A terminal device scheduling method and apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a terminal device scheduling method and apparatus, which can be applied to the field of communication technology. The method comprises: a terminal device sending a random access message to a network device; the random access message being used for scheduling transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device by the network device, and being used for indicating at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and random access message processing delay of the terminal device. Thus, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, so that different resources can be allocated to the subsequent transmission of the terminal device according to different processing capabilities of the terminal device, so that the terminal device can perform message transmission through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving resource utilization.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a terminal device scheduling method and apparatus thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] Currently, multiple terminal devices can be accessed in a serving cell, for example, terminal devices with relaxed processing capability, terminal devices without relaxed processing capability, and the like. Different processing capabilities of terminal devices have different PDSCH (physical downlink shared channel) processing time and PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) processing time. If the network device schedules all terminal devices accessed in the serving cell according to the terminal devices without relaxed processing capability for the above two terminal devices with different processing capabilities, the terminal devices with relaxed processing capability will not have enough time to process or prepare the PDSCH or PUSCH, resulting in difficulty in normal sending of the random access message of the terminal devices with relaxed processing capability. SUMMARY

[0003] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal device scheduling method and apparatus thereof, which can be applied to the field of communication technology, and can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, i.e., determine whether the terminal device has relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability, so as to perform targeted scheduling on the subsequent message transmission of the terminal device according to the processing capability of the terminal device, allocate different resources for the subsequent transmission of the terminal device according to different processing capabilities of the terminal device, so that the terminal device can perform message transmission through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving resource utilization.

[0004] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal device scheduling method, which is performed by a terminal device, and the method comprises: sending a random access message to a network device, wherein the random access message is used for the network device to schedule the transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device; and wherein the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) processing capability and / or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing capability of the terminal device; and a random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0005] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide another terminal device scheduling method, which is performed by a network device. The method comprises: receiving a random access message sent by a terminal device; and in response to the random access message, scheduling transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device, wherein the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) processing capability and / or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing capability of the terminal device; and a random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0006] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal device scheduling apparatus. The apparatus is applied to a terminal device, and has part or all of the functions of the method in the first aspect, for example, the terminal device scheduling apparatus can have part or all of the functions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can have the function of implementing any embodiment of the present disclosure independently. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0007] In an implementation manner, the terminal device scheduling apparatus can include a transceiver module and a processing module. The processing module is configured to support the terminal device scheduling apparatus to perform the corresponding functions in the above method. The transceiver module is configured to support the communication between the terminal device scheduling apparatus and other devices. The terminal device scheduling apparatus can further include a storage module, which is coupled with the transceiver module and the processing module, and stores the computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device scheduling apparatus.

[0008] For example, the processing module can be a processor, the transceiver module can be a transceiver or a communication interface, and the storage module can be a memory.

[0009] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide another terminal device scheduling apparatus. The apparatus is applied to a network device, and has part or all of the functions of the method in the second aspect, for example, the terminal device scheduling apparatus can have part or all of the functions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can have the function of implementing any embodiment of the present disclosure independently. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0010] In an implementation manner, the structure of the terminal device scheduling apparatus can include a transceiver module and a processing module, the processing module is configured to support the terminal device scheduling apparatus to perform the corresponding functions in the above-mentioned method. The transceiver module is used to support the communication between the terminal device scheduling apparatus and other devices. The terminal device scheduling apparatus can also include a storage module, the storage module is used to be coupled with the transceiver module and the processing module, and saves the computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device scheduling apparatus.

[0011] For example, the processing module can be a processor, the transceiver module can be a transceiver or a communication interface, and the storage module can be a memory.

[0012] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a memory, and the memory stores a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication apparatus executes the method of the first aspect.

[0013] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a memory, and the memory stores a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication apparatus executes the method of the second aspect.

[0014] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions so that the apparatus executes the method of the first aspect.

[0015] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions so that the apparatus executes the method of the second aspect.

[0016] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, which comprises the communication apparatus of the third aspect and the communication apparatus of the fourth aspect, or the communication apparatus of the fifth aspect and the communication apparatus of the sixth aspect, or the communication apparatus of the seventh aspect and the communication apparatus of the eighth aspect.

[0017] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium, which is used to store the instructions for the terminal device, and when the instructions are executed, the terminal device executes the method of the first aspect.

[0018] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium, which is used to store the instructions for the network device, and when the instructions are executed, the network device executes the method of the second aspect.

[0019] In a twelfth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program product including a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0020] In a thirteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program product including a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect.

[0021] In a fourteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting a terminal device to implement functions related to the first aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0022] In a fifteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting a network device to implement functions related to the second aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the network device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0023] In a sixteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0024] In a seventeenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background art will be described below.

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 2 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 3 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 4 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 5 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 6 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] Figure 7 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 8 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] Figure 9 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] Figure 10 is a flowchart of a terminal device scheduling apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] Figure 11 is a structural diagram of a communication apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] Figure 12 is a structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] For ease of understanding, first introduce the terms involved in the present disclosure.

[0039] 1, PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel)

[0040] PUSCH is used to carry uplink high layer / physical layer control signaling and user data.

[0041] 2, PDSCH (physical downlink shared channel)

[0042] PDSCH is used to carry downlink high layer control signaling and user data.

[0043] 3, PDCCH (physical downlink control channel)

[0044] The PDCCH channel transmits DCI (Downlink Control Information) related to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH, PDSCH), and the DCI information contains a plurality of related contents such as RB (rescourc block) allocation information, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat request) process identification, and the like. Only when the terminal device correctly decodes the DCI information, the PDSCH data or the PUSCH data can be correctly processed.

[0045] 4、BWP (bandwidth part, partial bandwidth)

[0046] The BWP is a subset bandwidth of the terminal channel bandwidth, and the bandwidth of the terminal device receiving and transmitting is flexibly adjusted by bandwidth adaptation in the NR, so that the terminal device receiving and transmitting bandwidth does not need to be as large as the bandwidth of the cell. The terminal can only activate one UL (uplink) BWP and one DL (downlink) BWP at the same time, and each BWP is configured with an SCS (subcarrier spacing). Except for special instructions, all signals and channels on the BWP use the SCS.

[0047] 5、HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request, hybrid automatic repeat request)

[0048] HARQ is a new type of communication technology based on FEC (forward error correction) and ARQ (automatic repeat) developed for better anti-interference and anti-fading, and to improve system throughput (effectiveness) and data transmission reliability.

[0049] In order to better understand the terminal device scheduling method and the device thereof disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable will be described first.

[0050] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The communication system can include but is not limited to one network device and one terminal device, Figure 1 The number and form of devices shown are only for example and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure, and in actual applications, two or more network devices and two or more terminal devices can be included. Figure 1 The communication system shown takes one network device 101 and one terminal device 102 as an example.

[0051] It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example, long term evolution (LTE) system, 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system, 5G new radio (NR) system, or other future new mobile communication system, etc.

