Monitoring method and apparatus, terminal and network device

Abstract

The application discloses a listening method and device, a terminal and a network device; the method comprises the following steps: a network device configures a first timer, the first timer is used for starting after a terminal listens to a first wake-up signal; after listening to the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts the first timer; before the first timer expires, the terminal listens to a first paging downlink control information or a second wake-up signal. Since the first wake-up signal is used for triggering the terminal to start the first timer, the second wake-up signal is used for triggering the terminal to start a second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used for representing the duration of the terminal listening to a second paging downlink control information, therefore, after receiving the first wake-up signal, the first timer is used for realizing the listening to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, so that the robustness and stability of system communication are ensured while the network overhead and terminal power consumption are saved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular to a listening method and device, a terminal and a network device. BACKGROUND

[0002] When the terminal is in a radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state or a radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, the terminal can determine whether to listen to a paging occasion (PO) corresponding to a wake-up signal according to an indication of the wake-up signal, thereby avoiding the terminal from listening to the PO every time in a paging cycle, and achieving the purpose of saving terminal power consumption.

[0003] With the continuous evolution of standard protocols formulated by the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) and the continuous complication of communication scenarios, in order to enable the battery life of the terminal to reach several weeks or even several years, the 3GPP is currently discussing the introduction of new wake-up signal (for example, low-power wake-up signal) related content, and awakening the terminal in a non-RRC_IDLE state or a non-RRC_INACTIVE state through the new wake-up signal to save power consumption scenarios.

[0004] Based on this, the function of the new wake-up signal and how to combine the existing wake-up signal to further save the power consumption of the terminal need to be further studied. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a listening method and device, a terminal and a network device, so as to enable the terminal to listen to the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the first timer after receiving the first wake-up signal, thereby saving network overhead and terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a listening method, comprising:

[0007] After listening to the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts a first timer;

[0008] Before the first timer expires, the terminal listens to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, and the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start a second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to the second paging downlink control information.

[0009] It can be seen that, after listening to the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts the first timer; before the first timer expires, the terminal listens to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal. Since the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer, the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to the second paging downlink control information, therefore, after receiving the first wake-up signal, the first timer is used to listen to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, so as to save the network overhead and the terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0010] In a second aspect, the present application provides a listening method, comprising:

[0011] The network device configures a first timer, which is used to start after the terminal listens to a first wake-up signal, and the timing duration of the first timer is used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to a first paging downlink control information or a second wake-up signal, the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start a second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to a second paging downlink control information.

[0012] It can be seen that the network device configures a first timer, which is used to start after the terminal listens to a first wake-up signal. Since the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer, the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to the second paging downlink control information, therefore, after receiving the first wake-up signal, the first timer is used to listen to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, so as to save the network overhead and the terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0013] In a third aspect, the present application provides a listening device, comprising a processing unit and a communication unit, wherein the processing unit is used to:

[0014] start a first timer after listening to a first wake-up signal through the communication unit;

[0015] listen to a first paging downlink control information or a second wake-up signal through the communication unit before the first timer expires, the second wake-up signal is used to trigger a second timer to start, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to represent the duration of listening to a second paging downlink control information.

[0016] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a listening device, comprising a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is used to:

[0017] configure a first timer, the first timer being configured to start after the terminal detects the first wake-up signal, a timing duration of the first timer being configured to represent a time duration for the terminal to monitor the first paging downlink control information or a second wake-up signal, the second wake-up signal being configured to trigger the terminal to start a second timer, a timing duration of the second timer being configured to represent a time duration for the terminal to monitor the second paging downlink control information.

[0018] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, which comprises a processor, a memory, a communication interface and at least one program, wherein the at least one program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the at least one program comprises instructions for performing the steps in the first aspect.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, a network device is provided, which comprises a processor, a memory, a communication interface and at least one program, wherein the at least one program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the at least one program comprises instructions for performing the steps in the second aspect.

[0020] In a seventh aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program and data for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program and data cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0021] In an eighth aspect, a computer program is provided, which is operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps described in the first aspect or the second aspect. The computer program can be a software installation package. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below.

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a monitoring method provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a timing duration of a first timer provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0026] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of another timing duration of a first timer provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0027] Figure 5 is a structural diagram of a timing duration of a first timer provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 6 is a flowchart of another listening method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 7 is a flowchart of another listening method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 8 is a functional unit composition block diagram of a listening device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 9 is a functional unit composition block diagram of another listening device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 10 is a structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 11 is a structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order for those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. For the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0035] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-described drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, software, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but also includes steps or units not listed or other steps or units inherent to the process, method, product, or device.

[0036] Reference to“an embodiment” herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase“in an embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. As will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0037] It should be noted that the“connection” appearing in the embodiments of the present application refers to various connection modes such as direct connection or indirect connection to realize communication between devices, and no limitation is made to this. The“network” and“system” appearing in the embodiments of the present application express the same concept, and the communication system is the communication network.

[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various wireless communication systems, for example: Global System of Mobile communication (GSM) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A) system, New Radio (NR) system, evolved system of NR system, LTE-based Access to Unlicensed Spectrum (LTE-U) system, NR-based Access to Unlicensed Spectrum (NR-U) system, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), 6th-Generation (6G) communication system, or other communication systems, etc.

[0039] It should be noted that the number of connections supported by the conventional wireless communication system is limited and easy to implement. However, with the development of communication technology, the wireless communication system can not only support the conventional wireless communication system, but also support device to device (D2D) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, narrow band internet of things (NB-IoT) communication, etc. Therefore, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to the above wireless communication system.

[0040] Optionally, the wireless communication system of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to a beamforming, carrier aggregation (CA), dual connectivity (DC) or standalone (SA) deployment scenario, etc.

[0041] Optionally, the wireless communication system of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to unlicensed spectrum. The unlicensed spectrum can also be considered as a shared spectrum. Alternatively, the wireless communication system in the present embodiment can also be applied to licensed spectrum. The licensed spectrum can also be considered as a non-shared spectrum.

[0042] Since the embodiments of the present application describe various embodiments in combination with terminals and network devices, the terminals and network devices involved will be described in detail below.

[0043] Specifically, the terminal can be a user equipment (UE), a remote UE, a relay UE, an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, a mobile device, a smart phone, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device. It should be noted that the relay UE is a terminal capable of providing relay forwarding services for other terminals (including remote terminals). In addition, the terminal can also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal in a next-generation communication system (such as an NR communication system or a 6G communication system), or a terminal in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), etc., without specific limitation.

[0044] Further, the terminal can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld, wearable, or vehicle-mounted; can be deployed on the water surface (such as ships, etc.); and can also be deployed in the air (such as airplanes, balloons, and satellites, etc.).

[0045] Further, the terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in unmanned automatic driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical treatment, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, or a wireless terminal device in smart home, etc.

