Drx communication method, terminal, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a DRX communication method, a terminal and a computer readable storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: a terminal receives configuration information from a network device, wherein the configuration information is used for the terminal to determine one or more target DRX active periods in one DRX cycle according to a plurality of wake-up signals (WUS); and the terminal performs WUS monitoring according to the configuration information, and wakes up or does not wake up the target DRX active period according to a monitoring result.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, specifically to a DRX communication method, a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] In version 16 (Rel-16), Downlink Control Information (DCI) format 2_6 can be based on buffer indication. DCI format 2_6 indicates whether the user equipment (UE) should listen on the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in the following Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle, depending on whether there is data in the buffer. If a data packet arrives after DCI format 2_6, the UE will not receive any further wake-up signals (WUS) after successfully receiving DCI format 2_6, thus preventing any changes to the DRX activation timer. The data packet will not be transmitted until the next DRX cycle, increasing transmission latency. If a data packet arrives before DCI format 2_6, WUS may indicate the start of the next DRX activation period timer, but if the data packet is far from the start of the DRX activation period, this will also increase transmission latency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this disclosure is to provide a DRX communication method, terminal, and computer-readable storage medium that can solve the problem of mismatch between DRX activation period and data packet arrival time in related technologies.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a discontinuous reception DRX communication method, the method comprising:

[0005] The terminal receives configuration information from the network device;

[0006] The terminal determines one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS) according to the configuration information.

[0007] The terminal performs WUS monitoring and, based on the monitoring results, either wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the terminal determines one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple WUS based on the configuration information, including:

[0009] The terminal determines the listening positions of multiple wake-up signals (WUS) and / or the listening time periods of multiple WUS, and / or multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle, based on the configuration information. The starting positions of the multiple candidate DRX activation periods are determined according to the listening positions of the multiple WUS or the listening time periods of the multiple WUS.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period;

[0011] The terminal determines the listening locations and / or listening time periods of multiple WUS based on the configuration information, including:

[0012] The terminal determines the listening locations and / or listening time periods of multiple WUS based on the relevant information of the WUS listening locations and / or WUS listening time periods.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and configuration information of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0014] The terminal determines, based on the configuration information, the listening locations of multiple WUS and / or the listening time periods of multiple WUS, and multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle, including:

[0015] The terminal, based on the configuration information of the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period, is used to determine the listening location and / or WUS listening time period of multiple wake-up signals (WUS); and / or

[0016] The terminal uses the candidate DRX activation period configuration information associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period to determine the start position of the candidate DRX activation period based on the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0017] In one possible implementation, the relevant information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0018] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0019] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0020] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period related information includes at least one of the following:

[0021] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position;

[0022] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period;

[0023] High-level signaling configuration.

[0024] In one possible implementation, the terminal performs WUS monitoring and, based on the monitoring results, wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods, including:

[0025] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0026] The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

[0027] In one possible implementation, the terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to a first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS, including one or more of the following:

[0028] In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS opportunities within the current WUS listening time period, and wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0029] During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0030] If the terminal detects a WUS during any of the multiple WUS listening periods, the terminal will stop listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and will either wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0031] In one possible implementation, the terminal performs WUS monitoring according to the configuration information, and wakes up or not wakes up the target DRX activation period among the one or more candidate DRX activation periods based on the monitoring result, including:

[0032] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0033] In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

[0034] In one possible implementation, the terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to a second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0035] Wherein, within a DRX cycle, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods correspond to the start positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods. The second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle, including one or more of the following:

[0036] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal wakes up or does not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0037] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0038] In one possible implementation, the configuration information further includes a preset quantity, and the method further includes:

[0039] When the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

[0040] In one possible implementation, when the WUS monitoring location or monitoring time period overlaps or does not overlap with the monitoring window of the target format downlink control information (DCI), the method includes one or more of the following:

[0041] The terminal is listening to WUS;

[0042] The terminal listens to the target format DCI;

[0043] The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

[0044] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0045] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0046] The receiving unit is used by the terminal to receive configuration information from the network device;

[0047] The processing unit is configured to allow the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple WUS according to the configuration information; the terminal performs WUS monitoring and, based on the monitoring results, wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods.

[0048] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0049] The terminal determines, based on the configuration information, the listening positions of multiple WUS and / or the listening time periods of multiple WUS, and / or multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle, wherein the starting positions of the multiple candidate DRX activation periods are determined based on the listening positions of the multiple WUS or the listening time periods of the multiple WUS.

[0050] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period;

[0051] The processing unit is further configured to allow the terminal to determine the listening locations and / or listening time periods of multiple WUS based on the relevant information of the WUS listening locations and / or WUS listening time periods.

[0052] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and candidate DRX activation period configuration information associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0053] The processing unit is further configured to, based on relevant information about the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period, determine the listening location and / or WUS listening time period of multiple wake-up signals WUS; and / or

[0054] The terminal determines the starting position of the candidate DRX activation period based on the candidate DRX activation period information associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0055] In one possible implementation, the relevant information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0056] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0057] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0058] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0059] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position;

[0060] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period;

[0061] High-level signaling configuration.

[0062] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0063] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0064] The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

[0065] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0066] In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS opportunities within the current WUS listening time period, and wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0067] During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0068] If the terminal detects a WUS during any of the multiple WUS listening periods, the terminal will stop listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and will either wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0069] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0070] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0071] In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

[0072] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0073] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal wakes up or does not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0074] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0075] In one possible implementation, the configuration information further includes a preset quantity, and the processing unit is further configured to:

[0076] When the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

[0077] In one possible implementation, if the processing unit overlaps or does not overlap with the listening window of the target format DCI at the WUS listening position or listening time period, it further performs one or more of the following:

[0078] The terminal is listening to WUS;

[0079] The terminal listens to the target format DCI;

[0080] The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

[0081] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0082] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a DRX communication method, the method comprising:

[0083] Network devices send configuration information to terminals;

[0084] The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS); the terminal performs WUS monitoring and wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results.

[0085] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and / or, multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle.

[0086] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period.

[0087] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and information related to the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0088] In one possible implementation, the relevant information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0089] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0090] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0091] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period related information includes at least one of the following:

[0092] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position;

[0093] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period;

[0094] High-level signaling configuration.

[0095] In one possible implementation, the configuration information also includes a preset quantity;

[0096] The preset number is used to stop WUS listening and stop waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods when the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number.

[0097] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0098] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, the network device comprising:

[0099] The sending unit is used for the network device to send configuration information to the terminal;

[0100] The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS); the terminal performs WUS monitoring and wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results.

