Method, device, terminal and readable storage medium for determining time window

Abstract

This application discloses a method, apparatus, terminal, and readable storage medium for determining a time window, belonging to the field of communication technology. The method for determining a time window in this application includes: a terminal determining a second time window within a first time window based on first information; wherein the terminal maintains a first transmission characteristic for repeated transmission of a target uplink channel within the second time window; the first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the repeated transmission of the target uplink channel; the first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device; and the first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a method, apparatus, terminal and readable storage medium for determining a time window. Background Technology

[0002] In coverage enhancement technology research, the repetition transmission of the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) should ensure consistent power and phase continuity as much as possible to achieve joint channel estimation and thus improve transmission performance. To maintain the continuity of power and phase during PUCCH repetition, changes in the Transmission Reception Point (TRP) are not expected during the repetition process. This can lead to PUCCH transmission failure when the transmission signal encounters obstacles.

[0003] As can be seen from the above, the PUCCH repetition transmission in coverage enhancement technology suffers from poor reliability. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a method, apparatus, terminal, and readable storage medium for determining a time window, which can solve the problem of poor reliability in PUCCH repetition transmission in related technologies.

[0005] Firstly, a method for determining a time window is provided, the method comprising:

[0006] Based on the first information, the terminal determines the second time window within the first time window;

[0007] The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window;

[0008] The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission;

[0009] The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device;

[0010] The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0011] Secondly, a device for determining a time window is provided, applied to a terminal, the device comprising:

[0012] The first determining module is used to determine the second time window within the first time window based on the first information.

[0013] The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window;

[0014] The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission;

[0015] The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device;

[0016] The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0017] Thirdly, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0018] Fourthly, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine a second time window within a first time window based on first information;

[0019] The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window;

[0020] The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission;

[0021] The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device;

[0022] The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0023] 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.

[0024] 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 method as described in the first aspect.

[0025] In a seventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, the computer program / program product being stored in a storage medium, the computer program / program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method for determining a time window as described in the first aspect.

[0026] In this embodiment, the terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on first information. Within the second time window, the terminal maintains a first transmission characteristic for repeated transmission of the target uplink channel. The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the repeated transmission. The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device. The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase. When the power control information used for PUCCH transmission in PUCCH repetition changes, the terminal can determine a second time window from within the first time window based on this change. For example, after the power control information changes, the second time window for continuous transmission according to the first transmission characteristic is restarted. This allows PUCCH repetition transmission to be adaptable to situations where the power control information used for PUCCH transmission changes. Furthermore, by changing the power control information, the reliability of PUCCH repetition transmission can be improved, and joint channel estimation can be fully utilized to effectively improve PUCCH repetition performance. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system that can be applied to the embodiments of this application;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating the time window;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a time window provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 4 This is one of the time window diagrams for the implementation of this application;

[0031] Figure 5 This is the second schematic diagram of the time window for the implementation of this application;

[0032] Figure 6 This is the third diagram illustrating the time window for the implementation of this application;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a device for determining a time window provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0035] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0036] 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.

[0037] 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.

[0038] 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 NR terminology is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to applications beyond NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0039] 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. 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 capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM, or self-service machine, 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, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment. Access network equipment 12 may also be referred to as radio access network equipment, radio access network (RAN), radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment 12 may include base stations, WLAN access points, or WiFi nodes, etc. Base stations may be referred to as Node B, evolved Node B (eNB), access point, base transceiver station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), home B node, home evolved B node, Transmitting 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 a base station in an NR system is used as an example for description, and the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0040] In related technologies, coverage enhancement techniques are used to ensure that PUCCH repetition transmission maintains power consistency and phase continuity as much as possible, thereby enabling joint channel estimation and improving transmission performance. To maintain power consistency and phase continuity in PUCCH repetition transmission, this coverage enhancement technique requires restricting the switching of power control parameters during PUCCH repetition transmission.

[0041] In this embodiment, the terminal can maintain consistent power and phase continuity during multiple PUCCH repetitions. When the network receives a PUCCH repetition, it can obtain channel information for the transmission of other PUCCH repetitions based on the demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of one of the PUCCHs. Then, it can use the DMRS of the multiple PUCCHs to perform joint channel estimation to improve reception performance. This technique is called joint channel estimation. The time interval in which joint channel estimation can be performed is called the time domain window.

[0042] Specifically, a time window can be defined as a time interval during which the terminal can perform phase-continuous transmission. Within this interval, the terminal will be subject to power and phase constraints to maintain power consistency and phase continuity in transmission.

[0043] For example: Figure 2 As shown, assume two consecutive uplink time slots are labeled ( Figure 2 The "U" in the text represents the uplink time slot, and Figure 2 In the context of the downlink time slot, "D" indicates that the uplink transmission within the two uplink time slots needs to maintain power consistency and phase continuity. Thus, the uplink transmission within these two uplink time slots can be considered to have relatively small channel variations, and demodulation can be performed through joint channel estimation at the base station side to improve performance.