[0052] The network device 101 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is an entity for transmitting or receiving signals on the network side. For example, the network device 101 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in the NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication system, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. The network device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The structure of CU-DU can split the protocol layer of the network device, for example, the base station, and the functions of part of the protocol layer are placed in the CU for centralized control, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layer are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU.

[0053] The terminal device 102 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is an entity for receiving or transmitting signals on the user side, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be referred to as a terminal, a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), and the like. The terminal device can be a car, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, and the like. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form of the terminal device.

[0054] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of system architecture and the appearance of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0055] In the above communication system, the calculation formula of the PDSCH processing procedure time of the terminal device is as follows:

[0056] T proc,1 =(N1+d 1,1 )(2048+144)·κ2 -μ ·T c ; (1)

[0057] wherein T proc,1 represents the PDSCH processing procedure time of the terminal device; the value of N1 is related to the value of μ of the terminal device; the value of μ has a corresponding relationship with the subcarrier spacing, which can be determined according to the subcarrier spacing; d 1,1 represents the processing time under specific conditions when the PDSCH mapping mode is A or B, TC is defined in 3GPP standard TS 38.214 clause 4.1, i.e. wherein, △f ref = 15*10 3 Hz, N f,ref = 2048, △f max = 480*10 3 Hz, N f = 4096.

[0058] As an example, the value of N1may be shown in Table 1.

[0059] Table 1 PDSCH processing time of PDSCH processing capability 1

[0060] μ PDSCH decoding time N1 [symbols] 0 8 1 10 2 17 3 20

[0061] It can be understood that each element in Table 1, each corresponding relationship, exists independently; these elements, corresponding relationships are exemplarily listed in the same table, but it does not mean that all elements, corresponding relationships in the table must exist at the same time according to the table 1. The value of each element and each corresponding relationship is independent of any other element value or corresponding relationship in Table 1. Therefore, those skilled in the art can understand that the value of each element in the table 1, each corresponding relationship, each is an independent embodiment.

[0062] wherein, the PDSCH processing procedure of the terminal device includes: PDSCH decoding procedure and PUCCH preparation procedure. Correspondingly, the PDSCH processing procedure time T proc,1 includes PDSCH decoding time and PUCCH preparation time. The terminal device can only perform HARQ-ACK feedback after T proc,1 after the end of the last symbol of PDSCH transmission. When the network device indicates the time domain resource of HARQ-ACK feedback, the PDSCH decoding time and PUCCH preparation time of the terminal device need to be considered.

[0063] In Release 15, the calculation formula of the PUSCH processing procedure time of the terminal device is as follows:

[0064] T proc,2 = max((N2+d 2,1 )(2048+144)·κ2 -μ ·T c, d 2,2 ); (2)

[0065] wherein, T proc,2 denotes the PUSCH processing time of the terminal device, and the terminal device can only perform PUSCH transmission after receiving the scheduling DCI for T proc,2 . That is, the time interval K2 between the transmission end time point of the terminal device receiving the DCI and the transmission start time point of the terminal device performing PUSCH transmission is K2≥T proc,2 ). The network device needs to consider the PUSCH processing time of the terminal device when scheduling PUSCH; the value of N2 is related to the value of μ of the terminal device; d 2,1 denotes the processing time of DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal) configuration in a specific case, d 2,1 = 0 when the first symbol of the time domain resource allocated by the PUSCH only contains DMRS, otherwise, d 2,1 = 1; d 2,2 denotes the delay introduced by BWP switching, if the DCI triggers the switching of the uplink BWP, d 2,2 is the switching delay of the BWP, otherwise, d 2,2 = 0.

[0066] As an example, the value of N2 can be as shown in Table 2.

[0067] Table 2 PUSCH preparation time N2

[0068] μ PUSCH preparation time N2 [symbols] 0 10 1 12 2 23 3 36

[0069] It can be understood that each element and each corresponding relationship in Table 2 exists independently; these elements and corresponding relationships are exemplarily listed in the same table, but it does not mean that all elements and corresponding relationships in the table must exist at the same time according to Table 2. The value of each element and each corresponding relationship is independent of any other element value or corresponding relationship in Table 2. Therefore, those skilled in the art can understand that the value of each element and each corresponding relationship in Table 2 is an independent embodiment.

[0070] For the two-step random access procedure, the minimum processing time (or processing delay) requirement of the terminal device is that the terminal device can only perform ACK feedback after receiving the second random access message (MsgB) for N T,1 + 0.75 ms (for example, the time interval K1 between the transmission end time point of MsgB and the transmission start time point of ACK feedback is K1≥N T,1 + 0.75 ms). Wherein, NT,1 N1 represents the formula for calculating the PDSCH processing time of a terminal device without relaxed processing capabilities.

[0071] As an example, the PUSCH preparation time (or preparation latency) of a typical terminal device (UE processing capability 1) can be relaxed to a factor of N. For example, taking N=2 as an example, the PUSCH preparation time can be as shown in Table 3.

[0072] Table 3 PUSCH preparation time N2

[0073] μ PUSCH preparation time N2 [symbols] 0 8->16 1 10->20 2 17->34 3 20->40

[0074] It is understood that each element and each correspondence in Table 3 exists independently; these elements and correspondences are listed in the same table as an example, but this does not mean that all elements and correspondences in the table must exist simultaneously as shown in Table 3. The value of each element and each correspondence is independent of any other element value or correspondence in Table 3. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the value of each element and each correspondence in Table 3 is an independent embodiment.

[0075] In Table 3, the numbers to the left of "->" represent the PUSCH preparation time for ordinary terminal devices, while the numbers to the right of "->" represent the PUSCH preparation time for eRedcap (evolved reduced capability) terminal devices after relaxing processing capabilities.

[0076] Release 18 proposed relaxing the processing latency of terminal devices: PDSCH processing time (N1) and PUSCH preparation time (N2), for example, relaxing the processing latency to M times that of UE capability 1 in Release 16, in order to reduce terminal costs. The example above is illustrated with M=2, but it is not limited to this.

[0077] The main component costs involved in the terminal equipment include:

[0078] Baseband: Receiver processing block (channel estimation, demodulation, demapping, frequency equalization, RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power) / RSR (Reference Signal Receiving) estimation and CSI (Channel State Information) processing);

[0079] Baseband: LDPC (low density parity check) decoding

[0080] Baseband: DL control processing and decoding

[0081] Baseband: UL processing block (generation of reference signals, modulation, preparation of PUSCH and PUCCH).

[0082] Among them, the influencing factor of the processing delay is executed by a slower processor.

[0083] In the eRedcap project, it is possible to relax the PDSCH processing delay and the PUSCH preparation delay for some terminal devices of certain service types (such as non-safety sensors such as factory sensors).

[0084] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, according to the different channel processing delays, the terminal devices can be divided into two types: terminal devices with relaxed processing capability and terminal devices without relaxed processing capability. It can be understood that the terminal device with relaxed processing capability refers to a terminal device whose processing capability of a physical layer channel or a physical layer signal is relaxed, and the channel processing delay is relatively long; the terminal device without relaxed processing capability refers to a terminal device whose processing capability of a physical layer channel or a physical layer signal is not relaxed, and the channel processing delay is relatively short.