[0046] Specifically, the network device can be a device for communicating with the terminal, which is responsible for radio resource management (RRM) on the air interface side, quality of service (QoS) management, data compression and encryption, data transmission, etc. Among them, the network device can be a base station (BS) in a communication system or a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) for providing wireless communication functions. For example, a base transceiver station (BTS) in a GSM or CDMA communication system, a node B (NB) in a WCDMA communication system, an evolved node B (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE communication system, a next generation evolved node B (ng-eNB) in an NR communication system, a next generation node B (gNB) in an NR communication system, a master node (MN) in a dual-link architecture, a secondary node (SN) in a dual-link architecture, etc., without specific limitation.

[0047] Further, the network device can also be other devices in the core network (CN), such as an access and mobility management function (AMF), a user plan function (UPF), etc.; it can also be an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a relay station, a communication device in a future evolved PLMN network, a communication device in an NTN network, etc.

[0048] Further, the network device can include a chip system that provides wireless communication functions for the terminal. For example, the chip system can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0049] Further, the network device can communicate with an Internet Protocol (IP) network. For example, the Internet, a private IP network, or other data networks, etc.

[0050] It should be noted that in some network deployments, the network device can be a standalone node to implement all functions of the above base station, which can include a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), such as gNB-CU and gNB-DU; can also include an active antenna unit (AAU). Among them, the CU can implement part of the functions of the network device, and the DU can also implement part of the functions of the network device. For example, the CU is responsible for processing non-real-time protocols and services, implementing the functions of the radio resource control (RRC) layer, the service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, and the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer. The DU is responsible for processing the physical layer protocol and real-time service, implementing the functions of the radio link control (RLC) layer, the medium access control (MAC) layer, and the physical (PHY) layer. In addition, the AAU can implement part of the physical layer processing function, the radio frequency processing, and the related function of the active antenna. Since the information of the RRC layer will eventually become the information of the PHY layer, or be transformed from the information of the PHY layer, in this network deployment, the high layer signaling (such as the RRC layer signaling) can be considered as being sent by the DU, or being sent by the DU and the AAU together. It can be understood that the network device can include at least one of the CU, the DU, and the AAU. In addition, the CU can be divided into a network device in the radio access network (RAN), or can be divided into a network device in the core network, which is not limited.

[0051] Further, the network device can have a mobile characteristic, for example, the network device can be a mobile device. Alternatively, the network device can be a satellite, a balloon station. For example, the satellite can be a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite, a medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite, a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite, a high elliptical orbit (HEO) satellite, etc. Alternatively, the network device can also be a base station arranged at a position on land, water, etc.

[0052] Further, the network device can serve a cell, and terminals in the cell can communicate with the network device through transmission resources (e.g., spectrum resources). The cell can include a macro cell, a small cell, a metro cell, a micro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and the like.

[0053] In combination with the above description, the wireless communication system of the embodiments of the present application is described below as an exemplary illustration.

[0054] Exemplarily, the wireless communication system of the embodiments of the present application is described below with reference to Figure 1 The wireless communication system 10 can include a network device 110 and a terminal 120, and the network device 110 can be a device that performs communication with the terminal 120. Meanwhile, the network device 110 can provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area, and can communicate with the terminal 120 located in the coverage area.

[0055] Optionally, the wireless communication system 10 can further include a plurality of network devices, and each network device can include a certain number of terminals in the coverage range, which is not specifically limited herein.

[0056] Optionally, the wireless communication system 10 can further include a network controller, a mobile management entity, and other network entities, which are not specifically limited herein.

[0057] Optionally, the communication between the network device and the terminal in the wireless communication system 10, and the communication between the terminals can be wireless communication or wired communication, which is not specifically limited herein.

[0058] The related content involved in the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application is described below.

[0059] 1. Paging

[0060] The paging process is that the network device sends a paging message to the terminal at a specific time to inform the terminal to perform a corresponding operation or update a related parameter. The terminal in the RRC_CONNECTED state can determine whether the current system message has changed by decoding the paging message, and once it is detected that the system message has changed, the system message will be reinterpreted. The terminal in the RRC_IDLE state or the RRC_INACTIVE state can not only know whether the current system message has changed, but also know whether there is an incoming call request. Once it is detected that there is an incoming call, the random access process will be triggered.

[0061] When the terminal is in the RRC_IDLE state, the RRC_INACTIVE state or the RRC_CONNECTED state, if the terminal has the capability to support, it can also determine whether it needs to receive the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) or the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) notification through the paging message.

[0062] It can be seen that the paging message has the following functions:

[0063] (1) sending a call request to a terminal in the RRC_IDLE state;

[0064] (2) informing a terminal in the RRC_IDLE state, the RRC_INACTIVE state or the RRC_CONNECTED state that the system information has changed;

[0065] (3) instructing the terminal to start receiving the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) primary notification and / or the ETWS secondary notification; instructing the terminal to start receiving the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) notification.

[0066] In addition, before listening to the paging message, the terminal needs to complete the time-frequency synchronization using a reference signal (for example, SSB) and complete the adjustment of the automatic gain control (AGC).

[0067] 2. Paging cycle, paging frame (PF) and paging occasion (PO)

[0068] The terminal can use Discontinuous Reception (DRX) in the RRC_IDLE state or the RRC_INACTIVE state to reduce power consumption, and the paging process can support DRX. Therefore, the paging cycle can also be referred to as the DRX cycle.

[0069] A DRX cycle may include at least one paging frame (PF), and a PF may correspond to at least one paging occasion (PO). A PF may be a radio frame or a system frame. A PO may include multiple PDCCH monitoring occasions, which may consist of multiple subframes, multiple time slots, or multiple OFDM symbols.

[0070] In summary, the terminal may monitor a PO in a paging cycle (or DRX cycle) to monitor whether there is paging downlink control information (paging DCI), a paging message, and the like.

[0071] 3. Wake-up signal (WUS)

[0072] In some wireless communication networks (such as the Internet of Things), the probability of the network paging a terminal is low, resulting in the terminal not needing to monitor the paging DCI on the PO within every DRX cycle. Therefore, to further save terminal power consumption, the standard protocol developed by 3GPP introduces a wake-up signal mechanism.

[0073] When the terminal is in the RRC_IDLE state or the RRC_INACTIVE state, the network device may send a wake-up signal to the terminal before the terminal needs to monitor the PO. The terminal can then determine whether it needs to monitor the PO corresponding to the wake-up signal based on the indication of the wake-up signal, thereby avoiding the need for the terminal to monitor the PO every time during the paging cycle, thereby saving terminal power consumption.

[0074] 4. Paging early indication (PEI)

[0075] To save power consumption, each PO is associated with a PEI in a DRX scenario. Before monitoring a PO, the terminal needs to receive the PEI to determine whether it needs to monitor the PO associated with the PEI, thereby saving power consumption. The PEI can be downlink control information or a sequence.

