WO2025231753A1 - Information processing method, apparatus and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing method, an apparatus, and a communication system. The method comprises: on the basis of first information, a network device adjusts power allocated by the network device to different beams, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or the network device sends second information to the terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is at least used for indicating information of the power allocated by the network device to the different beams.

Description

Information processing methods, devices and communication systems Technical Field

This application relates to the field of communications.

Background Technology

In 3GPP Release 19 (R19), the benefits and possible scenarios for enhanced downlink coverage are being investigated to support additional reference satellite payload parameters for GSO (Geostationary Orbit) and NGSO (Non-Geostationary Orbit) constellations operating in FR1-NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) or FR2-NTN. The additional reference satellite payload parameters are defined by assuming that satellite power is shared by satellite beams or different beam patterns/beam sizes (wide or narrow beams). In this power-sharing scenario, due to power limitations or feeder link bandwidth, the satellite network may not be able to activate all satellite beams simultaneously, or may only be able to activate satellite beams with an EIRP (Effective Isotropic Radiated Power) power density lower than the nominal satellite beam. In other words, the satellite's power will not be evenly distributed to all beams that form the satellite footprint.

According to the work proposal description of 3GPP Release 19, satellite power can be dynamically/flexibly adjusted between different satellite beams or between different beam patterns or beam sizes. Therefore, the coverage area of a satellite cell dynamically changes as the satellite power is allocated in different beam directions. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the coverage area of a satellite cell according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 1, at a certain moment, the coverage area of the satellite cell (grid shaded in Figure 1) is determined by the beams that are simultaneously activated (allocated power) (dotted shaded in Figure 1). The satellite power is only allocated to these activated beams.

It should be noted that the above introduction to the technical background is only for the purpose of providing a clear and complete explanation of the technical solutions of this application and facilitating understanding by those skilled in the art. It should not be assumed that these technical solutions are known to those skilled in the art simply because they have been described in the background section of this application.

Summary of the Invention

The inventors discovered that one of the main purposes of introducing NTN NR (New Radio) cells is to supplement current terrestrial network coverage. In areas without terrestrial network coverage, a large portion of the area scanned/covered by satellites may have no or very few UEs. More often than not, users... These areas tend to be concentrated within specific beam footprints, such as ships at sea, research stations in uninhabited areas, and villages near desert oases. Assigning the same activation opportunities—such as the same power allocation and duration—to different beams would result in a lot of meaningless coverage and negatively impact the user experience for UEs that truly need coverage. Alternatively, allocating power only to beam directions where the network deems UEs present might fail to provide service guarantees for UEs entering uninhabited areas, which are typically urgent.

To address one or more of the aforementioned problems, embodiments of this application provide an information processing method, apparatus, and communication system.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of this application, an information processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus being disposed in a network device, the apparatus comprising: a first processing unit, which adjusts the power allocated by the network device on different beams according to first information, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or a first transceiver unit, configured to send second information to the terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is at least used to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of this application, an information processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus being disposed in a terminal device, the apparatus comprising: a second transceiver unit, which receives second information from a network device, the second information being used at least to indicate power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to first information, the first information being information associated with the UE.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of this application, a communication system is provided, the communication system including a terminal device and/or a network device, the network device including the apparatus described in the first aspect of the embodiments of this application, and the terminal device including the apparatus described in the second aspect of the embodiments of this application.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of this application, an information processing method is provided, the method comprising: a network device adjusting the power allocated by the network device on different beams according to first information, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or, the network device sending second information to the terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is at least used to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams.

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of this application, an information processing method is provided, the method comprising: a terminal device receiving second information from a network device, the second information being used at least to indicate power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to first information, the first information being information associated with the UE.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer-readable program is provided, wherein when the program is executed in an information processing apparatus or network device, the program causes the information processing apparatus or network device to perform the embodiments of this application. The information processing method described in the fourth aspect of the example.

According to a seventh aspect of the present application, a computer-readable program is provided, wherein when the program is executed in an information processing apparatus or terminal device, the program causes the information processing apparatus or terminal device to perform the information processing method described in the fifth aspect of the present application.

According to an eighth aspect of the present application, a storage medium storing a computer-readable program is provided, wherein the computer-readable program causes an information processing apparatus or network device to perform the information processing method described in the fourth aspect of the present application.

According to a ninth aspect of the present application, a storage medium storing a computer-readable program is provided, wherein the computer-readable program causes an information processing apparatus or terminal device to perform the information processing method described in the fifth aspect of the present application.

One of the beneficial effects of the embodiments of this application is that when the network device performs beam power allocation, it can take into account the information associated with the terminal device, thereby improving the rationality of power allocation; or, the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Specific embodiments of this application are disclosed in detail with reference to the following description and accompanying drawings, indicating how the principles of this application can be adopted. It should be understood that the embodiments of this application are not limited in scope. Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, embodiments of this application include many changes, modifications, and equivalents.

Features described and/or illustrated for one embodiment may be used in the same or similar manner in one or more other embodiments, combined with features in other embodiments, or substituted for features in other embodiments.

It should be emphasized that the term "including/comprises/have" as used herein refers to the presence of a feature, whole, step, or component, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, wholes, steps, or components.

Attached Figure Description

The elements and features described in one drawing or embodiment of this application may be combined with elements and features shown in one or more other drawings or embodiments. Furthermore, in the drawings, similar reference numerals denote corresponding parts in several drawings and can be used to indicate corresponding parts used in more than one embodiment.

The accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of this application and illustrate the implementation methods of this application, and together with the textual description, explain the principles of this application. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of this application, and will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Without requiring any creative effort, other figures can be obtained from these figures. In the figures:

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the cell coverage area of the NR NTN system;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a first time period according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 5 is another schematic diagram of the information processing method according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an information processing device according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 8 is a schematic block diagram of the system configuration of a network device according to an embodiment of this application;

Figure 9 is a schematic block diagram of the system configuration of the terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Implementation

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the foregoing and other features of this application will become apparent from the following description. Specific embodiments of this application are specifically disclosed in the description and drawings, illustrating partial implementations in which the principles of this application may be employed. It should be understood that this application is not limited to the described embodiments; rather, it includes all modifications, variations, and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the embodiments of this application, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to distinguish different elements by name, but do not indicate the spatial arrangement or chronological order of these elements, and these elements should not be limited by these terms. The term "and/or" includes any one or more of the terms listed in association and all combinations thereof. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," etc., refer to the presence of the stated features, elements, components, or assemblies, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components, or assemblies.

In the embodiments of this application, the singular forms "a," "the," etc., including the plural forms, should be broadly understood as "a kind" or "a class" rather than limited to the meaning of "an." Furthermore, the term "the" should be understood to include both the singular and plural forms, unless the context explicitly indicates otherwise. Additionally, the term "according to" should be understood as "at least partially based on…," and the term "based on" should be understood as "at least partially based on…," unless the context explicitly indicates otherwise.

In the embodiments of this application, the term "communication network" or "wireless communication network" may refer to a network that conforms to any of the following communication standards, such as New Radio (NR), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), and High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA). etc.

Furthermore, communication between devices in a communication system can be carried out according to communication protocols at any stage, including but not limited to the following communication protocols: 1G (generation), 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, 4G, 4.5G and 5G, New Radio (NR), 6G and future communication, and/or other currently known or future communication protocols.

In the embodiments of this application, the terms "network device" or "network node" refer, for example, to a device in a communication system that connects a user equipment to a communication network and provides services to that user equipment. Network devices or network nodes may include, but are not limited to, the following devices: base station (BS), access point (AP), transmission reception point (TRP), broadcast transmitter, mobile management entity (MME), gateway, server, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), "node" and/or "donor" under the IAB architecture, satellite, etc.

The base station may include, but is not limited to: Node B (or NB), evolved Node B (or eNodeB or eNB), 5G base station (gNB), 6G base station and future base stations, etc. In addition, it may also include remote radio heads (RRH), remote radio units (RRU), relays or low-power nodes (such as femto, pico, etc.).

Furthermore, the term "base station" can include some or all of their functions, and each base station can provide communication coverage to a specific geographical area. For example, a 5G base station gNB can include one gNB CU and one or more gNB DUs, where the CU/DU is a logical node of a gNB with some of the gNB's functions. The term "cell" can refer to a base station and/or its coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.

In the embodiments of this application, the term "User Equipment" (UE) refers, for example, to a device that accesses a communication network and receives network services through a network device, and can also be called "Terminal Equipment" (TE). Terminal equipment can be fixed or mobile, and can also be called a Mobile Station (MS), terminal, user, Subscriber Station (SS), Access Terminal (AT), Mobile Terminal (MT), etc.

The terminal device may include, but is not limited to, the following devices: cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), wireless modem, wireless communication device, handheld device, machine-type communication device, laptop computer, cordless phone, smartphone, smartwatch, digital camera, etc.

For example, in scenarios such as the Internet of Things (IoT), terminal devices can also be machines or devices for monitoring or measurement, such as including but not limited to: machine-type communication (MTC) terminals, vehicle-mounted communication terminals, device-to-device (D2D) terminals, machine-to-machine (M2M) terminals, and so on.

Furthermore, the terms "network side" or "network equipment side" refer to one side of the network, which can be a base station or include one or more network devices as described above. The terms "user side," "terminal side," or "terminal equipment side" refer to the side of the user or terminal, which can be a UE or include one or more terminal devices as described above. Unless otherwise specified, "equipment" can refer to either network equipment or terminal equipment.