[0085] In a possible implementation, the terminal device that relaxes processing capability can be a reduced capability terminal device that relaxes processing capability, such as an evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE). The terminal device that does not relax processing capability, which is also referred to as non-eRedCap UE in the embodiments of the present disclosure, can include at least one of the following terminal devices: a normal reduced capability terminal device (RedCap UE) and a normal terminal device (Normal UE or non-RedCap UE). Of course, since there are three types of UEs (eRedCap UE, RedCap UE, and Normal UE), multiple processing capability relaxation schemes can be used; that is, compared with the eRedCap UE and the RedCap UE, the channel processing capability of the RedCap UE is not relaxed, and the channel processing capability of the eRedCap UE can be relaxed; compared with the RedCap UE and the non-RedCap UE, the channel processing capability of the Normal UE and the RedCap UE is not relaxed. In a possible implementation, for the relaxed processing parameter, eRedCap UE>RedCap UE, eRedCap UE>Normal UE; that is, the eRedCap UE that relaxes the processing capability has the largest relaxed processing delay, and the RedCap UE and the Normal UE do not relax the processing, that is, the RedCap UE and the Normal UE have smaller relaxed processing delays.

[0086] In another possible implementation, the terminal device that relaxes processing capability can include at least one of the following: an evolved reduced capability terminal device that relaxes processing capability (also referred to as eRedCap UE) and a normal terminal device that relaxes processing capability; and the terminal device that does not relax processing capability can include at least one of the following terminal devices: a normal reduced capability terminal device (RedCap UE) and a normal terminal device (Normal UE or non-RedCap UE).

[0087] In the related art, the terminal device can report its processing capability to the network device through an independent PRACH resource. Meanwhile, for two-step random access, the terminal device can also report its processing capability through the PUSCH of random access message A (MsgA).

[0088] However, the definition of the reporting content of the terminal device and the triggering condition of the reporting need to be further defined and clarified. For example, for an eRedcap UE, whether the processing capability of the terminal device must be reported to the network device, and / or under what triggering condition will the terminal device report the processing capability of the terminal device to the network device, and / or when the processing capability of the terminal device needs to be reported to the network device, whether the terminal device will report the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability to the network device at the same time or separately.

[0089] To solve the above problems, the present embodiment provides a terminal device scheduling method and a device thereof.

[0090] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 is a flowchart of a terminal device scheduling method provided by the present embodiment, which can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1 . As shown in Figure 2 , the terminal device scheduling method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0091] Step 201, sending a random access message to a network device, the random access message being used for scheduling the transmission of subsequent messages of the terminal device by the network device; wherein the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: the type of the terminal device; the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; the random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0092] In the present embodiment, the physical layer channel / signal refers to the physical layer channel or the physical layer signal, and correspondingly, the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device refers to the processing capability of the physical layer channel or the processing capability of the physical layer signal of the terminal device.

[0093] The physical layer channel / physical layer signal includes one or more of the following: a PRACH (physical random access channel), a PUSCH, a PDSCH, a PUCCH (physical uplink control channel), a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), a CSI-RS (channel state information reference signal), a SRS (sounding reference signal), a PTRS (phase tracking refernece signal), and a TRS (tracking refernece signal).

[0094] The processing capability on the CSI-RS refers to the capability of performing feedback calculation of the CSI-RS. The feedback of the CSI-RS includes, for example, a PMI (precoding matrix indicator), an RI (rank indication), and a CQI (channel quality indicator).

[0095] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the random access message refers to an interactive message between the terminal device and the network device in the random access process. For example, for two-step random access, the interactive information can include a random access message A (MsgA) and a random access message B (MsgB). For four-step random access, the interactive information can include a first random access message (Msg1), a second random access message (Msg2), a third random access message (Msg3), and a fourth random access message (Msg4).

[0096] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the random access message can be used to indicate the type of the terminal device in the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0097] Optionally, the type of the terminal device can be one of an evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE), a normal reduced capability terminal device (RedCap UE), and a normal terminal device (Normal UE, non-RedCap UE).

[0098] As an example, for an evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE), the processing capability can be relaxed, or the processing capability can not be relaxed. If the eRedCap UE is forced to relax the processing capability, the random access message reported by each terminal device to the network device can indicate the type of the terminal device or indicate the relaxed processing capability of the terminal device.

[0099] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the random access message can be used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device in the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0100] Optionally, the PUSCH processing capability can include relaxed processing capability, non-relaxed processing capability.

[0101] Optionally, the PDSCH processing capability can include relaxed processing capability, non-relaxed processing capability.

[0102] As an example, for an evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE), the processing capability can be relaxed, or the processing capability can not be relaxed. If the eRedCap UE is not forced to relax the processing capability, i.e., the relaxation of the processing capability is optional, the random access message reported by each terminal device to the network device can indicate the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device.

[0103] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the random access message can be used to indicate the random access message processing delay of the terminal device in the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0104] As a possible implementation manner, the random access message processing delay can have a corresponding relationship with the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device.

[0105] As an example, when the physical layer channel / signal processing capability is relaxed processing capability, the random access message processing delay is relatively large, and when the physical layer channel / signal processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, the random access message processing delay is relatively small.

[0106] As a possible implementation manner, when the random access message is a random access message A (MsgA) in two-step random access, the random access message processing delay can be a time interval between a last symbol at which the terminal device receives a second random access message and a first symbol at which corresponding feedback is sent, i.e., the random access message processing delay is a time interval between a transmission end time point at which the terminal device receives the second random access message and a transmission start time point at which the terminal device sends the corresponding feedback.

[0107] As an example, when the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device is the non-relaxed processing capability, the random access message processing delay can be N T,1 When the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device is the relaxed processing capability, the random access message processing delay can be m*N T,1 +0.5. Wherein, m can be agreed by protocol, or can also be configured by the network device through signaling, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0108] It should be noted that the above N T,1 is determined according to the processing capability 1.

[0109] As another example, when the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device is the non-relaxed processing capability, the random access message processing delay can be N T,1 +0.5, and when the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device is the relaxed processing capability, the random access message processing delay can be N' T,1 +0.5; wherein N' T,1 >N T,1 .

[0110] It should be noted that the above only takes one of the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information indicated by the random access message as an example, and in actual application, the random access message indication can also indicate multiple information in the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information, such as the random access message can also indicate multiple combinations in the above various possible implementation manners, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0111] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can send a random access message to the network device, and the random access message is used to indicate at least one of the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information. Correspondingly, after receiving the random access message, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, that is, determine whether the terminal device is a relaxed processing capability or a non-relaxed processing capability, or which type of message the terminal device is a relaxed processing capability, so that the subsequent message transmission of the terminal device can be scheduled according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device. For example, the random access message processing delay of the terminal device can be determined according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device, and the subsequent message transmission of the terminal device can be scheduled according to the random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0112] The subsequent message can include a subsequent random access message, and an interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device. In the present disclosure, the network device can schedule transmission of the subsequent random access message of the terminal device \ the interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability indicated by the random access message.

