WO2025245667A1 - Method for sending indication information, method for receiving indication information, and terminal, network device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for sending indication information, a method for receiving indication information, and a terminal, a network device and a storage medium. The method for sending indication information comprises: sending first indication information to a terminal, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating that the terminal cancels reporting of a power headroom report (PHR). In the method of the present disclosure, a network device indicates, by means of sending first indication information, that a terminal cancels reporting of a PHR, such that in some enhancement scenarios, such as a scenario where AI technology is used to predict a PHR, the network device can reduce PHR reporting of the terminal by means of signaling indication, thereby reducing unnecessary signaling overheads and resource waste.

Description

Methods, terminals, network devices, and storage media for sending and receiving instruction information Technical Field

This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, terminal, network device, and storage medium for sending and receiving instruction information.

Background Technology

In cellular mobile communication, a terminal can report a power headroom report (PHR) to the base station based on the difference between the maximum configured power and the estimated uplink transmit power. This allows the base station to better schedule power based on the terminal's power status, such as performing closed-loop power control and allocating appropriate channel resources.

Summary of the Invention

In related technologies, the terminal needs to report PHR relatively frequently, which may lead to additional waste of resources.

This disclosure provides a method, terminal, network device, and storage medium for sending and receiving instruction information.

In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for sending indication information, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

Send a first instruction message to the terminal, the first instruction message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for receiving indication information, executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

The terminal receives a first indication message sent by a network device, the first indication message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including:

The transceiver module is used to send a first indication message to the terminal, the first indication message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of the Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Fourthly, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, a terminal includes:

The transceiver module is used to receive first indication information sent by the network device, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Fifthly, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, a network device includes:

One or more processors;

The network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect.

Sixthly, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, a terminal includes:

One or more processors;

The terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of this disclosure provides a communication system, including a network device and a terminal, wherein,

The network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect;

The terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

Eighthly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium stores instructions, wherein...

When the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device causes the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

Ninth aspect, an embodiment of this disclosure provides a program product, wherein,

When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device performs the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device sends a first indication message to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of PHR. In some enhanced scenarios, such as scenarios where PHR is predicted using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the network device can reduce the terminal's PHR reporting through signaling instructions to reduce unnecessary signaling overhead and resource waste.

Attached Figure Description

To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of this disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of this disclosure.

Figure 1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 2 is an exemplary interactive diagram of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figures 3a to 3d are exemplary flowcharts of a method provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

Figures 4a to 4c are exemplary flowcharts of a method provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

Figure 5a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Implementation

This disclosure provides a method, terminal, network device, and storage medium for sending and receiving instruction information.

In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for sending indication information, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

Send a first instruction message to the terminal, which is used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of the Power Headroom Report (PHR).

In the above embodiments, the network device sends a first indication message to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of PHR. In some enhanced scenarios, such as scenarios that use AI technology to predict PHR, the network device can reduce the terminal's PHR reporting through signaling instructions, thereby reducing unnecessary signaling overhead and resource waste.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR includes some or all of the PHRs that have been configured or defined by the terminal.

In the above embodiments, the network device instructs the terminal to cancel the reporting of some PHRs through the first instruction information, thereby ensuring the reporting of necessary PHRs; or instructs the terminal to cancel the reporting of all PHRs, thereby more effectively reducing resource waste.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR includes at least one of the following:

Periodic PHR;

The PHR is based on the first event, where the first event is some or all of all the events that trigger the PHR.

In the above embodiments, the network device can instruct the terminal to cancel one or more PHR reports through the first instruction information, so that the terminal can cancel specific one or more PHR reports based on the instruction, thereby reducing unnecessary PHR reports and saving signaling resources.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the network device sends one or more first indication messages, wherein each first indication message is used to indicate the cancellation of a PHR report.

In the above embodiments, the network device can send one or more signaling messages to indicate the cancellation of different PHR reports, so that the terminal can know which PHR reports can be cancelled through different signaling messages, thereby improving flexibility.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes one or more fields, wherein each field is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one PHR.

In the above embodiments, network devices can use different fields of a single signaling message to indicate whether to cancel the reporting of different PHRs, so that terminals can know which PHRs can be canceled through the same signaling message, thus saving signaling resources on the network side.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of a first field, a second field, and a third field; wherein, the first field is used to indicate the cancellation of all PHR reporting, the second field is used to indicate the cancellation of periodic PHR reporting, and the third field is used to indicate the cancellation of PHR reporting triggered by a first event.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes an information field, which is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one PHR when the information field corresponds to different values.

In the above embodiments, network devices can indicate whether to cancel the reporting of the corresponding PHR by using different values of the information field in a signaling message, thereby saving signaling resources on the network side.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the information field satisfies one of the following:

When the information field is set to the first value, it indicates that all PHR reports should be cancelled.