[0101] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and / or, multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle.

[0102] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period.

[0103] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and information related to the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0104] In one possible implementation, the relevant information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0105] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0106] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0107] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period related information includes at least one of the following:

[0108] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position;

[0109] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period;

[0110] High-level signaling configuration.

[0111] In one possible implementation, the configuration information also includes a preset quantity;

[0112] The preset number is used to stop WUS listening and stop waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods when the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number.

[0113] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0114] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0115] The memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs in the memory and execute the DRX communication method as described in the first aspect.

[0116] Sixthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0117] The memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs in the memory and execute the DRX communication method as described in the third aspect.

[0118] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to cause a computer to perform the DRX communication method described in the first aspect, or to perform the DRX communication method described in the third aspect.

[0119] In this embodiment, the network device configures multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods for the terminal, and determines one or more candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on the multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods. This increases the number of WUS listening opportunities and allows for dynamic and flexible indication of DRX activation periods through WUS. This method achieves WUS and data packet time matching, effectively reducing data transmission latency. Attached Figure Description

[0120] Figure 1a This is a schematic diagram of the DRX mechanism;

[0121] Figure 1b This is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario where data packets arrive after the WUS signal.

[0122] Figure 1c This is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario where data packets arrive before the WUS signal.

[0123] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart of the DRX communication method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0124] Figures 3a to 3c This is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario provided by an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0125] Figure 4 This is one of the terminal structure diagrams provided in the embodiments of this disclosure;

[0126] Figure 5 This is a second schematic diagram of the terminal structure provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0127] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this disclosure. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0128] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this disclosure and in the claims are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first," "second," etc., are generally of the same class and the number of objects is not limited; for example, a first object can be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0129] To better understand the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, the following will be introduced first:

[0130] 1) DRX mechanism

[0131] When a user configures a DRX group, the UE will listen to the PDCCH of all serving cells discontinuously. The DRX mechanism is as follows: Figure 1a As shown. During the DRX cycle, the UE only monitors the PDCCH during the active period (On duration). During the "Opportunity for DRX", i.e., the inactive period (DRX off), the UE does not receive any PDCCH except for scheduling broadcast signaling to reduce power consumption, i.e., it enters sleep mode. The active period refers to the time period during which the following timers have not expired: DRX active period timer drx-onDurationTimer, inactive timer drx-InactivityTimer, downlink retransmission timer drx-RetransmissionTimerDL, uplink retransmission timer drx-RetransmissionTimerUL, random access contention resolution timer ra-ContentionResolutionTimer, and message B response window msgB-ResponseWindow.

[0132] For long DRX groups, the start time of the DRX activation period needs to satisfy the following relationship:

[0133] [(SFN×10)+frame number]modulo(drx-LongCycle)=drx-StartOffset

[0134] Wherein, SFN is the System Frame Number, drx-LongCycle is the long DRX cycle, and drx-StartOffset is the time offset value at the start of the activation period.

[0135] 2) Extended Reality (XR) Business Features

[0136] Extended Reality (XR) is one of the most important 5G media applications, represented by three forms: Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR). It utilizes computer technology and wearable devices to create a combined real and virtual environment and related human-computer interaction. The degree of virtuality increases from AR to VR, that is, from augmented reality (AR) where sensor input is partially perceived to VR, and finally to the complete virtual presence of a human (VR). XR devices present "illusions" through a person's vision, hearing, or environment.

[0137] Based on studies of XR services using Standalone (SA) 2, SA4, and RAN1, XR services exhibit near-periodic transmission characteristics, meaning the XR service source generates data packets at a certain refresh rate. For example, a refresh rate of 60 frames per second (60 FPS) means 60 data frames are generated per second, with a time interval of 16.67 milliseconds between frames. A refresh rate of 120 frames per second (120 FPS) means 120 data frames are generated per second, with a time interval of 8.33 milliseconds between frames.

[0138] However, after each XR service source data packet is generated, it will go through encoding, network routing and other processes to reach the base station. During these processes, the service source data packet will have different degrees of delay jitter when it reaches the base station due to different data packet sizes and network congestion conditions, and this delay jitter has a certain degree of randomness.

[0139] XR services are highly sensitive to latency requirements. Based on SA4's performance requirements for XR services, the PDB latency requirement is approximately 10ms to 15ms. Simultaneously, the average downlink transmission rate is approximately 100Mbps. This means that high data rate service information can be transmitted with relatively low latency requirements.

[0140] 3) Rel-16 energy-saving signal

[0141] During the DRX inactive period in Rel-16, the primary cell is configured with an energy-saving signal, which has two functions: one is a wake-up signal (WUS), which indicates whether the drx-onDurationTimer of the next long DRX cycle is enabled; the other is a secondary cell (SCell) sleep indicator, which indicates the sleep behavior of the SCell group configured by RRC.

[0142] The power-saving signal is received within a certain offset time (PS-offset) before the DRX activation period. The specific position within the offset time is determined by the search space set configuration of the power-saving signal (DCI format 2_6). The value range of PS-offset is 120 x 0.125 ms = 15 ms. When receiving the power-saving signal, listening for the power-saving signal must stop at least until the minimum time interval (MinTimeGap) before the DRX activation period, so that the terminal has enough time to prepare for the subsequent DRX activation period wake-up. Between PS-offset and MinTimeGap, the terminal only listens for the first complete listening period. The value X of the minimum time interval (MinTimeGap) is specified as shown in Table 1:

[0143]

[0144] Table 1

[0145] The energy-saving signal is only associated with the nearest long DRX cycle. When a short DRX cycle is configured, there is no energy-saving signal to indicate it.

[0146] Problems with the WUS indication of the Rel-16 power-saving signal:

[0147] If WUS is based on buffer indication, the WUS indication can indicate whether the UE should perform PDCCH listening in the next DRX cycle based on whether there is data in the buffer.

[0148] like Figure 1b As shown, gray fill represents data packets, arrows indicate WUS, solid boxes represent WUS listening windows, and dashed boxes indicate no WUS. The DRX cycle in the diagram is 20ms. If a data packet arrives after the WUS signal, the terminal will not receive any more WUS signals after successfully receiving the WUS signal, making it impossible to change the activation status of the DRX activation timer. The data packet will not be transmitted until the next DRX cycle, increasing the transmission latency.

[0149] like Figure 1c As shown, if a data packet arrives before the WUS signal, WUS may instruct the start of the next DRX activation period timer. However, if the data packet is far from the start of the DRX activation period, it will increase the transmission delay.

