Methods and apparatuses for receiving and transmitting uplink control, base stations, and user equipment

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, apparatus, base station and user equipment for receiving and transmitting uplink control. Wherein, the method includes: configuring or agreeing in the transmission unit orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for transmitting the uplink control, wherein the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located in the transmission unit and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous; receiving the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols. Through the present invention, the problem of complex processing existing in the configuration method of the positions of the OFDM symbols of the uplink control at the receiving end in the related art is solved.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the original application with the application number: 201710073272.8, the application date: February 6, 2017, and the invention title: "Methods, Apparatuses, Base Stations and User Equipments for Receiving and Transmitting Uplink Control". Technical Field

[0002] The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method, apparatus, base station and user equipment for receiving and transmitting uplink control. Background Art

[0003] The new generation of mobile communication system (New Radio, abbreviated as NR) is being studied and standardized, which is also one of the key focuses of the current 3rd Generation partnership project (3GPP).

[0004] In the currently definable NR system, there will be three typical service types in the future. Common services include: enhanced Mobile BroadBand (abbreviated as eMBB), Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications (abbreviated as URLLC), and massive Machine Type Communications (abbreviated as mMTC). These services have different requirements for latency, coverage, and reliability. For example, for eMBB, high peak transmission rate is mainly emphasized, and there is no high requirement for latency (low latency is not required), and medium reliability is required. For URLLC, low latency and high reliability transmission are emphasized, and the requirement for latency is very strict. For mMTC, a large number of medium terminals, high connection density, and larger transmission coverage are emphasized, and there is almost no requirement for latency.

[0005] The following are some wireless data and control structures designed for the fifth-generation wireless communication technology (5 th -generation, abbreviated as 5G). Figure 1 And Figure 2 are schematic diagrams of the structure of transmission units in the early technical discussions of NR, such as Figure 1As shown, it can be regarded as a basic transmission unit, such as a transmission time interval (TTI) composed of multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, or a subframe composed of multiple TTIs. Among them, downlink control is control information related to downlink data sent by the base station to the user equipment (UE); the guard period (GP) is used to implement the time for the receive / transmit state transition; uplink data is data sent by the UE to the base station; uplink control is feedback information such as acknowledgement (ACK) / non-acknowledgement (NACK) of downlink data reception, channel state information, and scheduling requests sent by the UE to the base station. Information other than uplink data that the UE needs to send to the base station. As Figure 2 shown, it is a basic transmission unit for downlink data transmission. For example, it includes downlink control, downlink data, guard period, and uplink control. The function of each part is the same as that of the corresponding part in Figure 1 the corresponding part.

[0006] Aggregation is allowed between such basic transmission units, that is, multiple basic units are connected in series into a longer transmission unit for data transmission. The intermediate transmission unit can only be data and does not include a control part.

[0007] In a transmission unit, when uplink control is included, it is considered in the prior art that the uplink control includes one OFDM symbol, and this uplink control is called short-form uplink control. Further, in order to support time division multiplexing of uplink controls of different receivers (such as UEs) in a transmission unit, a mechanism is also being considered to indicate to the UE the OFDM symbol where its uplink control is located. That is to say, in a transmission unit, there will be multiple uplink controls, and each uplink control occupies 1 OFDM symbol.

[0008] If there are multiple uplink controls in a transmission unit and each uplink control occupies one OFDM symbol, how to configure the position of the uplink control combined with the beam to make the implementation of the receiver or transmitter simple and the efficiency the highest.

[0009] The following analyzes the possible problems that may exist when time division multiplexing of multiple uplink controls of different receivers exists in a transmission unit.

[0010] Assume (the assumed scenario actually exists, only for the convenience of description) that in a transmission unit, there are two receiving ends. Receiving end 1 needs to transmit uplink data and uplink control, and receiving end 2 only needs to transmit uplink control. Further, assume that receiving end 1 corresponds to beam direction 1, receiving end 2 corresponds to beam direction 2, and the sending end (such as a base station) cannot receive beam directions 1 and 2 simultaneously in one OFDM symbol (there are various reasons for this, such as there is only one radio frequency link in the base station, etc.). Here, it is assumed that each uplink control occupies one OFDM symbol.

[0011] If receiving end 1 transmits uplink data in beam direction 1 in the uplink data part of the transmission unit, when in the transmission unit, the uplink control corresponding to beam direction 2, that is, the uplink control of receiving end 2, is configured in the OFDM symbol immediately following the uplink data (i.e., the penultimate OFDM symbol), and the uplink control corresponding to beam direction 1 is configured in the last OFDM symbol. At this time, the processing of receiving end 1 will become complex. Here, receiving end 1 sends uplink data until the end of the penultimate OFDM symbol, then pauses sending until the end of the penultimate OFDM symbol, and then sends the uplink control again in the last OFDM symbol. At this time, due to reasons such as the insufficient adjustment of the automatic gain control (AGC) of the receiving end, the transmission performance of the uplink control of receiving end 1 will decline (after the device starts sending, the power amplifier level needs to climb before it can send stably), and there will be a gap in the sending of receiving end 1 (such as a gap in the penultimate OFDM symbol), making the implementation of receiving end 1 complex. The processing of the sending end (such as a base station) will also become complex due to the appearance of the gap.

[0012] Therefore, in the related art, the configuration method of the OFDM symbol position of the uplink control of the receiving end has the problem of complex processing. Summary of the Invention

[0013] Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, device, base station, and user equipment for receiving and sending uplink control, so as to at least solve the problem of complex processing existing in the configuration method of the OFDM symbol position of the uplink control of the receiving end in the related art.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving uplink control is provided, including: configuring or agreeing on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for transmitting the uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit respectively, where the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located in the transmission unit are continuous with the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit; receiving the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0015] Optionally, configuring or agreeing on the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit respectively includes: configuring or agreeing on the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit according to the beam direction of the receiving end, the beam direction of the transmission unit, and / or the number of radio frequency links available at the transmitting end, where the beam direction of the receiving end includes at least one of the following: the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end, the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end, and the beam direction of the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit.

[0016] Optionally, the OFDM symbols configured or agreed for the receiving end in the transmission unit for transmitting the uplink control include at least one of the following: when multiple beam directions of uplink control need to be transmitted in the transmission unit, the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when the transmitting end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the receiving ends with different beam directions that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information (UCI) with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is one OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when the beam direction of the uplink data and the beam direction of the uplink control of the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0017] Optionally, configuring the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control in the transmission unit for the receiving end respectively includes: configuring through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control.

[0018] Optionally, before receiving the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols, it further includes: configuring or agreeing on the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; when configuring the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, sending a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0019] Optionally, agreeing on the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0020] Optionally, the uplink control of one receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information (ACK / NACK), channel state information (CSI), or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbols at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbols before the OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or an area for transmitting uplink control information (UCI).

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving uplink control is further provided, including: configuring or agreeing on the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in a transmission unit; when configuring the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, sending a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0022] Optionally, agreeing on the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0023] Optionally, the uplink control of a receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or,

[0024] The uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / negative acknowledgment information (ACK / NACK), channel state information (CSI), or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or an area for transmitting uplink control information (UCI).

[0025] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for sending uplink control is further provided, including: the receiving end determines the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in the transmission unit where its uplink control is located; and sending the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0026] Optionally, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control of the receiving end is located in the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: when the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving end that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information UCI with a beam direction the same as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located in the transmission unit is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in the transmission unit located in different OFDM symbols and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;When the beam direction of the uplink data at the receiving end is different from the beam direction of the uplink control at the receiving end, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0027] Optionally, before the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it further includes: receiving physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes a radio resource control (RRC) message. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting the uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; the receiving end determining the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0028] Optionally, the receiving end determining the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: when the receiving end transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, automatically adjusting the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located to the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or, automatically adjusting it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, where the continuity includes: continuous forward or continuous backward.

[0029] Optionally, before transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol, it further includes: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located; transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol includes: in the determined OFDM symbol, transmitting the uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0030] Optionally, determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes: when receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0031] Optionally, the uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used for sending acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0032] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a method for sending an uplink control, including: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located; and using the determined beam direction to send the uplink control.

[0033] Optionally, determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes: when receiving a signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default using all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0034] Optionally, the uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0035] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a receiving device for uplink control, including: a configuration module, configured to configure or agree, in the transmission unit, on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control, where the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located in the transmission unit and the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous; a receiving module, configured to receive uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbol.

[0036] Optionally, the configuration module is further configured to configure or agree, in the transmission unit, on the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control according to the beam direction of the receiving end, the beam direction of the transmission unit, and / or the number of radio frequency links available at the transmitting end, where the beam direction of the receiving end includes at least one of the following: the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end, the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end, and the beam direction of the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit.

[0037] Optionally, the configuration module is further configured to perform at least one of the following: when it is necessary to transmit uplink control in multiple beam directions in the transmission unit, configure or stipulate that the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or stipulate that it is in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when the sending end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, configure or stipulate that the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or stipulate that it is in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the receiving ends with different beam directions that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, carry the uplink control information (UCI) with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, where the configured or stipulated OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is one OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; or the configured or stipulated OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, configure or stipulate that the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or stipulate that it is in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when the beam direction of the uplink data and the beam direction of the uplink control of the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, configure or stipulate that the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control is in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or stipulate that it is in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit.

[0038] Optionally, the configuration module is further configured to perform configuration through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or a position before transmitting uplink data. The physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control.