Without causing confusion, the terms “uplink control signal” and “uplink control information (UCI)” or “physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)” are interchangeable, as are the terms “uplink data signal” and “uplink data information” or “physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)”.

The terms “downlink control signal” and “downlink control information (DCI)” or “physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)” are interchangeable, as are the terms “downlink data signal” and “downlink data information” or “physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)”.

Additionally, uplink signals can include uplink data signals and/or uplink control signals and/or PRACH and/or SRS (sounding reference signal), and can also be referred to as uplink transmission (UL transmission), uplink information, or uplink channel. Sending/receiving uplink transmission on uplink resources can be understood as using that uplink resource to send/receive the uplink transmission. Downlink signals can include downlink data signals and/or downlink control signals and/or synchronization signals (SS, such as PSS/SSS) and/or broadcast channel (PBCH) and/or SSB (SS/PBCH block, including PSS, SSS, and PBCH and their DMRS) and/or CSI-RS, and can also be referred to as downlink transmission (DL transmission), downlink information, or downlink channel. Sending/receiving downlink transmission on downlink resources can be understood as using that downlink resource to send/receive the downlink transmission.

In this embodiment, higher-layer signaling may be, for example, Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; RRC signaling may include, for example, RRC messages, such as broadcast/public RRC messages/signaling (e.g., Master Information Block (MIB), System Information (SI), Private RRC messages/signaling; or RRC Information Element (RRC IE); or information fields (or information fields included in information fields) of RRC messages or RRC Information Elements. Higher-layer signaling may also be, for example, Media Access Control (Media Access Control) layer... Access Control (MAC) signaling; or MAC control element (MAC CE). However, this application is not limited to this.

In the embodiments of this application, "coverage area", "coverage range" and "coverage" can be used interchangeably.

In the embodiments of this application, "at least one", "at least one of" and "one or more" can be used interchangeably, and "multiple" and "more than one" can be used interchangeably. "Multiple" means at least two, or two or more.

In this application embodiment, "predefined" refers to what is specified by the protocol or determined according to the rules specified by the protocol, and does not require additional configuration. "Configuration/instruction" refers to what the network device directly or indirectly configures/instructs through higher-layer signaling and/or physical layer signaling. Configuration/instruction can be achieved by introducing higher-layer parameters into the higher-layer signaling. Higher-layer parameters refer to information fields and/or information elements/information units/information cells (IEs) in the higher-layer signaling. Physical layer signaling refers to, for example, control information (DCI) carried by the physical downlink control channel or control information carried by the sequence, but is not limited to these.

In the embodiments of this application, "when," "under the circumstances," "for the situation of," and "if" all indicate based on one or more conditions or states, and these expressions can be used interchangeably.

The following examples illustrate the scenarios of embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited thereto.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of this application, illustrating the case with terminal devices and network devices as examples. As shown in Figure 2, the communication system 100 may include network device 101, terminal device 102, and terminal device 103. For simplicity, Figure 2 only illustrates the case with two terminal devices and one network device, but the embodiments of this application are not limited to this.

In this embodiment of the application, network device 101, terminal device 102, and terminal device 103 can transmit existing services or services that can be implemented in the future. For example, these services may include, but are not limited to: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communication (mMTC), ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC), and related communications of terminal devices with reduced capabilities, etc.

Terminal devices 102 and 103 can be in RRC_IDLE, RRC_INACTIVE, or RRC_CONNECTED states. Terminal devices 102 and 103 can also communicate with network device 101. For example, taking terminal device 102 as an example, terminal device 102 can send data to network device 101 or perform data retransmission. Network device 101 can send paging messages to terminal device 102 or send data to terminal device 102, and terminal device 102 can receive data sent by network device 101. Furthermore, different terminal devices can also communicate with each other; for example, terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 can exchange data.

It is worth noting that Figure 2 shows that both terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 are located in network device 101. The coverage area is within the network device 101, but this application is not limited thereto. Terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 may both be outside the coverage area of network device 101, or one of terminal device 102 and terminal device 103 may be within the coverage area of network device 101 while the other is outside the coverage area of network device 101.

In downlink coverage enhancement technologies based on power sharing, satellite power is allocated to a limited number of beam directions at any given time, or by reducing the power of some beams below the specified EIRP requirements, thus concentrating satellite power on a limited number of beam directions. According to 3GPP research, the number of beams that are simultaneously activated or activated according to the EIRP requirements of a satellite beam accounts for a very low percentage of the total number of beams. For example, for the LEO600km set1-2 FR1 satellite, the proportion of simultaneously activated beams is only 1.5%, while a satellite can have up to 1058 beams. Only beams with sufficient power allocation can provide effective cell coverage and normal service or message transmission.

The network will adjust or switch the active beam to ensure that all areas within the satellite cell have the opportunity to be covered by the network.

If the switching speed between active beams is too fast, the service may not be able to complete the service transmission within the duration of an activation. The service will be interrupted due to beam switching or beam jump, which will cause service continuity problems, such as the failure of time-critical services, and will also cause a lot of resource waste, such as the need to cache services or retransmit services that were not completed in the previous activation time.

Slow switching speeds between active beams can lead to prolonged delays in service requests within the footprint or coverage area of inactive beams, impacting end-user (UE) access and even emergency service interactions. UEs that haven't detected cell coverage for an extended period may miss the current beam's active timeframe due to inter-frequency measurements, thus completely missing the opportunity for the satellite network to provide services. Therefore, it's crucial to ensure the rational allocation of power across different beams to facilitate timely and reliable communication.

Various embodiments of the present application will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application.

First aspect of the embodiments

This application provides an information processing method applied to a network device.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes:

301: The network device adjusts the power allocated to different beams by the network device according to the first information, wherein the first information is information associated with the terminal device (UE); and/or

302: The network device sends a second message to the terminal device (UE), wherein the second message is used to indicate at least the power allocation information of the network device on different beams.

It is worth noting that Figure 3 above is only an illustrative description of the embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited thereto. For example, the execution order between various operations can be appropriately adjusted, and other operations can be added or some operations can be removed. Those skilled in the art can make appropriate modifications based on the above content, and are not limited to the description in Figure 3 above.

According to the above embodiments, the network device adjusts the power allocated on different beams based on the first information associated with the UE. Thus, when the network device allocates power to beams, it can take into account the information associated with the terminal device, thereby improving the rationality of power allocation. Alternatively, the network device sends the UE with at least the second information indicating the power allocation information of the network device on different beams. Thus, the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

In some embodiments, the first information may include various information associated with the UE. For example, the first information may include at least one of the following: there is no transmission or service associated with the UE; there is a public message transmission associated with the UE; there is a service and/or service request associated with the UE; or feedback or response from the UE.

In some embodiments, the power allocation corresponding to different first information can be different. For example, when the first information indicates that there is no transmission or service associated with the UE, the network device does not allocate power to the relevant beam or allocates a first power lower than a first threshold value to the relevant beam. As another example, when the first information indicates that there is a public message transmission associated with the UE, the network device allocates a second power to the relevant beam, which satisfies the power density requirements on radio resources used for public message transmission, and this second power is higher than the first power. Yet another example, when the first information indicates that there is a service and/or service request associated with the UE, or when the first information is a feedback or response from the UE, the network device allocates a third power to the relevant beam, which satisfies the power density requirements on radio resources used for public message transmission as well as the power density requirements on radio resources used for service transmission of the active UE, and this third power is not lower than the second power, for example, the third power is higher than the second power. This application is not limited to these examples; the network device can also allocate power according to the first information in other ways.

In some embodiments, the power allocated by a network device on a beam may be related to the state of the beam association. The state of the beam association (also referred to as the beam association state) may be used to indicate possible (or supported) transmissions or signals on the beam.

For example, as network devices switch or adjust the power distribution on different beams, the state of beam footprint (also known as beam coverage) association can switch between different states, or in other words, network devices adjust the power distribution on different beams in order to switch the state of beam association.

In some embodiments, the power allocation information of the network device on a beam may include the state of the beam association. The configuration information. In other words, the second information can at least be used to indicate the configuration information of the beam association status of the network device.

In some embodiments, the configuration information of the beam association state of the network device may include at least one of the following: the DTX/DRX (discontinuous transmission and/or discontinuous reception) configuration of the beam associated with the UE, and the associated state when the beam associated with the UE is activated.

In some embodiments, the transmissions or signals supported by beams associated with different states may be different, the behavior or processing of network devices and/or UEs may also be different, and correspondingly, the configuration information for different states may also be different.

The following provides an exemplary description of the beam association status, the behavior or processing of network devices and UEs, and the configuration information for different statuses.

In some embodiments, the beam association state may include at least one of the following: a first state (N1 state), a second state (N2 state), or a third state (N2 state). This application is not limited thereto, and the beam association state may also be other states.

Regarding the first state:

In some embodiments, the first state may be used to indicate that no signal is transmitted on the beam associated with the first state; and/or, the first state may be used to indicate that no signal is received on the beam associated with the first state.

For example, the network device does not use the beam associated with the first state to transmit and/or receive signals. The network device does not allocate power to the beam associated with the first state or allocates power at a first threshold value (e.g., first power).