The information field is set to the second value, indicating that periodic PHR reporting should be cancelled;

The information field is set to the third value, indicating that the reporting of the PHR triggered by the first event is cancelled;

The information field is the fourth value, indicating the cancellation of periodic and first-event triggered PHR reporting.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information is sent via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Send a second instruction message to the terminal, which is used to instruct the terminal to restart PHR reporting.

In the above embodiments, the network device can send a second instruction message to instruct the terminal to restart the reporting of PHR, so that in the scenario of AI-based PHR prediction, the network device can calibrate the AI model by combining the PHR re-reported by the terminal.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction information includes at least one of the following:

Restart the reporting cycle corresponding to PHR reporting;

Restart PHR reporting for the corresponding number of reporting times.

In the above embodiments, the network device can instruct the terminal to restart PHR reporting through the second instruction information, and can simultaneously instruct the relevant parameters for restarting PHR reporting, so that the terminal can restart PHR reporting based on the second instruction information.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting cycle and/or number of reports corresponding to restarting PHR reporting are defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal.

In the above embodiments, the network device instructs the terminal to restart PHR reporting through the second instruction information, and the terminal determines the relevant parameters for restarting PHR reporting based on the protocol definition or the terminal preset.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of reports is greater than or equal to 1.

In the above embodiments, if the number of reports is equal to 1, the terminal can re-report the PHR once, which can effectively save resources while providing the necessary PHR; or, if the number of reports is greater than 1, the terminal can report a corresponding number of times to provide sufficient PHR for network calibration and improve the accuracy of predicted PHR.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting period is greater than the period threshold.

In the above embodiments, when the reporting cycle is long, the number of times the terminal re-reports the PHR can be reduced, which can both ensure the calibration requirements of the network side and reduce unnecessary signaling overhead.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the network device determines that the uplink channel quality of the terminal is below a quality threshold.

In the above embodiments, the network device can instruct the terminal to restart PHR reporting when the uplink channel quality of the terminal is lower than the quality threshold, so as to improve the accuracy of PHR prediction when the communication quality is poor.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

The PHR is re-reported by the receiving terminal;

The AI model was calibrated based on the resubmitted PHR.

In the above embodiments, the network device can calibrate the PHR predicted by the AI model based on the PHR re-reported by the terminal, thereby improving the accuracy of the AI model prediction.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of PHR is at least one of the following:

The PHR corresponding to the Uplink Shared channel (Up-SCH);

In multi-connection mode, the PHR corresponding to the uplink control channel (SCH) and the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

The PHR corresponding to the sounding reference signal (SRS).

In the above embodiments, the network device can instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of different types of PHRs, and can obtain different types of PHRs through AI prediction, thereby reducing unnecessary signaling overhead and saving resources.

Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for receiving indication information, executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

The terminal receives a first indication message sent by a network device, the first indication message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

In conjunction with embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR includes some or all of the PHRs that have been configured or defined by the terminal.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the PHR includes at least one of the following:

Periodic PHR;

The PHR is based on the first event, where the first event is some or all of all the events that trigger the PHR.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal receives one or more first indication messages, wherein each first indication message is used to indicate the cancellation of a PHR report.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes one or more fields, wherein each field is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one PHR.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes at least one of a first field, a second field, and a third field;

The first field indicates the cancellation of all PHR reporting, the second field indicates the cancellation of periodic PHR reporting, and the third field indicates the cancellation of PHR reporting triggered by the first event.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information includes an information field, which is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one PHR when the information field corresponds to different values.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the information field satisfies one of the following:

When the information field is set to the first value, it indicates that all PHR reports should be cancelled.

The information field is set to the second value, indicating that periodic PHR reporting should be cancelled;

The information field is set to the third value, indicating that the reporting of the PHR triggered by the first event is cancelled;

The information field is the fourth value, indicating the cancellation of periodic and first-event triggered PHR reporting.

In conjunction with embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first indication information is sent via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Receive a second instruction message sent by the network device. The second instruction message is used to instruct the terminal to restart the reporting of PHR.

In conjunction with embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction information includes at least one of the following:

Restart the corresponding reporting cycle for PHR reporting;

Restart PHR reporting for the corresponding number of reporting times.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting cycle and/or number of reports corresponding to restarting PHR reporting are defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of reports is greater than or equal to 1.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reporting period is greater than the period threshold.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink channel quality of the terminal is below a quality threshold.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

The PHR is re-reported to the network device, and the re-reported PHR is used to calibrate the AI model.

In conjunction with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of PHR is at least one of the following:

The PHR corresponding to the uplink shared channel (SCH);

In multi-connection mode, the PHR corresponding to the uplink control channel (SCH) and the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH);

The PHR corresponding to the detection reference signal SRS.

Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including:

The transceiver module is used to send a first indication message to the terminal, the first indication message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of the Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Fourthly, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, a terminal includes:

The transceiver module is used to receive first indication information sent by the network device, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Fifthly, according to embodiments of this disclosure, a network device includes:

One or more processors;

The network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect.

