be indicated for beam switching in the above-mentioned multiple ways
  • the beam of is the first beam.
  • the terminal device may determine that the first indication information satisfies the above at least one item based on the configuration of the network device; or, the terminal device determines that the first indication information satisfies the above at least one item based on pre-configuration, which is not limited here .
  • the configuration of the network device may be carried in the same message as the first indication information, or may be carried in a different message. There is no limit.
  • the terminal device performs measurement based on the first report configuration, and obtains a first measurement report.
  • the terminal device performs measurement in step S102 based on the first reporting configuration corresponding to the first indication information obtained in step S101, and generates a first measurement report based on the measurement result.
  • the terminal device performs measurement based on the first report configuration in step S102, and after obtaining the first measurement report, the terminal device can determine the first report configuration associated with the first report configuration without other conditions. Beams are used for beam switching. And, after step S102, the terminal device may communicate with the network device based on the first beam (immediately or after a period of time delay).
  • the terminal device after the terminal device performs measurement based on the first report configuration in step S102 and obtains the first measurement report; the terminal device needs to further determine that the first report Configure the associated first beam for beam switching, including:
  • the RSRP of at least one RS is greater than a first threshold
  • the SINR of at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or
  • the TCI state associated with at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first reporting configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner; or,
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistence (semi-persistence, SP) manner; or,
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured in an aperiodic configuration manner; or,
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on the aperiodic configured TRS.
  • the first beam indicated by the first indication information sent by the network device in step S101 is not necessarily available for beam switching, and can also be restricted by any one or more of the above conditions to ensure that the first beam is used by the terminal
  • the beam that satisfies the condition measured by the device or the first beam is a beam corresponding to a specific condition configured by the network device.
  • the terminal device determines that the above at least one item is satisfied based on the configuration of the network device
  • the first beam associated with the first report configuration is used for beam switching; or, the terminal device determines that the above at least one item is satisfied based on a pre-configuration method. item
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, which is not limited here.
  • the configuration of the network device and the first indication information may be carried in the same message or in a different message, which is not limited here.
  • the method further includes: the terminal device receives the configuration of the first report configuration from the network device information.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information in step S101 are carried in the same message, as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • a message sent by the network device through step S101 may simultaneously carry the first indication information and the configuration information of the first reported configuration.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information in step S101 are carried in different messages, as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the network device may respectively send the configuration information of the first reported configuration in step S100, and send the first indication information in step S101.
  • step S100 and step S101 shown in FIG. limited.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration.
  • the currently measured beam (indicated by at least one RS) is A
  • the TCI state ID included in the report configuration is B, which is used to indicate the first beam to be switched.
  • the beam whose TCI state ID is B is used as the first beam; or,
  • a physical cell identity used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam.
  • the configuration further includes PCI, where the PCI is used to indicate the target cell of the first beam; or,
  • a first field When the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching.
  • the network device adds a field in the first reporting configuration, explicitly indicating that the first reporting configuration can be used to trigger beam switching. For example, a field “beam switch (beam switch) (or called beam adjustment, switching beam, etc.)" is added as the first field in the first report configuration, and the value configured in this field is enabled (enable) (or When the value is a specific value such as "1" or "0" or "11” or "111"), it means that the first reported configuration can be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the second field may further include indication information that the carrier (component carrier, CC) group becomes effective, which is used to indicate whether the beam switching reported based on the first reported configuration is applied to multiple CCs.
  • the carrier may also carry a serving cell.
  • the configuration information of the first report configuration delivered by the network device may also include the above at least one item of information, so that the terminal device can use the above at least One piece of information further refines the process of beam switching.
  • the network device may send one of the first field and the first indication information to the terminal device, or may send the first field to the terminal device.
  • a field and first indication information The following will use the example shown in FIG. 5 for exemplary description.
  • the network device when the network device sends the first field to the terminal device without sending the first indication information before step S102, the network device and the terminal device execute step S100 shown in FIG. 5 instead of step S101.
  • the network device indicates that the first beam can be used for beam switching through the first field carried in the first configuration information in step S100, so that the terminal device can A first beam is determined for beam switching.
  • the network device and the terminal device execute step S101 shown in FIG. 5 instead of step S100.
  • the network device indicates that the first beam is used for beam switching through the first indication information in step S101, so that the terminal device can determine that the first beam is used for beam switching based on the first indication information (without the indication of the first field). Beam switching.
  • the network device when the network device sends the first indication information and the first field to the terminal device before step S102, the network device and the terminal device execute step S101 and step S100 shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the network device indicates that the first beam (and possibly other beams) can be used for beam switching through the first field carried in the first configuration information in step S100, so that the terminal device determines the first beam (and possibly All other existing beams) can be used for beam switching; thereafter, the network device indicates through the first indication information in step S101 that the first beam (among the first beam and possibly other beams) is used for beam switching, so that the terminal The device determines, based on the first field and the first indication information, that the beam used for beam switching is the first beam.
  • the first preset value and the second preset value may be the same value or different values, which are not limited here.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes the first field and the second field at the same time
  • the first field and the second field may be respectively carried by separate bit information, or the joint bit information may be used to indicate the first field at the same time.
  • the first field and the second field are not limited here.
  • the beam used for sending and receiving the first indication information in step S101 between the network device and the terminal device is recorded as the current communication beam.
  • the PCI corresponding to the current communication beam may be the same as or different from the PCI corresponding to the first beam.
  • the PCI corresponding to the first beam may be indicated in a display manner, for example, the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes the PCI.
  • the PCI corresponding to the first beam can be indicated implicitly. For example, when the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes the TCI state identifier, the PCI associated with the TCI state identifier is the PCI corresponding to the first beam; , when the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes the second field, the PCI associated with the CC group is the PCI corresponding to the first beam; When identifying (identification of at least one RS, identification of the first reported configuration, CSI resource list based on semi-persistent configuration, etc.), the PCI associated with one or more identifications is the PCI corresponding to the first beam.
  • the PCI corresponding to the reference source reference signal (source RS) configuration of the QCL Type D of the TCI state corresponding to the TCI state identifier is the one corresponding to the first beam PCI.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used for scheduling PUSCH data.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration issued by the network device including the configuration information of the first reported configuration may be specifically carried in a certain DCI (such as the second DCI), providing the configuration information of the first reported configuration A specific bearing method.
  • the first indication information used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching may be configured explicitly or implicitly; for example, when the first When the configuration information of the reported configuration can be specifically carried on a certain DCI (such as a second DCI) and the second DCI is used to schedule PUSCH data, the second DCI can be a DCI of format 0_2 (DCI 0_2), and the network device passes The second DCI configures the first indication information in an implicit manner, and the terminal device determines the first indication information in an implicit manner based on the received second DCI.
  • a certain DCI such as a second DCI
  • DCI 0_2 DCI of format 0_2
  • the terminal device sends a first measurement report.
  • the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the network device in step S103; correspondingly, the network device receives the first measurement report from the terminal device in step S103.
  • the method further includes: the terminal device sending first capability information to the network device, where the first capability information is used to indicate an effective duration of the first beam.
  • the first capability information and the first measurement report in step S103 are carried in the same message.
  • the first capability information and the first measurement report are carried in different messages.
  • the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device before sending the first measurement report to the network device in step S103; The device sends first capability information.
  • the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device before receiving the first indication information in step S101; as another example, the terminal device may send the first capability information to the network device after receiving the first indication information in step S101 information.
  • the terminal device may also send the first capability information indicating the effective duration of the first beam to the network device, so that the network device The effective duration of the first beam is specified, and after the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam, communication with the terminal device is performed based on the first beam.
  • the method further includes: the terminal device receives second TCI state information from the network device, the second TCI state information corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information
  • the second beam is used for beam switching; thereafter, the terminal device receives downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the terminal device can also receive downlink data according to the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information sent by the network device, that is, the terminal device receives the downlink data according to the The temporarily/newly configured second beam receives downlink data from network devices to improve the flexibility of solution implementation.
  • the terminal device may further determine the effective duration of the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information through pre-configuration or based on network device configuration.
  • the terminal device may also compare the effective duration of the first beam with the effective duration of the second beam, so as to determine whether the switched beam is the first beam or the second beam. For example, in the time domain, if the effective moment corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam is before the effective moment corresponding to the effective duration of the second beam, the terminal device determines to use the first beam as the beam for communicating with the network device after step S103 ; If the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the first beam is after the effective time corresponding to the effective duration of the second beam, the terminal device determines to use the second beam as the beam for communicating with the network device after step S103.
  • the method further includes: the terminal device receives second indication information from the network device, the second indication The information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report takes effect; or, the terminal device receives third indication information from the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the first duration; Or, the terminal device receives a first DCI message from the network device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first beam indicated by the first measurement report takes effect after the second duration.
  • the network device may also instruct the terminal device to perform beam switching based on the first beam corresponding to the first measurement report through the above-mentioned various implementation manners. Effective time. In order to make the terminal device specify the effective time of the first beam according to the instruction of the network device, and perform beam switching based on the effective time of the first beam.
  • the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device to indicate that the first beam associated with at least one RS corresponding to the first report configuration is used for beam switching, and thereafter, the terminal device based on the first report configuration After performing beam measurement to obtain and report the first measurement report, the terminal device determines that the first beam can be used for beam switching.
  • the network device pre-indicates the first beam for beam switching based on the first indication information, and reports the first measurement corresponding to the first beam on the terminal device After the report, the terminal device can determine that the first beam can be used for beam switching without waiting for the instruction for beam management issued by the network device, so that the delay of the beam management process is reduced, thereby improving the communication quality.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device 600 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the terminal device 600 includes a processing unit 601 and a transceiver unit 602 .
  • the transceiving unit is configured to receive first indication information from the network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one reference signal RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching;
  • the processing unit is configured to perform measurement based on the first reporting configuration, and obtain a first measurement report
  • the transceiving unit is further configured to send the first measurement report to the network device.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the at least one RS is associated with the first RS (Or called, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reporting configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the CSI resource list based on semi-persistent SP configuration, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first report configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the trigger state list, and the first indication information is used to indicate the identity of the first reporting configuration in the trigger state list.
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, including:
  • the reference signal received power RSRP of the at least one RS is greater than a first threshold; or,
  • the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio SINR of the at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or;
  • the TCI state associated with the at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistent manner
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on aperiodic configuration
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on the aperiodic configured TRS.
  • the transceiving unit is further configured to send first capability information to the network device, where the first capability information is used to indicate the effective duration of the first beam.
  • the transceiver unit is further configured to receive second TCI state information from the network device, and the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information is used for beam switching;
  • the processing unit is further configured to receive downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the transceiving unit is also used to receive second indication information from the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report is valid; or,
  • the transceiving unit is also used to receive third indication information from the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the first duration; or,
  • the transceiving unit is also used to send a first downlink control information DCI message from the network device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the second time period.
  • the transceiving unit is further configured to receive configuration information of the first reported configuration from the network device.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration
  • a physical cell identifier PCI used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam
  • a first field when the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used to schedule data of a physical uplink data channel PUSCH.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in a same message.
  • the at least one RS includes a tracking reference signal TRS, where the TRS is non-repetitively configured and has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the first synchronization signal block SSB.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a network device 700 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the network device 700 includes a sending unit 701 and a receiving unit 702 .
  • the sending unit 701 is configured to send first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the first beam associated with the at least one reference signal RS corresponding to the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching;
  • the receiving unit 702 is configured to receive a first measurement report from the terminal device, where the first measurement report is a measurement result of the first report configuration.
  • the first reporting configuration includes the at least one RS (or called, the at least one RS is included in the first reporting configuration); or, the first reporting configuration includes the first RS, and the at least one RS is associated with the first RS (Or called, the at least one RS is associated with the first RS, wherein the first RS is included in the first reporting configuration).
  • the first indication information satisfies at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the at least one RS; or,
  • the first indication information includes the identifier of the first reporting configuration; or,
  • the first reporting configuration is included in the CSI resource list based on semi-persistent SP configuration, and the first indication information is also used to indicate activation of the first reporting configuration in the CSI resource list; or,
  • the first indication information includes an identifier of the first TCI state associated with the first report configuration.