[0039] Optionally, the apparatus further includes: a sending module, where the configuration module is further configured to configure or agree on the beam directions available for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the sending module is further configured to, when configuring the beam directions available for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0040] Optionally, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module defaults that the beam directions available for the receiving end to send the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module defaults that the beam directions available for the receiving end to send the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission units in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module defaults that the beam directions available for the receiving end to send the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0041] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a receiving apparatus for uplink control, including: a configuration module, configured to configure or agree on the beam directions available for sending the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; a sending module, configured to, when configuring the beam directions available for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0042] Optionally, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module defaults that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module defaults that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module defaults that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0043] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a transmitting device for uplink control, including: a determining module, configured to determine, for the receiving end, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in which its uplink control is located in the transmission unit; and a transmitting module, configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0044] Optionally, the determining module is further configured to perform at least one of the following: when the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving end that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, uplink control information UCI with a beam direction the same as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit determined by the receiving end is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit determined by the receiving end is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in the transmission unit located in different OFDM symbols and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;When the beam direction of the uplink data at the receiving end is different from the beam direction of the uplink control at the receiving end, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0045] Optionally, the device further includes a receiving module, where the receiving module is configured to receive physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes a radio resource control (RRC) message. When the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used simultaneously, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting the uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; the determining module is configured to determine, according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit by the receiving end.

[0046] Optionally, the determining module is further configured to, when the receiving end transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, automatically adjust the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located to the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or automatically adjust it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, where the continuity includes: continuous forward or continuous backward.

[0047] Optionally, the determining module is further configured to determine the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol; the sending module is further configured to send the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol using the determined beam direction.

[0048] Optionally, the determining module is further configured to, when receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determine that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0049] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a transmitting device for uplink control, including: a determining module, configured to determine a beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located; a transmitting module, configured to use the determined beam direction to transmit the uplink control.

[0050] Optionally, the determining module is further configured to, when receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determine that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default use all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default use all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default use all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0051] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a base station is further provided, including: a processor and a transmission device, wherein the processor is configured to configure or agree, in the transmission unit, on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for transmitting the uplink control, and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous; the transmission device is configured to receive the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0052] Optionally, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of the following operations: when it is necessary to transmit uplink control in multiple beam directions in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when the sending end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the receiving ends with different beam directions that is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, carry, in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information (UCI) with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data, where the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when the beam direction of the uplink data and the beam direction of the uplink control of the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control in an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0053] Optionally, the processor is further configured through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. The physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data. The physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control.

[0054] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a base station is further provided, including: a processor and a transmission device. The processor is configured to configure or agree on the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit. The transmission device is configured to send a signaling to notify the receiving end when configuring the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0055] Optionally, when the processor does not send a signaling to notify the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use to transmit the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used to transmit the uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when the processor does not send a signaling to notify the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use to transmit the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used to transmit the uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when the processor does not send a signaling to notify the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use to transmit the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used to receive the downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0056] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user equipment is further provided, including: a processor and a transmission device. The processor is configured to determine, for the user equipment, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in which its uplink control is located in the transmission unit. The transmission device is configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0057] Optionally, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of the following: when the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the user equipment that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, uplink control information UCI with a beam direction the same as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the user equipment is located in the transmission unit is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the user equipment is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in the transmission unit located in different OFDM symbols and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;When the beam direction of the uplink data of the user equipment is different from the beam direction of the uplink control of the user equipment, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit.;

[0058] Optionally, the transmission device is further configured to receive physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes a radio resource control (RRC) message. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or a position before transmitting the uplink data. The physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; the processor is further configured to determine, according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0059] Optionally, the processor is further configured to, when the user equipment transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, automatically adjust the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located to an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or automatically adjust it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, where the consecutive includes: consecutive forward or consecutive backward.

[0060] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user equipment is further provided, including: a processor and a transmission device, where the processor is configured to determine the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in which the uplink control is located; the transmission device uses the determined beam direction to send the uplink control.

[0061] Optionally, the processor is further configured to, when receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in an OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determine that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, default to using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, default to using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the user equipment of a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default to using all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0062] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a wireless communication system, including: a base station and a user equipment, where the base station includes a first processor and a first transmission device, and the user equipment includes a second processor and a second transmission device. Among them, the first processor is configured to respectively configure or agree on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol for transmitting the uplink control in the transmission unit for the user equipment, where the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink control of the same user equipment is located in the transmission unit and the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous; the first transmission device is configured to receive uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbol; the second processor is configured to determine, for the user equipment, the OFDM symbol where its own uplink control is located in the transmission unit; and the second transmission device is configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0063] Optionally, the first processor is further configured to configure or agree on a beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the first transmission device is further configured to, when configuring a beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send a signaling to notify the user equipment; the second transmission device is further configured to receive a physical layer signaling and / or a high layer signaling; and the second processor is further configured to determine, according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit for the user equipment.

[0064] Optionally, the first processor is further configured to configure or agree on the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the first transmission device is further configured to, when configuring the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send a signaling to notify the user equipment; the second processor is further configured to determine the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located; the second transmission device is further configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol using the determined beam direction.

[0065] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a storage medium. The storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: configuring or agreeing on, in the transmission unit, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control, where the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located in the transmission unit and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous; receiving the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0066] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: configuring or agreeing on, in the transmission unit, the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control includes: configuring or agreeing on, in the transmission unit, the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control according to the beam direction of the receiving end, the beam direction of the transmission unit, and / or the number of radio frequency links of the sending end, where the beam direction of the receiving end includes at least one of the following: the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end, the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end, and the beam direction of the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the transmission unit.

[0067] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: In the transmission unit, configure or agree on the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control for the receiving end, including at least one of the following: When multiple beam directions of uplink control need to be transmitted in the transmission unit, configure or agree on the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree on it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When the sending end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, configure or agree on the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree on it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the receiving ends with different beam directions that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, carry the uplink control information (UCI) with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting PUCCH is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, configure or agree on the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree on it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When the beam direction of uplink data and the beam direction of uplink control for the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, configure or agree on the uplink control for the receiving end with different beam directions of uplink data and uplink control in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree on it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0068] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: Configuring OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control in the transmission unit for the receiving end respectively includes: configuring through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or a position before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control.

[0069] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: Before receiving the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols, it further includes: configuring or agreeing on the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; when configuring the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, sending a signaling notification to the receiving end.

[0070] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: Agreeing on the beam directions available for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission units in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbols where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to transmit the uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0071] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: an uplink control at a receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to transmit acknowledgment information / negative acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is a region for transmitting a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or a region for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0072] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a storage medium. The storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: configuring or agreeing on a beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in a transmission unit; when configuring the beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, sending a signaling notification to a receiving end.

[0073] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: agreeing that the beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: when no signaling notification is sent regarding the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling notification is sent regarding the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling notification is sent regarding the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0074] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: an uplink control of a receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to transmit acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0075] According to another embodiment of the present invention, a storage medium is further provided. The storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: a receiving end determines the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol in which its uplink control is located in a transmission unit; and transmits the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0076] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: The receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where its uplink control is located includes at least one of the following: When the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving end that is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, uplink control information UCI with a beam direction the same as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data is carried, where the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; When there are multiple uplink controls in the transmission unit located in different OFDM symbols and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;When the beam direction of the uplink data at the receiving end is different from the beam direction of the uplink control at the receiving end, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit.;

[0077] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: Before the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it further includes: receiving physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes a radio resource control (RRC) message. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or a position before transmitting the uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; the receiving end determining the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0078] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: The receiving end determining the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: when the receiving end transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, automatically adjusting the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located to an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or, automatically adjusting it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, where the continuity includes: forward continuity or backward continuity.

[0079] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: Before transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol, it further includes: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located; transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol includes: in the determined OFDM symbol, transmitting the uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0080] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes: when receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0081] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: the uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used for transmitting acknowledgment information / negative acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0082] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a storage medium. The storage medium is configured to store program code for performing the following steps: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located; using the determined beam direction to transmit the uplink control.

[0083] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes: when receiving a signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0084] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps: the uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / negative acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0085] With the present invention, since the position of the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit configured or agreed by the transmitting end for the receiving end is continuous with the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit, an empty slot between the receiving end transmitting uplink data and transmitting uplink control is avoided. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem of complex processing in the related art in the configuration method of the position of the OFDM symbol for uplink control at the receiving end, achieving the effect of reducing the processing complexity of uplink control. Description of the Drawings

[0086] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and constitute a part of this application. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation to the present invention. In the drawings:

[0087] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an uplink transmission unit in the related art;

[0088] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of another uplink transmission unit in the related art;

[0089] Figure 3 It is a hardware structure block diagram of a base station for the uplink control receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0090] Figure 4 It is the flow of the uplink control receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0091] Figure 5 It is the flow of the uplink control receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0092] Figure 6 It is the flow of the uplink control sending method according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0093] Figure 7 It is the flow of the uplink control sending method according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0094] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the symbol position configuration of the uplink control according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0095] Figure 9(a) is a schematic structural diagram of an uplink transmission unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0096] Figure 9(b) is a schematic diagram of having multiple channel resources in one time slot according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0097] Figure 10 It is the structural block of the uplink control receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0098] Figure 11 It is the structural block of the uplink control receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0099] Figure 12 It is the structural block of the uplink control sending device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0100] Figure 13 It is the structural block of the uplink control sending device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0101] Figure 14is the structural block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0102] Figure 15 is the structural block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0103] Figure 16 is the structural block diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0104] Figure 17 is the structural block diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ; and

[0105] Figure 18 is the structural block diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Embodiments

[0106] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0107] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily need to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0108] Embodiment 1

[0109] The method embodiment provided by the first embodiment of the present application can be executed in a base station, a user equipment, a mobile terminal, a computer terminal or a similar computing device. Taking running on a base station as an example, Figure 3 is the hardware structural block diagram of a base station for the uplink control receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As Figure 3 shown, the base station 30 may include one or more (only one is shown in the figure) processors 32 (the processor 32 may include, but is not limited to, a processing device such as a microprocessor MCU or a programmable logic device FPGA), a memory 34 for storing data, and a transmission device 36 for communication functions. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that Figure 3 the structure shown is only schematic and does not limit the structure of the above-mentioned electronic device. For example, the base station 30 may further include more or fewer components than Figure 3 shown, or have a configuration different from Figure 3 shown.