Sixthly, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, a terminal includes:

One or more processors;

The terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of this disclosure provides a communication system, including a network device and a terminal, wherein,

The network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect;

The terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

Eighthly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium stores instructions, wherein...

When the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device causes the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

Ninth aspect, an embodiment of this disclosure provides a program product, wherein,

When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device performs the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in alternative implementations of the first and second aspects.

Eleventhly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to optional implementations of the first and second aspects above.

It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and/or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and/or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (executed independently of A); in some embodiments... In this example, execution is chosen from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, both A and B are executed. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

In some embodiments, the apparatus and device may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "body", etc.

In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network devices, core network devices, etc.

In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device),""base station (BS),""radio base station," or "fixed station." In some embodiments, it may also be understood as "node,""accesspoint,""transmission point (TP)," or "reception point." "point (RP)", "transmission/reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

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

In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

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

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, in a 5G communication system, an evolved Node B (eNB), a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next-generation Node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a radio backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open RAN, a cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, and a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. At least one of the access nodes, but not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

In some embodiments, a core network device can be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. Network elements can be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), 5G Core Network (5GCN), and Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, a core network device refers to a network element with a specific function, such as an Access Management Function (AMF) or a Service Management Function (SMF).

It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to a part thereof, but are not limited thereto.

The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the entities in Figure 1, or it may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of each entity are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative. The entities may not be connected to each other or may be connected in any way. The connection may be direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G New Radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), and Future Generation Radio Access (FX). This includes Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM, CDMA2000), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.16), WiMAX (WiMAX, IEEE 802.20), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth, Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication processing methods, and next-generation systems built upon them. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

PHR reporting is controlled through the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. Network device 102, in order to... Knowing the terminal's power information in a timely manner will cause the terminal 101 to report PHR periodically or in the form of event triggers. The above reporting method will cause the terminal 101 to report PHR information more frequently, resulting in additional waste of resources, especially in scenarios where AI technology is applied.

With the continuous development of wireless communication technology, deploying AI technology on the base station side has become the evolutionary direction of cellular mobile communication. In scenarios where AI technology is applied, PHR prediction can be performed based on AI. However, frequent PHR reporting by terminal 101 can lead to unnecessary resource waste. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance or improve the traditional PHR reporting methods and systems.

Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a method for sending and receiving indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, this disclosure relates to a method for sending and receiving indication information, the method comprising:

In step S2101, network device 102 sends first instruction information to terminal 101.

In some embodiments, the first indication information can be sent via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to instruct terminal 101 to disable the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Optionally, the first instruction information may instruct terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of one or more specific PHRs, or instruct terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of all PHRs.

In some embodiments, the PHR indicated by the first indication information includes some or all of the PHRs that have been configured or defined by the terminal 101. In this embodiment, the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal 101 to cancel some or all of the configured or defined PHRs.

Optionally, the PHR that has been configured or defined on terminal 101 is an existing PHR, which can be referred to in the relevant protocol description. For example, the PHR that has been configured or defined on terminal 101 includes: PHR reporting by terminal 101 in the form of periodic or event-triggered reporting.

In some embodiments, the PHR configured or defined by terminal 101 includes at least one of the following:

Periodic PHR;

The PHR is based on the first event, where the first event is some or all of all the events that trigger the PHR.

Optionally, network device 102 can configure terminal 101 to periodically report PHR, and can configure the period for sending PHR.

Optionally, PHR can also be event-triggered or condition-triggered, where the triggering event or triggering condition can include various factors, such as: changes in path loss exceeding a set value, RRC reconfiguration, the existence of a new transmission, etc. All possible triggering events or triggering conditions can be defined through protocol definitions or network configuration.

Optionally, the first event can be some or all of all triggering events. In one example, the first event is a specific triggering event, and the first indication information can instruct the terminal to cancel a PHR triggered based on a specific event, such as an RRC reconfiguration; or, for example, a new transmission occurring. In another example, the first event is all triggering events, and the first indication information can instruct the terminal to cancel all PHRs triggered based on these events.

In some examples, the first instruction information may instruct terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of some PHRs. For example, instructing terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of periodic PHRs, and/or instructing terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of all event-triggered PHRs. Another example is instructing terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of periodic PHRs, and/or instructing terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of PHRs triggered by a first event. Yet another example is instructing terminal 101 to cancel the reporting of some or all event-triggered PHRs.

In some embodiments, for the PHR cancelled as described above, the type of the PHR is at least one of the following:

Type 1: PHR corresponding to the uplink shared channel (SCH);

Type 2: PHR corresponding to the uplink control channel (SCH) and physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in multi-connection state;

Type 3: PHR corresponding to the probe reference signal SRS.

In this embodiment, the PHR that can be canceled from being reported via the first instruction information can be any one or more of the above PHR types.

In Type 1, PHR is the difference between the nominal UE maximum transmit power and the estimated power of UL-SCH transmission for each activated serving cell. The nominal UE maximum transmit power can be determined based on the maximum configured power.