  • the first beam associated with the first reporting configuration is used for beam switching, including:
  • the reference signal received power RSRP of the at least one RS is greater than a first threshold; or,
  • the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio SINR of the at least one RS is greater than a second threshold; or,
  • the TCI state associated with the at least one RS is an activated TCI state
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured in a periodic manner
  • the first reported configuration is configuration information configured based on a semi-persistent manner
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on aperiodic configuration
  • the first report configuration is configuration information configured based on the aperiodic configured TRS.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive first capability information from the terminal device, where the first capability information is used to indicate the effective duration of the first beam.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive second TCI state information from the network device, and the second beam corresponding to the RS indicated by the second TCI state information is used for beam switching;
  • the sending unit is further configured to send downlink data according to the second beam.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the beam indicated by the first measurement report takes effect; or,
  • the sending unit is further configured to send third indication information to the terminal device, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after the first duration; or,
  • the sending unit is further configured to send a first downlink control information DCI message to the terminal device, where the first DCI message is used to indicate that the first measurement report takes effect after a second duration.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send configuration information of the first reported configuration to the terminal device.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration includes at least one of the following:
  • the TCI state identifier is used to indicate the TCI state associated with the first reported configuration
  • a physical cell identifier PCI used to indicate the physical cell corresponding to the first beam
  • a first field when the value of the first field is a first preset value, the first field indicates that the first beam is allowed to be used for beam switching; or,
  • a second field When the value of the second field is a second preset value, the second field is used to indicate that the first beam is used for beam switching of the plurality of carrier CCs.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration is carried in the second DCI, and the second DCI is used to schedule data of a physical uplink data channel PUSCH.
  • the configuration information of the first reported configuration and the first indication information are carried in a same message.
  • the at least one RS includes a tracking reference signal TRS, where the TRS is non-repetitively configured and has a quasi-co-located QCL relationship with the first synchronization signal block SSB.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device involved in the foregoing embodiment provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the terminal device 800 may include but not limited to at least one processor 801 and a communication port 802 .
  • the apparatus may further include at least one of a memory 803 and a bus 804.
  • the at least one processor 801 is configured to control and process actions of the terminal device 800.
  • the processor 801 may be a central processing unit, a general processor, a digital signal processor, an application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute the various illustrative logical blocks, modules and circuits described in connection with the present disclosure.
  • the processor may also be a combination that realizes computing functions, for example, a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, and the like.
  • the terminal device shown in FIG. 8 can specifically be used to implement other steps implemented by the terminal device in the foregoing corresponding method embodiments, and realize the corresponding technical effects of the terminal device.
  • the specific implementation manner of the terminal device shown in FIG. 8 is as follows: Reference can be made to the descriptions in the foregoing method embodiments, and details will not be repeated here.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a network device involved in the above-mentioned embodiments provided for an embodiment of the present application, wherein the structure of the network device may refer to the structure shown in FIG. 9 .
  • the network device includes at least one processor 911 and at least one network interface 914 . Further optionally, the network device further includes at least one memory 912 , at least one transceiver 913 and one or more antennas 915 .
  • the processor 911, the memory 912, the transceiver 913 and the network interface 914 are connected, for example, through a bus. In this embodiment of the application, the connection may include various interfaces, transmission lines or buses, which are not limited in this embodiment.
  • the antenna 915 is connected to the transceiver 913 .
  • the network interface 914 is used to enable network devices to communicate with other communication devices through communication links.
  • the network interface 914 may include a network interface between the network device and the core network device, such as an S1 interface, and the network interface may include a network interface between the network device and other communication devices (such as other access network devices or core network devices), For example X2 or Xn interface.
  • the processor 911 is mainly used to process communication protocols and communication data, control the entire network device, execute software programs, and process data of the software programs, for example, to support network devices to perform actions described in the embodiments.
  • a network device may include a baseband processor and a central processor.
  • the baseband processor is mainly used to process communication protocols and communication data.
  • the central processor is mainly used to control the entire terminal device, execute software programs, and process data of the software programs.
  • the processor 911 in FIG. 9 can integrate the functions of the baseband processor and the central processing unit. Those skilled in the art can understand that the baseband processor and the central processing unit can also be independent processors, interconnected through technologies such as a bus.
  • a terminal device may include multiple baseband processors to adapt to different network standards, a terminal device may include multiple central processors to enhance its processing capability, and various components of the terminal device may be connected through various buses.
  • the baseband processor may also be expressed as a baseband processing circuit or a baseband processing chip.
  • the central processing unit may also be expressed as a central processing circuit or a central processing chip.
  • the function of processing the communication protocol and communication data can be built in the processor, or can be stored in the memory in the form of a software program, and the processor executes the software program to realize the baseband processing function.
  • Memory is primarily used to store software programs and data.
  • the memory 912 may exist independently and be connected to the processor 911 .
  • the memory 912 may be integrated with the processor 911, for example, integrated into one chip.
  • the memory 912 can store program codes for executing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and the execution is controlled by the processor 911 , and various computer program codes to be executed can also be regarded as drivers for the processor 911 .
  • Figure 9 shows only one memory and one processor. In an actual terminal device, there may be multiple processors and multiple memories.
  • a memory may also be called a storage medium or a storage device.
  • the memory may be a storage element on the same chip as the processor, that is, an on-chip storage element, or an independent storage element, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • the transceiver 913 may be used to support receiving or sending radio frequency signals between the network device and the terminal, and the transceiver 913 may be connected to the antenna 915 .
  • the transceiver 913 includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx.
  • one or more antennas 915 can receive radio frequency signals
  • the receiver Rx of the transceiver 913 is used to receive the radio frequency signals from the antennas, convert the radio frequency signals into digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals, and convert the digital baseband
  • the signal or the digital intermediate frequency signal is provided to the processor 911, so that the processor 911 performs further processing on the digital baseband signal or digital intermediate frequency signal, such as demodulation processing and decoding processing.
  • the transmitter Tx in the transceiver 913 is also used to receive the modulated digital baseband signal or digital intermediate frequency signal from the processor 911, and convert the modulated digital baseband signal or digital intermediate frequency signal into a radio frequency signal, and pass a One or more antennas 915 transmit the radio frequency signal.
  • the receiver Rx can selectively perform one or more stages of down-mixing processing and analog-to-digital conversion processing on the radio frequency signal to obtain a digital baseband signal or a digital intermediate frequency signal.
  • the order of the down-mixing processing and analog-to-digital conversion processing The order is adjustable.
  • the transmitter Tx can selectively perform one or more stages of up-mixing processing and digital-to-analog conversion processing on the modulated digital baseband signal or digital intermediate frequency signal to obtain a radio frequency signal.
  • the up-mixing processing and digital-to-analog conversion processing The sequence is adjustable.
  • Digital baseband signals and digital intermediate frequency signals can be collectively referred to as digital signals.
  • a transceiver may also be called a transceiver unit, a transceiver, a transceiver device, and the like.
  • the device used to realize the receiving function in the transceiver unit can be regarded as a receiving unit
  • the device used to realize the sending function in the transceiver unit can be regarded as a sending unit, that is, the transceiver unit includes a receiving unit and a sending unit, and the receiving unit also It can be called receiver, input port, receiving circuit, etc., and the sending unit can be called transmitter, transmitter, or transmitting circuit, etc.
  • the network device shown in FIG. 9 can be used to implement the steps implemented by the network device in the foregoing method embodiments, and realize the corresponding technical effects of the network device.
  • the specific implementation manner of the network device shown in FIG. 9 can be Reference is made to the descriptions in the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not repeated here.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer-executable instructions.
  • the processor executes the possible implementations related to the terminal device in the foregoing embodiments. methods in methods.
  • Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more computer-executable instructions.
  • the processor executes possible implementations related to the network device in the foregoing embodiments. methods in methods.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product (or computer program) storing one or more computers.
  • the processor executes the possible implementation methods involved in the above-mentioned terminal device method in .
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product storing one or more computers, and when the computer program product is executed by the processor, the processor executes the method in the possible implementation manners involved in the foregoing network device.
  • An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip system, where the chip system includes at least one processor, configured to support a terminal device in implementing functions involved in any possible implementation manner corresponding to the foregoing terminal device.
  • the chip system further includes an interface circuit, and the interface circuit provides program instructions and/or data for the at least one processor.
  • the system-on-a-chip may further include a memory, and the memory is used for storing necessary program instructions and data of the terminal device.
  • the system-on-a-chip may consist of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.
  • An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip system, where the chip system includes at least one processor, configured to support a network device to implement functions involved in any possible implementation manners corresponding to the foregoing network device.
  • the chip system further includes an interface circuit, and the interface circuit provides program instructions and/or data for the at least one processor.
  • the chip system may further include a memory, and the memory is used for storing necessary program instructions and data of the network device.
  • the system-on-a-chip may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices, where the network device may specifically be the network device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • An embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, where the network system architecture includes the communication device (including terminal equipment and network equipment) in any of the foregoing embodiments.
  • the disclosed system, device and method can be implemented in other ways.
  • the device embodiments described above are only illustrative.
  • the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.
  • multiple units or components can be combined or can be Integrate into another system, or some features may be ignored, or not implemented.
  • the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
  • the unit described as a separate component may or may not be physically separated, and the component shown as a unit may or may not be a physical unit, that is, it may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.
  • each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, each unit may exist separately physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • the above-mentioned integrated units can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units. If the integrated unit is realized in the form of a software function unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.
  • the technical solution of the present application that contributes substantially or all or part of the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product
  • the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including several instructions It is used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the method in each embodiment of the present application.
  • the aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disk or optical disc, etc., which can store program codes. .

