Information processing method, device, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide an information processing method, device and storage medium, the method comprising: a terminal device receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource; and the terminal device receiving first information on the first resource in the time range according to the first configuration information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is PDCCH to be received. The terminal device receives the first information according to the first configuration information, so as to determine whether there is PDCCH to be received according to the first information, thereby avoiding data detection when there is no data to be received, and effectively reducing the energy consumption of the terminal device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the New Radio (NR), terminal devices are supported to perform discontinuous reception, that is, the terminal devices can periodically wake up and sleep according to pre-configured parameters.

[0003] Currently, when a terminal device enters a dormant state, the terminal device does not receive data; when the terminal device enters an awake state, the terminal device will detect data regardless of whether there is data currently being sent to the terminal device.

[0004] However, when there is no data to be received, the terminal device still performs data detection, which will result in increased energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0005] The preceding description is intended to provide general background information and does not necessarily constitute prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present application provide an information processing method, device, and storage medium to overcome the problem of increased energy consumption of the terminal device caused by the terminal device still performing data detection when there is no data to be received.

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, applied to a terminal device, comprising:

[0008] receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource;

[0009] According to the first configuration information, first information is received on a first resource within the time range, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to be received.

[0010] In one possible design, the first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, where the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range;

[0011] The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the second resource is a resource used to receive the PDCCH.

[0012] In one possible design, the first time information and the second time information are related to the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the bandwidth part (Bandwidth Part, BWP) where the first information is located; and / or, the first time information and the second time information are related to the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0013] In one possible design, if there is one first resource within the time range, receiving the first information on the first resource within the time range includes:

[0014] receiving first information on the first resource within the time range; or,

[0015] If there are at least two first resources within the time range, receiving first information on the first resources within the time range includes:

[0016] A first resource that first meets a preset condition is selected from the at least two first resources, and first information is received on the first resource that first meets the preset condition.

[0017] In one possible design, the preset conditions include at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

[0018] In one possible design, the method further includes:

[0019] Second configuration information is received, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for receiving the PDCCH.

[0020] In one possible design, the first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

[0021] In one possible design, the method further includes:

[0022] Determine whether to receive the PDCCH according to the first information.

[0023] In one possible design, the first information is also used to indicate at least one of the aggregation level, control channel element (CCE) sequence number, and beam parameters of the received PDCCH.

[0024] In one possible design, the first information is at least one of the following: downlink control information (DCI) information and system information block (SIB) information.

[0025] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, applied to a network device, comprising:

[0026] Sending first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource;

[0027] According to the first configuration information, first information is sent on a first resource within the time range, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be sent to one terminal device or multiple terminal devices.

[0028] In one possible design, the first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, where the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range;

[0029] The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the second resource is a resource used to send the PDCCH.

[0030] In one possible design, the first time information and the second time information are related to the SCS of the BWP where the first information is located; and / or, the first time information and the second time information are related to the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0031] In one possible design, if there is one first resource within the time range, sending the first information on the first resource within the time range includes:

[0032] Sending first information on the first resource within the time range; or,

[0033] If there are at least two first resources within the time range, sending the first information on the first resources within the time range includes:

[0034] A first resource that first meets a preset condition is selected from the at least two first resources, and first information is sent on the first resource that first meets the preset condition.

[0035] In one possible design, the preset conditions include at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

[0036] In one possible design, the method further includes:

[0037] Second configuration information is sent, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for sending the PDCCH.

[0038] In a possible design, the first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

[0039] In a possible design, the method further includes:

[0040] determining the first information according to whether the PDCCH is transmitted.

[0041] In a possible design, the first information is further used to indicate at least one of an aggregation level, a CCE sequence number, and a beam parameter of the transmitted PDCCH.

[0042] In a possible design, the first information is at least one of DCI information and SIB information.

[0043] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information processing apparatus, applied to a terminal device, including:

[0044] a receiving module, configured to receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource;

[0045] The receiving module is further configured to receive first information on the first resource in the time range according to the first configuration information, where the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be received.

[0046] In a possible design, the first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, and the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range.

[0047] The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval of the first resource and a second resource, and the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval of the first resource and the second resource, where the second resource is a resource used to receive the PDCCH.

[0048] In a possible design, the first time information and the second time information are related to a SCS of a BWP where the first information is located, and / or the first time information and the second time information are related to a capability of the terminal device.

[0049] In a possible design, if there is one first resource in the time range, the receiving module is specifically configured to:

[0050] receive first information on the first resource in the time range; or

[0051] if there are at least two first resources in the time range, the receiving module is specifically configured to:

[0052] selecting a first resource that first satisfies the preset condition from the at least two first resources, and receiving the first information on the first resource that first satisfies the preset condition.

