Electronic device, method and computer readable storage medium in wireless communication system

Abstract

An electronic device, method and computer-readable storage medium in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The electronic device in the wireless communication system includes a processing circuit, which is configured to: configure a periodic activation period and a sleep period of the electronic device; and provide services for one or more user devices in the wireless communication system during the activation period, wherein the one or more user devices are configured with periodic activation periods and sleep periods, and when the one or more user devices are in the activation period, the electronic device is also in the activation period. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the system power consumption can be reduced as much as possible while ensuring the service quality of the user equipment.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the Chinese patent application filed on June 4, 2014, with application number 201410244379.0 and invention name “Device and method in wireless communication system”. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to wireless communication technology, and in particular, to an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system capable of coordinating a periodic discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode on a cell side with a periodic discontinuous reception (DRX) mode on a user equipment side, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period. Background Art

[0003] With the rapid development of network coverage and data demand, the scale of mobile networks continues to expand, the number of network equipment, base stations and power systems has doubled, and the energy consumption of wireless communication networks has become the focus of the industry. The base station in the community is the main energy-consuming equipment in the wireless communication network. With the rapid increase in the number of users and communication capacity of the cellular system communication system, the number of base stations will increase rapidly. Therefore, reducing the energy consumption of base stations is the key to achieving green communication.

[0004] For energy saving on the base station side, just like the DRX mechanism on the terminal side, the base station side can also dynamically switch according to the actual capacity demand, so as to reasonably allocate power consumption and achieve the goal of energy saving. For these contents, 3GPP has corresponding discussions in the small cell enhancements of RAN1, that is, small cell on / off.

[0005] In the discussion of 3GPP, there are many ways to implement small cell switching, for example, based on data packet arrival, user arrival, etc. However, since the arrival of data packets and users are random, in this case, the time point when the small cell decides to switch on and off is often random. Therefore, small cell dormancy will cause performance loss to traditional users, and the length of the small cell on / off switching time will further affect the performance of the on / off mechanism.

[0006] The DRX mechanism is a balance between energy consumption and fast response for users. DRX allows users to monitor the control channel periodically and deal with the burstiness of data through an inactivity timer or by setting a shorter DRX timer. In the traditional DRX mechanism, the cell side is always on by default, and in the scenario where the small cell can be dormant, the on / off state of the cell at a certain moment is uncertain. If the terminal side is in the activation period in the DRX mode in order to receive data from the cell while the cell side is in the dormant period at this time, the desired communication cannot be achieved. Therefore, it is necessary to coordinate the on / off of the cell side with the DRX mode of the terminal side. Summary of the invention

[0007] A brief overview of the disclosure is given below in order to provide a basic understanding of certain aspects of the disclosure. However, it should be understood that this overview is not an exhaustive overview of the disclosure. It is not intended to identify the key or important parts of the disclosure, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Its purpose is simply to give certain concepts of the disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description given later.

[0008] In view of the above problems, one of the purposes of the present disclosure is to provide a coordination method between the on / off of the cell side and the discontinuous reception on the user equipment side, aiming to save system power consumption as much as possible while ensuring the service performance of the user. Specifically, the cell side can be configured with a periodic sleep strategy, that is, a periodic discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode. Similar to the periodic DRX mechanism on the user side, if the DTX mechanism on the cell side is configured with a fixed on / off cycle, the DRX cycle of the user equipment in the cell can be set to be compatible with the DTX cycle of the cell to support traditional users. In addition, the user equipment can also prepare for communication in advance on the premise of understanding the DTX cycle of the cell, thereby reducing the conversion time of the cell on / off.

[0009] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device in a wireless communication system is provided, which may include: a cell configuration unit, configured to control a periodic discontinuous transmission mode of a cell and configure parameters including a period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to a load condition of the cell and / or an interference condition between cells; and a user equipment configuration unit, configured to configure parameters including a period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0010] According to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the cell configuration unit is further configured to configure at least one of the starting time point of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the length of the cycle, the length of the activation period and / or the length of the sleep period, and the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure at least one of the starting time point of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, the length of the cycle, the length of the activation period and / or the length of the sleep period.

[0011] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the cell configuration unit is further configured to configure such that the greater the load, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode and / or the longer the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode and / or the shorter the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode.

[0012] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment, so that when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is in an activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is also in an activation period, and the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is an integer multiple of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0013] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the device in the wireless communication system may also include: a grouping unit, configured to group user equipment so that the periods of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of user equipment in the same group remain aligned and the activation periods of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of user equipment in different groups are offset from each other.

[0014] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the device in the wireless communication system may also include: an allocation unit, configured to allocate activation time periods within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the grouping of user equipment, so that different activation time periods are allocated to user equipment of different groups, wherein the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure the activation time period within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the activation time period allocated to the user equipment so that the activation time period matches the activation time period allocated to the user equipment.

[0015] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the allocation unit is further configured such that: if there is only one activation period within one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell, different activation period offsets are set for user equipment of different groups; and if there are multiple activation periods within one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell, different activation periods among the multiple activation periods are allocated to user equipment of different groups.

[0016] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the device in the wireless communication system may also include: a sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode configuration unit, which is configured to configure the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode in the cell if the communication needs of the user equipment cannot be met during the activation period within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and to align the period of the sub-periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment with the period of the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0017] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the allocation unit is further configured so that after the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is turned on, if the user equipment receives a service with strong real-time nature and / or large data transmission volume and the currently configured periodic discontinuous transmission mode cannot meet the current service needs of the user equipment, then the activation period for one or more groups of user equipment within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is allocated to the user equipment to serve the user equipment.

[0018] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the device in the wireless communication system may also include: a service unit, which is configured to enable the cell to offload the service to a cell that does not have a periodic non-continuous transmission mode turned on if the cell cannot support the service of the user equipment, or, for user equipment that can support carrier aggregation and / or dual connection scenarios, utilize the activation period within the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of different cells to collaboratively serve the user equipment.

[0019] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the cell configuration unit is further configured to shut down the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell if the average load condition of the cell is higher than a predetermined threshold within a predetermined time period and / or if the services of certain user equipments in the cell cannot be achieved through the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0020] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the cell configuration unit is further configured to configure so that the ratio of the active period to the dormant period in one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell is close to the current resource utilization of the cell.

[0021] According to another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the device in the wireless communication system may also include: an interaction unit, configured to enable the cell to exchange parameter information of their respective periodic non-continuous transmission modes with the adjacent interfering cell, wherein the cell configuration unit is further configured to separate the activation periods within the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission modes of the cell and the adjacent interfering cell from each other based on the exchanged parameter information.