In Type 2, PHR is the difference between the nominal maximum transmit power of the UE and the estimated power of the UL-SCH and PUCCH transmitted on a special cell (SpCell) of another MAC entity (such as an e-UTRA MAC entity only in EN-DC, NE-DC, and NGEN-DC scenarios).

In Type 3, PHR is the difference between the nominal maximum transmit power of the UE and the estimated transmit power of the SRS for each active serving cell.

In some embodiments, network device 102 may send one or more first indication messages, wherein each first indication message is used to indicate the cancellation of a PHR report.

Optionally, network device 102 sends multiple RRC messages, each carrying a first indication information. Each RRC message or each first indication information corresponds to a PHR, so that each RRC message can indicate whether to cancel the reporting of the corresponding PHR through its carried first indication information. For example, the first indication information carried by the first RRC message indicates whether to cancel the reporting of periodic PHRs, the first indication information carried by the second RRC message indicates whether to cancel the reporting of all event-triggered PHRs, and the first indication information carried by the third RRC message indicates whether to cancel the reporting of PHRs triggered by a first event.

Optionally, network device 102 can carry multiple first indication messages by sending a single RRC message, and the time domain locations of the multiple first indication messages can be different. Each first indication message can be used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of a corresponding PHR.

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes one or more fields, wherein each field is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one PHR.

Optionally, network device 102 may send the first indication information via an RRC message such as RRC configuration information. The first indication information includes different fields to indicate whether to cancel the corresponding PHR reporting.

In one example, the first indication information includes at least one of a first field, a second field, and a third field; wherein the first field is used to indicate the cancellation of all PHR reporting, the second field is used to indicate the cancellation of periodic PHR reporting, and the third field is used to indicate the cancellation of PHR reporting triggered by the first event.

In this example, the first field could be the `disablePHRreprorting` field added to the RRC configuration information, used to indicate the cancellation of all PHR reporting. The second field could be the `disablephr-PeriodicTimer` field added to the RRC configuration information, used to indicate the cancellation of periodic PHR reporting. The third field could be the `disablenewtransmission` field added to the RRC configuration information, used to indicate the cancellation of PHR reporting triggered by the first event, where the first event is the existence of a new transmission.

In some embodiments, the first indication information includes an information field, which, when corresponding to different values, is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one PHR.

Optionally, network device 102 may send the first indication information via an RRC message, such as in RRC configuration information.

Optionally, the information field may include one or more bits.

In one example, the information field satisfies one of the following:

When the information field is set to the first value, it indicates that all PHR reports should be cancelled.

The information field is set to the second value, indicating that periodic PHR reporting should be cancelled;

The information field is set to the third value, indicating that the reporting of the PHR triggered by the first event is cancelled;

The information field is the fourth value, indicating the cancellation of periodic and first-event-triggered PHR reporting.

In this example, the information field consists of 2 bits. Referring to Table 1-1, the first value can be 00, the second value can be 01, the third value can be 10, and the fourth value can be 11. The first event can be an RRC reconfiguration.

Table 1-1

In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives first indication information sent by network device 102 to learn about the cancellation of some or all PHR reports.

In step S2102, network device 102 predicts PHR based on an AI model.

In some embodiments, network device 102 can pre-train the AI model to obtain a converged AI model, and then predict the PHR based on the AI model. In related technologies, the PHR of a terminal is calculated based on base station resource allocation information and the terminal's own algorithm. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, network device 102 can predict the PHR of the terminal through the AI model to reduce the reporting of terminal PHR, thereby reducing unnecessary signaling overhead and resource waste.

In some embodiments, the input to the AI model can be historical data, i.e., the network device 102 obtains the predicted PHR based on the historical data input by the AI model.

Optionally, historical data may include historical PHRs reported by different terminals 101. Each terminal 101 may report historical PHRs under different channel conditions and/or historical PHRs under different allocated resources. The allocated resources may be, for example, allocated resource blocks (RBs), or, for example, the number of different allocated RBs.

Optionally, the historical data may also include the reference signal received power (RSRP) or reference signal received quality (RSRQ) reported by the terminal 101.

In some embodiments, network device 102 can obtain a predicted PHR based on scheduling requirements, such as when network device 102 needs to perform closed-loop power control or allocate reasonable channel resources, it can predict the PHR based on AI models and historical data.

In step S2103, network device 102 sends second instruction information to terminal 101.

In some embodiments, the second instruction information is used to instruct terminal 101 to restart PHR reporting.

In some embodiments, network device 102 may send the second indication information via RRC message or Downlink Control Information (DCI).

In some embodiments, when the network device 102 determines that the uplink channel quality of the terminal 101 is lower than a quality threshold, it executes step S2103, sending second indication information to the terminal 101 whose uplink channel quality is lower than the quality threshold. The network device 102 can obtain the uplink channel quality based on the reception of uplink signals.

In some embodiments, network device 102 may issue a second instruction message when there is a need to calibrate an AI model.

