WO2024083191A1

WO2024083191A1 - Signal measurement method, and communication apparatus

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Publication number: WO2024083191A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/125425
Authority: WO
Inventors: 雷珍珠
Original assignee: 展讯半导体(南京)有限公司
Priority date: 2022-10-20
Filing date: 2023-10-19
Publication date: 2024-04-25
Also published as: CN117956570A

Abstract

Disclosed in the present application are a signal measurement method, and a communication apparatus. The signal measurement method comprises: receiving resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, wherein the resource configuration information is used for configuring a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or is used for configuring frequency domain positions of a plurality of positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or is used for configuring frequency domain positions of a plurality of positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal; and measuring the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal. By means of the present application, the positioning precision of a terminal device can be improved.

Description

Signal measurement method and communication device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a signal measurement method and a communication device.

Background technique

When locating a terminal device, it is usually achieved by measuring the positioning reference signal. With the further evolution of technology, in order to reduce the cost of terminal devices, the channel bandwidth of terminal devices has been further reduced, especially for terminal devices in IoT scenarios. In many application scenarios, under the premise of limiting the bandwidth of terminal devices, terminal devices still have high-precision positioning requirements. However, the positioning accuracy is closely related to the channel bandwidth of the terminal device. The larger the bandwidth, the higher the positioning accuracy. Therefore, how to ensure the positioning accuracy of terminal devices under limited bandwidth is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present application provide a signal measurement method and a communication device, which can improve the positioning accuracy of terminal equipment.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal measurement method, the method comprising:

receiving resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, where the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal;

The positioning reference signal is measured according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.

Based on the description of the first aspect, the network device configures the frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal for the terminal device, so that the positioning reference signal is transmitted by frequency hopping, and the channel bandwidth of the terminal device is indirectly increased by frequency hopping, so as to improve the positioning accuracy of the terminal device. Alternatively, the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal can be configured, and the terminal device indirectly broadens the bandwidth of the terminal device channel by measuring the positioning reference signals carried by the positioning reference signal resources in the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device. Alternatively, the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal can be configured, and the terminal device indirectly broadens the bandwidth of the terminal device channel by measuring the positioning reference signals carried by the multiple positioning reference signal resources, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation, the frequency hopping pattern is determined by at least one of the following parameters: the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal, the frequency domain starting position of the first frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal, the frequency hopping bandwidth of the positioning reference signal, the frequency domain interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal, the time interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal, and the number of repetitions of the positioning reference signal.

By implementing this method, the frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal can be determined by at least one of the above parameters, thereby realizing frequency hopping transmission of the positioning reference signal and improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the positioning reference signal includes N repetitions of the positioning reference signal between two adjacent frequency hops, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

When this method is implemented, each time interval includes multiple repetitions of the positioning reference signal, and the measurement accuracy can be improved through multiple repetitions.

In a possible implementation manner, the frequency hopping pattern is configured for a frequency layer.

This method can be implemented by configuring the frequency hopping pattern for the frequency layer, that is, the frequency hopping pattern is applicable to the frequency hopping transmission of all resources in the frequency layer, thereby facilitating the terminal device to measure the positioning reference signal carried by the resources in the frequency layer.

In a possible implementation manner, the resource configuration information is further used to configure the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer and/or identification information of the measurement gap pattern.

When this method is implemented, since the positioning reference signal adopts frequency hopping transmission, the network equipment can configure a variety of measurement gap patterns, thereby increasing the measurement opportunities of the terminal equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer is the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal.

By implementing this method, the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer can be determined by the frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal, thereby increasing the measurement opportunities of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

Determining a measurement delay according to the number of frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal;

The measuring the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal includes:

The measurement of the positioning reference signal is completed within the measurement delay according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.

When this method is implemented, when the positioning reference signal is transmitted by frequency hopping, the measurement delay is determined by the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal, thereby ensuring that the terminal device has enough time to measure and improving the measurement success rate.

In a possible implementation manner, the number of repetitions of the frequency hopping pattern is M, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and the method further includes:

receiving indication information, the indication information comprising M bits, one bit corresponding to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, the bit being used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted;

The positioning reference signal is measured according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal and the indication information.

By implementing this method, the M bits included in the indication information indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted, thereby flexibly controlling the transmission of the positioning reference signal.

In a possible implementation manner, the resource configuration information is used to configure the frequency domain position of the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, including: the resource configuration information includes the frequency domain position respectively configured for each positioning reference signal resource set in the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal;

The resource configuration information is used to configure the frequency domain positions of the multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal, including: the resource configuration information includes the frequency domain position configured for each positioning reference signal resource in the multiple positioning reference signal resources of the same positioning reference signal resource set.