[0150] Based on the Rel-16 energy-saving signal, taking a maximum PS-offset range of 0.125ms to 15ms as an example, the maximum distance between the WUS signal monitoring position and the start of the DRX activation period is 15ms, which is close to a refresh rate of 60 frames per second. Even if multiple WUS signal detections can be performed within the PS-offset based on the periodic configuration of the PDCCH search space, the relevant technical protocols stipulate that WUS signal detection is only performed during the first complete duration, and WUS detection is not required at other positions. When the PS-offset is configured to a small value, if data arrives earlier than the DRX activation period or the WUS detection time, the terminal needs to wait until the DRX activation period, which affects the terminal's service transmission latency to some extent.

[0151] The DRX communication method provided in this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, through specific embodiments and application scenarios.

[0152] The technologies described in this article are not limited to 5th-generation (5G) mobile communication systems and their subsequent evolution, nor are they limited to LTE / LTE evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) systems. They can also be used in various wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems.

[0153] The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. CDMA systems implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000 and Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA). UTRA includes Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) and other CDMA variants. TDMA systems implement radio technologies such as the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). OFDMA systems implement radio technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolution-UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, and Flash-OFDM. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and more advanced LTE (such as LTE-A) are newer versions of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization called the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization called 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2). The technologies described herein can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies.

[0154] See Figure 2 This disclosure provides a DRX communication method, which includes the following steps:

[0155] Step 201: The terminal receives configuration information from the network device;

[0156] Step 202: The terminal performs WUS monitoring based on the configuration information, and wakes up or not wakes up the target DRX activation period based on the monitoring results.

[0157] The above configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on multiple WUS.

[0158] Furthermore, the above configuration information is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS listening locations and / or multiple WUS listening time periods, and / or multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle, wherein the starting position of the multiple candidate DRX activation periods is determined based on the multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods.

[0159] In this embodiment, two methods can be included. Method one involves the network device configuring multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods. Each WUS listening window has multiple listening opportunities. Compared to the mechanism of only one WUS listening location in related technologies, the terminal can flexibly listen to WUS at multiple listening locations. Method two involves the network device configuring multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods, as well as one or more candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle associated with the multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods. This means that the starting position of the DRX activation period can be determined by the WUS listening location or WUS listening time period. In other words, the terminal can determine the candidate DRX activation period by detecting the WUS. In this way, the terminal can dynamically and flexibly start the DRX activation period corresponding to the detected WUS, i.e., the target DRX activation period, based on the information indicated by the detected WUS.

[0160] In this embodiment, the network device configures multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods for the terminal, and determines one or more candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on the multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods. This increases the number of WUS listening opportunities and allows for dynamic and flexible indication of DRX activation periods through WUS. This method achieves WUS and data packet time matching, effectively reducing data transmission latency.

[0161] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, for example, based on a specific format (such as DCI format 2_6), or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on a sequence.

[0162] It should be noted that, for the case where WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, the aforementioned wake-up or non-wake-up target DRX activation period refers to the terminal determining whether to start the DRX activation period timer based on the specific indication information in DCI; for the case where WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence, the WUS indication of the DRX activation period, rather than wake-up or non-wake-up, can also be that the terminal detects the WUS signal and performs PDCCH listening during its associated activation period, that is, determining whether to start the associated DRX activation period by whether WUS is detected.

[0163] In one possible implementation, according to the two methods described above, the configuration information received by the terminal from the network device is as follows:

[0164] Corresponding to Method 1, the configuration information includes: configuration information for the WUS listening location or the WUS listening time period;

[0165] The configuration information for the WUS listening location or WUS listening time period mentioned above is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS listening locations or WUS listening time periods.

[0166] This means that the network side configures multiple WUS listening locations or listening time periods for the terminal.

[0167] The corresponding method two configuration information includes: configuration information for the WUS listening location or WUS listening time period, and configuration information for the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS listening location or WUS listening time period.

[0168] The configuration information of the above WUS listening location or WUS listening time period is used by the terminal to determine the WUS listening location or multiple WUS listening time periods for multiple wake-up signals.

[0169] The aforementioned candidate DRX activation period configuration information associated with the WUS monitoring location or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine the start position of the DRX activation period based on the WUS monitoring location or WUS monitoring time period.

[0170] That is, the network side configures multiple WUS listening locations or listening time periods for the terminal, as well as one or more candidate DRX activation periods, wherein the location of the candidate DRX activation period is related to the WUS signal listening location or listening time period.

[0171] Furthermore, the configuration information for the WUS monitoring location or WUS monitoring time period mentioned above includes at least one or more of the following:

[0172] (1) The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0173] (2) The period of continuous monitoring.

[0174] In some possible implementations, the configuration information for the WUS monitoring location or WUS monitoring time period includes one or more of the following:

[0175] (1) The starting position of the first WUS listening time period;

[0176] (2) Listening offset values ​​for multiple WUS;

[0177] (3) The time offset value for terminating monitoring;

[0178] (4) The time difference between the start position of the WUS monitoring time period and the start position of the previous WUS monitoring time period.

[0179] (5) The time difference between the starting position of multiple WUS listening time periods and the starting position of the previous WUS listening time period;

[0180] (6) Number of WUS monitoring time periods;

[0181] (7) WUS monitoring time period;

[0182] (8) Multiple WUS listening time periods.

[0183] Furthermore, the configuration information for the aforementioned candidate DRX activation period includes at least one offset value between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position and / or WUS listening time period, and / or higher-layer signaling configuration.

[0184] In some possible implementations, the configuration information for the DRX activation period includes one or more of the following:

[0185] (1) The offset between the end position of the WUS monitoring period and the start position of the DRX activation period;

[0186] (2) The offset between the starting position of the WUS monitoring period and the starting position of the DRX activation period;

[0187] (3) The offset between the WUS monitoring position and the starting position of the DRX activation period;

[0188] (4) The set of candidate starting positions configured by higher-level signaling. It should be noted that the terminal selects the candidate starting position that is closest to the detected WUS from the set of candidate starting positions.

[0189] In one possible implementation, corresponding to method one, the terminal performs WUS monitoring based on configuration information, and wakes up or not wakes up the target DRX activation period from one or more candidate DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results, including:

[0190] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0191] The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

[0192] It should be noted that in the scenario where Method 1 is applied, the DRX period configuration can adopt the configuration method in related technologies, that is, the DRX parameter is a fixed value. This method achieves WUS and packet time matching by configuring multiple WUS listening positions.