[0113] Therefore, the network device can allocate different resources for transmission of subsequent messages of terminal devices with different processing capabilities, so that the terminal devices can perform message transmission through reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when message transmission fails, and thus avoid resource waste and improve resource utilization. The terminal devices with different processing capabilities refer to terminal devices with different physical layer channel processing capabilities or terminal devices with different physical layer signal processing capabilities.

[0114] The terminal device scheduling method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed by the terminal device sending a random access message to the network device, and the random access message is used for the network device to schedule transmission of subsequent messages of the terminal device. The random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: type of the terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and random access message processing delay of the terminal device. Therefore, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, i.e., determine whether the terminal device has relaxed processing capability or unrelaxed processing capability, so as to perform targeted scheduling on transmission of subsequent messages of the terminal device according to the processing capability of the terminal device. Different resources can be allocated for subsequent transmission of terminal devices with different processing capabilities, so that the terminal devices can perform message transmission through reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when message transmission fails, and thus avoid resource waste and improve resource utilization.

[0115] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The terminal device scheduling method can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1 . The terminal device scheduling method can be executed alone, in combination with any embodiment or possible implementation manner of the embodiments in the present disclosure, or in combination with any technical solution in the related art. As shown in Figure 3 , the terminal device scheduling method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0116] In step 301, a random access message is sent to the network device, and the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and a random access message processing delay of the terminal device; wherein the random access message is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; wherein the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability; and wherein the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability.

[0117] The random access message is used for the network device to schedule transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device. The subsequent message can include a subsequent random access message and an interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device. In the present disclosure, the network device can schedule transmission of the subsequent random access message of the terminal device and the interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability indicated by the random access message.

[0118] It should be noted that the random access message can be explained and described in the related description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, and will not be described here.

[0119] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the capability combination of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device can include the following four combinations: in a first capability combination, the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; in a second capability combination, the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability; in a third capability combination, the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; and in a fourth capability combination, the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability.

[0120] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the random access message is used to indicate one of the above capability combinations. For example, for an evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE), the random access indication message can be used to indicate the first capability combination.

[0121] That is, in the present disclosure, the reporting of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability can be bound, and the terminal device can indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability together.

[0122] As an example, the first capability combination or the fourth capability combination can be indicated by 1-bit indication bit. For example, the first capability combination can be indicated by "0", and the fourth capability combination can be indicated by "1", or the fourth capability combination can be indicated by "0", and the first capability combination can be indicated by "1".

[0123] As another example, any one of the capability combinations can be indicated by multi-bit indication bit. For example, taking 2-bit as an example, the first capability combination can be indicated by "11", the second capability combination can be indicated by "10", the third capability combination can be indicated by "01", and the fourth capability combination can be indicated by "00", or the fourth capability combination can be indicated by "11", the third capability combination can be indicated by "10", the second capability combination can be indicated by "01", and the first capability combination can be indicated by "00", and the like.

[0124] The terminal device scheduling method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a terminal device sending a random access message to a network device, wherein the random access message is used for the network device to schedule transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device; and the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and random access message processing delay of the terminal device. Thus, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, that is, determine whether the terminal device is of relaxed processing capability or of unrelaxed processing capability, so that the network device can perform targeted scheduling on transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device according to the processing capability of the terminal device, and can allocate different resources for the subsequent transmission of the terminal device according to different processing capabilities of the terminal device, so that the terminal device can perform message transmission through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving resource utilization.

[0125] It should be noted that the above possible implementation manners can be executed alone or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0126] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1 The terminal device scheduling method can be executed alone, or in combination with any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure or the possible implementation manners of the embodiments, or in combination with any one of the technical solutions in the related art. For example, Figure 4As shown, the terminal device scheduling method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0127] In step 401, a random access message is sent to the network device, and the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: type of terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; random access message processing delay of the terminal device; wherein the random access message indicates the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability respectively.

[0128] Wherein, the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device can refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0129] Wherein, the random access message is used for the network device to schedule the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device, wherein the subsequent message can include a subsequent random access message, and an interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device, that is, in the present disclosure, the network device can schedule the transmission of the subsequent random access message of the terminal device and the interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability indicated by the random access message.

[0130] It should be noted that the explanation of the random access message can refer to the related description in any embodiment of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0131] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the reporting of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability can be decoupled, and the terminal device can indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability separately, that is, the random access message sent by the terminal device to the network device is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability respectively.

[0132] As an example, the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability can be indicated by different reporting methods or reporting signaling.

[0133] As an example, the PUSCH processing capability of the terminal device can be indicated by the first signaling. For example, the PUSCH processing capability can be indicated by 1-bit indication bit in the first signaling, for example, “0” can indicate “PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability”, and “1” can indicate “PUSCH processing capability is not relaxed processing capability”, or “0” can indicate “PUSCH processing capability is not relaxed processing capability”, and “1” can indicate “PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability”.

[0134] As an example, the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device can be indicated through the second signaling. For example, the PDSCH processing capability can be indicated through a 1-bit indication bit in the second signaling, for example, "0" can be used to indicate "the PDSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability", "1" can be used to indicate "the PDSCH processing capability is a non-relaxed processing capability", or "0" can be used to indicate "the PDSCH processing capability is a non-relaxed processing capability", and "1" can be used to indicate "the PDSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability".

[0135] The first signaling and the second signaling are different signaling.

[0136] The terminal device scheduling method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be used for the terminal device to send a random access message to the network device, and the random access message is used for the network device to schedule the transmission of subsequent messages of the terminal device. The random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: the type of the terminal device; the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and the random access message processing delay of the terminal device. Therefore, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, that is, determine whether the terminal device is a relaxed processing capability or a non-relaxed processing capability, so that the transmission of the subsequent messages of the terminal device can be scheduled according to the processing capability of the terminal device, and the subsequent transmission of the terminal device can be allocated with different resources for different processing capabilities of the terminal device, so that the terminal device can perform message transmission through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving resource utilization.

[0137] It should be noted that the above-mentioned possible implementation manners can be executed alone or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0138] Please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1 . The terminal device scheduling method can be executed alone, in combination with any embodiment or possible implementation manner of the embodiments of the present disclosure, or in combination with any technical solution in the related art. As shown in Figure 5 , the terminal device scheduling method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0139] In step 501, the indication information of the network device is determined; wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal device to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0140] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can also send the indication information to the terminal device, and the indication information is used to indicate the terminal device to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information. Accordingly, after receiving the indication information, the terminal device can determine whether to use the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information according to the indication information.

[0141] As an example, when the indication information sent by the network device indicates the terminal device to activate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information, the terminal device can send its own physical layer channel / signal processing capability information to the network device, that is, the random access message sent by the terminal device to the network device is used to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0142] As another example, when the indication information sent by the network device indicates the terminal device to deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information, the terminal device can not need to send its own physical layer channel / signal processing capability information to the network device, that is, the random access message sent by the terminal device to the network device can not need to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0143] The terminal device scheduling method in the embodiments of the present disclosure can determine the indication information of the network device; wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal device to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information. Thus, whether the terminal device reports the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information can be indicated by the network device.