[0022] According to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned cell is a small cell.

[0023] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a device in a wireless communication system is also provided, which may include: a receiving unit, configured to receive configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration unit, configured to configure the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides service for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0024] According to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is in an activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is also in an activation period, and the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is an integer multiple of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0025] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method in a wireless communication system is also provided, which may include: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0026] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method in a wireless communication system is also provided, which may include: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0027] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a device in a wireless communication system is also provided, the device comprising: a cell configuration unit, configured to control the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configure the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells, wherein the cell configuration unit further comprises: a judgment module, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells; and a parameter configuration module, in response to the judgment by the judgment module to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period and the sleep period of each period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for the user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between the cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the judgment module judges to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0028] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method in a wireless communication system is also provided, the method comprising: a cell configuration step, controlling a periodic discontinuous transmission mode of a cell according to a load condition of the cell and / or an interference condition between cells and configuring parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including a period, wherein the cell configuration step further comprises: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0029] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a device is also provided, which is located in a wireless communication system and includes a circuit configured to perform the following operations: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services to the user equipment during the activation period.

[0030] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a device is also provided, which is located in a wireless communication system and includes a circuit configured to perform the following operations: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0031] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a device is also provided, which is located in a wireless communication system and includes a circuit configured to perform the following operations: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells, wherein the cell configuration step further includes: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between the cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0032] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is also provided, which includes a machine-readable program code. When the program code is executed on an information processing device, the program code enables the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services to the user equipment during the activation period.

[0033] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is also provided, which includes machine-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed on an information processing device, the instructions cause the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment including the period according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services to the user equipment during the activation period.

[0034] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is also provided, which includes a machine-readable program code. When the program code is executed on an information processing device, the program code enables the information processing device to perform the following steps: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0035] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is also provided, which includes machine-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed on an information processing device, the instructions cause the information processing device to perform the following steps: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0036] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is also provided, which includes a machine-readable program code. When the program code is executed on an information processing device, the program code enables the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period, wherein the cell configuration step further includes: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0037] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is also provided, which includes machine-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed on an information processing device, the instructions cause the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period, wherein the cell configuration step further includes: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0038] It should be noted that in some examples in this specification, a cell may be any device having a base station function, including a traditional base station, a small base station, a relay node functioning as a base station, a user equipment, and the like.

[0039] Other aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure are given in the following description, wherein the detailed description is used to fully disclose the preferred embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure without imposing limitations thereon. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The present disclosure may be better understood by referring to the detailed description given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to represent the same or similar components. The accompanying drawings, together with the following detailed description, are included in and form a part of the present specification to further illustrate the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and to explain the principles and advantages of the present disclosure. Among them:

[0041] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary configuration of a periodic discontinuous transmission mode and a periodic discontinuous reception mode;

[0044] Figure 4is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] Figure 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0046] Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] Figure 8 is a flowchart showing a process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0049] Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0050] Fig.10 is a flowchart showing a process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0051] Fig.11 is a block diagram of an example structure of a personal computer as an information processing device that can be employed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity and conciseness, not all features of the actual implementation are described in the specification. However, it should be understood that many implementation-specific decisions must be made in the process of developing any such actual implementation in order to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as meeting those constraints related to the system and business, and these constraints may vary from implementation to implementation. In addition, it should be understood that although the development work may be complex and time-consuming, it is only a routine task for those skilled in the art who benefit from the content of this disclosure.

[0053] It is also necessary to explain here that in order to avoid obscuring the present disclosure due to unnecessary details, only the device structure and / or processing steps closely related to the scheme according to the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, while other details that are not closely related to the present disclosure are omitted.

[0054] The following will refer to Figures 1 to 11 Embodiments of the present disclosure are described.

[0055] First, refer to Figure 1 A functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0056] like Figure 1 As shown, the apparatus 100 in the wireless communication system according to this embodiment may include a cell configuration unit 102 and a user equipment configuration unit 104. Next, the functional configuration examples of each unit will be described in detail.

[0057] The cell configuration unit 102 may be configured to control the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configure parameters including a period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells. Each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0058] It should be understood that during the dormant period, the concept can be the same as in the small cell switch. When a cell is turned off, for the purpose of energy saving, it will turn off most of the radio frequency functions and no longer send reference signals to ensure that the user equipment can communicate normally, such as reference signals for cell measurement (e.g., cell reference signal (CRS), channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), etc.) or reference signals for data demodulation (e.g., demodulation reference signal (DMRS), etc.). However, in order to allow users to discover such cells, it is also considered in future standards to introduce a dedicated cell discovery signal (DRS) so that the cell discovery signal continues to be sent during the dormant period (i.e., when the cell is turned off).

[0059] It should be noted that, in contrast to the DRX mode on the user equipment side, the DTX mode is for the cell side. In the present disclosure, since the period of the DRX mode is compatible with the period of the DTX mode (e.g., an integer multiple relationship), there is no communication during the sleep period of the DTX mode, and thus there is no need to send or receive uplink or downlink data. The DTX mode is a concept proposed based on a small cell switch, so in some examples, the behavior of the cell during the sleep period may be consistent with the definition in the small cell switch. In addition, the cell side may decide whether to extend the activation period of the current cycle of the DTX mode based on the size of the data block to be sent by the user equipment before the expiration of the timer, so that the activation period of the DTX mode may be extended after the current transmission is completed, or it may decide not to extend (e.g., no extension mechanism is set) the activation period of the DTX mode and transmit in the next cycle.

[0060] It should be understood that the cell sleep strategy is usually mainly used in densely deployed areas. Therefore, the main purpose of configuring the periodic DTX mode on the cell side is: (1) saving energy consumption and improving resource utilization. Densely deployed cells are mainly to meet the large data transmission services in hot spots. However, due to the time-varying characteristics of data traffic and the non-uniformity of service distribution, the number of users in a dense cell may become very small at certain times, and the data service demand is also very low. At this time, the cell does not need to provide services to users all the time. Therefore, in order to save network energy consumption and improve resource utilization, these cells with small loads can be turned off at certain times; and (2) coordinate inter-cell interference. In densely deployed areas, due to the close geographical location between cells and the small signal attenuation, the cell is likely to be strongly interfered by the neighboring cells, resulting in reduced cell resource utilization. Therefore, in order to ensure the service quality of user equipment and reduce inter-cell interference, the neighboring cells that have strong interference to the cell can be temporarily turned off. In addition, alternatively, information about whether the DTX mode is supported can be interacted with the neighboring cell. If the neighboring cell can be turned off (for example, supports the DTX mode), it can be configured so that the activation periods within the cycles of the DTX modes of the current cell and the target cell are staggered to avoid interference; or if the neighboring cell cannot be turned off (for example, does not support the DTX mode), it can be configured so that when the interference from the neighboring cell is large, the DTX mode of the current cell is in a dormant period, and when the interference from the neighboring cell is small, the DTX mode of the current cell is in an activated period.