[0076] In addition, in an eDRX (extended idle mode DRX) scenario, in each eDRX cycle, there is a paging time window (PTW), and the terminal listens to a paging PDCCH in the PTW according to a DRX cycle (the DRX cycle time is short, and the terminal can be considered as not sleeping and always reachable) to receive downlink data, and the terminal is in a sleep state at other times. In the eDRX scenario, one PEI can be associated with (or correspond to) multiple POs (assuming m POs). When the terminal listens to the PEI, the terminal will determine whether the m POs associated with the PEI need to be listened to according to the indication of the PEI.

[0077] Finally, the PEI can carry grouping information, which can indicate which terminal groups need to be woken up (the terminals associated with one PO can be divided into multiple terminal groups).

[0078] To sum up, the wake-up signal can be used to indicate whether the terminal needs to listen to the PO corresponding to the wake-up signal to save the terminal power consumption. At the same time, the terminal can listen to the PO to listen to the paging DCI, receive the paging message, and the like. With the continuous evolution of the standard protocol formulated by 3GPP and the continuous complication of the communication scene, in order to enable the battery life of the terminal to reach several weeks or even several years, the 3GPP is currently discussing the introduction of new wake-up signal (for example, low-power wake-up signal) related content, and the terminal in the non-RRC_IDLE state or the non-RRC_INACTIVE state is woken up by the new wake-up signal to save the power consumption scene. Based on this, the function of the new wake-up signal and how to combine the existing wake-up signal to further save the terminal power consumption need to be further studied.

[0079] In combination with the above description, an embodiment of the present application provides a listening method, as shown in the method includes the following steps: Figure 2

[0080] S210, the network device configures a first timer, and the first timer is used to start after the terminal listens to the first wake-up signal.

[0081] For example, the first wake-up signal can be used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer.

[0082] For example, the first wake-up signal can include a low-power wake-up signal.

[0083] For example, the timing duration of the first timer can be used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal.

[0084] For example, the first paging downlink control information can be used to schedule a paging message. ​

[0085] For example, the second wake-up signal can be used to trigger the terminal to start the second timer. Further, the second wake-up signal can be used to indicate whether the terminal starts the second timer.

[0086] It should be noted that the second wake-up signal of the present application can include bit information. Among them, the bits in the bit information have a corresponding relationship with the terminal. Therefore, the present application can determine whether to start the second timer through the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information. For example, if the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information is 1, it indicates that the terminal starts the second timer; if the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information is 0, it indicates that the terminal does not start the second timer; and vice versa.

[0087] For example, the timing duration of the second timer can be used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to the second paging downlink control information.

[0088] For example, the second paging downlink control information can be used to schedule the paging message.

[0089] S220, after listening to the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts the first timer.

[0090] S230, before the first timer expires, the terminal listens to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal.

[0091] It should be noted that the standard protocol formulated by 3GPP introduces a wake-up signal mechanism, and indicates through the wake-up signal whether the terminal in RRC_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state needs to listen to the PO corresponding to the wake-up signal to save power consumption. At the same time, the terminal can listen to the PO to listen to the paging DCI, receive the paging message, etc. However, with the continuous evolution of the standard protocol formulated by 3GPP and the continuous complication of the communication scene, the future standard protocol also needs to introduce a new wake-up signal mechanism different from the above-mentioned wake-up signal mechanism to listen to the related signal.

[0092] Based on this, the present application considers a new wake-up signal mechanism, that is, the first wake-up signal triggers the terminal to start the first timer, and listens to the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal before the expiration of the first timer, so as to realize the listening to the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the first timer, save the network overhead and the terminal power consumption, and at the same time, guarantee the robustness and stability of the system communication.

[0093] In combination with the above description, the technical solutions involved in the above method are specifically described below by the embodiments of the present application.

[0094] Specifically, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is preconfigured; or, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is specified by the protocol; or, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is configured by the network; or, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is determined by the first interval length information and the duration ratio coefficient information configured by the network, and the first interval length information is used to indicate the time interval between the terminal currently monitoring the first wake-up signal and the last time it monitored the first wake-up signal.

[0095] The unit of the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer can be one of the following: paging cycle, DRX cycle, millisecond, system frame, second, subframe, time slot, OFDM symbol. For example, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is 2 paging cycles.

[0096] It should be noted that the present application can configure the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer in different ways, such as pre-configuration, network display configuration, configuration through the first interval length information and the network configured duration ratio coefficient information, etc., which is conducive to improving the flexibility and diversity of configuring the first timer or the second timer.

[0097] In addition, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer may be the product of the first interval length information and the duration proportional coefficient information.

[0098] For example, the network can configure a duration coefficient X (represented by duration ratio coefficient information) for the terminal through system information, and the value of X can be 1 / 8, 1 / 16, 1 / 32, etc. When the terminal currently monitors the first wake-up signal, the terminal determines the timing duration T1 of the currently started first timer based on the time interval K (represented by the first interval length information) between the current monitoring of the first wake-up signal and the last reception of the first wake-up signal and the duration coefficient X, that is, T1 = X*K, and the value units of T1 and K can be paging cycle, milliseconds, system frames, seconds, subframes, time slots, OFDM symbols, etc. Figure 3 As shown, the timing duration T1 of the first timer may include multiple paging cycles T.

[0099] Specifically, the present application may further include: the network device sends a first wake-up signal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start a first timer.

[0100] The first wake-up signal may be used to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state.

[0101] It should be noted that the first wake-up signal of the present application can be used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer, and can also be used to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state. At this time, if the terminal listens to the first wake-up signal in the first state, the terminal switches the first state to the second state, and starts the first timer in the second state.

[0102] The first state can be used to indicate that the terminal is in the first working state, and the second state can be used to indicate that the terminal is in the second working state, and the first working state is different from the second working state.

[0103] In addition, the terminal in the first working state (or the first state) can not be able to perform normal communication operations or update related parameters, for example, the terminal can not be able to listen to the wake-up signal (different from the first wake-up signal, the wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the terminal listens to its corresponding / associated PO) / paging DCI / PEI information, receive system messages or transmit related data, etc., but can listen to the first wake-up signal, and the terminal in the second working state (or the second state) can perform normal communication operations or update related parameters.

[0104] The first state (or the first working state) can include a deep sleep state, a shutdown state or a flight mode; and the second state (or the second working state) can include a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state or a radio resource control connected state.

[0105] It should be noted that when the terminal is in the deep sleep state, the network device can trigger the terminal to switch from the deep sleep state to the RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_CONNECT state by sending the first wake-up signal, that is, the terminal determines that it needs to exit the deep sleep mode and enter the active mode through the first wake-up signal. Compared with the RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_CONNECT state, the terminal has lower power consumption in the deep sleep state.

[0106] When the terminal is in the shutdown state or the flight mode, the network device can trigger the terminal to switch from the shutdown state / flight mode to the RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE / RRC_CONNECT state by sending the first wake-up signal, that is, the terminal determines that it needs to turn on or exit the flight mode to enter the active mode through the first wake-up signal.