In some embodiments, for a UE covered only by a beam associated with a first state, the behavior or processing of the UE may include at least one of the following:

Stop monitoring the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel);

Stop detecting SSB (Synchronization Signal Block);

Stop detecting CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal);

Stop measuring;

Do not trigger or stop triggering cell search and/or cell selection and/or cell reselection;

Do not send or stop sending SRS (Sound Reference Signal);

Do not send or stop sending CSI (Channel State Information) reports;

Do not send or stop sending service requests;

Wireless link failure: No transmission or stopped transmission.

Do not send or stop transmissions on the uplink shared channel;

Do not send or stop transmissions on RACH (Random Access Channel);

Do not send or stop transmissions on PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel);

Release all downlink allocated resources of the cell, or those in the first state for the duration thereof;

Release all uplink allocated resources of the cell, or those in the first state for the duration thereof;

Release resources allocated for all or all uplink CSI reporting for cells during the duration of the first state;

Cancel or cache existing failure reports;

Release or cache content waiting to be transmitted to the cell;

Clear or cache the HARQ buffer (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Buffer) used for the cell.

Regarding the second state:

In some embodiments, the second state can be used to indicate feedback or response from a UE that is able to send and/or receive public messages on a beam associated with the second state.

For example, the network device may use the beam associated with the second state to transmit a common message, and/or use the beam associated with the second state to receive feedback or response from the UE related to the common message, or the network device may receive feedback or response from the UE related to the common message on other beams. The power allocated by the network device on the beam associated with the second state may be higher than the power allocated on the beam associated with the first state.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the public message may include at least one of the following: SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), SI (System Information), Paging, PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), Msg2, Msg4, or MsgB.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the UE's feedback or response includes at least one of the following: SI request, SRS (Sound Reference Signal), CSI (Channel State Information) report, Harq-Ack (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment Response) of Msg1, Msg3, Msg4, or MsgA.

In some embodiments, for a UE that is covered only by a beam associated with the second state, the behavior or processing of the UE may include at least one of the following:

Detect SSB;

Detect SIBs;

Listen to PDCCH;

Perform CSI-RS measurements;

Perform uplink and downlink synchronization with network devices;

Initiate or execute random access;

Based on the public messages transmitted by the network devices, send feedback or responses to the network devices on the uplink transmission opportunities or uplink resources allocated by the network devices.

In some embodiments, for a beam associated with a second state, the behavior or processing of the network device may include at least one of the following:

Share relevant information about the UE's feedback or response with other network devices or cells; and/or

Adjust the power allocated on different beams based on relevant information from the UE's feedback or response, and/or

Send a second message to the UE, the second message including at least a second configuration, the second configuration being a configuration related to the second state.

In some embodiments, the relevant information of the UE's feedback or response may include at least beam-related information associated with the UE's feedback or response. This application is not limited thereto; the relevant information of the UE's feedback or response may also include other information.

Regarding the third state:

In some embodiments, the third state is used to indicate the ability to transmit or receive active UE traffic on the beam associated with the third state (also referred to as active traffic of the UE).

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the beam associated with the third state may include at least one of the following:

Second-state transmissions, other broadcast services or signals besides second-state transmissions, other measurements besides second-state transmissions, all uplink transmissions or uplink signals for services of an active UE, and all downlink transmissions or downlink signals for services of an active UE.

The second-state transmission includes all possible transmissions or signals on the beam associated with the second state. For example, transmissions or signals corresponding to common messages as described above, and/or transmissions or signals corresponding to UE feedback or responses.

In some embodiments, the behavior of a UE covered only by a beam associated with a third state includes at least one of the following:

Perform transmission under normal coverage;

Perform reception under normal coverage conditions;

Report service requests to network devices, including service requests or cache status reports sent to network devices before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT (round-trip time for downlink or uplink transmission) indicated by the network device.

In some embodiments, for a beam associated with a third state, the behavior or processing of the network device may include at least one of the following:

Adjust the power allocated on different beams according to the UE's service requests and/or uplink/downlink service requirements and/or the number of UEs, and/or

Send a second message to the UE, the second message including at least a third configuration, the third configuration being a configuration related to a third state.

In some embodiments, the network device may adjust the power allocated on different beams in various ways according to the UE’s service requests and/or uplink and downlink service requirements and/or the number of UEs.

For example, network devices can adjust the power distribution on a beam either explicitly or implicitly.

Taking display methods as an example, network devices use (similar to) cell-level or beam-level DTX/DRX configurations to indicate the power allocated on different beams or the possible transmissions or signals on different beams. For example, network devices can configure inactive timers (also known as invalid timers, used to indicate the invalid duration of cell-level or beam-level DTX/DRX configurations), or network devices can modify and indicate the duration for which a UE-related beam is active.

Taking the implicit method as an example, the network device can maintain scheduling for the UE. In this case, even after the duration of the beam configured by the network device expires, the UE can still receive or transmit data according to the network schedule. That is, the network device's scheduling has a higher priority than the network device's configuration of the beam's duration or the DTX/DRX configuration associated with that beam.

For example, for a beam with a large number of UEs, the network device allocates more power, for example, by allocating a longer single activation time and/or activating the beam more frequently; or, the network device keeps the beam active, including keeping the beam active in a second state and also keeping the beam active in a third state.

In some embodiments, the number of UEs may be at least one of the following: the number of UEs accessing through the beam, the number of UEs that have sent feedback or response to transmissions or signals sent by the network device on the beam, and the number of UEs that use the beam for uplink or downlink transmissions.

In some embodiments, the network device may indicate corresponding configuration information for different beam association states. For example, as described above, the second information may include a second configuration associated with a second state and/or a third configuration associated with a third state. In other words, the configuration related to the DTX/DRX (discontinuous transmission and/or discontinuous reception) of the UE-related beam may include a second configuration associated with a second state and/or a third configuration associated with a third state.

For example, the second configuration may include at least one of the following:

The first time period is the duration timer or dwell interval;

The periodic or cyclical information of the first time period;

During the dwell interval of the first time period, the state associated with the UE when the beam associated with the UE is activated is the second state.

The first time period can be the time period during which the network device activates the beam according to the second state, and/or the time period during which the network device activates the beam in a polling manner according to the second state.

For example, during the first time period, the network device can activate all beams in a polling manner according to the second state, such as all beams that form the footprint or coverage area of the network device.

As shown in Figure 1, the footprint (or coverage area) A of the network device includes M1 beam footprints (or coverage areas) B. Due to power limitations, the number of beams M2 that the network device can activate simultaneously is smaller than M1. In order to cover the entire footprint (or coverage area), the network device activates the M1 beams sequentially in a polling manner.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a first time period according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 4, T corresponds to a period or a cycle of the first time period. Within a period or cycle T, T1 corresponds to the dwell interval or duration of the first time period. Within the dwell interval T1 of the first time period, the associated state of the activated beam is the second state. For ease of description, the term "dwell interval of the first time period" may be used interchangeably with "first time period" without causing confusion.

As shown in Figure 4, T1 can correspond to a portion of time within a period T. For example, a period T may include a first time period T1 and a second time period T2 following the first time period. This application is not limited to this; T1 may also correspond to the entire time within a period T.

In some embodiments, the second configuration may also include or indicate at least one of the following:

Common time offset, which can be used to indicate the common time offset of multiple simultaneously active beams within the DTX/DRX cycle;

Round-trip time (UL/DL RTT) for downlink or uplink transmission;

Outside of the DTX/DRX duration of the UE-related beam, the state associated with the beam is a first state, and/or, no power is allocated to the beam or the power allocated to the beam is below a first threshold value.

For a given beam, the beam is activated in a second state for a portion of the first time period T1. This portion of time can be referred to as the beam's on-duration time. In the embodiments of this application, the on-duration time, active time, and dwell interval can be interchanged.

The starting position of the beam's duration can be determined based on the beam's DTX/DRX period and the time offset within that DTX/DRX period. For multiple beams that can be activated simultaneously, the network device can configure a common DTX/DRX period and a common time offset within that common DTX/DRX period (i.e., a common time offset) for the multiple beams; alternatively, the network device can configure a time offset for each beam separately, where the time offsets for each beam are the same.

During the first time period T1, outside the duration of the beam, the state associated with the beam can be the first state, which helps to save energy on the network side.

In some embodiments, in addition to the configuration of the DTX/DRX parameters related to the second state described above, the second configuration may also include the configuration of other DTX/DRX parameters related to the second state.

For example, the configuration of the DTX/DRX parameters related to the second state for the UE-related beams may include: unique or different DTX/DRX parameters for each beam; it may also include common second-state related DTX/DRX parameters for all beams within the cell, and/or the same second-state related DTX/DRX parameters configured for all beams within the cell, wherein the common or same second-state related DTX/DRX parameters may not include time offsets within the DTX/DRX period, such as time offsets within the different DTX/DRX periods for each beam.

In some embodiments, the third configuration may include the duration of a third state. During the duration of the third state, the beam is activated according to the third state.

The above provides an exemplary description of the beam association status, the behavior or processing of network devices and UEs, and the configuration information for different statuses.

The following is an exemplary description of the switching between the first state and/or the second state and/or the third state (also referred to as power allocation on the beams associated with the first state and/or the second state and/or the third state). Without causing confusion, the beams associated with the second state may be interchanged with the beams activated according to the second state, and the beams associated with the third state may be interchanged with the beams activated according to the third state.

In some embodiments, during a first time period T1, the network device activates its beam according to a second state, and/or, during the first time period T1, the network device activates the beams of all network devices in a polling manner according to the second state. As previously mentioned, all beams can be all those forming the footprint or coverage area of the network device. Beam.