By implementing this method, the frequency domain position can be configured for the positioning reference signal resource set, or the frequency domain position can be configured for the positioning reference signal resources in the same positioning reference signal resource set. The configuration is more flexible and can also facilitate the control of the indirect increase in the channel bandwidth, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation manner, the frequency domain position includes a frequency domain starting position and/or a bandwidth.

By implementing this method, the frequency domain position of the positioning reference signal resource set or the frequency domain position of the positioning reference signal resource can be controlled by configuring the frequency domain starting position and/or bandwidth.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal measurement method, the method comprising:

Send resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, where the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal.

Indication information is sent, where the indication information includes M bits, one bit corresponds to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, and the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a unit for implementing a method in any possible implementation manner of the first aspect above, or includes a unit for implementing a method in any possible implementation manner of the second aspect above.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory are interconnected, the memory is used to store a computer program, the computer program includes program instructions, and the processor is configured to call the program instructions to execute the method as described in the first aspect or any optional embodiment of the first aspect, or to execute the method as described in the second aspect or any optional embodiment of the second aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, comprising a processor and an interface, wherein the processor and the interface are coupled; the interface is used to receive or output signals, and the processor is used to execute code instructions to execute the method described in the first aspect or any optional embodiment of the first aspect, or to execute the method described in the second aspect or any optional embodiment of the second aspect.

In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a module device, which includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein: the power module is used to provide power to the module device; the storage module is used to store data and/or instructions; the communication module communicates with an external device; the chip module is used to call the data and/or instructions stored in the storage module, and in combination with the communication module, execute the method as described in the first aspect or any optional implementation method of the first aspect, or execute the method as described in the second aspect or any optional implementation method of the second aspect.

In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program includes program instructions. When an electronic device executes the program instructions, it implements the method described in the first aspect or any optional embodiment of the first aspect, or implements the method described in the second aspect or any optional embodiment of the second aspect.

In an embodiment of the present application, the network device configures a frequency hopping pattern of a positioning reference signal for the terminal device, so that the positioning reference signal is transmitted by frequency hopping, and the channel bandwidth of the terminal device is indirectly increased by frequency hopping, so as to improve the positioning accuracy of the terminal device. Alternatively, the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal can be configured, and the terminal device indirectly broadens the bandwidth of the terminal device channel by measuring the positioning reference signals carried by the positioning reference signal resources in the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device. Alternatively, the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal can be configured, and the terminal device indirectly broadens the bandwidth of the terminal device channel by measuring the positioning reference signals carried by the multiple positioning reference signal resources, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG1b is a schematic diagram of a PRS configuration provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG1c is a schematic diagram of PRS resource duplication provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a signal measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG3a is a schematic diagram of a frequency hopping pattern provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG3b is a schematic diagram of a frequency hopping pattern repetition provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG3c is a schematic diagram of a frequency hopping pattern repetition within a period provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a frequency domain position of a positioning reference signal resource provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a frequency domain position of a positioning reference signal resource set provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a module device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the character "/" indicates that the objects before and after the association are in an or relationship. For example, A/B can represent A or B. "And/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and/or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone.

It should be pointed out that the words "first", "second", etc. involved in the embodiments of the present application are only used to distinguish the description purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, nor can they be understood as indicating or implying order.

In the embodiments of the present application, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "plurality" refers to two or more. In addition, "at least one of the following" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, which may include any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of A, B, or C may represent: A, B, C, A and B, A and C, B and C, or A, B and C. Among them, each of A, B, and C may be an element itself, or a set containing one or more elements.

In the embodiments of the present application, "exemplary", "in some embodiments", "in another embodiment", etc. are used to indicate examples, illustrations or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" in the present application should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of the word "exemplary" is intended to present concepts in a concrete way.

In the embodiments of the present application, "of", "corresponding", and "corresponding" can sometimes be used interchangeably. It should be noted that when the distinction between them is not emphasized, the meanings to be expressed are consistent. In the embodiments of the present application, communication and transmission can sometimes be used interchangeably. It should be noted that when the distinction between them is not emphasized, the meanings to be expressed are consistent. For example, transmission can include sending and/or receiving, which can be a noun or a verb.

The equal to involved in the embodiments of the present application can be used in conjunction with greater than, and is applicable to the technical solution adopted when greater than, and can also be used in conjunction with less than. Applicable to the technical solution adopted when less than. It should be noted that when equal to is used with greater than, it cannot be used with less than; when equal to is used with less than, it cannot be used with greater than.