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本申请提供了一种通信方法及通信装置，相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。在该方法中，终端设备接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号(reference signal，RS)所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；该终端设备基于该第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告；该终端设备向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告。

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一种通信方法及通信装置
本申请要求于2021年08月06日提交中国国家知识产权局，申请号为202110904516.9，发明名称为“一种通信方法及通信装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请涉及无线技术领域，尤其涉及一种通信方法及通信装置。
背景技术
波束，是一种通信资源；其中，一个波束内可以包括一个或多个天线端口，用于传输数据信道，控制信道和探测信号等；例如，发射波束可以是指信号经天线发射出去后在空间不同方向上形成的信号强度的分布，接收波束可以是指从天线上接收到的无线信号在空间不同方向上的信号强度分布。
目前，在传统的波束管理过程中，终端设备需要根据网络设备所配置的用于上报波束测量结果的时频资源进行波束测量，得到并向网络设备上报波束测量的测量结果；此后，网络设备再依据一个或多个终端设备所上报的测量结果进行调控，并下发用于波束管理的指令，以使得终端设备依据该指令执行波束管理。例如终端设备依据该指令保持原波束与网络设备通信或使用新的波束与网络设备通信等。
然而，当终端设备移动、旋转或姿态变化等原因导致原波束质量恶化或原波束不可用的情况发生时，由于网络设备需要根据终端设备所上报的测量结果进行调控并下发用于波束管理的指令，才可以触发终端设备执行波束管理，这将导致波束管理过程存在较大的时延，影响通信质量。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供了一种通信方法及通信装置，相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备基于第一指示信息预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。
本申请实施例第一方面提供了一种通信方法，该方法可以由终端设备执行，也可以由终端设备的部件(例如处理器、芯片或芯片系统等)执行。在该方法中，首先，终端设备接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号(reference signal，RS)所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；然后，该终端设备基于该第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告；此后，该终端设备向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告。
基于上述技术方案，终端设备接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此后，该终端设备基于该第一上报 配置进行波束测量得到并上报第一测量报告之后，终端设备确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换。相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备基于第一指示信息预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。
基于上述技术方案，与第一波束相关联的至少一个RS存在多种实现，其中，该至少一个RS可以为第一上报配置所包含的多个RS中的一部分RS，该至少一个RS也可以关联于该一部分RS，此处不做限定。
可选的，至少一个RS关联于第一RS可以表述为至少一个RS与第一RS关联于同一传输配置指示状态(transmission configuration indicator state，TCI state)，还可以表述为至少一个RS与第一RS存在准共址(quasi-co-location，QCL)关系。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
该第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于触发状态列表，且该第一指示信息用于指示该第一上报配置在该触发状态列表中的标识。
基于上述技术方案，用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换的第一指示信息，可以通过上述多种方式指示用于波束切换的波束为该第一波束。
可选的，终端设备可以基于网络设备的配置确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项；或，终端设备基于预配置的方式确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项，此处不做限定。
可选的，当终端设备基于网络设备的配置确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项时，该网络设备的配置可以与第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
该至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率(reference signal received power，RSRP)大于第一阈值；或，
该至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比(signal to interference plus noise ratio，SINR)大于第二阈值；或；
该至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
该第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的跟踪参考信号(tracking reference signal，TRS)所配置的配置信息。
基于上述技术方案，第一指示信息所指示的第一波束并非必然可用于波束切换，还可以通过上述任意一项条件的限制，以确保该第一波束为终端设备测量得到的满足条件的波束或该第一波束为网络设备所配置的特定条件所对应的波束。
可选的，终端设备可以基于网络设备的配置确定满足上述至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；或，终端设备基于预配置的方式确定满足上述至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此处不做限定。
可选的，当终端设备基于网络设备的配置确定满足上述至少一项时，该网络设备的配置可以与第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该方法还包括：该终端设备向该网络设备发送第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
可选的，第一能力信息和第一测量报告承载于同一条消息中。
可选的，第一能力信息和第一测量报告承载于不同消息。例如，终端设备可以在向网络设备发送第一测量报告之前，向网络设备发送第一能力信息；又如，终端设备可以在向网络设备发送第一测量报告之后，向网络设备发送第一能力信息。又如，终端设备可以在接收第一指示信息之前，向网络设备发送第一能力信息；又如，终端设备可以在接收第一指示信息之后，向网络设备发送第一能力信息。
基于上述技术方案，受限于通信时延或射频调整时延等，终端设备还可以向网络设备发送用于指示该第一波束的生效时长的第一能力信息，以使得网络设备根据该第一能力信息明确该第一波束的生效时长，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之后，基于第一波束与终端设备进行通信。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；此后，该终端设备根据该第二波束接收下行数据。
基于上述技术方案，在第一波束的生效时长所指示的生效时刻之前，终端设备还可以依据网络设备发送的第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束接收下行数据，即终端设备根据网络设备临时/最新配置的第二波束接收来自网络设备的下行数据，以提升方案实现的灵活性。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该终端设备向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告之后，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，该终端设 备接收来自该网络设备的第一下行控制信息(downlink control information，DCI)消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
基于上述技术方案，在该终端设备向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告之后，网络设备还可以通过上述多种实现方式以指示该终端设备基于第一测量报告对应的第一波束执行波束切换的生效时刻。以使得终端设备根据网络设备的指示明确该第一波束的生效时刻，并基于该第一波束的生效时刻进行波束切换。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该终端设备基于该第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告之前，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第一上报配置的配置信息。
基于上述技术方案，终端设备还可以基于网络设备下发的第一上报配置的配置信息，以确定该第一上报配置，并基于该第一上报配置执行波束测量上报的过程。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
物理小区标识PCI，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。
基于上述技术方案，网络设备所下发的该第一上报配置的配置信息，还可以包括上述至少一项信息，以使得终端设备在基于第一波束进行波束切换的过程中，可以通过上述至少一项信息对该波束切换的过程进一步完善。
可选的，第一预设值和第二预设值可以为相同的取值，也可以为不同的取值，此处不做限定。此外，当第一上报配置的配置信息同时包括该第一字段和第二字段时，可以通过单独的比特信息分别承载该第一字段和第二字段，也可以通过联合的比特信息同时指示该第一字段和第二字段，此处不做限定。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道(physical uplink shared channel，PUSCH)的数据。
基于上述技术方案，网络设备所下发的第一上报配置的配置信息具体可以承载于某一DCI(例如第二DCI)中，提供了第一上报配置的配置信息的一种具体的承载方式。
可选的，用于指示第一上报配置的上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换的第一指示信息可以是显示配置的，也可以是隐式配置的；例如，当第一上报配置的配置信息具体可以承载于某一DCI(例如第二DCI)且该第二DCI用于调度PUSCH数据时，该第二DCI可以为格式0_2的DCI(DCI 0_2)，此时网络设备通过该第二DCI以隐式的方式配置该第一指示信息，且终端设备基于接收得到的第二DCI以隐式的方式确定该第一指示信息。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息和该第一指示信息 承载于同一消息。
基于上述技术方案，第一上报配置的配置信息和第一指示信息承载于同一消息的配置方式可以节省消息收发的信令开销，以节省通信资源。
可选的，该第一上报配置的配置信息也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在第一方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与第一同步信号块(synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block，SS/PBCH block或SSB)存在准共址QCL关系。
其中，SSB也可以称为同步信号/物理广播信道块。
本申请实施例第二方面提供了一种通信方法，该方法可以由网络设备执行，也可以由网络设备的部件(例如处理器、芯片或芯片系统等)执行。在该方法中，首先，网络设备向终端设备发送第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；此后，该网络设备接收来自该终端设备的第一测量报告，该第一测量报告为该第一上报配置的测量结果。
基于上述技术方案，网络设备向终端设备发送的第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此后，该网络设备接收来自该终端设备的第一测量报告之后，终端设备确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换。相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备基于第一指示信息预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。
基于上述技术方案，与第一波束相关联的至少一个RS存在多种实现，其中，该至少一个RS可以为第一上报配置所包含的多个RS中的一部分RS，该至少一个RS也可以关联于该一部分RS，此处不做限定。
可选的，至少一个RS关联于第一RS可以表述为至少一个RS与第一RS关联于同一传输配置指示状态(transmission configuration indicator state，TCI state)，还可以表述为至少一个RS与第一RS存在QCL关系。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
该第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识。
基于上述技术方案，用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于 波束切换的第一指示信息，可以通过上述多种方式指示用于波束切换的波束为该第一波束。
可选的，终端设备可以基于网络设备的配置确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项；或，终端设备基于预配置的方式确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项，此处不做限定。
可选的，当终端设备基于网络设备的配置确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项时，该网络设备的配置可以与第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
该至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
该至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或；
该至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
该第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的TRS所配置的配置信息。
基于上述技术方案，第一指示信息所指示的第一波束并非必然可用于波束切换，还可以通过上述任意一项条件的限制，以确保该第一波束为终端设备测量得到的满足条件的波束或该第一波束为网络设备所配置的特定条件所对应的波束。
可选的，终端设备可以基于网络设备的配置确定满足上述至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；或，终端设备基于预配置的方式确定满足上述至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此处不做限定。
可选的，当终端设备基于网络设备的配置确定满足上述至少一项时，该网络设备的配置可以与第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该网络设备接收来自该终端设备的第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
可选的，第一能力信息和第一测量报告承载于同一条消息中。
可选的，第一能力信息和第一测量报告承载于不同消息。例如，网络设备可以在接收来自终端设备的第一测量报告之前，接收来自终端设备的第一能力信息；又如，网络设备可以在接收来自终端设备的第一测量报告之后，接收来自终端设备的第一能力信息。又如，网络设备可以在发送第一指示信息之前，接收来自终端设备的第一能力信息；又如，网络设备可以在发送第一指示信息之后，接收来自终端设备的第一能力信息。
基于上述技术方案，受限于通信时延或射频调整时延等，终端设备还可以向网络设备发送用于指示该第一波束的生效时长的第一能力信息，以使得网络设备根据该第一能力信息明确该第一波束的生效时长，并在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之后，基于第一波束与终端设备进行通信。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state 信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；此后，该终端设备根据该第二波束发送下行数据。
基于上述技术方案，在第一波束的生效时长所指示的生效时刻之前，网络设备向终端设备发送TCI state信息，以使得第二终端设备还可以依据网络设备发送的第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束接收下行数据，即终端设备根据网络设备临时/最新配置的第二波束接收来自网络设备的下行数据，以提升方案实现的灵活性。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该网络设备接收来自该终端设备的第一测量报告之后，该方法还包括：该网络设备向该终端设备发送第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，该网络设备向该终端设备发送第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，该网络设备向该终端设备发送第一下行控制信息DCI消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
基于上述技术方案，在该终端设备向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告之后，网络设备还可以通过上述多种实现方式以指示该终端设备基于第一测量报告对应的第一波束执行波束切换的生效时刻。以使得终端设备设备根据网络设备的指示明确该第一波束的生效时刻，并基于该第一波束的生效时刻进行波束切换。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该网络设备接收来自该终端设备的第一测量报告之前，该方法还包括：该网络设备向该终端设备发送该第一上报配置的配置信息。
基于上述技术方案，终端设备还可以基于网络设备下发的第一上报配置的配置信息，以确定该第一上报配置，并基于该第一上报配置执行波束测量上报的过程。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
