Disclosure of Invention
The inventor finds that the time delay is overlarge due to more flows involved in the secondary cell activation process. Therefore, how to reduce the delay of the secondary cell activation procedure is an urgent issue to be resolved.
One technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is how to reduce the delay of the secondary cell activation procedure.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a measurement method is provided, which is performed by a terminal, and includes performing layer one reference signal received power measurement according to a reduced received beam scanning coefficient during secondary cell activation, wherein the reduced received beam scanning coefficient is less than a configured maximum number of received beams.
In some embodiments, the reduced receive beam scan coefficient is an integer less than 8.
In some embodiments, performing layer one reference signal received power measurements based on the reduced received beam scan coefficients includes performing layer one reference signal received power measurements based on the reduced received beam scan coefficients after performing a layer three part correlation procedure.
In some embodiments, the layer one reference signal received power measurement is performed in frequency range 2.
In some embodiments, performing layer one reference signal received power measurements based on the reduced received beam scanning coefficients includes performing layer one reference signal received power measurements based on the reduced received beam scanning coefficients in the event the terminal has the capability to support the reduced received beam scanning coefficients.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises reporting the supported receive beam scan coefficients to the base station in the form of an enumerated value or range of values, wherein the form of the enumerated value comprises enumerating one or more values.
In some embodiments, performing the layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient after performing the layer three correlation procedure includes performing the layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient after performing the layer three correlation procedure in the case that the layer one reference signal received power measurement is a reference signal received power measurement based on the synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel block SSB and the synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel block SSB have been measured in the layer three correlation procedure.
In some embodiments, performing the layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient after performing the layer three correlation procedure includes performing the layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient after performing the layer three correlation procedure in the case that the layer one reference signal received power measurement is a reference signal received power measurement based on the channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, and the synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel block, SSB, in the layer three correlation procedure have a quasi co-sited type, D, relationship with the channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS.
According to other embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided that includes a layer one measurement module configured to perform layer one reference signal received power measurement according to a reduced received beam scan coefficient during secondary cell activation, wherein the reduced received beam scan coefficient is less than a configured maximum number of received beams.
According to still further embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided that includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor for storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the measurement method of any of the previous embodiments.
According to still further embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement method of any of the previous embodiments.
According to still further embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal of any of the foregoing embodiments, and a base station configured to receive a supported receive beam scan coefficient reported by the terminal in the form of an enumerated value or in the form of a range of values, where the form of the enumerated value includes enumerating one or more values.
In the process of activating the secondary cell, the terminal in the present disclosure performs layer-one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient. The reduced receive beam scan coefficients may reduce the secondary cell activation process latency because the secondary cell activation process latency is positively correlated with the receive beam scan coefficients.
Other features of the present disclosure and its advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments that a person of ordinary skill in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.
The present disclosure proposes a measurement method, which is described below with reference to fig. 1-2.
Fig. 1 is a flow chart of some embodiments of the measurement method of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the method of the embodiment is executed by a terminal and includes steps S102-S104.
In step S102, during the secondary cell activation process, a layer three part correlation procedure is performed.
Layer three (Layer 3) is the RRC (Radio Resource Control ) Layer. In a secondary cell (SCell) activation Procedure, a layer three part correlation Procedure (L3 PART RELATED Procedure) may be performed first. For example, secondary cell activation procedures include automatic gain control (Automatic Gain Control, AGC) adjustment, cell search and time-frequency tracking and beam information acquisition, layer-one reference signal received power Measurement (L1-RSRP Measurement), layer-one reference signal received power reporting, transmission configuration indication activation, fine time tracking, etc. The automatic gain control adjustment, cell search, time-frequency tracking and beam information acquisition belong to three related processes of a layer, and other processes are related processes of a part of the layer.
