Channel measurement method and apparatus

A channel measurement method, comprising:

• sending a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that comprises a function switch parameter, wherein the function switch parameter is configured as an enabled state indicating that a function of automatically activating or triggering an associated channel measurement configuration based on a beam activation is used;
• sending a downlink signaling for activating a beam;
• determining, based on an association relationship between one or more beams and one or more channel measurement configurations, a channel measurement configuration associated with the beam;
• sending, through the beam, a reference signal corresponding to the channel measurement configuration;
• and
• receiving a channel measurement result of the reference signal.

A channel measurement apparatus, comprising a processor and a transceiver,

• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive a radio resource control (RRC) signaling that comprises a function switch parameter, wherein the function switch parameter is configured as an enabled state indicating that a function of automatically activating or triggering an associated channel measurement configuration based on a beam activation is used;
• receive a downlink signaling for activating a beam;
• determine, based on the function switch parameter, the beam activated by the downlink signaling and an association relationship between one or more beams and one or more channel measurement configurations, a channel measurement configuration associated with the beam;
• perform channel measurement based on the channel measurement configuration, to obtain a channel measurement result;
• and
• report the channel measurement result through the transceiver.