Wireless communication method, network device, and terminal device
The present disclosure relates to wireless communication methods, network devices, and terminal devices. One example method includes receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used to indicate a beam sweeping type, and determining, by the terminal device, the beam sweeping type based on the configuration information.
1. A wireless communication method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information from a network device, wherein the configuration information indicates a plurality of beam sweeping types, wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of resource set indexes, and wherein each resource set index of the plurality of resource set indexes corresponds to a beam sweeping type of the plurality of beam sweeping types; and
determining, by the terminal device, the plurality of beam sweeping types based on the configuration information;
wherein the beam sweeping type comprises at least one of a first type and a second type, and wherein:
the first type indicates that, in a beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports a transmit beam of the network device and a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of the transmit beam; and
the second type indicates that, in the beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports the RSRP of the transmit beam, with no need to report the transmit beam of the network device.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the terminal device, the plurality of beam sweeping types based on the configuration information comprises:
determining, by the terminal device, the plurality of beam sweeping types based on the configuration information and information about correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the information about the correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types is received by the terminal device from the network device, or the information about the correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types is predefined.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes at least one type of report content, quasi co-location information, an interleaved frequency division multiple access repetition factor parameter, or a subcarrier spacing parameter.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes two resource set indexes corresponding to two beam sweeping types, and wherein the configuration information further includes a time difference between performing the two beam sweeping types.
6. A wireless communication method, comprising:
generating, by a network device, configuration information, wherein the configuration information indicates a plurality of beam sweeping types, wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of resource set indexes, and wherein each resource set index of the plurality of resource set indexes corresponds to a beam sweeping type of the plurality of beam sweeping types; and
sending, by the network device, the configuration information to a terminal device;
wherein the beam sweeping type comprises at least one of a first type and a second type, and wherein:
the first type indicates that, in a beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports a transmit beam of the network device and a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of the transmit beam; and
the second type indicates that, in the beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports the RSRP of the transmit beam, with no need to report the transmit beam of the network device.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein:
the method further comprises sending, by the network device, information about correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types to the terminal device; or
the information about the correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types is predefined.
8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the configuration information includes at least one type of report content, quasi co-location information, an interleaved frequency division multiple access repetition factor parameter, or a subcarrier spacing parameter.
9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the configuration information includes two resource set indexes corresponding to two beam sweeping types, and wherein the configuration information further includes a time difference between performing the two beam sweeping types.
10. A terminal device, comprising:
a receiver, the receiver configured to receive configuration information from a network device, wherein the configuration information indicates a plurality of beam sweeping types, wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of resource set indexes, and wherein each resource set index of the plurality of resource set indexes corresponds to a beam sweeping type of the plurality of beam sweeping types;
at least one processor; and
one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to determine the plurality of beam sweeping types based on the configuration information;
wherein the beam sweeping type comprises at least one of a first type and a second type, and wherein:
the first type indicates that, in a beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports a transmit beam of the network device and a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of the transmit beam; and
the second type indicates that, in the beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports the RSRP of the transmit beam, with no need to report the transmit beam of the network device.
11. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to:
determine the plurality of beam sweeping types based on the configuration information and information about correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types.
12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the information about the correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types is received by the receiver from the network device, or the information about the correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types is predefined.
13. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the configuration information includes at least one type of report content, quasi co-location information, an interleaved frequency division multiple access repetition factor parameter, or a subcarrier spacing parameter.
14. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the configuration information includes two resource set indexes corresponding to two beam sweeping types, and wherein the configuration information further includes a time difference between performing the two beam sweeping types.
15. A network device, comprising:
at least one processor;
one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to generate configuration information, wherein the configuration information indicates a plurality of beam sweeping types, wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of resource set indexes, and wherein each resource set index of the plurality of resource set indexes corresponds to a beam sweeping type of the plurality of beam sweeping types; and
a transmitter, the transmitter configured to send the configuration information to a terminal device;
wherein the beam sweeping type comprises at least one of a first type and a second type, and wherein:
the first type indicates that, in a beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports a transmit beam of the network device and a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of the transmit beam; and
the second type indicates that, in the beam sweeping process, the terminal device reports the RSRP of the transmit beam, with no need to report the transmit beam of the network device.
16. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein:
the transmitter is further configured to send information about correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types to the terminal device; or
the information about the correspondences between the plurality of resource set indexes and the plurality of beam sweeping types is predefined.
17. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein the configuration information includes at least one type of report content, quasi co-location information, an interleaved frequency division multiple access repetition factor parameter, or a subcarrier spacing parameter.
18. The network device according to claim 15 , wherein the configuration information includes two resource set indexes corresponding to two beam sweeping types, and wherein the configuration information further includes a time difference between performing the two beam sweeping types.