物理小区标识PCI，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。
基于上述技术方案，网络设备所下发的该第一上报配置的配置信息，还可以包括上述至少一项信息，以使得终端设备在基于第一波束进行波束切换的过程中，可以通过上述至少一项信息对该波束切换的过程进一步完善。
可选的，第一预设值和第二预设值可以为相同的取值，也可以为不同的取值，此处不做限定。此外，当第一上报配置的配置信息同时包括该第一字段和第二字段时，可以通过单独的比特信息分别承载该第一字段和第二字段，也可以通过联合的比特信息同时指示该第一字段和第二字段，此处不做限定。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
基于上述技术方案，网络设备所下发的该第一上报配置的配置信息具体可以承载于某 一DCI(例如第二DCI)中，提供了第一上报配置的配置信息的一种具体的承载方式。
可选的，用于指示第一上报配置的上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换的第一指示信息可以是显示配置的，也可以是隐式配置的；例如，当第一上报配置的配置信息具体可以承载于某一DCI(例如第二DCI)且该第二DCI用于调度PUSCH数据时，该第二DCI可以为格式0_2的DCI(DCI 0_2)，此时网络设备通过该第二DCI以隐式的方式配置该第一指示信息，且终端设备基于接收得到的第二DCI以隐式的方式确定该第一指示信息。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息和该第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
基于上述技术方案，第一上报配置的配置信息和第一指示信息承载于同一消息的配置方式可以节省消息收发的信令开销，以节省通信资源。
可选的，该第一上报配置的配置信息也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在第二方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
本申请实施例第三方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信装置为终端设备)，包括收发单元和处理单元；
该收发单元，用于接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
该处理单元，用于基于该第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告；
该收发单元，还用于向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
该第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于触发状态列表，且该第一指示信息用于指示该第一上报配置在该触发状态列表中的标识。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
该至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
该至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或；
该至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
该第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的TRS所配置的配置信息。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该收发单元，还用于向该网络设备发送第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前；
该收发单元，还用于接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
该处理单元，还用于根据该第二波束接收下行数据。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该收发单元，还用于来自该网络设备的第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
该收发单元，还用于来自该网络设备的第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
该收发单元，还用于来自该网络设备的第一下行控制信息DCI消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该收发单元，还用于接收来自该网络设备的该第一上报配置的配置信息。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
物理小区标识PCI，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息和该第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
在第三方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
本申请实施例第三方面中，通信装置的组成模块还可以用于执行第一方面的各个可能实现方式中所执行的步骤，具体均可以参阅第一方面，此处不再赘述。
本申请实施例第四方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信装置为网络设备)，包括发送单元和接收单元；
该发送单元，用于向终端设备发送第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
该接收单元，用于接收来自该终端设备的第一测量报告，该第一测量报告为该第一上报配置的测量结果。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
该第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
该至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
该至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或；
该至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
该第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的TRS所配置的配置信息。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该接收单元，还用于接收来自该终端设备的第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前；
该接收单元，还用于接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
该发送单元，还用于根据该第二波束发送下行数据。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送第一下行控制信息DCI消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送该第一上报配置的配置信息。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
物理小区标识PCI，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息和该第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
在第四方面的一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
本申请实施例第四方面中，通信装置的组成模块还可以用于执行第二方面的各个可能实现方式中所执行的步骤，具体均可以参阅第二方面，此处不再赘述。
本申请实施例第五方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信装置为终端设备)，包括至少一个逻辑电路和输入输出接口；
该输入输出接口用于输入第一指示信息；
该逻辑电路用于执行如前述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第六方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信装置为网络设备)，包括至少一个逻辑电路和输入输出接口；
该输入输出接口用于输出第一指示信息；
该逻辑电路用于执行如前述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第七方面提供了一种通信处理装置(例如该通信处理装置为终端设备)，该通信处理装置包括：
存储器，用于存储计算机指令；
处理器，用于执行所述存储器中存储的计算机程序或计算机指令，使得该通信处理装置执行如前述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第八方面提供了一种通信处理装置(例如该通信处理装置为网络设备)，该通信处理装置包括：
存储器，用于存储计算机指令；
处理器，用于执行所述存储器中存储的计算机程序或计算机指令，使得该通信处理装置执行如前述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第九方面提供了一种通信处理装置(例如该通信处理装置为终端设备)，该通信处理装置包括处理器：且该处理器用于执行存储器中的计算机程序或计算机指令， 以执行如前述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十方面提供了一种通信处理装置(例如该通信处理装置为网络设备)，该通信处理装置包括处理器：且该处理器用于执行存储器中的计算机程序或计算机指令，以执行如前述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十一方面提供了一种通信处理装置(例如该通信处理装置为终端设备)，该通信处理装置包括：
收发器，用于进行信号收发；
存储器，用于存储计算机指令；
处理器，用于执行存储器中存储的计算机程序或计算机指令，使得通信处理装置执行如前述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十二方面提供了一种通信处理装置(例如该通信处理装置为网络设备)，该通信处理装置包括：
收发器，用于进行信号收发；
存储器，用于存储计算机指令；
处理器，用于执行存储器中存储的计算机程序或计算机指令，使得通信处理装置执行如前述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十三方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信处理装置为终端设备)，包括至少一个处理器，该至少一个处理器用于执行存储器中的计算机程序或指令，以使该通信装置执行如上述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十四方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信处理装置为网络设备)，包括至少一个处理器，该至少一个处理器用于执行存储器中的计算机程序或指令，以使该通信装置执行如上述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十五方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信处理装置为终端设备)，包括：处理器、收发器以及存储器；处理器，用于执行存储器中的计算机程序或指令，以使得所述通信装置执行如上述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十六方面提供了一种通信装置(例如该通信处理装置为网络设备)，包括：处理器、收发器以及存储器；处理器，用于执行存储器中的计算机程序或指令，以使得所述通信装置执行如上述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十七方面提供一种存储一个或多个计算机执行指令的计算机可读存储介质，当计算机执行指令被处理器执行时，该处理器执行如上述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法；或者，当计算机执行指令被处理器执行时，该处理器执行如上述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十八方面提供一种存储一个或多个计算机的计算机程序产品(或称计算机程序)，当计算机程序产品被处理器执行时，该处理器执行上述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能实现方式的方法；或者，当计算机程序产品被处理器执行时，该处理器执行上述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能实现方式的方法。
本申请实施例第十九方面提供了一种芯片系统，该芯片系统包括至少一个处理器，用 于支持终端设备实现上述第一方面或第一方面任意一种可能的实现方式中所涉及的功能。
在一种可能的设计中，该芯片系统还可以包括存储器，存储器，用于保存该终端设备必要的程序指令和数据。该芯片系统，可以由芯片构成，也可以包含芯片和其他分立器件。可选的，该芯片系统还包括接口电路，该接口电路为该至少一个处理器提供程序指令和/或数据。
本申请实施例第二十方面提供了一种芯片系统，该芯片系统包括至少一个处理器，用于支持网络设备实现上述第二方面或第二方面任意一种可能的实现方式中所涉及的功能；或者。
在一种可能的设计中，该芯片系统还可以包括存储器，存储器，用于保存该网络设备必要的程序指令和数据。该芯片系统，可以由芯片构成，也可以包含芯片和其他分立器件。可选的，该芯片系统还包括接口电路，该接口电路为该至少一个处理器提供程序指令和/或数据。
本申请实施例第二十一方面提供了一种通信系统，该通信系统包括上述第三方面的终端设备和第四方面的网络设备；或者，该通信系统包括上述第五方面的终端设备和第六方面的网络设备；或者，该通信系统包括上述第七方面的通信处理装置和第八方面的通信处理装置；或者，该通信系统包括上述第九方面的通信处理装置和第十方面的通信处理装置；或者，该通信系统包括上述第十一方面的通信处理装置和第十二方面的通信处理装置；或者，该通信系统包括上述第十三方面的通信处理装置和第十四方面的通信处理装置；或者，该通信系统包括上述第十五方面的通信处理装置和第十六方面的通信处理装置。
其中，第三方面至第二十一方面中任一种设计方式所带来的技术效果可参见上述第一方面或第二方面中不同实现方式所带来的技术效果，在此不再赘述。
应理解，对于设备中的部件来说，上文的“发送”可以称为“输出”，“接收”可以称为“输入”。
从以上技术方案可以看出，终端设备接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此后，该终端设备基于该第一上报配置进行波束测量得到并上报第一测量报告之后，终端设备确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换。相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备基于第一指示信息预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。
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首先，对本申请实施例中的部分用语进行解释说明，以便于本领域技术人员理解。
(1)终端设备：可以是能够接收网络设备调度和指示信息的无线终端设备，无线终端设备可以是指向用户提供语音和/或数据连通性的设备，或具有无线连接功能的手持式设备、或连接到无线调制解调器的其他处理设备。
终端设备可以经无线接入网(radio access network，RAN)与一个或多个核心网或者互联网进行通信，终端设备可以是移动终端设备，如移动电话(或称为“蜂窝”电话，手机(mobile phone))、计算机和数据卡，例如，可以是便携式、袖珍式、手持式、计算机内置的或者车载的移动装置，它们与无线接入网交换语言和/或数据。例如，个人通信业务(personal communication service，PCS)电话、无绳电话、会话发起协议(SIP)话机、无线本地环路(wireless local loop，WLL)站、个人数字助理(personal digital assistant，PDA)、平板电脑(Pad)、带无线收发功能的电脑等设备。无线终端设备也可以称为系统、订户单元(subscriber unit)、订户站(subscriber station)，移动站(mobile station)、移动台(mobile station，MS)、远程站(remote station)、接入点(access point，AP)、远程终端设备(remote terminal)、接入终端设备(access terminal)、用户终端设备(user terminal)、用户代理(user agent)、用户站(subscriber station，SS)、用户端设备(customer premises equipment，CPE)、终端(terminal)、用户设备(user equipment，UE)、移动终端(mobile terminal，MT)等。终端设备也可以是可穿戴设备以及下一代通信系统，例如，5G通信系统中的终端设备或者未来演进的公共陆地移动网络(public land mobile network，PLMN)中的终端设备等。
(2)网络设备：可以是无线网络中的设备，例如网络设备可以为将终端设备接入到无线网络的RAN节点(或设备)，又可以称为基站。目前，一些RAN设备的举例为：5G通信系统中的新一代基站(generation Node B，gNodeB)、传输接收点(transmission reception point，TRP)、演进型节点B(evolved Node B，eNB)、无线网络控制器(radio network controller，RNC)、节点B(Node B，NB)、基站控制器(base station controller，BSC)、基站收发台(base transceiver station，BTS)、家庭基站(例如，home evolved Node B， 或home Node B，HNB)、基带单元(base band unit，BBU)，或无线保真(wireless fidelity，Wi-Fi)AP等。另外，在一种网络结构中，网络设备可以包括集中单元(centralized unit，CU)节点、或分布单元(distributed unit，DU)节点、或包括CU节点和DU节点的RAN设备。
其中，网络设备能够向终端设备发送配置信息(例如承载于调度消息和/或指示消息中)，终端设备进一步根据该配置信息进行网络配置，使得网络设备与终端设备之间的网络配置对齐；或者，通过预设于网络设备的网络配置以及预设于终端设备的网络配置，使得网络设备与终端设备之间的网络配置对齐。具体来说，“对齐”是指网络设备与终端设备之间存在交互消息时，两者对于交互消息收发的载波频率、交互消息类型的确定、交互消息中所承载的字段信息的含义、或者是交互消息的其它配置的理解一致。
此外，在其它可能的情况下，网络设备可以是其它为终端设备提供无线通信功能的装置。本申请的实施例对网络设备所采用的具体技术和具体设备形态不做限定。为方便描述，本申请实施例并不限定。
网络设备还可以包括核心网设备，核心网设备例如包括访问和移动管理功能(access and mobility management function，AMF)、用户面功能(user plane function，UPF)或会话管理功能(session management function，SMF)等。
本申请实施例中，用于实现网络设备的功能的装置可以是网络设备，也可以是能够支持网络设备实现该功能的装置，例如芯片系统，该装置可以被安装在网络设备中。在本申请实施例提供的技术方案中，以用于实现网络设备的功能的装置是网络设备为例，描述本申请实施例提供的技术方案。