For example, in the first time period T1, after the beam associated with the first state is activated, the state associated with the beam switches from the first state to the second state.

During the first time period T1, the network device indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the second state. For example, during the first time period T1, the second information indicated by the network device to the UE includes a second configuration associated with the second state. The content of the second configuration is as described above and is incorporated here without further explanation.

In some embodiments, the network device may transmit a public message using a beam associated with a second state. Upon receiving feedback or a response from the UE related to this public message, the network device may adjust the power allocated on different beams based on information related to the UE's feedback or response; for example, switching the state associated with the beam associated with the second state from the second state to the third state. In this case, the second information indicated by the network device to the UE includes a third configuration associated with the third state. The content of the third configuration is as described above and is incorporated herein by reference, without further explanation.

In some embodiments, the network device may activate the third state at various times.

In the first approach, the network device may activate the beam in a third state during a second time period T2 following the first time period T1, and/or the network device may indicate to the UE during the second time period T2 following the first time period T1 that the associated state when the beam is activated is the third state.

In the second approach, the network device may activate the third state within a first time period T1. That is, within the first time period, the network device also activates the beam according to the third state, and/or the network device indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the third state.

The two methods described above will be illustrated below.

In the first method:

In some embodiments, during a first time period, the network device may receive feedback or response from a UE associated with the transmission of a beam (i.e., a beam activated according to a second state), or receive feedback or response from a UE within the footprint or coverage area of the beam, and the network device records the beam as a first beam.

After the first time period ends, during the second time period, the network device activates the first beam according to the third state. For example, during the second time period, the network device activates all the first beams simultaneously, and/or activates all the first beams in a polling manner, wherein the state associated with the activation of the first beam is the third state.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated in a third state over a period of time or at the same time.

The maximum number of beams simultaneously activated in the third state is related to the power requirement of a single third-state beam and the total power of the network devices. For example, in the second time period, since the network devices only activate beams in the third state, i.e., the second and third states cannot be activated simultaneously. Therefore, the maximum number of beams activated in the third state, N_max_n3, is not greater than the integer part of the result of dividing the total power of the network devices, P_total, by the power requirement of a single third-state beam, P_n3.

If the number of first beams to be activated exceeds the maximum number, the network device activates the first beams sequentially according to the third state in a polling manner during the second time period. If the number of first beams to be activated does not exceed the maximum number, the network device may activate the first beams simultaneously according to the third state during the second time period, or it may activate the first beams sequentially according to the third state during the second time period. Sequentially activating the first beams includes simultaneously activating one or more of the first beams.

In some embodiments, one or more beams of the network device are activated in a second state for a period of time.

The maximum number of beams simultaneously activated according to the second state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the second state and the total power of the network device. For example, in the first time period, if the network device only activates beams according to the second state, the second state and the third state cannot be activated simultaneously. Therefore, the maximum number of beams activated according to the second state, N_max_n2, is not greater than the integer part of the result of dividing the total power of the network device, P_total, by the power requirement of a single beam in the second state, P_n2.

In some embodiments, before the next first time period T1 arrives, the network device may deactivate all beams activated according to the third state during the second time period. For example, during the next first time period T1, all beams may be activated again only according to the second state or activated in a polling manner.

In the first approach, the state of beam association within the cell may include a first state and a second state during the first time period; and the state of beam association within the cell may include a first state and a third state during the second time period.

By using the first method, network devices periodically poll and activate all beams within the cell according to the second state, allocating power according to the activation requirements of the second state. This may involve activating more beams simultaneously or allocating stronger power to resource units transmitting public messages, thereby strengthening the signal and improving public message coverage. By utilizing separate time periods to activate relevant beams within the cell according to the third state, network devices can concentrate power in areas with active users, thus avoiding energy waste while improving user experience.

In the second method:

In some embodiments, during a first time period, the network device may receive feedback or response from a UE associated with the transmission of a beam (i.e., a beam activated according to a second state), or receive the footprint or coverage area of that beam. The UE's feedback or, and, the first beam is activated according to the third state or the first beam is activated in a polling manner according to the third state.

In this case, the network device may or may not record the first beam, and this application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated in a third state over a period of time or at the same time.

The maximum number of beams simultaneously activated in the third state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the third state and the total power of the network devices. Since beams activated in the second state may also exist simultaneously during the first time period, in this case, the maximum number of beams activated in the third state is also related to the power requirement of a single beam in the second state and the number of beams activated in the second state.

If the number of first beams to be activated exceeds the maximum number, the network device activates the first beams sequentially according to the third state in a polling manner within the first time period. If the number of first beams to be activated does not exceed the maximum number, the network device can activate the first beams simultaneously according to the third state within the first time period, or it can activate the first beams sequentially according to the third state in a polling manner. Sequentially activating the first beams includes simultaneously activating one or more of the first beams.

In some embodiments, one or more beams of the network device are activated in a second state for a period of time.

The maximum number of beams simultaneously activated in the second state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the second state and the total power of the network devices. Since beams may also be activated in the third state during the first time period, the maximum number of beams activated in the second state in this case is also related to the power requirement of a single beam in the third state and the number of beams activated in the third state.

In some embodiments, the second configuration of the first beam is disabled during the period when the first beam is activated in accordance with the third state or in a polling manner.

In some embodiments, the second configuration of the first beam re-activates after the duration of the third state has ended.

In the second approach, the state of beam association within the cell during the first time period may include a first state, a second state, and may also include a third state.

By using the second method, the network device continuously polls and activates all beams within the cell according to the second state, thereby enabling it to discover beams with active users more promptly and provide services to these users.

This application is not limited to this. Regarding the methods by which network devices can activate the third state at various times, besides using only the first method or only the second method, network devices can also activate the third state in other ways, such as a combination of the first and second methods, including activating the beam in the second method during the first time period. The three states, and the activation or maintenance of the active beam in the third state in the first manner during the second time period (e.g., the first beam can be activated in the third state in both the first and second time periods), also include maintaining the first beam in the third state in the second manner during the transition from the second time period to the first time period, and the second configuration of the first beam is invalidated during the activation in the third state, and the second configuration of the first beam is reinstated after the duration of the third state ends.

The following provides an exemplary description of the behavior or processing of network devices and terminal devices during the duration of the third state, as well as the deactivation method of the third state. This description applies to the first and second methods, or a combination of the first and second methods, described above.

In some embodiments, during the duration of the third state, the network device may receive service requests sent by the UE, wherein the service requests may include service requests or cache status reports sent by the UE to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device. The network device may update the duration of the third state based on the received service requests.

This application is not limited to this. During the duration of the third state, the network device may also update the duration of the third state according to the uplink and downlink service needs and/or the number of UEs.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the duration of the updated third state to the UE.

In some embodiments, after the duration of the third state ends, the beam activated according to the third state can directly switch from the third state to the first state, or the beam activated according to the third state can first switch from the third state to the second state, and then switch from the second state to the first state.

For example, during a preset time period without service transmission, the network device only maintains possible transmission in the second state. If there is no UE feedback or response within the preset time period, it switches to the first state. If there is UE feedback or response within the preset time period, it switches to the third state.

In some embodiments, since the signal transmitted under the coverage of the beam activated in the second state is limited, the bandwidth occupied during transmission may be much smaller than that occupied by the beam activated in the third state. Therefore, the total power requirement on a single beam can be much smaller in the second-state activation mode than in the third-state activation mode. Network devices can allocate significantly less power to the beams activated in the second state than to those activated in the third state, and/or, network devices can allocate stronger power to the radio resources used for transmission or signaling on the beams activated in the second state. Accordingly, in the first approach, the maximum number of beams simultaneously activated in the second state can be greater than the maximum number of beams simultaneously activated in the third state.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative examples of embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited thereto, and may also include... Appropriate modifications can be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments can be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments can be combined.

According to the above embodiments, the network device adjusts the power allocated on different beams based on the first information associated with the UE. Thus, when the network device allocates power to beams, it can take into account the information associated with the terminal device, thereby improving the rationality of power allocation. Alternatively, the network device sends at least second information to the UE to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams. Thus, the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Second aspect of the embodiments

This application provides an information processing method applied to a terminal device, which corresponds to the information processing method applied to a network device described in the first aspect embodiment. The same or corresponding content can be referred to the description in the first aspect embodiment.

Figure 5 is another schematic diagram of the information processing method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 5, the method includes:

501, The terminal device receives second information from the network device, the second information being used at least to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to first information, the first information being information associated with the terminal device.

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

There are no transmissions or services associated with this UE.

There is a public message transmission associated with this UE.

There are services and/or service requests associated with this UE.

The UE's feedback or response.

In some embodiments, the second information is used at least to indicate configuration information of the state associated with the beam, wherein the state associated with the beam is related to the power allocated by the network device on the beam, and the state associated with the beam is used to indicate possible transmissions or signals on the beam.

In some embodiments, the configuration information for the beam association state includes at least one of the following:

The configuration related to DTX/DRX (discontinuous transmission and/or discontinuous reception) of the beam associated with this UE.

The associated state when the beam associated with the UE is activated.

In some embodiments, the beam association state includes at least one of the following: a first state, a second state, or a third state.

In some embodiments, the first state is used to indicate that no signals are transmitted and/or received on the beam associated with the first state.