[0053] In a possible design, the preset condition includes at least one of the following: time priority, primary carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

[0054] In a possible design, the reception module is further configured to:

[0055] receive second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for receiving the PDCCH.

[0056] In a possible design, the first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

[0057] In a possible design, the apparatus further includes a processing module.

[0058] The processing module is configured to determine, according to the first information, whether to receive the PDCCH.

[0059] In a possible design, the first information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: aggregation level, CCE sequence number, and beam parameter for receiving the PDCCH.

[0060] In a possible design, the first information is at least one of the following: DCI information and SIB information.

[0061] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information processing apparatus, applied to a network device, including:

[0062] a sending module configured to send first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource;

[0063] The sending module is further configured to send, according to the first configuration information, first information on the first resource in the time range, where the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be sent for one terminal device or multiple terminal devices.

[0064] In a possible design, the first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, and the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range.

[0065] The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the second resource is a resource used to send the PDCCH.

[0066] In one possible design, the first time information and the second time information are related to the SCS of the BWP where the first information is located; and / or, the first time information and the second time information are related to the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0067] In one possible design, if there is one first resource within the time range, the sending module is specifically configured to:

[0068] Sending first information on the first resource within the time range; or,

[0069] If there are at least two first resources within the time range, the sending module is specifically configured to:

[0070] A first resource that first meets a preset condition is selected from the at least two first resources, and first information is sent on the first resource that first meets the preset condition.

[0071] In one possible design, the preset conditions include at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

[0072] In one possible design, the sending module is further configured to:

[0073] Second configuration information is sent, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for sending the PDCCH.

[0074] In one possible design, the first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

[0075] In one possible design, the apparatus further includes: a processing module;

[0076] The processing module is configured to determine the first information according to whether the PDCCH is sent.

[0077] In one possible design, the first information is also used to indicate at least one of the aggregation level, CCE sequence number, and beam parameters for sending the PDCCH.

[0078] In one possible design, the first information is at least one of the following: DCI information and SIB information.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (such as a terminal device, or a chip of the terminal device), comprising: a processor, a memory;

[0080] The memory stores computer-executable instructions.

[0081] The computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the method in any of the above first aspect and various possible designs of the first aspect.

[0082] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device (such as a network device, or a chip of the network device), comprising: a processor, a memory;

[0083] The memory stores computer-executable instructions.

[0084] The computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the method in any of the above second aspect and various possible designs of the second aspect.

[0085] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method in any of the above first aspect and various possible designs of the first aspect.

[0086] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method in any of the above second aspect and various possible designs of the second aspect.

[0087] The embodiments of the present application provide an information processing method, device and storage medium. The method comprises: receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource; and receiving first information on the first resource in the time range according to the first configuration information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is PDCCH to be received. By receiving the first information according to the first configuration information, whether there is PDCCH to be received can be determined according to the first information, so that detection of data is not needed when there is no data to be received, thereby effectively reducing the energy consumption of the terminal device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0088] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative labor.

[0089] Figure 1A schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0090] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a DRX cycle provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0091] Figure 3 A flowchart of an information processing method provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0092] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of implementation of PDCCH detection by a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0093] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a possible implementation of the time range provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0094] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the existence of a first resource within a time range provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0095] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of at least two first resources existing within a time range provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0096] Figure 8 This is an example of whether the first resource exists within the time range provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 ;

[0097] Figure 9 This is an example of whether the first resource exists within the time range provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 ;

[0098] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of setting the time interval provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0099] Figure 11 A schematic diagram of the first information and the PDCCH provided in an embodiment of the present application being located at the same time;

[0100] Figure 12 A flowchart of an information processing method provided in another embodiment of the present application;

[0101] Figure 13 Schematic diagram of the structure of the information processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0102] Figure 14 Schematic diagram of the structure of the information processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0103] Figure 15 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0104] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0105] To facilitate understanding, the concepts involved in this application are first explained.

[0106] Terminal device: It can be a device that includes wireless transceiver functions and can cooperate with network devices to provide communication services to users. Specifically, terminal device can refer to user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device. For example, the terminal device can 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 device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network or a network after 5G, etc.

[0107] Network device: The network device can be a device for communicating with the terminal device, for example, can be a base station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS) in a Global System for Mobile Communication (Global System for Mobile Communication, GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) communication system, can also be a base station (NodeB, NB) in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) system, can also be an evolved base station (Evolutional Node B, eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or the network device can be a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, and a network side device in a future 5G network or a network after 5G, or a network device in a future evolved public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) network, etc.