[0061] Therefore, preferably, the device 100 may also include an interaction unit, which is configured to enable the cell to exchange parameter information of their respective periodic non-continuous transmission modes with the adjacent interfering cell, and the cell configuration unit may further enable the activation periods within the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission modes of the cell and the adjacent interfering cell to be separated from each other based on the exchanged parameter information.

[0062] Preferably, the cell configuration unit 102 can configure at least one of the starting time point, the length of the cycle, the length of the activation period and / or the length of the sleep period of the cell's periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to the cell's load condition and / or the interference condition between cells.

[0063] In addition, preferably, the cell configuration unit 102 can be configured so that the greater the load, the shorter the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode and / or the longer the activation period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode and / or the shorter the activation period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode.

[0064] Specifically, in the case of configuring according to the cell load condition, the cell configuration unit 102 may be configured to calculate the resource utilization within the coverage of the cell within a time window of a predetermined length. If the resource utilization is lower than a predetermined threshold, the periodic DTX mode of the cell may be turned on to save power consumption, and the period of the periodic DTX mode (i.e., DTX period) may also be set according to the resource utilization. Preferably, the cell configuration unit 102 may configure the period of the periodic DTX mode of the cell so that the ratio of the activation period (i.e., ON duration) to the sleep period (i.e., OFF duration) of a period is maintained near the current resource utilization of the cell. It should be noted that the resource utilization within the cell mentioned here is the result of averaging over a long period of time, so from a larger time scale, the load condition will not change too much, but the cell will make some adaptive changes according to the current specific communication situation, but in general, the ratio of the activation period to the sleep period of a period of the DTX mode of the cell can be maintained near the current ratio. However, if the load changes have accumulated for a long time, the cell can adjust the DTX period and inform the user equipment within its coverage in the form of system broadcast.

[0065] In addition, in the case of configuring according to the interference conditions between cells, the cell configuration unit 102 can also obtain the interference information of the adjacent cells through the measurement report of the user equipment. If most of the user equipment in the cell report that they have measured high interference at the same time, the non-periodic DTX mode of the cell is turned on, and the DTX cycle is configured by coordinating with the interfering neighboring cells. Specifically, the cell configuration unit 102 can be configured so that if there is a large interference between two cells, the activation periods in the DTX cycle of the two cells are separated in time to reduce the interference between the cells and improve the system throughput.

[0066] It should be understood that the cell configuration unit 102 may also configure the periodic DTX mode of the cell by taking into account both the cell load condition and the inter-cell interference condition, so as to reduce the inter-cell interference while saving power consumption.

[0067] On the other hand, if within a time window of predetermined length, the average load condition of the cell is higher than a predetermined threshold or if the services of certain user equipments in the cell cannot be implemented through the periodic DTX mode, the cell configuration unit 102 may also turn off the periodic DTX mode of the cell to keep the cell in a normally-on state, thereby providing the required services for the user equipments.

[0068] In addition, it is known that in the DRX mode of the user equipment, the user equipment in the idle state (such as the RRC IDLE state) needs to detect the paging subframe on a specific subframe to ensure that it can be paged. Therefore, when configuring the activation period of the DTX mode based on the existing communication standard, this factor also needs to be considered, so that the cell also remains turned on in the time slots of these paging subframes.

[0069] The UE configuration unit 104 may be configured to configure parameters including a period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the UE according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the UE is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0070] Preferably, the user equipment configuration unit 104 can configure the relevant parameters of the periodic DRX mode of the user equipment according to the configuration of the periodic DTX mode on the cell side, so that when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is also in the activation period, and the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is an integer multiple of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode to ensure compatibility. In addition, the user equipment configuration unit 104 can also be configured so that the DRX configurations of multiple user equipments in the cell should be aligned as much as possible (that is, the start time of the activation period of the DRX cycle of each user equipment is kept consistent) to facilitate scheduling.

[0071] Preferably, the user equipment configuration unit 104 can configure at least one of the start time point, the length of the period, the length of the activation period and / or the length of the sleep period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode. In addition, preferably, similar to the configuration of the periodic DTX mode on the cell side, the user equipment configuration unit 104 can be configured so that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode.

[0072] It should be understood that the correlation between the period of the periodic DRX mode and the period of the periodic DTX mode is quite obvious, but the activation period within the period of the periodic DRX mode is not necessarily directly related to the activation period within the period of the periodic DTX mode. This is because the activation period within the period of the periodic DTX mode is also related to the number of user equipment groups supported by the cell. The more groups there are, the shorter the activation period allocated to each group of user equipment will be.

[0073] It can be seen from the above description that by configuring the periodic DTX mode of the cell by the cell configuration unit 102 and configuring the periodic DRX mode of the user equipment by the user equipment configuration unit 104, coordination between the periodic discontinuous transmission mode on the cell side and the periodic discontinuous reception mode on the user equipment side is achieved, so as to reduce the system power consumption as much as possible while ensuring the service quality of the user equipment.

[0074] However, consider the following scenario: if all user equipments in a cell enter an active state from a dormant state at the same time, some user equipments may not be scheduled immediately. In order to solve this problem, the present disclosure proposes the following solution. Figure 2 Describe the solution in detail.

[0075] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0076] like Figure 2 As shown, the apparatus 200 in the wireless communication system according to this embodiment may include a cell configuration unit 202, a user equipment configuration unit 204, a grouping unit 206 and an allocation unit 208. The functional configurations of the cell configuration unit 202 and the user equipment configuration unit 204 are the same as those described above. Figure 1 The functional configurations of the cell configuration unit 102 and the user equipment configuration unit 104 are the same, and will not be described in detail. Only the functional configuration examples of the grouping unit 206 and the allocation unit 208 will be described in detail below.

[0077] The grouping unit 206 may be configured to group the user equipment so that the periods of the periodic discontinuous reception modes of the user equipment in the same group remain aligned and the activation periods of the periodic discontinuous reception modes of the user equipment in different groups are offset from each other. The purpose of dividing the user equipment into different DTX / DRX groups is mainly to perform resource allocation scheduling in terms of time.

[0078] Reference Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary configuration of a periodic DTX mode and a periodic DRX mode. Figure 3 As shown, in this example, the user equipments are divided into DTX / DRX group 1 and DTX / DRX group 2, wherein the activation periods of the user equipments in each group are offset from each other.