Optionally, the second indication information can be used to instruct terminal 101 to perform low-density PHR reporting. For example, in order to achieve calibration on the network device 102 side within a certain period of time, terminal 101 may be allowed to perform low-density PHR reporting. Here, "low density" refers to a reporting density lower than that of existing protocols or configured PHR reporting.

In some embodiments, network device 102 is configured to re-report relevant parameters of PHR.

In one example, network device 102 configures or instructs terminal 101 to re-report relevant parameters of the PHR by sending new signaling. This new signaling can be sent synchronously with the second instruction information, or before or after the second instruction information is sent.

In another example, network device 102 configures or instructs terminal 101 to re-report relevant parameters of PHR via second instruction information.

The second instruction information includes at least one of the following:

Restart the reporting cycle corresponding to PHR reporting;

Restart PHR reporting for the corresponding number of reporting times.

In this example, network device 102 can be configured or indicated to report a number greater than or equal to 1. When the configured or indicated reporting number is equal to 1, the restarted PHR reporting is a one-time event; that is, after terminal 101 performs one re-reporting of the PHR, it will not report the PHR again until network device 102 issues another command to start reporting the PHR. When the configured or indicated reporting number is greater than 1, terminal 101 can stop reporting the PHR after the corresponding number of re-reportings until network device 102 issues another command to start reporting the PHR.

In this example, network device 102 can configure or indicate that the reporting period is greater than a period threshold. This period threshold can be determined based on a PHR reporting period defined or configured in the protocol, i.e., based on the existing PHR period. For example, the period threshold is a PHR period configured by network device 102. In related technologies, terminal 101 can report PHRs based on this PHR period. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the periodic PHR reporting corresponding to this PHR period can be canceled based on the first indication information. Optionally, network device 102 can set a longer reporting period by adjusting the phr-PeriodicTimer parameter in the relevant PHR reporting. When the reporting period is greater than the period threshold, terminal 101 can perform low-density PHR reporting.

In some embodiments, relevant parameters for re-reporting PHR are defined or preset through the protocol.

In one example, the reporting cycle and/or number of reports corresponding to restarting PHR reporting are defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal.

In this example, the terminal may have a preset low-density reporting mode or low-density reporting capability for re-reporting PHR. The parameters corresponding to the low-density reporting mode or low-density reporting capability can be defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal. When the terminal 101 receives a request from the base station to activate the PHR low-density reporting mode, such as when it receives the second indication information, the terminal 101 can re-report according to the preset low-density reporting mode, that is, re-report according to the reporting cycle and/or reporting number of the low-density reporting mode.

In this example, the reporting cycle and/or number of reports for the low-density reporting mode may include:

The number of reports is greater than or equal to 1. When the number of reports is equal to 1, the restarted PHR report is a one-time event; that is, after terminal 101 performs one re-report of the PHR, it will not report the PHR again until network device 102 issues another command to start reporting the PHR. When the number of reports is greater than 1, such as N, terminal 101 can stop reporting PHR after re-reporting N times until network device 102 issues an instruction to start reporting PHR again.

The reporting period is greater than the period threshold. This period threshold can refer to the PHR reporting period that has been defined or configured in the protocol. If the reporting period is greater than the period threshold, a longer reporting period can be started during the re-reporting of PHR, resulting in low-density reporting.

In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives a second indication message sent by network device 102 to know when to re-report PHR.

In step S2104, terminal 101 re-reports PHR to network device 102 based on the second instruction information.

In some embodiments, terminal 101 re-reports PHR based on the indication of the second indication information and the reporting period and/or reporting number configured or indicated in the second indication information.

In some embodiments, the terminal 101 re-reports the PHR based on the instruction of the second instruction information and the reporting period and/or reporting number defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal.

In some embodiments, network device 102 receives the PHR re-reported by the terminal and may execute step S2105.

In step S2105, network device 102 calibrates the AI model based on the re-reported PHR.

In some embodiments, the PHR predicted by the AI model may be biased. To ensure the accuracy of the AI model prediction, the network device 102 may perform some calibration.

In some embodiments, network device 102 can use the PHR re-reported by terminal 101 as the true value to calibrate the AI model. For example, based on the difference between the PHR predicted by the AI model and the true value, such as when the predicted value is large compared to the actual value, network device 102 can adjust the parameters of the AI model to improve the reliability of the AI model.

In some embodiments, network device 102 may perform AI model calibration at certain time intervals, or perform AI model calibration at appropriate times according to scheduling needs and scenario changes.

In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", and "field" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and/or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and/or receive” can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, and “RAN-based” can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as “moment,” “point in time,” “time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” “window,” and “time.”

In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)," "cell," "frequency carrier," and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values (e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and/or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the receiver to respond to the sent content.

The method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2105.

In some embodiments, step S2102 may be omitted, or it may be replaced by one or more steps in different embodiments. For example, the method includes step S2101, or the method includes S2101 and S2103.