(3)配置与预配置：在申请中，会同时用到配置与预配置。配置是指基站/服务器通过消息或信令将一些参数的配置信息或参数的取值发送给终端，以便终端根据这些取值或信息来确定通信的参数或传输时的资源。预配置与配置类似，可以是基站/服务器预先与终端设备协商好的参数信息或参数值，也可以是标准协议规定的基站/服务器或终端设备采用的参数信息或参数值，还可以是预先存储在基站/服务器或终端设备的参数信息或参数值。本申请对此不做限定。进一步地，这些取值和参数，是可以变化或更新的。
(4)DMRS端口指示：网络设备在调度数据，如调度物理下行共享信道(physical downlink shared channel，PDSCH)数据时，需要指示相应的DMRS端口，包括DMRS端口数以及DMRS端口号，不同DMRS端口号对应的DMRS端口所占用的物理资源是正交的，物理资源包括空间资源、时域资源和频域资源中的一个或者多个。其中，DMRS端口数等于PDSCH数据的传输层数，且各个DMRS端口与各个传输层一一对应，解调某个传输层需要在相对应的DMRS端口上执行信道估计。不同的终端设备若占用相同时频资源传输PDSCH数据，则需要网络设备分配不同的DMRS端口号保证DMRS正交。
(5)波束(beam)：波束是一种通信资源。波束可以是宽波束，或者窄波束，或者其他类型波束。形成波束的技术可以是波束成形技术或者其他技术手段。波束成形技术可以具体为数字波束成形技术，模拟波束成形技术，混合数字/模拟波束成形技术。不同的波束可以认为是不同的资源。通过不同的波束可以发送相同的信息或者不同的信息。可选的，可以将具有相同或者类似的通信特征的多个波束视为是一个波束。一个波束内可以包括一 个或多个天线端口，用于传输数据信道，控制信道和探测信号等，例如，发射波束可以是指信号经天线发射出去后在空间不同方向上形成的信号强度的分布，接收波束可以是指从天线上接收到的无线信号在空间不同方向上的信号强度分布。可以理解的是，形成一个波束的一个或多个天线端口也可以看作是一个天线端口集。
在使用低频或中频的频段时，可以全向发送信号或者通过一个较宽的角度来发送信号，而在使用高频的频段时，得益于高频通信系统较小的载波的波长，可以在发送端和接收端布置很多天线阵子构成的天线阵列，发送端以一定波束赋形权值发送信号，使发送信号形成具有空间指向性的波束，同时在接收端用天线阵列以一定波束赋形权值进行接收，可以提高信号在接收端的接收功率，对抗路径损耗。
(6)准同位(quasi-co-location，QCL)，QCL也可以称为准共址：准共址关系用于表示多个资源之间具有一个或多个相同或者相类似的通信特征，对于具有准共址关系的多个资源，可以采用相同或者类似的通信配置。例如，如果两个天线端口具有准共址关系，那么一个端口传送一个符号的信道大尺度特性可以从另一个端口传送一个符号的信道大尺度特性推断出来。大尺度特性可以包括：延迟扩展，平均延迟，多普勒扩展，多普勒频移，平均增益，接收参数，终端设备接收波束编号，发射/接收信道相关性，接收到达角，接收机天线的空间相关性，主到达角(Angel-of-Arrival，AoA)，平均到达角，AoA的扩展等。具体地，所述准共址指示用于指示所述至少两组天线端口是否具有准共址关系为：所述准共址指示用于指示所述至少两组天线端口发送的信道状态信息参考信号是否来自相同的传输点，或所述准共址指示用于指示所述至少两组天线端口发送的信道状态信息参考信号是否来自相同的波束组。
其中，QCL信息用于辅助描述终端设备接收侧波束赋形信息以及接收流程。当前标准中定义了四种类型的QCL假设信息，所述四种类型的QCL假设信息为：QCL类型(types)A：多普勒偏移(doppler shift)、多普勒扩展(doppler spread)、平均信道时延(average delay)、时延扩展(delay spread)；QCL types B：doppler shift、doppler spread；QCL types C：average delay、doppler shift；QCL types D：空间接收参数(spatial rx parameter)。其中，为了节省网络设备对终端设备的QCL信息指示开销，PDSCH或者PDCCH的QCL信息指示是通过指示PDCCH(或者PDSCH)的DM-RS端口与某一个或多个参考信号资源中满足QCL假设关系，从而可以通过该关联的一个或者多个参考信号资源获得上述QCL信息并采用该信息接收PDSCH或者PDCCH。如，该参考信号可以是信道状态信息参考信号(channel state information reference signal，CSI-RS)，同时，上述DM-RS和CSI-RS具有相同的QCLType D假设，则此时上述DM-RS和CSI-RS具有相同的接收波束，从而基于关联的参考信号资源索引，UE可推断出接收PDCCH(或者PDSCH)的接收波束信息。这些QCL信息为空间特性参数，描述了相关联的两种参考信号包含的天线端口间的空间信道特性，有助于终端设备根据该QCL信息完成接收侧波束赋形或接收处理过程。
(7)参考信号(reference signal，RS)：根据长期演进(long term evolution，LTE)系统/新无线(new radio，NR)系统的协议，在物理层，上行通信包括上行物理信道和上行信号的传输。其中上行物理信道包括随机接入信道(random access channel，PRACH)， 上行控制信道(physical uplink control channel，PUCCH)，PUSCH等，上行信号包括信道探测信号(sounding reference signal，SRS)，上行控制信道解调参考信号(PUCCH de-modulation reference signal，PUCCH-DMRS)，上行数据信道解调参考信号(PUSCH de-modulation reference signal，PUSCH-DMRS)，上行相位噪声跟踪信号(phase noise tracking reference signal，PTRS)，上行定位信号(uplink positioning RS)等等。下行通信包括下行物理信道和下行信号的传输。其中下行物理信道包括广播信道(physical broadcast channel，PBCH)，下行控制信道(physical downlink control channel，PDCCH)，PDSCH等，下行信号包括主同步信号(primary synchronization signal，简称PSS)/辅同步信号(secondary synchronization signal，SSS)，下行控制信道解调参考信号(PDCCH de-modulation reference signal，PDCCH-DMRS)，下行数据信道解调参考信号(PDSCH de-modulation reference signal，PDSCH-DMRS)，相位噪声跟踪信号PTRS，信道状态信息参考信号(channel status information reference signal，CSI-RS)，小区信号(Cell reference signal，CRS)(NR系统中没有CRS而LTE系统中有CRS)，TRS(LTE没有TRS而NR系统中有TRS)，LTE/NR的定位信号(positioning RS)等。
(8)传输配置指示(transmission configuration indicator，TCI)：协议中高层通过TCI-状态(TCI-State)来配置QCL，TCI-State的参数用于在一到两个下行参考信号和PDSCH的DMRS之间配置准共址关系。其中，指示TCI的字段为DCI中用于指示PDSCH天线端口准共址的字段。
可选的，TCI由无线资源控制(radio resource control，RRC)配置，在配置信令中称为TCI-state。并且，基站通过RRC配置TCI后，由基站发送媒体接入控制的控制单元(media access control control element，MAC CE)激活一个或多个TCI状态。此外，基站可以进一步发送DCI指示多个被激活TCI中的一个。
TCI包括一个或者两个QCL关系或者多个QCL关系，其中，QCL表征了当前将要接收的信号/信道，与之前已知的某参考信号之间的某种一致性关系。若存在QCL关系，UE可以继承之前接收某参考信号时的接收或发送参数，来接收或发送将要到来的信号/信道。
此外，如果TCI状态中包含标识为QCL Type-D的信息，则该TCI可以用于指示波束。QCL Type-A/B/C用于指示时域与频域偏移等信息，不包括空域信息，一般用于辅助终端进行数据接收解调。
(9)在本申请中，“用于指示”可以包括用于直接指示和用于间接指示。当描述某一指示信息用于指示A时，可以理解为该指示信息携带A、直接指示A或间接指示A。
本申请中，指示信息所指示的信息，称为待指示信息。在具体实现过程中，对待指示信息进行指示的方式有很多种，例如但不限于，可以直接指示待指示信息，如待指示信息本身或者该待指示信息的索引等。也可以通过指示其他信息来间接指示待指示信息，其中该其他信息与待指示信息之间存在关联关系。还可以仅仅指示待指示信息的一部分，而待指示信息的其他部分则是已知的或者提前约定的。例如，还可以借助预先约定(例如协议规定)的各个信息的排列顺序来实现对特定信息的指示，从而在一定程度上降低指示开销。
待指示信息可以作为一个整体一起发送，也可以分成多个子信息分开发送，而且这些子信息的发送周期和/或发送时机可以相同，也可以不同。具体发送方法本申请不进行限定。其中，这些子信息的发送周期和/或发送时机可以是预先定义的，例如根据协议预先定义的，也可以是发射端设备通过向接收端设备发送配置信息来配置的。其中，该配置信息可以例如但不限于包括无线资源控制信令、MAC层信令和物理层信令中的一种或者至少两种的组合。其中，无线资源控制信令例如RRC信令；MAC层信令例如包括MAC控制元素(control element，CE)；物理层信令例如包括DCI。
(10)本申请实施例中的术语“系统”和“网络”可被互换使用。“至少一个”是指一个或者多个，“多个”是指两个或两个以上。“和/或”，描述关联对象的关联关系，表示可以存在三种关系，例如，A和/或B，可以表示：单独存在A、同时存在A和B、单独存在B的情况，其中A，B可以是单数或者复数。字符“/”一般表示前后关联对象是一种“或”的关系。“以下至少一项(个)”或其类似表达，是指的这些项中的任意组合，包括单项(个)或复数项(个)的任意组合。例如“A，B和C中的至少一个”包括A，B，C，AB，AC，BC或ABC。以及，除非有特别说明，本申请实施例提及“第一”、“第二”等序数词是用于对多个对象进行区分，不用于限定多个对象的顺序、时序、优先级或者重要程度。
本申请可以应用于LTE系统、NR系统，或者是其它的通信系统(例如NR的下一代通信系统)，其中，该通信系统中包括网络设备和终端设备，网络设备作为配置信息发送实体，终端设备作为配置信息接收实体。具体来说，该通信系统中存在实体向另一实体发送配置信息，并向另一实体发送数据、或接收另一实体发送的数据；另一个实体接收配置信息，并根据配置信息向配置信息发送实体发送数据、或接收配置信息发送实体发送的数据。其中，本申请可应用于处于连接状态或激活状态(ACTIVE)的终端设备、也可以应用于处于非连接状态(INACTIVE)或空闲态(IDLE)的终端设备。
请参阅图1a，为本申请中通信系统的一种示意图。图1a中，示例性的示出了一个网络设备和6个终端设备，6个终端设备分别为终端设备1、终端设备2、终端设备3、终端设备4、终端设备5以及终端设备6等。在图1a所示的示例中，是以终端设备1为智能茶杯，终端设备2为智能空调，终端设备3为智能加油机，终端设备4为交通工具，终端设备5为手机，终端设备6为打印机进行举例说明的。其中，发射端可以为网络设备也可以为终端设备，接收端可以为网络设备也可以为终端设备。
如图1a所示，配置信息发送实体可以为网络设备，其中，网络设备以基站(Base Station)、各个终端设备为UE为例进行说明，配置信息接收实体可以为UE1-UE6，此时，基站和UE1-UE6组成一个通信系统，在该通信系统中，UE1-UE6可以发送上行数据给网络设备，网络设备需要接收UE1-UE6发送的上行数据。同时，网络设备可以向UE1-UE6发送配置信息。
此外，在图1a中，UE4-UE6也可以组成一个通信系统，此时，配置信息发送实体和接收实体可以都是UE，其中，UE5作为网络设备，即配置信息发送实体；UE4和UE6作为终端设备，即配置信息接收实体。例如车联网系统中，UE5分别向UE4和UE6发送配置信息，并且接 收UE4和UE6发送的上行数据；相应的，UE4和UE6接收UE5发送的配置信息，并向UE5发送上行数据。
如图1a所示，本申请针对的场景主要包括基站(网络设备)和UE(终端设备)，具体可以包括单个(或多个)网络设备，以及单个(或多个)终端设备。示例性的，以图1b所示单个网络设备和单个终端设备的通信场景为例，网络设备可以向终端设备传输数据或控制信令。具体的，基于网络的配置信息，终端设备可以上报参考信号的测量结果(对应于波束)，用于切换该终端设备的服务波束。
此外，在图1a和图1b所示的通信系统中，每个网络设备和每个终端设备之间的通信还可以用另一种形式来表示，如图1c所示。终端设备10包括处理器101、存储器102和收发器103，收发器103包括发射机1031、接收机1032和天线1033。网络设备20包括处理器201、存储器202和收发器203，收发器203包括发射机2031、接收机2032和天线2033。接收机1032可以用于通过天线1033接收传输控制信息，发射机1031可以用于通过天线1033向网络设备20发送传输反馈信息。发射机2031可以用于通过天线2033向终端设备10发送传输控制信息，接收机2032可以用于通过天线2033接收终端设备10发送的传输反馈信息。
应理解，前述图1a、图1b和图1c所示通信场景仅仅为示例，本申请对于通信系统中终端设备的数量和网络设备的数量不作具体的限定。
如上述图1a、图1b和图1c所示通信场景，网络设备和终端设备之间可以基于波束进行通信。其中，一个波束内可以包括一个或多个天线端口，用于传输数据信道，控制信道和探测信号等；例如，发射波束可以是指信号经天线发射出去后在空间不同方向上形成的信号强度的分布，接收波束可以是指从天线上接收到的无线信号在空间不同方向上的信号强度分布。
目前，在传统的波束管理过程中，终端设备需要根据网络设备所配置的用于上报波束测量结果的时频资源进行波束测量，得到并向网络设备上报波束测量的测量结果；此后，网络设备再依据一个或多个终端设备所上报的测量结果进行调控，并下发用于波束管理的指令，以使得终端设备依据该指令执行波束管理。例如终端设备依据该指令保持原波束与网络设备通信或使用新的波束与网络设备通信等。
传统的波束管理方案中，以终端设备为UE且网络设备为基站为例，UE可以通过如下方式的任意一个或多个的组合实现波束管理：
方式一、UE固定收波束，接收基站通过SSB信号发送的宽波束，UE确定信号质量优异(如RSRP最大)的下行宽波束，并将该下行宽波束作为与基站之间通信的波束；
例如，连接态UE上报SSB测量结果，即UE对SSB进行周期性测量(宽波束测量)的方式以确定该下行宽波束。
方式二、基站在UE确定的质量优异的宽波束的范围内，使用多个窄波束进行波束扫描。UE在多个窄波束中确定质量优异的下行窄波束，并将该质量优异的下行窄波束作为与基站之间通信的波束；
例如，基站配置CSI-RS对应的多个窄波束进行扫描，指示PDCCH和PDSCH对应的波束，终端侧使用相应的宽波束接收，测量并上报基站侧该UE所测量到质量优异的波束对应的窄波束作为该下行窄波束。
方式三、基站固定某个下行窄波束发送参考信号，UE使用不同的窄波束进行接收扫描，确定质量优异的接收波束，并将该质量优异的接收波束作为与基站之间通信的波束。
例如，基站侧使用SRS对应的质量优异波束作为下行窄波束为UE配置PUCCH和PUSCH，UE在PUCCH和PUSCH中基于该下行窄波束进行接收扫描以选择质量优异的窄波束。此外，基站侧维护质量优异的波束集合，并且，基站可以针对上下行波束集单独维护。
然而，在上述方式一至方式三中，在UE进行移动、旋转或姿态变化等原因导致原波束质量恶化或原波束不可用的情况发生时，基站并不能及时知道该信息(当终端侧波束质量恶化/波束不可用时，基站无法及时知晓)。并且，需要等到UE下一次测量上报，才会触发基站进行波束管理。UE下一次测量上报的时机取决于基站配置的上报资源以及基站的下行参考信号的周期。若下次上报发生在较长的时长以后，则会严重影响通信的质量。换言之，由于基站需要根据UE所上报的测量结果进行调控并下发用于波束管理的指令，才可以触发UE执行波束管理，这将导致波束管理过程存在较大的时延，影响通信质量。
针对上述问题，当前有人提出了另一种波束管理方式，此处记为方式四。
在方式四中，首先，UE基于基站发送的下行的参考信号进行测量得到测量结果；然后，UE基于配置的上报条件与上报资源，向基站发送测量结果的时候，UE还需要向基站发送波束选择/激活报告(beam selection/activation report)以指示该测量结果对应的波束用于波束切换；并且，经过一段预设的波束激活时延(beam activation latency)，基站向UE发送响应消息以指示该测量结果对应的波束生效。此后，UE使用该波束接收下行信号，和/或，UE使用该波束发送上行信号；相应的，基站使用该波束发送下行信号，和/或，基站使用该波束接收上行信号。
然而，基于前述方式四的实现过程，尚不能解决(方式一至方式三中)普通的测量上报与(方式四中)触发波束切换的上报机制共存的问题。具体来讲，当前已有方式一至方式三中测量上报的机制，用于UE上报对参考信号的测量结果；但是，基站并不会将UE的每个测量上报都用于方式四中的触发波束切换。因此，方式四的实现过程仍未能很好地解决前述波束管理过程存在较大的时延的问题。
为此，本申请提供了一种通信方法及通信装置，相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。
请参阅图2，为本申请实施例提供的通信方法的一个示意图，该方法包括如下步骤。
S101.网络设备发送第一指示信息。
本实施例中，网络设备在步骤S101中向终端设备发送第一指示信息；相应的，该终端设备在步骤S101中接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息。其中，第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换。
可选的，该第一上报配置的类型为层1(layer 1，L1)上报配置。相应的，网络设备在步骤S101所发送的第一指示信息用于指示layer 1上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换。
可选的，将网络设备与终端设备之间用于收发步骤S101中的第一指示信息的波束记为当前的通信波束。该第一上报配置也可以是基于L1测量的事件上报，在以下一种或多种事件满足后触发波束切换：
第一事件：测量的第一波束的质量大于(或等于)偏移值与阈值之和；
第二事件：测量的当前的通信波束的质量小于(或等于)偏移值与阈值之和；
第三事件：测量的第一波束的质量大于(或等于)偏移值与当前的通信波束的质量之和；
可选的，第一波束(或第二波束)的质量可以是RSRP、参考信号接收质量(reference signal received quality，RSRQ)等，偏移值可为正数或负数或0，阈值可以为预配置的阈值(或网络设备配置的阈值)。
此外，第一波束对应的PCI与当前的通信波束对应的PCI不同，或，第一波束对应的PCI与当前的通信波束对应的PCI相同。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。具体地，网络设备在步骤S101所发送的第一指示信息中，第一指示信息所指示的与第一波束相关联的至少一个RS存在多种实现，例如，该至少一个RS可以为第一上报配置所包含的多个RS中的一部分RS；又如，该至少一个RS也可以关联于该一部分RS，此处不做限定。
可选的，至少一个RS关联于第一RS可以表述为至少一个RS与第一RS关联于同一TCI state，还可以表述为至少一个RS与第一RS存在QCL关系。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与某一个SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
可选的，TRS为非重复配置，指的是该TRS对应的配置信息中存在“重复(repetition)”字段且该字段取值为“关(off)”，或指的是该TRS对应的配置信息中不存在“repetition”字段。可选的，终端设备不应假设网络设备使用了相同的波束发送该TRS。