Some terms involved in the embodiments of the present application are explained below to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

1. Terminal equipment. In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal equipment is a device with wireless transceiver functions, which can be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), access terminal equipment, vehicle-mounted terminal equipment, industrial control terminal equipment, UE unit, UE station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal equipment, mobile device, UE terminal equipment, wireless communication equipment, UE agent or UE device, etc. The terminal equipment can be fixed or mobile. It should be noted that the terminal equipment can support at least one wireless communication technology, such as long term evolution (LTE), new radio (NR), etc. For example, the terminal device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, an all-in-one computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, etc. The terminal device may be a wireless terminal in a smart city, a wireless terminal in a smart home, a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future mobile communication network, or a terminal device in a future evolved public mobile land network (PLMN), etc. In some embodiments of the present application, the terminal device may also be a device with a transceiver function, such as a chip system. The chip system may include a chip and may also include other discrete devices.

2. Network equipment. In the embodiment of the present application, the network equipment is a device that provides wireless communication functions for terminal equipment, and can also be referred to as access network equipment, radio access network (RAN) equipment, etc. Among them, the network equipment can support at least one wireless communication technology, such as LTE, NR, etc. For example, the network equipment includes but is not limited to: the next generation base station (generation nodeB, gNB) in the fifth generation mobile communication system (5th-generation, 5G), evolved node B (evolved node B, eNB), radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), node B (node B, NB), base station controller (base station controller, BSC), base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS), home base station (for example, home evolved node B, or home node B, HNB), baseband unit (baseband unit, BBU), transmitting and receiving point (transmitting and receiving point, TRP), transmitting point (transmitting point, TP), mobile switching center, etc. The network device may also be a wireless controller, a centralized unit (CU), and/or a distributed unit (DU) in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario, or the network device may be a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a terminal device, a wearable device, and a network device in future mobile communications or a network device in a future evolving PLMN. In some embodiments, the network device may also be a device having a wireless communication function for a terminal device, such as a chip system. For example, the chip system may include a chip and may also include other discrete devices.

Please refer to Figure 1a, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication system may include but is not limited to one or more network devices, one or more terminal devices, and as shown in Figure 1a, a network device 101 and a terminal device 102 are taken as an example, wherein the network device 101 in Figure 1a is a base station as an example, and the terminal device 102 is a mobile phone as an example, and the terminal device 102 can establish a wireless link with the network device 101 for communication. The communication system shown in Figure 1a includes but is not limited to network devices and terminal devices, and may also include other communication devices. The number and form of the devices shown in Figure 1a are used for example and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

Before describing the communication method of the present application, the concepts involved in the present application are first explained:

1. Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) resources

The terminal device performs downlink reference signal timing measurement on the PRS of each base station and sends the measurement result to the location server for positioning the terminal device.

Among them, the resources carrying PRS can be understood as PRS resources. As shown in Figure 1b, it is a schematic diagram of PRS configuration provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in the figure, the parameter structure of the PRS configuration includes positioning frequency layer (positioning frequency layer) -> transmission receiving node identifier (Transmission Reception Point, TRP) ID->PRS resource set PRS resource set->PRS resource PRS resource, that is, multiple TRPs can be deployed in a positioning frequency layer, one TRP can correspond to multiple PRS resource sets, and one PRS resource set can contain multiple PRS resources.

Some parameters are configured for the frequency layer, that is, the scope of the parameter is all PRS resources contained in this frequency layer. The parameters configured for the frequency layer may include: the frequency domain resource reference position of the PRS, the subcarrier spacing of the PRS, the CP type of the PRS, the resource pattern of the PRS, the starting RB of the PRS, and the bandwidth of the PRS.

Some parameters are configured for a PRS resource set, and their scope of application is all PRS resources in the PRS resource set. The parameters configured for a PRS resource set may include: a period of a PRS resource (as shown in FIG1c , the period is T), a starting time slot of a PRS resource set, a repetition factor of a PRS resource (as shown in FIG1c , the repetition factor is 2, i.e., the number of repetitions of a PRS resource in the same period), a repetition interval between PRS resources (i.e., the interval between two PRS resources repeated in the same period), and a muting pattern of PRS transmission, etc.

Some parameters are configured for PRS resources and are applicable to the PRS resources. The parameters configured for PRS resources may include: the starting RE position of the first symbol occupied by the PRS resource, and the RE position interval relative to the first symbol, the interval of PRS relative to the first time slot of the PRS resource set (in time slots), the position of the PRS starting symbol, and the number of symbols occupied.

