Beam pair training method and communication apparatus
The technology of this application relates to a beam pair training method and a communication apparatus. The method includes receiving configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a downlink reference signal resource set and a first uplink reference signal resource set associated with the downlink reference signal resource set, measuring, based on the downlink reference signal resource set by using a first antenna panel of a terminal device, a downlink reference signal sent by the network device, and sending a first uplink reference signal to the network device based on the first uplink reference signal resource set by using a second antenna panel of the terminal device. Based on the solution provided in this application, a simultaneous-reception beam pair or a simultaneous-transmission beam pair including beams generated by different antenna panels of the terminal device can be obtained through training.
1. A method for beam pair training, comprising:
receiving configuration information sent by a network device, wherein
the configuration information is used to configure a downlink reference signal resource set and a first uplink reference signal resource set, and the first uplink reference signal resource set is associated with the downlink reference signal resource set;
measuring, based on the downlink reference signal resource set and by using a first antenna panel of a terminal device, a downlink reference signal sent by the network device; and
sending a first uplink reference signal to the network device, based on the first uplink reference signal resource set, by using a second antenna panel of the terminal device, wherein the first antenna panel is different from the second antenna panel,
feeding back first indication information to the network device based on a measurement result associated with measuring downlink reference signal, wherein the first indication information indicates a first downlink reference signal resource in the downlink reference signal resource set; and
after sending the first uplink refer to the network device, the method further comprises:
receiving second indication information sent by the network device, wherein
the second indication information indicates a simultaneous-reception beam pair and/or a simultaneous-transmission beam pair of the terminal device,
the simultaneous-reception beam pair comprises a first reception beam and a second reception beam,
the simultaneous-transmission beam pair comprises a first transmission beam and a second transmission beam,
the first reception beam is a reception beam of the first downlink reference signal resource,
the second transmission beam is determined by the network device based on a measurement result of measuring the first uplink reference signal,
the second reception beam corresponds to the second transmission beam, and
the first transmission beam corresponds to the first reception beam.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a transmission beam used to send the first uplink reference signal is determined based on the first reception beam.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the downlink reference signal resource set comprises:
a channel measurement resource set and an interference measurement resource set corresponding to the channel measurement resource set, wherein
the first downlink reference signal resource is a first channel measurement resource,
the first channel measurement resource corresponds to a first interference measurement resource, and
a transmission beam used to send the first uplink reference signal is determined based on a transmission beam used by the network device to send the first interference measurement resource.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device activates one of the first antenna panel and the second antenna panel at a same point in time.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
a time offset between a last downlink reference signal resource, in the downlink reference signal resource set, and a first uplink reference signal resource in the first uplink reference signal resource set is a preset value, or
a time offset between a first downlink reference signal resource in the downlink reference signal resource set and a last uplink reference signal resource in the first uplink reference signal resource set is a preset value, and the preset value is greater than or equal to an activation time period of an antenna panel of the terminal device.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information further indicates an antenna panel used to measure the downlink reference signal and/or an antenna panel used to send the first uplink reference signal.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information further indicates to use different antenna panels to measure the downlink reference signal and send the first uplink reference signal.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the configuration information is further used to configure a second uplink reference signal resource set associated with the downlink reference signal resource set, and
the method further comprises:
sending a second uplink reference signal to the network device, based on the second uplink reference signal resource set, by using the first antenna panel, wherein
a transmission beam used to send the second uplink reference signal is determined based on a reception beam of a first downlink reference signal resource, and
the first downlink reference signal resource is determined from the downlink reference signal resource set based on a measurement result of measuring the downlink reference signal.
9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving second indication information sent by the network device, wherein
the second indication information indicates a simultaneous-reception beam pair and/or a simultaneous-transmission beam pair of the terminal device,
the simultaneous-transmission beam pair comprises a first transmission beam and a second transmission beam,
the simultaneous-reception beam pair comprises a first reception beam corresponding to the first transmission beam and a second reception beam corresponding to the second transmission beam,
the first transmission beam is determined by the network device based on a measurement result of measuring the first uplink reference signal, and
the second transmission beam is determined by the network device based on a measurement result of measuring the second uplink reference signal.