[0144] It should be noted that the above possible implementation manners can be executed alone or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0145] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is another flowchart of a terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the terminal device scheduling method can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1 . The terminal device scheduling method can be executed alone, or in combination with any of the embodiments of the present disclosure or the possible implementation manners of the embodiments, or in combination with any of the technical solutions in the related art. As shown in Figure 6 , the terminal device scheduling method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0146] In step 601, indication information of the network device is determined; wherein the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: activating or deactivating the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability; activating or deactivating the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability.

[0147] The indication information is used to activate or deactivate the use of a random access message to indicate physical layer channel / signal processing capability information by the terminal device.

[0148] It should be noted that the random access message and the indication information can be explained and described in the related description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, and will not be described here.

[0149] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the indication information sent by the network device to the terminal device can be used to indicate the following four cases: the first case is to activate the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability and / or activate the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability; the second case is to activate the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability and / or deactivate the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability; the third case is to deactivate the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability and / or activate the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability; and the fourth case is to deactivate the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability and / or deactivate the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability.

[0150] As an example, the above-mentioned indication information can be enable / disable signaling, the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability can be activated by the enable signaling and / or the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability can be activated by the enable signaling; the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability can be deactivated by the disable signaling and / or the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability can be deactivated by the disable signaling.

[0151] For example, the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability and / or the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability can be activated or deactivated by RMSI (remaining minimum system information) signaling.

[0152] As an example, when the reporting of PUSCH processing capability and PDSCH processing capability is decoupled, 2-bit indication bits in the RMSI signaling can be used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the use of a random access message to indicate PUSCH processing capability and / or the activation or deactivation of the use of a random access message to indicate PDSCH processing capability.

[0153] For example, "11" can indicate the first situation, "10" can indicate the second situation, "01" can indicate the third situation, and "00" can indicate the fourth situation. Alternatively, "11" can indicate the fourth situation, "10" can indicate the third situation, "01" can indicate the second situation, and "00" can indicate the first situation, and so on.

[0154] As another example, when the reporting capabilities of PUSCH and PDSCH are bound (i.e., not decoupled), a 1-bit indicator can be used to indicate either the first or fourth scenario. For example, "0" can indicate the first scenario and "1" can indicate the fourth scenario, or "0" can indicate the fourth scenario and "1" can indicate the first scenario. Of course, two bits can also be used to indicate the first through fourth scenarios, similar to the example above, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0155] The terminal device scheduling method of this disclosure determines indication information from a network device; wherein the indication information is used to activate or deactivate physical layer channel / signal processing capability information using random access messages. Therefore, the network device can instruct the terminal device whether to report physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0156] It should be noted that the above-mentioned possible implementations can be executed individually or in combination, and this disclosure does not limit them.

[0157] Please see Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating another terminal device scheduling method provided in this disclosure embodiment. This terminal device scheduling method can be... Figure 1 The terminal device is executed in the process. This terminal device scheduling method can be executed alone, or it can be executed in conjunction with any embodiment of this disclosure or possible implementations within those embodiments, or it can be executed in conjunction with any technical solution in related technologies. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the terminal device scheduling method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0158] Step 701: In response to the network device not being configured with resources for sending random access messages corresponding to physical layer channel / signal processing capabilities, determine indication information to deactivate the use of random access messages to indicate physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0159] It should be noted that the explanation of random access messages and indication information can be found in the relevant descriptions in any embodiment of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0160] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the network device is not configured with a resource (such as a PRACH resource or a PO (PUSCH Occasion, Uplink Shared Channel Transmission Opportunity) resource) for sending a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability, it can be determined that the indication message sent by the network device is used to deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0161] Correspondingly, after receiving the indication message sent by the network device, the terminal device can not need to send its own physical layer channel / signal processing capability information to the network device, that is, the random access message sent by the terminal device to the network device can not need to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0162] Step 702, in response to the network device being configured with a resource for sending a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability, it is determined that the indication information is used to activate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0163] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the network device is configured with a resource for sending a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability, it can be determined that the indication message sent by the network device is used to activate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information. That is, in this way, the indication information sent by the network device is resource configuration information, and the resource (such as a PRACH resource or a PO resource) is used to send a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability.

[0164] Correspondingly, after receiving the indication message sent by the network device, the terminal device can send its own physical layer channel / signal processing capability information to the network device, that is, the random access message sent by the terminal device to the network device is used to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0165] As an example, the network device can configure a resource (such as a PRACH resource or a PO resource) for sending a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability through RRC (radio resource control, radio resource control) signaling or RMSI signaling. Correspondingly, the terminal device can use the above-mentioned resource for sending a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability to send a random access message to the network device, where the random access message is used to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0166] The terminal device scheduling method of the embodiments of the present disclosure determines the indication information of the network device, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal device to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information. In this way, whether the terminal device reports the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information can be indicated by the network device.

[0167] It should be noted that the above possible implementation manners can be executed alone or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0168] Please refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 is another flowchart of a terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1 . The terminal device scheduling method can be executed alone, in combination with any embodiment or possible implementation manner of the embodiments of the present disclosure, or in combination with any technical solution in related technologies. As shown in Figure 8 , the terminal device scheduling method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0169] Step 801: sending a random access message to a network device, wherein the random access message is used for the network device to schedule the transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device; wherein when the terminal device is an evolved reduced capability terminal device, the random access message sent by the terminal device indicates physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0170] The random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: type of the terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0171] It should be noted that the explanation and description of the random access message and the subsequent message can be referred to the related description in any embodiment of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0172] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the terminal device is an evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE), the random access message sent by the terminal device indicates the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device. That is, for the evolved reduced capability terminal device (eRedCap UE), the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information needs to be reported at all times.

[0173] The terminal device scheduling method of the embodiments of the present disclosure is that the terminal device sends a random access message to the network device, and the random access message is used for the network device to schedule the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device; wherein the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: the type of the terminal device; the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and the random access message processing delay of the terminal device. Therefore, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, that is, determine whether the processing capability of the terminal device is relaxed or not relaxed, so as to perform targeted scheduling on the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device according to the processing capability of the terminal device, and can allocate different resources for the subsequent transmission of the terminal device for different processing capabilities, so that the terminal device can perform message transmission through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving resource utilization.

[0174] It should be noted that the above possible implementation manners can be executed alone or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0175] In any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the reporting content of the processing capability of the terminal device can include at least one of the following:

[0176] 1. The physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device. For eRedcap UE, if the relaxation of the processing capability is mandatory, the reporting content of the terminal device can include the type of the terminal device; if the relaxation of the processing capability is optional, the reporting content of the terminal device which relaxes the physical layer channel / signal processing capability can include the processing capability of the terminal device, that is, the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability is reported.

