Information processing method and apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium

Abstract

This application discloses an information processing method, apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium, belonging to the field of communication technology. The information processing method of this application includes: when L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, the communication device determines the size of the DCI (Distributed Control Interface) of each scheduling cell, the DCI being used for scheduling the target cell; the L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each scheduling cell satisfies a first condition; the sizes of the DCIs used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfy the first condition; the first condition includes at least one of the following: the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal using PDCCH does not exceed a first value; the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal using PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed a second value.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of communication technology, specifically relating to an information processing method, apparatus, communication equipment, and readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] To control the complexity of the terminal's Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDCCH) monitoring, the number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) messages that the terminal performs for blind PDCCH detection for each scheduled cell needs to be limited. However, for scenarios where multiple cells schedule the same cell, a method for handling DCI size to meet the requirements has not yet been determined. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides an information processing method, apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium, which can solve the problem of how to handle the DCI size in scenarios where multiple cells schedule the same cell, so as to meet the DCI size requirements.

[0004] Firstly, an information processing method is provided, the method comprising:

[0005] When L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, the communication device determines the size of the DCI for each scheduling cell, and the DCI is used to schedule the target cell;

[0006] Wherein, L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of DCI satisfies at least one of the following:

[0007] The size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each of the scheduling cells satisfies the first condition;

[0008] The size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition;

[0009] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0010] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal during PDCCH monitoring does not exceed the first value;

[0011] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed the second value.

[0012] Secondly, an information processing apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0013] The determination module is used to determine the size of the DCI of each of the L scheduling cells when scheduling the target cell, wherein the DCI is used to schedule the target cell;

[0014] Wherein, L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of DCI satisfies at least one of the following:

[0015] The size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each of the scheduling cells satisfies the first condition;

[0016] The size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition;

[0017] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0018] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal during PDCCH monitoring does not exceed the first value;

[0019] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed the second value.

[0020] Thirdly, a communication device is provided, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0021] Fourthly, a communication device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine the size of the DCI of each scheduling cell when L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, the DCI being used to schedule the target cell; the L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI of each scheduling cell used to schedule the target cell satisfies a first condition; the size of the DCI of the L scheduling cells used to schedule the target cell satisfies a first condition; the first condition includes at least one of the following: the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH does not exceed a first value; the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed a second value.

[0022] Fifthly, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0023] In a sixth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0024] In a seventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, the computer program / program product being stored in a non-transient storage medium, the program / program product being executed by at least one processor to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0025] In this embodiment, when L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, the size of the DCI for each scheduling cell can be determined. This DCI is used to schedule the target cell, where L ≥ 2. The size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI used by each scheduling cell to schedule the target cell satisfies a first condition; the sizes of the DCIs used by the L scheduling cells to schedule the target cell satisfy the first condition; the first condition includes at least one of the following: the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH does not exceed a first value; the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed a second value. Therefore, the requirement for DCI size when multiple cells schedule the same cell can be met. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of an information processing method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network-side device provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0033] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; 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.

[0034] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other 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. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to applications other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0035] Figure 1This diagram illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. In this context, terminal 11 can also be referred to as terminal equipment or user equipment (UE). Terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, vehicle-mounted device (VUE), pedestrian terminal (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, game consoles, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this embodiment. Network-side device 12 can be a base station or a core network. The base station can be referred to as a node B, evolved node B, access point, base transceiver station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, basic service set (BSS), extended service set (ESS), B node, evolved B node (eNB), home B node, home evolved B node, WLAN access point, WiFi node, transmitting and receiving point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in this application embodiment, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example, but the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0036] The information processing method, apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0037] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 2This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is executed by a communication device, which may be a terminal or a network-side device. Figure 2 As shown, the method includes the following steps:

[0038] Step 21: When L scheduling cells schedule the target cell, the communication equipment determines the size of the DCI for each scheduling cell, which is used to schedule the target cell.

[0039] In this embodiment, L is greater than or equal to 2, i.e., L≥2. Taking the target cell as the primary cell Pcell as an example, when the secondary cell Scell ​​is configured to schedule Pcell, Pcell is scheduled by both Scell ​​and Pcell simultaneously, and L equals 2 in this case.