[0108] The network device involved in the embodiments of the present application can also be referred to as a Radio Access Network (RAN) device. The RAN device is connected with the terminal device, and is used to receive data of the terminal device and send it to the core network device. The RAN device corresponds to different devices in different communication systems, for example, in a 2G system, it corresponds to a base station and a base station controller, in a 3G system, it corresponds to a base station and a radio network controller (Radio Network Controller, RNC), in a 4G system, it corresponds to an evolved base station (Evolutional Node B, eNB), in a 5G system, it corresponds to a 5G system, such as an access network device (for example, gNB, centralized unit CU, distributed unit DU) in NR.

[0109] In the following, the communication method of the present application is described in combination with Figure 1 The scene to which the communication method in the present application is applied is described.

[0110] Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the communication scene provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown. Please refer to Figure 1 , which includes a network device 101 and a terminal device 102, and the network device 101 and the terminal device 102 can perform wireless communication.

[0111] Among them, the network including the network device 101 and the terminal device 102 can also be referred to as a Non-Terrestrial Network (Non-Terrestrial Network, NTN), wherein the NTN refers to a communication network between a terminal device and a satellite (which can also be referred to as a network device).

[0112] It can be understood that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied in a new radio (NR) communication technology, the NR refers to a new generation of wireless access network technology, and can be applied in a future evolution network, such as a future 5th generation mobile communication (5G) system. The solutions in the embodiments of the present application can also be applied in other wireless communication networks such as wireless fidelity (WIFI) and long term evolution (LTE), and the corresponding names can also be replaced by the names of corresponding functions in other wireless communication networks.

[0113] The network architecture and service scenarios described in the embodiments of the present application are used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, with the evolution of network architecture and the appearance of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0114] In order to reduce the power consumption of the terminal device, the NR system supports the terminal device to perform discontinuous reception (DRX), wherein the DRX refers to that when there is no data transmission, the receiving circuit of the terminal device can be turned off to reduce power consumption, such as discontinuous monitoring of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of data transmission.

[0115] The network device can pre-set a DRX cycle, and one DRX cycle includes an active period (OnDuration) and an inactive period. The terminal device monitors the PDCCH in the active period, and the terminal device does not monitor the PDCCH in the inactive period. In the following, the DRX cycle is described in combination with Figure 2 .

[0116] Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the DRX cycle provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown. Please refer to Figure 2 , the DRX cycle includes an active period and an inactive period.

[0117] When the terminal device is in the active period, the terminal device enters a wake-up state, thereby monitoring and receiving the PDCCH, or performing related measurement, if the PDCCH received indicates that the network device sends data to the terminal device, the terminal device receives the data at a specified time-frequency position.

[0118] When the terminal device is in an inactive period, the terminal device enters a sleep state and does not monitor the PDCCH.

[0119] Among them, if the activation period is set to be short, the terminal device may frequently detect the PDCCH; if the activation period is set to be long, the terminal device may be unable to receive data in a timely manner.

[0120] Regardless of whether there is a PDCCH that needs to be received, the terminal device will perform data detection during the activation period. However, when there is no data to be received, the terminal device performs data detection, which will lead to increased energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0121] In response to the above problems, this application proposes the following technical concept: by sending indication information to indicate whether PDCCH needs to be received during the current activation period, the terminal device does not need to detect data during the activation period when there is no data to be received, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0122] Based on the above introduction, how to configure the indication information is particularly important. The information processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application introduces in detail how to configure the indication information. Figure 3 To explain, Figure 3 This is a flowchart of an information processing method provided in one embodiment of the present application.

[0123] like Figure 3 As shown, the method includes:

[0124] S301. Receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource.

[0125] In this embodiment, the first configuration information may come from a network device, or the first configuration information may come from other terminal devices, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0126] Among them, the first configuration information is used to indicate the time range, and the time range is used to limit the specific time period within which the first information is received. In one possible implementation method, the time range can, for example, be a time range corresponding to a preset time length before a certain moment; or, the time range can also be a time range composed of a first time interval and a second time interval at a certain moment.

[0127] In addition, the first configuration information in this embodiment can also be used to indicate at least one first resource, wherein the first resource may include at least one of the following: time domain resources, frequency domain resources, and beam resources. That is to say, the first resource in this embodiment is used to indicate the specific location at which the first information is received, wherein the number of specifically configured first resources can be selected according to actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0128] S302. Receive first information on a first resource within a time range according to the first configuration information, where the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be received.