[0107] At the same time, since the terminal is generally unable to receive any signal in the shutdown state / flight mode, in order to ensure that the terminal can monitor the first wake-up signal in the shutdown state / flight mode, the terminal of the present application may include a main communication module and an auxiliary communication module. Among them, if the terminal is in the shutdown state / flight mode, the main communication module of the terminal is in a closed state, and the auxiliary communication module is in an open state to monitor the first wake-up signal. When the terminal monitors the first wake-up signal through the auxiliary communication module, the terminal turns on the main communication module, that is, the terminal switches from the shutdown state / flight mode to the RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE state, and performs corresponding communication operations or updates related parameters through the main communication module, such as monitoring the wake-up signal (the wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the terminal monitors its corresponding PO, which is different from the first wake-up signal), monitoring paging DCI, monitoring PEI information, receiving system messages or transmitting related data, etc.

[0108] In addition, when the terminal is in a deep sleep state, the terminal may include a main communication module and monitor the first wake-up signal through the main communication module; or, the terminal may include a main communication module and an auxiliary communication module, and monitor the first wake-up signal through the auxiliary communication module. The specific details are consistent with the above and will not be repeated here.

[0109] Specifically, the power consumption of the terminal in the first state is less than that in the second state.

[0110] It should be noted that the terminal is usually unable to perform corresponding communication operations or update relevant parameters (such as monitoring wake-up signals / paging DCI / PEI information, receiving system messages, transmitting relevant data, etc.) in the first state, but can perform the above operations in the second state. Therefore, compared with the second state, the terminal has lower power consumption in the first state. In order to ensure the communication function of the terminal, this application requires a signal with a low-power wake-up function (i.e., a first wake-up signal) to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state, thereby realizing state switching by transmitting the first wake-up signal, while saving network overhead and terminal power consumption, ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0111] In combination with the above description, the technical solutions included in this application are explained below.

[0112] Specifically, the present application may also include: the network device sends configuration information.

[0113] The configuration information may be used to determine a first resource location, and the first resource location may be used to monitor the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal.

[0114] Specifically, before the step of monitoring the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal in the step S220, the method further includes: obtaining configuration information; and determining, by the terminal, a first resource position according to the configuration information before a first timer expires, the first resource position being used for monitoring the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal.

[0115] It should be noted that, in order to determine the resource position (the first resource position) for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, the present application sends the configuration information by the network device, and then the terminal determines the first resource position according to the configuration information, so as to realize the determination of the resource position for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the configuration information, and further ensure the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0116] It should be noted that, in order to determine the resource position (the first resource position) for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, the present application sends the configuration information by the network device, and then the terminal determines the first resource position according to the configuration information, so as to realize the determination of the resource position for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the configuration information, and further ensure the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0117] It should be noted that, in order to determine the resource position (the first resource position) for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, the present application sends the configuration information by the network device, and then the terminal determines the first resource position according to the configuration information, so as to realize the determination of the resource position for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the configuration information, and further ensure the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0118] It should be noted that, in order to determine the resource position (the first resource position) for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, the present application sends the configuration information by the network device, and then the terminal determines the first resource position according to the configuration information, so as to realize the determination of the resource position for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the configuration information, and further ensure the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0119] It should be noted that, in order to determine the resource position (the first resource position) for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, the present application sends the configuration information by the network device, and then the terminal determines the first resource position according to the configuration information, so as to realize the determination of the resource position for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the configuration information, and further ensure the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0120] For example, the high-level parameter PCCH-Config contains the following parameter information:

[0121]

[0122]

[0123] Wherein, the high-layer parameter defaultPagingCycle can be used to configure a default paging cycle (or DRX cycle).

[0124] The high-layer parameter nAndPagingFrameOffset can be used to configure the total number of PFs in a paging cycle (or DRX cycle) and the PF offset. oneT indicates that one paging cycle contains 1 PF; halfT indicates that one paging cycle contains 2 PFs, and so on; INTEGER(0..1) indicates the PF offset of the two PFs, and so on.

[0125] The high-layer parameter ns can be used to configure the total number of POs corresponding to one PF. For example, one PF can correspond to 1 PO, 2 POs, or 4 POs, etc.

[0126] The high-layer parameter firstPDCCH-MonitoringOccasionOfPO can be used to configure the position of the starting PDCCH monitoring occasion of each PO corresponding to the PF. Wherein, one PO is composed of multiple consecutive PDCCH monitoring occasions.

[0127] In addition, the configuration information of the present application can include wake-up configuration parameter information. Wherein, the wake-up configuration parameter information can be used to configure the first resource position. It can be understood that the network can specially send configuration information (i.e. wake-up configuration parameter information) for configuring the first wake-up signal, so as to realize the determination of the resource position for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the wake-up configuration parameter information, and further ensure the robustness and stability of system communication while saving network overhead and terminal power consumption.

[0128] In combination with the above description, the following will specifically describe how to determine the first resource position according to the configuration information.

[0129] Method one:

[0130] Specifically, if the configuration information includes paging configuration parameter information, determining the first resource position according to the configuration information can include: the terminal determines at least one first paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter and the device identification information of the terminal, and takes the at least one first paging occasion as the first resource position.

[0131] It should be noted that the PF or PO for paging can be determined by the following formula:

[0132] (SFN+PF_offset)mod T=(T div N)*(UE_ID mod N);

[0133] i_s=floor(UE_ID / N)mod Ns;

[0134] Here, SFN represents the system frame number of PF.

[0135] T represents the paging cycle or DRX cycle. The value of T can be determined by the higher-layer parameter defaultPagingCycle. In addition, T = min(Tc, Tue), where Tc represents a specific DRX value (configured by RRC or higher layers) and Tue represents the default DRX value broadcast in the system information.

[0136] PF_offset represents the offset used to determine PF. The value of PF_offset can be determined by the high-level parameter nAndPagingFrameOffset.

[0137] N represents the total number of PFs in a paging cycle or DRX cycle. The value of N may be determined by the higher-layer parameter nAndPagingFrameOffset.

[0138] i_s represents the index of the PO corresponding to a PF, that is, i_s indicates that the terminal is to monitor the i_s+1th PO in the PF.

[0139] Ns represents the total number of POs corresponding to a PF. The value of Ns can be determined by the high-level parameter ns.

[0140] UE_ID represents the device identification information of the terminal. The value of UE_ID can be determined by 5G-S-TMSI mod 1024. TMSI represents the temporary mobile subscription identifier of the terminal, which can be used to uniquely distinguish different terminals. When the terminal does not have a TMSI, the default UE_ID = 0.

[0141] For example, Figure 4 As shown, before the first timer times out, the first timer has a timing duration of T1, and the terminal determines multiple paging occasions based on the paging configuration parameters and the device identification information of the terminal. The time interval between each paging occasion is the paging cycle T. Finally, the terminal monitors the first DCI or the second wake-up signal on the determined multiple paging occasions.