[0193] Specifically, the terminal listens to multiple WUSs based on the configuration information. If a listened WUS satisfies the first rule, the terminal either wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the listened WUS, including one or more of the following:

[0194] (1) In each WUS listening time period among multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects WUS, the terminal stops listening to WUS during other listening opportunities in the current WUS listening time period, and wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0195] (2) During each WUS listening time period in multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening on each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0196] (3) When the terminal detects WUS, the terminal stops listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS. Specifically, the terminal is listening to WUS for multiple WUS listening periods.

[0197] Optionally, the WUS indication information can be indicated by 1 bit. A "0" value indicates that the DRX activation period timer is not enabled (disabled), and the terminal is not woken up to listen to the relevant PDCCH. A "1" value indicates that the DRX activation period timer is enabled, and the terminal is woken up to listen to the relevant PDCCH. This disclosure does not limit the specific method of WUS indication.

[0198] It should be noted that the specific processing methods of (1)-(3) above can be used in combination. For example, in actual application scenarios, there may be one WUS in the current DRX cycle and multiple WUS in the next DRX cycle. The processing method used in each DRX cycle may be one of (1)-(3) above. Therefore, for the terminal, the specific processing methods of (1)-(3) above can be used in combination.

[0199] In one possible implementation, corresponding to method two, the terminal performs WUS monitoring based on configuration information, and wakes up or not wakes up the target DRX activation period from one or more candidate DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results, including:

[0200] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0201] In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

[0202] It should be noted that the above-mentioned multiple WUS listeners can be multiple WUS listeners within a single listener window, or multiple WUS listeners from different listener windows.

[0203] It should be noted that in the scenario where Method 2 is applied, the DRX activation period can be dynamically adjusted within a DRX cycle. That is, multiple WUS listening positions are configured within a DRX cycle, and the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods are determined based on these multiple WUS listening positions. Then, the starting position of the corresponding target DRX activation period is dynamically adjusted based on the listening WUS positions.

[0204] Specifically, the terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring based on configuration information. If the monitored WUS meets the second rule within a DRX cycle, the starting position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored WUS is determined. Based on the indication information in the monitored WUS, the terminal determines whether to wake up or not to wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period, including one or more of the following:

[0205] (1) During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal listens to a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS during the WUS listening time period. The terminal wakes up or does not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the listened WUS.

[0206] (2) During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens to all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0207] Furthermore, the configuration information also includes a preset quantity, and this method also includes:

[0208] When the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches a preset number, the terminal stops WUS listening and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

[0209] In this embodiment, the network side can also configure a preset number for the terminal. This preset number can be one or more. When the terminal wakes up the preset number of target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle using the above-described method for waking up DRX activation periods, the terminal stops WUS listening behavior and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods. Thus, by configuring a preset number, it is determined how many target DRX activation periods the terminal can wake up from among the multiple candidate DRX activation periods determined based on multiple WUS listening locations and / or multiple WUS listening time periods. Setting a preset number value and stopping subsequent WUS listening behavior when the preset number value is reached can reduce unnecessary listening behavior by the terminal to a certain extent, achieving terminal power saving while satisfying the flexibility of DRX activation periods. For cases where multiple data packets arrive within a DRX cycle, configuring a preset number value greater than one can increase the probability of data packet transmission and shorten the data packet transmission waiting latency.

[0210] In one possible implementation, when the WUS listening position or listening time period overlaps or does not overlap with the listening window of the target format DCI (e.g., DCI format 2_6), the method includes one or more of the following:

[0211] (1) The terminal listens to WUS; that is, the terminal only listens to the WUS signal. For example, when the DRX activation period can be dynamically adjusted, if WUS of this scheme is configured, in the case of overlapping listening windows, only the WUS signal will be listened to.

[0212] (2) The terminal listens to the target format DCI; that is, the terminal only listens to DCI format 2_6. For example, the DRX activation period is based on the higher-layer signaling configuration, that is, a fixed start position. When the WUS listening time period overlaps with the DCI format 2_6 listening window, only DCI format 2_6 is listened to.

[0213] (3) The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI. That is, the terminal monitors both the WUS signal and DCI format 2_6. For example, the WUS signal is a DCI-based signal, the monitoring window of DCI format 2_6 can be a subset of the WUS monitoring time period, or DCI format 2_6 can be a subset of multiple configured WUS, or the monitoring positions of DCI format 2_6 and WUS do not completely overlap.

[0214] This disclosure provides a DRX communication method, the method comprising:

[0215] Network devices send configuration information to terminals;

[0216] The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS); the terminal performs WUS monitoring and wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results.

[0217] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and / or, multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle.

[0218] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period.

[0219] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and information related to the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0220] In one possible implementation, the relevant information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0221] (1) The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0222] (2) The period of continuous monitoring.

[0223] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period related information includes at least one of the following:

[0224] (1) The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position;

[0225] (2) The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period;

[0226] (3) High-level signaling configuration.

[0227] In one possible implementation, the configuration information also includes a preset quantity;

[0228] The preset number is used to stop WUS listening and stop waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods when the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number.

[0229] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0230] Example 1:

[0231] See Figure 3a If the DRX periodic configuration uses the relevant technology, i.e., the DRX parameters are fixed values, multiple WUS signal listening offset values ​​{WUS-offset_1, WUS-offset_2, ..., WUS-offset_N} and WUS signal listening time periods {WUS-duration_1, WUS-duration_2, ..., WUS-duration_N} are configured before the DRX activation period. Here, WUS-duration_i and WUS-duration_j, 1≤i,j≤N, can be the same or different values. The WUS signal is a DCI-based WUS signal, such as DCI format 2_6. Within each WUS listening time period, multiple listening opportunities can be configured based on the WUS search space. In each listening time period, the terminal can have one or more of the following behaviors in combination:

[0232] Behavior 1: For each listening time period, once the WUS signal is detected, the terminal will not listen for the WUS signal again during other listening opportunities in the same listening time period. The terminal will wake up or not wake up the DRX activation period timer according to the information indicated by the latest WUS signal.

[0233] Behavior 2: Each WUS listening opportunity within each listening time period will be monitored. When multiple WUS signals are detected, the DRX activation period timer will be woken up or not woken up according to the information indicated by the latest WUS signal.

[0234] Behavior 3: For multiple WUS listening time periods, once the information indicated by the WUS signal is detected, listening to other WUS listening time periods will no longer be performed. The terminal will then start or stop the DRX activation period timer according to the information indicated by the detected WUS signal.