[0129] In this embodiment, the at least one first resource described above may be located within the time range, or may not be located within the time range. This embodiment does not impose any limitation on this, and it specifically depends on how the first configuration information is set.

[0130] When receiving the first information, the terminal device may receive the first information on a first resource within a time range.

[0131] In a possible implementation, there may be only one first resource within the time range, and the terminal device may directly receive the first information on the first resource;

[0132] In another possible implementation, there may be at least two first resources within the time range, and the terminal device may receive the first information on the first resource that first meets the preset condition.

[0133] Among them, the preset conditions may include, for example, at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority, wherein time priority may, for example, be time first, main carrier priority may, for example, be main carrier first, and associated beam priority may be using the same beam-related resources for SSB reception.

[0134] In a possible implementation manner, the preset condition may also be indicated in the form of signaling.

[0135] In this embodiment, the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be received. If the first information indicates that there is a PDCCH to be received, the terminal device detects and receives the PDCCH during the current activation period; if the first information indicates that there is no PDCCH to be received, the terminal device does not detect data during the current activation period. The first information can be, for example, downlink control information (DCI) information, or system information block (SIB) information. This embodiment does not limit the implementation method of the first information, as long as it can be used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be received.

[0136] Through the indication of the first information, the terminal device can determine whether to perform PDCCH detection during the current activation period, thereby effectively saving energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0137] An information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present application includes: receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource. According to the first configuration information, first information is received on a first resource within the time range, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be received. By receiving the first information according to the first configuration information, it is possible to determine whether there is a PDCCH to be received based on the first information, thereby eliminating the need to detect data when no data needs to be received, thereby effectively reducing energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0138] Based on the above embodiments, it can be understood that the terminal device can detect and receive PDCCH according to a preset period. In one possible implementation, the terminal device can receive second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for receiving PDCCH. That is to say, the terminal device can determine at which time-frequency position in the activation period to detect and receive PDCCH based on the second resource.

[0139] The following combination Figure 4 This article introduces a possible implementation method of PDCCH detection for current terminal equipment. Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the implementation of PDCCH detection by a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0140] See also Figure 4 , assuming the terminal device is currently configured with Figure 4As shown in the activation period and non-activation period, the terminal device can detect data during the activation period, but the terminal device performs blind detection when performing data detection. In order to instruct the terminal to receive, the network device can also send a second configuration information to the terminal device, and instruct the second resource of the PDCCH to be sent through the second configuration information, so that the terminal device can perform blind detection only on the second resource.

[0141] For example, the second resource indicated by the second configuration information includes a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource. In a possible implementation, the location of the second resource can be as follows: Figure 4 As shown in the gray part, the terminal device detects the PDCCH at the time-frequency position corresponding to the second resource in the activation period according to the configured period.

[0142] Currently, if PDCCH is detected, the terminal device can receive other data or perform corresponding action instructions according to the instructions of PDCCH; if there is no PDCCH to be received at this time, the terminal device also needs to detect PDCCH according to the second resource indicated by the second configuration information, which results in additional energy consumption.

[0143] Based on this, the present embodiment proposes a first information for indicating the PDCCH to be received, so that when there is no data to be received, the terminal device does not need to perform data detection. In this embodiment, the first information can be received on the first resource within the time range. Figure 5 A possible implementation of the time range is described. Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a possible implementation of the time range provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0144] In this embodiment, the first time information and the second time information can be used to indicate the time range, wherein the first time range is used to indicate the first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time range is used to indicate the second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the first time interval and the second time interval can jointly indicate the time range in this embodiment.

[0145] It can be understood that the time domain position of the second resource may be indicated by the second configuration information, and thus the time domain position of the second resource may be fixed.

[0146] Therefore, the time position corresponding to the second time interval of the second resource and the time position corresponding to the first time interval of the second resource can constitute a time range, and the first resource within the time range can be used to receive the first information.

[0147] In the embodiment, the time range is indicated by the first time interval and the second time interval, which can effectively ensure the validity of the first information indicating whether there is the PDCCH to be received, wherein the first time interval can limit the detection complexity of the second information, and the second time interval can ensure that the detection of the data does not exceed the detection capability of the terminal device.

[0148] On the basis of the above embodiment, the first configuration information in the application can indicate at least one first resource. In a possible implementation manner, there is only one first resource in the time range. The following describes the case that there is only one first resource in the time range. Figure 6 Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the case that there is only one first resource in the time range provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the following figure.