[0142] In summary, the paging configuration parameters of the present application may include T, PF_offset, N and / or Ns. Therefore, before the first timer expires, the terminal can determine at least one PO (such as i_s of the first paging occasion) based on the paging configuration parameters (such as T, PF_offset, N and Ns) and its own device identification information (such as UE_ID), and use the determined at least one PO as the resource location for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, that is, the terminal monitors the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal on the determined at least one PO, thereby realizing the determination of the resource location for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal through the paging configuration parameters, thereby saving network overhead and terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0143] Method 2:

[0144] Specifically, the wake-up configuration parameter information may include at least one of the following: offset information, period information; offset information, used to configure the offset from the end position of the first wake-up signal to the starting position of the first resource position; period information, used to configure the period of the first resource position.

[0145] It should be noted that, in combination with the above description, the network can separately send wake-up configuration parameter information for configuring the first resource location. The starting position of the first resource location is configured by the offset information in the wake-up configuration parameter information, and the period of the first resource location is configured by the period information in the wake-up configuration parameter information. Thus, the offset information and period information are used to determine the resource location for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, thereby saving network overhead and terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0146] In summary, if the configuration information includes wake-up configuration parameter information, then determining the first resource location according to the configuration information in S230 may include: the terminal determining the first resource location according to the wake-up configuration parameter information.

[0147] The wake-up configuration parameter information may include offset information and period information. Therefore, the network can separately send the wake-up configuration parameter information to determine the resource location for monitoring the first paging DCI or the second wake-up signal, thereby saving network overhead and terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communications.

[0148] For example, Figure 5As shown, before the first timer expires, the terminal determines the first resource position according to the offset information and the period information. The offset information is used to configure the offset of the end position of the first wake-up signal to the start position of the first resource position as d, and the period information is used to configure the period of the first resource position as T2. Finally, the time interval between the first resource positions is the period T2, and the first DCI or the second wake-up signal is listened to at the first resource position.

[0149] In combination with the above description, the following describes the technical solutions of the present application in the case where the first timer expires and whether the terminal listens to the first DCI.

[0150] Specifically, if the first timer expires and the terminal listens to the second wake-up signal, the terminal starts the second timer according to the second wake-up signal; or, if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, the terminal starts the second timer by default; or, if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, the terminal does not start the second timer by default.

[0151] It should be noted that after listening to the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts the first timer. Then, before the first timer expires, the terminal listens to the second wake-up signal.

[0152] The second wake-up signal of the present application can be used to indicate whether the terminal starts the second timer. For example, the second wake-up signal can include bit information. The bits in the bit information have a corresponding relationship with the terminal. Therefore, the present application can determine whether to start the second timer by the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information. For example, if the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information is 1, it indicates that the terminal starts the second timer; if the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information is 0, it indicates that the terminal does not start the second timer; and vice versa.

[0153] Based on this, if the first timer expires and the terminal listens to the second wake-up signal, the terminal starts the second timer according to the second wake-up signal, so as to listen to the second paging DCI before the second timer expires, and thus realizes the listening to the second paging DCI through the second timer, saves the network overhead and terminal power consumption, and guarantees the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0154] In addition, if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, the terminal of the present application can start the second timer by default, or can not start the second timer by default, which needs to be determined according to the configuration of the network, or determined by the terminal according to the protocol.

[0155] For example, the network can send configuration information to the terminal, which can include bit information. Thus, the application can determine whether to start the second timer by default or not by the value of the bit in the bit information. If the value of the bit in the bit information is 1, the terminal starts the second timer by default if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal; if the value of the bit in the bit information is 0, the terminal does not start the second timer by default if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal; and vice versa.

[0156] Similarly, if the protocol stipulates that the terminal starts the second timer by default, the terminal starts the second timer by default if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal; if the protocol stipulates that the terminal does not start the second timer by default, the terminal does not start the second timer by default if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal.

[0157] Based on this, if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, the terminal starts the second timer by default. When the terminal starts the second timer by default, the terminal listens to the second paging DCI before the second timer expires, so that the listening to the second paging DCI is realized through the second timer, which saves the network overhead and terminal power consumption while ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication.

[0158] If the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, the terminal does not start the second timer by default. When the terminal does not start the second timer by default, the terminal can switch the second state to the first state, which is conducive to saving power consumption.

[0159] The method can further include: if the terminal starts the second timer and the configuration information includes paging configuration parameter information, the terminal determines at least one second paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter information and the device identifier information of the terminal before the second timer expires; and the terminal listens to the second paging downlink control information at the at least one second paging occasion.

[0160] It should be noted that the paging configuration parameter of the present application can include T, PF_offset, N and / or Ns. Therefore, before the second timer expires, the terminal can determine at least one PO (such as i_s of the second paging occasion) according to the paging configuration parameter (such as T, PF_offset, N and Ns) and its own device identification information (such as UE_ID), and take the determined at least one PO as the resource position for monitoring the second paging DCI, that is, the terminal monitors the second paging DCI on the determined at least one PO, thereby realizing monitoring the second paging DCI through the paging configuration parameter information before the second timer expires, and further ensuring the robustness and stability of system communication while saving network overhead and terminal power consumption.

[0161] In combination with the above description, the present application embodiment provides another monitoring method, as shown in the following Figure 6 The method comprises the following steps:

[0162] S610, after monitoring the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts a first timer.

[0163] The first wake-up signal can be used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer.

[0164] The first wake-up signal can include a low-power wake-up signal.

[0165] The timing duration of the first timer can be used to represent the duration of the terminal monitoring the first paging downlink control information.

[0166] S620, before the first timer expires, the terminal monitors the first paging downlink control information.

[0167] The first paging downlink control information can be used to schedule a paging message.

[0168] Specifically, the timing duration of the first timer is pre-configured; or the timing duration of the first timer is network configured; or the timing duration of the first timer is determined by first interval length information and network configured duration proportion coefficient information, and the first interval length information is used to represent the time interval between the current monitoring of the terminal to the first wake-up signal and the last monitoring of the terminal to the first wake-up signal.

[0169] Specifically, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state.

[0170] The first state includes a deep sleep state, a shutdown state or a flight mode; the second state includes a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state or a radio resource control connected state

[0171] The power consumption of the terminal in the first state is less than that in the second state.

[0172] Specifically, before listening to the first paging downlink control information, the method can further include: the terminal acquires configuration information; before the first timer expires, the terminal determines the first resource location according to the configuration information, and the first resource location is used for listening to the first paging downlink control information.

[0173] The configuration information is carried by a system message, or the configuration information is configured by a radio access control layer or a high layer.

[0174] The configuration information includes paging configuration parameter information or wake-up configuration parameter information; the paging configuration parameter information is used for configuring a paging occasion; and the wake-up configuration parameter information is used for configuring the first resource location.

[0175] Further, if the configuration information includes the paging configuration parameter information, determining the first resource location according to the configuration information can include: the terminal determines at least one first paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter and device identification information of the terminal, and takes the at least one first paging occasion as the first resource location.

[0176] Further, the wake-up configuration parameter information includes at least one of the following: offset information and period information; the offset information is used for configuring an offset from an end position of the first wake-up signal to a start resource position of the first resource location; and the period information is used for configuring a period of the first resource location.

