An indication method and apparatus

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a kind of indication methods, which can be applied to the field of communication technology, wherein the method executed by terminal device comprises: receiving scheduling instruction;From the scheduling instruction, obtain transmission configuration information, and determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular, to an indication method and device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a communication system, for the case of multi-cell joint scheduling, different scenarios or different information fields usually need different signaling to perform indication of cell scheduling mechanism, which may cause a large amount of signaling overhead. Therefore, how to reduce the signaling overhead required in multi-cell joint scheduling is crucial. SUMMARY

[0003] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an indication method and device.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an indication method, which is performed by a terminal device, and the method comprises:

[0005] receiving a scheduling instruction;

[0006] obtaining transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction;

[0007] determining transmission parameters of each of a plurality of scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information.

[0008] In the present disclosure, the terminal device can first receive a scheduling instruction, then obtain transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction, and determine transmission parameters of each of a plurality of scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information, so that the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0009] Optionally, the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0010] a plurality of first indication information, the plurality of first indication information being respectively used to indicate transmission parameters of a plurality of cells.

[0011] Optionally, the determining of the transmission parameters of each of the plurality of cells according to the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0012] determining a reference cell in the plurality of cells;

[0013] obtaining transmission parameters of the reference cell as reference transmission parameters;

[0014] obtaining second indication information from the transmission configuration information, the second indication information being used to indicate offset values of other cells in the plurality of cells;

[0015] determining transmission parameters of the other cells according to the reference transmission parameters and the second indication information.

[0016] Optionally, the determining the transmission parameter of each of the plurality of cells according to the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0017] obtaining a transmission parameter configuration table;

[0018] determining the transmission parameter of each of the plurality of cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0019] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table comprises a reference transmission parameter and an offset value.

[0020] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction for one of the plurality of scheduled cells.

[0021] Optionally, the transmission parameter comprises at least one of:

[0022] a modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

[0023] a time domain resource allocation (TDRA);

[0024] a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0025] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a downlink control information (DCI).

[0026] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for indication, the method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises:

[0027] sending, to a terminal device, a scheduling instruction, wherein the terminal device determines a transmission parameter of each of a plurality of scheduled cells according to transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction.

[0028] In the present disclosure, the network device can send a scheduling instruction to the terminal device, and the scheduling instruction can contain transmission configuration information. Then, the terminal device can determine a transmission parameter of each of a plurality of scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction. That is, in one scheduling instruction, the transmission mechanism of a plurality of different cells that are jointly scheduled can be indicated, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0029] Optionally, the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0030] a plurality of first indication information, the plurality of first indication information are respectively used for indicating the transmission parameter of the plurality of cells.

[0031] Optionally, the sending, to the terminal device, the scheduling instruction comprises:

[0032] determining a reference cell in the plurality of cells;

[0033] determining a transmission parameter of the reference cell;

[0034] sending the scheduling instruction to the terminal device, the scheduling instruction containing the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell and the transmission configuration information, wherein the transmission configuration information contains second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate an offset value of other cells in the multiple cells.

[0035] Optionally, the sending the scheduling instruction to the terminal device comprises:

[0036] sending a transmission parameter configuration table to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each of the cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0037] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table comprises a reference transmission parameter and an offset value.

[0038] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction of one cell in the multiple scheduled cells.

[0039] Optionally, the transmission parameter comprises at least one of the following:

[0040] a modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

[0041] a time domain resource allocation (TDRA);

[0042] a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0043] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a downlink control information (DCI).

[0044] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal device, comprising:

[0045] a transceiver module, configured to receive a scheduling instruction;

[0046] a processing module, configured to acquire transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction;

[0047] the processing module is further configured to determine a transmission parameter of each of multiple scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information.

[0048] In the present disclosure, the scheduling instruction can be received first, then the transmission configuration information can be acquired from the scheduling instruction, and the transmission parameter of each of the multiple scheduled cells can be determined according to the transmission configuration information, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0049] Optionally, the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0050] a plurality of first indication information, respectively used for indicating transmission parameters of the plurality of cells.

[0051] Optionally, the processing module is specifically configured to:

[0052] determine a reference cell among the plurality of cells;

[0053] obtain a transmission parameter of the reference cell as a reference transmission parameter;

[0054] obtain second indication information from the transmission configuration information, the second indication information being used for indicating an offset value of another cell among the plurality of cells;

[0055] determine a transmission parameter of the another cell according to the reference transmission parameter and the second indication information.

[0056] Optionally, the processing module is specifically configured to:

[0057] obtain a transmission parameter configuration table;

[0058] determine the transmission parameter of each of the cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0059] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table comprises the reference transmission parameter and the offset value.

[0060] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction of one cell among the plurality of scheduled cells.

[0061] Optionally, the transmission parameter comprises at least one of the following:

[0062] a modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

[0063] a time domain resource allocation (TDRA);

[0064] a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0065] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a downlink control information (DCI).

[0066] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, comprising:

[0067] a transceiver configured to send a scheduling instruction to a terminal device, wherein the terminal device determines a transmission parameter of each of a plurality of scheduled cells according to transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction.

[0068] Optionally, the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0069] A plurality of first indication information, respectively used for indicating transmission parameters of the plurality of cells.

[0070] Optionally, the apparatus further includes a processing module.

[0071] The processing module is configured to determine a reference cell from the plurality of cells.

[0072] The processing module is further configured to determine a transmission parameter of the reference cell.

[0073] The transceiver module is specifically configured to send the scheduling instruction to the terminal device, wherein the scheduling instruction contains the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell, and the transmission configuration information, and the transmission configuration information contains second indication information used for indicating offset values of other cells from the plurality of cells.

[0074] Optionally, the transceiver module is specifically configured to:

[0075] send a transmission parameter configuration table to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0076] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table includes a reference transmission parameter and an offset value.