In some embodiments, step S2103 may be omitted, or it may be replaced by one or more steps in different embodiments. For example, the method includes step S2101.

In some embodiments, the method includes step S2101, or the method includes steps S2101, S2104 and S2105, or the method includes S2101 and S2103 to S2105.

In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2 may be referred to.

Figure 3a is a flowchart illustrating a method for sending indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3a, the present disclosure relates to a method for sending indication information, the method including:

Step S3101: Send the first instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3101 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3102: Predict PHR based on AI model.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3102 can be referred to the implementation of step S2102 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3103: Send the second instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3103 can be referred to the implementation of step S2103 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3104: Receive the resubmitted PHR.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3104 can be referred to the implementation of step S2104 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here. To elaborate further.

Step S3105: Calibrate the AI model based on the resubmitted PHR.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3105 can be referred to the implementation of step S2105 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

The method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3105.

In some embodiments, step S3102 may be omitted, or it may be replaced by one or more steps in different embodiments. For example, the method includes step S3101, or the method includes S3101 and S3103.

In some embodiments, step S3103 may be omitted, or it may be replaced by one or more steps in different embodiments. For example, the method includes step S3101.

In some embodiments, the method includes step S3101, or the method includes steps S3101, S3104 and S3105, or the method includes S3101 and S3103 to S3105.

In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG3a.

Figure 3b is a flowchart illustrating a method for sending indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3b, the present disclosure relates to a method for sending indication information, the method comprising:

Step S3201: Send the first instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3201 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3202: Send the second instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3202 can be referred to the implementation of step S2103 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3203: Receive the resubmitted PHR.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3203 can be referred to the implementation of step S2104 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3204: Calibrate the AI model based on the resubmitted PHR.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3204 can be referred to the implementation of step S2105 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

The method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3204.

In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG3b.

Figure 3c is a flowchart illustrating a method for sending indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3c, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending indication information, the method including:

Step S3301: Send the first instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3301 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S3302: Send the second instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3302 can be referred to the implementation of step S2103 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

The method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3301 to S3302.

In some embodiments, other optional implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG3c.

Figure 3d is a flowchart illustrating a method for sending indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3d, the present disclosure relates to a method for sending indication information, the method comprising:

Step S3401: Send the first instruction information to terminal 101.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3401 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to Figure 3d.

Figure 4a is a flowchart illustrating a method for receiving indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4a, the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving indication information, the method comprising:

Step S4101: Receive the first instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4101 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S4102: Receive the second instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4102 can be referred to the implementation of step S2103 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S4103: Send the resubmitted PHR.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4103 can be referred to the implementation of step S2104 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

The method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103.

In some embodiments, step S4102 may be omitted, or it may be replaced by one or more steps in different embodiments. For example, the method includes step S4101.

In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG4a.

Figure 4b is a flowchart illustrating a method for receiving instruction information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4b, the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving instruction information, the method comprising:

Step S4201: Receive the first instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4201 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

Step S4202: Receive the second instruction information.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4202 can be referred to the implementation of step S2103 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

The method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4202.

In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG4b.

Figure 4c is a flowchart illustrating a method for receiving indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4c, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving indication information, the method comprising:

Step S4301: Receive the first instruction information sent by the network device 102.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4301 can be referred to the implementation of step S2101 in FIG2, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, other optional implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG4c.

In this embodiment of the disclosure, the base station can disable the existing PHR reporting conditions of the terminal through signaling, and can indicate different conditions for canceling PHR reporting through multiple signaling messages or bit information. Furthermore, when the base station predicts the terminal's power margin PHR based on AI, it can allow the terminal to perform low-density reporting in order to obtain calibration within a certain time. To facilitate understanding of this embodiment of the disclosure, some examples are listed below:

Example 1:

The base station can cancel the existing PHR reporting conditions of the terminal through signaling.

In one embodiment, the base station can send a signaling message to the terminal, such as sending a relevant message via RRC, to allow the terminal to cancel the periodic reporting of PHR and/or event-triggered reporting.

In another embodiment, multiple messages can be sent to instruct the cancellation of periodic reporting of terminal PHR, and to instruct the cancellation of some or all event-triggered reporting.

For example, in one embodiment, the base station adds the following to the RRC configuration information:

disable PHRreprorting, and or

disablephr-PeriodicTimer, and or

Information such as disablenewtransmission can be used to cancel the corresponding triggering conditions.

Example 2:

The base station can cancel the existing PHR reporting conditions of the terminal through signaling.

In one embodiment, the conditions for canceling PHR reporting can be indicated using bit information. As shown in Table 1-2, the conditions for canceling PHR reporting can be indicated using 2 bits of information.

Table 1-2

Example 3:

When the base station predicts the power headroom (PHR) of the terminal based on AI, it allows the terminal to report at a low density in order to obtain calibration on the base station side within a certain period of time.

