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Granted Patent B2
US 12,074,814 · App. 17/279,792 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Measurement configuration method, apparatus, devices, system, and storage medium

Inventor: Mingju Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04L5/0048H04B17/318H04W72/046H04W72/21
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Patent No.
US 12,074,814
App. No.
17/279,792
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for measurement configuration, which belong to the field of communication technology. The method can include transmitting measurement configuration information to a terminal, wherein the measurement configuration information includes at least one measurement resource and antenna panel identification information corresponding to each of the at least one measurement resource, the measurement resource including an SRS resource or an SRS resource group. The method can further include receiving the SRS from each terminal over each SRS resource, wherein the SRS is transmitted over an antenna panel indicated by the antenna panel identification information, and measuring the SRS transmitted by the terminal, selecting at least one SRS based on a measurement result, and transmitting uplink transmission indication information corresponding to an SRS of the at least one SRS to the terminal.

Claims (61)

1. A method for measurement configuration that is implemented by an access network device, the method comprising:

transmitting measurement configuration information to a terminal in response to failure of receiving, by the access network device, an indication that indicates the terminal is capable of acquiring a direction of an optimal transmit beam from a direction of an optimal receive beam the measurement configuration information including at least one measurement resource and at least one piece of antenna panel identification information corresponding to the at least one measurement resource, where the measurement resource further includes a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource or an SRS resource group;

receiving SRSs transmitted by the terminal over SRS resources, each of the SRSs being transmitted by the terminal over each of the SRS resources over an antenna panel indicated by the antenna panel identification information; and

selecting at least one SRS based on a measurement result from the terminal measuring the SRSs and transmitting uplink transmission indication information corresponding to an SRS identifier (ID) of the at least one SRS to the terminal, wherein the terminal is operable to determine the SRS ID corresponding to the uplink transmission indication information, and perforin uplink transmission over: a transmit beam corresponding to the SRS ID, or a transmit beam and an antenna panel corresponding to the SRS ID.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna panel identification information indicates an antenna panel in the terminal, and the SRS transmitted over the measurement resource corresponding to the same antenna panel identification information is transmitted over the same antenna panel.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the at least one piece of the antenna panel identification information indicates a fixed antenna panel in the terminal,

quantities of measurement resources corresponding to the at least one piece of antenna panel identification information are equal, or

the antenna panel identification information includes one piece of first antenna panel identification information and at least one piece of second antenna panel identification information, and a quantity of measurement resources corresponding to the first antenna panel identification information is greater than a quantity of measurement resources corresponding to all second antenna panel identification information.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein

the antenna panel identification information carries an antenna panel identifier of the fixed antenna panel that indicates the fixed antenna panel; or

the antenna panel identification information indicates an RS identifier of a reference signal (RS) that indicates the antenna panel corresponding to: one transmit beam of the terminal, or one receive beam of the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein:

the antenna panel identification information includes the first antenna panel identification information, and the antenna panel identification infolination carries an antenna panel identifier, and

the method further comprises:

receiving a downlink beam measurement report from the terminal, the downlink beam measurement report including at least two RS identifiers, layer-1 reference signal received powers (L1-RSRPs) corresponding to the at least two RS identifiers, and the antenna panel identification information corresponding to the at least two RS identifiers; and

determining an RS identifier corresponding to a largest L1-RSRP, and determining the antenna panel identifier corresponding to the RS identifier as the first antenna panel identification information.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein:

the antenna panel identification information includes the first antenna panel identification information, and the antenna panel identification information indicates the RS identifier, and

the method further comprises:

receiving a downlink beam measurement report from the terminal, the downlink beam measurement report including at least two RS identifiers and layer-1 reference signal received powers (L1-RSRPs) corresponding to the at least two RS identifiers; and

determining an RS identifier corresponding to a largest L1-RSRP as the first antenna panel identification information.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving capability information from the terminal, the capability information including the quantity of antenna panels supported by the terminal and the quantity of transmit beams supportable the antenna panels.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the capability information further comprises the indication.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing at least one instruction that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method according to claim 1 .