In some embodiments, the behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the first state includes at least one of the following:

Stop monitoring the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel);

Stop detecting SSB (Synchronization Signal Block);

Stop detecting CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal);

Stop measuring;

Do not trigger or stop triggering cell search and/or cell selection and/or cell reselection;

Do not send or stop sending SRS (Sound Reference Signal);

Do not send or stop sending CSI (Channel State Information) reports;

Do not send or stop sending service requests;

Wireless link failure: No transmission or stopped transmission.

Do not send or stop transmissions on the uplink shared channel;

Do not send or stop transmissions on RACH (Random Access Channel);

Do not send or stop transmissions on PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel);

Release all downlink allocated resources of the cell, or resources that are in or during the duration of the first state;

Release all uplink allocated resources of the cell, or resources that are in the first state for the duration thereof;

Release resources allocated for all or during the duration of the first state for cell CSI reporting uplinks;

Cancel or cache existing failure reports;

Release or cache content waiting to be transmitted to the cell;

Clear or cache the HARQ buffer (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Buffer) used for the cell.

In some embodiments, the second state is used to indicate the feedback or response of the UE that is able to receive and/or send public messages on the beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the public message includes at least one of the following:

SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), SI (System Information), Paging, PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), Msg2, Msg4, or MsgB.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the feedback or response of the UE includes at least one of the following:

SI request, SRS (Sound Reference Signal), CSI (Channel State Information) report, Harq-Ack (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment Response) for Msg1, Msg3, and Msg4, or MsgA.

In some embodiments, the behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the second state includes at least one of the following:

Detect SSB;

Detect SIBs;

Listen to PDCCH;

Perform CSI-RS measurements;

Perform uplink and downlink synchronization with network devices;

Initiate or execute random access;

Based on the public messages transmitted by the network device, send feedback or response to the network device on the uplink transmission opportunities or uplink resources allocated by the network device.

In some embodiments, the third state is used to indicate that the beam associated with the third state may be transmitting or receiving active traffic of the UE.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following:

Second state transmission, other broadcast services or signals other than the second state transmission, other measurements other than the second state transmission, all uplink transmissions or uplink signals for services of the active UE, and all downlink transmissions or downlink signals for services of the active UE, wherein the second state transmission includes all possible transmissions or signals on the beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following:

Perform transmission under normal coverage conditions;

Perform reception under normal coverage conditions;

Report service requests to the network device, including service requests or cache status reports sent to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device.

In some embodiments, during a first time period, the beam is activated according to the second state, and/or activated in a polling manner according to the second state. In this case, the second information received by the terminal device includes the beam... When the bundle is activated, the associated state is the second state.

In some embodiments, the beam is also activated according to the third state during the first time period. In this case, the second information received by the terminal device includes the state associated with the beam activation being the third state.

In some embodiments, the beam is activated according to the third state during a second time period following the first time period. In this case, the second information received by the terminal device includes the state associated with the beam activation being the third state.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated according to the second state over a period of time.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that are simultaneously activated in the second state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the second state and the total power of the network device.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated according to the third state over a period of time.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that are simultaneously activated in the third state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the third state and the total power of the network device.

In some embodiments, the second information includes a second configuration, which is a configuration related to the second state, including at least one of the following:

The duration timer or dwell interval of this first time period;

The periodic or cyclical information of this first time period;

During the dwell interval of the first time period, the state associated with the UE when the beam associated with the UE is activated is the second state.

In some embodiments, the second configuration further includes or indicates at least one of the following:

Common time offset, wherein the common time offset is used to indicate the common time offset of multiple simultaneously activated beams within the DTX/DRX cycle;

Round-trip time (UL/DL RTT) for downlink or uplink transmission;

Outside of the DTX/DRX duration of the UE-related beam, the beam is associated with the first state, and/or, no power is allocated to the beam or the power allocated to the beam is below a first threshold value.

In some embodiments, the configuration of the DTX/DRX parameters of the UE-related beam in relation to the second state includes:

Common DTX/DRX related parameters for all beams within the cell, relating to the second state, and/or identical DTX/DRX related parameters configured for all beams within the cell, wherein the common or identical DTX/DRX related parameters for the second state do not include time-related parameters within the DTX/DRX period. Interval offset.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the terminal device receives a public message transmitted via a first beam associated with the second state, and/or sends feedback or response to the public message and/or to the transmission of the first beam.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the first beam is activated according to the third state, or the first beam is activated in a polling manner according to the third state. In this case, the second information received by the terminal device includes the state associated with the activation of the first beam being the third state.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, while the first beam is activated according to the third state or in a polling manner, the second configuration of the first beam is disabled, the second configuration being the configuration of the first beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, after the duration of the third state ends, the second configuration of the first beam becomes active again, the second configuration being the configuration of the first beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the first beam is activated according to the third state during the second time period. In this case, the second information received by the terminal device includes the state associated with the activation of the first beam being the third state.

In some embodiments, during the second time period, all of the first beams are activated simultaneously; and/or all of the first beams are activated in a polling manner.

In some embodiments, all beams activated according to the third state are deactivated before the next first time period arrives.

In some embodiments, the second information includes a third configuration, which is a configuration associated with the third state, including the duration of the third state.

In some embodiments, during the duration of the third state, the terminal device sends a service request to the network device, wherein the service request includes a service request or cache status report sent to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device.

In some embodiments, the terminal device receives the duration of the third state, which is updated according to uplink and downlink service needs and/or the service request and/or the number of UEs.

In some embodiments, after the duration of the third state ends, the state of beam association activated by the third state is switched from the third state to the first state, or the state of beam association activated by the third state is switched from the third state to the second state first, and then switched from the second state to the first state.

In this application embodiment, the specific implementation of the above operations can be referred to the relevant records in the embodiment of the first aspect. The details are omitted here.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative examples of embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited thereto, and appropriate modifications can be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments can be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments can be combined.

According to the above embodiments, the terminal device receives at least second information from the network device for indicating the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to the first information associated with the UE, thereby ensuring the rationality of the power allocation of the beams, and the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Third aspect of the embodiments

This application provides an information processing apparatus installed in a network device. Since the principle by which this apparatus solves the problem is similar to the method in the first aspect embodiment, its specific implementation can refer to the implementation of the method described in the first aspect embodiment; the same or related details will not be repeated.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 6, the information processing apparatus 600 includes:

A first processing unit 601 adjusts the power allocated by the network device on different beams according to first information, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or

The first transceiver unit 602 is used to send second information to a terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is used to indicate at least the power allocation information of the network device on different beams.

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

There are no transmissions or services associated with this UE.

There is a public message transmission associated with this UE.

There are services and/or service requests associated with this UE.

The UE's feedback or response.

In some embodiments, the second information is used at least to indicate configuration information of the beam association status of the network device, wherein the beam association status is related to the power allocated by the network device on the beam, and the beam association status is used to indicate possible transmissions or signals on the beam.

In some embodiments, the configuration information for the beam association status of the network device includes at least one of the following:

The configuration related to DTX/DRX (discontinuous transmission and/or discontinuous reception) of the beam associated with this UE.

The associated state when the beam associated with the UE is activated.

In some embodiments, the beam association state includes at least one of the following: a first state, a second state, or a third state.

In some embodiments, the first state is used to indicate that no signal is transmitted on the beam associated with the first state; and/or the first state is used to indicate that no signal is received on the beam associated with the first state.

In some embodiments, the second state is used to indicate the feedback or response of the UE that is able to send and/or receive public messages on the beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the public message includes at least one of the following:

SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), SI (System Information), Paging, PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), Msg2, Msg4, or MsgB.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the feedback or response of the UE includes at least one of the following:

SI request, SRS (Sound Reference Signal), CSI (Channel State Information) report, Harq-Ack (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment Response) for Msg1, Msg3, and Msg4, or MsgA.

In some embodiments, for the beam associated with the second state:

The first transceiver unit 602 shares the relevant information of the UE's feedback or response with other network devices or cells; and/or

The first processing unit 601 adjusts the power allocated on different beams based on relevant information from the UE's feedback or response, and/or

The first transceiver unit 602 sends the second information to the UE. The second information includes at least a second configuration, which is a configuration related to the second state.

In some embodiments, the relevant information of the UE's feedback or response includes at least the relevant information of the beam associated with the UE's feedback or response.

In some embodiments, the third state is used to indicate that the UE's active traffic can be transmitted or received on the beam associated with the third state.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following:

Second state transmission, other broadcast services or signals besides the second state transmission, other measurements besides the second state transmission, all uplink transmissions or uplink signals for the services of the active UE, and all downlink transmissions or downlink signals for the services of the active UE, wherein the second state transmission includes the second state... All possible transmissions or signals on the associated beam.

In some embodiments, for the beam associated with the third state:

The first processing unit 601 adjusts the power allocated on different beams according to the UE's service request and/or uplink/downlink service requirements and/or the number of UEs, and/or

The first transceiver unit 602 sends the second information to the UE, the second information including at least a third configuration, the third configuration being a configuration related to the third state.

In some embodiments, the number of UEs is at least one of the following: the number of UEs accessing through the beam, the number of UEs that have sent feedback or response to transmissions or signals transmitted by the beam, and the number of UEs that use the beam for uplink or downlink transmissions.

In some embodiments, during a first time period, the first processing unit 601 activates the beam of the network device according to the second state, and/or activates the beams of all the network devices in a polling manner according to the second state; and/or, during the first time period, the first transceiver unit 602 indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the second state.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the first processing unit 601 also activates the beam of the network device according to the third state, and/or the first transceiver unit 602 indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the third state.