[0110] The memory 34 can be used to store software programs and modules of application software, such as program instructions / modules corresponding to the uplink control receiving method in the embodiments of the present invention. The processor 32 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 34, that is, implements the above-mentioned method. The memory 34 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memories, or other non-volatile solid-state memories. In some instances, the memory 34 may further include a memory remotely disposed relative to the processor 32, and these remote memories can be connected to the base station 30 through a network. Examples of the above-mentioned network include but are not limited to the Internet, intranet, local area network, mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0111] The transmission device 36 is used to receive or send data via a network. Specific examples of the above-mentioned network may include a wireless network provided by a communication provider of the base station 30. In one instance, the transmission device 36 includes a network adapter (Network Interface Controller, NIC), which can be connected to other network devices through the base station and thus communicate with the Internet. In one instance, the transmission device 36 can be a radio frequency (RF) module, which is used to communicate with the Internet wirelessly.

[0112] In this embodiment, a method for receiving uplink control running on the above-mentioned base station is provided. Figure 4 It is the flowchart of the uplink control receiving method according to the embodiments of the present invention. Figure 1 , as Figure 4 shown, this flowchart includes the following steps:

[0113] Step S402, configure or agree in the transmission unit on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for transmitting uplink control for the receiving end, wherein the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located in the transmission unit and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous;

[0114] Step S404, receive uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0115] Through the above steps, since the positions of the OFDM symbols configured or predetermined by the sending end for transmitting uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous, it solves the problem of complex processing existing in the configuration method of the positions of the OFDM symbols of the uplink control at the receiving end in the related art, and reduces the uplink control processing complexity.

[0116] Optionally, the execution entity of the above steps may be a base station, a small cell base station, a remote radio unit, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0117] Optionally, for the agreed manner, the sending end and the receiving end may not interact, but determine the OFDM symbol according to the agreement. For example, it is agreed to use the OFDM symbol used for receiving the uplink control last time, or for another example, it is agreed to use the OFDM symbol determined by a preset rule. The specific agreed manner is not specifically limited herein.

[0118] Optionally, the uplink control of a receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting the physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0119] Optionally, the transmission unit may be a subframe, a time slot, a mini-slot, etc., and the OFDM symbol may also be a resource unit for characterizing the resource size on other time-frequency resources.

[0120] Optionally, in step S402, the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control may be configured or agreed for the receiving end in the transmission unit according to the beam direction of the receiving end, the beam direction of the transmission unit, and / or the number of radio frequency links of the sending end. Among them, the beam direction of the receiving end includes at least one of the following: the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end, the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end, and the beam direction of the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit. Here, the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end refers to the beam direction used when the receiving end sends uplink data; the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end refers to the beam direction used when the receiving end sends uplink control. The above are only different forms of expression, and the specific meanings are the same.

[0121] Optionally, multiple methods may be adopted to configure the position information of the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control for the receiving end. For example, the following at least one method may be adopted for configuration:

[0122] When it is necessary to transmit uplink control in multiple beam directions in a transmission unit, the uplink control with the same beam direction as that used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit;

[0123] When the transmitting end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit;

[0124] When there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving ends with different beam directions that is the same as one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information UCI with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, where the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is one OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; or the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit;

[0125] When there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit;

[0126] When the beam direction of the uplink data and the beam direction of the uplink control of the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control is configured or agreed to be in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or is configured or agreed to be in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit.

[0127] Optionally, the OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink control can be configured for the receiving end in the following manner: configuration is performed through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling.

[0128] Optionally, the physical layer signaling may include downlink control information, and the high layer signaling may include radio resource control (RRC) messages. When the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used simultaneously, the high layer signaling can configure a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit. The predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control. That is, the high layer signaling indicates the relative position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, while the physical layer signaling indicates parameters such as the number of OFDM symbols for transmitting the uplink control.

[0129] Optionally, during the process of step S404, the beam direction that can be used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit can also be configured or agreed upon; in step S404, when configuring the beam direction that can be used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, a signaling is sent to notify the receiving end (that is, the beam direction that can be used is notified to the receiving end through signaling).

[0130] Optionally, the beam direction that can be used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit can be agreed upon as follows: when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting the uplink control is all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting the uplink control is all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting the uplink control is all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0131] Optionally, the method for receiving uplink control provided in the embodiments of the present invention can be applicable to the scenario where there are multiple receiving ends in the transmission unit for uplink control and the uplink controls of the receiving ends are time-division multiplexed.

[0132] In this embodiment, a method for receiving uplink control running on the above base station is also provided. Figure 5 It is the flow of the method for receiving uplink control according to the embodiments of the present invention.Figure 2 , as Figure 5 shown, the process includes the following steps:

[0133] Step S502, configure or agree on the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0134] Step S504, when configuring the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send a signaling message to notify the receiving end.

[0135] Through the above steps, the sending end and the receiving end configure or agree on the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, enabling the receiving end to send uplink control within the available beam direction range, solving the problem of complex processing in the configuration method of the OFDM symbol position of the receiving end's uplink control in the related art, and reducing the uplink control processing complexity.

[0136] Optionally, agreeing on the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit may include: when no signaling message is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling message is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling message is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, the beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0137] Optionally, the uplink control of one receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / negative acknowledgment information (ACK / NACK), channel state information (CSI), or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or an area for transmitting uplink control information (UCI).

[0138] In this embodiment, a method for sending uplink control is also provided.Figure 6 is the process of the uplink control transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 , such as Figure 6 shown, the process includes the following steps:

[0139] Step S602, the receiving end determines the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in the transmission unit where its uplink control is located;

[0140] Step S604, transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0141] Through the above steps, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where its uplink control is located, so that the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is continuous with the position of the OFDM symbol where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit, solving the problem of complex processing in the configuration method of the OFDM symbol position of the receiving end uplink control in the related art, and reducing the uplink control processing complexity.

[0142] Optionally, the execution subject of the above steps may be a user equipment, a terminal, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0143] Optionally, in step S602, multiple methods may be used to determine the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located. For example, the following at least one method may be used for determination:

[0144] When the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0145] When there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0146] When there is at least one beam direction in the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) at the receiving end that is the same as the at least one beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information (UCI) with a beam direction the same as the at least one beam direction of the transmitted uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit. Herein, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located in the transmission unit is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0147] When there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the at least one beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control to be located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control to be located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0148] When the beam direction of the uplink data at the receiving end is different from the beam direction of the uplink control at the receiving end, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control to be located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control to be located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0149] Optionally, before step S602, receive physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. Herein, the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; step S602 may include: according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0150] Optionally, step S602 may include: when the receiving end transmits uplink data in a transmission unit, automatically adjusting the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located to an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or automatically adjusting it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where consecutive includes: consecutive forward or consecutive backward.

[0151] Optionally, before step S604, it may also be determined the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located; step S604 may include: in the determined OFDM symbol, transmitting the uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0152] Optionally, determining the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located may include: when receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining that the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the transmission unit before the current transmission unit; or when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0153] Optionally, the uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is an area for transmitting the physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or an area for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0154] Optionally, the transmission unit may be a subframe, a time slot, a mini time slot, etc., and the OFDM symbol may also be a resource unit used to characterize the resource size on other time-frequency resources.

[0155] In this embodiment, a method for transmitting uplink control is further provided. Figure 7 It is the flow of the method for transmitting uplink control according to the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 As Figure 7 shown, the flow includes the following steps:

[0156] Step S702: Determine the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located.

[0157] Step S704: Transmit the uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0158] Through the above steps, the receiving end determines the beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, enabling the receiving end to transmit uplink control within the range of available beam directions, solving the problem of complex processing existing in the configuration method of the OFDM symbol position of uplink control in the related art, and reducing the complexity of uplink control processing.

[0159] Optionally, determining the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located may include: when receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining that the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, defaulting to using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, defaulting to using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the transmission unit before the current transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, defaulting to using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0160] Optionally, the uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, the uplink control is used to transmit acknowledgment information / non-acknowledgment information ACK / NACK, channel state information CSI, or beam direction information; and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, the uplink control is a region for transmitting the physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or a region for transmitting uplink control information UCI.

[0161] Optionally, the transmission unit may be a subframe, a time slot (slot), a mini time slot, etc., and the OFDM symbol may also be a resource unit for characterizing the resource size on other time-frequency resources.

[0162] Based on the above embodiments and preferred implementation manners, to illustrate the entire process interaction of the solution, in this preferred embodiment, a method for receiving uplink control and a method for transmitting uplink control are provided, and the method will be generally described below.

[0163] Refer to Figure 8 , in this preferred embodiment, when the transmitting end (for example, it may be a base station, a small cell base station, a radio frequency remote unit, etc., and in this preferred embodiment, it is described by taking the base station as an example) configures the OFDM symbol position of the uplink control (described by taking PUCCH as an example in this preferred embodiment) for the receiving end (for example, it may be a UE, a terminal, etc., and in this preferred embodiment, it is described by taking the UE as an example) in the transmission unit (for example, it may be a subframe, a time slot (slot), a mini time slot, etc., and in this preferred embodiment, it is described by taking the slot as an example), it should ensure the continuity between the OFDM symbol of the UE's transmitted data (uplink data) and the OFDM symbol for transmitting its PUCCH, so as to avoid a gap between the OFDM symbol of the UE's transmitted data and the OFDM symbol for transmitting its PUCCH when configuring the OFDM symbol position of the UE's PUCCH. Such a gap will increase the additional complexity during the UE's transmission and the base station's reception.