[0235] For the information indicated by the WUS signal, taking a 1-bit indication as an example, a "0" value indicates that the DRX activation period timer is not enabled (disabled), and a "1" value indicates that the DRX activation period timer is enabled.

[0236] The WUS listening time period can also be extended to a combination of one or more of the following parameters:

[0237] Parameter 1: The starting position of the first WUS signal monitoring period, WUS-offset_1;

[0238] Parameter 2: Monitoring offset values ​​for multiple WUS signals {WUS-offset_1, WUS-offset_2, ..., WUS-offset_N};

[0239] Parameter 3: The time offset for terminating monitoring {WUS-end-offset_1, WUS-end-offset_2, ..., WUS-end-offset_N};

[0240] Parameter 4: The time difference between the start position of the WUS monitoring period and the start position of the previous WUS monitoring period, WUS-offset-delta;

[0241] Parameter 5: The time difference between the start position of the WUS monitoring time period and the start position of the previous WUS monitoring time period {WUS-offset-delta_2,……,WUS-offset-delta_N};

[0242] Parameter 6: The number of WUS monitoring time periods, N;

[0243] Parameter 7: WUS signal monitoring period (WUS-duration);

[0244] Parameter 8: The listening time period of the WUS signal {WUS-duration_1, WUS-duration_2, ..., WUS-duration_N}, where WUS-duration_i and WUS-duration_j, 1≤i,j≤N, can be the same or different values;

[0245] Examples of the above parameters are given below:

[0246] Method 1: Configure multiple WUS signal monitoring offset values ​​{WUS-offset_1, WUS-offset_2, ..., WUS-offset_N} and termination monitoring time offset values ​​{WUS-end-offset_1, WUS-end-offset_2, ..., WUS-end-offset_N} before the DRX cycle.

[0247] Method 2: Configure the starting position WUS-offset_1 of the first WUS signal monitoring period before the DRX cycle, the time difference WUS-offset-delta between the starting position of the subsequent WUS monitoring period and the starting position of the previous WUS monitoring period, and the number N of WUS monitoring periods.

[0248] Method 3: Before the DRX cycle, configure the starting position of the first WUS signal, WUS-offset_1; the time difference between the starting position of subsequent WUS monitoring time periods and the starting position of the previous WUS monitoring time period, {WUS-offset-delta_2, ..., WUS-offset-delta_N}; and the number of WUS monitoring time periods. Here, WUS-offset-delta_i and WUS-offset-delta_j, 2≤i,j≤N, can be the same or different values.

[0249] Example 2:

[0250] See Figure 3b and Figure 3c If the DRX activation period offset value can be dynamically adjusted within a DRX cycle, multiple WUS listening positions can be configured within the DRX cycle. In this embodiment, the WUS listening positions are configured by the search space, for example, a sparser WUS listening cycle, and WUS only listens during the DRX inactive period. The base station configures multiple offset values ​​between the WUS signal and the start position of the DRX activation period for the terminal, i.e., DRX-to-WUS. The start time of the dynamically adjusted DRX activation period can be obtained through this offset value. For multiple WUS listening opportunities, there can be only one DRX activation period or multiple available DRX activation periods. For the terminal's listening to the WUS signal, there can be one or a combination of the following behaviors:

[0251] Behavior 1: During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, when the terminal hears the indication information of the WUS signal, it will no longer listen to other WUS signals in the same DRX cycle. If the WUS signal indicates the wake-up of the DRX activation period, the terminal will start the DRX activation period timer at the pre-configured time according to the offset value DRX-to-WUS.

[0252] Behavior 2: Within each WUS monitoring period of a DRX cycle, monitor multiple WUS signals. When multiple WUS signals indicate different information, the latest indication takes precedence.

[0253] In a scalable manner, the starting position of the DRX activation period configured for the terminal by the base station can also be obtained through one or a combination of the following methods:

[0254] Method 1: The offset between the end position of the WUS listening period and the start position of the DRX activation period, i.e., DRX-to-WUSend.

[0255] Method 2: The offset between the starting position of the WUS listening time period and the starting position of the DRX activation period, i.e., DRX-to-WUSstart.

[0256] Method 3: The offset between the WUS listening position and the starting position of the DRX activation period, i.e., DRX-to-WUS.

[0257] Method 4: Select the candidate start position closest to the detected WUS signal from the set of candidate start positions configured by higher-layer signaling.

[0258] Example 3:

[0259] If the DRX activation period offset value can be dynamically adjusted within a DRX cycle, multiple WUS monitoring positions or monitoring time periods can be configured within a DRX cycle (i.e., configuring the start position and monitoring time period of WUS monitoring; the configuration method is the same as in Embodiment 1, and will not be repeated). Unlike the search space configuration, the WUS monitoring position can be configured individually. The base station also configures possible start positions for the DRX activation period for the terminal. Here, the possible start position of the DRX activation period can be an offset value relative to the monitoring position or monitoring time period of the WUS signal, an offset value relative to the start position of WUS, an offset value relative to the end position of the WUS monitoring window, or a candidate value configured by higher layers, etc. The specific configuration method is similar to that in Embodiment 2, and will not be repeated.

[0260] The subsequent terminal-side monitoring behavior is the same as in Example 2.

[0261] Example 4:

[0262] If the DRX period configuration uses a technique from the relevant technology, i.e., the DRX parameters are fixed values, and the WUS signal is a sequence-based WUS signal, such as: Gold sequence, Hadmand sequence, a sequence of reference signals from the relevant technology, or a combination of one or more such sequences (this is just an example). Multiple WUS signal monitoring positions or multiple monitoring time periods are configured before the DRX activation period (the specific configuration method is the same as in Example 1), which will not be elaborated here. Here is a simple example: before the DRX activation period, multiple WUS signal monitoring offset values ​​{WUS-offset_1, WUS-offset_2, ..., WUS-offset_N} and WUS signal monitoring time periods {WUS-duration_1, WUS-duration_2, ..., WUS-duration_N} are configured. Here, WUS-duration_i and WUS-duration_j, 1≤i,j≤N, can be the same or different values. Multiple monitoring positions can be configured within each WUS monitoring time period. Based on the indication information of the sequence-based WUS signal, if the terminal detects the sequence-based WUS signal, it starts the next DRX activation period timer; otherwise, it does not start the next DRX activation period timer.