In some embodiments, during a second time period following the first time period, the first processing unit 601 activates the beam of the network device according to the third state, and/or the first transceiver unit 602 indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the third state.

In some embodiments, one or more beams of the network device are activated according to the second state for a period of time.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that are simultaneously activated in the second state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the second state and the total power of the network device.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated according to the third state over a period of time.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that are simultaneously activated in the third state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the third state and the total power of the network device.

In some embodiments, the second information includes a second configuration, which is a configuration related to the second state, including at least one of the following:

The duration timer or dwell interval for this first time period;

The periodic or cyclical information of this first time period;

During the dwell interval of the first time period, the state associated with the UE when the beam associated with the UE is activated is the second state.

In some embodiments, the second configuration further includes or indicates at least one of the following:

Common time offset, wherein the common time offset is used to indicate the common time offset of multiple simultaneously activated beams within the DTX/DRX cycle;

Round-trip time (UL/DL RTT) for downlink or uplink transmission;

Outside of the DTX/DRX duration of the UE-related beam, the beam is associated with the first state, and/or, no power is allocated to the beam or the power allocated to the beam is below a first threshold value.

In some embodiments, the configuration of the DTX/DRX parameters of the UE-related beam in relation to the second state includes:

Common DTX/DRX related parameters for all beams within the cell in relation to the second state, and/or identical DTX/DRX related parameters for all beams within the cell in relation to the second state, wherein the common or identical DTX/DRX related parameters for the second state do not include the time offset within the DTX/DRX period.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the first transceiver unit 602 receives feedback or response from the UE associated with the transmission of the beam, or receives feedback or response from the UE within the footprint or coverage area of the beam, and the first processing unit 601 records the beam as the first beam.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the first processing unit 601 activates the first beam according to the third state or activates the first beam in a polling manner according to the third state.

In some embodiments, during the period when the first beam is activated in accordance with the third state or in a polling manner, the second configuration of the first beam is disabled, wherein the second configuration is the configuration of the first beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, after the duration of the third state ends, the second configuration of the first beam re-activates, wherein the second configuration is the configuration of the first beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, during a second time period following the first time period, the first processing unit 601 simultaneously activates all of the first beams and/or activates all of the first beams in a polling manner, wherein the state associated with the activation of the first beam is a third state.

In some embodiments, the first processing unit 601 is deactivated before the next first time period arrives. All beams activated according to this third state.

In some embodiments, the configuration information of the beam association state of the network device includes the duration of the third state.

In some embodiments, during the duration of the third state, the first transceiver unit 602 receives service requests sent by the UE, wherein the service requests include service requests or cache status reports sent by the UE to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device.

In some embodiments, the first processing unit 601 updates the duration of the third state according to uplink and downlink service needs and/or the service request and/or the number of UEs, and the first transceiver unit 602 sends the updated duration of the third state to the UE.

In some embodiments, after the duration of the third state ends, the beam activated by the third state switches from the third state to the first state; or, the beam activated by the third state first switches from the third state to the second state, and then switches from the second state to the first state.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative examples of embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited thereto, and appropriate modifications can be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments can be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments can be combined.

It is worth noting that the above description only covers the components or modules relevant to this application, but this application is not limited thereto. The aforementioned device may also include other components or modules, and for details regarding these components or modules, please refer to related technologies.

Furthermore, for simplicity, the accompanying drawings only exemplarily illustrate the connection relationships or signal flows between the various components or modules. However, those skilled in the art should understand that various related technologies, such as bus connections, can be employed. The aforementioned components or modules can be implemented using hardware facilities such as processors, memory, transmitters, and receivers; this application does not limit this implementation.

According to the above embodiments, the network device adjusts the power allocated on different beams based on the first information associated with the UE. Thus, when the network device allocates power to beams, it can take into account the information associated with the terminal device, thereby improving the rationality of power allocation. Alternatively, the network device sends the UE with at least the second information indicating the power allocation information of the network device on different beams. Thus, the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Fourth aspect of the embodiment

This application provides an information processing apparatus applied to a terminal device. Since the principle by which this apparatus solves the problem is similar to the method in the second aspect of the embodiment, its specific implementation can refer to the implementation of the method described in the second aspect of the embodiment; the same or related parts will not be repeated.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 7, the information processing apparatus 700 includes:

The second transceiver unit 701 receives second information from the network device, which is at least used to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beam is adjusted according to first information, which is information associated with the UE.

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

There are no transmissions or services associated with this UE.

There is a public message transmission associated with this UE.

There are services and/or service requests associated with this UE.

The UE's feedback or response.

In some embodiments, the second information is used at least to indicate configuration information of the state associated with the beam, wherein the state associated with the beam is related to the power allocated by the network device on the beam, and the state associated with the beam is used to indicate possible transmissions or signals on the beam.

In some embodiments, the configuration information for the beam association state includes at least one of the following:

The configuration related to DTX/DRX (discontinuous transmission and/or discontinuous reception) of the beam associated with this UE.

The associated state when the beam associated with the UE is activated.

In some embodiments, the beam association state includes at least one of the following: a first state, a second state, or a third state.

In some embodiments, the first state is used to indicate that no signals are transmitted and/or received on the beam associated with the first state.

In some embodiments, the behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the first state includes at least one of the following:

Stop monitoring the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel);

Stop detecting SSB (Synchronization Signal Block);

Stop detecting CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal);

Stop measuring;

Do not trigger or stop triggering cell search and/or cell selection and/or cell reselection;

Do not send or stop sending SRS (Sound Reference Signal);

Do not send or stop sending CSI (Channel State Information) reports;

Do not send or stop sending service requests;

Wireless link failure: No transmission or stopped transmission.

Do not send or stop transmissions on the uplink shared channel;

Do not send or stop transmissions on RACH (Random Access Channel);

Do not send or stop transmissions on PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel);

Release all downlink allocated resources of the cell, or resources that are in or during the duration of the first state;

Release all uplink allocated resources of the cell, or resources that are in the first state for the duration thereof;

Release resources allocated for all or during the duration of the first state for cell CSI reporting uplinks;

Cancel or cache existing failure reports;

Release or cache content waiting to be transmitted to the cell;

Clear or cache the HARQ buffer (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Buffer) used for the cell.

In some embodiments, the second state is used to indicate the feedback or response of the UE that is able to receive and/or send public messages on the beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the public message includes at least one of the following:

SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), SI (System Information), Paging, PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), Msg2, Msg4, or MsgB.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the feedback or response of the UE includes at least one of the following:

SI request, SRS (Sound Reference Signal), CSI (Channel State Information) report, Harq-Ack (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment Response) for Msg1, Msg3, and Msg4, or MsgA.

In some embodiments, the behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the second state includes at least one of the following:

Detect SSB;

Detect SIBs;

Listen to PDCCH;

Perform CSI-RS measurements;

Perform uplink and downlink synchronization with network devices;

Initiate or execute random access;

Based on the public messages transmitted by the network device, send feedback or response to the network device on the uplink transmission opportunities or uplink resources allocated by the network device.

In some embodiments, the third state is used to indicate that the beam associated with the third state may be transmitting or receiving active traffic of the UE.

In some embodiments, the transmission or signal corresponding to the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following:

Second state transmission, other broadcast services or signals other than the second state transmission, other measurements other than the second state transmission, all uplink transmissions or uplink signals for services of the active UE, and all downlink transmissions or downlink signals for services of the active UE, wherein the second state transmission includes all possible transmissions or signals on the beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following:

Perform transmission under normal coverage conditions;

Perform reception under normal coverage conditions;

Report service requests to the network device, including service requests or cache status reports sent to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device.

In some embodiments, the beam is activated according to the second state during a first time period, and/or activated in a polling manner according to the second state. In this case, the second information received by the second transceiver unit 701 includes the second state as associated with the activation of the beam.

In some embodiments, the beam is also activated according to the third state during the first time period. In this case, the second information received by the second transceiver unit 701 includes the state associated with the activation of the beam being the third state.

In some embodiments, the beam is activated according to the third state during a second time period following the first time period. In this case, the second information received by the second transceiver unit 701 includes the third state as associated with the activation of the beam.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated according to the second state over a period of time.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams simultaneously activated according to the second state and a single second state The power requirements of the beam in a given state are related to the total power of the network equipment.

In some embodiments, one or more beams are activated according to the third state over a period of time.

In some embodiments, the maximum number of beams that are simultaneously activated in the third state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the third state and the total power of the network device.

In some embodiments, the second information includes a second configuration, which is a configuration related to the second state, including at least one of the following:

The duration timer or dwell interval of this first time period;

The periodic or cyclical information of this first time period;

During the dwell interval of the first time period, the state associated with the UE when the beam associated with the UE is activated is the second state.

In some embodiments, the second configuration further includes or indicates at least one of the following:

Common time offset, wherein the common time offset is used to indicate the common time offset of multiple simultaneously activated beams within the DTX/DRX cycle;

Round-trip time (UL/DL RTT) for downlink or uplink transmission;

Outside of the DTX/DRX duration of the UE-related beam, the beam is associated with the first state, and/or, no power is allocated to the beam or the power allocated to the beam is below a first threshold value.