[0177] It should be noted that, Figure 6 The specific implementation of each operation in the embodiments can be found in the above Figure 2 The description of the method embodiments shown in the above

[0178] In combination with the above description, the embodiments of the present application provide another listening method, as shown in the above Figure 7 The method includes the following steps:

[0179] S710, after listening to the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts a first timer.

[0180] Illustratively, the first wake-up signal can be used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer.

[0181] Illustratively, the first wake-up signal can include a low-power wake-up signal.

[0182] Illustratively, the timing duration of the first timer can be used to represent the duration of the terminal listening to the second wake-up signal.

[0183] S720, before the first timer expires, the terminal listens to a second wake-up signal, the second wake-up signal being used to trigger the terminal to start a second timer, a timing duration of the second timer being used to represent a duration for the terminal to listen to a second paging downlink control information.

[0184] For example, the second paging downlink control information can be used to schedule a paging message.

[0185] Specifically, the second wake-up signal can be used to indicate whether the terminal starts the second timer.

[0186] It should be noted that the second wake-up signal of the present application can include bit information. Among them, the bits in the bit information have a corresponding relationship with the terminal. Therefore, the present application can determine whether to start the second timer through the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information. For example, if the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information is 1, it indicates that the terminal starts the second timer; if the value of the bit corresponding to the terminal in the bit information is 0, it indicates that the terminal does not start the second timer; vice versa.

[0187] Specifically, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is pre-configured; or, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is network-configured; or, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is determined by first interval length information and network-configured duration ratio coefficient information, the first interval length information being used to represent a time interval between the current time when the terminal listens to the first wake-up signal and the last time when the terminal listens to the first wake-up signal.

[0188] Specifically, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to switch from a first state to a second state.

[0189] Among them, the first state includes a deep sleep state, a shutdown state or a flight mode; the second state includes a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state or a radio resource control connected state

[0190] Among them, the power consumption of the terminal in the first state is less than the power consumption in the second state.

[0191] Specifically, before listening to the second wake-up signal, the method can further include: the terminal acquires configuration information; before the first timer expires, the terminal determines a first resource location according to the configuration information, the first resource location being used to listen to the second wake-up signal.

[0192] Among them, the configuration information is carried by a system message; or, the configuration information is configured by a radio access control layer or a high layer.

[0193] The configuration information includes paging configuration parameter information or wake-up configuration parameter information; the paging configuration parameter information is used for configuring a paging occasion; and the wake-up configuration parameter information is used for configuring a first resource position.

[0194] Further, if the configuration information includes the paging configuration parameter information, determining the first resource position according to the configuration information can include: determining, by the terminal, at least one first paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter and device identification information of the terminal, and taking the at least one first paging occasion as the first resource position.

[0195] Further, the wake-up configuration parameter information includes at least one of offset information and period information; the offset information can be used for configuring an offset from an ending position of a first wake-up signal to a starting resource position of the first resource position; and the period information can be used for configuring a period of the first resource position.

[0196] Specifically, after listening to the second wake-up signal, the method can further include: if the first timer expires and the terminal listens to the second wake-up signal, starting, by the terminal, a second timer according to the second wake-up signal; or, if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, starting, by the terminal, the second timer by default; or, if the first timer expires and the terminal does not listen to the second wake-up signal, not starting, by the terminal, the second timer by default.

[0197] Further, the method can further include: if the terminal starts the second timer and the configuration information includes the paging configuration parameter information, determining, by the terminal, at least one second paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter information and device identification information of the terminal before the second timer expires; and listening, by the terminal, to second paging downlink control information at the at least one second paging occasion.

[0198] It should be noted that, Figure 7 The specific implementation of each operation in the embodiments can be found in the above Figure 2 The description of the method embodiments shown in the above is not repeated here in detail.

[0199] The above mainly describes the scheme of the embodiments of the present application from the perspective of the method. It can be understood that, in order to implement the above functions, the terminal or network device includes the corresponding hardware structure and / or software module for executing each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in the embodiments disclosed in the present application, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a certain function is implemented in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical scheme. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present application.

[0200] The embodiments of the present application can divide the functional units of the terminal or the network device according to the above method examples. For example, each functional unit can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated in one processing unit. The integrated unit can be realized in the form of hardware or in the form of a software program module. It should be noted that the division of the units in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative, and is only a logical function division, and another division mode can be used in actual implementation.

[0201] In the case of using the integrated unit, Figure 8 A functional unit composition block diagram of a monitoring device is provided. The monitoring device 800 includes a processing unit 802 and a communication unit 803. The processing unit 802 is configured to control and manage the actions of the monitoring device 800. For example, the processing unit 802 is configured to support the monitoring device 800 to perform the steps performed by the terminal in the method and other processes of the technical solutions described in the present application. The communication unit 803 is configured to support the communication between the monitoring device 800 and other devices in the wireless communication system. The monitoring device 800 can further include a storage unit 801 configured to store the program code executed by the monitoring device 800 and the data transmitted. Figure 2

[0202] It should be noted that the monitoring device 800 can be a chip or a chip module.

[0203] The processing unit 802 can be a processor or a controller, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component or any combination thereof. It can realize or execute the various exemplary logical blocks, modules and circuits described in combination with the disclosure of the present application. The processing unit 802 can also be a combination realizing the computing function, for example, a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, etc. The communication unit 803 can be a communication interface, a transceiver, a transceiving circuit, etc., and the storage unit 801 can be a memory. When the processing unit 802 is a processor, the communication unit 803 is a communication interface, and the storage unit 801 is a memory, the monitoring device 800 related in the embodiments of the present application can be a terminal as shown in FIG. 8. Figure 10 ​​

[0204] In a practical implementation, the processing unit 802 is configured to perform any of the steps performed by the terminal in the above method embodiments, and when performing data transmission such as sending, the communication unit 803 can be selectively invoked to complete the corresponding operation. Details are as follows.

[0205] The processing unit 802 is configured to: start a first timer after listening to the first wake-up signal; and listen to the first paging downlink control information or a second wake-up signal before the first timer expires, the second wake-up signal being used to trigger the listening device 800 to start a second timer, a timing duration of the second timer being used to represent a duration for the listening device 800 to listen to the second paging downlink control information.

[0206] It should be noted that, Figure 8 The specific implementation of each operation in the above embodiments can be found in the description of the method embodiments shown in the above Figure 2 The specific implementation of each operation in the above embodiments can be found in the description of the method embodiments shown in the above

[0207] Specifically, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is preconfigured, or the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is configured by the network, or the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is determined by first interval length information and network-configured duration ratio coefficient information, the first interval length information being used to represent a time interval between the current listening to the first wake-up signal by the terminal and the last listening to the first wake-up signal.

[0208] Specifically, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the device to switch from the first state to the second state.