[0149] Referring to Figure 6 , it is assumed that there are two first resources before the time domain position corresponding to the second resource in the current active period, but there is only one first resource in the time range composed of the first time interval and the second time interval. The first information is detected and received on the first resource in the time range, so as to determine whether to detect the PDCCH on the second resource according to the indication of the first information.

[0150] Meanwhile, referring to Figure 6 , there are also some first resources corresponding to the time domain positions that are not in the time range, so the first information cannot be received on these first resources.

[0151] In another possible implementation manner, there can be at least two first resources in the time range. The following describes the case that there are at least two first resources in the time range. Figure 7 Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the case that there are at least two first resources in the time range provided by the embodiment of the application is shown in the following figure.

[0152] Referring to Figure 7 , it is assumed that there are three first resources before the second resource in the current active period, and the three first resources are all in the time range composed of the first time interval and the second time interval, that is, the three first resources all meet the condition. The first information can be detected and received on the first resource closest to the time, so as to receive or not receive the PDCCH according to the indication of the first information.

[0153] On the basis of the above embodiment, it can be understood that the first configuration information can indicate a plurality of first resources. In a possible implementation manner, the first resources can be periodically configured, and it can be determined according to the introduction of the above embodiment that the second resource is also periodically configured. The period of the first resource and the period of the second resource can be the same or different, and the embodiment does not limit this.

[0154] The above​​ Figure 5-Figure 7 The content introduced in the embodiment is described by taking one period as an example, and the implementation manners of the remaining periods are similar, and the embodiment will not be described herein.

[0155] In another possible implementation manner, the terminal device does not receive the first information in a time range, and the following is described in combination with Figure 8 and Figure 9 , it is illustrated that Figure 8 the first resource does not exist in the time range provided by the embodiment of the application Figure 1 . Figure 9 the first resource does not exist in the time range provided by the embodiment of the application Figure 2 .

[0156] For example, as shown in Figure 8 , each first resource does not exist in the time range; or as shown in Figure 9 , there is no first resource in the current active period, and in either case, the terminal device does not currently receive the first information.

[0157] At this time, the terminal device can determine whether to receive the PDCCH according to a preset rule, for example, the preset rule can be default reception, or default non-reception, or default reception after a preset number of periods; or the preset rule can also be to follow the reception result of the last period, and the embodiment does not make special limitation, and the specific implementation manner of the preset rule can be selected according to actual needs.

[0158] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, the setting of the first time interval and the second time interval in the embodiment can be related to the capability of the terminal device; or can also be related to the SCS parameter of the BWP where the first information is located; or can also be related to the type of the terminal device / reporting parameter of the terminal device.

[0159] The setting of the first time interval and the second time interval will be described below by taking the SCS parameter as an example, and the following Figure 10 will be described, Figure 10 a setting diagram of the time interval provided by the embodiment of the application.

[0160] Referring to Figure 10 , it is assumed that there are BWP1 and BWP2 at present, the parameter of BWP1 is SCS1, the parameter of BWP2 is SCS2, the first time interval T1 and the second time interval T2 are set for SCS1, the first time interval T1` and the second time interval T2` are set for SCS2, and it can be seen from Figure 10 that the lengths of T1 and T1` are different, and the lengths of T2 and T2` are also different.

[0161] Wherein, how to set the specific first time interval and the second time interval can be configured according to actual needs.

[0162] Then the terminal device can select by itself according to the BWP where the first information is located, for example, the terminal device currently selects the first information corresponding to the BWP1, which can be used to indicate whether there is PDCCH to be received in the BWP2.

[0163] In a possible implementation, the first time interval and / or the second time interval is configured in units of milliseconds (ms), and the terminal can calculate the time slot number or the symbol number related to the time interval according to the SCS parameter used by the BWP, and use the time slot number or the symbol number to determine the time-frequency signal position of receiving the first information.

[0164] In another possible implementation, the first time interval and / or the second time interval is configured in units of time slot number, and the terminal needs to determine the time slot number or the symbol number on the controlled BWP according to the SCS of the controlled BWP, using the time slot number or the symbol number to determine the time-frequency signal position of receiving the first information.

[0165] In addition, the first time interval and the second time interval can also be set according to the capability of the terminal device, wherein the capability of the terminal device is used to measure the degree of satisfaction of the terminal device to the user demand, for example, the capability of the terminal device can be determined according to the capability level of the terminal device, wherein the capability of the terminal device can include at least one of the following: data rate, transmission bandwidth, modulation mode, number of antennas, minimum state switching time, etc.