[0040] Optionally, the L scheduling cells can satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

[0041] All are in the activated state;

[0042] All are in non-dormant state;

[0043] Each scheduled cell has a search space in its active bandwidth part (BWP) for scheduling target cells.

[0044] Optionally, the size of the DCI determined in step 21 satisfies at least one of the following:

[0045] The size of the DCI used for scheduling target cells in each scheduling cell satisfies the first condition; that is, for a scheduled target cell, the budget of the DCI size is defined according to each scheduling cell.

[0046] The size of the DCI used for scheduling target cells in L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition; that is, for a scheduled target cell, the budget of the DCI size is defined according to all scheduling cells.

[0047] In other words, when determining the size of the DCI for each scheduling cell, the communication equipment can determine the size of the DCI for each scheduling cell based on a first condition, so that the determined DCI size satisfies the corresponding first condition.

[0048] Optionally, the first condition above may include at least one of the following:

[0049] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal during PDCCH monitoring does not exceed the first value;

[0050] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed the second value.

[0051] It should be noted that the first and / or second values ​​mentioned above can be selected based on actual needs, and can be the same or different, without limitation. For example, the first value is 4 and the second value is 3. The above-mentioned specific identifier can be selected as a specific Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI), such as the Cell RNTI (C-RNTI).

[0052] The information processing method of this application embodiment, when L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, can determine the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each scheduling cell, where L≥2, and the size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each scheduling cell satisfies a first condition; the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition. Therefore, the requirement for DCI size when multiple cells schedule the same cell can be met.

[0053] In this embodiment of the application, when the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in L scheduling cells satisfies a first condition, determining the size of the DCI of each scheduling cell may include: when a first field is defaulted to or configured to exist in the DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells, it is determined that a first field exists in the DCI of the L scheduling cells, and the size of the first field in the DCI of each scheduling cell is determined to be N bits. That is, when the first field is defaulted to or configured to exist in the DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells, the first field is defaulted to or forced to exist in the DCI of the L scheduling cells, meaning that the first field exists in the DCI of all scheduling cells, and the size of the first field is N bits. N is greater than 1.

[0054] Optionally, N can be determined based on at least one of the following:

[0055] Protocol predefined;

[0056] Network-side equipment, such as base station configuration;

[0057] The maximum value of the default or configured first field size in the DCI of at least one of the aforementioned scheduling cells.

[0058] Optionally, for the other scheduling cells among the L scheduling cells (excluding at least one), the first field in the DCI of these other scheduling cells is ignored by the terminal during DCI detection, and / or the first field in the DCI of these other scheduling cells is set to a predefined value or a configured value. In other words, when the DCI of a certain scheduling cell among the L scheduling cells is not configured or does not require the function corresponding to the first field, the terminal will ignore the first field in that DCI during DCI detection, and / or the value of the first field in that DCI will be set to a predefined value or a configured value.

[0059] For example, for network-side devices, if the first field exists by default or is configured in the DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells, the network-side devices can configure all the DCIs of the L scheduling cells to have the first field. The value of the first field in the DCIs of the other scheduling cells among the L scheduling cells, except for at least one scheduling cell, is set to a predefined value or a configuration value, and the configured DCI is sent to the terminal.

[0060] For example, for a terminal, if the DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells has a first field by default or in configuration, the terminal determines that the DCI of all L scheduling cells has a first field. The value of the first field in the DCI of the other scheduling cells (excluding at least one scheduling cell) is set to a predefined value or a configuration value, and the first field in the DCI of the other scheduling cells is ignored when performing DCI detection.

[0061] Optionally, when the first field of the DCI required by the first scheduling cell among the L scheduling cells is M bits in size, and M is less than N, the preset M bits of the first field in the DCI of the first scheduling cell are used for functional indication, and the other NM bits of the first field, excluding the preset M bits, are set to a first preset value. This first preset value can be set based on actual needs, such as 0. The first scheduling cell can be any cell among the L scheduling cells that meets the corresponding conditions, and there is no limitation on this.

[0062] Optionally, the aforementioned preset M bits can be any of the following: the first M bits of the N bits in the first field; or the last M bits of the N bits in the first field.