[0079] The allocating unit 208 may be configured to allocate an activation period within one cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the grouping of the user equipments, so that different activation periods are allocated to user equipments in different groups.

[0080] Preferably, the allocation unit 208 can be configured so that if there is only one activation period in one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell, different activation period offsets are set for user equipments of different groups, and if there are multiple activation periods in one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell, different activation periods in the multiple activation periods are allocated to user equipments of different groups. Usually, the cell only schedules the user equipments in the group corresponding to the activation period to receive downlink signals in the activation period in the corresponding activation period, so as to balance the traffic in each period.

[0081] In addition, preferably, the user equipment configuration unit 204 may configure according to the activation period allocated to the user equipment so that the activation period within one cycle of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment matches the activation period allocated to the user equipment.

[0082] like Figure 3 As shown, the activation period of the DRX cycle of DTX / DRX group 1 corresponds to the vertical shaded portion of the activation period in the DTX cycle, and the activation period of the DRX cycle of DTX / DRX group 2 corresponds to the diagonal shaded portion of the activation period in the DTX cycle.

[0083] In addition, preferably, the allocation unit 208 can be further configured so that after the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is turned on, if the user equipment receives a service with strong real-time requirements and / or large data transmission volume and the currently configured periodic discontinuous transmission mode cannot meet the current service requirements of the user equipment, the activation period for one or more groups of user equipment within one cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is allocated to the user equipment to serve the user equipment. For example, Figure 3 As shown, if a user equipment in the first group receives a service with strong real-time nature and / or large data transmission volume, the activation period in the DTX cycle allocated to the second group of user equipment can also be allocated to the user equipment to cope with emergencies. For example, the cell side schedules the first user equipment in the activation period of the DRX cycle of the first group of user equipment so that the first group of user equipment receives downlink signals in a period exceeding the activation period of its DRX cycle (for example, in the activation period allocated to the second group of user equipment). That is to say, under certain conditions, the cell side also communicates with the first group of user equipment in the activation period allocated to the second group of user equipment.

[0084] Here, it should be noted that, although in the present embodiment, the cell side groups the user equipment and notifies the user equipment of the grouping result, the grouping may also be random, for example, the user equipment may be grouped according to a predetermined rule based on its own International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). In this case, the grouping unit 206 may not be required.

[0085] In addition, the following scenario is also considered: if a user has a large amount of short-term burst service data, it may not be possible to completely send data within a single DTX cycle. In response to this problem, the present disclosure also proposes the following solution. Figure 4 Describe the solution in detail.

[0086] Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0087] like Figure 4 As shown, the apparatus 400 in the wireless communication system according to this embodiment may include a cell configuration unit 402, a user equipment configuration unit 404 and a sub-period discontinuous transmission mode configuration unit 406. The functional configurations of the cell configuration unit 402 and the user equipment configuration unit 404 are the same as those described above with reference to Figure 1 The functional configurations of the cell configuration unit 102 and the user equipment configuration unit 104 are the same, and are not described in detail here. Only the functional configuration example of the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode configuration unit 406 will be described in detail below.

[0088] The sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode configuration unit 406 can be configured to configure the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode in the cell if the communication demand of the user equipment cannot be met during the activation period within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and align the period of the sub-periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment with the period of the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0089] Specifically, when certain user devices receive services with a large amount of short-term burst data that cannot be fully transmitted within the activation period of a single DTX cycle, there is no need to turn off the periodic DTX mode only because the load condition in the cell is not heavy at this time. Therefore, a sub-periodic DTX mode can be configured for these user devices, that is, one or more activation periods are set within the original sleep period within the cycle of the cell's periodic DTX mode, so that the cell is turned on during the one or more activation periods to provide services specifically for these user devices. Accordingly, a sub-periodic DRX mode is configured on the user equipment side, and the activation period of the sub-periodic DRX mode is aligned with the activation period of the sub-periodic DTX mode. Figure 3 The configuration of the sub-periodic DTX mode is shown in FIG. 1 , as shown in the sub-DTX / DRX groups.

[0090] It should be understood that the DRX cycle is an integer multiple of the DTX cycle, and the DRX cycle is also an integer multiple of the sub-DRX cycle. Figure 3In the example shown, the DRX cycle is 1 times the DTX cycle, and the DRX cycle is 2 times the sub-DRX cycle. Those skilled in the art can design other specific feasible solutions based on this schematic diagram.

[0091] According to the above reference Figure 2 Describes the DTX / DRX grouping settings and references Figure 4 The sub-periodic DTX mode setting described above can allocate activation periods within a DTX period of a cell to minimize power consumption while ensuring normal communication of all user equipments.

[0092] Assuming that after configuring the periodic DTX mode on the cell side and the periodic DRX mode on the user equipment side, if a user equipment receives a service with strong real-time requirements, such as VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service, and the time span between adjacent data packets is less than the DTX period, you can first try to use multiple DTX / DRX groups to serve the user equipment, or configure a sub-periodic DTX specifically for the user equipment. If the cell still cannot well support the service transmission of some special users in the cell, the cell can also try to shorten its own DTX period and notify the user equipment to change its DRX configuration, or exit the periodic DTX mode to serve this type of user. It should be understood that the DTX period before shortening should be an integer multiple of the DTX period after shortening.

[0093] In addition, for some services with large data transmission volume, such as video download services, the transmission of data arriving in the previous DTX cycle cannot be completed during the activation period of a DTX cycle. In this case, the activation period of the DTX cycle can be extended, or it can be achieved through the above method.

[0094] Figure 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0095] like Figure 5 As shown, the apparatus 500 in the wireless communication system according to this embodiment may include a cell configuration unit 502, a user equipment configuration unit 504, and a service unit 506. The functional configurations of the cell configuration unit 502 and the user equipment configuration unit 504 are similar to those of the reference Figure 1 The functional configurations of the cell configuration unit 102 and the user equipment configuration unit 104 are the same, and will not be described in detail. Only the functional configuration example of the service unit 506 will be described in detail below.

[0096] The service unit 506 can be configured to offload the service of the user equipment to a cell that does not have the periodic non-continuous transmission mode turned on if the cell cannot support the service of the user equipment, or to serve the user equipment by utilizing the activation period within the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of different cells for user equipment that can support carrier aggregation and / or dual connection scenarios.

[0097] Specifically, for example, if the periodic DTX mechanism of a cell cannot support a large amount of data transmission of a user equipment, the cell may offload the service of the user equipment to other cells that do not have a periodic DTX mechanism enabled, such as a macro cell. In addition, if the user equipment is a user equipment that supports carrier aggregation (CA-capable) and / or dual-connectivity scenarios (dual-connectivity-capable), and the neighboring cells also enable the periodic DTX mode and the activation periods therebetween do not substantially overlap, then inter-cell coordinated transmission may be performed.