[0263] During each monitoring period, the terminal can exhibit one or more of the following behaviors in combination:

[0264] Behavior 1: For each listening time period, once the WUS signal is detected, the terminal will not listen for the WUS signal again during other listening opportunities in the same listening time period. The terminal will wake up or not wake up the DRX activation period timer according to the information indicated by the latest WUS signal.

[0265] Behavior 2: Each WUS listening opportunity within each listening time period will be monitored. When multiple WUS signals are detected, the DRX activation period timer will be woken up or not woken up according to the information indicated by the latest WUS signal.

[0266] Behavior 3: For multiple WUS listening time periods, once the information indicated by the WUS signal is detected, listening to other WUS listening time periods will no longer be performed. The terminal will then start or stop the DRX activation period timer according to the information indicated by the detected WUS signal.

[0267] Example 5:

[0268] If the DRX activation period offset value can be dynamically adjusted within a DRX cycle, multiple WUS monitoring positions or monitoring time periods can be configured within the DRX cycle. Here, the WUS signal is a sequence-based WUS signal. For the configuration of the WUS monitoring time period, please refer to Example 1, which will not be repeated here. Each WUS monitoring position or monitoring time period corresponds to a candidate DRX activation period. The starting position of the DRX activation period can be obtained through one or more of the following methods, as detailed in Example 2:

[0269] Method 1: The offset between the end position of the WUS listening period and the start position of the DRX activation period, i.e., DRX-to-WUSend.

[0270] Method 2: The offset between the starting position of the WUS listening time period and the starting position of the DRX activation period, i.e., DRX-to-WUSstart.

[0271] Method 3: The offset between the WUS listening position and the starting position of the DRX activation period, i.e., DRX-to-WUS.

[0272] Method 4: The higher-layer signaling is configured with a set of candidate start positions for the DRX activation period, and the candidate start position that is closest to the detected WUS signal is selected.

[0273] The subsequent terminal-side monitoring behavior is the same as in Example 2.

[0274] When a terminal detects multiple WUS, there can be only one DRX activation period or multiple DRX activation periods in a DRX cycle.

[0275] Example 6:

[0276] The monitoring location or monitoring time period of the WUS signal configured on the base station side may overlap with the monitoring window of the Rel-16 energy-saving signal DCI format 2_6. In this case, the terminal behavior can be one or a combination of the following:

[0277] Method 1: The terminal only listens to the WUS signal. For example, if the DRX activation period can be dynamically adjusted, and the WUS signal described in this solution is configured, then only the WUS signal will be listened to when the listening windows overlap.

[0278] Method 2: The terminal only listens to DCI format 2_6. For example, the DRX activation period is based on higher-layer signaling configuration, i.e., a fixed start position. When the WUS listening time period overlaps with the DCI format 2_6 listening window, only DCI format 2_6 is listened to.

[0279] Method 3: The terminal listens to both the WUS signal and DCI format 2_6. For example, the WUS signal is a DCI-based signal, and the listening window of DCI format 2_6 can be a subset of the WUS listening time period, or DCI format 2_6 can be a subset of multiple configured WUS signals, or the listening positions of DCI format 2_6 and WUS do not completely overlap.

[0280] If the monitoring location or time period of the WUS signal may not overlap with the monitoring window of the Rel-16 energy-saving signal DCI format 2_6, both can be monitored simultaneously, or only the WUS can be monitored, or one of the two can be monitored under certain conditions.

[0281] See Figure 4 This disclosure provides a terminal, including a memory 401, a transceiver 402, a processor 403, and a user interface 404.

[0282] Transceiver 402 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 403.

[0283] Among them, Figure 4In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 403 and memory represented by memory 401 together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 402 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. For different user equipment, the user interface 404 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0284] The processor 403 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 401 can store the data used by the processor 403 when performing operations.

[0285] Optionally, the processor 403 can be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), and the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0286] Processor 403 is used to read and execute computer programs from memory 401:

[0287] The terminal receives configuration information from the network device. The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS). The terminal performs WUS monitoring based on the configuration information and wakes up or does not wake up the target DRX activation period based on the monitoring results.

[0288] Optionally, the configuration information is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS monitoring locations and / or multiple WUS monitoring time periods, and / or multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle, wherein the starting position of the multiple candidate DRX activation periods is determined based on the multiple WUS monitoring locations or multiple WUS monitoring time periods.

[0289] Optionally, the configuration information includes: configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period;

[0290] The configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS monitoring locations and / or multiple WUS monitoring time periods.

[0291] Optionally, the configuration information includes: configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and configuration information of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period;

[0292] The configuration information of the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period is used by the terminal to determine the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period of multiple wake-up signals.

[0293] The candidate DRX activation period configuration information associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine the start position of the candidate DRX activation period based on the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0294] Optionally, the configuration information for the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0295] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0296] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0297] Optionally, the candidate DRX activation period configuration information includes at least one offset value between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position and / or WUS listening time period, and / or higher-layer signaling configuration.

[0298] Optionally, processor 403 is used for

[0299] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0300] The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

[0301] Optionally, processor 403 is used for one or more of the following:

[0302] In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS opportunities within the current WUS listening time period, and wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0303] During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0304] If the terminal detects a WUS during any of the multiple WUS listening periods, the terminal will stop listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and will either wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0305] Optionally, processor 403 is used for:

[0306] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring according to the configuration information, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0307] In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

[0308] Optionally, processor 403 is used for one or more of the following:

[0309] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal wakes up or does not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0310] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0311] Optionally, the configuration information also includes a preset number of processors 403, used for:

[0312] When the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

[0313] Optionally, when the WUS listening position or listening time period overlaps or does not overlap with the listening window of the target format DCI, the processor 403 may perform one or more of the following:

[0314] The terminal is listening to WUS;

[0315] The terminal listens to the target format DCI;

[0316] The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

[0317] Optionally, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0318] See Figure 5 This disclosure provides a terminal 500, which includes:

[0319] The receiving unit 501 is used for the terminal to receive configuration information from the network device, wherein the configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS).

[0320] The processing unit 502 is used for the terminal to perform WUS monitoring according to the configuration information, and to wake up or not wake up the target DRX activation period according to the monitoring result.

[0321] In one possible implementation, the configuration information is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS listening locations and / or multiple WUS listening time periods, and / or multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle, wherein the starting position of the multiple candidate DRX activation periods is determined based on the multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods.

[0322] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: configuration information for the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period;

[0323] The configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS monitoring locations and / or multiple WUS monitoring time periods.

[0324] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and configuration information of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0325] The configuration information of the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period is used by the terminal to determine the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period of multiple wake-up signals.