[0166] Suppose there are currently a first terminal device and a second terminal device, the first terminal device can be set with a first time interval t1 and a second time interval t2, and the second terminal device can be set with a first time interval t1' and a second time interval t2', assuming that the lengths of t1 and t1' are different, and the lengths of t2 and t2' are also different.

[0167] Wherein, how to set the specific first time interval and the second time interval can be configured according to actual needs.

[0168] In addition, the first time interval and the second time interval can also be set according to the type of the terminal device, wherein the type of the terminal device can be a category divided according to the characteristics of the device, such as a terminal device used for personal mobile service, a terminal device used for vehicle-mounted device, a terminal device used for Internet of Things device, etc. These different terminal devices can access to the same network, and the system configures different parameters according to the corresponding device type.

[0169] It is assumed that there are currently terminal devices of a first type and terminal devices of a second type, and the first type of terminal device can be provided with a first time interval tt1 and a second time interval tt2, and the second type of terminal device can be provided with a first time interval tt1` and a second time interval tt2`, and it is assumed that the lengths of tt1 and tt1` are different, and the lengths of tt2 and tt2` are also different.

[0170] Wherein, how to set the specific first time interval and the second time interval, can be configured according to actual needs.

[0171] And, the first time interval and the second time interval can also be set according to the reporting parameters of the terminal device, wherein the reporting parameters of the terminal device may, for example, be at least one of: minimum conversion time, conversion capability level, etc.

[0172] Wherein, the network device can set the first time interval and the second time interval for the terminal device according to the reporting parameters of the terminal device, under the condition that the requirements of the reporting parameters are met, wherein different first time intervals and second time intervals can be set for different reporting parameters.

[0173] On the basis of the above embodiment, the time unit of the first time interval and the second time interval can be a time slot (slot) or a symbol (symbol), or it can also be an absolute time, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0174] In another possible implementation of the present application, the first information and the PDCCH may, for example, also be located on different resources at the same time, in which case the terminal device can search for the first information first, and the following Figure 11 The current implementation is described, Figure 11 The first information and the PDCCH provided by the embodiments of the present application are located in the same time diagram.

[0175] Referring to Figure 11 , the first resource corresponding to the current first information and the second resource for receiving the PDCCH are located on different resources in the same time unit, at which time the terminal device searches for the first information first, and then determines whether there is a PDCCH to be received on the second resource according to the first information.

[0176] In one possible implementation, it can be indicated in advance in the protocol which frequency domain range to search for first, thereby realizing the priority search for the first information; or, the priority of the search space can also be indicated to realize the priority search for the first information, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment, and it can be selected according to actual needs.

[0177] Based on the above embodiments, in the method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the first information can also be used to indicate additional information to supplement the parameters of the PDCCH, for example, it can indicate the aggregation level of the PDCCH received this time, one or more parameters of the CCE sequence number or beam parameters.

[0178] By supplementing the parameters of the PDCCH with the first information, the complexity of the terminal device receiving the PDCCH can be further reduced, thereby reducing power consumption.

[0179] Based on the above embodiment, it can be understood that the first configuration information, the first information, etc. can come from the network device, so the following is combined with Figure 12 Explain the information processing method performed by the network device side, Figure 12 A flowchart of an information processing method provided in another embodiment of the present application.

[0180] like Figure 12 As shown, the method includes:

[0181] S1201. Send first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource.

[0182] S1202. Send first information on a first resource within a time range according to the first configuration information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be sent to one terminal device or multiple terminal devices.

[0183] In this embodiment, the implementation of the first configuration information and the first information is similar to that described above and will not be repeated here.

[0184] The difference is that in this embodiment, the network device first determines whether there is a PDCCH that needs to be sent to one or multiple terminal devices, and then obtains the first information based on the determination result, so that the first information can indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be sent.

[0185] The remaining implementation methods can refer to the introduction in the above embodiments and will not be described again here.

[0186] The information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present application includes: sending first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource. According to the first configuration information, first information is sent on the first resource within the time range, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be sent. By sending the first information according to the first configuration information, it is possible to determine whether there is a PDCCH to be sent to a terminal device or multiple terminal devices based on the first information, so that the terminal device does not need to detect data when there is no data to be received, thereby effectively reducing the energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0187] Figure 13 Schematic diagram of the structure of the information processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 .like Figure 13 As shown, the device 130 includes: a receiving module 1301 and a processing module 1302.

[0188] The receiving module 1301 is configured to receive first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource;

[0189] The receiving module 1301 is further configured to receive first information on a first resource within the time range according to the first configuration information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is a PDCCH to be received.