[0098] Inter-cell coordinated transmission is mainly aimed at the case where adjacent cells are in periodic DTX mode and the user equipment supports CA-capable or dual-connectivity-capable scenarios. In this case, if the user equipment has delay-sensitive services or short-term large data volume services to transmit, the activation period in the DTX cycle of different cells can be used for data communication to serve the user equipment, such as Figure 3 as shown at the bottom of the .

[0099] In this case, preferably, the device 500 may also include an interaction unit, so as to obtain relevant parameters of the periodic DTX mode of the neighboring cell via the interaction unit, so that the activation period of the current cell can be set according to the parameters, so that the activation period of the current cell and the activation period of the neighboring cell form a seamless staggered (or overlapped) state, so that once the current cell enters sleep mode, the user equipment it serves can be immediately transferred to be served by the neighboring cell.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the cell mainly refers to a small cell, including, for example, a micro cell, a femto cell, etc. This is because the DTX / DRX solution in the present disclosure is usually performed for areas where small cells are densely deployed.

[0101] It should be noted that the above reference Figures 1 to 5 The described apparatus may be a base station in a cell, or may be arranged in a base station in a cell, or may be arranged independently of a base station, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0102] Next, we will refer to Figure 6An example of a functional configuration of an apparatus in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described. It can be understood that the apparatus corresponds to an apparatus on the user equipment side.

[0103] Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0104] like Figure 6 As shown, the apparatus 600 in the wireless communication system according to this embodiment may include a receiving unit 602 and a configuration unit 604. The functional configuration examples of each unit will be described in detail below.

[0105] The receiving unit 602 may be configured to receive configuration signaling about the periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell. As described above, the configuration signaling may include at least one of the start time point of the periodic DRX mode, the length of the cycle, the length of the active period, and / or the length of the sleep period.

[0106] The configuration unit 604 may be configured to configure the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the received configuration signaling. Preferably, the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, and each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a dormant period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0107] In addition, preferably, when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is in an active period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is also in an active period, and the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is an integer multiple of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0108] According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the coordination between the periodic DTX mechanism on the cell side and the periodic DRX mechanism on the user equipment side is achieved, thereby ensuring the service quality of the user equipment and reducing system power consumption.

[0109] It should be noted that the apparatus 600 may be a user equipment, or may be arranged in the user equipment, or may be arranged independently of the user equipment, and the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.

[0110] It should be understood that although the above reference Figures 1 to 6 An example of a functional configuration of an apparatus in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described, but this is only an example and not a limitation, and those skilled in the art may add, delete and / or combine the above-mentioned units according to the principles of the present disclosure, and such variations are deemed to fall within the essential scope of the present disclosure.

[0111] Next, we will refer to Figure 7A process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described. Figure 7 is a flow chart showing a process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure.

[0112] like Figure 7 As shown, the method 700 according to this embodiment may include a cell configuration step S702 and a user equipment configuration step S704.

[0113] In the cell configuration step S702, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell may be controlled according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, and parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode may be configured.

[0114] In the user equipment configuration step S704, parameters including period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment may be configured according to parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0115] Next, we will refer to Figure 8 A process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described. Figure 8 is a flow chart showing a process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure.

[0116] like Figure 8 As shown, the method 800 according to this embodiment may include a receiving step S802 and a configuring step S804.

[0117] In the receiving step S802, configuration signaling of the periodic discontinuous reception mode may be received from a cell.

[0118] In the configuration step S804, the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment may be configured according to the configuration signaling, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0119] It should be understood that although the above reference Figure 7 and Figure 8 A process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described, but it should be understood that this is only a preferred example and not a limitation, and those skilled in the art may modify, combine, sub-combine and change the above process according to the principles of the present disclosure and in combination with actual needs, and such variations are considered to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0120] In addition, it should be noted that reference Figure 7 and Figure 8 The method embodiments described are respectively the same as those mentioned above. Figures 1 to 5The apparatus 100 to the apparatus 500 described and the reference Figure 6 The described embodiment of the device 600 corresponds to the embodiment of the method, so for the contents not described in detail in the method embodiment, please refer to the description of the corresponding positions in the above device embodiment, and the description will not be repeated here.

[0121] Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a device in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0122] like Fig. 9 As shown, according to the present embodiment, the device 900 in the wireless communication system may include a cell configuration unit 902, which may be configured to control the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configure the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells.

[0123] Preferably, if Fig. 9 As shown, the cell configuration unit 902 may further include a judgment module 9021 and a parameter configuration module 9022 .

[0124] The judgment module 9021 may be configured to judge whether to enable the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between the cells. Preferably, when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between the cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the judgment module 9021 judges to enable the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0125] The parameter configuration module 9022 can be configured to configure the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode in response to the judgment of the judgment module to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period and the sleep period of each period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for the user equipment during the sleep period.

[0126] and Fig. 9 Correspondingly, the device shown Fig.10 is a flowchart illustrating a process example of a method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0127] like Fig.10 As shown, the method 1000 in the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment may include a cell configuration step S1002. In the cell configuration step S1002, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell may be controlled according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, and the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode may be configured.

[0128] Preferably, if Fig.10As shown, the cell configuration step S1002 may further include a determination step S1002-1 and a parameter configuration step S1002-2.

[0129] In the judgment step S1002-1, it can be judged whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells. Preferably, when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0130] In the parameter configuration step S1002-2, in response to the judgment module judging to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode can be configured based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells. The parameters include the period, the activation period and the sleep period of each period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services to the user equipment during the sleep period.

[0131] It can be seen that by turning on and off the periodic DTX mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring parameters such as the period, activation period and sleep period of the DTX mode, power consumption can be reduced and interference can be reduced compared to the prior art in which the cell side usually remains in a normally open state.

[0132] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a device, which is located in a wireless communication system and includes a circuit configured to perform the following operations: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services to the user equipment during the activation period.

[0133] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a device, which is located in a wireless communication system and includes a circuit configured to perform the following operations: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0134] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a device, which is located in a wireless communication system and includes a circuit configured to perform the following operations: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period, wherein the cell configuration step further includes: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0135] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a storage medium, which includes a machine-readable program code. When the program code is executed on an information processing device, the program code enables the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services to the user equipment during the activation period.

[0136] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a program product, which includes machine-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed on an information processing device, the instructions cause the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and a user equipment configuration step, configuring the parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services to the user equipment during the activation period.