[0326] The candidate DRX activation period configuration information associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine the start position of the candidate DRX activation period based on the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0327] In one possible implementation, the configuration information for the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0328] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0329] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0330] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period configuration information includes at least one offset value between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position and / or WUS listening time period, and / or higher-layer signaling configuration.

[0331] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0332] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0333] The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

[0334] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0335] In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS opportunities within the current WUS listening time period, and wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0336] During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0337] If the terminal detects a WUS during any of the multiple WUS listening periods, the terminal will stop listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and will either wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0338] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0339] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0340] In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

[0341] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0342] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal wakes up or does not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0343] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0344] In one possible implementation, the configuration information further includes a preset quantity, and the processing unit is further configured to:

[0345] When the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

[0346] In one possible implementation, if the processing unit overlaps or does not overlap with the listening window of the target format DCI at the WUS listening position or listening time period, it further performs one or more of the following:

[0347] The terminal is listening to WUS;

[0348] The terminal listens to the target format DCI;

[0349] The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

[0350] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0351] See Figure 5 This disclosure provides a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0352] A receiving unit is used for a terminal to receive configuration information from a network device. The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS listening locations and / or multiple WUS listening time periods, and / or multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle. The starting positions of the multiple candidate DRX activation periods are determined based on the multiple WUS listening locations or multiple WUS listening time periods.

[0353] The processing unit is used for the terminal to perform WUS monitoring according to the configuration information, and to wake up or not wake up the target DRX activation period among the one or more candidate DRX activation periods according to the monitoring result.

[0354] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: configuration information for the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period;

[0355] The configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine multiple WUS monitoring locations and / or multiple WUS monitoring time periods.

[0356] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: configuration information of the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and configuration information of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0357] The configuration information of the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period is used by the terminal to determine the WUS listening location and / or WUS listening time period of multiple wake-up signals.

[0358] The candidate DRX activation period configuration information associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period is used by the terminal to determine the start position of the candidate DRX activation period based on the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0359] In one possible implementation, the configuration information for the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0360] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0361] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0362] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period configuration information includes at least one offset value between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position and / or WUS listening time period, and / or higher-layer signaling configuration.

[0363] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0364] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0365] The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

[0366] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0367] In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects WUS, the terminal stops listening to WUS during other listening opportunities in the current WUS listening time period, and wakes up or does not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0368] During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0369] When the terminal detects WUS, the terminal stops listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and wakes up or not wakes up the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0370] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to:

[0371] The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to wake up or not wake up the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS.

[0372] In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

[0373] In one possible implementation, the processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0374] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal wakes up or does not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS.

[0375] During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal will wake up or not wake up the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

[0376] In one possible implementation, the configuration information further includes a preset quantity, and the processing unit is further configured to:

[0377] When the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

[0378] In one possible implementation, if the processing unit overlaps or does not overlap with the listening window of the target format DCI at the WUS listening position or listening time period, it further performs one or more of the following:

[0379] The terminal is listening to WUS;

[0380] The terminal listens to the target format DCI;

[0381] The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

[0382] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0383] This disclosure provides a network device, the network device comprising:

[0384] The sending unit is used for the network device to send configuration information to the terminal;

[0385] The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS); the terminal performs WUS monitoring and wakes up or does not wake up the one or more target DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results.

[0386] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and / or, multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle.

[0387] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or the WUS monitoring time period.

[0388] In one possible implementation, the configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and information related to the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period.

[0389] In one possible implementation, the relevant information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following:

[0390] The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions;

[0391] The period of continuous monitoring.

[0392] In one possible implementation, the candidate DRX activation period related information includes at least one of the following:

[0393] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position;

[0394] The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period;

[0395] High-level signaling configuration.

[0396] In one possible implementation, the configuration information also includes a preset quantity;

[0397] The preset number is used to stop WUS listening and stop waking up or not waking up the remaining candidate DRX activation periods when the number of target DRX activation periods woken up by the terminal reaches the preset number.

[0398] In one possible implementation, the WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

[0399] This disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program or instructions. When the computer program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described DRX communication method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, these will not be described again here.

[0400] The processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0401] This disclosure also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described DRX communication method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0402] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this disclosure may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0403] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this disclosure is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0404] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this disclosure, in essence, or the part that contributes to the technology in related technologies, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure.

[0405] It should be noted that the above division of modules is merely a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, these modules can be implemented entirely in software via processing element calls; they can be fully implemented in hardware; or some modules can be implemented by processing element calls to software, while others are implemented in hardware. For example, a determination module can be a separate processing element, or it can be integrated into a chip in the aforementioned device. Alternatively, it can be stored as program code in the memory of the aforementioned device, and its function can be called and executed by a processing element of the device. The implementation of other modules is similar. Moreover, these modules can be fully or partially integrated together, or they can be implemented independently. The processing element mentioned here can be an integrated circuit with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method or each of the above modules can be completed through integrated logic circuits in the hardware of the processor element or through software instructions.

[0406] For example, each module, unit, subunit, or submodule can be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, such as one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), one or more digital signal processors (DSPs), or one or more field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). As another example, when a module is implemented using processing element scheduler code, the processing element can be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or other processor capable of calling program code. Furthermore, these modules can be integrated together as a system-on-a-chip (SOC).

[0407] The terms “first,” “second,” etc., used in this disclosure and in the claims are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this disclosure described herein may be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus. Additionally, the use of “and / or” in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, such as A and / or B and / or C, indicating seven possibilities: A alone, B alone, C alone, and both A and B, both B and C, both A and C, and A, B, and C. Similarly, the use of “at least one of A and B” in this specification and claims should be understood as “A alone, B alone, or both A and B.”