In the standard, it is defined that the unknown secondary cell activation delay is :6ms+TFirstSSB_MAX+15*TSMTC_MAX+8*Trs+TL1-RSRP,measure+TL1-RSRP,report+THARQ+max(Tuncertainty_MAC+TFineTiming+2ms,Tuncertainty_SP), when the primary and secondary cells are configured as FR1-FR2-1 CA or the primary and secondary cells are configured as FR2-1 band pair (band pair) and have independent beam management, and semi-static (semi-persistent) CSI-RS is configured for CSI reporting
Where TFirstSSB_MAX is the time indicated by SMTC (SSB (Synchronization Signal/PBCH Block) Measurement Timing Configuration, measurement timing configuration) after slot n+ (THARQ +3 ms)/slot length and lasting until the end of the first full SSB burst, or 5ms when SMTC is not configured. TSMTC_MAX is the longer SMTC period between the activated secondary cell and the activated serving cell. Trs is the SMTC period of the activated SCell or Trs is set to 5ms. TL1-RSRP,measure is the L1-RSRP measurement delay. TL1-RSRP,report is the time delay to acquire CSI (CHANNEL STATE Information ) reporting resources. Tuncertainty_MAC is a period of time from the first valid L1-RSRP report until the terminal (UE) receives the last activation command of the PDCCH TCI, PDSCH TCI activation commands. TFineTiming is the period of time from when the terminal completes processing of the last of the activation commands for PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel ) TCI (Transmission Configuration Indicator, transmission configuration indication) and PDSCH (Physical Downlink SHARED CHANNEL ) TCI until the time corresponding to the first full SSB available for the TCI (PDCCH TCI or PDSCH TCI) state. Tuncertainty_SP is a period of time from the first valid L1-RSRP report until an activation command for activating a semi-persistent CSI-RS (CHANNEL STATE Information REFERENCE SIGNAL ) resource set for performing CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) reporting is received. The specific definition of each parameter in the above formula may refer to the existing standard, and will not be described herein.
TFirstSSB_MAX+15*TSMTC_MAX is the time delay of an automatic gain control adjustment process, 8*Trs is the time delay of a cell search, time-frequency tracking and beam information acquisition process, belongs to a layer three-part related process, TL1-RSRP,measure is the time delay of a layer one reference signal received power measurement process, TL1-RSRP,report is the time delay of a layer one reference signal received power report process, and THARQ+max(Tuncertainty_MAC+TFineTiming+2ms,Tuncertainty_SP) is the time delay of a transmission configuration indication activation, fine time tracking and other processes, and belongs to a layer one-part related process.
The executed layer correlation flow can be a layer correlation flow without enhancement, and can also be an enhanced layer correlation flow. The receive beam scan coefficients (Rx Beam Sweeping Factor) employed in the enhanced layer-dependent process are smaller relative to the receive beam scan coefficients employed in the non-enhanced layer-dependent process. For example, the receive beam scan coefficient employed in the enhanced layer-dependent process is an integer less than 8. As shown in the above formula, 8 in 8×trs represents a receive beam scanning coefficient, where the receive beam scanning coefficient is defined in the standard as 8 corresponds to a layer-related procedure without enhancement, and the use of a receive beam scanning coefficient smaller than 8 for the enhanced layer-related procedure can reduce the delay of the layer-related procedure, thereby reducing the delay of the secondary cell activation procedure.
In step S104, layer-one reference signal received power measurement is performed according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient.
The layer one reference signal received power measurement is performed based on the reduced received beam scan coefficient, which is an enhancement to the existing layer one reference signal received power measurement.
In some embodiments, the layer-one reference signal received power measurement is performed in accordance with the reduced receive beam scan coefficients in the event that the terminal has the capability to support the reduced receive beam scan coefficients. If the terminal does not have the capability to support the reduced receive beam scan coefficients, layer-one reference signal receive power measurements are performed in accordance with the receive beam scan coefficients defined in the standard.
In some embodiments, the reduced receive beam scan coefficient is less than the configured maximum number of receive beams. The reduced receive beam scan coefficient is an integer less than 8, i.e., the maximum number of receive beams may be 8. In some embodiments, the reduced receive beam scan coefficient is 0 or the reduced receive beam scan coefficient is an integer greater than 0 and less than 8. A reduced receive beam scan coefficient of 0 indicates that layer one reference signal received power measurement is skipped (not performed). The delay of the secondary cell activation does not include a layer one reference signal received power measurement portion.
As shown in the above formula, TL1-RSRP,measure is the time delay of the layer one reference signal received power measurement process, and TL1-RSRP,measure is in positive correlation with the received beam scanning coefficient, which can refer to the existing standard. TL1-RSRP,measure can be reduced by the reduced receive beam scan coefficient, thereby reducing the delay of the secondary cell activation process.
In some embodiments, layer one reference signal received power measurements are performed in frequency range 2 (FR 2).
In some embodiments, where the layer one reference signal received power measurement is an SSB-based reference signal received power measurement and where the SSB has been measured in a layer three part correlation procedure, the layer one reference signal received power measurement is performed according to the reduced received beam scan coefficient after the layer three part correlation procedure is performed.