[0164] When multiple beam direction PUCCHs need to be transmitted in a slot, the uplink control with the same beam direction as the data transmitted in the slot is configured in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the data, so as to ensure the continuity of the UE data and uplink control transmission. If the base station has multiple radio frequency links, then different UEs are allowed to simultaneously transmit uplink data in multiple different directions in the slot. When there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting data in the slot, the PUCCH of the UE that is at least consistent with one of the beam directions used for transmitting data in the slot is placed in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the data.

[0165] The uplink control described herein refers to the short PUCCH, which occupies one OFDM symbol in the time domain. If the subsequent short PUCCH is defined to occupy multiple OFDM symbols (e.g., 2, 3, etc.), the method provided in this preferred embodiment is still applicable.

[0166] For UEs that only transmit PUCCH in one slot, the positions of the OFDM symbols for these UEs to send PUCCH can be configured in OFDM symbols that are not consecutive with the OFDM symbols for transmitting data, or can be correspondingly configured according to the beam directions used by each OFDM symbol of the PUCCH.

[0167] The receiving method for uplink control and the sending method for uplink control provided in the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the position configuration of uplink control, and the method can be summarized as follows:

[0168] When the uplink control of different receiving ends is included in a transmission unit and they are time-division multiplexed, when the sending end configures the OFDM symbol positions of the uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit, it should ensure the continuity between the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to transmit uplink data and the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to send uplink control.

[0169] Optionally, the uplink control of one receiving end occupies 1 or 2 OFDM symbols; the uplink control is used to send ACK / NACK, CSI, or beam direction information; the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbols at the end of the transmission unit, and / or the uplink control is located before the uplink data transmitted in the transmission unit; the uplink control refers to the area for transmitting the physical uplink control channel, or the area for transmitting UCI.

[0170] Optionally, the above-mentioned ensuring the continuity between the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to transmit uplink data and the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to send uplink control includes: when multiple beam direction PUCCHs need to be transmitted in one slot, configuring the uplink control with the same beam direction as the data transmitted in the slot in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the data, so as to keep the sending of the uplink control of the UE data continuous.

[0171] Optionally, the above-mentioned ensuring the continuity between the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to transmit uplink data and the OFDM symbols for the receiving end to send uplink control includes: if the base station has multiple radio frequency links, and different UEs are allowed to simultaneously send uplink data in multiple different directions in the slot, when there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting data in the slot, configuring the PUCCH of the UE that is at least one of the same as the beam direction used for transmitting data in the slot in the symbol adjacent to the data; or,

[0172] When there is at least one beam direction in the PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions that is the same as at least one beam direction of the data transmitted in the slot, the transmitting end carries UCI that is the same as at least one beam direction of the beam direction for transmitting uplink data in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the slot; or,

[0173] When the PUCCH resources of multiple UEs in a slot are located in different OFDM symbols, the transmitting end configures the PUCCH of the UE whose beam direction is at least one of the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the slot in the symbol immediately adjacent to the symbol for transmitting uplink data;

[0174] Among them, the OFDM symbol configured to transmit the PUCCH is immediately adjacent to one OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data; or, the OFDM symbol configured to transmit the PUCCH is several consecutive (including forward consecutive or backward consecutive) symbols (such as 2, 3, 4, etc. symbols) starting from the symbol immediately adjacent to the symbol for transmitting uplink data.

[0175] Optionally, making the OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink data and transmitting uplink control at the receiving end continuous includes: when in a slot, the beam direction for transmitting uplink data of the same receiving end is different from the beam direction for transmitting uplink control, the transmitting end configures the OFDM symbol for uplink control of this receiving end in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data or in several consecutive symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data.

[0176] Optionally, when the transmitting end configures the position of the OFDM symbol for uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit, it includes: the transmitting end configures through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling; among them, the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes RRC messages; when the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used simultaneously, the high layer signaling configures the relative position of the uplink control in the slot (with the same effect as the aforementioned predetermined position), including being at the end of the slot or before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for the uplink control of the receiving end.

[0177] Optionally, when the transmitting end configures the position of the OFDM symbol for uplink control for the receiving end in the transmission unit, it further includes: the transmitting end implicitly or configures the beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM where the uplink control is located in the slot, and sends a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0178] The transmitting end can only execute: implicitly or configure the beam direction that can be used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM where the uplink control is located in the slot, and send a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0179] Optionally, the above implies that: when the transmitting end does not send a signaling to notify the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, the transmitting end defaults that the receiving end uses all or at least one of the beam directions for transmitting the uplink data in this slot; or, when the transmitting end does not send a signaling to notify the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, the transmitting end defaults that the receiving end uses all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink data or uplink control previously.

[0180] The following is an example to describe in detail the receiving method and transmitting method of the uplink control in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0181] Assume that the base station has only one radio frequency link, that is, the base station can only receive one beam direction at a time. Assume that in a slot, UE1, UE2, and UE3 are scheduled to transmit uplink data. At this time, UE1, 2, and 3 all have uplink control to be transmitted in this slot. In addition, UE4 also needs to transmit uplink control in this slot. In this way, the last 2 OFDM symbols in the slot will be used for uplink control (one OFDM symbol corresponds to one uplink control. If each uplink control occupies 2 OFDM symbols, then 4 OFDM symbols at the end of the slot are required for two uplink controls at this time. It can also be that one uplink control occupies one OFDM symbol and one occupies 2 OFDM symbols. Then 3 OFDM symbols at the end of the slot are required for two uplink controls at this time). Further, the beam directions for UE1, 2, and 3 to transmit uplink data and uplink control are the same and consistent with each other, all being beam direction 1, and the beam direction for UE4 to transmit uplink control is beam direction 2. At this time, since the beam directions used for the uplink control and the uplink data transmission in the slot by UE1, 2, and 3 are the same, the uplink controls of UE1, 2, and 3 should be configured in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol where UE1, 2, and 3 transmit data, that is, the uplink controls of UE1, 2, and 3 are configured in the second last OFDM symbol in the slot (the uplink data of UE1, 2, and 3 is transmitted until the third last OFDM symbol ends). The uplink control of UE4 is configured in the last OFDM symbol in the slot. In this way, after UE1, 2, and 3 finish transmitting uplink data using beam direction 1, they continuously use beam direction 1 to transmit uplink control, avoiding the occurrence of a gap of one paused OFDM symbol. UE4 uses beam direction 2 to transmit uplink control in the last OFDM symbol.

[0182] In addition, if there is also a UE5, UE5 only sends uplink control in this slot and uses beam direction 1. Although UE5 does not send uplink data in this slot, but the beam direction used by UE5 is the same as that of UE1, 2, and 3, then the uplink control of UE5 is also configured in the penultimate symbol of the slot.

[0183] An example of the ability of the base station to receive simultaneously with multiple radio frequency links is described below.

[0184] Assume that the base station has multiple radio frequency links and simultaneously receives 8 beam directions. Assume that in a slot, UE1 and UE2 are scheduled to transmit uplink data. At this time, both UE1 and UE2 have uplink control to be transmitted in this slot. In addition, UE3 also needs to transmit uplink control in this slot. In this way, the last 2 OFDM symbols in the slot will be used for uplink control (one OFDM symbol corresponds to one uplink control. If each uplink control occupies 2 OFDM symbols, then 4 OFDM symbols at the end of the slot are required for two uplink controls at this time. It can also be that one uplink control occupies one OFDM symbol and one occupies 2 OFDM symbols, then 3 OFDM symbols at the end of the slot are required for two uplink controls at this time). Further, UE1 uses beam direction 1 to transmit uplink data, and UE2 uses beam direction 1 and beam direction 2 to transmit uplink data (UE2 has two radio frequency links, and the two radio frequency links simultaneously transmit uplink data to the base station). In this way, there are 2 beam directions for transmitting data in the slot. Further assume that UE1 uses beam direction 1 to transmit uplink control, and UE2 uses beam direction 1 and 2 to transmit uplink control (transmitting in two beam directions simultaneously in the same OFDM symbol, which is because UE2 has 2 radio frequency links), and UE3 uses beam direction 3 to transmit uplink control. In this way, since at least one of the beam directions used for the uplink control of UE1 and UE2 is the same as one of the beam directions for transmitting data in the slot, the uplink control of UE1 and UE2 is configured in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol where UE1 and UE2 transmit data, that is, the uplink control of UE1 and UE2 is configured in the penultimate OFDM symbol in the slot (the uplink data of UE1 and UE2 is transmitted until the end of the third-to-last OFDM symbol). The beam direction used for the uplink control of UE3 is not the same as any of the beam directions for transmitting data in the slot, so the uplink control of UE3 is configured in the last OFDM symbol in the slot. In this way, after UE1 finishes transmitting uplink data using beam direction 1, it continuously uses beam direction 1 to transmit uplink control, avoiding the appearance of a gap of one paused OFDM symbol. After UE2 finishes transmitting uplink data using beam direction 1 and 2, UE2 continuously uses beam direction 1 and 2 to transmit uplink control, also avoiding the appearance of a gap of one paused OFDM symbol. UE3 uses beam direction 2 to transmit uplink control in the last OFDM symbol. If UE1 uses continuous transmission of uplink control twice to increase reliability, UE1 can use beam direction 1 to transmit uplink control in the second-to-last OFDM symbol, and then use beam direction 2 to transmit uplink control in the last OFDM symbol. At this time, UE1 is still transmitting continuously. At least one of the beam directions of the uplink control of UE1 is the same as the beam direction of the uplink data, so the configuration position of the uplink control of UE1 also satisfies the method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and at least one of the uplink controls of UE1 is in the symbol adjacent to the uplink data.