[0063] For example, when the DCI of a certain scheduling cell requires the size M of the first field to be less than the determined size N of the first field, the UE can use the high M bits or the low M bits to indicate the function of the first field, and set the other NM bits to a specific value such as 0.

[0064] Optionally, the first field described above may include at least one of the following:

[0065] Carrier Indication Field (CIF);

[0066] Transmission configuration indication field;

[0067] Scell ​​dormancy indication field;

[0068] Bit fields added during DCI size alignment.

[0069] In some embodiments, for DCI 0_1 or DCI 1_1, when the cell scheduled by the DCI is not the same cell as its own cell (i.e., cross-carrier scheduling), the CIF field of the DCI is 3 bits; when the cell scheduled by the DCI is the same cell as its own cell (i.e., self-scheduling), the existence of the CIF field of the DCI depends on the configuration parameters of the Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling for self-scheduling.

[0070] In some embodiments, for DCI 0_1 or DCI 1_1, the Scelldormancy indication field of DCI exists when the following conditions are met simultaneously, and its size is determined according to the number of cell groups configured in the secondary cell Scell: 1) DCI is transmitted during the active time of Discontinuous Reception (DRX) in the primary cell Pcell; 2) At least one Scell ​​is configured with dormancyGroupWithinActiveTime; 3) At least one Scell ​​is configured with more than two downlink DL BWPs.

[0071] In some embodiments, for DCI 1_1, the Transmission configuration indication field of the DCI is configured in each control resource set (Coreset) of the BWP in the scheduling cell. When the configurations in multiple Coresets of a BWP are different, the size of this field is different, for example, 0 or 3 bits. When multiple search spaces on a BWP are associated with different Coresets, the size of DCI 1_1 needs to be padded with zeros to unify it to the largest size.

[0072] In this embodiment, when the budget for the DCI size is defined according to all scheduled cells, different DCI sizes of the same DCI format in different scheduled cells can be considered as one DCI size. For L scheduled cells whose DCI sizes for scheduling the target cell satisfy the first condition, when the DCI sizes of different scheduled cells with the same DCI format (e.g., DCI 0_1 or DCI 1_1) are different, the DCI sizes of these different scheduled cells are considered the same. That is, for different scheduled cells with the same DCI format, even if the determined DCI sizes are different, they are treated as the same DCI size for determining whether the first condition is met.

[0073] Optionally, when the DCI size budget is defined according to all scheduled cells, the DCI size of different scheduled cells with the same DCI format can be controlled to be the same. That is, if the DCI size of the target cell used for scheduling in L scheduled cells satisfies the first condition, when determining the DCI size of the target cell used for scheduling in each scheduled cell, if the DCI sizes of different scheduled cells under the first DCI format in the L scheduled cells are different when initially determined, the DCI size of all scheduled cells under the first DCI format can be determined to be a third value, so that the DCI sizes of all scheduled cells under the first DCI format are aligned. The first DCI format is, for example, DCI 1_1 or DCI 0_1, etc.

[0074] The third value can be the maximum value among the DCI sizes of all scheduled cells under the initially determined first DCI format, or it can be a second preset value. This second preset value can be set based on actual needs; it can be configured / defined for each DCI format, or it can be configured / defined for all DCI formats, or it can be the maximum value among the DCI sizes under all DCI formats. There are no restrictions on this.

[0075] In some embodiments, for the same DCI format in different scheduling cells, if the initially determined DCI size is different, the DCI size of all scheduling cells under this DCI format is determined to be the preset value or the maximum value among the initially determined DCI sizes. The insufficient part can be supplemented by adding specific values, such as 0, to the first or last bit.

[0076] Optionally, when the budget for the DCI size is defined according to all scheduled cells, the DCI size of the same DCI format in different scheduled cells can be controlled to be the same. That is, if the DCI size of the target cell of the L scheduled cells meets the first condition, determining the DCI size of the target cell for each scheduled cell can include: determining the initial DCI size of each scheduled cell for the target cell; then, if the initial DCI size of the L scheduled cells does not meet the first condition under the initial DCI size, adjusting the DCI size of each scheduled cell for the target cell so that the DCI size of the L scheduled cells for the target cell meets the first condition.