2. PRS resource duplication

PRS resource repetition can be understood as the repetition of PRS resources with the same PRS resource identifier. The time domain resource size occupied by the repeated PRS resources in the time domain and the frequency domain resource size occupied in the frequency domain are the same, but they are repeated in the time domain. In some embodiments, the repetition of PRS resources can be understood as repetition within a PRS resource period. As shown in FIG1c, the repetition factor of resource 1 is 2, and the resource 1 is repeated twice in the same period T with a repetition interval. It can be understood that FIG1c is a PRS in a PRS set. Resources as an example.

In some scenarios, PRS resource repetition may also be understood as, or replaced by, PRS repetition.

In this field, usually the starting RB of PRS and the bandwidth of PRS are configured for the frequency layer, that is, all PRS resources in the frequency layer have the same starting RB and the same occupied PRS bandwidth. In the scenario where the terminal device has limited bandwidth, the measurement accuracy is reduced due to the relatively small channel bandwidth. In the signal measurement method proposed in the present application, PRS can be transmitted in a frequency hopping manner, or the frequency domain position of the PRS resources occupied by PRS is different, thereby indirectly widening the bandwidth of the channel and improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

As shown in FIG. 2 , a flow chart of an embodiment of a signal measurement method provided by the present application is shown. As shown in FIG. 2 , the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

101. A network device sends resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal to a terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.

102. The terminal device measures the positioning reference signal according to resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.

In a first implementation manner, the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal.

The frequency hopping pattern is determined by at least one of the following parameters:

1. The frequency hopping number of the positioning reference signal; as shown in FIG3a , taking the positioning reference signal as PRS as an example, the frequency hopping number of the PRS is 3.

2. The frequency domain starting position of the first frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal; in some scenarios, the frequency domain starting position of the first frequency hopping may be the frequency domain starting position of the positioning reference signal resource configured by the network device. As shown in FIG3a, taking the positioning reference signal as PRS as an example, the frequency domain starting position of the first frequency hopping is the frequency domain starting position of the resource where the first PRS transmission is located.

3. Frequency hopping bandwidth of positioning reference signal: As shown in Figure 3a, the frequency hopping bandwidth of positioning reference signal can be understood as the frequency domain range of the resource where the positioning reference signal is transmitted once. For example, the frequency hopping bandwidth can be 50 (Resource Block, RB).

4. The frequency domain interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal; the frequency domain interval between two adjacent frequency hops can be the difference between the frequency domain starting positions of the resources corresponding to the two adjacent frequency hops, or the difference between the frequency domain ending positions. The measurement unit of the frequency domain interval can be RB or MHz, which is not limited in this application. As shown in Figure 3a, the frequency domain interval is the difference between the frequency domain starting positions of the resources corresponding to two adjacent frequency hops. For example, the frequency domain interval can be 40 RBs.

5. The time interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal; the time domain interval between two adjacent frequency hops may be the difference between the time domain starting positions of the resources corresponding to the two adjacent frequency hops, or the difference between the time domain ending positions. As shown in FIG3a, the time interval is the difference between the time domain starting positions of the resources corresponding to the two adjacent frequency hops. Optionally, in some embodiments, the positioning reference signal includes N repetitions of the positioning reference signal between two adjacent frequency hops, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and the repetition interval of the N repetitions may be configured by a network device. As shown in FIG3b, two repetitions of the PRS are included between two adjacent frequency hops. Exemplarily, the value of N may be configured by the network device, for example, the value of N may be a repetition factor configured by the network device. It is understandable that the measurement unit of the time interval may be a time slot, millisecond, positioning The number of repetitions of the reference signal, etc., is not limited in this application.

6. The number of repetitions of the positioning reference signal, which may be, for example, the product of the number of frequency hopping times the above N. As shown in FIG3b , the number of repetitions is 6.

The frequency hopping pattern can be determined by at least one of the above parameters 1-6, as shown in FIG3a, which is an example of a frequency hopping pattern. Exemplarily, the frequency hopping pattern can be repeated M times, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1. It can be understood that the starting time domain positions of the M frequency hopping patterns are different, as shown in FIG3b, which can be understood as including two repetitions of the frequency hopping pattern, that is, M=2. Exemplarily, the time interval between two adjacent frequency hopping patterns in the time domain can be the repetition interval configured by the network device.

In some embodiments, the network device may mute one or more frequency hopping patterns among the M repeated frequency hopping patterns. Muting can be understood as the network device not sending a positioning reference signal on the resources corresponding to the frequency hopping pattern, and the terminal device does not need to measure the positioning reference signal on the resources corresponding to the frequency hopping pattern.