[0077] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction of one cell from the plurality of scheduled cells.

[0078] Optionally, the transmission parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0079] a modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

[0080] a time domain resource allocation (TDRA);

[0081] a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0082] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a downlink control information (DCI).

[0083] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication apparatus, which includes a processor, and when the processor invokes a computer program in a memory, the method in the first aspect is executed.

[0084] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication apparatus, which includes a processor, and when the processor invokes a computer program in a memory, the method in the second aspect is executed.

[0085] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication apparatus executes the method in the first aspect.

[0086] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication apparatus executes the method in the second aspect.

[0087] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit being configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor, and the processor being configured to execute the code instructions so that the apparatus executes the method in the first aspect.

[0088] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit being configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor, and the processor being configured to execute the code instructions so that the apparatus executes the method in the second aspect.

[0089] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, which comprises the terminal device in the third aspect and the network device in the fourth aspect, or the communication system comprises the communication apparatus in the fifth aspect and the communication apparatus in the sixth aspect, or the communication system comprises the communication apparatus in the seventh aspect and the communication apparatus in the eighth aspect, or the communication system comprises the communication apparatus in the ninth aspect and the communication apparatus in the tenth aspect.

[0090] In a twelfth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium, which is configured to store instructions for the terminal device, and when the instructions are executed, the terminal device executes the method in the first aspect.

[0091] In a thirteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium, which is configured to store instructions for the network device, and when the instructions are executed, the network device executes the method in the second aspect.

[0092] In a fourteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method in the first aspect.

[0093] In a fifteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method in the second aspect.

[0094] In a sixteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, configured to support a terminal device to implement the functions related to the first aspect, e.g., determining or processing at least one of the data and information related to the above method. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, configured to store the 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.

[0095] In a seventeenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, configured to support a network device to implement the functions related to the second aspect, e.g., determining or processing at least one of the data and information related to the above method. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, configured to store the 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.

[0096] In an eighteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0097] In a nineteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to perform the method of the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0098] 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.

[0099] Figure 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0100] Figure 2 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0101] Figure 3 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0102] Figure 4 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0103] Figure 5 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0104] Figure 6 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0105] Figure 7 is a flowchart of a method for indication provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0106] Figure 8 is a flowchart of a method for indication provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0107] Figure 9 is a flowchart of a method for indication provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0108] Figure 10 is a structural diagram of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0109] Figure 11 is a structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0110] Figure 12 is a structural diagram of another communication apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0111] Figure 13 is a structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0112] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be further described below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0113] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein below with reference to the drawings. The following description is with reference to the drawings, in which like numerals refer to like elements throughout the several figures. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments are not meant to represent all implementations consistent with the present embodiments of the disclosure. Rather, they are simply examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0114] The terminology used in the present embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present embodiments of the disclosure. As used in the present embodiments of the disclosure and the accompanying claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0115] Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein can be interpreted to mean "when" or "upon" or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting."

[0116] Embodiments of this disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting this disclosure.

[0117] To facilitate understanding, the terminology used in this disclosure will be introduced first.

[0118] 1. Downlink control information (DCI)

[0119] DCI can include uplink and downlink resource allocation, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information, power control and other indication information.

[0120] 2. Modulation and coding scheme (MCS)

[0121] Typically, a Modulation Scheme (MCS) defines the number of effective bits that a resource element (RE) can carry. Specifically, an MCS can define two parts: the modulation scheme and the code rate.

[0122] To better understand the instruction method disclosed in this embodiment, the communication system to which this embodiment applies is first described below.

[0123] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, a network device and a terminal device. Figure 1 The number and form of devices shown are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure. In actual applications, two or more network devices and two or more terminal devices may be included. Figure 1 The communication system shown is an example including a network device 11 and a terminal device 12.

[0124] It should be noted that the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example, Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, 5th Generation (5G) mobile communication systems, 5G New Radio (NR) systems, or other future new mobile communication systems.

[0125] The network device 11 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is an entity for transmitting or receiving signals on the network side. For example, the network device 11 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, and the like. 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 (control unit). The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layer of the network device, for example, the base station, and the functions of part of the protocol layer are controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layer are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU.

[0126] The terminal device 12 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 adopted by the terminal device.

[0127] 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.

[0128] It should be noted that, in the present disclosure, the indication method provided by any one of the embodiments can be executed alone or in combination with the possible implementation methods in other embodiments, and can also be executed in combination with any one of the technical solutions in the related art. The indication method and the device thereof provided by the present disclosure will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings.

[0129] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As Figure 2 shown, the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0130] Step 201, receiving a scheduling instruction.

[0131] Generally, the terminal device can obtain the scheduling instruction and the like by receiving the DCI carried on the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0132] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be downlink control information (DCI), so that the terminal device can determine that the scheduling instruction is received and the like under the condition that the DCI is received, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0133] Step 202, obtaining transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction.

[0134] Step 203, determining the transmission parameter of each cell in the plurality of scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information.

[0135] The transmission configuration information can include the transmission information corresponding to each scheduled cell, or can include the transmission information corresponding to the reference cell in the plurality of scheduled cells, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0136] Optionally, the transmission parameter can include at least one of the following: a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a time domain resource allocation (TDRA), and a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0137] For example, the transmission parameter can be the MCS, or the TDRA, or the FDRA, or the MCS and the TDRA, or the MCS and the FDRA, or the TDRA and the FDRA, or the MCS, the TDRA, and the FDRA, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0138] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first receive the scheduling instruction, then obtain the transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction, and determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information. Thus, by analyzing the received scheduling instruction, the transmission configuration information can be determined, and then based on the transmission configuration information, the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells can be determined, that is, the transmission mechanism of multiple different cells jointly scheduled in one scheduling instruction can be realized, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of the indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0139] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Figure 3 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0140] Step 301, receiving a scheduling instruction.

[0141] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be a DCI.

[0142] Step 302, obtaining multiple first indication information from the scheduling instruction.

[0143] Step 303, determining the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the multiple first indication information.

[0144] Optionally, the transmission configuration information can include multiple first indication information, and the multiple first indication information can be used to indicate the transmission parameter of the scheduled multiple cells. For example, the first indication information 1 can be used to indicate the transmission parameter of cell 1 in the scheduled multiple cells, the first indication information 2 can be used to indicate the transmission parameter of cell 2 in the scheduled multiple cells, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0145] Therefore, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, after receiving the scheduling instruction, the terminal device can determine the plurality of first indication information contained in the scheduling instruction by analyzing the scheduling instruction, and then determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the plurality of scheduled cells according to the indication of each first indication information, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0146] Optionally, the transmission parameter can include at least one of MCS, TDRA and FDRA.

[0147] For example, in the case that the plurality of scheduled cells are cell 1, cell 2, cell 3 and cell 4, if the analysis of the plurality of first indication information obtained from the scheduling instruction obtains MCS1, MCS2, MCS3 and MCS4, it can be determined that the transmission parameter of cell 1 in the plurality of scheduled cells is MCS1, the transmission parameter of cell 2 is MCS2, the transmission parameter of cell 3 is MCS3, and the transmission parameter of cell 4 is MCS4.

[0148] Or, in the case that the plurality of scheduled cells are cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3, if the analysis of the plurality of first indication information obtained from the scheduling instruction obtains FDRA1, FDRA2 and FDRA3, it can be determined that the transmission parameter of cell 1 in the plurality of scheduled cells is FDRA1, the transmission parameter of cell 2 is FDRA2, and the transmission parameter of cell 3 is FDRA3.

[0149] Or, in the case that the plurality of scheduled cells are cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3, if the analysis of the plurality of first indication information obtained from the scheduling instruction obtains TDRA1, TDRA2 and TDRA3, it can be determined that the transmission parameter of cell 1 in the plurality of scheduled cells is TDRA1, the transmission parameter of cell 2 is TDRA2, and the transmission parameter of cell 3 is TDRA3.

[0150] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be regarded as a limitation on the scheduled cells and transmission parameters in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0151] Optionally, different information fields in the scheduling instruction can carry the transmission configuration of different cells, such as information field 1 can be used to carry the transmission configuration of cell 1, information field 2 can be used to carry the transmission configuration of cell 2, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0152] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first receive a scheduling instruction, then obtain a plurality of first indication information from the scheduling instruction, and determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the plurality of scheduled cells according to the plurality of first indication information. Thus, by analyzing the received scheduling instruction, the plurality of first indication information contained can be determined, and then based on each first indication information, the transmission parameter of each cell in the plurality of scheduled cells can be determined, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0153] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Figure 4 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0154] Step 401, receiving a scheduling instruction.

[0155] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be DCI.

[0156] Step 402, determining a reference cell in a plurality of cells.

[0157] It can be understood that for the plurality of scheduled cells, a reference cell in the plurality of cells can be first determined. For example, the received scheduling instruction can be analyzed to determine the reference cell in the plurality of scheduled cells. Alternatively, the reference cell in the plurality of cells can be determined based on protocol agreement, network device configuration, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0158] Step 403, obtaining the transmission parameter of the reference cell as a reference transmission parameter.

[0159] Optionally, the transmission parameter can be at least one of MCS, FDRA and TDRA.

[0160] Among them, the received scheduling instruction can be analyzed to determine the transmission parameter of the reference cell in the plurality of cells, and then the transmission parameter of the reference cell can be used as the reference transmission parameter corresponding to the plurality of scheduled cells. For example, the reference cell is cell 1 in the plurality of scheduled cells, and the corresponding transmission parameter is TDRA1, then "TDRA1" can be used as the reference transmission parameter, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0161] Step 404, obtaining second indication information from the transmission configuration information, the second indication information being used to indicate the offset value of other cells in the plurality of cells.

[0162] It can be understood that the terminal device can obtain the transmission configuration information by analyzing the scheduling instruction, and then based on the indication of the second indication information in the transmission configuration information, the offset value of the other cells in the plurality of cells relative to the reference cell can be obtained, that is, the offset value of the transmission parameter of the other cells relative to the reference transmission parameter, and the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0163] In addition, in the case of the transmission parameter being the FDRA, the offset value can be the offset value between the starting positions of the frequency domain allocation, and the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0164] For example, if the other cells in the plurality of scheduled cells are cell 2, cell 3 and cell 4, respectively, and the terminal device obtains the second indication information indicating offset value 1, offset value 2 and offset value 3 by analyzing the scheduling instruction, it can be determined that the offset value of cell 2 is offset value 1, the offset value of cell 3 is offset value 2, the offset value of cell 4 is offset value 3, and the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0165] Step 405, determining the transmission parameter of the other cells according to the reference transmission parameter and the second indication information.

[0166] Among them, the sum of the offset value of any other cell indicated by the second indication information and the reference transmission parameter can be used as the transmission parameter of the any other cell, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0167] For example, if the reference transmission parameter is MCS1, and the offset value of the other cell 1 in the plurality of cells to be scheduled indicated by the second indication information is offset value 2, then the transmission parameter of the other cell 1 can be determined as MCS1+offset value 2. Or, if the reference transmission parameter is FDRA2, and the offset value of the other cell 2 in the plurality of cells to be scheduled indicated by the second indication information is offset value 3, then the transmission parameter of the other cell 2 can be determined as FDRA2+offset value 3. The present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0168] Optionally, in the case of carrying the transmission configuration of different cells on different information domains, the terminal device can determine the correspondence between the offset value and the information domain value through the high layer signaling or the physical layer signaling of the network device. Then the transmission parameter of the other cell can be determined through the correspondence, the information domain value in the scheduling instruction and the reference transmission parameter of the reference cell.

[0169] For example, the correspondence between the information domain value in the scheduling instruction and the offset value can be as shown in Table 1:

[0170] Table 1

[0171] Information field value Offset value 00 Offset value 1 01 Offset value 2 10 Offset value 3 11 Offset value 4

[0172] For example, in the case that the reference cell in the plurality of cells to be scheduled is cell 5, and the reference transmission parameter of cell 5 is MCS2, if the information field value "00" carries the transmission configuration of cell 1 in the plurality of cells to be scheduled, it can be determined that the offset value corresponding to the cell 1 is "offset value 1", and the transmission parameter of the cell 1 is MCS2+offset value 1. If the information field value "01" carries the transmission configuration of cell 2 in the plurality of cells to be scheduled, it can be determined that the offset value corresponding to the cell 2 is "offset value 2", and the transmission parameter of the cell 2 is MCS2+offset value 2.

[0173] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be used as a limitation on the information field value, the offset value, the reference transmission parameter, the transmission parameter of the cell, etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0174] It can be understood that each element and each corresponding relationship in Table 1 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 the table 1. The value of each element and each corresponding relationship is independent of any other element value or corresponding relationship in the table 1. Therefore, those skilled in the art can understand that the value of each element and each corresponding relationship in the table 1 is an independent embodiment.

[0175] Optionally, the terminal device can also obtain the relationship between the transmission information of the cell and the information field value carried by the protocol agreement or the network device configuration, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0176] Optionally, different offset values can also be set for the aggregation scenario to better adapt to the transmission configuration of the link. For example, different offset value ranges can be set in the intra-band aggregation and inter-band aggregation, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0177] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first receive the scheduling instruction, then determine the reference cell among the plurality of cells, obtain the transmission parameter of the reference cell as the reference transmission parameter, then obtain the second indication information from the transmission configuration information, the second indication information is used to indicate the offset value of the other cell in the plurality of cells, and then determine the transmission parameter of the other cell according to the reference transmission parameter and the second indication information. Thus, by analyzing the received scheduling instruction, the reference cell and the reference transmission parameter can be obtained, and then based on the offset value indicated by the second indication information, the transmission parameter of the other cell in the plurality of cells to be scheduled can be determined, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of the indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0178] Please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is performed by a terminal device. As shown in Figure 5 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0179] Step 501, receiving a scheduling instruction.

[0180] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be a DCI.

[0181] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be a scheduling instruction for one cell among multiple scheduled cells.

[0182] For example, if the multiple scheduled cells are cell 1, cell 2, cell 3 and cell 4 respectively, the scheduling instruction received by the terminal device can be the scheduling instruction for cell 1, or the scheduling instruction for cell 2, or the scheduling instruction for cell 3, or the scheduling instruction for cell 4, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0183] Step 502, obtaining a transmission parameter configuration table.

[0184] The transmission parameter configuration table can include transmission parameters of each cell in the multiple cells to be scheduled. For example, the obtained transmission parameter configuration table can be as shown in Table 2 below:

[0185] Table 2

[0186] Information field value MCS 00 MCS1, MCS2, MCS3 01 MCS1 10 MCS1, MCS2 11 MCS2

[0187] It should be noted that the above Table 2 is only illustrative and cannot be regarded as a limitation on the information field value, MCS, and the correspondence between the information field value and MCS in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0188] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table can also include reference transmission parameters and offset values, etc., which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0189] For example, the obtained transmission parameter configuration table can be as shown in Table 3 below,

[0190] Table 3

[0191] Information field value MCS 00 MCS1, offset value 1, offset value 2 01 MCS1 10 MCS1, offset value 1 11 MCS2

[0192] It should be noted that the above Table 3 is only illustrative and cannot be regarded as a limitation on the information field value, MCS, offset value, etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0193] Step 503, determining the transmission parameters of each cell according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0194] Optionally, the transmission parameter can include at least one of the MCS, the TDRA and the FDRA.

[0195] For example, in the case of the transmission parameter configuration table as shown in Table 2, if it is determined through parsing of the transmission configuration information that the information field value "00" carries the transmission configuration information of the cell 1, the cell 2 and the cell 3, it can be determined that the transmission parameter of the cell 1 is MCS1, the transmission parameter of the cell 2 is MCS2 and the transmission parameter of the cell 3 is MCS3. Alternatively, in the case of the transmission parameter configuration table as shown in Table 3, if it is determined through parsing of the transmission configuration information that the information field value "00" carries the transmission configuration information of the cell 1 and the cell 2, it can be determined that the transmission parameter of the cell 1 is MCS1+offset value 1 and the transmission parameter of the cell 2 is MCS2+offset value 2. Alternatively, if the information field value "11" carries the transmission configuration information of the cell 3, it can be determined that the transmission parameter of the cell 3 is MC2.

[0196] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be regarded as a limitation on the manner of determining the transmission parameter of each cell in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0197] Optionally, in the case of the transmission parameter being the FDRA, the FDRA configuration table of the multicarrier (MC) scheduling can also be configured in advance, and different values in the table can represent the case of the FDRA selection of the multi-cell scheduling. The FDRA configuration table can include the FDRA, or can include the reference FDRA and the offset value, etc. The specific content and implementation manner can be referred to the description of Table 2 and Table 3 above, and will not be described here.

[0198] Optionally, in the case of the transmission parameter being the TDRA, the transmission parameter configuration table including the TDRA or the TDRA and the offset value can also be configured in advance, and the specific content and implementation manner can be referred to the description of Table 2 and Table 3 above, and will not be described here.

[0199] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first receive the scheduling instruction, then acquire the transmission parameter configuration table, and then determine the transmission parameter of each cell according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table. Thus, by parsing the received scheduling instruction, the transmission parameter configuration table can be acquired, and in combination with the configuration information, the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells can be determined, so that in the case of supporting the multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of the indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0200] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is performed by a network device. As shown in Figure 6As shown, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0201] At step 601, a scheduling instruction is sent to a terminal device, wherein the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction.

[0202] It can be understood that the network device can add the transmission configuration information of the scheduled multiple cells in the scheduling instruction, and then send the scheduling instruction to the terminal device. Then, the terminal device can obtain the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction by analyzing the scheduling instruction after receiving the scheduling instruction, and then determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information. That is, the transmission mechanism of multiple jointly scheduled different cells can be indicated in one scheduling instruction, so that the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0203] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be downlink control information (DCI), so that the terminal device can determine that the scheduling instruction is received when the DCI is received, and the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0204] Optionally, the transmission parameter can include at least one of the following: modulation and coding scheme (MCS), time domain resource allocation (TDRA), and frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0205] For example, the transmission parameter can be MCS, or TDRA, or FDRA, or MCS and TDRA, or MCS and FDRA, or TDRA and FDRA, or MCS, TDRA and FDRA, and the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0206] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can send a scheduling instruction to the terminal device, and the scheduling instruction can contain transmission configuration information. Then, the terminal device can determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction. That is, the transmission mechanism of multiple jointly scheduled different cells can be indicated in one scheduling instruction, so that the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0207] Please refer to Figure 7 , Figure 7is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is performed by a network device. As shown in Figure 7 The method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0208] Step 701, sending a scheduling instruction to a terminal device, wherein the scheduling instruction includes a plurality of first indication information, and the plurality of first indication information is respectively used to indicate the transmission parameters of a plurality of cells to be scheduled, wherein the terminal device determines the transmission parameters of each cell in the plurality of scheduled cells according to the plurality of first indication information contained in the scheduling instruction.

[0209] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be DCI.

[0210] Optionally, the transmission configuration information of the scheduling instruction can include a plurality of first indication information, and the plurality of first indication information can be respectively used to indicate the transmission parameters of the plurality of scheduled cells. For example, the first indication information 1 can be used to indicate the transmission parameters of cell 1 in the plurality of scheduled cells, the first indication information 2 can be used to indicate the transmission parameters of cell 2 in the plurality of scheduled cells, and so on, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0211] Therefore, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can send the scheduling instruction containing a plurality of first indication information to the terminal device, and then the terminal device can determine the plurality of first indication information contained in the scheduling instruction by analyzing the scheduling instruction. Then, the terminal device can determine the transmission parameters of each cell in the plurality of scheduled cells according to the indication of each first indication information, thereby realizing the indication of the transmission mechanism of a plurality of different cells jointly scheduled in one scheduling instruction, and effectively reducing the signaling overhead of the indication information in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0212] Optionally, the transmission parameters can include at least one of MCS, TDRA and FDRA.

[0213] For example, in the case that the plurality of scheduled cells are cell 1, cell 2, cell 3 and cell 4, if the transmission parameters of cell 1 are MCS1, the transmission parameters of cell 2 are MCS2, the transmission parameters of cell 3 are MCS3, and the transmission parameters of cell 4 are MCS4, then the transmission parameters of the above four cells can be indicated by the first indication information 1, the first indication information 2, the first indication information 3 and the first indication information 4. Then, the terminal device can determine the transmission parameters of cell 1, cell 2, cell 3 and cell 4 in the plurality of scheduled cells by analyzing the plurality of first indication information obtained from the scheduling instruction, that is, the transmission parameters of cell 1 are MCS1, the transmission parameters of cell 2 are MCS2, the transmission parameters of cell 3 are MCS3, and the transmission parameters of cell 4 are MCS4.

[0214] Or, in the case of the scheduled multiple cells are: cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3, if the transmission parameters of cell 1 are FDRA1, the transmission parameters of cell 2 are FDRA2, and the transmission parameters of cell 3 are FDRA3, then the above three cell transmission parameters can be indicated by adding three first indication information in the scheduling instruction. Then, the terminal device can determine the transmission parameters of cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3 in the scheduled multiple cells by analyzing the three first indication information obtained from the scheduling instruction.

[0215] Or, in the case of the scheduled multiple cells are: cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3, if the transmission parameters of cell 1 are TDRA1, the transmission parameters of cell 2 are TDRA2, and the transmission parameters of cell 3 are TDRA3, then the above three cell transmission parameters can be indicated by adding three first indication information in the scheduling instruction. Then, the terminal device can determine the transmission parameters of cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3 in the scheduled multiple cells by analyzing the three first indication information obtained from the scheduling instruction.

[0216] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be used as a limitation on the scheduled cells and transmission parameters in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0217] Optionally, different information fields in the scheduling instruction can carry the transmission configuration of different cells, for example, information field 1 can be used to carry the transmission configuration of cell 1, information field 2 can be used to carry the transmission configuration of cell 2, and so on, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0218] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can send a scheduling instruction containing multiple first indication information to the terminal device, and then the terminal device can determine the multiple first indication information contained in the scheduling instruction by analyzing the scheduling instruction. Then, the terminal device can determine the transmission parameters of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the indication of each first indication information, thereby realizing the indication of the transmission mechanism of multiple jointly scheduled different cells in one scheduling instruction, and effectively reducing the signaling overhead of indication information in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0219] Please refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is executed by a network device. As shown in Figure 8 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0220] Step 801, determining a reference cell among the multiple cells to be scheduled.

[0221] Optionally, the network device can determine the reference cell from the multiple cells to be scheduled according to a protocol agreement, or can determine any cell among the multiple cells to be scheduled as the reference cell, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0222] Step 802, determining the transmission parameter of the reference cell.

[0223] It can be understood that after the network device determines the reference cell from the multiple cells to be scheduled, the network device can further determine the transmission parameter of the reference cell. For example, the network device can determine the transmission parameter of the reference cell according to a protocol agreement, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0224] Step 803, sending a scheduling instruction to the terminal device, wherein the scheduling instruction contains the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell, and transmission configuration information, wherein the transmission configuration information contains second indication information, the second indication information is used to indicate the offset value of other cells among the multiple cells, and the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell among the multiple cells to be scheduled according to the scheduling instruction.

[0225] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be DCI.

[0226] Wherein, after the network device determines the reference cell and the transmission parameter of the reference cell, the network device can add the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell, and the transmission configuration information into a scheduling instruction, and send the scheduling instruction to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can determine the transmission parameter of each cell among the multiple cells to be scheduled based on the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell, and the offset value of other cells among the multiple cells indicated by the second indication information, thereby realizing indicating the transmission mechanism of multiple different cells to be jointly scheduled in one scheduling instruction, and further effectively reducing the signaling overhead of indication information in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0227] Optionally, the transmission parameter can be at least one of MCS, FDRA, and TDRA.

[0228] Optionally, the scheduling instruction can be the scheduling instruction of one cell among the multiple cells to be scheduled.

[0229] For example, if the multiple cells to be scheduled are cell 1, cell 2, and cell 3, the scheduling instruction sent by the network device to the terminal device can be the scheduling instruction of cell 1, or can be the scheduling instruction of cell 2, or can be the scheduling instruction of cell 3, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0230] For example, if the other cells in the scheduled multiple cells are cell 2, cell 3 and cell 4 respectively, and the offset values corresponding to the above-mentioned other cells are offset value 1, offset value 2 and offset value 3 respectively, the second indication information can be used to indicate the offset values of the other cells 2, 3 and 4 in the scheduled multiple cells, and the present disclosure does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0231] In addition, in the case of the transmission parameter being the FDRA, the offset value can be the offset value between the starting positions of the frequency domain allocation, and the present disclosure does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0232] Optionally, in the case of carrying the transmission configuration of different cells on different information domains, the network device can add the correspondence between the offset value and the information domain value in the scheduling instruction.

[0233] For example, if the correspondence between the information domain value and the offset value is as shown in Table 1, the correspondence can be added to the scheduling instruction, and the terminal device can obtain the correspondence between the information domain value and the offset value by sending the scheduling instruction to the terminal device, and the present disclosure does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0234] Optionally, different offset values can also be set for the aggregation scenario to better adapt to the transmission configuration of the link. For example, different offset value ranges can be set in the intra-band aggregation and inter-band aggregation scenarios, and the present disclosure does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0235] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can first determine the reference cell in the scheduled multiple cells, then determine the transmission parameter of the reference cell, and then send the scheduling instruction to the terminal device. The scheduling instruction contains the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell and the transmission configuration information. The second indication information in the transmission configuration information is used to indicate the offset value of the other cells in the multiple cells. The terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction. Therefore, the network device can make the terminal device determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells based on the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell and the offset value of the other cells in the multiple cells indicated by the second indication information in the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction by sending the scheduling instruction to the terminal device. That is, in one scheduling instruction, the transmission mechanism of multiple jointly scheduled different cells can be indicated, so that the signaling overhead of the indication information can be effectively reduced in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0236] Please refer to 9, Figure 9 is a flowchart of an indication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is executed by a network device. As shown inFigure 9 As shown, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0237] In step 901, a transmission parameter configuration table is sent to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0238] The transmission parameter configuration table can include the transmission parameter of each cell in the multiple cells to be scheduled. For example, the obtained transmission parameter configuration table can be as shown in Table 2. The transmission parameter configuration table can be added to the scheduling instruction, and then the scheduling instruction can be sent to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table in the scheduling instruction, and the like. The present disclosure does not limit this.

[0239] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table can also include a reference transmission parameter and an offset value, and the like. For example, the transmission parameter configuration table can be as shown in Table 3. The transmission parameter configuration table can be added to the scheduling instruction, and then the scheduling instruction can be sent to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the reference transmission parameter and the offset value in the scheduling instruction, and the like. The present disclosure does not limit this.

[0240] Optionally, the transmission parameter can include at least one of MCS, TDRA, and FDRA.

[0241] Optionally, in the case of FDRA as the transmission parameter, a FDRA configuration table of multicarrier (MC) scheduling can also be pre-configured. Different values in the table can represent the FDRA selection case of multi-cell scheduling. The FDRA configuration table can include FDRA, or can include a reference FDRA and an offset value, and the like. The specific content and implementation manner can refer to the description of Table 2 and Table 3 above, and will not be described here.

[0242] Optionally, in the case of TDRA as the transmission parameter, a transmission parameter configuration table including TDRA or TDRA and offset value can also be pre-configured. The specific content and implementation manner can refer to the description of Table 2 and Table 3 above, and will not be described here.

[0243] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device sends a transmission parameter configuration table to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the scheduled multiple cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table in the scheduling instruction, thereby realizing the indication of the transmission mechanism of multiple different cells jointly scheduled in one scheduling instruction, and effectively reducing the signaling overhead of the indication information in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling.

[0244] See Figure 10 A structural schematic diagram of a terminal device 1000 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Figure 10 The terminal device 1000 shown can include a transceiver module 1001 and a processing module 1002. The transceiver module 1001 can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, the sending module is used to implement a sending function, and the receiving module is used to implement a receiving function. The transceiver module 1001 can implement the sending function and / or the receiving function.

[0245] The terminal device 1000 includes:

[0246] The transceiver module 1001 is configured to receive a scheduling instruction.

[0247] The processing module 1002 is configured to obtain transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction.

[0248] The processing module 1002 is further configured to determine a transmission parameter of each of a plurality of cells scheduled according to the transmission configuration information.

[0249] Optionally, the transmission configuration information includes:

[0250] A plurality of first indication information, the plurality of first indication information is respectively used to indicate a transmission parameter of a plurality of cells.

[0251] Optionally, the processing module 1002 is specifically configured to:

[0252] Determine a reference cell in the plurality of cells;

[0253] Obtain a transmission parameter of the reference cell as a reference transmission parameter;

[0254] Obtain second indication information from the transmission configuration information, the second indication information is used to indicate an offset value of other cells in the plurality of cells;

[0255] Determine a transmission parameter of the other cells according to the reference transmission parameter and the second indication information.

[0256] Optionally, the processing module 1002 is specifically configured to:

[0257] Obtain a transmission parameter configuration table;

[0258] Determine a transmission parameter of each of the cells according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0259] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table includes a reference transmission parameter and an offset value.

[0260] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction for one cell in the multiple scheduled cells.

[0261] Optionally, the transmission parameter comprises at least one of the following:

[0262] Modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

[0263] Time domain resource allocation (TDRA);

[0264] Frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0265] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is downlink control information (DCI).

[0266] In the present disclosure, the terminal device can first receive a scheduling instruction, and then obtain transmission configuration information from the scheduling instruction, and determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the multiple scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information. In this way, by analyzing the received scheduling instruction, the transmission configuration information can be determined, and then based on the transmission configuration information, the transmission parameter of each cell in the multiple scheduled cells can be determined, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of the indication information can be effectively reduced. The signaling overhead of the indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0267] Please refer to Figure 11 A structural schematic diagram of a network device 1100 is provided for the embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 11 The network device 1100 shown can include a transceiver module 1101 and a processing module 1102. The transceiver module 1101 can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, the sending module is used to realize the sending function, and the receiving module is used to realize the receiving function, and the transceiver module 1101 can realize the sending function and / or the receiving function. The network device 1100 comprises:

[0268] The transceiver module 1101 is configured to send a scheduling instruction to a terminal device, wherein the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell in the multiple scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction.

[0269] Optionally, the transmission configuration information comprises:

[0270] A plurality of first indication information, the plurality of first indication information is respectively used to indicate the transmission parameter of the plurality of cells.

[0271] Optionally, the network device 1100 further comprises a processing module 1102:

[0272] The processing module 1102 is configured to determine a reference cell in the multiple cells.

[0273] The processing module 1102 is further configured to determine the transmission parameter of the reference cell.

[0274] The transceiver module 1101 is specifically configured to send the scheduling instruction to the terminal device, wherein the scheduling instruction contains the reference cell, the transmission parameter of the reference cell and the transmission configuration information.

[0275] Optionally, the transceiver module 1101 is specifically configured to:

[0276] send a transmission parameter configuration table to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines the transmission parameter of each cell according to the transmission configuration information and the transmission parameter configuration table.

[0277] Optionally, the transmission parameter configuration table includes a reference transmission parameter and an offset value.

[0278] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction of one cell in the multiple scheduled cells.

[0279] Optionally, the transmission parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0280] a modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

[0281] a time domain resource allocation (TDRA);

[0282] a frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA).

[0283] Optionally, the scheduling instruction is a downlink control information (DCI).

[0284] In the present disclosure, the network device can send a scheduling instruction to the terminal device, wherein the scheduling instruction can contain transmission configuration information, and then the terminal device can determine the transmission parameter of each cell in the multiple scheduled cells according to the transmission configuration information contained in the scheduling instruction, that is, in one scheduling instruction, the transmission mechanism of multiple different cells that are jointly scheduled can be indicated, so that in the case of supporting multi-cell scheduling, the signaling overhead of indication information can be effectively reduced.

[0285] Please refer to Figure 12 , Figure 12This is a schematic diagram of another communication device 1200 provided in this embodiment. The communication device 1200 can be a terminal device, a network device, a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device in implementing the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing the above methods. This device can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0286] The communication device 1200 may include one or more processors 1201. The processor 1201 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control the communication device (e.g., base station, baseband chip, terminal equipment, terminal equipment chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute computer programs, and process data from the computer programs.

[0287] Optionally, the communication device 1200 may further include one or more memories 1202, which may store a computer program 1204. The processor 1201 executes the computer program 1204 to cause the communication device 1200 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. Optionally, the memory 1202 may also store data. The communication device 1200 and the memory 1202 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0288] Optionally, the communication device 1200 may also include a transceiver 1205 and an antenna 1206. The transceiver 1205 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, or transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmission and reception functions. The transceiver 1205 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement the receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmitting function.

[0289] Optionally, the communication device 1200 may further include one or more interface circuits 1207. The interface circuits 1207 are used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1201. The processor 1201 executes the code instructions to cause the communication device 1200 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0290] Communication device 1200 is a terminal device: processor 1201 is used to execute Figure 2 Steps 202 and 203 in the process; Figure 3 Steps 302 and 303 in the text; Figure 4 Steps 402, 403, 404 and 405 in the process; Figure 5 Steps 502 and 503, etc., are included. Transceiver 705 is used to execute... Figure 2Step 201 in the middle; Figure 3 Step 301 in the middle; Figure 4 Step 401 in the middle; Figure 5 Step 501, etc.

[0291] Communication device 1200 is a network device: processor 1201 is used to execute Figure 8 Steps 801 and 802, etc., are included. Transceiver 705 is used to execute... Figure 6 Step 601 in the middle; Figure 7 Step 701 in the middle; Figure 8 Step 803 in the middle; Figure 9 Step 901, etc.

[0292] In one implementation, the processor 1201 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The aforementioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit can be used for reading and writing code / data, or it can be used for transmitting or relaying signals.

[0293] In one implementation, processor 1201 may store computer program 1203, which runs on processor 1201 and causes communication device 1200 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. Computer program 1203 may be embedded in processor 1201, in which case processor 1201 may be implemented in hardware.

[0294] In an implementation, the communication apparatus 1200 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.

[0295] The communication apparatus in the above embodiments can be 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 12 The communication apparatus can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication apparatus can be:

[0296] (1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem;

[0297] (2) a set of one or more ICs, optionally including memory elements for storing data and computer program instructions;

[0298] (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem;

[0299] (4) a module that can be embedded within other devices;

[0300] (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.

[0301] (6) other, etc.

[0302] For the case where the communication apparatus can be a chip or a chip system, seeFigure 13 The diagram shows the structure of the chip. Figure 13 The chip shown includes a processor 1301 and an interface 1302. There can be one or more processors 1301, and multiple interfaces 1302.

[0303] Regarding the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the terminal device in the embodiments of this disclosure:

[0304] Interface 1302 is used for execution Figure 2 Step 201 in the middle; Figure 3 Step 301 in the middle; Figure 4 Step 401 in the middle; Figure 5 Step 501, etc.

[0305] For cases where the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiments of this disclosure:

[0306] Interface 1302 is used for execution Figure 6 Step 601 in the middle; Figure 7 Step 701 in the middle; Figure 8 Step 803 in the middle; Figure 9 Step 901, etc.

[0307] Optionally, the chip also includes a memory 1303, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0308] Those skilled in the art will also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and the overall system design requirements. Those skilled in the art can implement the described functionality using various methods for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0309] This disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0310] This disclosure also provides a computer program product that, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0311] 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 described in 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 transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer programs can be transferred from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as 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 (such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), optical media (such as high-density digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or semiconductor media (such as solid state disk (solid state disk, SSD)) and the like.

[0312] Those skilled in the art can understand that the first, second, and the like various numerical numbers 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.

[0313] 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, which is not limited by the present disclosure. 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". There is no order or size order between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0314] 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.

[0315] The predefinition in the present disclosure can be understood as defining, predefining, storing, pre-storing, pre-negotiating, pre-configuring, solidifying, or pre-burning.

[0316] Those skilled in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments disclosed 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.

[0317] 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.

[0318] The above is merely 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 method of indication, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes: The system receives a scheduling instruction, which includes a reference cell, transmission parameters of the reference cell, and transmission configuration information. The transmission configuration information is used to indicate the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells to be scheduled, excluding the reference cell. Different information fields in the scheduling instruction are used to carry the offset values ​​of different cells among the multiple cells, excluding the reference cell. The scheduling instruction also includes the correspondence between the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells and the different information fields. Based on the transmission parameters of the reference cell and the offset values ​​corresponding to the other cells among the plurality of cells excluding the reference cell, the transmission parameters of the other cells among the plurality of cells excluding the reference cell are determined; the transmission parameters include FDRA, and the offset values ​​corresponding to the other cells among the plurality of cells excluding the reference cell are the offsets between the starting position of the FDRA of the other cells among the plurality of cells excluding the reference cell in the frequency domain and the starting position of the FDRA of the reference cell in the frequency domain.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction for one of the plurality of scheduled cells.

3. The method according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, The scheduling instruction is Downlink Control Information (DCI).

4. A method of indication, characterized in that, The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: A scheduling instruction is sent to a terminal device. The scheduling instruction includes a reference cell, transmission parameters of the reference cell, and transmission configuration information. The transmission configuration information indicates the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells to be scheduled, excluding the reference cell. Different information fields in the scheduling instruction carry the offset values ​​of different cells among the multiple cells other than the reference cell. The scheduling instruction also includes the correspondence between the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells other than the reference cell and the different information fields. The terminal device determines the transmission parameters of other cells among the multiple cells other than the reference cell based on the transmission parameters of the reference cell and the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells other than the reference cell. The transmission parameters include FDRA (Frequency-Dependent Recognition Array), and the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells other than the reference cell are the offsets between the starting position of the FDRA of the other cells in the frequency domain and the starting position of the FDRA of the reference cell in the frequency domain.

5. The method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The scheduling instruction is a scheduling instruction for one of the plurality of scheduled cells.

6. The method according to any one of claims 4-5, characterized in that, The scheduling instruction is the downlink control information (DCI).

7. A terminal device, characterized in that, The terminal device includes: The transceiver module is used to receive scheduling instructions. The scheduling instructions include a reference cell, transmission parameters of the reference cell, and transmission configuration information. The transmission configuration information is used to indicate the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells to be scheduled, excluding the reference cell. Different information fields in the scheduling instructions are used to carry the offset values ​​of different cells among the multiple cells, excluding the reference cell. The scheduling instructions also include the correspondence between the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells and the different information fields. The processing module is configured to determine the transmission parameters of the other cells among the plurality of cells besides the reference cell based on the transmission parameters of the reference cell and the offset values ​​corresponding to the other cells among the plurality of cells besides the reference cell; the transmission parameters include FDRA, and the offset values ​​corresponding to the other cells among the plurality of cells besides the reference cell are offsets between the starting position of the FDRA of the other cells among the plurality of cells besides the reference cell in the frequency domain and the starting position of the FDRA of the reference cell in the frequency domain.

8. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: The transceiver module is used to send scheduling instructions to the terminal device. The scheduling instructions include a reference cell, transmission parameters of the reference cell, and transmission configuration information. The transmission configuration information is used to indicate the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells to be scheduled, excluding the reference cell. Different information fields in the scheduling instructions are used to carry the offset values ​​of different cells among the multiple cells, excluding the reference cell. The scheduling instructions also include the correspondence between the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells and the different information fields. The terminal device determines the transmission parameters of other cells among the multiple cells, excluding the reference cell, based on the transmission parameters of the reference cell and the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells. The transmission parameters include FDRA (Frequency-Dependent Recognition Array), and the offset values ​​of other cells among the multiple cells, excluding the reference cell, are the offsets between the starting position of the FDRA of the other cells in the frequency domain and the starting position of the FDRA of the reference cell in the frequency domain.

9. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

10. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method as described in any one of claims 4 to 6.

11. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 3 to be implemented.

12. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 4 to 6 to be implemented.

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