[0077] Optionally, the process of adjusting the DCI size for each scheduling cell used to schedule the target cell may include: when the DCI sizes of different scheduling cells under the second DCI format in the L scheduling cells are different when initially determined, determining the DCI size of all scheduling cells under the second DCI format to a fourth value, so that the DCI sizes of all scheduling cells under the second DCI format are aligned. The second DCI format is, for example, DCI 1_1 or DCI 0_1, etc.

[0078] The fourth value can be the maximum value among all scheduled cells under the initially determined second DCI format, or it can be a third preset value. This third preset value can be set based on actual needs; it can be configured / defined for each DCI format, or it can be configured / defined for all DCI formats, or it can be the maximum value among all DCI formats. There is no limitation on this.

[0079] In some embodiments, when adjusting the DCI size, if the initially determined DCI size is different for one or more specific DCI formats of different scheduling cells, the DCI size of all scheduling cells under that DCI format is adjusted to a preset value or the maximum value among the initially determined DCI sizes. The insufficient part can be supplemented by adding a specific value, such as 0, to the first or last bit.

[0080] The present application will now be described in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0081] Example 1

[0082] When the same cell is scheduled by multiple cells, or when an Scell ​​schedules a Pcell configuration (i.e., a Pcell is scheduled by both an Scell ​​and a Pcell simultaneously), the process for confirming the DCI size and DCI size alignment is performed independently for each scheduled cell. Finally, the DCI size of each scheduled cell is confirmed to meet the following conditions:

[0083] For each scheduling target cell, the UE does not expect the number of different DCI sizes for PDCCH monitoring to exceed 4, nor does it expect the number of different DCI sizes for PDCCH monitoring with C-RNTI scrambling to exceed 3.

[0084] Example 2

[0085] When the same cell is scheduled by multiple cells, or when an Scell ​​schedules a Pcell configuration (i.e., a Pcell is scheduled by both an Scell ​​and a Pcell simultaneously), the process of confirming the DCI size and DCI size alignment is performed independently for each scheduled cell. For the same DCI format in different scheduled cells, even if the determined DCI sizes are different, they are treated as a single DCI size to determine whether the following conditions are met:

[0086] For the target cell being scheduled, i.e. all scheduled cells, the UE does not expect the number of different DCI sizes for PDCCH monitoring to exceed 4, nor does it expect the number of different DCI sizes for PDCCH monitoring with C-RNTI scrambling to exceed 3.

[0087] Example 3

[0088] When the same cell is scheduled by multiple cells, or when an Scell ​​schedules a Pcell configuration (i.e., a Pcell is scheduled by both an Scell ​​and a Pcell simultaneously), the initial DCI size is determined independently for each scheduled cell. For the same DCI format in different scheduled cells, if the initially determined DCI sizes are different, the DCI size for that DCI format in all scheduled cells is the maximum value among the initially determined DCI sizes. Any shortfall is filled by padding with a specific value (e.g., 0) in the first or last bit. The resulting DCI size is then used to determine whether it meets the following conditions:

[0089] For the target cell being scheduled, i.e. all scheduled cells, the UE does not expect the number of different DCI sizes for PDCCH monitoring to exceed 4, nor does it expect the number of different DCI sizes for PDCCH monitoring with C-RNTI scrambling to exceed 3.

[0090] Example 4

[0091] When the same cell is scheduled by multiple cells, or when an Scell ​​schedules a Pcell configuration (i.e., a Pcell is scheduled by both an Scell ​​and a Pcell simultaneously), for some special fields in the DCI, it is necessary to combine the situation of multiple scheduled cells to determine the size of these fields in the DCI of each scheduled cell, and finally determine the DCI size of each scheduled cell.

[0092] For example, for the CIF field in DCI, the DCI1_1 / 0_1 of all cells (e.g., Pcell and Scell) of the scheduling target cell have a CIF field.

[0093] For example, for the Transmission configuration indication field in DCI, the size of the Transmission configuration indication field in DCI 1_1 of all cells of the scheduling target cell (e.g., Pcell and Scell) is the same, which is the maximum value among the sizes of the Transmission configuration indication fields determined on at least one scheduling cell.