[0190] In one possible design, the first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, where the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range;

[0191] The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the second resource is a resource used to receive the PDCCH.

[0192] In one possible design, the first time information and the second time information are related to the subcarrier spacing SCS of the bandwidth part BWP where the first information is located; and / or, the first time information and the second time information are related to the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0193] In one possible design, if there is one first resource within the time range, the receiving module 1301 is specifically configured to:

[0194] receiving first information on the first resource within the time range; or,

[0195] If there are at least two first resources in the time range, the receiving module 1301 is specifically configured to:

[0196] selecting a first resource that first satisfies a preset condition from the at least two first resources, and receiving first information on the first resource that first satisfies the preset condition, wherein the preset condition includes at least one of the following: time priority, primary carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

[0197] In a possible design, the receiving module 1301 is further configured to:

[0198] receive second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for receiving the PDCCH.

[0199] In a possible design, the first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

[0200] In a possible design, the apparatus further includes a processing module 1302.

[0201] The processing module is configured to determine, according to the first information, whether to receive the PDCCH.

[0202] In a possible design, the first information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: an aggregation level, a CCE sequence number, and a beam parameter for receiving the PDCCH.

[0203] In a possible design, the first information is at least one of the following: DCI information and SIB information.

[0204] The apparatus provided in the embodiment can be used to execute the technical solutions of the method embodiments, and has similar implementation principles and technical effects, which will not be repeated here.

[0205] Figure 14 Structure of an information processing apparatus provided in the embodiment Figure 2 As shown in Figure 14 the apparatus 140 includes a sending module 1401 and a processing module 1402.

[0206] The sending module 1401 is configured to send first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource.

[0207] The sending module 1401 is further configured to send, according to the first configuration information, first information on the first resource in the time range, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether there is PDCCH to be sent by one terminal device or multiple terminal devices.

[0208] In one possible design, the first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, where the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range;

[0209] The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the second resource is a resource used to send the PDCCH.

[0210] In one possible design, the first time information and the second time information are related to the subcarrier spacing SCS of the bandwidth part BWP where the first information is located; and / or, the first time information and the second time information are related to the capabilities of the terminal device.

[0211] In one possible design, if there is one first resource within the time range, the sending module 1401 is specifically configured to:

[0212] Sending first information on the first resource within the time range; or,

[0213] If there are at least two first resources within the time range, the sending module 1401 is specifically configured to:

[0214] Select a first resource that first meets a preset condition from the at least two first resources, and send first information on the first resource that first meets the preset condition, wherein the preset condition includes at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

[0215] In one possible design, the sending module 1401 is further configured to:

[0216] Second configuration information is sent, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for sending the PDCCH.

[0217] In one possible design, the first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

[0218] In one possible design, the apparatus further includes: a processing module 1402;

[0219] The processing module is configured to determine the first information according to whether the PDCCH is sent.

[0220] In one possible design, the first information is also used to indicate at least one of the aggregation level, CCE sequence number, and beam parameters for sending the PDCCH.

[0221] In one possible design, the first information is at least one of the following: DCI information and SIB information.

[0222] The device provided in this embodiment can be used to execute the technical solution of the above method embodiment. Its implementation principle and technical effects are similar and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0223] Figure 15 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application is shown as follows: Figure 15 As shown, the terminal device 150 of this embodiment includes: a processor 1501 and a memory 1502;

[0224] Memory 1502, for storing computer-executable instructions;

[0225] The computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor 901, implement the steps of the information processing method in the above embodiment. For details, please refer to the relevant description in the above method embodiment.

[0226] Optionally, the memory 1502 may be independent or integrated with the processor 1501 .

[0227] When the memory 1502 is independently provided, the terminal device further includes a bus 1503 for connecting the memory 1502 and the processor 1501 .

[0228] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions. When a processor executes the computer-executable instructions, the information processing method executed by the above communication device is implemented.

[0229] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, which includes computer program code. When the computer program code is run on a computer, the computer executes the methods described in the various possible implementation modes above.

[0230] An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program from the memory, so that a communication device equipped with the chip executes the methods described in the various possible implementation modes above.

[0231] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the modules is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple modules can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or module, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0232] The above-mentioned integrated module implemented in the form of a software functional module can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional module is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or a processor to perform some steps of the method described in various embodiments of the present application.

[0233] It should be understood that the processor described above may be a central processing unit (CPU), other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), or application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the present invention may be directly executed by a hardware processor or by a combination of hardware and software modules within the processor.