10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a point in time at which the first uplink reference signal is sent is a same point in time at which the second uplink reference signal is sent.
11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information further indicates an antenna panel used to measure the downlink reference signal and an antenna panel used to send the second uplink reference signal and/or indicates an antenna panel used to send the first uplink reference signal.
12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information further indicates to use a same antenna panel to measure the downlink reference signal and send the second uplink reference signal, and indicates the terminal device to send the first uplink reference signal and the second uplink reference signal by using different antenna panels.
13. A method for beam pair training, comprising:
sending configuration information to a terminal device, wherein
the configuration information is used to configure a downlink reference signal resource set and a first uplink reference signal resource set associated with the downlink reference signal resource set;
sending a downlink reference signal to the terminal device based on the downlink reference signal resource set;
receiving first indication information fed back by the terminal device, wherein
the first indication information indicates a first downlink reference signal resource in the downlink reference signal resource set;
measuring, based on the first uplink reference signal resource set, a first uplink reference signal sent by the terminal device; and
sending second indication information to the terminal device, wherein
the second indication information indicates a simultaneous-reception beam pair and/or a simultaneous-transmission beam pair of the terminal device,
the simultaneous-reception beam pair comprises a first reception beam and a second reception beam,
the simultaneous-transmission beam pair comprises a first transmission beam and a second transmission beam,
the first reception beam is a reception beam of the first downlink reference signal resource,
the second transmission beam is determined based on a measurement result of measuring the first uplink reference signal,
the second reception beam corresponds to the second transmission beam, and
the first transmission beam corresponds to the first reception beam.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein
a time offset between a last downlink reference signal resource in the downlink reference signal resource set and a first uplink reference signal resource in the first uplink reference signal resource set is a preset value, or
a time offset between a first downlink reference signal resource in the downlink reference signal resource set and a last uplink reference signal resource in the first uplink reference signal resource set is a preset value, and the preset value is greater than or equal to an activation time period of an antenna panel of the terminal device.
15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration information further indicates an antenna panel used to measure the downlink reference signal and/or an antenna panel used to send the first uplink reference signal.
16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration information further indicates to use different antenna panels to measure the downlink reference signal and send the first uplink reference signal.
17. A method for beam pair training, comprising:
sending configuration information to a terminal device, wherein
the configuration information is used to configure a downlink reference signal resource set, and a first uplink reference signal resource set and a second uplink reference signal resource set, that are associated with the downlink reference signal resource set;
sending a downlink reference signal to the terminal device based on the downlink reference signal resource set;
measuring, based on the first uplink reference signal resource set, a first uplink reference signal sent by the terminal device;
measuring, based on the second uplink reference signal resource set, a second uplink reference signal sent by the terminal device; and
sending second indication information to the terminal device, wherein
the second indication information indicates a simultaneous-reception beam pair and/or a simultaneous-transmission beam pair of the terminal device,
the simultaneous-transmission beam pair comprises a first transmission beam and a second transmission beam,
the simultaneous-reception beam pair comprises a first reception beam corresponding to the first transmission beam and a second reception beam corresponding to the second transmission beam,
the first transmission beam is determined based on a measurement result of measuring the first uplink reference signal, and
the second transmission beam is determined based on a measurement result of measuring the second uplink reference signal.
18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the configuration information further indicates an antenna panel used to measure the downlink reference signal and an antenna panel used to send the second uplink reference signal and/or indicate an antenna panel used to send the first uplink reference signal.
19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the configuration information further indicates to use a same antenna panel to measure the downlink reference signal and send the second uplink reference signal, and indicates the terminal device to send the first uplink reference signal and the second uplink reference signal by using different antenna panels.
20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein
a time offset between a last downlink reference signal resource, in the downlink reference signal resource set, and a first uplink reference signal resource in at least the first uplink reference signal resource set is a preset value, or
a time offset between a first downlink reference signal resource in the downlink reference signal resource set and a last uplink reference signal resource in at least the first uplink reference signal resource set is a preset value, and the preset value is greater than or equal to an activation time period of an antenna panel of the terminal device.