[0094] For example, the Scell ​​dormancy indication field in DCI exists and is the same size in DCI 1_1 for all cells of the scheduling target cell (e.g., Pcell and Scell).

[0095] For example, if one of the scheduling cells adds 1 bit to DCI 0_1 / DCI 0_1 during DCI size alignment to distinguish different DCI formats, then 1 bit is added to DCI 0_1 / 1_1 for all scheduling cells (e.g., Pcell and Scell). For instance, if the non-Fallback DCI0_1 of a user-specific search space (USS) is the same size as the fallback DCI of other USSs, then 1 bit of 0 can be added after DCI 0_1; conversely, if the non-Fallback DCI 1_1 of a USS is the same size as the fallback DCI of other USSs, then 1 bit of 0 can be added after DCI 1_1.

[0096] Example 5

[0097] When the same cell configuration is scheduled by L cells (L≥2), and the L cells are in activated or non-dormant states, the DCI budget is defined based on the assumption that the target cell is scheduled by L cells. Specifically, when Scell ​​is configured to schedule Pcell (i.e., Pcell is scheduled by both Pcell and Scell), if Scell ​​switches to deactivated or dormant state, the DCI budget is adjusted to the scenario where Pcell is only scheduled by Pcell.

[0098] It should be noted that the information processing method provided in this application embodiment can be executed by an information processing device, or by a control module within that information processing device for executing the information processing method. This application embodiment uses an information processing device executing the information processing method as an example to illustrate the information processing device provided in this application embodiment.

[0099] Please see Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing device provided in an embodiment of this application. The device is applied to a communication device, which may be a terminal or a network-side device. Figure 3 As shown, the information processing device 30 includes:

[0100] The determining module 31 is used to determine the size of the DCI of each of the L scheduling cells when scheduling the target cell; the DCI is used to schedule the target cell.

[0101] Wherein, L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of DCI satisfies at least one of the following:

[0102] The size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each of the scheduling cells satisfies the first condition;

[0103] The size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition.

[0104] Optionally, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0105] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal during PDCCH monitoring does not exceed the first value;

[0106] The number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed the second value.

[0107] Optionally, if the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition, the determining module 31 is further configured to:

[0108] When a first field is present in the DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells by default or by configuration, it is determined that the first field exists in the DCI of the L scheduling cells, and the size of the first field in the DCI of each scheduling cell is determined to be N bits; where N is greater than 1.

[0109] Optionally, N is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0110] Protocol predefined;

[0111] Network-side device configuration;

[0112] The maximum value of the default or configured first field size in the DCI of the at least one scheduling cell.

[0113] Optionally, the first field includes at least one of the following:

[0114] Carrier indicator field (CIF field);

[0115] Transmission configuration indication field;

[0116] Auxiliary cell hibernation indicator field;

[0117] Bit fields added during DCI size alignment.

[0118] Optionally, for the other scheduling cells among the L scheduling cells besides the at least one scheduling cell, the first field in the DCI of the other scheduling cells is ignored by the terminal when the terminal performs DCI detection, and / or the first field in the DCI of the other scheduling cells is set to a predefined value or a configuration value.

[0119] Optionally, when the size of the first field required by the DCI of the first scheduling cell among the L scheduling cells is M bits, and M is less than N, the preset M bits of the first field in the DCI of the first scheduling cell are used for function indication, and the other NM bits of the first field except for the preset M bits are set to a first preset value.

[0120] Optionally, the preset M bits can be any one of the following:

[0121] The first M bits of the N bits in the first field;

[0122] The last M bits of the N bits in the first field.

[0123] Optionally, for the L scheduling cells, the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell satisfies a first condition: when the DCI sizes of different scheduling cells under the same DCI format in the L scheduling cells are different, the DCI sizes of the different scheduling cells are considered to be the same.

[0124] Optionally, if the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition, the determining module 31 is further configured to:

[0125] When the DCI values ​​of different scheduling cells under the first DCI format in the L scheduling cells are different when initially determined, the DCI values ​​of all scheduling cells under the first DCI format are determined to be the third value.