[0234] The memory may include high-speed random access memory (RAM) memory, and may also include non-volatile memory (NVM), such as at least one disk memory, and may also be a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0235] The bus can be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. Buses can be classified into address buses, data buses, and control buses. For ease of illustration, the buses in the drawings of this application are not limited to just one bus or just one type of bus.

[0236] The storage medium may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile memory device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk. The storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0237] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the above-described method embodiments can be implemented using hardware associated with program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the program performs the steps of the above-described method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0238] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising the element.

[0239] It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be employed in this application to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to differentiate one piece of information from another piece of information of the same type. For example, a first information can also be referred to as a second information, and similarly, a second information can also be referred to as a first information, without departing from the scope of the present application. Depending on the context, the word "if' as used herein can be interpreted to mean "when" or "upon" or "in response to determining." Also, as used herein, the singular forms "a," "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," "has," "having," "contains" and / or "containing," when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, kinds and / or groups but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, kinds and / or groups thereof. The terms "or" and "and / or" as used herein are to be interpreted as inclusive or meaning either or any combination. Therefore, "A, B or C" or "A, B and / or C" means "any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B and C." An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or acts are in some way inherently mutually exclusive.

[0240] It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowcharts in the above embodiments are shown in sequence according to the direction of the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in sequence according to the direction of the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, the execution of these steps is not strictly limited in sequence, and they can be executed in other sequences. Moreover, at least part of the steps in the figures can include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, which are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and the execution sequence is not necessarily sequential, but can be executed in rotation or alternation with at least part of other steps or sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0241] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An information processing method, wherein: Applied to terminal equipment, including: receiving first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource; receiving, according to the first configuration information, first information on a first resource within the time range, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) needs to be received during a current activation period; The first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, and the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range; The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the first time interval is the longest time interval between the first resource and the second resource; the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time interval is the shortest time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the difference between the longest time interval and the shortest time interval is the length of the time range, and wherein the second resource is a resource used to receive the PDCCH.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first time information and the second time information are related to the subcarrier spacing SCS of the bandwidth part BWP where the first information is located; and / or, the first time information and the second time information are related to the capability of the terminal device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein If there is a first resource within the time range, receiving first information on the first resource within the time range includes: receiving first information on the first resource within the time range; or, If there are at least two first resources within the time range, receiving first information on the first resources within the time range includes: A first resource that first meets a preset condition is selected from the at least two first resources, and first information is received on the first resource that first meets the preset condition.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The preset conditions include at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The method further comprises: Second configuration information is received, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for receiving the PDCCH.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The method further comprises: Determine whether to receive the PDCCH according to the first information.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein The first information is also used to indicate at least one of the aggregation level, control channel element CCE sequence number, and beam parameters of the received PDCCH.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The first information is at least one of the following: downlink control information DCI information and system information block SIB information.

10. An information processing method, wherein: Applicable to network equipment, including: Sending first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a time range and at least one first resource; Sending first information on a first resource within the time range according to the first configuration information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether a PDCCH needs to be sent to one terminal device or multiple terminal devices during a current activation period; The first configuration information includes first time information and second time information, and the first time information and the second time information are used to indicate the time range; The first time information is used to indicate a first time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the first time interval is the longest time interval between the first resource and the second resource; the second time information is used to indicate a second time interval between the first resource and the second resource, and the second time interval is the shortest time interval between the first resource and the second resource, wherein the difference between the longest time interval and the shortest time interval is the length of the time range, and wherein the second resource is a resource used to send the PDCCH.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The first time information and the second time information are related to the SCS of the BWP where the first information is located; and / or, The first time information and the second time information are related to the capability of the terminal device.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein: If there is one first resource within the time range, sending the first information on the first resource within the time range includes: Sending first information on the first resource within the time range; or, If there are at least two first resources within the time range, sending the first information on the first resources within the time range includes: A first resource that first meets a preset condition is selected from the at least two first resources, and first information is sent on the first resource that first meets the preset condition.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The preset conditions include at least one of the following: time priority, main carrier priority, and associated beam priority.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein: The method further comprises: Second configuration information is sent, where the second configuration information is used to indicate a second resource for sending the PDCCH.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The first resource and the second resource are periodically configured.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein The method further comprises: The first information is determined according to whether the PDCCH is sent.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The first information is also used to indicate at least one of the aggregation level, CCE sequence number, and beam parameters of the sent PDCCH.

18. The method according to claim 14, wherein The first information is at least one of the following: DCI information and SIB information.

19. A communication device, wherein: include: Processor, memory; The memory stores computer-executable instructions; When the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 is implemented.

20. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, which are used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18 when executed by a processor.

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