[0185] In addition, if there is also UE5, UE5 only sends uplink control in this slot, and UE5 uses beam direction 1. Although UE5 does not send uplink data in this slot, but the beam direction used by UE5 is the same as that of UE1 and UE2, then the uplink control of UE5 is also configured in the penultimate symbol of the slot.

[0186] If the uplink control is placed in the OFDM symbol before the uplink data in the slot, for example in Fig. 9(a), the above information sending method of this preferred embodiment is still applicable.

[0187] The following gives several possible examples from different description perspectives.

[0188] Example 1

[0189] When there is PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions in the slot, the sender places the PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions according to the OFDM symbols, and places the OFDM symbols of the PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions according to the following rules:

[0190] When there is a UE with the same beam direction as the beam direction for transmitting uplink data in the slot among the PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions, the sender places the PUCCH of the UE (such as UE1) having the same beam direction as the beam direction for transmitting uplink data in the slot in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink data (here, adjacent means adjacent between the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data and the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink control, the same below). Specifically, corresponding to Figure 1 、 2 , when the uplink control is placed at the end of the slot, the PUCCH of UE1 is placed in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink data, or the PUCCH of UE1 starts to be placed backward from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink data. Corresponding to Fig. 9(a), when the uplink control is placed before the uplink data, the PUCCH of UE1 is placed in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink data, or the PUCCH of UE1 starts to be placed forward from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink data. The PUCCH of other UEs (such as UE2) is placed before (corresponding to Fig. 9(a)) or after (corresponding to Figure 1 and Figure 2 ) of the PUCCH of UE1.

[0191] Among them, the above are the same, including exactly the same and partially the same. Partially the same means that at least one of the beam directions corresponding to the PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions is the same as the beam direction for transmitting uplink data in a slot. There may be multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data. For example, a UE with multiple radio frequency links simultaneously uses two or more beam directions to send data. In this case, there will be two or more beam directions for transmitting uplink data. When a UE (which can be the UE transmitting uplink data in this slot and / or other UEs) sends PUCCH, it may also use multiple beam directions to send simultaneously, but at least one beam direction is the same as one of the beam directions in the data.

[0192] The basic principle is still that when configuring the OFDM symbol position of PUCCH for a UE in a slot, the continuity between the UE transmitting uplink data and its sending PUCCH should be maintained. Do not have a gap between the UE transmitting uplink data and its sending PUCCH when configuring the OFDM symbol position of the UE's PUCCH. This configuration method will cause additional complexity when the UE sends and the base station receives.

[0193] Example 2

[0194] When there are PUCCHs of UEs with different beam directions in a slot, the sending end places the PUCCHs of UEs with different beam directions according to the OFDM symbols, and places the OFDM symbols of the PUCCHs of UEs with different beam directions according to the following rules:

[0195] When there is at least one beam direction in the PUCCH of UEs with different beam directions that is the same as the beam direction of the data transmitted in the slot, the sending end carries the UCI that is the same as at least one beam direction of the beam direction for transmitting uplink data in the PUCCH in the symbol immediately before or after the symbol for transmitting uplink data in the slot.

[0196] Or,

[0197] When there are PUCCHs of multiple UEs in different OFDM symbols in a slot, the base station places the PUCCH of the UE that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the slot in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data (it can also be several consecutive symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data).

[0198] The following are Practical Examples 1 and 2.

[0199] Example 1, the base station has a single radio frequency link.

[0200] Since the base station has a single radio frequency link, only the uplink data in one beam direction is allowed to be transmitted in a slot. In an uplink slot, the base station schedules 10 UEs for uplink data transmission (the 10 UEs are denoted as UE1 to UE10 respectively), and in addition to transmitting the PUCCH (or UCI, the same below) of UE1 to UE10 in the slot, the PUCCH of another 20 UEs (the 20 UEs are denoted as UE11 to UE30 respectively) also needs to be transmitted. Further, UE11 to UE20 use the same beam direction as the uplink data transmitted in the slot when sending PUCCH, and UE21 to UE30 use a beam direction different from the uplink data transmitted in the slot when sending PUCCH.

[0201] Assume that each OFDM symbol can transmit the PUCCH of 20 UEs. At this time, 2 OFDM symbols are required in this uplink slot for PUCCH to transmit the PUCCH of 30 UEs, and among these UEs, some UEs' PUCCH have the same beam direction as the uplink data transmitted in the slot, while some UEs' PUCCH have a beam direction different from the uplink data transmitted in the slot. At this time, the sending end should carry the PUCCH of UE1 to UE20 in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the one transmitting the uplink data in the slot, and carry the PUCCH of UE21 to UE30 in another OFDM symbol.

[0202] In this way, UE1 to UE10 can directly continue to continuously send their own PUCCH after the uplink data transmission ends until the PUCCH transmission ends, and then stop sending (essentially, the PUCCH of the UEs transmitting uplink data in this slot is adjacent to the OFDM symbol of their uplink data, so that the PUCCH and uplink data of the UE are continuously sent). For UE11 to UE20, they directly send PUCCH in the specified symbol, and UE21 to UE30 also directly send PUCCH in the specified symbol.

[0203] If the positions of the symbols where the PUCCH of UE21 to UE30 are located and the symbols where the PUCCH of UE1 to UE20 are located are exchanged (carry the PUCCH of UE21 to UE30 in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the one transmitting the uplink data in the slot, and carry the PUCCH of UE1 to UE20 in another OFDM symbol), this will result in a symbol interval between the data transmission and PUCCH transmission of UE1 to UE20, causing the UE to frequently turn on and off the radio frequency, making the implementation complex.

[0204] If it is assumed that a symbol can carry the PUCCHs of up to 10 UEs at most, then the PUCCHs of the above-mentioned UEs 1 to 10 are placed adjacent to the symbol for transmitting uplink data in the slot, the PUCCHs of UEs 11 to 20 are placed in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol where the PUCCHs of the first 10 UEs are placed, and the PUCCHs of UEs 21 to 30 are placed in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol where the PUCCHs of UEs 11 to 20 are placed (at this time, 3 symbols in the slot are used to place the PUCCHs of UEs). In this way, essentially, the PUCCHs of the UEs that send uplink data in this slot are placed adjacent to the OFDM symbols for sending uplink data. In this way, these UEs can continue to send their own PUCCHs after sending the data, without the need to turn off the radio frequency in the middle, making the implementation of the UE simple.

[0205] Example 2, based on Example 1, assume that the base station has multiple radio frequency links and can receive multiple beam directions simultaneously. Obviously, at this time, the uplink data transmitted in the slot can be allowed to be in multiple beam directions as long as the base station can receive simultaneously in these multiple beam directions. At this time, if the beam direction used by the PUCCH of any UE among UEs 1 to 30 is the same as at least one of the beam directions of UEs 1 to 10 transmitting uplink data in the slot, the PUCCH of this UE with the same beam direction can be placed adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data.

[0206] Instance 3

[0207] The base station semi-statically configures (e.g., configures for the UE through high-layer signaling, RRC messages) the position of the OFDM symbols for transmitting PUCCH. For example, the base station configures the symbol position of the UE's PUCCH (e.g., for periodically transmitting uplink control) in a series of transmission units (such as transmission units with a specified period interval), and sends the configuration information to the UE. Similarly, the UE receives the configuration information and knows the symbol position of its uplink control in a series of transmission units. When the above-mentioned transmission unit is specifically used: 1) If the UE has uplink data in this transmission unit (the uplink data is scheduled by the base station, so the base station knows whether the UE has uplink data in this transmission unit), the base station defaults to adjusting the symbol of the UE's PUCCH in this transmission unit to an OFDM symbol consecutive with the uplink data (or continuing multiple OFDM symbols forward or backward from the OFDM symbol consecutive with the uplink data), and the base station will receive the UE's uplink control in the adjusted OFDM symbol. 2) If the UE has uplink data in this transmission unit (the uplink data is scheduled by the base station, so the base station knows whether the UE has uplink data in this transmission unit), the UE defaults to adjusting the OFDM symbol of its own PUCCH in this transmission unit to an OFDM symbol consecutive with the uplink data (or continuing multiple OFDM symbols forward or backward from the OFDM symbol consecutive with the uplink data), and the UE will send uplink control in the adjusted OFDM symbol.

[0208] At this time, through the default dynamic adjustment of the UE and the base station, the continuity of the symbols of the uplink data and uplink control of the UE in this transmission unit is achieved.

[0209] Example 4

[0210] When the system is deployed in an unlicensed carrier, in a transmission unit, the base station and the UE should make the OFDM symbols of the UE's uplink data and uplink control continuous, so as to ensure that the UE transmits continuously in this transmission unit, avoid an additional execution of the "Listen Before Talk" (LBT) mechanism (a regulation that the device must execute before using the unlicensed carrier to send data) to preempt the right of use and then transmit, so as to ensure that the transmission is executed.

[0211] Therefore, when the system is deployed in an unlicensed carrier, in a transmission unit, when the (short) PUCCHs of different UEs are time-division multiplexed, the base station and the UE should make the OFDM symbols between the uplink data and uplink control information (sent on the PUCCH) continuous. For example, the base station makes it continuous when configuring the uplink control symbols of the UE, or when the base station and the UE have both uplink data and uplink control transmissions in the transmission unit, it is default that the symbols of the UE's uplink control are continuous with the symbols of the uplink data.