可选的，用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换的第一指示信息可以是显示配置的，也可以是隐式配置的；例如，当第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS包括TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与某一个SSB存在准共址QCL关系时，终端设备可以确定TRS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换。此时，网络设备通过配置的SSB与TRS之间的QCL关系，以隐式的方式配置该第一指示信息，且终端设备基于SSB与TRS之间的QCL关系以隐式的方式确定该第一指示信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
1.第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识。后续终端设备在步骤S102和步骤S103中可以根据至少一个RS的标识，进行测量和上报。
可选的，第一指示信息进一步包括至少一个RS的标识所对应的波束标识，该波束标识可以是TCI state ID或探测参考信号资源索引(sounding reference signal resource index，SRI)或其他用于指示终端设备用于确定接收或发送信号所参考的空间滤波器参数的标识。
可选的，至少一个RS，还可以为至少一个TCI state中QCL Type D的源参考信号(source RS)，此时终端将该TCI state关联的波束作为第一波束。或，
2.第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识。示例性的，第一上报配置可以为网络设备所配置的信道参考信号报告配置(CSI-ReportConfig)，当第一指示信息包括某一个信道参考信号报告配置标识(CSI-ReportConfigID)的时候，该第一指示信息具体用于指示该CSI-ReportConfigID所指示的上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；或，
3.第一上报配置包含于基于半持续配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置。
示例性的，如图3所示为网络设备通过RRC配置的方式，为终端设备下发的基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，该CSI资源列表包括多个用于半持续上报的测量配置(S 0、S 1、S 2、S 3)，其中每个测量配置分别关联到一个或多个TCI state；此外，如图3，网络设备还可以向终端设备发送MAC-CE以激活S 0、S 1、S 2、S 3中的一个或多个，所激活的S 0、S 1、S 2、S 3的一个或多个，对应RRC配置的SP上报配置ID由低到高的一个或多个测量上报配置。其中，在网络设备通过第一指示信息(例如第一指示信息为MAC-CE)指示激活S 0、S 1、S 2、S 3中的一个或多个时，第一指示信息还用于指示所激活的TCI state对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换。或，
4.第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识。
示例性的，网络设备在下发第一上报配置的配置信息时，该配置信息包括：上报配置与TCI state ID的关联关系。可选的，该配置信息可以通过RRC或MAC-CE进行指示。例如，网络设备在配置信息中可以配置上报配置ID #1(即第一上报配置)对应TCI state #2，当终端设备基于上报配置ID #1进行上报时，可选的，终端设备可以将TCI state #2对应的波束作为新的服务波束(即第一波束)，用于接收PDCCH和或PDSCH信号；或，
5.第一上报配置包含于触发状态列表，且该第一指示信息用于指示该第一上报配置在该触发状态列表中的标识。
示例性的，网络设备在下发第一上报配置的配置信息时，该配置信息用于将至少一个的测量上报配置分别关联至少一个TCI state ID，并添加到同一触发状态列表(trigger state list)(例如，trigger state list为DCI触发CSI上报的配置列表)中。当网络设备发送包含有DCI触发终端设备进行非周期的CSI测量上报时，终端设备基于配置信息中预先关联的TCI state ID确定切换的波束。例如，将关联的TCI state ID对应的波束 作为新的服务波束(即第一波束)，用于接收PDCCH和或PDSCH信号。
可选的，如果trigger state list中的多个测量上报配置所属的资源分别属于不同CC，当第一上报配置的测量结果满足条件时，基于配置信息预配置的关联关系，终端设备在多CC上分别应用相应TCI指示的波束。
可选的，如果trigger state list中的多个测量资源预配置关联某个控制资源池标识(control resource set pool ID，CORESET pool ID)，当第一上报配置的测量结果满足条件时，终端设备接收多个PDCCH时，分别应用控制资源池中相应的TCI state ID所指示的波束作为新的服务波束(即第一波束)。
具体地，网络设备在步骤S101所发送的用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换的第一指示信息，可以通过上述多种方式指示用于波束切换的波束为该第一波束。
可选的，终端设备可以基于网络设备的配置确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项；或，终端设备基于预配置的方式确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项，此处不做限定。此外，当终端设备基于网络设备的配置确定该第一指示信息满足上述至少一项时，该网络设备的配置可以与第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
S102.终端设备基于第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告。
本实施例中，终端设备在步骤S102中基于步骤S101得到的第一指示信息所对应的第一上报配置进行测量，基于测量结果生成第一测量报告。
在一种可能的实现方式中，终端设备在步骤S102中，基于第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告之后，无需其他条件，终端设备即可确定该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换。并且，在步骤S102之后，该终端设备可以基于该第一波束(立即或一段时延之后)与网络设备进行通信。
在一种可能的实现方式中，终端设备在步骤S102中，基于第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告之后；该终端设备还需要进一步确定在满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
至少一个RS的RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
至少一个RS的SINR大于第二阈值；或；
至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
第一上报配置为基于半持续(semi-persistence，SP)的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的TRS所配置的配置信息。
具体地，网络设备在步骤S101所发送的第一指示信息所指示的第一波束并非必然可用于波束切换，还可以通过上述任意一项或多项条件的限制，以确保该第一波束为终端设备测量得到的满足条件的波束或该第一波束为网络设备所配置的特定条件所对应的波束。
可选的，终端设备可以基于网络设备的配置确定满足上述至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；或，终端设备基于预配置的方式确定满足上述至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此处不做限定。此外，当终端设备基于网络设备的配置确定满足上述至少一项时，该网络设备的配置可以与第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，也可以承载于不同消息中，此处不做限定。
在一种可能的实现方式中，在该终端设备基于该第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告之前，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的该第一上报配置的配置信息。
在一种实现方式中，第一上报配置的配置信息与步骤S101中的第一指示信息承载于同一条消息中，如图4所示。其中，网络设备可以通过步骤S101所发送的一个消息同时承载第一指示信息和第一上报配置的配置信息。
在另一实现方式中，第一上报配置的配置信息与步骤S101中的第一指示信息承载于不同消息中，如图5所示。其中，网络设备可以分别在步骤S100中发送第一上报配置的配置信息，并在步骤S101发送第一指示信息。
需要说明的是，在实际应用中，图5所示步骤S100和步骤S101的执行顺序不做限定，即步骤S100可以在步骤S101之前执行，或步骤S100可以在步骤S101之后执行，此处不做限定。
在一种可能的实现方式中，第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state。示例性的，当前测量的(至少一个RS所指示的)波束为A，上报配置中包括的TCI state ID为B用于指示切换的第一波束。例如第一上报配置所上报的RS中，RS A满足条件，则将TCI state ID为B的波束作为第一波束；或，
物理小区标识(physical cell identity，PCI)，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区。示例性的，该配置中还包括PCI，该PCI用于指示第一波束的目标小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换。示例性的，网络设备在第一上报配置中增加字段，显式表示该第一上报配置可用于触发波束切换。例如，在第一上报配置中增加一个字段“波束切换(beam switch)(或称为波束调整、切换波束等)”作为第一字段，且该字段配置的取值为使能(enable)(或取值为特定值“1”或“0”或“11”或“111”等取值)时，则表示第一上报配置可用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。示例性的，可以进一步包括载波(component carrier，CC)组生效的指示信息，用于指示基于第一上报配置所上报的波束切换是否应用于多个CC。可选的，载波也可以承载服务小区(serving cell)。
基于上述技术方案，网络设备所下发的该第一上报配置的配置信息中，还可以包括上述至少一项信息，以使得终端设备在基于第一波束进行波束切换的过程中，可以通过上述至少一项信息对该波束切换的过程进一步完善。
需要说明的是，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括第一字段时，在步骤S102之前，网络设备可以向终端设备发送第一字段和第一指示信息中的一个，也可以向终端设备发送第一字段和第一指示信息。下面将以图5所示的示例进行示例性描述。
例如，当网络设备在步骤S102之前向终端设备发送第一字段而不发送第一指示信息时，网络设备和终端设备执行图5所示步骤S100而不执行步骤S101。示例性的，网络设备通过步骤S100中的承载于第一配置信息的第一字段指示第一波束可用于波束切换，使得终端设备基于该第一字段(而无需第一指示信息的指示)即可确定第一波束用于波束切换。
又如，当网络设备在步骤S102之前向终端设备发送第一指示信息而不发送第一字段时，网络设备和终端设备执行图5所示步骤S101而不执行步骤S100。示例性的，网络设备通过步骤S101中的第一指示信息指示第一波束用于波束切换，使得终端设备基于该第一指示信息(而无需第一字段的指示)即可确定第一波束用于波束切换。
又如，当网络设备在步骤S102之前向终端设备发送第一指示信息且发送第一字段时，网络设备和终端设备执行图5所示步骤S101且执行步骤S100。示例性的，网络设备通过步骤S100中的承载于第一配置信息的第一字段指示第一波束(以及可能存在的其他波束都是)可用于波束切换，使得终端设备确定第一波束(以及可能存在的其他波束都是)可以用于波束切换；此后，网络设备通过步骤S101中的第一指示信息指示(第一波束以及可能存在的其他波束中的)第一波束用于波束切换，使得终端设备基于该第一字段和第一指示信息确定用于波束切换的波束为第一波束。
可选的，第一预设值和第二预设值可以为相同的取值，也可以为不同的取值，此处不做限定。此外，当第一上报配置的配置信息同时包括该第一字段和第二字段时，可以通过单独的比特信息分别承载该第一字段和第二字段，也可以通过联合的比特信息同时指示该第一字段和第二字段，此处不做限定。
可选的，将网络设备与终端设备之间用于收发步骤S101中的第一指示信息的波束记为当前的通信波束。而当前的通信波束所对应的PCI与第一波束所对应的PCI可以是相同的，也可以是不同的。
此外，第一波束所对应的PCI可以通过显示的方式指示，例如上述第一上报配置的配置信息包含有PCI。第一波束所对应的PCI可以通过隐示的方式指示，例如，上述第一上报配置的配置信息包含TCI state标识时，该TCI state标识关联的PCI即为第一波束所对应的PCI；又如，上述第一上报配置的配置信息包含第二字段时，该CC组关联的PCI即为第一波束所对应的PCI；又如，通过前述步骤S101中第一指示信息所包含的一个或多个标识(至少一个RS的标识、第一上报配置的标识、基于半持续配置的CSI资源列表等)时，一个或多个标识所关联的PCI即为第一波束所对应的PCI。
可选的，上述第一上报配置的配置信息包含TCI state标识时，该TCI state标识对应的TCI state的QCL Type D的参考源参考信号(source RS)配置对应的PCI为第一波束所对应的PCI。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度PUSCH的数据。具体地，网络设备所下发的包括该第一上报配置的配置信息的第 一上报配置的配置信息具体可以承载于某一DCI(例如第二DCI)中，提供了第一上报配置的配置信息的一种具体的承载方式。
可选的，用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换的第一指示信息可以是显示配置的，也可以是隐式配置的；例如，当第一上报配置的配置信息具体可以承载于某一DCI(例如第二DCI)且该第二DCI用于调度PUSCH数据时，该第二DCI可以为格式0_2的DCI(DCI 0_2)，此时网络设备通过该第二DCI以隐式的方式配置该第一指示信息，且终端设备基于接收得到的第二DCI以隐式的方式确定该第一指示信息。
S103.终端设备发送第一测量报告。
本实施例中，终端设备在步骤S103中向网络设备发送第一测量报告；相应的，该网络设备在步骤S103中接收来自终端设备的第一测量报告。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该方法还包括：该终端设备向该网络设备发送第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
可选的，第一能力信息和步骤S103中的第一测量报告承载于同一条消息中。
可选的，第一能力信息和第一测量报告承载于不同消息。例如，终端设备可以在步骤S103中向网络设备发送第一测量报告之前，向网络设备发送第一能力信息；又如，终端设备可以在步骤S103中向网络设备发送第一测量报告之后，向网络设备发送第一能力信息。又如，终端设备可以在步骤S101中接收第一指示信息之前，向网络设备发送第一能力信息；又如，终端设备可以在步骤S101中接收第一指示信息之后，向网络设备发送第一能力信息。
具体地，受限于通信时延或射频调整时延等，终端设备还可以向网络设备发送用于指示该第一波束的生效时长的第一能力信息，以使得网络设备根据该第一能力信息明确该第一波束的生效时长，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之后，基于第一波束与终端设备进行通信。
进一步的，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；此后，该终端设备根据该第二波束接收下行数据。具体地，在第一波束的生效时长所指示的生效时刻之前，终端设备还可以依据网络设备发送的第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束接收下行数据，即终端设备根据网络设备临时/最新配置的第二波束接收来自网络设备的下行数据，以提升方案实现的灵活性。
可选的，终端设备还可以进一步通过预配置的方式或基于网络设备配置的方式确定该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束的生效时长。
可选的，终端设备还可以基于第一波束的生效时长和第二波束的生效时长进行比较，以确定所切换的波束为第一波束还是第二波束。例如，在时域上，若第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻位于第二波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前，则终端设备在步骤S103之后确定使用第一波束作为与网络设备通信的波束；若第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻位于第二波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之后，则终端设备在步骤S103之后确定使用第二波束作为与网络设备通信的波束。
在一种可能的实现方式中，终端设备在步骤S103中向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告之后，该方法还包括：该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，该终端设备接收来自该网络设备的第一DCI消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告所指示的第一波束在第二时长之后生效。
具体地，终端设备在步骤S103中向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告之后，网络设备还可以通过上述多种实现方式以指示该终端设备基于第一测量报告对应的第一波束执行波束切换的生效时刻。以使得终端设备根据网络设备的指示明确该第一波束的生效时刻，并基于该第一波束的生效时刻进行波束切换。
基于上述技术方案，终端设备接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，此后，该终端设备基于该第一上报配置进行波束测量得到并上报第一测量报告之后，终端设备确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换。相比于传统的波束管理过程中存在较大的通信时延的实现方式，网络设备基于第一指示信息预先指示第一波束用于波束切换，并在终端设备上报第一波束对应的第一测量报告之后，无需等待网络设备下发的用于波束管理的指令，终端设备即可确定该第一波束可以用于波束切换，使得波束管理过程的时延得以减小，从而提升通信质量。
上面从方法的角度对本申请进行了描述，下面将从装置的角度对本申请进一步介绍。
请参阅图6，为本申请实施例提供的终端设备600的一个示意图，该终端设备600包括处理单元601和收发单元602。
该收发单元，用于接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
该处理单元，用于基于该第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告；
该收发单元，还用于向该网络设备发送该第一测量报告。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
该第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于触发状态列表，且该第一指示信息用于指示该第一上报配置在该触发状态列表中的标识。
在一种可能的实现方式中，满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束 用于波束切换，包括：