[0408] The embodiments of this disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A discontinuous reception DRX communication method, characterized in that, The method includes: The terminal receives configuration information from the network device; The terminal determines one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS) according to the configuration information. The terminal performs WUS monitoring and, based on the monitoring results, enables or disables the activation period of one or more target DRXs. The configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and information related to the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period. The terminal determines one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple WUS according to the configuration information, including: The terminal determines the listening locations and / or listening time periods of multiple WUS based on the relevant information of the WUS listening locations and / or WUS listening time periods. The terminal determines the starting position of multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on the multiple WUS monitoring locations or multiple WUS monitoring time periods and the candidate DRX activation period information associated with the WUS monitoring locations and / or WUS monitoring time periods; the multiple candidate DRX activation periods include the target DRX activation period.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following: The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions; The period of continuous monitoring.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The candidate DRX activation period information includes at least one of the following: The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position; The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period; High-level signaling configuration.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal performs WUS monitoring and, based on the monitoring results, enables or disables the activation period of one or more target DRXs, including: The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the target WUS monitored. The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS according to a first rule, and enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the monitored target WUS, including one or more of the following: In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to WUS during other listening opportunities in the current WUS listening time period, and enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS. During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the latest detected WUS. If the terminal detects a WUS during any of the multiple WUS listening periods, the terminal will stop listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and will enable or disable the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the detected WUS.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal performs WUS monitoring and, based on the monitoring results, enables or disables the target DRX activation period, including: The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to enable or disable the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS. In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to enable or disable the associated candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the monitored target WUS, including one or more of the following: During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal enables or disables the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS. During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal enables or disables the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The configuration information also includes a preset quantity, and the method further includes: When the number of target DRX activation periods activated on the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops activating or deactivating the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the WUS monitoring location or monitoring time period overlaps or does not overlap with the monitoring window of the target format downlink control information (DCI), the method includes one or more of the following: The terminal is listening to WUS; The terminal listens to the target format DCI; The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

11. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: The receiving unit is used by the terminal to receive configuration information from the network device; The processing unit is configured to: allow the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined by multiple WUS based on the configuration information; allow the terminal to perform WUS monitoring and enable or disable the one or more target DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results; The configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and information related to the candidate DRX activation period associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period. The processing unit is further configured to: The terminal determines the listening locations and / or listening time periods of multiple WUS based on the relevant information of the WUS listening locations and / or WUS listening time periods. The terminal determines the starting position of multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle based on the multiple WUS monitoring locations or multiple WUS monitoring time periods and the candidate DRX activation period information associated with the WUS monitoring locations and / or WUS monitoring time periods; the multiple candidate DRX activation periods include the target DRX activation period.

12. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, The information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following: The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions; The period of continuous monitoring.

13. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, The candidate DRX activation period information includes at least one of the following: The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position; The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period; High-level signaling configuration.

14. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, The processing unit is further configured to: The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored according to the first rule, and enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the target WUS monitored. The first rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS during the listening time period of the multiple WUS.

15. The terminal according to claim 14, characterized in that, The processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following: In each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to WUS during other listening opportunities in the current WUS listening time period, and enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS. During each of the multiple WUS listening time periods, the terminal performs WUS listening for each WUS listening opportunity. If multiple WUS are detected, the terminal enables or disables the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the latest detected WUS. If the terminal detects a WUS during any of the multiple WUS listening periods, the terminal will stop listening to WUS during other WUS listening periods and will enable or disable the candidate DRX activation period based on the indication information in the detected WUS.

16. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, The processing unit is further configured to: The terminal performs multiple WUS monitoring, determines the target WUS monitored within a DRX cycle according to the second rule, determines the start position of the candidate DRX activation period associated with the monitored target WUS, and determines whether to enable or disable the associated DRX activation period according to the indication information in the monitored target WUS. In this context, multiple WUS listening positions and / or WUS listening time periods within a DRX cycle correspond to the starting positions of multiple candidate DRX activation periods, and the second rule is used by the terminal to determine the target WUS within the DRX cycle.

17. The terminal according to claim 16, characterized in that, The processing unit is further configured to perform one or more of the following: During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, if the terminal detects a WUS, the terminal stops listening to other WUS within the WUS listening time period, and the terminal enables or disables the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the detected WUS. During each WUS listening time period in a DRX cycle, the terminal listens for all listening opportunities. If multiple WUSs are detected and the indication information in the multiple WUSs is different, the terminal enables or disables the associated candidate DRX activation period according to the indication information in the latest detected WUS.

18. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information also includes a preset quantity, and the processing unit is further configured to: When the number of target DRX activation periods activated on the terminal reaches the preset number, the terminal stops WUS monitoring and stops activating or deactivating the remaining candidate DRX activation periods.

19. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, When the WUS monitoring position or monitoring time period overlaps or does not overlap with the monitoring window of the target format DCI, the processing unit further performs one or more of the following: The terminal is listening to WUS; The terminal listens to the target format DCI; The terminal monitors both WUS and the target format DCI.

20. The terminal according to claim 11, characterized in that, The WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

21. A DRX communication method, characterized in that, The method includes: Network devices send configuration information to terminals; The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS). The configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and / or, multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle; the configuration information also includes: information related to the candidate DRX activation periods associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period; the multiple candidate DRX activation periods include the target DRX activation period.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following: The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions; The period of continuous monitoring.

23. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The candidate DRX activation period information includes at least one of the following: The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position; The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period; High-level signaling configuration.

24. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The configuration information also includes a preset quantity; The preset quantity is used to stop WUS monitoring and stop enabling or disabling the remaining candidate DRX activation periods when the number of target DRX activation periods enabled by the terminal reaches the preset quantity.

25. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

26. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: The sending unit is used for the network device to send configuration information to the terminal; The configuration information is used by the terminal to determine one or more target DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle determined based on multiple wake-up signals (WUS); the terminal performs WUS monitoring and enables or disables the one or more target DRX activation periods based on the monitoring results. The configuration information includes: information related to the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period, and / or, multiple candidate DRX activation periods within a DRX cycle; the configuration information also includes: information related to the candidate DRX activation periods associated with the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period; the multiple candidate DRX activation periods include the target DRX activation period.

27. The network device according to claim 26, characterized in that, The information regarding the WUS monitoring location and / or WUS monitoring time period includes at least one or more of the following: The starting position of one or more WUS listening positions; The period of continuous monitoring.

28. The network device according to claim 26, characterized in that, The candidate DRX activation period information includes at least one of the following: The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening position; The offset between the start position of one or more candidate DRX activation periods and the WUS listening time period; High-level signaling configuration.

29. The network device according to claim 26, characterized in that, The configuration information also includes a preset quantity; The preset quantity is used to stop WUS monitoring and stop enabling or disabling the remaining candidate DRX activation periods when the number of target DRX activation periods enabled by the terminal reaches the preset quantity.

30. The network device according to claim 26, characterized in that, The WUS is a physical layer signal based on DCI, or the WUS is a physical layer signal based on sequence.

31. A terminal, characterized in that, Includes memory, transceiver, and processor: The memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs in the memory and execute the DRX communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

32. A network device, characterized in that, Includes memory, transceiver, and processor: The memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs in the memory and execute the DRX communication method as described in any one of claims 21 to 25.

33. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that causes a computer to perform the DRX communication method of any one of claims 1 to 10, or to perform the DRX communication method of any one of claims 21 to 25.

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