Exemplarily, the network device sends indication information to the terminal device, and the indication information may include M bits, one bit corresponds to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, and the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted. As shown in Figure 3b, the frequency hopping pattern is repeated twice, so the indication information includes two bits, the first bit corresponds to the frequency hopping pattern with a shade, and the second bit corresponds to the frequency hopping pattern without a shade. If the bit value 0 is used to indicate that the frequency hopping pattern is muted, if the indication information includes 01, it indicates that the network device does not send a positioning reference signal on the resources corresponding to the frequency hopping pattern with a shade, and only sends a positioning reference signal on the resources corresponding to the frequency hopping pattern without a shade, so the terminal device also only measures the positioning reference signal on the resources corresponding to the frequency hopping pattern without a shade.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping pattern may be configured by a network device for a frequency layer, that is, the frequency hopping pattern is applicable to the positioning reference signal resources of the frequency layer. In other words, all positioning reference signal resources of the frequency layer are repeated with the frequency hopping pattern. It is understandable that the frequency hopping pattern may also be configured by a network device for a positioning reference signal resource set, that is, the frequency hopping pattern is applicable to the positioning reference signal resources in the positioning reference signal resource set. In other words, all positioning reference signal resources in the positioning reference signal resource set are repeated with the frequency hopping pattern. It is understandable that the frequency hopping pattern may also be configured by a network device for a positioning reference signal resource. In other words, the positioning reference signal resource is repeated with the frequency hopping pattern.

It should be noted that the positioning reference signal resource involved in the above-mentioned repetition of the frequency hopping pattern can be understood as that within a period, the positioning reference signal resource is repeated with the frequency hopping pattern, the number of repetitions is M, and the period can be the period of the positioning reference signal resource. As shown in Figure 3c, T is the period, resource 1 is the positioning reference signal resource, and the resource 1 repeats the frequency hopping pattern twice within the period T.

The terminal device may periodically measure the positioning reference signal with a certain measurement gap. Since the positioning reference signal is transmitted by frequency hopping, there may be multiple measurement gap patterns for the terminal device. For example, a measurement gap pattern may be determined by a measurement start time and a measurement period. Different measurement gap patterns may refer to different measurement start times and/or measurement periods. As shown in FIG3b , the terminal device may measure the positioning reference signal carried on the resources with the shaded portion, or may measure the positioning reference signal carried on the resources without the shaded portion. The measurement gap patterns corresponding to the two measurement methods are different. When the positioning reference signal is transmitted by frequency hopping, the network device may configure a frequency The number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer or a positioning reference signal resource set and/or identification information of the measurement gap pattern, so as to facilitate the terminal device to determine multiple measurement gap patterns, and the terminal device can use at least one measurement gap pattern of the multiple measurement gap patterns to perform positioning reference signal measurement. In some implementations, the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer or a positioning reference signal resource set is the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may also determine the measurement delay according to the number of frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal. In some scenarios, the measurement delay may also be referred to as a measurement period, and the terminal device needs to complete the measurement of the positioning reference signal within the measurement delay. Exemplarily, the measurement delay may be the time required to limit the terminal device to complete the measurement of the positioning reference signal within one period. The following formula is a method for obtaining the measurement delay T _RSTD,i :

Where K is the number of frequency hopping times, CSSF _PRS,i is the carrier-level scaling factor of frequency layer i based on PRS positioning measurement, ceil(K _p,PRS,i ) is the scaling factor of frequency layer i, N _RxBeam,i is the terminal device receive beam polling factor, is the number of PRS resources of frequency layer i in a time slot, N′ is, L _{available_PRS,i} is the effective PRS measurement time of frequency i, N is the time occupied by the PRS symbol, N _sample is the number of measurement samples in one measurement, T _effect,i is the period of PRS measurement for frequency layer i, and T _last,i is the duration of the last measurement sample.

In the first implementation method, the positioning reference signal is transmitted by frequency hopping by configuring the frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal. In the scenario where the bandwidth of the terminal device is limited, multiple frequency hoppings can enable the terminal device to measure the positioning reference signal at a larger bandwidth, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

In a second implementation manner, the resource configuration information is used to configure frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of positioning reference signals, or is used to configure frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resources of positioning reference signals.

In one possible design, the network device may configure frequency domain positions for multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of positioning reference signals respectively. The frequency domain positions configured by the network device for different positioning reference signal resource sets may be the same or different, and this application does not limit this. For example, the network device configures frequency domain position 1 for positioning reference signal resource set 1, frequency domain position 2 for positioning reference signal resource set 2, and frequency domain position 3 for positioning reference signal resource set 3. Frequency domain position 1 may be the same as frequency domain position 2, but different from frequency domain position 3. It can be understood that frequency domain position 1, frequency domain position 2, and frequency domain position 3 may also be different from each other. The frequency domain position may include a frequency domain starting position and/or a bandwidth. Exemplarily, the bandwidth of each positioning reference signal resource set may be the same, and the frequency domain starting position of each positioning reference signal resource set may be different. As shown in FIG. 5, the frequency domain starting positions of reference signal resource set 1, positioning reference signal resource set 2, and positioning reference signal resource set 3 are configured respectively, and the three frequency domain starting positions are different.