[0126] Wherein, the third value is the maximum value among the DCI sizes of all scheduled cells under the first DCI format initially determined, or the third value is a second preset value.

[0127] Optionally, if the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition, the determining module 31 includes:

[0128] A determining unit is used to determine the initial DCI size for scheduling target cells for each of the scheduled cells;

[0129] An adjustment unit is configured to adjust the size of the DCI for scheduling the target cell in each of the L scheduling cells when the initial DCI size does not meet the first condition.

[0130] Optionally, the adjustment unit is specifically used for:

[0131] When the DCI values ​​of different scheduling cells under the second DCI format in the L scheduling cells are different when initially determined, the DCI values ​​of all scheduling cells under the second DCI format are determined to be the fourth value.

[0132] The fourth value is either the maximum value among the DCI sizes of all scheduled cells under the initially determined second DCI format, or the fourth value is a third preset value.

[0133] Optionally, the L scheduling cells satisfy at least one of the following:

[0134] All are active.

[0135] All are in non-dormant state;

[0136] Each scheduled cell has a search space in its active bandwidth portion (BWP) for scheduling target cells.

[0137] The information processing device 30 in this embodiment can be a device, a device or electronic device with an operating system, or a component, integrated circuit, or chip in a terminal. This device or electronic device can be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. For example, a mobile terminal can include, but is not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above, while a non-mobile terminal can be a server, network attached storage (NAS), personal computer (PC), television (TV), ATM, or self-service machine, etc. This embodiment does not impose specific limitations.

[0138] The information processing apparatus 30 provided in this application embodiment can implement the various processes implemented in the above information processing method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0139] Optional, such as Figure 4 As shown, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 40, including a processor 41, a memory 42, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 42 and executable on the processor 41. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor 41, they implement the various processes of the above-described information processing method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here. Optionally, the communication device 40 can be a terminal or a network-side device.

[0140] This application embodiment also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface. The processor is used to determine the size of the DCI used by each scheduling cell to schedule the target cell when L scheduling cells schedule the target cell; the L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI used by each scheduling cell to schedule the target cell satisfies a first condition; the sizes of the DCIs used by the L scheduling cells to schedule the target cell satisfy the first condition; the first condition includes at least one of the following: the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH does not exceed a first value; the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed a second value. This terminal embodiment can implement the various processes of the above information processing method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0141] Specifically, Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal to implement an embodiment of this application.

[0142] The terminal 500 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 501, network module 502, audio output unit 503, input unit 504, sensor 505, display unit 506, user input unit 507, interface unit 508, memory 509, and processor 510.

[0143] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 500 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 510 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Figure 5 The terminal structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0144] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 504 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 5041 and a microphone 5042. The GPU 5041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 506 may include a display panel 5061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 507 includes a touch panel 5071 and other input devices 5072. The touch panel 5071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 5071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 5072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be described in detail here.

[0145] In this embodiment, the radio frequency unit 501 receives downlink data from the network-side device and processes it for the processor 510; additionally, it sends uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 501 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0146] The memory 509 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 509 may primarily include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area. The program or instruction storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 509 may include high-speed random access memory and non-volatile memory, which may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device.

[0147] Processor 510 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 510 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles the operating system, user interface, and applications or instructions, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 510.

[0148] The processor 510 is configured to determine the size of the DCI of the target cell for each scheduling cell when L scheduling cells schedule target cells; wherein L is greater than or equal to 2; and the size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI of the target cell for each scheduling cell satisfies a first condition; and the size of the DCI of the target cells for the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition.

[0149] It is understood that the terminal 500 provided in this application embodiment can implement the various processes implemented in the above information processing method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0150] This application embodiment also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The processor is used to determine the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each scheduling cell when L scheduling cells schedule the target cell; wherein L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of the DCI satisfies at least one of the following: the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in each scheduling cell satisfies a first condition; the size of the DCI used for scheduling the target cell in the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition; the first condition includes at least one of the following: the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH does not exceed a first value; the number of different DCI sizes monitored by the terminal for PDCCH with specific identifier scrambling does not exceed a second value. This network-side device embodiment can implement the various processes of the above information processing method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0151] Specifically, embodiments of this application also provide a network-side device. For example... Figure 6 As shown, the network-side device 60 includes an antenna 61, a radio frequency (RF) device 62, and a baseband device 63. The antenna 61 is connected to the RF device 62. In the uplink direction, the RF device 62 receives information through the antenna 61 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 63 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 63 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the RF device 62. The RF device 62 processes the received information and then transmits it through the antenna 61.