该至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
该至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或；
该至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
该第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的TRS所配置的配置信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该收发单元，还用于向该网络设备发送第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
在一种可能的实现方式中，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前；
该收发单元，还用于接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
该处理单元，还用于根据该第二波束接收下行数据。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该收发单元，还用于来自该网络设备的第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
该收发单元，还用于来自该网络设备的第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
该收发单元，还用于来自该网络设备的第一下行控制信息DCI消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该收发单元，还用于接收来自该网络设备的该第一上报配置的配置信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
物理小区标识PCI，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息和该第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
需要说明的是，上述终端设备600所涉及的单元的信息执行过程等内容，具体可参见本申请前述所示的方法实施例中的叙述，此处不再赘述。
请参阅图7，为本申请实施例提供的网络设备700的一个示意图，该网络设备700包括发送单元701和接收单元702。
该发送单元701，用于向终端设备发送第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
该接收单元702，用于接收来自该终端设备的第一测量报告，该第一测量报告为该第一上报配置的测量结果。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该第一上报配置包括该至少一个RS(或称为，该至少一个RS包含于该第一上报配置)；或，第一上报配置包括第一RS，且该至少一个RS关联于该第一RS(或称为，该至少一个RS关联于第一RS，其中，该第一RS包含于该第一上报配置)。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
该第一指示信息包括该至少一个RS的标识；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置的标识；或，
该第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且该第一指示信息还用于指示激活该CSI资源列表中的该第一上报配置；或，
该第一指示信息包括该第一上报配置所关联的第一TCI state的标识。
在一种可能的实现方式中，满足如下至少一项时，该第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
该至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
该至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或，
该至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
该第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
该第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的TRS所配置的配置信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该接收单元，还用于接收来自该终端设备的第一能力信息，该第一能力信息用于指示该第一波束的生效时长。
在一种可能的实现方式中，在该第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前；
该接收单元，还用于接收来自该网络设备的第二TCI state信息，该第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
该发送单元，还用于根据该第二波束发送下行数据。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送第三指示信息，该第三指示信息用于指示该第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送第一下行控制信息DCI消息，该第一DCI消息用于指示该第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
在一种可能的实现方式中，
该发送单元，还用于向该终端设备发送该第一上报配置的配置信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
TCI state标识，用于指示该第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
物理小区标识PCI，用于指示该第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
第一字段，在该第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，该第一字段指示允许该第一波束用于波束切换；或，
第二字段，在该第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，该第二字段用于指示该第一波束用于该多个载波CC的波束切换。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，该第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该第一上报配置的配置信息和该第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，该至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，该TRS为非重复配置且该TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
需要说明的是，上述网络设备700所涉及的单元的信息执行过程等内容，具体可参见本申请前述所示的方法实施例中的叙述，此处不再赘述。
请参阅图8，为本申请的实施例提供的上述实施例中所涉及的终端设备的一个示意图。其中，该终端设备800的一种可能的逻辑结构示意图，该终端设备800可以包括但不限于至少一个处理器801以及通信端口802。进一步可选的，该装置还可以包括存储器803、总线804中的至少一个，在本申请的实施例中，该至少一个处理器801用于对终端设备800的动作进行控制处理。
此外，处理器801可以是中央处理器单元，通用处理器，数字信号处理器，专用集成电路，现场可编程门阵列或者其他可编程逻辑器件、晶体管逻辑器件、硬件部件或者其任意组合。其可以实现或执行结合本申请公开内容所描述的各种示例性的逻辑方框，模块和电路。该处理器也可以是实现计算功能的组合，例如包含一个或多个微处理器组合，数字信号处理器和微处理器的组合等等。所属领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到，为描述的方便和简洁，上述描述的系统，装置和单元的具体工作过程，可以参考前述方法实施例中的对应过程，在此不再赘述。
需要说明的是，图8所示终端设备具体可以用于实现前述对应方法实施例中终端设备所实现的其它步骤，并实现终端设备对应的技术效果，图8所示终端设备的具体实现方式，均可以参考前述各个方法实施例中的叙述，此处不再一一赘述。
请参阅图9，为本申请的实施例提供的上述实施例中所涉及的网络设备的一个示意图，其中，该网络设备的结构可以参考图9所示的结构。
网络设备包括至少一个处理器911以及至少一个网络接口914。进一步可选的，该网络设备还包括至少一个存储器912、至少一个收发器913和一个或多个天线915。处理器911、存储器912、收发器913和网络接口914相连，例如通过总线相连，在本申请实施例中，该连接可包括各类接口、传输线或总线等，本实施例对此不做限定。天线915与收发器913相连。网络接口914用于使得网络设备通过通信链路，与其它通信设备通信。例如网络接口914可以包括网络设备与核心网设备之间的网络接口，例如S1接口，网络接口可以包括网络设备和其他通信装置(例如其他接入网设备或者核心网设备)之间的网络接口，例如X2或者Xn接口。
处理器911主要用于对通信协议以及通信数据进行处理，以及对整个网络设备进行控制，执行软件程序，处理软件程序的数据，例如用于支持网络设备执行实施例中所描述的动作。网络设备可以包括基带处理器和中央处理器，基带处理器主要用于对通信协议以及通信数据进行处理，中央处理器主要用于对整个终端设备进行控制，执行软件程序，处理软件程序的数据。图9中的处理器911可以集成基带处理器和中央处理器的功能，本领域技术人员可以理解，基带处理器和中央处理器也可以是各自独立的处理器，通过总线等技术互联。本领域技术人员可以理解，终端设备可以包括多个基带处理器以适应不同的网络制式，终端设备可以包括多个中央处理器以增强其处理能力，终端设备的各个部件可以通过各种总线连接。该基带处理器也可以表述为基带处理电路或者基带处理芯片。该中央处理器也可以表述为中央处理电路或者中央处理芯片。对通信协议以及通信数据进行处理的功能可以内置在处理器中，也可以以软件程序的形式存储在存储器中，由处理器执行软件程序以实现基带处理功能。
存储器主要用于存储软件程序和数据。存储器912可以是独立存在，与处理器911相连。可选的，存储器912可以和处理器911集成在一起，例如集成在一个芯片之内。其中，存储器912能够存储执行本申请实施例的技术方案的程序代码，并由处理器911来控制执行，被执行的各类计算机程序代码也可被视为是处理器911的驱动程序。
图9仅示出了一个存储器和一个处理器。在实际的终端设备中，可以存在多个处理器和多个存储器。存储器也可以称为存储介质或者存储设备等。存储器可以为与处理器处于同一芯片上的存储元件，即片内存储元件，或者为独立的存储元件，本申请实施例对此不做限定。
收发器913可以用于支持网络设备与终端之间射频信号的接收或者发送，收发器913可以与天线915相连。收发器913包括发射机Tx和接收机Rx。具体地，一个或多个天线915可以接收射频信号，该收发器913的接收机Rx用于从天线接收该射频信号，并将射频信号转换为数字基带信号或数字中频信号，并将该数字基带信号或数字中频信号提供给该处理器911，以便处理器911对该数字基带信号或数字中频信号做进一步的处理，例如解调处理和译码处理。此外，收发器913中的发射机Tx还用于从处理器911接收经过调制的数字基带信号或数字中频信号，并将该经过调制的数字基带信号或数字中频信号转换为射频信号，并通过一 个或多个天线915发送该射频信号。具体地，接收机Rx可以选择性地对射频信号进行一级或多级下混频处理和模数转换处理以得到数字基带信号或数字中频信号，该下混频处理和模数转换处理的先后顺序是可调整的。发射机Tx可以选择性地对经过调制的数字基带信号或数字中频信号时进行一级或多级上混频处理和数模转换处理以得到射频信号，该上混频处理和数模转换处理的先后顺序是可调整的。数字基带信号和数字中频信号可以统称为数字信号。
收发器也可以称为收发单元、收发机、收发装置等。可选的，可以将收发单元中用于实现接收功能的器件视为接收单元，将收发单元中用于实现发送功能的器件视为发送单元，即收发单元包括接收单元和发送单元，接收单元也可以称为接收机、输入口、接收电路等，发送单元可以称为发射机、发射器或者发射电路等。
需要说明的是，图9所示网络设备具体可以用于实现前述方法实施例中网络设备所实现的步骤，并实现网络设备对应的技术效果，图9所示网络设备的具体实现方式，均可以参考前述的各个方法实施例中的叙述，此处不再一一赘述。
本申请实施例还提供一种存储一个或多个计算机执行指令的计算机可读存储介质，当计算机执行指令被处理器执行时，该处理器执行如前述实施例中终端设备所涉及的可能的实现方式中的方法。
本申请实施例还提供一种存储一个或多个计算机执行指令的计算机可读存储介质，当计算机执行指令被处理器执行时，该处理器执行如前述实施例中网络设备所涉及的可能的实现方式中的方法。
本申请实施例还提供一种存储一个或多个计算机的计算机程序产品(或称计算机程序)，当计算机程序产品被该处理器执行时，该处理器执行上述终端设备所涉及的可能的实现方式中的方法。
本申请实施例还提供一种存储一个或多个计算机的计算机程序产品，当计算机程序产品被该处理器执行时，该处理器执行上述网络设备所涉及的可能的实现方式中的方法。
本申请实施例还提供了一种芯片系统，该芯片系统包括至少一个处理器，用于支持终端设备实现上述终端设备对应的任意可能的实现方式中所涉及的功能。可选的，该芯片系统还包括接口电路，该接口电路为该至少一个处理器提供程序指令和/或数据。在一种可能的设计中，该芯片系统还可以包括存储器，存储器，用于保存该终端设备必要的程序指令和数据。该芯片系统，可以由芯片构成，也可以包含芯片和其他分立器件。
本申请实施例还提供了一种芯片系统，该芯片系统包括至少一个处理器，用于支持网络设备实现上述网络设备对应的任意可能的实现方式中所涉及的功能。可选的，该芯片系统还包括接口电路，该接口电路为该至少一个处理器提供程序指令和/或数据。在一种可能的设计中，芯片系统还可以包括存储器，存储器，用于保存该网络设备必要的程序指令和数据。该芯片系统，可以由芯片构成，也可以包含芯片和其他分立器件，其中，该网络设备具体可以为前述方法实施例中网络设备。
本申请实施例还提供了一种通信系统，该网络系统架构包括上述任一实施例中的通信装置(包括终端设备和网络设备)。
在本申请所提供的几个实施例中，应该理解到，所揭露的系统，装置和方法，可以通过其它的方式实现。例如，以上所描述的装置实施例仅仅是示意性的，例如，该单元的划分，仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分，实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式，例如多个单元或组件可以结合或者可以集成到另一个系统，或一些特征可以忽略，或不执行。另一点，所显示或讨论的相互之间的耦合或直接耦合或通信连接可以是通过一些接口，装置或单元的间接耦合或通信连接，可以是电性，机械或其它的形式。
该作为分离部件说明的单元可以是或者也可以不是物理上分开的，作为单元显示的部件可以是或者也可以不是物理单元，即可以位于一个地方，或者也可以分布到多个网络单元上。可以根据实际的需要选择其中的部分或者全部单元来实现本实施例方案的目的。
另外，在本申请各个实施例中的各功能单元可以集成在一个处理单元中，也可以是各个单元单独物理存在，也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中。上述集成的单元既可以采用硬件的形式实现，也可以采用软件功能单元的形式实现。该集成的单元如果以软件功能单元的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时，可以存储在一个计算机可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解，本申请的技术方案本质上做出贡献的部分或者本申请的技术方案的全部或部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来，该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中，包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机，服务器，或者网络设备等)执行本申请各个实施例该方法的全部或部分步骤。而前述的存储介质包括：U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(ROM，Read-Only Memory)、随机存取存储器(RAM，Random Access Memory)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
以上所述，仅为本申请实施例的具体实施方式，但本申请实施例的保护范围并不局限于此，任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本申请实施例揭露的技术范围内，可轻易想到变化或替换，都应涵盖在本申请实施例的保护范围之内。因此，本申请实施例的保护范围应以该权利要求的保护范围为准。

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  1. 一种通信方法，其特征在于，包括：
    终端设备接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
    所述终端设备基于所述第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告；
    所述终端设备向所述网络设备发送所述第一测量报告。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，
    所述第一上报配置包括所述至少一个RS；或，
    所述第一上报配置包括第一RS，所述至少一个RS关联于所述第一RS。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
    所述第一指示信息包括所述至少一个RS的标识；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置的标识；或，
    所述第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且所述第一指示信息还用于指示激活所述CSI资源列表中的所述第一上报配置；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置所关联的第一传输配置指示状态TCI state的标识；或，
    所述第一上报配置包含于触发状态列表，且所述第一指示信息用于指示所述第一上报配置在所述触发状态列表中的标识。
  4. 根据权利要求1至3任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，满足如下至少一项时，所述第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
    所述至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
    所述至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或
    所述至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息。
  5. 根据权利要求1至4任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端设备向所述网络设备发送第一能力信息，所述第一能力信息用于指示所述第一波束的生效时长。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端设备接收来自所述网络设备的第二TCI state信息，所述第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
    所述终端设备根据所述第二波束接收下行数据。