The terminal device measures the positioning reference signals carried on the positioning reference signal resources of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets. The frequency domain positions of each positioning reference signal resource set are different. Therefore, the channel bandwidth of the terminal device can also be indirectly increased, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

In another possible design, the network device may also configure the frequency domain position for each positioning reference signal resource in the same positioning reference signal resource set. Among them, the frequency domain positions configured by the network device for different positioning reference signal resources in the same positioning reference signal resource set may be the same or different, and this application does not limit it. For example, the network device configures frequency domain position 1 for positioning reference signal resource 1, frequency domain position 2 for positioning reference signal resource 2, and frequency domain position 3 for positioning reference signal resource 3. Frequency domain position 1 may be the same as frequency domain position 2, but different from frequency domain position 3. It can be understood that frequency domain position 1, frequency domain position 2, and frequency domain position 3 may also be different from each other. The frequency domain position may include a frequency domain starting position and/or a bandwidth. Exemplarily, the bandwidth of each positioning reference signal resource may be the same, and the frequency domain starting position of each positioning reference signal resource in the same positioning reference signal resource set may be different. As shown in Figure 4, the frequency domain starting positions of resource 1, resource 2, and resource 3 are configured respectively, and the three frequency domain starting positions are different.

The terminal device measures the positioning reference signals carried on different positioning reference signal resources of the same positioning reference signal resource set. Different positioning reference signal resources have different frequency domain positions. Therefore, the channel bandwidth of the terminal device can also be indirectly increased, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal device.

It can be understood that the above frequency domain starting position may be the starting RB.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned first implementation method and second implementation method can be implemented separately or in combination, and this application does not limit them.

Please refer to Figure 6, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device may be a terminal device, or a device in a terminal device, for example, a chip or chip module in the terminal device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with the terminal device. The communication device 300 shown in Figure 6 may include a receiving unit 301 and a measuring unit 302. Among them:

A receiving unit 301 is configured to receive resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, where the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal;

The measuring unit 302 is configured to measure the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.

In a possible implementation manner, the resource configuration information is also used to configure the number and value of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer. and/or identification information of the measurement gap pattern.

In a possible implementation manner, the measuring unit 302 is further configured to determine a measurement delay according to the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal;

The measuring unit 302 is specifically configured to complete the measurement of the positioning reference signal within the measurement delay according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.

In a possible implementation manner, the number of repetitions of the frequency hopping pattern is M, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

The receiving unit is further used to receive indication information, the indication information includes M bits, one bit corresponds to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, and the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted;

The measurement unit is specifically configured to measure the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal and the indication information.

The relevant contents of this implementation mode can be found in the relevant contents of the above method embodiment, and will not be described in detail here.

Please refer to Figure 7, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device may be a network device, or a device in a network device, for example, a chip or chip module in the network device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a network device. The communication device 400 shown in Figure 7 may include a sending unit 401. Among them:

The sending unit 401 is used to send resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, where the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal.

In a possible implementation manner, the positioning reference signal includes N repetitions of the positioning reference signal between two adjacent frequency hops. The N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

In a possible implementation, the number of repetitions of the frequency hopping pattern is M, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and the sending unit 401 is further used to send indication information, where the indication information includes M bits, one bit corresponding to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, and the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted.

Please refer to FIG. 8, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is used to implement the functions of the terminal device in FIG. 2 above. The communication device 500 can be a terminal device or a device for a terminal device. The device for a terminal device can be a chip system or a chip in the terminal device. Among them, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

The communication device can also be used to implement the functions of the network device in FIG. 2. The communication device 500 can be a network device or a device for a network device. The device for a network device can be a chip system or a chip in a network device. The chip system can be composed of a chip or can include a chip and other discrete devices.

The communication device 500 includes at least one processor 520, which is used to implement the data processing function of the terminal device or network device in the method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The communication device 500 may also include a communication interface 510, which is used to implement the transceiver operation of the terminal device or network device in the method provided in the embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the processor 520 may be a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor, etc. In the embodiment of the present application, the communication interface 510 may be a transceiver, a circuit, a bus, Module or other types of communication interfaces are used to communicate with other devices through transmission media. For example, the communication interface 510 is used for the device in the communication device 500 to communicate with other devices. The processor 520 uses the communication interface 510 to send and receive data and is used to implement the method described in Figure 2 of the above method embodiment.