[0137] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a storage medium, which includes a machine-readable program code. When the program code is executed on an information processing device, the program code enables the information processing device to perform the following steps: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0138] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a program product, which includes machine-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed on an information processing device, the instructions cause the information processing device to perform the following steps: a receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and a configuration step, configuring the periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment according to the configuration signaling, wherein the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides services for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0139] An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a storage medium, which includes a machine-readable program code. When the program code is executed on an information processing device, the program code enables the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period, wherein the cell configuration step further includes: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0140] An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a program product, which includes machine-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed on an information processing device, the instructions cause the information processing device to perform the following steps: a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells and configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including the period, wherein the cell configuration step further includes: a judgment step, judging whether to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including the period, the activation period of each period and the sleep period, so that the cell does not provide data transmission services for user equipment during the sleep period, wherein when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is judged in the judgment step to turn on the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0141] It should be understood that the machine-executable instructions in the storage medium and program products according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be used to execute methods corresponding to the above-mentioned device embodiments. Therefore, the contents not described in detail here can refer to the description of the previous corresponding positions and will not be repeated here.

[0142] Accordingly, the storage medium for carrying the program product including the machine executable instructions is also included in the disclosure of the present invention, including but not limited to a floppy disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a memory card, a memory stick, and the like.

[0143] In addition, it should be noted that the above series of processes and devices can also be implemented by software and / or firmware. In the case of being implemented by software and / or firmware, from a storage medium or a network to a computer with a dedicated hardware structure, such as Fig.11 The general-purpose personal computer 1100 shown installs the programs constituting the software, and when the various programs are installed, the computer can execute various functions and the like.

[0144] exist Fig.11 In the embodiment, a central processing unit (CPU) 1101 executes various processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 1102 or a program loaded from a storage section 1108 to a random access memory (RAM) 1103. In the RAM 1103, data required when the CPU 1101 executes various processes and the like is also stored as needed.

[0145] The CPU 1101, the ROM 1102, and the RAM 1103 are connected to one another via a bus 1104. To the bus 1104, an input / output interface 1105 is also connected.

[0146] The following components are connected to the input / output interface 1105: an input section 1106 including a keyboard, a mouse, etc.; an output section 1107 including a display such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc., and a speaker, etc.; a storage section 1108 including a hard disk, etc.; and a communication section 1109 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, etc. The communication section 1109 performs communication processing via a network such as the Internet.

[0147] A drive 1110 is also connected to the input / output interface 1105 as needed. A removable medium 1111 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, etc. is mounted on the drive 1110 as needed so that a computer program read therefrom is installed into the storage section 1108 as needed.

[0148] In the case where the above-described series of processing is implemented by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network such as the Internet or a storage medium such as the removable medium 1111 .

[0149] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that such storage media is not limited to Fig.11 The removable medium 1111 shown has a program stored therein and is distributed separately from the device to provide the program to the user. Examples of the removable medium 1111 include magnetic disks (including floppy disks (registered trademark)), optical disks (including compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM) and digital versatile disks (DVD)), magneto-optical disks (including minidiscs (MD) (registered trademark)), and semiconductor memories. Alternatively, the storage medium may be the ROM 1102, a hard disk included in the storage section 1108, or the like, in which the program is stored and distributed to the user together with the device containing them.

[0150] Application Example 1

[0151] In time slots 0 and 5 of the LTE subframe, PSS / SSS synchronization signals need to be sent fixedly. Therefore, in the DTX scheme disclosed in the present invention, it is necessary to consider the sending of synchronization signals on these time slots. In other words, when DTX is applied in the current LTE system, these time slots should be set within the activation period of DTX.

[0152] It is known that small cell switches are divided into three types according to the scale of their operation cycles: subframe level, semi-static and dormant state. In the current LTE technology, it is difficult to implement dynamic scheduling at the subframe level, and for the dormant state, it is mainly discussed in RAN3 because of the problem of too large time scale. Therefore, in the discussion of RAN1 / 2, the focus is mainly on the semi-static solution, and the granularity of the periodic DTX solution disclosed in the present invention is similar to that in the semi-static scheduling solution, which is in the order of hundreds of milliseconds to a few seconds.

[0153] With the evolution of LTE standardization, support for small cells will become better and better, so the synchronization signal and small cell discovery signal may change in the future. These potential changes will be more conducive to the implementation of the periodic DTX mechanism in the present disclosure, such as not sending the synchronization signal in time slots 0 and 5, which makes the DTX setting more flexible.

[0154] Application Example 2

[0155] LTE-U is one of the current hot topics of 3GPP, and the present disclosure can also make some optimizations for the deployment scenarios of LTE-U. Since LTE-U is an unlicensed frequency band, there are many uncertain spectrum interferences. In the LTE-U scenario, DTX is configured for cells that use unlicensed frequency band spectrum resources to reduce interference to authorized users. After the cell and the user equipment have determined the DTX / DRX cycle, since there are situations where the needs of some user equipment cannot be met, it is necessary to allocate additional resources to these user equipment. Its implementation method may include: extending the activation period through a timer; configuring sub-periodic DTX; and coordinating with neighboring cells. In LTE-U, when selecting these alternatives, it is necessary to take into account the interference situation on the LTE-U air interface, so that the cell will select the optimal solution based on the interference situation of different alternatives.

[0156] The present disclosure also discloses the following configurations.

[0157] 1. A device in a wireless communication system, comprising:

[0158] a cell configuration unit configured to control the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configure parameters including a period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to a load condition of the cell and / or an interference condition between cells; and

[0159] a user equipment configuration unit configured to configure parameters including a period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode,

[0160] Each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides a service for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0161] 2. The apparatus according to 1, wherein the cell configuration unit is further configured to configure at least one of a start time point of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, a length of a period, a length of an activation period, and / or a length of a sleep period,

[0162] And wherein, the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure at least one of a start time point, a cycle length, an activation period length and / or a sleep period length of the periodic discontinuous reception mode.

[0163] 3. The apparatus according to 2, wherein the cell configuration unit is further configured to configure such that the greater the load, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode and / or the longer the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode and / or the shorter the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode,

[0164] And wherein, the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure so that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is.

[0165] 4. An apparatus according to 1, wherein the user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment, so that when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is in an activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is also in an activation period, and the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is an integer multiple of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0166] 5. The apparatus according to 1 further comprises: a grouping unit configured to group the user equipment so that the periods of the periodic discontinuous reception modes of the user equipment in the same group remain aligned and the activation periods of the periodic discontinuous reception modes of the user equipment in different groups are offset from each other.

[0167] 6. The apparatus according to 1 or 5, further comprising: an allocating unit configured to allocate an activation period within a period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell according to the grouping of the user equipment, so that different activation periods are allocated to user equipments of different groups.