[0177] 2. The PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability. If the reporting of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability is decoupled, the terminal device can separately indicate the relaxed PUSCH processing capability and the relaxed PDSCH processing capability, for example, by different reporting manners / signaling; if the reporting of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability is bound, the terminal device can indicate the PDSCH processing capability and the PUSCH processing capability together.

[0178] In any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the activation / deactivation of the processing capability reporting function of the terminal device: for the eRedcap UE that relaxes the processing capability, the reporting of the processing capability can be performed at all times; the terminal device that relaxes the processing capability can also be instructed to use PRACH / Msg3 / MsgB PUSCH / PUCCH HARQ-ACK for the reporting of the processing capability through enabling / disabling signaling.

[0179] For example, the enabling / disabling indication can be performed through RMSI signaling, and if the PUSCH processing capability is decoupled from the PDSCH processing capability reporting, two bits or two different indication information can be used to respectively indicate the activation / deactivation of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability reporting function.

[0180] As an example, for some reporting modes, the implicit enabling mode can be used for indication, for example, if the RRC signaling or the RMSI signaling does not configure independent PRACH resources or independent PO resources, it indicates that the terminal device that relaxes the processing capability does not perform the reporting of the processing capability; otherwise, the capability reporting is performed.

[0181] In any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, for the eRedcap UE, the relaxation of the processing capability is optional. For the terminal device that relaxes the processing capability, the reporting of the processing capability to the network device can be performed under the condition that one of the following conditions is met:

[0182] First, the reporting of the processing capability through the random access message is mandatory or compulsory;

[0183] Second, the reporting of the processing capability through the random access message is optional, in which case the network device activates the reporting of the processing capability of the terminal device through indication information, that is, the network device activates the use of the random access message to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability through indication information or activation signaling.

[0184] Optionally, the relaxation of the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability can be decoupled, the reporting signaling of the terminal device can be designed together (i.e., the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability are reported simultaneously through one signaling), or can also be separate (i.e., the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability are reported separately through two signalings), and the activation signaling of the network device can be designed together (i.e., the activation or deactivation of the PUSCH processing capability using the random access message and the activation or deactivation of the PDSCH processing capability using the random access message are activated or deactivated simultaneously through one signaling), or can also be separate (i.e., the activation or deactivation of the PUSCH processing capability using the random access message and the activation or deactivation of the PDSCH processing capability using the random access message can be activated or deactivated separately through two signalings).

[0185] In any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, for the two-step random access, the processing capability constraint of the terminal device is that: the processing delay (i.e., the random access message processing delay) of the terminal device (eRedcap UE) relaxing the processing capability in the two-step random access process can be defined according to the new UE processing capability, which can be shown in Table 4, for example.

[0186] Table 4 Random access message processing delay

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[0188] In summary, the network device can be informed of the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device, so that the two-step random access or four-step random access of the terminal device and the subsequent signaling interaction for the connection establishment of the core network side can be reasonably scheduled according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device.

[0189] Please refer to Figure 9 , Figure 9 is a flowchart of another terminal device scheduling method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which can be performed by the network device in Figure 1 . The terminal device scheduling method can be performed alone, in combination with any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure or the possible implementation manners in the embodiments, and in combination with any one of the technical solutions in the related art. As shown in Figure 9 , the terminal device scheduling method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0190] Step 901, receiving a random access message sent by a terminal device, wherein the random access message is used to indicate physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0191] The random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; PUSCH processing capability and / or PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and a random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0192] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the type of the terminal device is one of an evolved reduced capability terminal device, a normal reduced capability terminal device, and a normal terminal device.

[0193] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the random access message is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or unrelaxed processing capability; and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or unrelaxed processing capability.

[0194] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0195] The PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability.

[0196] The PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is unrelaxed processing capability.

[0197] The PUSCH processing capability is unrelaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability.

[0198] The PUSCH processing capability is unrelaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is unrelaxed processing capability.

[0199] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the random access message is a random access message A in two-step random access; and the random access message processing delay is a time interval between a transmission end time point of the terminal device receiving a second random access message and a transmission start time point of the terminal device sending corresponding feedback.

[0200] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device and the random access message processing delay have a corresponding relationship.

[0201] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can further send second indication information to the terminal device; the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device activates or deactivates the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0202] In a possible implementation of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following: activating or deactivating the use of the random access message to indicate the PUSCH processing capability; and activating or deactivating the use of the random access message to indicate the PDSCH processing capability.

[0203] In a possible implementation of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information is resource configuration information, and the resource is used for sending the random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability.

[0204] In a possible implementation of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the terminal device being an evolved reduced capability terminal device, the random access message sent by the terminal device indicates the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0205] It should be noted that the explanation and description of the terminal device scheduling method performed by the terminal device in any of the foregoing embodiments are also applicable to the terminal device scheduling method performed by the network device, and the implementation principle is similar, and will not be described again.

[0206] At step 902, the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device is scheduled according to the received random access message.

[0207] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the subsequent message can include a subsequent random access message and an interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device, that is, in the present disclosure, the network device can schedule the transmission of the subsequent random access message of the terminal device and the interaction message for connection establishment between the terminal device and the core network device according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability indicated by the random access message.

[0208] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can send a random access message to the network device, and the random access message is used for indicating at least one of the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information. Correspondingly, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message after receiving the random access message, that is, determine whether the terminal device is a relaxed processing capability or an unrelaxed processing capability, so as to schedule the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device. For example, the random access message processing delay of the terminal device can be determined according to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device, and the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device is scheduled according to the random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0209] Therefore, the network device can allocate different resources for the subsequent message transmission of the terminal device with different processing capabilities, so that the terminal device can transmit the message through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, avoid resource waste, and improve resource utilization.

[0210] The terminal device with different processing capabilities refers to different processing capabilities of physical layer channels of the terminal device or different processing capabilities of physical layer signals of the terminal device.

[0211] The terminal device scheduling method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure receives the random access message sent by the terminal device through the network device, and schedules the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device in response to the random access message; wherein the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: the type of the terminal device; the PUSCH processing capability and / or the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and the random access message processing delay of the terminal device. Therefore, the network device can determine the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device according to the random access message, that is, determine whether the processing capability of the terminal device is relaxed or not relaxed, so as to schedule the transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device according to the processing capability of the terminal device. The transmission of the subsequent message of the terminal device can be scheduled according to the processing capability of the terminal device, different resources can be allocated for the subsequent transmission of the terminal device with different processing capabilities, so that the terminal device can transmit the message through the reasonably allocated resources, avoid re-scheduling of resources when the message transmission fails, avoid resource waste, and improve resource utilization.

[0212] It should be noted that the above possible implementation manners can be executed alone or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0213] The above embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspective of the terminal device and the network device. In order to implement the functions of the above embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device and the network device can include hardware structures, software modules, and implement the above functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules. Some of the above functions can be executed in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules.