  7. 根据权利要求1至6任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述终端设备向所述网络设备发送所述第一测量报告之后，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端设备接收来自所述网络设备的第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
    所述终端设备接收来自所述网络设备的第三指示信息，所述第三指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
    所述终端设备接收来自所述网络设备的第一下行控制信息DCI消息，所述第一DCI消息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
  8. 根据权利要求1至7任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述终端设备基于所述第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端设备接收来自所述网络设备的所述第一上报配置的配置信息。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
    TCI state标识，用于指示所述第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
    物理小区标识PCI，用于指示所述第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
    第一字段，在所述第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，所述第一字段指示允许所述第一波束用于波束切换；或，
    第二字段，在所述第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，所述第二字段用于指示所述第一波束用于所述多个载波CC的波束切换。
  10. 根据权利要求8或9所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，所述第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
  11. 根据权利要求8至10任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息和所述第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
  12. 根据权利要求1至11任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，所述TRS为非重复配置且所述TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
  13. 一种通信方法，其特征在于，包括：
    网络设备向终端设备发送第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
    所述网络设备接收来自所述终端设备的第一测量报告，所述第一测量报告为所述第一上报配置的测量结果。
  14. 根据权利要求13所述的方法，其特征在于，
    所述第一上报配置包括所述至少一个RS；或，
    所述第一上报配置包括第一RS，所述至少一个RS关联于所述第一RS。
  15. 根据权利要求13或14所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
    所述第一指示信息包括所述至少一个RS的标识；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置的标识；或，
    所述第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且所述第一指示信息还 用于指示激活所述CSI资源列表中的所述第一上报配置；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置所关联的第一传输配置指示状态TCI state的标识。
  16. 根据权利要求13至15任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，满足如下至少一项时，所述第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
    所述至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
    所述至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或
    所述至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息。
  17. 根据权利要求13至16任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备接收来自所述终端设备的第一能力信息，所述第一能力信息用于指示所述第一波束的生效时长。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述第一波束的生效时长对应的生效时刻之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备向所述终端设备发送第二TCI state信息，所述第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
    所述网络设备根据所述第二波束发送下行数据。
  19. 根据权利要求13至18任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述网络设备接收来自所述终端设备的第一测量报告之后，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
    所述网络设备向所述终端设备发送第三指示信息，所述第三指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
    所述网络设备向所述终端设备发送第一下行控制信息DCI消息，所述第一DCI消息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
  20. 根据权利要求13至19任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，在所述网络设备接收来自所述终端设备的第一测量报告之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备向所述终端设备发送所述第一上报配置的配置信息。
  21. 根据权利要求20所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
    TCI state标识，用于指示所述第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
    物理小区标识PCI，用于指示所述第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
    第一字段，在所述第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，所述第一字段指示允许所述第一波束用于波束切换；或，
    第二字段，在所述第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，所述第二字段用于指示所述第一 波束用于所述多个载波CC的波束切换。
  22. 根据权利要求20或21所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，所述第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
  23. 根据权利要求20至22任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息和所述第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
  24. 根据权利要求13至23任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，所述TRS为非重复配置且所述TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
  25. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括收发单元和处理单元；
    所述收发单元用于接收来自网络设备的第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
    所述处理单元用于基于所述第一上报配置进行测量，得到第一测量报告；
    所述收发单元还用于向所述网络设备发送所述第一测量报告。
  26. 根据权利要求25所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述第一上报配置包括所述至少一个RS；或，
    所述第一上报配置包括第一RS，所述至少一个RS关联于所述第一RS。
  27. 根据权利要求25或26所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一指示信息满足以下至少一项：
    所述第一指示信息包括所述至少一个RS的标识；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置的标识；或，
    所述第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且所述第一指示信息还用于指示激活所述CSI资源列表中的所述第一上报配置；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置所关联的第一传输配置指示状态TCI state的标识；或，
    所述第一上报配置包含于触发状态列表，且所述第一指示信息用于指示所述第一上报配置在所述触发状态列表中的标识。
  28. 根据权利要求25至27任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，满足如下至少一项时，所述第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
    所述至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
    所述至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或
    所述至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息。
  29. 根据权利要求25至28任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述收发单元还用于向所述网络设备发送第一能力信息，所述第一能力信息用于指示所述第一波束的生效时长。
  30. 根据权利要求29所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述收发单元还用于接收来自所述网络设备的第二TCI state信息，所述第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
    所述收发单元根据所述第二波束接收下行数据。
  31. 根据权利要求25至30任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述收发单元还用于接收来自所述网络设备的第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
    所述收发单元还用于接收来自所述网络设备的第三指示信息，所述第三指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
    所述收发单元还用于接收来自所述网络设备的第一下行控制信息DCI消息，所述第一DCI消息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
  32. 根据权利要求25至31任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述收发单元还用于接收来自所述网络设备的所述第一上报配置的配置信息。
  33. 根据权利要求32所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
    TCI state标识，用于指示所述第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
    物理小区标识PCI，用于指示所述第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
    第一字段，在所述第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，所述第一字段指示允许所述第一波束用于波束切换；或，
    第二字段，在所述第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，所述第二字段用于指示所述第一波束用于所述多个载波CC的波束切换。
  34. 根据权利要求32或33所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，所述第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
  35. 根据权利要求32至34任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息和所述第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
  36. 根据权利要求25至35任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，所述TRS为非重复配置且所述TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
  37. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括发送单元和接收单元；
    所述发送单元用于向终端设备发送第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示第一上报配置对应的至少一个参考信号RS所关联的第一波束用于波束切换；
    所述接收单元用于接收来自所述终端设备的第一测量报告，所述第一测量报告为所述第一上报配置的测量结果。
  38. 根据权利要求37所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述第一上报配置包括所述至少一个RS；或，
    所述第一上报配置包括第一RS，所述至少一个RS关联于所述第一RS。
  39. 根据权利要求37或38所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一指示信息满足以下至少 一项：
    所述第一指示信息包括所述至少一个RS的标识；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置的标识；或，
    所述第一上报配置包含于基于半持续SP配置的CSI资源列表，且所述第一指示信息还用于指示激活所述CSI资源列表中的所述第一上报配置；或，
    所述第一指示信息包括所述第一上报配置所关联的第一传输配置指示状态TCI state的标识。
  40. 根据权利要求37至39任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，满足如下至少一项时，所述第一上报配置所关联的第一波束用于波束切换，包括：
    所述至少一个RS的参考信号接收功率RSRP大于第一阈值；或，
    所述至少一个RS的信号与干扰加噪声比SINR大于第二阈值；或
    所述至少一个RS所关联的TCI state为已激活的TCI state；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于周期性的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于半持续的方式所配置的配置信息；或，
    所述第一上报配置为基于非周期配置的方式所配置的配置信息。
  41. 根据权利要求37至40任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述接收单元还用于接收来自所述终端设备的第一能力信息，所述第一能力信息用于指示所述第一波束的生效时长。
  42. 根据权利要求41所述的装置，其特征在于，在
    所述发送单元还用于向所述终端设备发送第二TCI state信息，所述第二TCI state信息所指示的RS对应的第二波束用于波束切换；
    所述发送单元还用于根据所述第二波束发送下行数据。
  43. 根据权利要求37至42任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述发送单元还用于向所述终端设备发送第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告指示的波束生效；或，
    所述发送单元还用于向所述终端设备发送第三指示信息，所述第三指示信息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第一时长之后生效；或，
    所述发送单元还用于向所述终端设备发送第一下行控制信息DCI消息，所述第一DCI消息用于指示所述第一测量报告在第二时长之后生效。
  44. 根据权利要求37至43任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，
    所述发送单元还用于向所述终端设备发送所述第一上报配置的配置信息。
  45. 根据权利要求44所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息包括以下至少一项：
    TCI state标识，用于指示所述第一上报配置所关联的TCI state；或，
    物理小区标识PCI，用于指示所述第一波束对应的物理小区；或，
    第一字段，在所述第一字段的取值为第一预设值时，所述第一字段指示允许所述第一波束用于波束切换；或，
    第二字段，在所述第二字段的取值为第二预设值时，所述第二字段用于指示所述第一波束用于所述多个载波CC的波束切换。
  46. 根据权利要求44或45所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息承载于第二DCI，所述第二DCI用于调度物理上行数据信道PUSCH的数据。
  47. 根据权利要求44至46任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一上报配置的配置信息和所述第一指示信息承载于同一消息。
  48. 根据权利要求37至47任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述至少一个RS包括跟踪参考信号TRS，其中，所述TRS为非重复配置且所述TRS与第一同步信号块SSB存在准共址QCL关系。
  49. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，所述通信装置包括：
    存储器，用于存储计算机指令；
    处理器，用于执行所述存储器中存储的计算机程序或计算机指令，使得所述通信装置执行如权利要求1至12中任一项所述的方法；或者，使得所述通信装置执行如权利要求13至24中任一项所述的方法。
  50. 一种计算机可读存储介质，其特征在于，所述介质存储有指令，当所述指令被计算机执行时，实现权利要求1至24中任一项所述的方法。
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