[0209] Specifically, the first state includes a deep sleep state, a shutdown state, or a flight mode, and the second state includes a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state, or a radio resource control connected state.

[0210] Specifically, the power consumption of the device in the first state is less than the power consumption in the second state.

[0211] Specifically, before listening to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, the processing unit 802 is further configured to: obtain configuration information; and determine a first resource location according to the configuration information before the first timer expires, the first resource location being used to listen to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal.

[0212] Specifically, the configuration information is carried by a system message, or the configuration information is configured by a radio access control layer or a high layer.

[0213] Specifically, the configuration information comprises: paging configuration parameter information or wake-up configuration parameter information; the paging configuration parameter information is used for configuring a paging occasion; and the wake-up configuration parameter information is used for configuring a first resource position.

[0214] Specifically, if the configuration information comprises the paging configuration parameter information, the processing unit 802 is configured to: determine at least one first paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter and the device identification information, and take the at least one first paging occasion as the first resource position, in determining the first resource position according to the configuration information.

[0215] Specifically, the wake-up configuration parameter information comprises at least one of: offset information and period information; the offset information is used for configuring an offset from an ending position of a first wake-up signal to a starting resource position of the first resource position; and the period information is used for configuring a period of the first resource position.

[0216] Specifically, the processing unit 802 is further configured to: if the first timer expires and the second wake-up signal is monitored, start a second timer according to the second wake-up signal; or if the first timer expires and the second wake-up signal is not monitored, start the second timer by default; or if the first timer expires and the second wake-up signal is not monitored, do not start the second timer by default.

[0217] Specifically, the processing unit 802 is further configured to: if the second timer is started and the configuration information comprises the paging configuration parameter information, determine at least one second paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter information and the device identification information before the second timer expires; and monitor a second paging downlink control information at the at least one second paging occasion.

[0218] In the case of an integrated unit, Figure 9 Another functional unit block diagram of a monitoring device is provided. The monitoring device 900 comprises: a processing unit 902 and a communication unit 903. The processing unit 902 is configured to control and manage the actions of the monitoring device 900, for example, the processing unit 902 is configured to support the monitoring device 900 to perform the steps performed by the network device in the embodiments of the present application and other processes described in the present application. The communication unit 903 is configured to support the communication between the monitoring device 900 and other devices in the wireless communication system. The monitoring device 900 can further comprise a storage unit 901 configured to store the program code executed by the monitoring device 900 and the data transmitted. Figure 2

[0219] It should be noted that the monitoring device 900 can be a chip or a chip module.

[0220] ​The processing unit 902 can be a processor or a controller, for example, a CPU, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA, or other programmable logic device, transistor logic device, hardware component, or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute various exemplary logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in combination with the disclosure. The processing unit 902 can also be a combination of computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, and the like. The communication unit 903 can be a communication interface, a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, and the like, and the storage unit 901 can be a memory. When the processing unit 902 is a processor, the communication unit 903 is a communication interface, and the storage unit 901 is a memory, the monitoring device 900 related to the embodiments of the present application can be a network device as shown in the following figure. Figure 11

[0221] In a specific implementation, the processing unit 902 is configured to perform any step performed by the network device in the above method embodiments, and when performing data transmission such as sending, the communication unit 903 can be optionally called to complete the corresponding operation. The following will be described in detail.

[0222] The processing unit 902 is configured to configure a first timer, the first timer is configured to be started after the terminal monitors the first wake-up signal, and the timing duration of the first timer is configured to represent the duration of the terminal monitoring the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal. The second wake-up signal is configured to trigger the terminal to start a second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is configured to represent the duration of the terminal monitoring the second paging downlink control information.

[0223] It should be noted that, Figure 9 The specific implementation of each operation in the embodiments can be found in the description of the above Figure 2 method embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0224] Specifically, the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is preconfigured; or the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is configured by the network; or the timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is determined by the first interval length information and the time duration ratio coefficient information configured by the network, and the first interval length information is configured to represent the time interval between the current monitoring of the terminal to the first wake-up signal and the last monitoring of the terminal to the first wake-up signal.

[0225] Specifically, the processing unit 902 is further configured to send the first wake-up signal, and the first wake-up signal is configured to trigger the terminal to start the first timer.

[0226] Specifically, the first wake-up signal is further configured to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state

[0227] ​Specifically, the first state includes a deep sleep state, a shutdown state or a flight mode; and the second state includes a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state or a radio resource control connected state.

[0228] Specifically, the processing unit 902 is further configured to send configuration information, the configuration information being used to determine the first resource location, and the first resource location being used to listen to the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal.

[0229] Specifically, the configuration information is carried by a system message, or the configuration information is configured by a radio access control layer or a high layer.

[0230] Specifically, the configuration information includes paging configuration parameter information or wake-up configuration parameter information, the paging configuration parameter information being used to configure a paging occasion, and the wake-up configuration parameter information being used to configure the first resource location.

[0231] Specifically, the wake-up configuration parameter information includes at least one of offset information or period information, the offset information being used to configure an offset from an end position of the first wake-up signal to a start position of the first resource location, and the period information being used to configure a period of the first resource location.

[0232] Referring to Figure 10 , Figure 10 is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application. The terminal 1000 includes a processor 1010, a memory 1020, a communication interface 1030, and a communication bus for connecting the processor 1010, the memory 1020 and the communication interface 1030.

[0233] The memory 1020 includes, but is not limited to, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) or a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM). The memory 1020 is used to store program codes executed by the terminal 1000 and transmitted data.

[0234] The communication interface 1030 is used to receive and send data.

[0235] The processor 1010 can be one or more CPUs. In the case where the processor 1010 is a CPU, the CPU can be a single-core CPU or a multi-core CPU.

[0236] The processor 1010 in the terminal 1000 is used to read at least one program 1021 stored in the memory 1020 and perform the following operations: after monitoring the first wake-up signal, start the first timer; before the first timer times out, monitor the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal 1000 to start the second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal 1000 monitoring the second paging downlink control information.

[0237] It should be noted that the specific implementation of each operation can adopt the above Figure 2 The corresponding description of the method embodiment shown in the figure shows that the terminal 1000 can be used to execute the terminal-side method of the above method embodiment of the present application, which will not be described in detail here.

[0238] See also Figure 11 , Figure 11 11 is a schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the network device 1100 includes a processor 1110 , a memory 1120 , a communication interface 1130 , and a communication bus for connecting the processor 1110 , the memory 1120 , and the communication interface 1130 .

[0239] The memory 1120 includes but is not limited to RAM, ROM, EPROM or CD-ROM, and is used to store relevant instructions and data.

[0240] The communication interface 1130 is used to receive and send data.

[0241] The processor 1110 may be one or more CPUs. When the processor 1110 is a CPU, the CPU may be a single-core CPU or a multi-core CPU.

[0242] The processor 1110 in the network device 1100 is used to read at least one program 1121 stored in the memory 1120 and perform the following operations: configure a first timer, the first timer is used to start after the terminal monitors the first wake-up signal, the timing duration of the first timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal monitoring the first paging downlink control information or the second wake-up signal, the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal monitoring the second paging downlink control information.