The communication device 500 may also include at least one memory 530 for storing program instructions and/or data. The memory 530 is coupled to the processor 520. The coupling in the embodiment of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units or modules, which may be electrical, mechanical or other forms, and is used for information exchange between devices, units or modules. The processor 520 may operate in conjunction with the memory 530. The processor 520 may execute program instructions stored in the memory 530. At least one of the at least one memory may be included in the processor.

When the communication device 500 is turned on, the processor 520 can read the software program in the memory 530, interpret and execute the instructions of the software program, and process the data of the software program. When data needs to be sent wirelessly, the processor 520 performs baseband processing on the data to be sent, and outputs the baseband signal to the radio frequency circuit (not shown in Figure 8). The radio frequency circuit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal and then sends the radio frequency signal outward through the antenna in the form of electromagnetic waves. When data is sent to the communication device 500, the radio frequency circuit receives the radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 520. The processor 520 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

In another implementation, the RF circuit and antenna may be arranged independently from the processor 520 that performs baseband processing. For example, in a distributed scenario, the RF circuit and antenna may be arranged remotely from the communication device.

The specific connection medium between the communication interface 510, the processor 520 and the memory 530 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In FIG8 , the memory 530, the processor 520 and the communication interface 510 are connected via a bus 540. The bus is represented by a bold line in FIG8 . The connection mode between other components is only for schematic illustration and is not limited thereto. The bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, only one bold line is used in FIG8 , but it does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

When the communication device 500 is specifically used in a terminal device, for example, when the communication device 500 is specifically a chip or a chip system, the communication interface 510 may output or receive a baseband signal. When the communication device 500 is specifically a terminal device, the communication interface 510 may output or receive a radio frequency signal.

It should be noted that the communication device can execute the relevant steps of the terminal device or network device in the aforementioned method embodiment. For details, please refer to the implementation methods provided in the above steps, which will not be repeated here.

For each device or product applied to or integrated in a communication device, each module contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules may be located in the same component (for example, a chip, a circuit module, etc.) or in different components within the terminal. Alternatively, at least some of the modules may be implemented in the form of a software program that runs on a processor integrated within the terminal, and the remaining (if any) modules may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits.

The memory may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. The non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (ROM), or a programmable read-only memory (PROM). The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example but not limitation, many forms of random access memory (RAM) are available, such as static ram (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM).

The embodiment of the present application provides a chip. The chip includes: a processor and a memory. The number of the processors may be one or more, and the number of the memories may be one or more. The processor may execute the signal measurement method shown in FIG. 2 and the steps executed in the related implementation mode by reading the instructions and data stored in the memory.

As shown in Figure 9, Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a module device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The module device 600 can execute the relevant steps of the terminal device or network device in the aforementioned method embodiment, and the module device 600 includes: a communication module 601, a power module 602, a storage module 603 and a chip module 604. Among them, the power module 602 is used to provide power to the module device; the storage module 603 is used to store data and/or instructions; the communication module 601 is used to communicate with external devices; the chip module 604 is used to call the data and/or instructions stored in the storage module 603, and in combination with the communication module 601, the signal measurement method shown in Figure 2 above and the steps performed by the relevant implementation method can be executed.

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium which stores a computer program, wherein the computer program includes program instructions, and when an electronic device executes the program instructions, the steps executed by the terminal device in the signal measurement method shown in FIG. 2 are implemented.

The computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the terminal device described in any of the aforementioned embodiments, such as a hard disk or memory of the device. The computer-readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the terminal device or network device, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart media card (SMC), a secure digital (SD) card, a flash card, etc. equipped on the device. Further, the computer-readable storage medium may also include both an internal storage unit of the terminal device or network device and an external storage device. The computer-readable storage medium is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the terminal device or network device. The computer-readable storage medium may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or a data center that includes one or more available media sets. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium. The semiconductor medium may be a solid-state hard disk.

The modules/units included in the devices and products described in the above embodiments may be software modules/units or Hardware modules/units, or they may be partially software modules/units and partially hardware modules/units. For example, for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip, each module/unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least some modules/units may be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules/units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip module, each module/unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules/units may be located in the same component (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least some modules/units may be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules/units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; It is implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules/units can be implemented in hardware such as circuits; for each device or product applied to or integrated in the data acquisition node, each module/unit contained therein can be implemented in hardware such as circuits, and different modules/units can be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal, or, at least some modules/units can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the data acquisition node, and the remaining (if any) modules/units can be implemented in hardware such as circuits.

The above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any other combination thereof. When implemented using software, the above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions or computer programs. When the computer instructions or computer programs are loaded or executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website site, computer, server or data center to another website site, computer, server or data center by wired or wireless means.