In one embodiment, when a base station detects that the uplink channel quality of a terminal is lower than a certain value, it can instruct the terminal to perform low-density PHR reporting via signaling.

In one embodiment, based on Example 1 or Example 2, the base station can also request the terminal to restart PHR reporting via signaling. This PHR reporting can be a one-time event, or the base station can define a reporting period and number of times N. After completing N reports according to the defined reporting period, no further reporting is performed until the terminal receives the next signaling from the base station requesting the restart of PHR reporting.

In another embodiment, based on Example 1 or Example 2, the base station may also utilize the phr-PeriodicTimer in the existing PHR reporting to set a longer reporting period.

Example 4:

The terminal has a preset low-density reporting mode. When it receives a request from the base station to activate the PHR low-density reporting mode, it reports according to the preset low-density reporting mode. The low-density reporting mode may include:

Report once, or

The terminal completes N reports according to the established reporting cycle. After completing all reports, no further reports are made until the terminal receives a signal from the base station requesting the next PHR reporting.

The reporting cycle has been lengthy.

Example 5:

The PHR that is canceled or restarted in the above example can be applied to the following three types:

In Type 1, PHR is the difference between the nominal maximum transmit power of the UE in each active serving cell and the estimated power of the UL-SCH transmission. This type is for the uplink shared channel.

In Type 2, PHR is the difference between the nominal maximum transmit power of the UE and the estimated power transmitted on the UL-SCH and PUCCH on the SpCell of another MAC entity (such as an e-UTRA MAC entity only in EN-DC, NE-DC, and NGEN-DC scenarios). This type targets the uplink shared channel and control channel in multi-connectivity states.

In Type 3, PHR is the difference between the nominal maximum transmit power of the UE and the estimated transmit power of the SRS for each active serving cell. This type is for the sounding reference signal.

This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented as hardware circuits. The functions of some or all units or modules can be implemented through the design of the hardware circuits. The aforementioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more... The processor; for example, in one implementation, the aforementioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which implements the functions of some or all of the above units or modules through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit; as another example, the aforementioned hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD), taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, which can include a large number of logic gates, and the connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through a configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through the processor calling software, or entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through the processor calling software and the remaining parts through hardware circuits.

In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be hardware circuits designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASICs, such as Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.

Figure 5a is a schematic diagram of the terminal structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5a, the terminal 5100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 5101, a processing module 5102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is used to receive first indication information sent by a network device, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

Optionally, the transceiver module 5101 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 5102 is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of the terminal structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5b, the network device 5200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 5201, a processing module 5202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is used to send first indication information to the terminal, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR).

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

In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 6100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip or chip system that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. A chip system, or processor, etc. The communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the description in the above method embodiments.

As shown in Figure 6a, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 6100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 6100 to execute any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6102. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6102, the transceiver 6102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method, and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps. In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6103 may be located outside the communication device 6100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuits 6104 are connected to the memories 6103 and can be used to receive data from the memories 6103 or other devices, and to send data to the memories 6103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 can read data stored in the memories 6103 and send that data to the processor 6101.

The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6a. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 6200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 6200 shown in Figure 6b, but it is not limited thereto.

Chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201. Chip 6200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6203 may be located outside chip 6200. Optionally, interface circuit 6202 is connected to memory 6203, and interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive data from memory 6203 or other devices, and interface circuit 6202 can be used to send data to memory 6203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 6202 can read data stored in memory 6203. The data is then sent to the processor 6201.

In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and/or receiving, in the above-described method. For example, the interface circuit 6202 performing the communication steps, such as sending and/or receiving, in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 6202 performs data interaction between the processor 6201, the chip 6200, the memory 6203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 6201 performs at least one of the other steps.

The modules and/or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and/or devices, which is not limited here.

This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 6100, cause the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 6100, causes the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Industrial applicability

By sending a first instruction message, the network device instructs the terminal to cancel the reporting of PHR. In some enhanced scenarios, such as scenarios that use AI technology to predict PHR, the network device can reduce the terminal's PHR reporting through signaling instructions, thereby reducing unnecessary signaling overhead and resource waste.

Claims (40)