In some embodiments, the configuration of the DTX/DRX parameters of the UE-related beam in relation to the second state includes:

Common DTX/DRX related parameters for all beams within the cell in relation to the second state, and/or identical DTX/DRX related parameters for all beams within the cell in relation to the second state, wherein the common or identical DTX/DRX related parameters for the second state do not include the time offset within the DTX/DRX period.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the second transceiver unit 701 receives a public message transmitted via a first beam associated with the second state, and/or transmits feedback or response to the public message and/or to the transmission of the first beam.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the first beam is activated according to the third state, or the first beam is activated in a polling manner according to the third state. In this case, the second information received by the second transceiver unit 701 includes the state associated with the activation of the first beam being the third state.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, the system is activated according to the third state or in a polling manner. During the period when the first beam is active, the second configuration of the first beam fails, the second configuration being the configuration of the first beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, during the first time period, after the duration of the third state ends, the second configuration of the first beam becomes active again, the second configuration being the configuration of the first beam associated with the second state.

In some embodiments, the first beam is activated according to the third state during the second time period. In this case, the second information received by the second transceiver unit 701 includes the state associated with the activation of the first beam being the third state.

In some embodiments, during the second time period, all of the first beams are activated simultaneously; and/or all of the first beams are activated in a polling manner.

In some embodiments, all beams activated according to the third state are deactivated before the next first time period arrives.

In some embodiments, the second information includes a third configuration, which is a configuration associated with the third state, including the duration of the third state.

In some embodiments, during the duration of the third state, the second transceiver unit 701 sends a service request to the network device, wherein the service request includes a service request or cache status report sent to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device.

In some embodiments, the second transceiver unit 701 receives the duration of the third state, which is updated according to uplink and downlink service needs and/or the service request and/or the number of UEs.

In some embodiments, after the duration of the third state ends, the state of beam association activated by the third state is switched from the third state to the first state, or the state of beam association activated by the third state is switched from the third state to the second state first, and then switched from the second state to the first state.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative examples of embodiments of this application, but this application is not limited thereto, and appropriate modifications can be made based on the above embodiments. For example, the above embodiments can be used alone, or one or more of the above embodiments can be combined.

It is worth noting that the above description only covers the components or modules relevant to this application, but this application is not limited thereto. The aforementioned device may also include other components or modules, and for details regarding these components or modules, please refer to related technologies.

Furthermore, for simplicity, the accompanying drawings only exemplarily illustrate the connection relationships or signal flow between the various components or modules. However, those skilled in the art should understand that various related technologies, such as bus connections, can be employed. The aforementioned components or modules can be implemented using hardware facilities such as processors, memory, transmitters, and receivers; this application does not limit this implementation.

According to the above embodiments, the terminal device receives at least second information from the network device for indicating the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to the first information associated with the UE, thereby ensuring the rationality of the power allocation of the beams, and the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Fifth aspect of the embodiment

This application provides a network device that includes the information processing apparatus described in the embodiment of the third aspect.

Figure 8 is a schematic block diagram of the system configuration of a network device according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 8, the network device 800 may include a processor 810 and a memory 820; the memory 820 is coupled to the processor 810. The memory 820 can store various data; in addition, it also stores an information processing program 830, and executes the program 830 under the control of the processor 810 to receive various information sent by terminal devices and send various information to terminal devices.

In one embodiment, the functions of the information processing device can be integrated into the processor 810.

The processor 810 can be configured to: adjust the power allocated by the network device on different beams according to first information, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or send second information to the terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is at least used to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams.

In another embodiment, the information processing device can be configured separately from the processor 810. For example, the random access device can be configured as a chip connected to the processor 810, and the functions of the information processing device can be implemented through the control of the processor 810.

In addition, as shown in Figure 8, the network device 800 may also include a transceiver 840 and an antenna 850, etc.; the functions of the above components are similar to those in the prior art, and will not be described in detail here. It is worth noting that the network device 800 does not necessarily include all the components shown in Figure 8; furthermore, the network device 800 may also include components not shown in Figure 8, which can be referred to in the prior art.

According to the above embodiments, the network device adjusts the power allocated to different beams based on the first information associated with the UE. Therefore, when the network device allocates power to beams, it can take into account the information associated with the terminal device. This can improve the rationality of power allocation; or, the network device sends a second message to the UE, at least indicating the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, so that the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Implementation of the sixth aspect

This application provides a terminal device that includes the information processing apparatus described in the fourth aspect of the embodiment.

Figure 9 is a schematic block diagram of the system configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 9, the terminal device 900 may include a processor 910 and a memory 920; the memory 920 is coupled to the processor 910. It is worth noting that this figure is exemplary; other types of structures may also be used to supplement or replace this structure to implement telecommunications functions or other functions.

In one embodiment, the functions of the information processing device can be integrated into the processor 910.

The processor 910 is configured such that: the terminal device receives second information from a network device, the second information being used at least to indicate power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to first information, the first information being information associated with the UE.

In another embodiment, the information processing device can be configured separately from the processor 910. For example, the information processing device can be configured as a chip connected to the processor 910, and the functions of the information processing device can be realized through the control of the processor 910.

As shown in Figure 9, the terminal device 900 may further include: a communication module 930, an input unit 940, a display 950, and a power supply 960. It is worth noting that the terminal device 900 does not necessarily include all the components shown in Figure 9; furthermore, the terminal device 900 may also include components not shown in Figure 9, which can be found in related technologies.

As shown in Figure 9, the processor 910, sometimes also referred to as a controller or operation control, may include a microprocessor or other processor device and/or logic device. The processor 910 receives input and controls the operation of various components of the terminal device 900.

The memory 920 may be, for example, one or more of a cache, flash memory, hard drive, removable medium, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, or other suitable devices. It can store various types of data, and also programs for executing related information. The processor 910 can execute the program stored in the memory 920 to perform information storage or processing, etc. The functions of other components are similar to those in existing systems and will not be described further here. The components of the terminal device 900 can be implemented using dedicated hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof without departing from the scope of the invention.

According to the above embodiments, the terminal device receives at least second information from the network device for indicating the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to the first information associated with the UE, thereby ensuring the rationality of the power allocation of the beams, and the terminal device can understand the power allocation information of the network device on different beams, which helps to ensure the timeliness and reliability of communication.

Seventh aspect of the embodiment

This application provides a communication system, including a network device according to an embodiment of the fifth aspect and/or a terminal device according to an embodiment of the sixth aspect. Specific details can be found in the descriptions of the embodiments of the fifth and sixth aspects.

For example, the structure of the communication system can be seen in FIG2. As shown in FIG2, the communication system 100 includes a network device 101 and a terminal device 102. The terminal device 102 may be the same as the terminal device described in the sixth aspect embodiment, and/or the network device 101 may be the same as the network device described in the fifth aspect embodiment. Repeated content will not be described again.

The apparatus and methods described above in this application can be implemented in hardware or in combination with software. This application relates to a computer-readable program that, when executed by a logic component, enables the logic component to implement the apparatus or components described above, or to implement the various methods or steps described above. Logic components include, for example, field-programmable logic devices (FPGAs), microprocessors, and processors used in computers. This application also relates to storage media for storing the above programs, such as hard disks, magnetic disks, optical disks, DVDs, and flash memory.

The methods/apparatus described in conjunction with the embodiments of this application can be directly embodied in hardware, software modules executed by a processor, or a combination of both. For example, one or more and/or combinations of one or more functional block diagrams shown in the structural drawings can correspond to various software modules in a computer program flow or to various hardware modules. These software modules can correspond to various steps shown in the method. These hardware modules can be implemented, for example, using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).

The software module can reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. A storage medium can be coupled to the processor, enabling the processor to read information from and write information to the storage medium; or the storage medium can be an integral part of the processor. The processor and storage medium can reside in an ASIC. The software module can be stored in the memory of the mobile terminal, or... It is stored in a memory card that can be inserted into a mobile terminal. For example, if the device (such as a mobile terminal) uses a large-capacity MEGA-SIM card or a large-capacity flash memory device, the software module can be stored in the MEGA-SIM card or the large-capacity flash memory device.

One or more and/or one or more combinations of functional blocks described in the accompanying drawings can be implemented as a general-purpose processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described herein. One or more and/or one or more combinations of functional blocks described in the accompanying drawings can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in communication with a DSP, or any other such configuration.

The present application has been described above with reference to specific embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that these descriptions are exemplary and not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the present application based on its spirit and principles, and these modifications and variations are also within the scope of the present application.

According to the various embodiments disclosed in this application, the following notes are also disclosed:

1. An information processing apparatus, the apparatus being disposed in a terminal device (UE), the apparatus comprising:

The second transceiver unit receives second information from the network device, the second information being used at least to indicate power allocation information of the network device on different beams, wherein the power of the beams is adjusted according to first information, the first information being information associated with the UE.

2. The apparatus according to Appendix 1, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following:

There are no transmissions or services associated with the UE.

There is a public message transmission associated with the UE.

There are service and/or service requests associated with the UE.

The UE's feedback or response;

and/or

The second information is at least used to indicate configuration information for the state associated with the beam, wherein the state associated with the beam is related to the power allocated by the network device on the beam, and the state associated with the beam is used to indicate possible transmissions or signals on the beam.

3. The apparatus according to Appendix 2, wherein,

The configuration information for the beam association state includes at least one of the following:

The configuration related to DTX/DRX (Discontinuous Transmission and/or Discontinuous Reception) of the beams associated with the UE.

The state associated with the beam associated with the UE when it is activated.

4. The apparatus according to Appendix 2, wherein,

The beam association states include at least one of the following: a first state, a second state, or a third state.