[0214] Please refer to Figure 10 , Figure 10Figure 1 is a flowchart of a terminal device scheduling apparatus 1000 provided by embodiments of the present disclosure. The apparatus 1000 can include a processing unit 1001 and a transceiver unit 1002. The transceiver unit 1002 can include a transmitting unit and / or a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is configured to implement a transmitting function, and the receiving unit is configured to implement a receiving function. The transceiver unit 1002 can implement the transmitting function and / or the receiving function.

[0215] The terminal device scheduling apparatus 1000 can be a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device), an apparatus in a communication device, or an apparatus that can be used in conjunction with a communication device.

[0216] When the terminal device scheduling apparatus 1000 is a terminal device, the terminal device scheduling apparatus 1000 can include a processor 1001 and a transceiver unit 1002.

[0217] The transceiver unit 1002 is configured to transmit a random access message to a network device. The random access message is used for the network device to schedule transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device.

[0218] The random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; a PUSCH processing capability and / or a PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and a random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0219] In an embodiment, the type of the terminal device is one of an evolved reduced capability terminal device, a normal reduced capability terminal device, and a normal terminal device.

[0220] In an embodiment, the random access message is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device. The PUSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability or an unrelaxed processing capability. The PDSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability or an unrelaxed processing capability.

[0221] In an embodiment, the random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0222] The PUSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability.

[0223] The PUSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is an unrelaxed processing capability.

[0224] The PUSCH processing capability is an unrelaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is a relaxed processing capability.

[0225] The PUSCH processing capability is an unrelaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is an unrelaxed processing capability.

[0226] In an embodiment, the random access message is a random access message A in a two-step random access; and the random access message processing delay is a time interval between a time point at which the terminal device receives a transmission end of the second random access message and a time point at which the terminal device transmits a transmission start of a corresponding feedback.

[0227] In an embodiment, the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device has a corresponding relationship with the random access message processing delay.

[0228] In an embodiment, the processing unit 1001 is configured to determine the indication information of the network device.

[0229] The indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device activates or deactivates the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0230] In an embodiment, the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the PUSCH processing capability; and whether to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the PDSCH processing capability.

[0231] In an embodiment, the processing unit 1001 is specifically configured to: in response to the network device not being configured with a resource for transmitting a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability, determine that the indication information is used to deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information; and in response to the network device being configured with a resource for transmitting a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability, determine that the indication information is used to activate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0232] In an embodiment, the terminal device is an evolved reduced capability terminal device, and all the random access messages transmitted by the terminal device indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0233] When the terminal device scheduling apparatus 1000 is a network device, the apparatus comprises:

[0234] The transceiver 1002 is configured to receive a random access message transmitted by a terminal device, wherein the random access message is used to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device.

[0235] The processing unit 1001 is configured to schedule the transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device according to the received random access message.

[0236] The random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: a type of the terminal device; a PUSCH processing capability and / or a PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; and a random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

[0237] In an embodiment, the type of the terminal device is one of an evolved reduced capability terminal device, a normal reduced capability terminal device and a normal terminal device.

[0238] In an embodiment, the random access message is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; wherein the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability; wherein the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability.

[0239] In an embodiment, the random access message is used to indicate at least one of:

[0240] the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability;

[0241] the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability;

[0242] the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; and

[0243] the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability.

[0244] In an embodiment, the random access message is a random access message A in a two-step random access; the random access message processing time delay is a time interval between a transmission end time point of the terminal device receiving a second random access message and a transmission start time point of the terminal device sending a corresponding feedback.

[0245] In an embodiment, the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device and the random access message processing time delay have a corresponding relationship.

[0246] In an embodiment, the terminal device is sent indication information; wherein the indication information is used to indicate the terminal device to activate or deactivate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0247] In an embodiment, the indication information is used to indicate at least one of: activating or deactivating the use of the random access message to indicate the PUSCH processing capability; activating or deactivating the use of the random access message to indicate the PDSCH processing capability.

[0248] In an embodiment, the indication information is resource configuration information, and the resources are used to send the random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability.

[0249] In an embodiment, in response to the terminal device being an evolved reduced capability terminal device, the random access message sent by the terminal device indicates the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

[0250] It should be noted that the foregoing Figures 2 to 8 The explanation of the method performed on the terminal device side in any embodiment, or the foregoing Figure 9 The explanation of the method performed on the network device side in the embodiment also applies to the terminal device scheduling apparatus 1000 of the embodiment, and the implementation principle is similar, which will not be described here.

[0251] Please refer to Figure 11 , Figure 11 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus 1100 provided by an embodiment of the disclosure. The communication apparatus 1100 can be a network device, can be a terminal device, can be a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the implementation of the method by the network device, and can be a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the implementation of the method by the terminal device. The apparatus can be used to implement the method described in the method embodiment, and specific implementation can be referred to the description in the method embodiment.

[0252] The communication apparatus 1100 can include one or more processors 1101. The processor 1101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor. For example, it can be a baseband processor or a central processor. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor can be used to control the communication apparatus (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process data of the computer program.

[0253] Optionally, the communication apparatus 1100 can also include one or more memories 1102, which can have a computer program 1104 stored thereon. The processor 1101 executes the computer program 1104 to enable the communication apparatus 1100 to perform the method described in the method embodiment. Optionally, the memory 1102 can also store data. The communication apparatus 1100 and the memory 1102 can be separately arranged or integrated together.

[0254] Optionally, the communication apparatus 1100 can also include a transceiver 1105, an antenna 1106. The transceiver 1105 can be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, or a transceiving circuit, etc., and is used to realize the transceiving function. The transceiver 1105 can include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver can be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to realize the receiving function. The transmitter can be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to realize the transmitting function.

[0255] Optionally, the communication apparatus 1100 can further include one or more interface circuits 1107. The interface circuits 1107 are used to receive code instructions and transmit to the processor 1101. The processor 1101 runs the code instructions to make the communication apparatus 1100 perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0256] The communication apparatus 1100 is a terminal device: the transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 201 in Figure 2 ; perform step 301 in Figure 3 ; perform step 401 in Figure 4 ; perform step 501 in Figure 5 ; perform step 601 in Figure 6 ; perform step 701 in Figure 7 ; and perform step 801 in Figure 8 .

[0257] The communication apparatus 1100 is a network device: the transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 901 in Figure 9 . The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 902 in Figure 9 .

[0258] In an implementation manner, the processor 1101 can include a transceiver for implementing receiving and sending functions. For example, the transceiver can be a transceiver circuit, or an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit for implementing receiving and sending functions can be separate or integrated together. The above transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit can be used for reading and writing of code / data, or the above transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit can be used for transmission or transfer of signals.

[0259] In an implementation manner, the processor 1101 can store a computer program 1103, and the computer program 1103 runs on the processor 1101, which can make the communication apparatus 1100 perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. The computer program 1103 can be fixed in the processor 1101, and in this case, the processor 1101 can be implemented by hardware.