[0152] The aforementioned frequency band processing device can be located in the baseband device 63. The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 63, which includes a processor 64 and a memory 65.

[0153] Baseband device 63 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which multiple chips are disposed, such as Figure 6 As shown, one of the chips, for example, is a processor 64, which is connected to a memory 65 to call the program in the memory 65 and execute the network-side device operations shown in the above method embodiments.

[0154] The baseband device 63 may also include a network interface 66 for exchanging information with the radio frequency device 62, such as a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0155] Specifically, the network-side device in this application embodiment further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 65 and executable on processor 64, wherein processor 64 calls the instructions or programs in memory 65 to execute. Figure 3 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0156] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described information processing method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0157] The processor mentioned above is the processor in the terminal 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.

[0158] This application embodiment 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 information processing method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0159] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0160] 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 application 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.

[0161] 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 application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer 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-side device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0162] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application 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 application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. An information processing method characterized by comprising: The method comprises the following steps: When L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, a communication device determines the size of the downlink control information (DCI) of each of the scheduling cells, the DCI being used for scheduling the target cell; wherein the L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of the DCI satisfies: the size of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling the target cell satisfies a first condition; wherein the first condition comprises at least one of the following: the number of different DCI sizes for which a terminal performs physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring does not exceed a first value; the number of different DCI sizes for which the terminal performs PDCCH monitoring with specific scrambling does not exceed a second value; wherein, in the case that the size of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling the target cell satisfies the first condition, the determination of the size of the DCI of each of the scheduling cells comprises: when the size of the DCI of different scheduling cells in a first DCI format in the L scheduling cells is different at initial determination, the communication device determines the size of the DCI of all the scheduling cells in the first DCI format to be a third value; wherein the third value is the maximum value of the size of the DCI of all the scheduling cells in the first DCI format at initial determination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, In the case that the size of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling the target cell satisfies the first condition, the determination of the size of the DCI of each of the scheduling cells comprises: when there is a first field in the DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells by default or configuration, the communication device determines that there is the first field in the DCI of the L scheduling cells, and determines the size of the first field in the DCI of each of the scheduling cells to be N bits; wherein the N is greater than 1.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The N is determined according to at least one of the following: protocol predefinition; network side device configuration; the maximum value of the size of the first field by default or configuration in the DCI of the at least one scheduling cell.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein, The first field comprises at least one of the following: a carrier indication field (CIF) field; a transmission configuration indication field; a secondary cell dormancy indication field; a bit field added in a DCI size alignment process.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein, For other scheduling cells in the L scheduling cells except the at least one scheduling cell, the first field in the DCI of the other scheduling cells is ignored by a terminal when the terminal performs DCI detection, and / or the first field in the DCI of the other scheduling cells is set to a pre-defined value or a configured value.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein, When the size of the first field required by the DCI of a first scheduling cell in the L scheduling cells is M bits, and the M is less than the N, the preset M bits of the first field in the DCI of the first scheduling cell perform function indication, and the other N-M bits of the first field except the preset M bits are set to a first preset value.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The preset M bits are any one of the following: the first M bits in the N bits of the first field; the last M bits in the N bits of the first field.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, The sizes of the DCI of the L scheduling cells satisfy the first condition, when the sizes of the DCI of different scheduling cells in the L scheduling cells under the same DCI format are different, the sizes of the DCI of the different scheduling cells are considered to be the same.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, The size of the DCI further satisfies: the size of the DCI of each of the scheduling cells for scheduling a target cell satisfies the first condition.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, In a case where the sizes of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling a target cell satisfy the first condition, the determining the size of the downlink control information DCI of each of the scheduling cells comprises: The communication device determines the size of the initial DCI of each of the scheduling cells for scheduling the target cell; When the sizes of the initial DCI of the L scheduling cells do not satisfy the first condition at the size of the initial DCI, the communication device adjusts the size of the DCI of each of the scheduling cells for scheduling the target cell.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The adjusting the size of the DCI of each of the scheduling cells for scheduling the target cell comprises: When the sizes of the DCI of different scheduling cells in the L scheduling cells under a second DCI format are different at initial determination, the communication device determines the size of the DCI of all the scheduling cells under the second DCI format to be a fourth value; The fourth value is the maximum value of the sizes of the DCI of all the scheduling cells under the second DCI format at initial determination, or the fourth value is a third preset value.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, The L scheduling cells satisfy at least one of the following: All are in an active state; All are in a non-dormant state; Each of the scheduling cells has a search space on an active bandwidth part BWP for scheduling the target cell.