A method for sending indication information, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Send a first instruction message to the terminal, the first instruction message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR). The method as described in claim 1, wherein, The PHR includes some or all of the PHRs that have been configured or defined by the terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the PHR comprises at least one of the following: Periodic PHR; A PHR is triggered by a first event, wherein the first event is some or all of all events that trigger the PHR. The method as described in claim 3, wherein, The network device sends one or more of the first indication messages, wherein each of the first indication messages is used to indicate the cancellation of one of the PHR reports. The method as described in claim 3, wherein, The first indication information includes one or more fields, wherein each field is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one of the PHRs. The method of claim 5, wherein, The first indication information includes at least one of a first field, a second field, and a third field; The first field is used to indicate the cancellation of all PHR reporting, the second field is used to indicate the cancellation of periodic PHR reporting, and the third field is used to indicate the cancellation of PHR reporting triggered by the first event. The method as described in claim 3, wherein, The first indication information includes an information field, which, when corresponding to different values, is used to indicate the cancellation of reporting at least one of the PHRs. The method of claim 7, wherein the information field satisfies one of the following: The information field is set to the first value, indicating that all PHR reports should be cancelled. The information field is a second value, indicating that periodic PHR reporting should be cancelled; The information field is a third value, indicating that the PHR reporting triggered by the first event is cancelled; The information field is a fourth value, indicating the cancellation of periodic reporting of PHRs triggered by the first event. The method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The first indication information is sent via Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the method further comprises: A second instruction message is sent to the terminal, which instructs the terminal to restart the reporting of the PHR. The method of claim 10, wherein the second indication information includes at least one of the following: Restart the reporting cycle corresponding to the PHR report; Restart the PHR reporting for the corresponding number of reporting cycles. The method of claim 10, wherein, The reporting cycle and/or number of reports corresponding to restarting the PHR reporting are defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal. The method as described in claim 11 or 12, wherein the number of reports is greater than or equal to 1. The method as described in claim 11 or 12, wherein the reporting period is greater than a period threshold. The method as described in any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein, The network device determines that the uplink channel quality of the terminal is below a quality threshold. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the method further comprises: Receive the PHR re-reported by the terminal; The artificial intelligence (AI) model is calibrated based on the resubmitted PHR. The method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the type of the PHR is at least one of the following: The PHR corresponding to the uplink shared channel (SCH); PHR corresponding to uplink SCH and physical uplink control channel PUCCH in multi-connection state; The PHR corresponding to the detection reference signal SRS. A method for receiving indication information, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: The terminal receives a first indication message sent by a network device, the first indication message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR). The method of claim 18, wherein, The PHR includes some or all of the PHRs that have been configured or defined by the terminal. The method of claim 19, wherein the PHR comprises at least one of the following: Periodic PHR; A PHR is triggered by a first event, wherein the first event is some or all of all events that trigger the PHR. The method of claim 20, wherein, The terminal receives one or more of the first indication information, wherein each of the first indication information is used to indicate the cancellation of one of the PHR reports. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first indication information includes one or more fields, wherein each field is used to indicate the cancellation of the reporting of at least one of the PHRs. The method of claim 22, wherein, The first indication information includes at least one of a first field, a second field, and a third field; The first field is used to indicate the cancellation of all PHR reporting, the second field is used to indicate the cancellation of periodic PHR reporting, and the third field is used to indicate the cancellation of PHR reporting triggered by the first event. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first indication information includes an information field, which, when corresponding to different values, is used to indicate the cancellation of reporting at least one of the PHRs. The method of claim 24, wherein the information field satisfies one of the following: The information field is set to the first value, indicating that all PHR reports should be cancelled. The information field is a second value, indicating that periodic PHR reporting should be cancelled; The information field is a third value, indicating that the PHR reporting triggered by the first event is cancelled; The information field is a fourth value, indicating the cancellation of periodic reporting of PHRs triggered by the first event. The method as described in any one of claims 18 to 25, wherein, The first indication information is sent via Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages. The method as claimed in any one of claims 18 to 25, wherein the method further comprises: The terminal receives a second instruction message sent by the network device, the second instruction message being used to instruct the terminal to restart the reporting of the PHR. The method of claim 27, wherein the second indication information includes at least one of the following: Restart the reporting cycle corresponding to the PHR report; Restart the PHR reporting for the corresponding number of reporting cycles. The method of claim 27, wherein, The reporting cycle and/or number of reports corresponding to restarting the PHR reporting are defined by the protocol or preset by the terminal. The method as described in claim 28 or 29, wherein the number of reports is greater than or equal to 1. The method as described in claim 28 or 29, wherein the reporting period is greater than a period threshold. The method as described in any one of claims 27 to 31, wherein, The uplink channel quality of the terminal is below the quality threshold. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 32, wherein the method further comprises: The PHR is re-reported to the network device, wherein the re-reported PHR is used to calibrate the artificial intelligence (AI) model. The method as described in any one of claims 17 to 33, wherein the type of the PHR is at least one of the following: The PHR corresponding to the uplink shared channel (SCH); In multi-connection mode, the PHR corresponding to the uplink control channel (SCH) and the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); The PHR corresponding to the detection reference signal SRS. A network device, comprising: The transceiver module is used to send a first indication message to the terminal, the first indication message being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of the Power Headroom Report (PHR). A terminal, comprising: The transceiver module is used to receive first indication information sent by the network device, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal to cancel the reporting of Power Headroom Report (PHR). A network device, comprising: One or more processors; The network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 17. A terminal, comprising: One or more processors; The terminal is configured to implement the method as described in any one of claims 18 to 34. A storage medium storing instructions, wherein, When the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the actions as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 17, or any of the claims. The method described in any one of 18 to 34 is required. A program product, wherein, When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 17 or any one of claims 18 to 34.