In some embodiments, in the case where the layer-one reference signal received power measurement is a CSI-RS based reference signal received power measurement, and the SSB and the CSI-RS in the layer-three part correlation procedure have a QCL (Quasi Co-Location) TypeD (type D) relationship, after the layer-three part correlation procedure is performed, the layer-one reference signal received power measurement is performed according to the reduced received beam scan coefficient.
The QCL TypeD relationship describes spatial receiver parameters, which refer to beam forming characteristics of the downlink received signal, such as main arrival angle, average arrival angle, etc., and is colloquially understood as being quasi co-located with beam information, i.e. having similar beam information. For layer one reference signal received power measurement based on CSI-RS, the CSI-RS configured for layer one reference signal received power measurement has a QCL TypeD relationship with the reference signal (SSB) used in the layer three correlation procedure, i.e., layer one CSI-RS and layer three SSB have quasi co-sited spatial receiver parameters, i.e., have similar beam information.
In some embodiments, in the case where the CSI-RS resource (CSI-RS resources) type is configured as a Periodic CSI-RS resource (Periodic CSI-RS resources) or a Semi-persistent CSI-RS resource (Semi-PERSISTENT CSI-RS resources), and when a higher layer parameter repetition corresponding to a resource set (resource set) to which the CSI-RS resource (CSI-RS resources) belongs is set to ON, the terminal uses a receive beam scanning coefficient smaller than 8 to perform receive beam scanning. Setting ON for the higher-layer parameter repetition corresponding to one resource set (resource set) indicates that the terminal assumes that multiple CSI-RS resources (CSI-RS resources) in one resource set (resource set) are used for transmission by the same downlink spatial domain transmission filter (downlink spatial domain transmission filter), that is, multiple CSI-RS resources (CSI-RS resources) in one resource set (resource set) are used for measurement of the same beam.
The above embodiment describes the relationship between the layer one reference signal and the layer three reference signal, which is more suitable for the case that the reduced receiving beam scanning coefficient is 0, and for the case that the reduced receiving beam scanning coefficient is greater than 0 and less than 8, the relationship between the layer one reference signal and the layer three reference signal may not be limited.
In some embodiments, the number and width of the receive beams are determined based on the reduced receive beam scan coefficients. The received beams are configured to measure the received power of the reference signal according to the number and the width of the received beams.
With reduced receive beam scan coefficients, the receive beam width can be wider. For example, the maximum number of reception beams is 8, and in the case where the terminal uses a reduced reception beam scanning coefficient of 4, that is, 4 reception beams are used for measurement. The measurement with 8 reception beams covers a 360 degree range, and the measurement with 4 reception beams can also cover a 360 degree range, i.e. the width of the reception beam is increased. The terminal may determine the number of receive beams and the width of the beams based on its capabilities.
In the method of the above embodiment, the terminal performs layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient during the secondary cell activation process. Because the time delay of the secondary cell activation process and the receiving beam scanning coefficient are in positive correlation, the reduced receiving beam scanning coefficient can reduce the time delay of the secondary cell activation process, reduce the energy consumption of the terminal and improve the user experience.
Fig. 2 is a flow chart of other embodiments of the measurement method of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the method of the embodiment is executed by a terminal and includes steps S202-S208.
In step S202, terminal capability information is reported to the base station.
The terminal capability information includes a reception beam scanning coefficient supported by the terminal. The terminal can report the supported receiving beam scanning coefficient to the base station in the form of enumeration value or value range.
For example, the enumerated values may be in the form of {2,4,6} or {1,2,4,6} or {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7} or other values within an integer combination of less than 8, as may be present. The range of values is, for example, in the form of defining a maximum receive beam scan coefficient of 8 and a reduced receive beam scan coefficient of less than the maximum receive beam scan coefficient.
The base station may instruct the terminal to report the supported receive beam scan coefficients, or the terminal may actively report the supported receive beam scan coefficients. And the base station carries out corresponding configuration of transmitting beams and the like according to the receiving beam scanning coefficients supported by the terminal. If the receiving beam scanning coefficient supported by the terminal contains a plurality of values, the base station can determine one value and send the value to the terminal, or the terminal can select one value to report or not report again.
In step S204, during the secondary cell activation process, a layer three part correlation procedure is performed.
In step S206, layer-one reference signal received power measurement is performed according to the reduced received beam scan coefficient.