It should be understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, devices and systems can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic; for example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation; for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or It is implemented in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a gateway node, etc.) to perform some steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods. The storage medium can be a disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM) or a random access memory (RAM), etc.

What is disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it certainly cannot be used to limit the scope of rights of the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand that all or part of the processes of implementing the above embodiment and equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present application are still within the scope covered by the application.

Claims

A signal measurement method, characterized by comprising:

receiving resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, where the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal;

The positioning reference signal is measured according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.
The method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the frequency hopping pattern is determined by at least one of the following parameters: the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal, the frequency domain starting position of the first frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal, the frequency hopping bandwidth of the positioning reference signal, the frequency domain interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal, the time interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal, and the number of repetitions of the positioning reference signal.
The method according to claim 2 is characterized in that the positioning reference signal includes N repetitions of the positioning reference signal between two adjacent frequency hops, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the frequency hopping pattern is configured for a frequency layer.
The method according to claim 4 is characterized in that the resource configuration information is also used to configure the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer and/or identification information of the measurement gap pattern.
The method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer is the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the method further comprises:

Determining a measurement delay according to the number of frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal;

The measuring the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal includes:

The measurement of the positioning reference signal is completed within the measurement delay according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the number of repetitions of the frequency hopping pattern is M, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and the method further comprises:

receiving indication information, the indication information comprising M bits, one bit corresponding to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, the bit being used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted;

The measuring the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal includes:

The positioning reference signal is measured according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal and the indication information.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource configuration information is used to configure the frequency domain positions of the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, comprising: the resource configuration information includes the frequency domain positions respectively configured for each positioning reference signal resource set in the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal;

The resource configuration information is used to configure the frequency domain positions of the multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal, including: the resource configuration information includes the frequency domain position configured for each positioning reference signal resource in the multiple positioning reference signal resources of the same positioning reference signal resource set.
The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the frequency domain position includes a frequency domain starting position and/or a bandwidth.
A signal measurement method, characterized by comprising:

Send resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, where the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure the frequency domain positions of multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal.
The method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that the frequency hopping pattern is determined by at least one of the following parameters: the number of frequency hopping times of the positioning reference signal, the frequency domain starting position of the first frequency hopping of the positioning reference signal, the frequency hopping bandwidth of the positioning reference signal, the frequency domain interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal, the time interval between two adjacent frequency hops of the positioning reference signal, and the number of repetitions of the positioning reference signal.
The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the frequency hopping pattern is configured for a frequency layer.
The method as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that the resource configuration information is also used to configure the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer and/or identification information of the measurement gap pattern.
The method according to claim 14, characterized in that the number of measurement gap patterns associated with a frequency layer is the number of the positioning The number of frequency hopping of the reference signal.
The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the number of repetitions of the frequency hopping pattern is M, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and the method further comprises:

Indication information is sent, where the indication information includes M bits, one bit corresponds to one frequency hopping pattern in the M repeated frequency hopping patterns, and the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding frequency hopping pattern is muted.
The method according to claim 11, wherein the resource configuration information is used to configure the frequency domain positions of the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, comprising: the resource configuration information includes the frequency domain positions respectively configured for each positioning reference signal resource set in the multiple positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal;

The resource configuration information is used to configure the frequency domain positions of the multiple positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal, including: the resource configuration information includes the frequency domain position configured for each positioning reference signal resource in the multiple positioning reference signal resources of the same positioning reference signal resource set.
A communication device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, wherein the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or to configure a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal;

A measuring unit is used to measure the positioning reference signal according to the resource configuration information of the positioning reference signal.
A communication device, comprising:

A sending unit is used to send resource configuration information of a positioning reference signal, wherein the resource configuration information is used to configure a frequency hopping pattern of the positioning reference signal, or a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resource sets of the positioning reference signal, or a frequency domain position of a plurality of positioning reference signal resources of the positioning reference signal.
A communication device, characterized in that the communication device includes a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory are connected to each other, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, the computer program includes program instructions, and the processor calls the program instructions to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or executes the method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.
A chip, characterized in that the chip comprises a processor and an interface, the processor and the interface are coupled; the interface is used For receiving or outputting signals, the processor is used to execute code instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or to perform the method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.
A module device, characterized in that the module device includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module and a chip module, wherein:

The power module is used to provide electrical energy to the module device;

The storage module is used to store data and/or instructions;

The communication module is used to communicate with external devices;

The chip module is used to call the data and/or instructions stored in the storage module, and in combination with the communication module, execute the method described in any one of claims 1 to 10, or execute the method described in any one of claims 11-17.
A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, the computer program includes program instructions, and when an electronic device executes the program instructions, it implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or implements the method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.