13. An information processing apparatus comprising: Comprise: A determining module, configured to determine the size of the DCI of each of the scheduling cells when L scheduling cells schedule a target cell, the DCI being used for scheduling the target cell; Wherein, the L is greater than or equal to 2; the size of the DCI satisfies: The sizes of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling a target cell satisfy a first condition; Wherein, the first condition comprises at least one of the following: The number of different DCI sizes for which a terminal performs PDCCH monitoring does not exceed a first value; The number of different DCI sizes for which a terminal performs PDCCH monitoring with specific identification scrambling does not exceed a second value; Wherein, in a case where the sizes of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling a target cell satisfy the first condition, the determining module is specifically configured to: When the sizes of the DCI of different scheduling cells in the L scheduling cells under a first DCI format are different at initial determination, determine the size of the DCI of all the scheduling cells under the first DCI format to be a third value; The third value is the maximum value of the sizes of the DCI of all the scheduling cells under the first DCI format at initial determination.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, In a case where the sizes of the DCI of the L scheduling cells for scheduling a target cell satisfy the first condition, the determining module is further configured to: When a first field is present in DCI of at least one of the L scheduling cells by default or configuration, it is determined that the first field is present in DCI of the L scheduling cells, and a size of the first field in DCI of each of the scheduling cells is N bits. The N is greater than 1.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, The first field comprises at least one of: a carrier indication field (CIF) field; a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field; a secondary cell dormancy indication (SDI) field; a bit field added in a DCI size alignment process.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, For scheduling cells other than the at least one of the L scheduling cells, the first field in DCI of the other scheduling cells is ignored by a terminal when the terminal performs DCI detection, and / or the first field in DCI of the other scheduling cells is set to a predefined value or a configured value.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein, When a size of the first field required by DCI of a first scheduling cell of the L scheduling cells is M bits, and the M is less than the N, preset M bits of the first field in DCI of the first scheduling cell perform function indication, and N-M bits of the first field other than the preset M bits are set to a first preset value.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein, The preset M bits are any one of: the first M bits of the N bits of the first field; the last M bits of the N bits of the first field.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, For a size of DCI for scheduling a target cell of the L scheduling cells to satisfy the first condition, when sizes of DCI of different scheduling cells under a same DCI format of the L scheduling cells are different, the sizes of the DCI of the different scheduling cells are considered to be the same.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, The size of the DCI further satisfies that sizes of DCI for scheduling a target cell of each of the scheduling cells satisfy the first condition.

21. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, In a case where the size of the DCI for scheduling the target cell of the L scheduling cells satisfies the first condition, the determining module comprises: a determining unit configured to determine a size of initial DCI for scheduling the target cell of each of the scheduling cells; an adjusting unit configured to adjust the size of the DCI for scheduling the target cell of each of the scheduling cells when the size of the initial DCI does not satisfy the first condition under the size of the initial DCI.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein, The adjusting unit is specifically configured to: determine a size of DCI of all scheduling cells under a second DCI format to be a fourth value when sizes of DCI of different scheduling cells under the second DCI format of the L scheduling cells are different in initial determination; The fourth value is a maximum value of sizes of DCI of all scheduling cells under the second DCI format in initial determination, or the fourth value is a third preset value.

23. A communications device, characterized by A processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

24. A readable storage medium characterized by, The program or instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when executed by the processor, the program or instruction implements the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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