The terminal may determine a value from the reported supported receive beam scan coefficients as the reduced receive beam scan coefficient.
In step S208, layer one reference signal received power reporting and subsequent processing are performed.
For example, the terminal performs layer one reference signal received power reporting, transmission configuration indication activation, fine time tracking, etc., to complete secondary cell activation.
According to the method, the terminal reports the supported receiving beam scanning coefficient, the base station can perform corresponding configuration, and in the secondary cell activation process, the terminal performs layer one reference signal receiving power measurement according to the reduced receiving beam scanning coefficient, so that the time delay of the secondary cell activation process is reduced, and the energy consumption of the terminal is reduced.
The present disclosure also provides a terminal, described below in connection with fig. 3.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of some embodiments of a terminal of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the terminal 30 of this embodiment includes a layer-one measurement module 310.
The layer one measurement module 310 is configured to perform layer one reference signal received power measurement during secondary cell activation according to a reduced received beam scanning coefficient, wherein the reduced received beam scanning coefficient is less than the configured maximum number of received beams.
In some embodiments, the reduced receive beam scan coefficient is an integer less than 8.
In some embodiments, the terminal 30 further includes a layer three performing module 320 for performing a layer three part correlation procedure, and the layer one measuring module 310 is configured to perform layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient after performing the layer three part correlation procedure.
In some embodiments, the layer one reference signal received power measurement is performed in frequency range 2.
In some embodiments, the layer one measurement module 310 is configured to perform layer one reference signal received power measurements based on reduced received beam scan coefficients in the event that the terminal has the capability to support reduced received beam scan coefficients.
In some embodiments, the terminal 30 further comprises a sending module 330 configured to report the supported receive beam scan coefficients to the base station in the form of enumerated values or in the form of a range of values, where the form of enumerated values includes enumerating one or more values.
In some embodiments, the layer one measurement module 310 is configured to perform the layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scan coefficient after performing the layer three correlation procedure if the layer one reference signal received power measurement is a reference signal received power measurement based on the synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel block SSB, and if the synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel block SSB have been measured in the layer three correlation procedure.
In some embodiments, the layer one measurement module 310 is configured to perform the layer one reference signal received power measurement according to the reduced received beam scanning coefficient after performing the layer three correlation procedure in a case where the layer one reference signal received power measurement is a reference signal received power measurement based on the channel state information reference signal CSI-RS and the synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel block SSB in the layer three correlation procedure have a quasi co-sited type D relationship with the channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.
The terminals in embodiments of the present disclosure may each be implemented by various computing devices or computer systems, as described below in connection with fig. 4 and 5.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of some embodiments of a terminal of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the terminal 40 of this embodiment includes a memory 410 and a processor 420 coupled to the memory 410, the processor 420 being configured to perform the measurement method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure based on instructions stored in the memory 410.
The memory 410 may include, for example, system memory, fixed nonvolatile storage media, and the like. The system memory stores, for example, an operating system, application programs, boot Loader (Boot Loader), database, and other programs.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram of other embodiments of a terminal of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the terminal 50 of this embodiment includes a memory 510 and a processor 520, similar to the memory 410 and the processor 420, respectively. Input/output interface 530, network interface 540, storage interface 550, and the like may also be included. These interfaces 530,540,550 and the memory 510 and processor 520 may be connected by, for example, a bus 560. The input/output interface 530 provides a connection interface for input/output devices such as a display, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen, etc. The network interface 540 provides a connection interface for various networking devices, such as may be connected to a database server or cloud storage server, or the like. The storage interface 550 provides a connection interface for external storage devices such as SD cards, U discs, and the like.
The present disclosure also provides a communication system, described below in connection with fig. 6.
Fig. 6 is a block diagram of some embodiments of the disclosed communication system. As shown in fig. 6, the system 6 of this embodiment includes the terminals 30/40/50 of any of the previous embodiments, and a base station 62.
The base station 62 is configured to receive supported receive beam scan coefficients reported by the terminal 30/40/50 in the form of enumerated values or ranges of values, wherein the form of enumerated values includes enumerating one or more values. The base station 62 may be configured accordingly based on the received beam scan coefficients supported by the terminal 30/40/50.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable non-transitory storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
The present disclosure is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. It will be understood that each flowchart and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flowcharts and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure is not intended to limit the disclosure, but rather to enable any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement or the like, which fall within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure.