Method, device and storage medium for processing paging information

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and storage medium for processing paging information. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring paging information, applied to a terminal, comprising: receiving indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information, the search space comprising multiple time slots; and determining at least one time slot from the multiple time slots in the search space, the at least one time slot being used to monitor the paging downlink control information in the search space. By enabling a terminal to determine at least one time slot used by a base station to transmit paging downlink control information, unnecessary monitoring by the terminal can be reduced, thereby saving terminal energy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method, device, and storage medium for processing paging information. Background Art

[0002] User Equipment (UE) needs to monitor the paging downlink control information (DCI) used to schedule paging messages in both the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected and idle states. For UEs in the idle state, the radio access network (RAN) can configure the Type 0 PDCCH CSS common search space through system information (e.g., MIB). In this way, if the RAN does not configure other common search spaces for monitoring downlink paging control information for the UE through the system information block (e.g., SIB1), the UE monitors downlink paging control information through the Type 0 PDCCH CSS common search space. For UEs in the connected state, the RAN can allocate a dedicated search space or a common search space for the UE to monitor downlink paging control information.

[0003] In related art, the search space of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) may have various multiplexing modes, but there is no paging transmission solution targeted at the multiplexing mode of the search space in the prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in the related art, the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring paging information, an apparatus for monitoring paging information, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for monitoring paging information is provided, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0006] Receive indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information, where the search space includes multiple time slots; determine at least one time slot among the multiple time slots in the search space, where the at least one time slot is used to monitor the paging downlink control information in the search space.

[0007] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0008] Based on the indication information, monitoring of paging downlink control information is performed in the determined at least one time slot.

[0009] In one embodiment, the receiving indication information of the search space associated with the paging downlink control information includes:

[0010] The indication information of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information carried in the receiving system message is the first type of multiplexing mode of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block.

[0011] In one embodiment, determining at least one time slot of the plurality of time slots of the search space comprises:

[0012] Based on the predefined information, at least one time slot is selected.

[0013] In one embodiment, determining at least one time slot of the plurality of time slots of the search space comprises:

[0014] The at least one time slot is selected based on a system message or RRC signaling.

[0015] In one embodiment, determining at least one time slot of the plurality of time slots of the search space comprises:

[0016] The at least one time slot is selected based on parameters associated with a cell monitored by the terminal.

[0017] In one embodiment, the acquired parameters include a cell physical layer ID of a cell monitored by the terminal and / or a system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0018] In one embodiment, the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

[0019] In one embodiment, the first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

[0020] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for sending paging information is provided, which is applied to a network device, including:

[0021] Determine a search space associated with paging downlink control information, the search space including multiple time slots; select at least one time slot from the multiple time slots in the search space, the at least one time slot being used to send paging downlink control information in the search space; and send indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information.

[0022] In one embodiment, the method further comprises

[0023] The paging downlink control information is sent in the selected at least one time slot.

[0024] In one embodiment, the sending of indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information includes:

[0025] The system message carries indication information for a first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information, and the multiplexing mode of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is a first type of multiplexing mode.

[0026] In one embodiment, selecting at least one time slot from a plurality of time slots in the search space comprises:

[0027] Based on predefined information, the at least one time slot is selected.

[0028] In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0029] Timeslot selection information is sent, where the timeslot selection information indicates at least one selected timeslot, and the timeslot selection information is carried in a system message or RRC signaling.

[0030] In one embodiment, the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

[0031] In one embodiment, the first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

[0032] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for monitoring paging information is provided, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0033] A receiving module is used to receive indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information, where the search space includes multiple time slots; a first determination module is used to determine at least one time slot among the multiple time slots of the search space, where the at least one time slot is used to monitor the paging downlink control information in the search space.

[0034] In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a monitoring module:

[0035] The monitoring module is configured to monitor paging downlink control information within the determined at least one time slot based on the indication information.

[0036] In one embodiment, the receiving module is configured to:

[0037] The indication information of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information carried in the receiving system message is the first type of multiplexing mode of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block.

[0038] In one embodiment, the first determining module is configured to:

[0039] Based on the predefined information, at least one time slot is selected.

[0040] In one embodiment, the first determining module is configured to:

[0041] The at least one time slot is selected based on a system message or RRC signaling.

[0042] In one embodiment, the first determining module is configured to:

[0043] The at least one time slot is selected based on parameters associated with a cell monitored by the terminal.

[0044] In one embodiment, the acquired parameters include a cell physical layer ID of a cell monitored by the terminal and / or a system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0045] In one embodiment, the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

[0046] In one embodiment, the first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

[0047] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for sending paging information, which is applied to a network device and includes:

[0048] A second determination module is used to determine a search space associated with paging downlink control information, wherein the search space includes multiple time slots; a selection module is used to select at least one time slot from the multiple time slots in the search space, and the at least one time slot is used to send paging downlink control information in the search space; and a sending module is used to send indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information.

[0049] In one embodiment, the sending module is further configured to:

[0050] The paging downlink control information is sent in the selected at least one time slot.

[0051] In one embodiment, the sending module is configured to:

[0052] The system message carries indication information for a first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information, and the multiplexing mode of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is a first type of multiplexing mode.

[0053] In one embodiment, the selection module is configured to:

[0054] Based on predefined information, the at least one time slot is selected.

[0055] In one embodiment, the sending module is further configured to:

[0056] Timeslot selection information is sent, where the timeslot selection information indicates at least one selected timeslot, and the timeslot selection information is carried in a system message or RRC signaling.

[0057] In one embodiment, the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

[0058] In one embodiment, the first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

[0059] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for monitoring paging information is provided, including:

[0060] A processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: execute the method for monitoring paging information as described in the first aspect or any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.

[0061] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for sending paging information is provided, including:

[0062] A processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: execute the method for sending paging information described in the second aspect or any one of the embodiments of the second aspect.

[0063] According to the seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium is provided. When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is enabled to execute the method of monitoring paging information described in the first aspect or any one of the implementations of the first aspect.

[0064] According to the eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium is provided. When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is enabled to execute the method for sending paging information described in the second aspect or any one of the embodiments of the second aspect.

[0065] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may have the following beneficial effects: a terminal receives indication information regarding a search space associated with downlink paging control information and determines that at least one time slot among multiple time slots in the search space is used to monitor downlink paging control information sent by a base station. This avoids the problem of terminal energy waste caused by unnecessary monitoring.

[0066] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0067] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0068] Figure 1 The figure is a diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0069] Figure 2 The figure is a flow chart showing a method for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0070] Figure 3 The figure is a flow chart showing a method for sending paging information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0071] Figure 4 The figure is a block diagram showing a device for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0072] Figure 5 The figure is a block diagram showing another apparatus for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0073] Figure 6 The figure is a block diagram showing another apparatus for sending paging information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0074] Figure 7 The present invention is a block diagram showing a device for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0075] Figure 8 The present invention is a block diagram showing an apparatus for sending paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0076] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0077] In related technologies, a terminal needs to monitor downlink paging control information used to schedule paging messages in both connected and non-connected states (idle / inactive). Based on the above related technologies, the terminal needs to be configured with a search space by the radio access network (e.g., through a base station), or monitor downlink paging control information sent by the base station for scheduling paging messages based on a public search space.

[0078] When monitoring downlink paging control information, if the radio access network does not configure other search spaces for the terminal through the system information block (SIB) for monitoring downlink paging control information, the terminal monitors the downlink paging control information based on the Type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space (Type 0 PDCCH CSS). The Type 0 PDCCH common search space is determined by search space 0 (i.e., search space 0) and control resource set 0 (i.e., control resource set 0). Search space 0 is used to determine the location of time domain resources, and control resource set 0 is used to determine the location of frequency domain resources.

[0079] On the other hand, each cell includes one or more beams. Each beam corresponds to a Type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space, and the Type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space corresponding to the synchronization signal on each beam has three possible time-frequency resource multiplexing patterns. Among them, the first time-frequency resource multiplexing pattern (i.e., pattern 1) involves at least time division multiplexing, in which the Type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space corresponds to two time slots, while the second time-frequency resource multiplexing pattern (i.e., pattern 2) and the third time-frequency resource multiplexing pattern (i.e., pattern 3) correspond to a common search space of one time slot.

[0080] Since the time-domain resource locations of search space 0 in the common search space of the type-0 physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the second time-frequency resource reuse mode (i.e., pattern 2) and the third time-frequency resource reuse mode (i.e., pattern 3) only cover one time slot, the terminal only needs to monitor for downlink paging control information within that time slot. However, in the first time-frequency resource reuse mode (i.e., pattern 1), the time-domain resource locations of search space 0 in the common search space of the type-0 physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) are distributed over multiple consecutive time slots (e.g., two time slots), so the terminal needs to monitor for downlink paging control information in multiple time slots simultaneously. Furthermore, for connected terminals, the radio access network may allocate not only a common search space but also a dedicated search space specifically for the terminal through RRC signaling. These search spaces may correspond to multiple time slots. This results in unnecessary monitoring of downlink paging control information by the terminal, wasting terminal energy.

[0081] In order to solve the technical problems involved in the above embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring paging information.

[0082] Figure 1 This is a diagram showing a communication system architecture of a network device and a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. The method for monitoring paging information provided by the present disclosure can be applied to Figure 1 As shown in the communication system architecture diagram, Figure 1 As shown, the base station sends paging downlink control information. This paging downlink control information is sent by the network device on the PDCCH search space. The PDCCH search space can adopt various multiplexing methods, and the multiplexing method can occupy multiple time slots. Through the method of monitoring paging information provided by the present disclosure, the terminal can determine at least one time slot in the multiple time slots of the PDCCH search space where the base station may send paging downlink control information, and monitor the paging downlink control information in this time slot. Through the above method, unnecessary monitoring by the terminal is avoided, saving terminal energy.

[0083] It is understandable that Figure 1 The communication system of the network equipment and the terminal shown is only for schematic illustration. The wireless communication system may also include other network equipment, such as core network equipment, wireless relay equipment and wireless backhaul equipment. Figure 1 The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the number of network devices and terminals included in the wireless communication system.

[0084] It can be further understood that the wireless communication system of the embodiment of the present disclosure is a network that provides wireless communication functions. The wireless communication system can adopt different communication technologies, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), carrier sense multiple access / collision avoidance (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance). According to factors such as the capacity, rate, and latency of different networks, the network can be divided into 2G (English: generation) network, 3G network, 4G network or future evolution network, such as 5G network, which can also be called New Radio (NR). For the convenience of description, the present disclosure sometimes refers to the wireless communication network as simply a network.

[0085] Furthermore, the network devices involved in the present disclosure may also be referred to as wireless access network devices. The wireless access network devices may be: base stations, evolved node Bs (base stations), home base stations, access points (APs) in wireless fidelity (WIFI) systems, wireless relay nodes, wireless backhaul nodes, transmission points (TPs) or transmission and reception points (TRPs), etc. They may also be gNBs in NR systems, or they may be components or part of devices constituting base stations. In the case of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the network devices may also be vehicle-mounted devices. It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is no limitation on the specific technology and specific device form used by the network devices.

[0086] Furthermore, the terminal involved in the present disclosure may also be referred to as a terminal device, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc., which is a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to users. For example, the terminal can be a handheld device with wireless connection function, a vehicle-mounted device, etc. At present, some examples of terminals are: smart phones (Mobile Phones), pocket personal computers (PPCs), handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, tablet computers, wearable devices, or vehicle-mounted devices, etc. In addition, when it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the terminal device can also be a vehicle-mounted device. It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0087] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 As shown, the method for monitoring paging information is used in a terminal and includes the following steps.

[0088] In step S11, indication information of a search space associated with paging downlink control information is received, where the search space includes a plurality of time slots.

[0089] In step S12, at least one time slot among a plurality of time slots in a search space is determined, wherein the at least one time slot is used to monitor paging downlink control information in the search space.

[0090] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may receive indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information through a system message (e.g., MIB or SIB, etc.) or RRC signaling. For example, in one embodiment, the indication information may indicate the resource location of the search space and / or the multiplexing method of the search space and the synchronization signal. Optionally, the indication information may also indicate application time slot information for the corresponding search space. The application time slot information indicates which one or more time slots in the corresponding search space the terminal should monitor. The base station may send the paging downlink control information in at least one of the one or more time slots.

[0091] The terminal may determine at least one time slot from the multiple time slots in the search space indicated by the indication information, and the at least one time slot may be used to monitor downlink paging control information in the search space. The at least one time slot may be a continuous time slot or a discontinuous time slot. For example, the search space includes 10 time slots, 5 of which are determined to be used for monitoring downlink paging control information. These 5 time slots may be continuous, such as 1-5 or 2-6. In another embodiment, the determined 5 time slots may be discontinuous, such as 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, etc., which are not listed one by one in this disclosure.

[0092] Therefore, in the disclosed embodiment, a terminal receives indication information for a search space associated with downlink paging control information, determines at least one time slot in the indication information for monitoring downlink paging control information, and monitors the downlink paging control information during the determined at least one time slot. The terminal does not monitor search space time slots other than the determined at least one time slot. This avoids unnecessary monitoring by the terminal and conserves terminal energy.

[0093] In one embodiment, when a terminal is in an idle / inactive state, the indication information received by the terminal regarding the search space associated with the paging downlink control information may be indication information in a master system information block (MIB). Alternatively, it may be indication information in a system information block (SIB). In other words, the terminal receives system messages (i.e., MIB messages and / or SIB messages) broadcast by the base station in the idle / inactive state, thereby receiving the indication information.

[0094] A specific implementation method is described below. The base station configures different initial beams based on different coverage scenarios and sends synchronization signals on each beam. According to the above embodiment, the multiplexing method of the synchronization signal and the type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space (i.e., Type 0 PDCCH CSS) includes three possible multiplexing methods. When the search space for the paging downlink control information is Type 0 PDCCH CSS, and the multiplexing method of Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing method (i.e., multiplexing pattern 1), for one synchronization signal beam, the base station selects at least one time slot from multiple time slots in which the multiplexing method of Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing method for sending the paging downlink control information. After monitoring the synchronization signal beam, the terminal determines at least one time slot of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS for monitoring the paging downlink control information. After that, the terminal monitors the paging downlink control information in the determined at least one time slot. No further monitoring is performed on other time slots.

[0095] The base station can broadcast system messages on multiple SSB beams, and terminals in a non-connected state receive the broadcast system messages (e.g., MIB) on these beams. The terminal can obtain the index associated with the default common search space (Type 0 PDCCH CSS) on the beam from the physical downlink control channel configuration message (pdcch-ConfigSIB1) field in the received MIB. Based on the index, the terminal can obtain the resource location of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS corresponding to the beam and the multiplexing method of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal block, and other related configurations.

[0096] For example, according to TS 38.213, clause 13 defines type 0 search space 0 as follows: if the configuration of search space 0 corresponding to index 8 in Table 13-11 is selected, and the slot duration determined by control resource set 0 (i.e., Control resource set 0) is 2 symbols, and the beam transmitted by the synchronization information block corresponds to the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space, then the beam transmitted by the synchronization information block (SSB) sent by the cell base station can be beam 1, beam 2, beam 3, and beam 4. Therefore, the time domain positions of the search spaces corresponding to beam 1, beam 2, beam 3, and beam 4 are SSB 0->slot 0 / 1 symbols 0-1, SSB 1->slot 2 / 3 symbols 0-1, SSB 2->slot 4 / 5 symbols 0-1, and SSB 3->slot 6 / 7 symbols 0-1, respectively.

[0097] Therefore, the indication information includes index 8 (index8), and based on index 8, the configuration of the search space (search space 0) corresponding to index8, the configuration of the control resource set (i.e., Control resource set 0), and the multiplexing pattern (multiplexing pattern) of the search space and the synchronization signal block can also be obtained, for example, the multiplexing pattern is SSB / Type0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

[0098] In this way, index8 indicates the common search space of Type 0PDCCH CSS corresponding to the SSB beam, and for this common search space, its multiplexing mode with SSB is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1. In this case, the search space has two time slots. The terminal can determine that the base station will send paging downlink control information on a specific time slot of the two time slots. Therefore, the terminal determines a time slot of the two time slots that can be used to monitor the paging downlink control information. When the base station does not configure other search spaces for monitoring paging downlink control information for the terminal through subsequent system information blocks (SIBs), the terminal will monitor the paging downlink control information based on the type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space (Type 0PDCCH CSS) configured in the MIB above. At this time, the terminal will monitor the paging downlink control information in the determined time slot based on the Type 0PDCCHCSS.

[0099] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine, based on predefined information, at least one time slot in the search space for monitoring downlink paging control information. For example, the terminal may determine, based on a method pre-specified in a communication protocol, at least one time slot in the search space for monitoring downlink paging control information. For example, based on the provisions of the communication protocol, the terminal may directly determine, based on the provisions of the communication protocol, the first of the two time slots corresponding to SSB / Type 0 PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1 as the time slot in which the base station is to transmit downlink paging control information.

[0100] In another implementation, the terminal may determine, according to a system (MIB and / or SIB) message, at least one time slot in the search space in which the base station sends the paging downlink control information.

[0101] For example, as described above, the index in the pdcch-ConfigSIB1 in the MIB can indicate the resource location of the common search space and / or the multiplexing method of the common search space and the synchronization signal. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding physical meaning can be added to the index value. For example, the value of the index can be set to indicate the resource location of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the multiplexing method of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal, while also indicating the application time slot information of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS. The application time slot information indicates which one or more time slots in the corresponding search space the terminal should monitor. The base station can send paging downlink control information on at least one of the one or more time slots.

[0102] In another embodiment, the terminal may determine at least one time slot in the search space for the base station to send paging downlink control information based on parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal and broadcast by the base station.

[0103] For example, the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal may include the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or the system frame number of the cell broadcast monitored by the terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below using the example where the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal is the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0104] According to the protocol, when the search space for paging downlink control information is the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space, and the multiplexing mode between the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing mode, the relationship between the time slot in which the terminal receives paging downlink control information and the cell physical layer ID is: i = Pcell_ID mod N, where N is the number of time slots included in the search space for paging downlink control information, and i is the i-th time slot, indicating that the i-th time slot is the first time slot for the terminal to monitor paging downlink control information. The terminal only needs to monitor the paging downlink control information in the i-th time slot.

[0105] Although the above examples are based on technical solutions related to Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the corresponding SSB / Type 0 PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1, those skilled in the art can implement the above technical solutions for any type of common search space, thereby determining at least one time slot in multiple time slots of the common search space for monitoring paging downlink control information. For example, for the PDCCH CSS indicated in the SIB (which can be Type 0 PDCCH CSS, or other types of PDCCH CSS such as Type 1 PDCCH CSS and Type 2 PDCCH CSS), when the PDCCH CSS also has multiple time slots, it is also possible to determine which one or more time slots of the multiple time slots the terminal should monitor in a similar manner to the above. For example, the one or more time slots are indicated in the corresponding SIB or other signaling. These technical contents do not deviate from the technical core of the present invention, so these technical solutions are also included in the technical contents disclosed in this application and will not be repeated here.

[0106] In another embodiment, when the terminal is in a connected state, the terminal may receive indication information regarding the search space associated with the paging downlink control information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling. Since the terminal and the base station are in a connected state, the base station may configure a dedicated search space for the terminal via radio resource control signaling, and the dedicated search space configured for the terminal may include at least two time slots. The terminal may determine, via radio resource control signaling, which one or more time slots of a plurality of time slots in the dedicated search space to monitor for the paging downlink control information.

[0107] In one embodiment, the terminal may determine, based on predefined information, at least one time slot in the search space for monitoring downlink paging control information. For example, the terminal may determine, based on a method pre-specified in a communication protocol, at least one time slot in the search space for monitoring downlink paging control information. For example, based on the provisions of the communication protocol, the terminal may directly determine, based on the provisions of the communication protocol, the first time slot among multiple time slots in the dedicated search space as the time slot in which the base station is to transmit downlink paging control information.

[0108] In another embodiment, the terminal may determine, based on radio resource control signaling, at least one time slot in the search space in which the base station sends the downlink paging control information. For example, the base station may indicate in the radio resource control signaling which one or more time slots in the dedicated search space the terminal should use to monitor the downlink paging control information from the base station.

[0109] In another embodiment, the terminal may determine at least one time slot in the search space for the base station to send paging downlink control information based on parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal and broadcast by the base station.

[0110] For example, the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal may include the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or the system frame number of the cell broadcast monitored by the terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below using the example where the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal is the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0111] According to the protocol, when the search space for paging downlink control information is the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space, and the multiplexing mode between the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing mode, the relationship between the time slot in which the terminal receives paging downlink control information and the cell physical layer ID is: i = Pcell_ID mod N, where N is the number of time slots included in the search space for paging downlink control information, and i is the i-th time slot, indicating that the i-th time slot is the first time slot for the terminal to monitor paging downlink control information. The terminal only needs to monitor the paging downlink control information in the i-th time slot.

[0112] Based on the same concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a method for sending paging information.

[0113] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for sending paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 3 As shown, the method for sending paging information is used in a network device and includes the following steps.

[0114] In step S21, a search space associated with the paging downlink control information is determined, where the search space includes a plurality of time slots.

[0115] In step S22, at least one time slot is selected from a plurality of time slots in the search space, wherein the at least one time slot is used to send paging downlink control information in the search space.

[0116] In step S23, indication information of a search space associated with the paging downlink control information is sent.

[0117] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device may also be referred to as a base station. The base station may send indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information through a system message (e.g., MIB or SIB, etc.) or RRC signaling. For example, in one embodiment, the indication information may indicate the resource location of the search space and / or the multiplexing method of the search space and the synchronization signal. Optionally, the indication information may also indicate application time slot information of the corresponding search space. The application time slot information indicates which one or more time slots in the corresponding search space the terminal should monitor. The base station may send the paging downlink control information on at least one of the one or more time slots.

[0118] The base station may select at least one time slot from the multiple time slots in the search space indicated by the indication information, and the at least one time slot may be used to send paging downlink control information in the search space. The at least one time slot may be a continuous time slot or a discontinuous time slot. For example, the search space includes 10 time slots, 5 of which are determined to be used for monitoring paging downlink control information. These 5 time slots may be continuous, such as 1-5 or 2-6. In another embodiment, the determined 5 time slots may be discontinuous, such as 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, etc., which are not listed one by one in this disclosure.

[0119] Therefore, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station selects at least one time slot in the search space for sending paging downlink control information, sends indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information, and sends the paging downlink control information on the selected at least one time slot.

[0120] In one embodiment, sending the paging downlink control information on the selected at least one time slot may include: sending the paging downlink control information on each time slot of the selected at least one time slot; sending the paging downlink control information on some time slots of the selected at least one time slot; or sending the paging downlink control information on one time slot of the selected at least one time slot.

[0121] In one embodiment, when the terminal is in an idle / inactive state, the indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information sent by the base station may be indication information in the master system information block (MIB). Alternatively, it may be indication information in the system information block (SIB). In other words, when the terminal is in an idle / inactive state, the base station notifies the terminal of the indication information via a broadcast system message (i.e., MIB message and / or SIB message).

[0122] A specific implementation method is described below. The base station configures different initial beams based on different coverage scenarios and sends synchronization signals on each beam. According to the above embodiment, the multiplexing method of the synchronization signal and the type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space (i.e., Type 0 PDCCH CSS) includes three possible multiplexing methods. When the search space for the paging downlink control information is Type 0 PDCCH CSS, and the multiplexing method of Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing method (i.e., multiplexing pattern 1), for one synchronization signal beam, the base station selects at least one time slot from multiple time slots in which the multiplexing method of Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing method for sending the paging downlink control information.

[0123] The base station can broadcast system messages on multiple SSB beams, and terminals in a non-connected state receive the broadcast system messages (e.g., MIB) on these beams. The terminal can obtain the index associated with the default common search space (Type 0 PDCCH CSS) on the beam from the physical downlink control channel configuration message (pdcch-ConfigSIB1) field in the received MIB. Based on the index, the terminal can obtain the resource location of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS corresponding to the beam and the multiplexing method of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal block, and other related configurations.

[0124] For example, according to TS 38.213, clause 13 defines type 0 search space 0 as follows: if the configuration of search space 0 corresponding to index 8 in Table 13-11 is selected, and the slot duration determined by control resource set 0 (i.e., Control resource set 0) is 2 symbols, and the beam transmitted by the synchronization information block corresponds to the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space, then the beam transmitted by the synchronization information block (SSB) sent by the cell base station can be beam 1, beam 2, beam 3, and beam 4. Therefore, the time domain positions of the search spaces corresponding to beam 1, beam 2, beam 3, and beam 4 are SSB 0->slot 0 / 1 symbols 0-1, SSB 1->slot 2 / 3 symbols 0-1, SSB 2->slot 4 / 5 symbols 0-1, and SSB 3->slot 6 / 7 symbols 0-1, respectively.

[0125] Therefore, the indication information includes index 8 (index8), and based on index 8, the configuration of the search space (search space 0) corresponding to index8, the configuration of the control resource set (i.e., Control resource set 0), and the multiplexing pattern (multiplexing pattern) of the search space and the synchronization signal block can also be obtained, for example, the multiplexing pattern is SSB / Type0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

[0126] In this way, index8 indicates the common search space of Type 0PDCCH CSS corresponding to the SSB beam, and for this common search space, its multiplexing mode with SSB is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1. In this case, the search space has two time slots. The base station will send paging downlink control information on a specific time slot of the two time slots. Therefore, the terminal determines one time slot of the two time slots that can be used to monitor the paging downlink control information. When the base station does not configure other search spaces for monitoring paging downlink control information for the terminal through subsequent system information blocks (SIBs), the terminal will monitor the paging downlink control information based on the type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space (Type0PDCCH CSS) configured in the MIB above. At this time, the terminal will monitor the paging downlink control information in the determined time slot based on the Type 0PDCCH CSS.

[0127] In one embodiment, the base station may select at least one time slot in the search space for sending downlink paging control information based on predefined information. For example, the base station may select at least one time slot in the search space for sending downlink paging control information based on a method pre-agreed upon in a communication protocol. For example, the base station may directly determine, based on the provisions of the communication protocol, the first time slot of the two time slots corresponding to SSB / Type 0 PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1 as the time slot in which the base station is to send downlink paging control information.

[0128] In another embodiment, the base station may select at least one time slot in the search space for sending the paging downlink control information according to a system (MIB and / or SIB) message.

[0129] For example, as described above, the index in the pdcch-ConfigSIB1 in the MIB can indicate the resource location of the common search space and / or the multiplexing method of the common search space and the synchronization signal. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding physical meaning can be added to the index value. For example, the value of the index can be set to indicate the resource location of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the multiplexing method of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the synchronization signal, while also indicating the application time slot information of the Type 0 PDCCH CSS. The application time slot information indicates which one or more time slots in the corresponding search space the terminal should monitor. The base station can send paging downlink control information on at least one of the one or more time slots.

[0130] In another embodiment, the base station may broadcast parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal, and inform the terminal of at least one time slot in the search space for the base station to send paging downlink control information.

[0131] For example, the broadcasted parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal may include the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or the system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below using the example where the base station transmits the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal as the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0132] According to the protocol, when the search space for paging downlink control information is the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space, and the multiplexing mode between the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing mode, the relationship between the time slot in which the terminal receives paging downlink control information and the cell physical layer ID is: i = Pcell_ID mod N, where N is the number of time slots included in the search space for paging downlink control information, and i is the i-th time slot, indicating that the i-th time slot is the first time slot for the terminal to monitor paging downlink control information. The terminal only needs to monitor the paging downlink control information in the i-th time slot.

[0133] Although the above examples are based on technical solutions related to Type 0 PDCCH CSS and the corresponding SSB / Type 0 PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1, those skilled in the art can implement the above technical solutions for any type of common search space, thereby determining at least one time slot in multiple time slots of the common search space for sending paging downlink control information. For example, for the PDCCH CSS indicated in the SIB (which can be Type 0 PDCCH CSS, or other types of PDCCH CSS such as Type 1 PDCCH CSS and Type 2 PDCCH CSS), when the PDCCH CSS also has multiple time slots, it is also possible to determine which one or more time slots in the multiple time slots that the base station sends the paging downlink control information in a similar manner to the above. For example, the one or more time slots are indicated in the corresponding SIB or other signaling. These technical contents do not deviate from the technical core of the present invention, so these technical solutions are also included in the technical contents disclosed in this application and will not be repeated here.

[0134] In another embodiment, when the terminal is in a connected state, the base station may send indication information regarding the search space associated with the paging downlink control information via radio resource control (RRC) signaling. Since the terminal and the base station are in a connected state, the base station may configure a dedicated search space for the terminal via radio resource control signaling, and the dedicated search space configured for the terminal may include at least two time slots. The terminal may determine, via radio resource control signaling, which one or more time slots of a plurality of time slots in the dedicated search space to monitor for the paging downlink control information.

[0135] In one embodiment, the base station may select at least one time slot in the search space for transmitting downlink paging control information based on predefined information. For example, the base station may select at least one time slot in the search space for transmitting downlink paging control information based on a method pre-specified in a communication protocol. For example, the base station may directly determine, based on the provisions of the communication protocol, the first time slot among multiple time slots in the dedicated search space as the time slot in which the base station will transmit the downlink paging control information.

[0136] In another embodiment, the base station may determine at least one time slot in the search space for transmitting the downlink paging control information based on radio resource control signaling. For example, the base station may indicate in the radio resource control signaling which one or more time slots in the dedicated search space the terminal should use to monitor the downlink paging control information from the base station.

[0137] In another embodiment, the base station may broadcast parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal, and inform the terminal of at least one time slot in the search space for the base station to send paging downlink control information.

[0138] For example, the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal may include the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or the system frame number of the cell broadcast monitored by the terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below using the example where the parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal is the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0139] According to the protocol, when the search space for downlink paging control information is the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space, and the multiplexing mode between the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing mode, the relationship between the time slot in which the base station sends downlink paging control information and the cell physical layer ID is: i = Pcell_ID mod N, where N is the number of time slots included in the search space for downlink paging control information, and i is the i-th time slot, indicating to the terminal that the i-th time slot is the first time slot in which the base station sends downlink paging control information. The terminal only needs to monitor the downlink paging control information in the i-th time slot.

[0140] Based on the same concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a device for monitoring paging information.

[0141] It is understandable that the device for monitoring paging information provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function in order to realize the above functions. In combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example disclosed in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0142] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus 100 for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 4 , the device includes a receiving module 101 and a first determining module 102.

[0143] The receiving module 101 is used to receive indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information, where the search space includes multiple time slots; the first determination module 102 is used to determine at least one time slot among the multiple time slots of the search space, where the at least one time slot is used to monitor the paging downlink control information in the search space.

[0144] Figure 5 FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus 200 for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 5 , the device also includes a monitoring module 103.

[0145] The monitoring module 103 is configured to monitor the paging downlink control information in the determined at least one time slot based on the indication information.

[0146] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 101 is used to receive indication information of a first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information carried in a system message, and the multiplexing method of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is a first type of multiplexing method.

[0147] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first determining module 102 is configured to select at least one time slot based on predefined information.

[0148] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first determining module 102 is configured to select the at least one time slot based on a system message or RRC signaling.

[0149] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first determining module 102 is configured to select the at least one time slot based on parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0150] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the acquired parameters include the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or the system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal.

[0151] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

[0152] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSSmultiplexing pattern 1.

[0153] Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a device for sending paging information.

[0154] Figure 6 FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an apparatus 300 for sending paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 6 In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus for sending paging information includes a second determining module 201 , a selecting module 202 and a sending module 203 .

[0155] The second determination module 201 is used to determine the search space associated with the paging downlink control information, and the search space includes multiple time slots; the selection module 202 is used to select at least one time slot from the multiple time slots in the search space, and the at least one time slot is used to send the paging downlink control information in the search space; the sending module 203 is used to send indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information.

[0156] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 203 is further configured to send the paging downlink control information in the selected at least one time slot.

[0157] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 203 is used to carry indication information of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information in the system message, and the multiplexing method of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is the first type of multiplexing method.

[0158] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the selection module 202 is configured to select the at least one time slot based on predefined information.

[0159] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 203 is further configured to send time slot selection information, where the time slot selection information indicates at least one selected time slot, and the time slot selection information is carried in a system message or RRC signaling.

[0160] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

[0161] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0PDCCH CSSmultiplexing pattern 1.

[0162] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0163] Figure 7 FIG4 is a block diagram of an apparatus 400 for monitoring paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 400 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0164] Reference Figure 7 , apparatus 400 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 402 , a memory 404 , a power component 406 , a multimedia component 408 , an audio component 410 , an input / output (I / O) interface 412 , a sensor component 414 , and a communication component 416 .

[0165] Processing component 402 generally controls the overall operation of device 400, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 402 may include one or more processors 420 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the aforementioned methods. Depending on the aforementioned method implemented by processor component 402, device 400 for paging information processing may function as a device for monitoring paging information or as a device for sending paging information. Furthermore, processing component 402 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 402 and other components. For example, processing component 402 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 408 and processing component 402.

[0166] The memory 404 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the device 400. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 400, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 404 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0167] Power component 406 provides power to the various components of device 400. Power component 406 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 400.

[0168] The multimedia component 408 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 400 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 408 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 400 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0169] The audio component 410 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 410 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when the device 400 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 404 or transmitted via the communication component 416. In some embodiments, the audio component 410 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0170] I / O interface 412 provides an interface between processing component 402 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0171] The sensor assembly 414 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the status assessment of the device 400. For example, the sensor assembly 414 can detect the open / closed state of the device 400, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 400. The sensor assembly 414 can also detect changes in the position of the device 400 or a component of the device 400, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 400, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the device 400, and temperature changes of the device 400. The sensor assembly 414 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 414 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 414 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0172] The communication component 416 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device 400 and other devices. The device 400 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 416 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 416 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0173] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 400 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above-described method.

[0174] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 404 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 420 of the apparatus 400 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0175] Figure 8 FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an apparatus 500 for sending paging information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 500 may be provided as a server. Figure 8The apparatus 500 includes a processing component 522, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a memory 532 for storing instructions, such as applications, that can be executed by the processing component 522. The applications stored in the memory 532 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 522 is configured to execute the instructions to perform the above-described method for sending paging information.

[0176] The device 500 may also include a power supply component 526 configured to perform power management of the device 500, a wired or wireless network interface 550 configured to connect the device 500 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 558. The device 500 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 532, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0177] It is further understood that in the present disclosure, "plurality" refers to two or more than two, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a", "the" and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0178] It will be further understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used to describe various types of information, but such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used solely to distinguish information of the same type from one another and do not indicate a particular order or level of importance. In fact, the terms "first," "second," and the like are fully interchangeable. For example, first information could be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information could be referred to as first information without departing from the scope of this disclosure.

[0179] It is further understood that although operations are described in a particular order in the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring that the operations be performed in the particular order shown or in a serial order, or that all of the operations shown be performed to obtain the desired results. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0180] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0181] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring paging information, characterized in that: Applied to terminals, including: receiving indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information, the indication information being used to indicate a plurality of time slots of the search space; Determine at least one time slot among the multiple time slots of the search space, where the at least one time slot is used to monitor paging downlink control information in the search space; the at least one time slot is discontinuous; Based on the indication information, monitoring paging downlink control information in the at least one time slot; The determining of at least one time slot among the plurality of time slots of the search space comprises: The at least one time slot is selected based on parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal; the parameters include a cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or a system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The receiving indication information of the search space associated with the paging downlink control information includes: The indication information of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information carried in the receiving system message is the first type of multiplexing mode of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block.

3. The method for monitoring paging information according to claim 2, wherein: The first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

4. The method for monitoring paging information according to claim 3, wherein: The first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0 PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

5. A method for sending paging information, characterized in that: Applicable to network equipment, including: determining a search space associated with paging downlink control information, the search space comprising a plurality of time slots; Selecting at least one time slot from a plurality of time slots in the search space, where the at least one time slot is used to send paging downlink control information in the search space; the at least one time slot is discontinuous; Sending indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information, where the indication information is used to indicate a plurality of time slots in the search space; Sending a parameter associated with the cell monitored by the terminal, where the parameter is used to indicate the at least one time slot, and the parameter includes a cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or a system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal; Based on the indication information, the paging downlink control information is sent in the at least one time slot.

6. The method for sending paging information according to claim 5, wherein: The sending indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information includes: The system message carries indication information for a first type of physical downlink control channel common search space associated with the paging downlink control information, and the multiplexing mode of the first type of physical downlink control channel common search space and the synchronization signal block is a first type of multiplexing mode.

7. The method for sending paging information according to claim 5, wherein selecting at least one time slot from a plurality of time slots in the search space comprises: Based on predefined information, the at least one time slot is selected.

8. The method for sending paging information according to claim 5, further comprising: Timeslot selection information is sent, where the timeslot selection information indicates the at least one timeslot, and the timeslot selection information is carried in a system message or RRC signaling.

9. The method for sending paging information according to claim 6, wherein: The first type of physical downlink control channel common search space is a type 0 physical downlink control channel common search space.

10. The method for sending paging information according to claim 9, wherein: The first type of multiplexing mode is SSB / Type 0 PDCCH CSS multiplexing pattern 1.

11. A device for monitoring paging information, characterized in that: Applied to terminals, including: A receiving module, configured to receive indication information for a search space associated with paging downlink control information, the indication information being used to indicate a plurality of time slots in the search space; A first determining module is configured to determine at least one time slot among the multiple time slots of the search space, where the at least one time slot is used to monitor paging downlink control information in the search space; the at least one time slot is discontinuous; The monitoring module is configured to monitor the paging downlink control information in the determined at least one time slot based on the indication information; The first determination module is further used to select the at least one time slot based on parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal; the parameters include the cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or the system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal.

12. A device for sending paging information, characterized in that: Applicable to network equipment, including: A second determining module is configured to determine a search space associated with the paging downlink control information, where the search space includes a plurality of time slots; A selection module, configured to select at least one time slot from a plurality of time slots in the search space, wherein the at least one time slot is used to send paging downlink control information in the search space; the at least one time slot is discontinuous; a sending module, configured to send indication information for the search space associated with the paging downlink control information, where the indication information is used to indicate a plurality of time slots in the search space; The sending module is further configured to send parameters associated with the cell monitored by the terminal, the parameters being used to indicate the at least one time slot, the parameters including a cell physical layer ID of the cell monitored by the terminal and / or a system frame number broadcast by the cell monitored by the terminal; The sending module is further configured to send the paging downlink control information in the at least one time slot based on the indication information.

13. A device for monitoring paging information, characterized in that: include: processor; memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to: execute the method for monitoring paging information according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

14. A device for sending paging information, characterized in that: include: processor; memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to: execute the method for sending paging information according to any one of claims 5 to 10. 15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which, when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, enables the mobile terminal to execute the method for monitoring paging information according to claim 1 . 16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which, when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, enables the mobile terminal to execute the method for sending paging information according to claim 5 .

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