INTER-CELL BEAM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS
An inter-cell beam management apparatus, applicable to a network device, includes: a transmitter configured to: transmit configuration information of a beam of a non-serving cell to a terminal equipment; and transmit a reference signal of a TCI state with which a serving cell is associated to the terminal equipment.
1 . An inter-cell beam management apparatus, applicable to a network device, the apparatus comprising:
a transmitter configured to:
transmit configuration information of a beam of a non-serving cell to a terminal equipment; and
transmit a reference signal of a TCI state with which a serving cell is associated to the terminal equipment.
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
The transmitter is further configured to:
transmit reference signal information of inter-cell beam management and/or cell information of inter-cell beam management to the terminal equipment; and/or,
transmit TCI state information of the non-serving cell to the terminal equipment.
3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the reference signal information of inter-cell beam management comprises an SSB index and/or a CSI-RS identity from the non-serving cell.
4 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the cell information of the inter-cell beam management comprises a physical cell identity of the non-serving cell.
5 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the TCI state information of the non-serving cell is associated with the reference signal information of inter-cell beam management and/or the cell information of inter-cell beam management.
6 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the TCI state information of the non-serving cell comprises the reference signal information of inter-cell beam management and/or the cell information of inter-cell beam management; or,
the TCI state information of the non-serving cell comprises one or more QCL types.
7 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,
the QCL types apply QCL information, the QCL information comprising a serving cell index field, and cell information or a reference signal of the non-serving cell.
8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the reference signal of the TCI state with which the serving cell is associated is a reference signal of an active TCI state with which the serving cell is associated.
9 . An inter-cell beam management apparatus, applicable to a terminal equipment, the apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive configuration information of a beam of a non-serving cell from a network device; and
processor circuitry configured to perform a measurement by using a reference signal of a TCI state with which a serving cell is associated.
10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the receiver is further configured to:
receive reference signal information of inter-cell beam management and/or cell information of inter-cell beam management from the network device; and/or,
receive TCI state information of the non-serving cell from the network device.
11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein,
the reference signal information of inter-cell beam management comprises an SSB index and/or a CSI-RS identifier from the non-serving cell.
12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein,
the cell information of the inter-cell beam management comprises a physical cell identifier of the non-serving cell.
13 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein,
the TCI state information of the non-serving cell is associated with the reference signal information of inter-cell beam management and/or the cell information of inter-cell beam management; or,
the TCI state information of the non-serving cell comprises the reference signal information of inter-cell beam management and/or the cell information of inter-cell beam management; or,
the TCI state information of the non-serving cell comprises one or more QCL types.
14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein,
the QCL types apply QCL information, the QCL information comprising a serving cell index field, and cell information or a reference signal of the non-serving cell.
15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein
the processor circuitry is configured to apply the cell information or reference signal of the non-serving cell, and/or ignore the serving cell index field.
16 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,
the reference signal of the TCI state with which the serving cell is associated is a reference signal of an active TCI state with which the serving cell is associated.
17 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,
the non-serving cell is associated with the serving cell.