[0260] In an implementation, the communication apparatus 1100 can include circuitry that can implement the functions of transmitting or receiving or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in the present disclosure can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), a mixed-signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS), positive channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0261] The communication apparatus described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication apparatus described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication apparatus can not be limited by Figure 11 The communication apparatus can be a standalone device or can be a part of a larger device. For example, the communication apparatus can be:

[0262] (1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem;

[0263] (2) a set of one or more ICs, optionally including storage for storing data, computer programs, etc.

[0264] (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem;

[0265] (4) a module that can be embedded within other devices;

[0266] (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a car device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.

[0267] (6) other, etc.

[0268] For the case that the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to Figure 12 a structural diagram of the chip is shown. Figure 12 The chip shown includes a processor 1201 and an interface 1202. Among them, the number of the processor 1201 can be one or more, and the number of the interface 1202 can be multiple.

[0269] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 1203, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0270] Those skilled in the art can also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether the function is implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design requirements of the whole system. Those skilled in the art can use various methods to implement the function for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as beyond the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0271] The present disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0272] The present disclosure also provides a computer program product, which, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0273] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer programs are loaded on a computer and executed, all or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer programs can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer programs can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center through wired (for example, coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (for example, infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode. The computer readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. integrated with one or more available media. The available media can be magnetic media (for example, floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), optical media (for example, high-density digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or semiconductor media (for example, solid state disk (solid state disk, SSD)) and the like.

[0274] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that the first, second, and the like various numerical designations involved in the present disclosure are only for the convenience of description and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor represent the order of precedence.

[0275] At least one of the present disclosure can also be described as one or more, and the plurality can be two, three, four or more, and the present disclosure does not limit. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", and there is no order or size order between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0276] The correspondence relationship shown in each table in the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are merely examples, and other values can be configured, and the present disclosure does not limit. When configuring the correspondence relationship between the information and each parameter, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondence relationships shown in each table. For example, the correspondence relationship shown in some rows in the table in the present disclosure can also not be configured. For another example, the above tables can be appropriately deformed, for example, split, merged, and the like. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables can also use other names understandable by the communication device, and the values or representations of the parameters can also use other values or representations understandable by the communication device. The above tables can also use other data structures when implemented, for example, arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear tables, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or the like.

[0277] The predefinition in the present disclosure can be understood as definition, predefinition, storage, prestorage, prenegotiation, preconfiguration, solidification, or pre-burning.

[0278] Those skilled in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments applied herein can be realized by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are realized in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to realize the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

[0279] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working processes of the above-described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0280] The above is only a specific implementation of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A terminal device scheduling method, characterized by, The method is performed by a terminal device, and the method comprises: sending a random access message to a network device, the random access message being used for scheduling of transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device by the network device; determining indication information, the indication information being resource configuration information, the resource being used for sending a random access message corresponding to physical layer channel / signal processing capability; in response to the network device not configuring the resource, determining that the indication information is used for deactivating the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information; or, in response to the network device having configured the resource, determining that the indication information is used for activating the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information; wherein the random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) processing capability and / or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing capability of the terminal device; random access message processing latency of the terminal device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the terminal device is one of an evolved reduced capability terminal device, a normal reduced capability terminal device, and a normal terminal device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, wherein the random access message is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; wherein the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability; and wherein the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, wherein the random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability; the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; and the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability. the random access message is a random access message A in a two-step random access; 5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the random access message processing latency is a time interval between a transmission end time point of a second random access message received by the terminal device and a transmission start time point of corresponding feedback sent by the terminal device. the physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device and the random access message processing latency have a corresponding relationship.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, activation or deactivation of the use of the random access message to indicate the PUSCH processing capability; activation or deactivation of the use of the random access message to indicate the PDSCH processing capability. the terminal device is an evolved reduced capability terminal device, and the random access message sent by the terminal device indicates the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises:

9. A terminal device scheduling method, characterized by, receiving a random access message sent by a terminal device; wherein the random access message is used to indicate physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device; ​ sending indication information to the terminal device; the indication information is resource configuration information, and the resource is used to send a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability; scheduling transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device according to the received random access message; wherein the random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) processing capability and / or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing capability of the terminal device; random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The type of the terminal device is one of an evolved reduced capability terminal device, a normal reduced capability terminal device, and a normal terminal device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein, wherein the random access message is used to indicate the PUSCH processing capability and the PDSCH processing capability of the terminal device; wherein the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability; and wherein the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability or non-relaxed processing capability.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein, wherein the random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following: the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; the PUSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability; the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is relaxed processing capability; and the PUSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability, and the PDSCH processing capability is non-relaxed processing capability. the random access message is a random access message A in a two-step random access; 13. The method of claim 9, wherein, the random access message processing delay is a time interval between a transmission end time point of a second random access message received by the terminal device and a transmission start time point of a corresponding feedback sent by the terminal device. The physical layer channel / signal processing capability of the terminal device and the random access message processing delay have a corresponding relationship.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein, the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

15. The method of claim 9, wherein, activation or deactivation of using the random access message to indicate the PUSCH processing capability; activation or deactivation of using the random access message to indicate the PDSCH processing capability. In response to the terminal device being an evolved reduced capability terminal device, the random access message sent by the terminal device indicates the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information.

16. The method of any one of claims 9-14, wherein, comprising:

17. A terminal device scheduling apparatus characterized by comprising: a transceiver unit configured to send a random access message to a network device, the random access message being used by the network device to schedule transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device; the transceiver unit is further configured to determine indication information, the indication information being resource configuration information, and the resource being used to send a random access message corresponding to a physical layer channel / signal processing capability; in response to the network device not configuring the resource, determining that the indication information is used to deactivate using the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information; ​ Or, in response to the network device having configured the resource, determining that the indication information is used to activate the use of the random access message to indicate the physical layer channel / signal processing capability information; The random access message indicates at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: Physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) processing capability and / or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing capability of the terminal device; Random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

18. A terminal device scheduling apparatus characterized by comprising: The apparatus comprises: A transceiver unit for receiving a random access message sent by a terminal device; wherein the random access message is used to indicate physical layer channel / signal processing capability information of the terminal device; The transceiver unit is also used to send indication information to the terminal device; The indication information is resource configuration information, and the resource is used to send a random access message corresponding to the physical layer channel / signal processing capability; A processing unit for scheduling transmission of a subsequent message of the terminal device according to the received random access message; The random access message is used to indicate at least one of the following physical layer channel / signal processing capability information: Physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) processing capability and / or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing capability of the terminal device; Random access message processing delay of the terminal device.

19. A communications device, characterized by The apparatus comprises a processor and a memory, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to make the apparatus execute the method of any one of claims 1-8.

20. A communications device, characterized by The apparatus comprises a processor and a memory, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to make the apparatus execute the method of any one of claims 9-16.

21. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: A processor and an interface circuit; The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is used to run the code instructions to execute the method of any one of claims 1-8.

22. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: A processor and an interface circuit; The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is used to run the code instructions to execute the method of any one of claims 9-16.

23. A computer readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 1-8 to be implemented.

24. A computer readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 9-16 to be implemented.

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