10. A method for measurement configuration that is implemented by a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving measurement configuration information from an access network device in response to failure of receiving, by the access network device, an indication that indicates the terminal is capable of acquiring a direction of an optimal transmit beam from a direction of an optimal receive beam, the measurement configuration information including at least one measurement resource and antenna panel identification information corresponding to each of the at least one measurement resource, the measurement resource further including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource or an SRS resource group;

transmitting the SRSs to the access network device over SRS resources, each of the SRS resources being transmitted by the terminal over each of the SRS resources; and

receiving at least one piece of uplink transmission indication information from the access network device, determining an SRS identifier (ID) corresponding to the uplink transmission indication information, and performing uplink transmission over: a transmit beam corresponding to the SRS ID, or the transmit beam and an antenna panel which correspond to the SRS ID, wherein the uplink transmission indication information is determined based on the SRS ID of at least one SRS which is selected by the network access device based on a measurement result of measuring SRSs transmitted by the terminal.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the antenna panel identification information indicates any one antenna panel in the terminal, and the SRS transmitted over the measurement resource corresponding to the same antenna panel identification information is transmitted over the same antenna panel.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

the antenna panel identification information indicates a fixed antenna panel in the terminal,

quantities of measurement resources corresponding to the at least one piece of antenna panel identification information are equal, or

the antenna panel identification information includes one piece of first antenna panel identification information and at least one piece of second antenna panel identification information, and a quantity of measurement resources corresponding to the first antenna panel identification information is greater than a quantity of measurement resources corresponding to all second antenna panel identification information.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein:

the antenna panel identification information carries an antenna panel identifier of the fixed antenna panel, the antenna panel identifier indicating the fixed antenna panel, or

the antenna panel identification information carries an RS identifier of an RS, the RS identifier indicating the antenna panel corresponding to one transmit beam of the terminal, or one receive beam of the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein:

the antenna panel identification information includes the first antenna panel identification information, and the antenna panel identification information carries an antenna panel identifier, and

the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the terminal, a downlink beam measurement report to the access network device, the downlink beam measurement report including at least two RS identifiers, layer-1 reference signal received powers (L1-RSRPs) corresponding to the at least two RS identifiers, and the antenna panel identification information corresponding to the at least two RS identifiers, and the access network device being operable to determine an RS identifier corresponding to a largest L1-RSRP, and determine the antenna panel identifier corresponding to the RS identifier as the first antenna panel identification information.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein:

the antenna panel identification information includes the first antenna panel identification information, and the antenna panel identification information indicates the RS identifier; and

the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the terminal, a downlink beam measurement report to the access network device, the downlink beam measurement report including at least two RS identifiers and layer-1 reference signal received powers (L1-RSRPs) corresponding to the at least two RS identifiers, and the access network device being operable to determine an RS identifier corresponding to a largest L1-RSRP as the first antenna panel identification information.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the terminal, capability information to the access network device, the capability information including a quantity of antenna panels supported by the terminal and a quantity of transmit beams supportable by the antenna panels.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the capability information further includes the indication.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing at least one instruction, that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method according to claim 10 .

19. An access network device, comprising:

a first processor; and

a first memory for storing at least one instruction executable by the first processor,

wherein, when the first processor executes the at least one instruction, the first processor performs the method according to claim 1 .

20. A terminal, comprising:

a second processor; and

a second memory for storing at least one instruction executable by the processor;

wherein, when the second processor executes the at least one instruction, the second processor implements operations comprising:

receiving measurement configuration information from an access network device in response to failure of receiving, by the access network device, an indication that indicates the terminal is capable of acquiring a direction of an optimal transmit beam from a direction of an optimal receive beam, the measurement configuration information including at least one measurement resource and antenna panel identification infoiination corresponding to each of the at least one measurement resource, the measurement resource including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource or an SRS resource group;

transmitting the SRSs to the access network device over SRS resources, the SRS being transmitted by the terminal over each of the SRS resources; and

receiving at least one piece of uplink transmission indication information from the access network device, determining an SRS identifier (ID) corresponding to the uplink transmission indication information, and performing uplink transmission over: a transmit beam corresponding to the SRS ID, or a transmit beam and an antenna panel corresponding to the SRS ID, wherein the uplink transmission indication information is determined based on the SRS ID of at least one SRS which is selected by the network access device based on a measurement result of measuring SRSs transmitted by the terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: LI, MINGJU
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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