[0243] It should be noted that the specific implementation of each operation can adopt the above Figure 2 The corresponding description of the method embodiment shown is that the network device 1100 can be used to execute the method on the network device side of the above method embodiment of the present application, which will not be described in detail here.

[0244] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, and the computer program causes a computer to perform part or all of steps described as executed by the terminal or the management device in the above method embodiment.

[0245] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, wherein the computer program product comprises a computer program which is operable to cause a computer to execute part or all of steps described as executed by the terminal or the management device in the above method embodiment. The computer program product can be a software installation package.

[0246] It should be noted that, for each of the above embodiments, in order to simply describe, each is expressed as a series of action combinations. Those skilled in the art should know that the present application is not limited to the order of actions described, because some steps in the embodiment of the present application can be performed in other order or simultaneously. In addition, those skilled in the art should know that the embodiments described in the specification all belong to preferred embodiments, and the actions, steps, modules or units involved are not necessarily required in the embodiment of the present application.

[0247] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment of the present application has its own focus, and the part not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to the relevant description of other embodiments.

[0248] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the methods, steps, or functions of the related modules / units described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product, or it may be implemented by a processor executing a computer program instruction. Wherein, the computer program product includes at least one computer program instruction, and the computer program instruction may be composed of corresponding software modules, which may be stored in RAM, flash memory, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, registers, hard disks, mobile hard disks, read-only compact discs (CD-ROMs), or any other form of storage medium well known in the art. The computer program instruction may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or may be transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program instruction may be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wired or wireless means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that a computer can access, or may be a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium, or a semiconductor medium (eg, an SSD).

[0249] The modules / units included in the various devices or products described in the above embodiments may be software modules / units, hardware modules / units, or may be partially software modules / units and partially hardware modules / units. For example, for various devices or products applied to or integrated into a chip, the modules / units included therein may all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; or, some of the modules / units included therein may be implemented in the form of software programs that run on a processor integrated within the chip, while some of the modules / units (if any) may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits. The same applies to various devices or products applied to or integrated into a chip module, or various devices or products applied to or integrated into a terminal.

[0250] The specific implementation methods described above further illustrate the purpose, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific implementation method of the embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made on the basis of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A monitoring method, characterized in that: include: After monitoring the first wake-up signal, the terminal starts a first timer; Before the first timer times out, the terminal monitors a second wake-up signal, where the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start a second timer. The timing duration of the second timer is used to indicate the duration for which the terminal monitors the second paging downlink control information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is preconfigured; or, The timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is configured by the network; or The timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is determined by the first interval length information and the duration ratio coefficient information configured by the network, and the first interval length information is used to indicate the time interval between the terminal currently monitoring the first wake-up signal and the last time it monitored the first wake-up signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The first state includes a deep sleep state, a power-off state, or an airplane mode; The second state includes a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state, or a radio resource control connected state.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The power consumption of the terminal in the first state is less than the power consumption in the second state.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before monitoring the second wake-up signal, the method further includes: The terminal obtains configuration information; Before the first timer times out, the terminal determines a first resource location according to the configuration information, where the first resource location is used to monitor the second wake-up signal.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The configuration information is carried by a system message; or, the configuration information is configured by a radio access control layer or a higher layer.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The configuration information includes: paging configuration parameter information or wake-up configuration parameter information; The paging configuration parameter information is used to configure the paging opportunity; The wake-up configuration parameter information is used to configure the first resource location.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that If the configuration information includes the paging configuration parameter information, then determining the first resource location according to the configuration information includes: The terminal determines at least one first paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameters and the device identification information of the terminal, and uses the at least one first paging occasion as the first resource location.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The wake-up configuration parameter information includes at least one of the following: offset information and period information; The offset information is used to configure the offset from the end position of the first wake-up signal to the starting resource position of the first resource position; The period information is used to configure the period of the first resource location.

11. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that Also includes: If the first timer times out and the terminal detects the second wake-up signal, the terminal starts the second timer according to the second wake-up signal; or, If the first timer times out and the terminal does not hear the second wake-up signal, the terminal starts the second timer by default; or, if the first timer times out and the terminal does not hear the second wake-up signal, the terminal does not start the second timer by default.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Also includes: If the terminal starts the second timer and the configuration information includes the paging configuration parameter information, then before the second timer times out, the terminal determines at least one second paging occasion according to the paging configuration parameter information and the device identification information of the terminal; The second paging downlink control information is monitored on the at least one second paging occasion.

13. A monitoring method, characterized in that: include: The network device configures a first timer, which is used to start after the terminal monitors the first wake-up signal. The timing duration of the first timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal monitoring the second wake-up signal. The second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the second timer. The timing duration of the second timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal monitoring the second paging downlink control information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is preconfigured; or, The timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is configured by the network; or The timing duration of the first timer or the second timer is determined by the first interval length information and the duration ratio coefficient information configured by the network, and the first interval length information is used to indicate the time interval between the terminal currently monitoring the first wake-up signal and the last time it monitored the first wake-up signal.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that Also includes: The network device sends the first wake-up signal, where the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the first timer.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first wake-up signal is further used to trigger the terminal to switch from the first state to the second state.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The first state includes a deep sleep state, a power-off state, or an airplane mode; The second state includes a radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control inactive state, or a radio resource control connected state.

18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 17, characterized in that: Also includes: The network device sends configuration information, where the configuration information is used to determine a first resource location, and the first resource location is used to monitor the second wake-up signal.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The configuration information is carried by a system message; or, the configuration information is configured by a radio access control layer or a higher layer.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein The configuration information includes paging configuration parameter information or wake-up configuration parameter information; The paging configuration parameter information is used to configure the paging opportunity; The wake-up configuration parameter information is used to configure the first resource location.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The wake-up configuration parameter information includes at least one of the following: offset information, period information; wherein, The offset information is used to configure the offset from the end position of the first wake-up signal to the start position of the first resource position; The period information is used to configure the period of the first resource location.

22. A monitoring device, characterized in that: The apparatus comprises a processing unit and a communication unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to: After monitoring a first wake-up signal through the communication unit, starting a first timer; Before the first timer times out, the communication unit monitors a second wake-up signal, where the second wake-up signal is used to trigger the start of a second timer, and the timing duration of the second timer is used to indicate the duration of monitoring the second paging downlink control information.

23. A monitoring device, characterized in that: The apparatus comprises a processing unit configured to: Configure a first timer, which is used to start after the terminal monitors the first wake-up signal. The timing duration of the first timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal monitoring the second wake-up signal. The second wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to start the second timer. The timing duration of the second timer is used to indicate the duration of the terminal monitoring the second paging downlink control information.

24. A terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and at least one program, wherein the at least one program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

25. A network device, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and at least one program, wherein the at least one program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in the method according to any one of claims 13 to 21.

26. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that It stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 21.

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