[0168] The user equipment configuration unit is further configured to configure, according to the activation period allocated to the user equipment, such that the activation period within one cycle of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment matches the activation period allocated to the user equipment.

[0169] 7. An apparatus according to 6, wherein the allocation unit is further configured such that: if there is only one activation period within one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell, different activation period offsets are set for user equipment of different groups; and if there are multiple activation periods within one cycle of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of the cell, different activation periods among the multiple activation periods are allocated to user equipment of different groups.

[0170] 8. The device according to item 1, further comprising:

[0171] The sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode configuration unit is configured to configure the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode in the cell if the communication demand of the user equipment cannot be met during the activation period within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and to align the period of the sub-periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment with the period of the sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0172] 9. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the allocation unit is further configured such that after the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is turned on, if the user equipment receives a service with strong real-time requirements and / or a large data transmission volume and the currently configured periodic discontinuous transmission mode cannot meet the current service requirements of the user equipment, then an activation period for one or more groups of user equipment within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is allocated to the user equipment to serve the user equipment.

[0173] 10. The device according to 1 also includes: a service unit, which is configured to enable the cell to offload the service to a cell that does not have a periodic non-continuous transmission mode turned on if the cell cannot support the service of the user equipment, or, for a user equipment that can support carrier aggregation and / or dual connection scenarios, utilize the activation period within the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode of different cells to collaboratively serve the user equipment.

[0174] 11. The apparatus according to 1, wherein the cell configuration unit is further configured to shut down the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell if the average load condition of the cell is higher than a predetermined threshold within a predetermined duration and / or if the services of certain user equipments in the cell cannot be implemented through the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0175] 12. The apparatus according to 1, wherein the cell configuration unit is further configured to configure so that a ratio of an active period to a dormant period in one cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is close to a current resource utilization rate of the cell.

[0176] 13. The apparatus according to 1, further comprising: an interaction unit configured to enable the cell to interact with the neighboring interfering cell about parameter information of their respective periodic discontinuous transmission modes,

[0177] The cell configuration unit is further configured to make the activation periods in the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and the adjacent interfering cell spaced apart from each other according to the exchanged parameter information.

[0178] 14. The device according to 1, wherein the cell is a small cell.

[0179] 15. An apparatus in a wireless communication system, comprising:

[0180] a receiving unit configured to receive configuration signaling about a periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and

[0181] a configuration unit, configured to configure a periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the configuration signaling,

[0182] The period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides service for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0183] 16. An apparatus according to 15, wherein, when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is in an activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is also in an activation period, and the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is an integer multiple of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode.

[0184] 17. A method in a wireless communication system, comprising:

[0185] A cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configuring parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and

[0186] a user equipment configuration step, configuring parameters including a period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode,

[0187] Each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides a service for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0188] 18. A method in a wireless communication system, comprising:

[0189] A receiving step, receiving configuration signaling about the periodic discontinuous reception mode from a cell; and

[0190] a configuration step, configuring a periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment according to the configuration signaling,

[0191] The period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment is compatible with the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation period and a sleep period, and the cell provides service for the user equipment during the activation period.

[0192] 19. An apparatus in a wireless communication system, comprising:

[0193] a cell configuration unit configured to control the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configure parameters including a period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to a load condition of the cell and / or an interference condition between cells,

[0194] Wherein, the cell configuration unit further includes:

[0195] a judgment module, which judges whether to enable the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and

[0196] a parameter configuration module, in response to the judgment by the judgment module to start the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell, configuring parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells, the parameters including a period, an activation period and a sleep period of each period, so that the cell does not provide a data transmission service for the user equipment during the sleep period,

[0197] When the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the judgment module judges to start the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0198] 20. A method in a wireless communication system, comprising:

[0199] a cell configuration step, controlling the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell and configuring parameters including the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode according to the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells,

[0200] Wherein, the cell configuration step further includes:

[0201] A judging step, judging whether to enable the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell based on the load condition of the cell and / or the interference condition between cells; and

[0202] a parameter configuration step, in response to judging in the judging step that the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell is turned on, configuring parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode based on a load condition of the cell and / or an interference condition between cells, the parameters including a period, an activation period and a sleep period of each period, so that the cell does not provide a data transmission service for the user equipment during the sleep period,

[0203] Wherein, when the load condition of the cell is less than a first predetermined threshold and / or the interference condition between cells is greater than a second predetermined threshold, it is determined in the judging step to start the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the cell.

[0204] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is certainly not limited to the above examples. Those skilled in the art may obtain various changes and modifications within the scope of the appended claims, and it should be understood that these changes and modifications will naturally fall within the technical scope of the present disclosure.

[0205] For example, a plurality of functions included in one unit in the above embodiments may be implemented by separate devices. Alternatively, a plurality of functions implemented by a plurality of units in the above embodiments may be implemented by separate devices, respectively. In addition, one of the above functions may be implemented by a plurality of units. Needless to say, such a configuration is included in the technical scope of the present disclosure.

[0206] In this specification, the steps described in the flowchart include not only the processing performed in time series in the order described, but also the processing performed in parallel or individually rather than necessarily in time series. In addition, even in the steps processed in time series, it goes without saying that the order can be appropriately changed.

Claims

1. An electronic device in a wireless communication system, comprising a processing circuit, configured to: configuring the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device according to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between electronic devices; and providing services to one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, in, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein, the one or more user devices are configured so that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The activation period and sleep period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device are configured based on the load condition of the electronic device: the greater the load, the longer the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device, and the smaller the load, the shorter the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The one or more user equipments are divided into groups, user equipments in different groups have different activation periods of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device covers all activation periods of the user equipments in the different groups.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to group the one or more user equipments so that periods of the periodic discontinuous reception patterns of user equipments in the same group are aligned with each other and activation periods of the periodic discontinuous reception patterns of user equipments in different groups are offset from each other.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to coordinate the one or more user equipments so that start times of activation periods of cycles of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments are kept consistent.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to set one or more activation periods within a sleep period of a cycle of a periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device to support short-duration burst services.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to adjust the configuration of the activation period and the sleep period of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device or exit the activation and sleep transmission mode of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode in response to the communication service requirements of the user equipment among the one or more user equipments, and the communication service requirements include: services with strong real-time characteristics and services with large transmission volume. When the communication service requirement is a service with strong real-time characteristics, the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is shortened or the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is exited; when the communication service requirement is a service with large transmission volume, if the service with large transmission volume cannot complete the transmission of data arriving in the previous periodic discontinuous transmission mode period during the activation period of a periodic discontinuous transmission mode period, the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is extended.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to exchange parameter information about activation periods and sleep periods of cycles of respective periodic discontinuous transmission modes with other neighboring interfering electronic devices in the wireless communication system.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein: Adjacent electronic devices are configured to have staggered or overlapping activation periods without gaps.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to offload traffic of the one or more user equipments to a macro cell during a sleep period of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The processing circuit is configured to send configuration signaling about the periodic discontinuous reception mode to the one or more user devices, and the configuration signaling includes at least one of the start time point of activation of the periodic discontinuous reception mode and the sleep transmission mode of the one or more user devices, the length of the cycle, the length of the activation period and / or the length of the sleep period.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The electronic device provides services for the one or more user devices via an unlicensed spectrum.

13. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The electronic device is implemented as a base station.

14. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The electronic device is implemented as a relay node.

15. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The electronic device is implemented as a user equipment functioning as a base station.

16. An electronic device in a wireless communication system, comprising a processing circuit configured to: configuring the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device according to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between electronic devices; providing services to one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, in, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein the one or more user equipments are configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, Wherein, in the LTE-U scenario, a periodic discontinuous transmission mode is configured for the electronic device using unlicensed frequency band spectrum resources to reduce interference to licensed users; and After the electronic device and the one or more user equipments have determined the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode / periodic non-continuous reception mode, if there are some user equipments whose needs cannot be met, additional resources are allocated to these user equipments.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein: Allocating additional resources to user equipment whose requirements cannot be met includes at least one of the following methods: extending the activation period by a timer; configuring a sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and coordinating with neighboring electronic devices.

18. An electronic device in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system being an LTE communication system, the electronic device comprising a processing circuit configured to: configuring the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device according to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between electronic devices; and providing services to one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, in, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein the one or more user equipments are configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, The activation period includes a time slot for sending a synchronization signal.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein: The activation period includes time slots 0 and 5.

20. An electronic device in a wireless communication system, comprising a processing circuit configured to: configuring the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device according to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between electronic devices; and providing services to one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, in, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein the one or more user equipments are configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, The processing circuit is configured to: when there are multiple activation periods within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device, allocate different activation periods among the multiple activation periods to user equipments of different groups to balance the traffic within each period.

21. A communication method in a wireless communication system, comprising: According to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between the electronic devices, configure the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device; as well as The electronic device provides services for one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein, the one or more user devices are configured so that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode is.

22. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The activation period and sleep period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device are configured based on the load condition of the electronic device: the greater the load, the longer the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device, and the smaller the load, the shorter the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device.

23. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The one or more user equipments are divided into groups, user equipments in different groups have different activation periods of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the activation period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device covers all activation periods of the one or more user equipments.

24. The communication method according to claim 23, wherein: The communication method further comprises grouping the one or more user equipments so that the periods of the periodic discontinuous reception patterns of the user equipments in the same group are aligned with each other and the activation periods of the periodic discontinuous reception patterns of the user equipments in different groups are offset from each other.

25. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The communication method further comprises: coordinating the one or more user equipments so that the start time of the activation period of the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is kept consistent.

26. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The communication method further includes: setting one or more activation periods within a sleep period of a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device to support short-duration burst services.

27. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The communication method also includes: in response to the communication service requirements of the user equipment among the one or more user equipment, adjusting the configuration of the activation period and the sleep period of the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device or exiting the activation and sleep transmission mode of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the communication service requirements include: services with strong real-time characteristics and services with large transmission volume. When the communication service requirement is a service with strong real-time characteristics, the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is shortened or the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is exited; when the communication service requirement is a service with large transmission volume, if the service with large transmission volume cannot complete the transmission of data arriving in the previous periodic discontinuous transmission mode period during the activation period of a periodic discontinuous transmission mode period, the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode is extended.

28. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The communication method further includes: exchanging parameter information about activation periods and sleep periods of cycles of respective periodic discontinuous transmission modes with other adjacent interfering electronic devices in the wireless communication system.

29. The communication method according to claim 28, wherein: Adjacent electronic devices are configured to have staggered or overlapping activation periods without gaps.

30. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The communication method further includes: offloading services of the one or more user equipments to a macro cell during a sleep period of the electronic device.

31. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The communication method also includes: sending configuration signaling about the periodic discontinuous reception mode to the one or more user devices, the configuration signaling including at least one of the start time point of activation of the periodic discontinuous reception mode and the sleep transmission mode of the one or more user devices, the length of the cycle, the length of the activation period and / or the length of the sleep period.

32. The communication method according to claim 21, wherein: The electronic device provides services for the one or more user devices via an unlicensed spectrum.

33. A communication method in a wireless communication system, comprising: According to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between the electronic devices, configure the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device; The electronic device provides services for one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein the one or more user equipments are configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, Wherein, in the LTE-U scenario, a periodic discontinuous transmission mode is configured for the electronic device using unlicensed frequency band spectrum resources to reduce interference to licensed users; and After the electronic device and the one or more user equipments have determined the period of the periodic non-continuous transmission mode / periodic non-continuous reception mode, if there are some user equipments whose needs cannot be met, additional resources are allocated to these user equipments.

34. The communication method according to claim 33, wherein: Allocating additional resources to user equipment whose requirements cannot be met includes at least one of the following methods: extending the activation period by a timer; configuring a sub-periodic discontinuous transmission mode; and coordinating with neighboring electronic devices.

35. A communication method in a wireless communication system, wherein the wireless communication system is an LTE communication system, and the wireless communication system includes an electronic device, the method comprising: configuring the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device according to the load condition of the electronic device or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between electronic devices; as well as providing services to one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein the one or more user equipments are configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, The activation period includes a time slot for sending a synchronization signal.

36. The communication method according to claim 35, wherein: The activation period includes time slots 0 and 5.

37. A communication method in a wireless communication system, comprising: According to the load condition of the electronic device, or according to the load condition of the electronic device and the interference condition between the electronic devices, configure the activation period and the dormancy period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device; as well as The electronic device provides services for one or more user equipments in the wireless communication system during an activation period, The one or more user equipments are configured with a periodic activation period and a sleep period of a periodic discontinuous reception mode, and when the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the one or more user equipments is in the activation period, the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device is also in the activation period, The electronic device is further configured so that the greater the load of the electronic device, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, and the smaller the load, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode. And wherein the one or more user equipments are configured to configure such that the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the shorter the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, and the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, the longer the period of the periodic discontinuous reception mode, The communication method further includes: when there are multiple activation periods within a cycle of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode of the electronic device, different activation periods are allocated to user equipments of different groups to balance the traffic within each period.

38. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable computer instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the communication method according to any one of claims 21-37.

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