Signal configuration method, device and storage medium

1. A method for configuring a signal, comprising:

acquiring at least one type of reference information, wherein the reference information is used to characterize a configuration status of a communication network; and

configuring time domain and/or frequency domain resources for a phase-tracking reference signal based on the at least one type of reference information, and obtaining configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, wherein the configuration information comprises a density or a pattern corresponding to the time domain and/or frequency domain resources,

wherein the at least one type of reference information comprises at least one of a phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density, an amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled, and a communication waveform;

wherein the configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on the at least one type of reference information comprises at least one of the following:

configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on at least the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density corresponding to an increasing frequency offset;

configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on at least the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled; and

configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on at least the communication waveform;

wherein based on at least the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density corresponding to an increasing frequency offset, configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, further comprises:

configuring a density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal to be in a first density threshold range if a decline rate of the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density increases with a frequency offset being increased; and

configuring the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal to be in a second density threshold range if the decline rate of the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density decreases with the frequency offset being increased; wherein values in the first density threshold range are less than values in the second density threshold range;

based on at least the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled, configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, further comprises:

configuring an allocable upper limit value and an allocable lower limit value for the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled;

based on at least the communication waveform, configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, further comprises:

configuring the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources to be a first density in a case that the communication waveform is a single-carrier waveform; and

configuring the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources to be a second density, wherein the first density is less than the second density in a case that the communication waveform is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) waveform.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after the obtaining the configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, the method further comprises:

transmitting the configuration information to a receiving end via at least one of a Downlink Control Information (DCI) and an Uplink (UL) grant; and

transmitting the configuration information to the receiving end via Uplink Control Information (UCI).

3. A device for configuring a signal, comprising:

a processor, and

a storage configured to store a computer program executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement steps of the method according to claim 2 .

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after the obtaining the configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, the method further comprises:

transmitting indication information to a receiving end via at least one of a Downlink Control Information (DCI) and an Uplink (UL) grant; wherein the indication information is configured to indicate that a configuration of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal is associated with the at least one type of reference information; or

transmitting the indication information to the receiving end via Uplink Control Information (UCI); wherein the indication information is configured to indicate that a configuration of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal is associated with the at least one type of reference information.

5. A device for configuring a signal, comprising:

a processor, and

a storage configured to store a computer program executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement steps of the method according to claim 4 .

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after the obtaining the configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, the method further comprises:

determining whether at least one type of reference signal is configured at a resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources or not, wherein the at least one type of reference signal is a reference signal different from the phase-tracking reference signal;

in a case that the at least one type of reference signal is configured at the resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources, multiplexing the phase-tracking reference signal with the configured at least one type of reference signal.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after the obtaining the configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, the method further comprises:

determining whether at least one type of reference signal is configured at a resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources or not, wherein the at least one type of reference signal is a reference signal different from the phase-tracking reference signal;

in a case that the at least one type of reference signal is configured at the resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources, determining whether the at least one type of reference signal occupies all resource locations corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources of the phase-tracking reference signal or not;

in a case that at least one time domain and/or frequency domain resource location of the all resource locations is unoccupied, configuring the phase-tracking reference signal at the unoccupied at least one time domain and/or frequency domain resource location.

8. A device for configuring a signal, comprising:

a processor, and

a storage configured to store a computer program executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement steps of the method according to claim 1 .

9. A device for configuring a signal, comprising:

a reference information acquisition circuit, configured to acquire at least one type of reference information, wherein the reference information is used to characterize a configuration status of a communication network; and

a configuration circuit, configured to configure time domain and/or frequency domain resources for a phase-tracking reference signal based on the at least one type of reference information, and obtain configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, wherein the configuration information comprises a density or a pattern corresponding to the time domain and/or frequency domain resources,

wherein the at least one type of reference information comprises at least one of a phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density, an amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled, and a communication waveform;

wherein the configuration circuit is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

based on at least the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density corresponding to an increasing frequency offset, configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal;

based on at least the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled, configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal; and

based on at least the communication waveform, configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal;

wherein the configuration circuit is further configured to:

configure a density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal to be in a first density threshold range if a decline rate of the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density increases with a frequency offset being increased; and configure the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal to be in a second density threshold range if the decline rate of the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density decreases with the frequency offset being increased; wherein values in the first density threshold range are less than values in the second density threshold range;

and/or,

configure an allocable upper limit value and an allocable lower limit value for the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled;

and/or,

configure the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources to be a first density in a case that the communication waveform is a single-carrier waveform;

and/or,

configure the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources to be a second density, wherein the first density is less than the second density in a case that the communication waveform is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) waveform.

10. The device according to claim 9 , further comprising,

a communication circuit, configured to transmit the configuration information to a receiving end via at least one of a Downlink Control Information (DCI) and an Uplink (UL) grant; or

transmit the configuration information to the receiving end via an Uplink Control Information (UCI).

11. The device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a communication circuit, configured to transmit indication information to a receiving end via at least one of a Downlink Control Information (DCI) and an Uplink (UL) grant; wherein the indication information is configured to indicate that a configuration of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal is associated with the at least one type of reference information; or

transmit the indication information to the receiving end via Uplink Control Information (UCI); wherein the indication information is configured to indicate that a configuration of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal is associated with the at least one type of reference information.

12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration circuit is further configured to:

determine whether at least one type of reference signal is configured at a resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources or not, wherein the at least one type of reference signal is a reference signal different from the phase-tracking reference signal;

in a case that the at least one type of reference signal is configured at the resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources, multiplex the phase-tracking reference signal with the configured at least one type of reference signal.

13. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration circuit is further configured to:

determine whether at least one type of reference signal is configured at a resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources or not, wherein the at least one type of reference signal is a reference signal different from the phase-tracking reference signal;

in a case that the at least one type of reference signal is configured at the resource location corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources, determine whether the at least one type of reference signal occupies all resource locations corresponding to the pattern of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources of the phase-tracking reference signal or not;

in a case that at least one time domain and/or frequency domain resource location of the all resource locations is unoccupied, configure the phase-tracking reference signal at the unoccupied at least one time domain and/or frequency domain resource location.

14. A device for configuring a signal, comprising

a processor, configured to acquire at least one type of reference information, wherein the reference information is used to characterize a configuration status of a communication network; and

configure time domain and/or frequency domain resources for a phase-tracking reference signal based on the at least one type of reference information, and obtain configuration information of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal, wherein the configuration information comprises a density or a pattern corresponding to the time domain and/or frequency domain resources,

wherein the at least one type of reference information comprises at least one of a phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density, an amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled, and a communication waveform;

wherein the processor is configured to perform at least one of the following:

configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on at least the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density corresponding to an increasing frequency offset;

configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on at least the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled; and

configuring the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on at least the communication waveform;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

configure a density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal to be in a first density threshold range if a decline rate of the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density increases with a frequency offset being increased; and configure the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal to be in a second density threshold range if the decline rate of the phase-noise single-side-band power spectrum density decreases with the frequency offset being increased; wherein values in the first density threshold range are less than values in the second density threshold range;

and/or,

configure an allocable upper limit value and an allocable lower limit value for the time domain and/or frequency domain resources for the phase-tracking reference signal based on the amount of time domain and/or frequency domain resource blocks to be scheduled;

and/or,

configuring the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources to be a first density in a case that the communication waveform is a single-carrier waveform; configuring the density of the time domain and/or frequency domain resources to be a second density, wherein the first density is less than the second density in a case that the communication waveform is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) waveform.