[0212] Example 5

[0213] When configuring multiple candidate PUCCH resources for a UE in one slot (usually configured by higher layer signaling), and then selecting a specific PUCCH resource (usually configured by physical layer signaling) for the UE to use in that slot, the base station should configure some of the PUCCH candidate resources among the multiple candidate PUCCH resources to be located in different OFDM symbols (one candidate PUCCH resource is a PUCCH channel). For example, configure at least one candidate PUCCH resource to be located in the symbols consecutive to the uplink data symbol (or continuously forward or backward from the symbol consecutive to the uplink data symbol).

[0214] If in the transmission unit, the base station and the UE find that the UE has both uplink data and uplink control to send at the same time, the base station and the UE default to use the candidate PUCCH resource consecutive to the OFDM symbol of the uplink data as the specific PUCCH resource. Alternatively, the specific PUCCH resource can also be indicated by signaling to be a certain candidate PUCCH resource consecutive to the symbol of the uplink data.

[0215] From the perspective of the base station, when time-division multiplexing of PUCCH symbols of different UEs is included in the transmission unit, when the base station configures candidate PUCCH resources for the UE, at least one candidate PUCCH is configured within (or at the beginning of) the symbols consecutive to the uplink data. When in this transmission unit, the UE has both uplink data and uplink control to send, the base station indicates by signaling or defaults that the specific PUCCH resource of the UE in this transmission unit is a certain or that candidate PUCCH resource consecutive to the uplink data symbol, and receives the uplink control of the UE from the specific PUCCH resource.

[0216] From the perspective of the UE, the UE receives the candidate PUCCH resource configuration information sent by the base station, learns the candidate PUCCH resources. When in this transmission unit, the UE has both uplink data and uplink control to send, the UE receives the indication signaling or defaults that the specific PUCCH resource of the UE in this transmission unit is a certain or that candidate PUCCH resource consecutive to the uplink data symbol, and sends the uplink control of the UE from the specific PUCCH resource.

[0217] Example 6

[0218] In this example, a method for determining the beam direction during uplink control transmission is given, so that the receiving end (such as the UE) can use the correct beam direction to send uplink control in the allocated uplink control resources; when the sending end (such as the base station) receives, it also uses the correct beam direction to receive accordingly.

[0219] The base station configures the allowable beam directions of the OFDM symbols where different PUCCHs are located in a slot, and sends this configuration information to the UE. The base station uses the corresponding beam directions to receive on the OFDM symbols where the PUCCHs are located.

[0220] For example, there are two short PUCCHs in a slot, which are respectively located at the last two OFDM symbols (it is also possible before the uplink data). The base station can configure the second-to-last OFDM symbol to use beam direction 1 (here it can be multiple beam directions. If there are multiple beam directions, the base station needs to have multiple radio frequency links to receive simultaneously), and the last OFDM symbol to use beam direction 2. Then the base station sends the configuration signaling to the UE. For example, it can be sent using semi-static high-layer signaling, so that the configuration information will be valid for a relatively long time. It can also be sent using physical layer signaling, so that the configuration information can be dynamically changed and adjusted.

[0221] The UE receives the above configuration information sent by the base station, and knows the beam directions that can be used by the OFDM symbols of each PUCCH in the slot. After the UE is configured with the positions of the OFDM symbols of the PUCCH, the UE uses the beam direction used by the OFDM symbol to send uplink control to the base station.

[0222] It should be noted that for the same OFDM symbol, the UE may send using beam direction 1, but the base station may receive using beam direction 1 or beam direction 2. The beam direction of the OFDM symbol where the PUCCH is located sent by the base station to the UE is the beam direction definition on the UE side, and the beam direction used by the base station to receive the PUCCH of a certain OFDM symbol is the beam direction definition on the base station side.

[0223] Example 7

[0224] Based on Example 6, another solution is given.

[0225] The base station configures the OFDM symbols where the PUCCHs of different UEs are located in a slot and the allowable beam directions, and sends this configuration information to the UE. The base station uses the corresponding beam directions to receive on the OFDM symbols where the PUCCHs are located.

[0226] For example, there are two short PUCCHs in a slot, respectively located in the last two OFDM symbols (it is also possible before the uplink data). The base station configures the uplink control of UE1 in the penultimate OFDM symbol and uses beam direction 1 (here there can be multiple beam directions. If there are multiple beam directions, the base station needs to have multiple RF links to receive simultaneously), and configures the uplink control of UE2 in the second-to-last OFDM symbol and uses beam direction 2. Then the base station sends the configuration signaling to UE1 and UE2. For example, it can be sent using semi-static high-layer signaling, so that the configuration information will be valid for a relatively long time. It can also be sent using physical layer signaling, so that the configuration information can be dynamically changed and adjusted.

[0227] UE1 and UE2 respectively receive the configuration information sent by the above base station, learn the positions of their uplink control symbols and the beam directions used, and UE1 and UE2 respectively send uplink control to the base station using the configured beam directions at the configured OFDM symbol positions.

[0228] It should be noted that for the same OFDM symbol, when the UE sends, it may use beam direction 1, but when the base station receives, it may use beam direction 1 or beam direction 2. The beam direction of the OFDM symbol where the PUCCH sent by the base station to the UE is defined as the beam direction on the UE side, and the beam direction used by the base station when receiving the PUCCH of a certain OFDM symbol is defined on the base station side.

[0229] Example 8

[0230] In this example, a resource allocation method is provided to adapt to the use of high-frequency band beams.

[0231] When the base station configures multiple candidate resources for the UE, the multiple candidate resources can be located in OFDM symbols (hereinafter referred to as symbols) with different beam directions, so that when indicating the specific candidate resources to be used for the UE, one candidate resource can be selected from the candidate resources corresponding to the beam direction with the demand as the specific resource used by the UE according to the beam direction demand.

[0232] For example, referring to FIG. 9(b), in a time slot (or subframe, etc.), there are multiple channel resources (such as PUCCH channels). Here, it is assumed that each channel resource occupies 1 OFDM (when there are other numbers of symbols, the principle is the same). For example, in the last 2 OFDM symbols at the end of the time slot, each symbol has a PUCCH channel and corresponds to a respective beam direction (or can also correspond to the same beam direction). For example, the penultimate symbol corresponds to beam direction 1, and the second-to-last symbol corresponds to beam direction 2. When the base station configures multiple sets of candidate resources for the UE, it can configure some of the candidate resources in the penultimate symbol corresponding to beam direction 1, configure some of the candidate resources in the second-to-last symbol corresponding to beam direction 2, and send the configuration information to the UE (including the symbol position and beam direction of the candidate resources). In specific use, the base station selects a suitable candidate resource as the specific resource to be used according to the beam direction of the UE's uplink control or uplink data in the current time slot. For example, when the UE needs to use beam direction 1 in this time slot, the base station indicates one of the candidate resources in the penultimate symbol as the specific resource for the UE to use. Another example is when the UE needs to use beam direction 2 in this time slot, the base station indicates one of the candidate resources in the second-to-last symbol as the specific resource for the UE to use.

[0233] The UE receives the signaling sent by the base station to obtain the information of the specific resource to be used (from multiple sets of candidate resources), the corresponding symbol position, and the beam direction, and then uses the corresponding beam direction to send uplink data in the specific resource to be used.

[0234] In this way, since multiple sets of candidate resources are located in symbols with different beam directions, it is beneficial for the base station to select a suitable candidate resource as the specific resource to be used for data transmission according to the beam direction requirements of the UE. If the base station configures multiple sets of candidate resources in symbols with the same beam direction, then when the UE needs specific resources in other beam directions, the UE will not be able to obtain them because the base station does not configure candidate resources in other beam directions.

[0235] Example 9

[0236] In this example, a method for indicating the time domain position of uplink control is provided, and the signaling overhead of this method is small.

[0237] If a UE simultaneously transmits uplink data (such as PUSCH) and uplink control (such as PUCCH) in a certain time slot, the base station only indicates the OFDM symbol position of the UE's uplink control according to the following rules:

[0238] The base station uses dedicated downlink control information (DCI) to indicate the symbol position for uplink control for the scheduled UE. The time slot position does not require explicit signaling indication (thus saving signaling), but the base station defaults that the time slot position where the symbol position of the indicated uplink control is located is the time slot where the uplink data of the UE is located. The downlink control information DCI is the DCI corresponding to the uplink grant information of the UE. The UE receives the downlink control information DCI corresponding to the scheduled uplink data, determines the symbol position for uplink control, and at the same time the UE defaults that the time slot position where the determined symbol position for uplink control is located is the time slot where its own uplink data is located.

[0239] Each embodiment of the present invention can exist independently or can be combined and used jointly in one embodiment. The technical features in each embodiment can be combined and used in one embodiment without conflict. Each embodiment is only an alternative implementation manner or a preferred implementation manner of the present invention.

[0240] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes several instructions for causing a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention.

[0241] Embodiment 2

[0242] In this embodiment, a receiving device for uplink control is provided. This device is used to implement the above embodiments and preferred implementation manners, and those that have been described will not be repeated. As used hereinafter, the term "module" can be a combination of software and / or hardware that can achieve a predetermined function. Although the devices described in the following embodiments are preferably implemented in software, implementation in hardware, or a combination of software and hardware is also possible and contemplated.

[0243] Figure 10 is the structural block diagram of the receiving device for uplink control according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 , as Figure 10 shown, this device includes:

[0244] A configuration module 102 is configured to configure or agree, for a receiving end respectively, on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols used for transmitting uplink control in a transmission unit, wherein the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are consecutive;

[0245] A receiving module 104 is connected to the above-mentioned configuration module 102 and is configured to receive uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0246] Optionally, the configuration module 102 may further be configured to configure or agree, for a receiving end respectively, on OFDM symbols used for transmitting uplink control in a transmission unit according to the beam direction of the receiving end, the beam direction of the transmission unit, and / or the number of radio frequency links of the transmitting end, wherein the beam direction of the receiving end includes at least one of the following: the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end, the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end, and the beam direction of the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit.