5. The apparatus according to Appendix 4, wherein,

The first state is used to indicate that no signal is transmitted and/or received on the beam associated with the first state; and/or

The second state is used to indicate the feedback or response of the UE related to receiving and/or transmitting the common message on the beam associated with the second state; and/or

The third state is used to indicate that the beam associated with the third state may be transmitting or receiving active traffic of the UE.

6. The apparatus according to Appendix 4, wherein,

The behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the first state includes at least one of the following:

Stop monitoring the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel);

Stop detecting SSB (Synchronization Signal Block);

Stop detecting CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal);

Stop measuring;

Do not trigger or stop triggering cell search and/or cell selection and/or cell reselection;

Do not send or stop sending SRS (Sound Reference Signal);

Do not send or stop sending CSI (Channel State Information) reports;

Do not send or stop sending service requests;

Wireless link failure: No transmission or stopped transmission.

Do not send or stop transmissions on the uplink shared channel;

Do not send or stop transmissions on RACH (Random Access Channel);

Do not send or stop transmissions on PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel);

Release all downlink allocated resources of the cell, or those that are in the first state for the duration thereof;

Release all uplink allocated resources of the cell that are in or during the duration of the first state;

Release CSI reports for all or all cells during the duration of the first state. Resources allocated upwards;

Cancel or cache existing failure reports;

Release or cache content waiting to be transmitted to the cell;

Clear or cache the HARQ buffer (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Buffer) used by the cell;

and/or

The behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the second state includes at least one of the following:

Detect SSB;

Detect SIBs;

Listen to PDCCH;

Perform CSI-RS measurements;

Perform uplink and downlink synchronization with network devices;

Initiate or execute random access;

Based on the public messages transmitted by the network device, send feedback or response to the network device on the uplink transmission opportunities or uplink resources allocated by the network device;

And/or,

The behavior of the UE covered only by the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following:

Perform transmission under normal coverage conditions;

Perform reception under normal coverage conditions;

Report service requests to the network device, wherein the service requests include service requests or cache status reports sent to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device.

7. The apparatus according to Appendix 4, wherein,

During the first time period, the beam is activated according to the second state, and/or activated in a polling manner according to the second state.

8. The apparatus according to Appendix 7, wherein,

During the first time period, the beam is also activated according to the third state; and/or

During the second time period following the first time period, the beam is activated according to the third state.

9. The apparatus according to Appendix 7, wherein,

During the first time period, the second transceiver unit receives a first beam transmission associated with the second state. Sending public messages, and/or sending feedback or responses related to the public messages and/or to the transmission of the first beam.

10. The apparatus according to Appendix 4, wherein,

During the duration of the third state, the second transceiver unit sends a service request to the network device, wherein the service request includes a service request or cache status report sent to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device, and/or

The second transceiver unit receives the duration of the third state, which is updated according to uplink and downlink service needs and/or the service requests and/or the number of UEs.

Claims (20)

An information processing apparatus, the apparatus being disposed in a network device, the apparatus comprising: A first processing unit adjusts the power allocated by the network device on different beams based on first information, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or The first transceiver unit is configured to send second information to a terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is at least used to indicate power allocation information of the network device on different beams. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The first information includes at least one of the following: There are no transmissions or services associated with the UE. There is a public message transmission associated with the UE. There are service and/or service requests associated with the UE. The UE's feedback or response; and/or The second information is at least used to indicate configuration information of the beam association status of the network device, wherein the beam association status is related to the power allocated by the network device on the beam, and the beam association status is used to indicate possible transmissions or signals on the beam. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, The configuration information for the beam association status of the network device includes at least one of the following: The configuration related to DTX/DRX (Discontinuous Transmission and/or Discontinuous Reception) of the beams associated with the UE. The state associated with the beam associated with the UE when it is activated. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, The beam association states include at least one of the following: a first state, a second state, or a third state. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The first state is used to indicate that no signal is transmitted on the beam associated with the first state; and/or The first state is used to indicate that no signal is received on the beam associated with the first state; and/or The second state is used to indicate the feedback or response of the UE related to the ability to send and/or receive public messages on the beam associated with the second state; and/or The third state is used to indicate the active transmitting or receiving capabilities on the beam associated with the third state. Describe the UE's active traffic. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, The transmission or signal corresponding to the public message includes at least one of the following: SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), SI (System Information), Paging, PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), Msg2, Msg4, or MsgB; and/or The transmission or signal corresponding to the feedback or response of the UE includes at least one of the following: SI request, SRS (Sound Reference Signal), CSI (Channel State Information) report, Harq-Ack (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgment Response) for Msg1, Msg3, and Msg4, or MsgA; and/or For the beam associated with the second state: The first transceiver unit shares relevant information about the UE's feedback or response with other network devices or cells; and/or The first processing unit adjusts the power allocated on different beams based on relevant information from the UE's feedback or response, and/or The first transceiver unit sends the second information to the UE, the second information including at least a second configuration, the second configuration being a configuration related to the second state. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, The relevant information of the UE's feedback or response includes at least the relevant information of the beam associated with the UE's feedback or response. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, The transmission or signal corresponding to the beam associated with the third state includes at least one of the following: Second state transmission, other broadcast services or signals other than the second state transmission, other measurements other than the second state transmission, all uplink transmissions or uplink signals for the services of the active UE, and all downlink transmissions or downlink signals for the services of the active UE, wherein the second state transmission includes all possible transmissions or signals on the beam associated with the second state. and/or For the beam associated with the third state: The first processing unit processes the UE's service request and/or uplink/downlink service requirements and/or the UE's... The quantity adjusts the power allocated on different beams, and/or The first transceiver unit sends the second information to the UE, the second information including at least a third configuration, the third configuration being a configuration related to the third state. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, The number of UEs is at least one of the following: the number of UEs accessing through the beam, the number of UEs that have sent feedback or response to the transmission or signal transmitted by the beam, and the number of UEs that use the beam for uplink or downlink transmission. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, During the first time period, the first processing unit activates the beam of the network device according to the second state, and/or activates the beam of all the network devices in a polling manner according to the second state; And/or, During the first time period, the first transceiver unit indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the second state. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, During the first time period, the first processing unit also activates the network device's beam according to the third state, and/or, the first transceiver unit indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the third state; and/or During the second time period following the first time period, the first processing unit activates the beam of the network device according to the third state, and/or the first transceiver unit indicates to the UE that the associated state when the beam is activated is the third state. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, For a period of time, one or more beams of the network device are activated according to the second state; and/or, Meanwhile, the maximum number of beams activated in the second state is related to the power requirement of a single beam in the second state and the total power of the network device. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, The second information includes a second configuration, which is a configuration related to the second state, including at least one of the following: The duration timer or dwell interval of the first time period; The periodic or cyclical information of the first time period; During the dwell interval of the first time period, the state associated with the activation of the beam related to the UE is the second state. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, The second configuration also includes or indicates at least one of the following: Common time offset, wherein the common time offset is used to indicate the common time offset of multiple simultaneously activated beams within the DTX/DRX cycle; Round-trip time (UL/DL RTT) for downlink or uplink transmission; Outside of the DTX/DRX duration of the UE-related beam, the state associated with the beam is the first state, and/or, no power is allocated to the beam or the power allocated to the beam is below a first threshold value; and/or The configuration of the DTX/DRX parameters of the UE-related beam in relation to the second state includes: Common DTX/DRX related parameters for all beams within the cell, relating to the second state, and/or identical DTX/DRX related parameters configured for all beams within the cell, wherein the common or identical DTX/DRX related parameters for the second state do not include the time offset within the DTX/DRX period. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, During the first time period, the first transceiver unit receives feedback or response from the UE associated with the transmission of the beam, or receives feedback or response from the UE within the footprint or coverage area of the beam, and the first processing unit records the beam as the first beam. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, During the first time period, the first processing unit activates the first beam according to the third state or activates the first beam in a polling manner according to the third state, and/or, during the period when the first beam is activated according to the third state or activated in a polling manner, the second configuration of the first beam is invalidated, and/or, after the duration of the third state ends, the second configuration of the first beam becomes effective again, wherein the second configuration is the configuration of the first beam related to the second state. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein, During a second time period following the first time period, the first processing unit simultaneously activates all of the first beams, and/or activates all of the first beams in a polling manner, wherein the state associated with the activation of the first beam is a third state; and/or Before the next first time period arrives, the first processing unit deactivates all beams activated according to the third state. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The configuration information of the beam association state of the network device, including the duration of the third state; and/or, During the duration of the third state, the first transceiver unit receives service requests sent by the UE, wherein the service requests include service requests or cache status reports sent by the UE to the network device before the third state is deactivated and/or according to the UL/DL RTT indicated by the network device; and/or, The first processing unit updates the duration of the third state based on uplink and downlink service needs and/or the service requests and/or the number of UEs, and the first transceiver unit sends the updated duration of the third state to the UE; and/or After the duration of the third state ends, the beam activated by the third state switches from the third state to the first state, or the beam activated by the third state first switches from the third state to the second state, and then switches from the second state to the first state. An information processing apparatus, disposed in a terminal device (UE), the apparatus comprising: The second transceiver unit receives second information from the network device, the second information being used at least to indicate beam power allocation information, wherein the beam power is adjusted according to first information, the first information being information associated with the UE. A communication system, the system comprising: A network device that adjusts the power allocated on different beams according to first information, wherein the first information is information associated with a terminal device (UE); and/or sends second information to the terminal device (UE), wherein the second information is at least used to indicate the power allocation information of the network device on different beams; The terminal device receives the second information.