[0247] Optionally, the configuration module 102 can also be used to perform at least one of the following: when it is necessary to transmit uplink control in multiple beam directions in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when the sending end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving end with different beam directions that is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, carry the uplink control information UCI with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, where the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is one OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; or the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when the beam direction of the uplink data and the beam direction of the uplink control of the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit.

[0248] Optionally, the configuration module 102 can also be used for configuration via physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. Among them, the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures the uplink control at a predetermined position in the transmission unit. The predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data. The physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control.

[0249] Optionally, the device can further include: a sending module. Among them, the configuration module 102 can also be used for configuring or agreeing on the beam direction that can be used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the sending module can be used for sending a signaling to notify the receiving end when configuring the beam direction that can be used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0250] Optionally, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the configuration module 102 can also be used to default that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0251] In this embodiment, a receiving device for uplink control is also provided. Figure 11 is the structural block diagram of the receiving device for uplink control according to the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 , as Figure 11 shown, the device includes:

[0252] A configuration module 112, configured to configure or agree on the beam direction that can be used for sending uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0253] A sending module 114, connected to the above configuration module 112, and configured to send a signaling to notify the receiving end when configuring the beam direction that can be used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0254] Optionally, the configuration module 112 can also be used to, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default that the beam direction that the receiving end can use for sending the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0255] In this embodiment, a transmission device for uplink control is further provided. This device is used to implement the above embodiments and preferred implementation manners, and those that have been described will not be repeated.

[0256] Figure 12 It is the structural block diagram of the transmission device for uplink control according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 , such as Figure 12 shown. This device includes:

[0257] A determination module 122, configured to determine, for the receiving end, the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where its own uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0258] A transmission module 124, connected to the above determination module 122, and configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0259] Optionally, the determination module 122 can also be used to perform at least one of the following: when the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving end that is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information UCI with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located in the transmission unit is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the receiving end is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when the beam direction of the uplink data at the receiving end is different from the beam direction of the uplink control at the receiving end, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0260] Optionally, the apparatus may further include a receiving module, where the receiving module may be configured to receive physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. The physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit. The predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data. The physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control. The determining module 122 may further be configured to determine, according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit at the receiving end.

[0261] Optionally, when the receiving end transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, the determining module 122 may further be configured to automatically adjust the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located to an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or automatically adjust it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where consecutive includes forward consecutive or backward consecutive.

[0262] Optionally, the determining module 122 may further be configured to determine the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located. The transmitting module 124 may further be configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol using the determined beam direction.

[0263] Optionally, when receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located, the determining module 122 may be configured to determine that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located is the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the transmission unit before the current transmission unit; or when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0264] In this embodiment, a transmitting apparatus for uplink control is further provided. Figure 13The structural block diagram of the uplink control transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 , such as Figure 13 shown, the device includes:

[0265] A determination module 132, configured to determine a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located;

[0266] A transmission module 134, connected to the above-mentioned determination module 132, and configured to transmit uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0267] Optionally, the determination module 132 may also be configured to, when receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determine that the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in a transmission unit before the transmission unit; or, when not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0268] It should be noted that the above-mentioned various modules can be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, it can be implemented in the following ways, but not limited thereto: all the above-mentioned modules are located in the same processor; or, the above-mentioned various modules are separately located in different processors in any combination form.

[0269] Embodiment 3

[0270] In this embodiment, a base station, a user equipment, and a wireless communication system are provided. The base station, the user equipment, and the wireless communication system can be used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred implementation manners, and those that have been described will not be repeated. Although the devices (base station, user equipment) described in the following embodiments are preferably implemented by software, implementation by hardware, or a combination of software and hardware is also possible and contemplated.

[0271] Figure 14 The structural block diagram of the base station according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 , such as Figure 14 shown, the base station includes: a processor 142 and a transmission device 144, where

[0272] A processor 142 is configured or agrees, respectively for a receiving end in a transmission unit, to configure orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for uplink control transmission, wherein positions of OFDM symbols where uplink control of the same receiving end is located and positions of OFDM symbols where uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous.

[0273] A transmission device 144 is connected to the processor 142 and is configured to receive uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0274] Optionally, the processor 142 may also be used to perform at least one of the following: when it is necessary to transmit uplink control in multiple beam directions in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when the sending end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the receiving end with different beam directions that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, carry the uplink control information (UCI) with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, where the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is one OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; or the configured or agreed OFDM symbol for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit; when the beam direction of the uplink data and the beam direction of the uplink control of the same receiving end in a transmission unit are different, configure or agree to transmit the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control in the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to transmit the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol immediately adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit.

[0275] Optionally, the processor 142 can also be configured via physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. Among them, the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures the uplink control at a predetermined position in the transmission unit. The predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data. The physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control.

[0276] Figure 15 is the structural block diagram of the base station according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 , such as Figure 15 shown, the base station includes: a processor 152 and a transmission device 154. Among them,

[0277] The processor 152 is used to configure or agree on the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0278] The transmission device 154 is connected to the processor 152 and is used to send a signaling notification to the receiving end when configuring the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0279] Optionally, when the processor 152 does not send a signaling notification of the beam direction used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use to transmit the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used to transmit the uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when the processor 152 does not send a signaling notification of the beam direction used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use to transmit the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used to transmit the uplink data or the uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or, when the processor 152 does not send a signaling notification of the beam direction used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it is defaulted that the beam direction that the receiving end can use to transmit the uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used to receive the downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0280] Figure 16 is the structural block diagram of the user equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 , such as Figure 16 shown, the user equipment includes: a processor 162 and a transmission device 164. Among them,

[0281] The processor 162 is used for the user equipment to determine the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where its own uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0282] A transmission device 164, connected to the processor 162, is used to transmit uplink control in a determined OFDM symbol.

[0283] Optionally, the processor 162 may also be used to perform at least one of the following: when the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the user equipment that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information UCI with a beam direction the same as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the user equipment is located in the transmission unit is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control determined by the user equipment is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; when there are multiple uplink controls in the transmission unit located in different OFDM symbols and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;When the beam direction of the uplink data of the user equipment is different from the beam direction of the uplink control of the user equipment, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the user equipment determines that the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0284] Optionally, the transmission device 164 is further configured to receive physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes a radio resource control (RRC) message. When the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used simultaneously, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting the uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; the processor 162 may further be configured to determine, according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

[0285] Optionally, the processor 162 may further be configured to, when the user equipment transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, automatically adjust the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located to the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, or automatically adjust it to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit, where consecutive includes: consecutive forward or consecutive backward.

[0286] Figure 17 is the structural block diagram of the user equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 as Figure 17 shown, the user equipment includes: a processor 172 and a transmission device 174, where

[0287] The processor 172 is configured to determine the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in which the uplink control is located;

[0288] The transmission device 174 is connected to the processor 172 and transmits the uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0289] Optionally, the processor 172 may also be configured to determine that the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling when receiving the signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located; or, when not receiving the signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, default to using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit; or, when not receiving the signaling for notifying the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, default to using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink data or uplink control in the transmission unit before the current transmission unit; or, when not receiving the signaling for notifying the beam direction used by the user equipment for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, default to using all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving the downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0290] Figure 18 is a structural block diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, as Figure 18 shown, the wireless communication system includes: a base station 182 and a user equipment 184, the base station 182 includes a first processor 1822 and a first transmission device 1824, the user equipment 184 includes a second processor 1842 and a second transmission device 1844, wherein,

[0291] The first processor 1822 is configured to configure or agree, for the user equipment, on the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols used for transmitting the uplink control in the transmission unit, wherein the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same user equipment is located in the transmission unit and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous;

[0292] The first transmission device 1824 is connected to the first processor 1822 and is configured to receive the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols;

[0293] The second processor 1842 is configured to determine, for the user equipment, the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where its own uplink control is located;

[0294] The second transmission device 1844 is connected to the second processor 1842 and the first transmission device 1824 and is configured to transmit the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0295] Optionally, the first processor 1822 may also be used to configure or agree on the beam directions available for transmitting uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the first transmission device 1824 may also be used to send a signaling to notify the user equipment when configuring the beam directions available for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the second transmission device 1844 may also be used to receive physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling; the second processor 1842 may also be used to determine, based on the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located.

[0296] Optionally, the first processor 1822 may also be used to configure or agree on the beam directions available for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the first transmission device 1824 may also be used to send a signaling to notify the user equipment when configuring the beam directions available for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the second processor 1842 may also be used to determine the beam directions used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located; the second transmission device 1844 may also be used to transmit the uplink control using the determined beam directions in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0297] Embodiment 4

[0298] In an embodiment of the present invention, a storage medium is provided. Optionally, in this embodiment, the above storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0299] S1. Configure or agree, for the receiving end in the transmission unit, on the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for transmitting uplink control, where the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink control of the same receiving end is located in the transmission unit and the positions of the OFDM symbols where the uplink data is located in the transmission unit are continuous;

[0300] S2. Receive the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbols.

[0301] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0302] Configuring or agreeing, for the receiving end in the transmission unit, on the OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink control includes:

[0303] Configure or agree on OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit respectively according to the beam direction of the receiving end, the beam direction of the transmission unit, and / or the number of radio frequency links available at the transmitting end. The beam direction of the receiving end includes at least one of the following: the beam direction of the uplink data of the receiving end, the beam direction of the uplink control of the receiving end. The beam direction of the transmission unit includes at least one of the following: the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit.

[0304] Optionally, the storage medium is also configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0305] Configuring or agreeing on OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink control in the transmission unit respectively for the receiving end includes at least one of the following:

[0306] S1, when multiple beam directions of uplink control need to be transmitted in the transmission unit, configure or agree on the uplink control with the same beam direction as that used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree on it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0307] S2, when the transmitting end has multiple radio frequency links and there are multiple beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, configure or agree on the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or configure or agree on it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0308] S3, when there is at least one beam direction in the physical uplink control channel PUCCH of the receiving end with different beam directions that is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, carry the uplink control information UCI with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit. The OFDM symbol configured or agreed on for transmitting the PUCCH is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or the OFDM symbol configured or agreed on for transmitting the PUCCH is at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0309] S4. When there are multiple uplink controls in a transmission unit located in different OFDM symbols, configure or agree to configure the uplink control with the same beam direction as at least one of the beam directions for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit in an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to configure it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit.

[0310] S5. When the beam direction of the uplink data of the same receiving end in a transmission unit is different from the beam direction of the uplink control, configure or agree to configure the uplink control of the receiving end with different beam directions of the uplink data and the uplink control in an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit, or configure or agree to configure it in at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol in which the uplink data is transmitted in the transmission unit.

[0311] Optionally, the storage medium is also set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0312] Configuring OFDM symbols for transmitting uplink control for a receiving end in a transmission unit respectively includes:

[0313] Configure through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. Among them, the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting the uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control.

[0314] Optionally, the storage medium is also set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0315] Before receiving the uplink control in the configured or agreed OFDM symbol, it further includes:

[0316] S1. Configure or agree to configure the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0317] S2. When configuring the beam direction that can be used to transmit the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send a signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0318] Optionally, the storage medium is also set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0319] The beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the agreed transmission unit include:

[0320] S1. When no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the default beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or,

[0321] S2. When no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the default beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or,

[0322] S3. When no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the default beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0323] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a storage medium. Optionally, in this embodiment, the above storage medium may be set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0324] S1. Configure or agree on the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit;

[0325] S2. When configuring the beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, send signaling to notify the receiving end.

[0326] Optionally, the storage medium is also set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0327] The beam directions available for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the agreed transmission unit include:

[0328] S1. When no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the default beam directions available for the receiving end to send uplink control are: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or,

[0329] S2. When no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the default beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the previous transmission unit in the transmission unit; or,

[0330] S3. When no signaling is sent to notify the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, the default beam direction that the receiving end can use for transmitting uplink control is: all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0331] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a storage medium. Optionally, in this embodiment, the above storage medium may be set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0332] S1. The receiving end determines the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in the transmission unit where its uplink control is located;

[0333] S2. Transmit uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

[0334] Optionally, the storage medium is also set to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0335] The receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where its uplink control is located, including at least one of the following:

[0336] S1. When the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as the beam direction used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0337] S2. When there are multiple beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located as: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit;

[0338] S3. When there is at least one beam direction in the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) at the receiving end that is the same as the beam direction(s) used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, the uplink control information (UCI) with the beam direction(s) the same as at least one beam direction of the transmitted uplink data is carried in the PUCCH in the OFDM symbol before or after the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit. Herein, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit as determined by the receiving end is an OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or, the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit as determined by the receiving end is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0339] S4. When there are multiple uplink controls in different OFDM symbols in the transmission unit and the beam direction of the uplink control is the same as at least one beam direction of the transmitted uplink data in the transmission unit, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0340] S5. When the beam direction of the uplink data at the receiving end is different from the beam direction of the uplink control at the receiving end, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or, the OFDM symbol in which the receiving end determines the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is: at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit.

[0341] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0342] S1. Before the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it further includes: receiving physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling. Herein, the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages. When both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control.

[0343] S2. The receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located, including: according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located.

[0344] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0345] The receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in the transmission unit where the uplink control is located, including:

[0346] When the receiving end transmits uplink data in the transmission unit, the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is automatically adjusted to the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, or automatically adjusted to at least two consecutive OFDM symbols starting from the OFDM symbol adjacent to the OFDM symbol used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit, where consecutive includes: consecutive forward or consecutive backward.

[0347] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0348] S1. Before transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol, it further includes: determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located;

[0349] S2. Transmitting the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol includes: in the determined OFDM symbol, transmitting the uplink control using the determined beam direction.

[0350] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0351] Determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes:

[0352] S1. When receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located as: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or,

[0353] S2. When not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or,

[0354] S3. When no signaling is received to notify the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used by the receiving end to transmit uplink data or uplink control in the transmission unit before the current transmission unit; or,

[0355] S4. When no signaling is received to notify the receiving end of the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0356] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a storage medium. Optionally, in this embodiment, the above storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0357] S1. Determine the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located;

[0358] S2. Use the determined beam direction to send uplink control.

[0359] Optionally, the storage medium is further configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

[0360] Determining the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes:

[0361] S1. When a signaling is received to notify the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, determine that the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located is: the beam direction indicated in the received signaling; or,

[0362] S2. When no signaling is received to notify the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; or,

[0363] S3. When no signaling is received to notify the beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data or uplink control in the transmission unit before the current transmission unit; or,

[0364] S4. When no signaling is received to notify the receiving end of the beam direction used for sending uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, by default, use all or at least one of the beam directions used for receiving downlink data in the transmission unit.

[0365] Optionally, in this embodiment, the above storage medium may include, but is not limited to: various media that can store program codes such as USB flash drives, read-only memories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs), mobile hard disks, magnetic disks, or optical discs.

[0366] Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor executes each of the method steps in the above embodiment according to the program codes stored in the storage medium.

[0367] Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the above modules or steps of the present invention can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device. They can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed on a network composed of multiple computing devices. Optionally, they can be implemented by program codes executable by the computing device. Thus, they can be stored in a storage device and executed by the computing device. And in some cases, the steps shown or described can be executed in a sequence different from that here, or they can be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps among them can be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module to be implemented. In this way, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

[0368] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and modifications. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for determining uplink control, characterized in that, Comprising: In response to the signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located not being sent by the transmitting end, a beam direction that can be used for the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit is agreed upon; Wherein, the beam direction that can be used for the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the agreed transmission unit includes: by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for the uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein Further comprising, configuring, for the receiving end, the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control in the transmission unit, including: Configuring through physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, wherein the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages; Wherein, when both the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting the uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, Further comprising: The uplink control of one receiving end occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, The uplink control is used to send acknowledgment information / negative acknowledgment information (ACK / NACK), channel state information (CSI), or beam direction information; and / or, The uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, The uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or an area for transmitting uplink control information (UCI).

4. A method for transmitting uplink control, characterized in that, Comprising: In response to the signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located not being received, a beam direction for transmitting the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located is agreed upon, wherein the agreed beam direction for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located includes: by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting the uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located; Sending the uplink control using the agreed beam direction.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that Before determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located, further comprising: The receiving end determines the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where its uplink control is located in the transmission unit; After determining the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located, further comprising: sending the uplink control in the determined OFDM symbol.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein Comprising: Before the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit, it further includes: receiving physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, where the physical layer signaling includes downlink control information, and the high layer signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) messages; Wherein, when the physical layer signaling and the high layer signaling are used simultaneously, the high layer signaling configures a predetermined position of the uplink control in the transmission unit, and the predetermined position includes the end position of the transmission unit or the position before transmitting uplink data, and the physical layer signaling configures the OFDM symbol for transmitting the uplink control; The receiving end determining the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit includes: according to the received physical layer signaling and / or high layer signaling, the receiving end determines the OFDM symbol in which the uplink control is located in the transmission unit.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The uplink control occupies at least one OFDM symbol; and / or, The uplink control is used to send acknowledgment / non-acknowledgment information (ACK / NACK), channel state information (CSI), or beam direction information; and / or, The uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol at the end of the transmission unit, and / or, the uplink control is located in the OFDM symbol before the OFDM symbol for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit; and / or, The uplink control is an area for transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or an area for transmitting uplink control information (UCI).

8. An apparatus for determining uplink control, characterized in that It includes: An agreement module, configured to, in response to the sending end not sending a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, agree on the beam direction that the uplink control can use in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; Wherein, the agreed beam direction includes: by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for the uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located.

9. A transmitting device for uplink control, characterized in that, An agreement module, configured to, in response to not receiving a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, agree on the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, wherein the agreed beam direction includes, by default, using all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located; A sending module, configured to send the uplink control using the agreed beam direction.

10. A base station, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a transmission device, wherein, The processor is configured to, in response to the sending end not sending a signaling for notifying the receiving end of the beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, agree on the beam direction that the uplink control can use in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; Among them, the agreed beam directions include: by default, all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is used.

11. A user equipment, characterized in that, including: a processor and a transmission device, where the processor is configured to, in response to not receiving a signaling for notifying a receiving end of a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in an OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, agree on a beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol where the uplink control is located. Among them, the agreed beam directions include: by default, all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is used; the transmission device uses the agreed beam direction to send the uplink control.

12. A wireless communication system, characterized in that, including: a base station and a user equipment. The base station includes a first processor and a first transmission device, and the user equipment includes a second processor and a second transmission device, where the first processor is configured to, in response to not receiving a signaling for notifying a receiving end of a beam direction used for transmitting uplink control in an OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located, agree on a beam direction that can be used for uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located in the transmission unit; the second processor is further configured to determine a beam direction used for transmitting the uplink control in the OFDM symbol where the uplink control is located. Among them, the beam direction is an agreed beam direction that can be used, including: by default, all or at least one of the beam directions used for transmitting uplink data in the transmission unit before the transmission unit where the uplink control is located is used; the second transmission device is configured to, in the determined OFDM symbol, use the determined beam direction to send the uplink control.

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