[0044] In this embodiment, a second time window for continuous transmission can be determined based on the power control information of each PUCCH transmission during PUCCH repetition transmission. This allows the second time window for continuous transmission according to the first transmission characteristic to be restarted after the power control information changes during PUCCH repetition transmission. This makes PUCCH repetition transmission adaptable to situations where the power control information used for PUCCH transmission changes. Furthermore, the reliability of PUCCH repetition transmission can be improved by changing the power control information. In addition, joint channel estimation can be fully utilized to effectively improve PUCCH repetition performance.

[0045] It is worth noting that the target uplink channel repetition transmission in the embodiments of this application may also include Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) repetition transmission. The PUSCH repetition transmission is similar to the PUCCH repetition transmission. For ease of explanation, the following embodiments only use PUCCH as an example for illustration, and do not constitute a specific limitation.

[0046] The method, apparatus, terminal, and readable storage medium for determining a time window provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0047] Please see Figure 3 The execution entity of the method for determining the time window provided in this application embodiment can be a terminal, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the method for determining the time window may include the following steps:

[0048] Step 301: The terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on the first information; wherein, the terminal maintains a first transmission characteristic for repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window; the first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the repeated transmission of the target uplink channel; the first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device; the first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0049] In practical implementation, the aforementioned first time window can be understood as: a normal time domain window configured by the network-side device. This means the network-side device configures the terminal to perform continuous transmission with consistent power and phase within the first time window. Alternatively, within the first time window, the network-side device expects the terminal to maintain power consistency and phase continuity between PUCCH transmissions according to power consistency and phase continuity requirements. For ease of explanation, the first time window will be referred to as the configuration time window in the following embodiments. In practical applications, some behaviors or indications that can break power consistency and phase continuity may occur; such behaviors or indications are called a target event. Thus, in the event of a target event, the terminal cannot continue continuous transmission according to the previous power control information.

[0050] Furthermore, the aforementioned second time window can be understood as the actual time window during which the terminal performs continuous transmission. For ease of explanation, the second time window will be referred to as the "actual time window" in the following embodiments. In implementation, the first time window may include one or at least two second time windows, and the terminal can resume continuous transmission according to different power control information within different second time windows. That is to say, after the terminal opens a second time window, it may terminate the second time window due to the occurrence of a target event, and a new second time window can be restarted subsequently.

[0051] It is worth noting that the first transmission characteristic mentioned above is similar to the continuous transmission characteristic of maintaining power consistency and phase continuity in PUCCH repetition transmission in the coverage enhancement technology. The difference is that within a first time window, there can be one or at least two second time windows, and different power transmission information can be used in different second time windows.

[0052] Furthermore, if the target uplink channel includes a PUCCH channel, the aforementioned power control information may include at least one of the following:

[0053] Closed-loop power control status value ClosedLoopIndex;

[0054] The power control status information index of the PUCCH channel is p0-PUCCH-Id;

[0055] The path loss reference signal index for the PUCCH channel is pucch-PathlossReferenceRS-Id.

[0056] Option 1: PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id

[0057] The primary function of this value is to indicate a mapping index value for a corresponding reference signal when calculating path loss. It indicates the index of PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS in different power control parameters corresponding to different power control parameter sets (hereinafter referred to as: power control parameter sets). Using this index, the UE will determine the type of reference signal corresponding to the power control parameter set (e.g., Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB) or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS)), and the specific index information of the reference signal (e.g., SSB-Index or CSI-RI resource index). The UE will then use this information to reference the corresponding reference signal and calculate and estimate the downlink path loss value.

[0058] Option 2: p0-PUCCH-Id

[0059] The main function of this value is to indicate a mapping index value for finding the corresponding power control state parameter information when deciding which power control state to use. It indicates the corresponding index information of different closed-loop power control states (e.g., closedLoopIndex) for different power control parameter sets. Through this index, the terminal will determine whether the specific power control state corresponding to this spatial relationship is 0 or 1.

[0060] Option 3: ClosedLoopIndex

[0061] The main function of this value is to provide the corresponding power control status information. Under normal circumstances, when the PUCCH is configured with twoPUCCH-PC-AdjustmentStates and power control parameter set, there will be two power control states. Which power control state is used depends on the specific indication information in the power control parameter set.

[0062] It should be noted that the power control parameter sets of options one to three above may include a set of power control parameters of at least one of the above parameters, including but not limited to the spatial relationship parameter PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo.

[0063] In practice, network-side devices can configure one, two, or all of the above three power control parameters for the terminal to trigger the terminal to determine the second time window through the power control parameters. No specific limitations are made here.

[0064] It should be noted that, in implementation, in addition to the power control information mentioned above, the first information may also include other information, such as configuration / indication information from the network-side device. That is, the network-side device can use semi-static configuration (e.g., semi-static uplink / downlink frame structure configuration, frequency hopping, etc.) and / or dynamic configuration or indication (e.g., events triggered by Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) signaling or Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling) to trigger the terminal to determine the second time window based on the event. No specific limitation is made here.

[0065] In applications, within the first time window, behaviors or indications that can disrupt power consistency and phase continuity may occur; such behaviors or indications are referred to as events. The terminal's handling behavior differs depending on the type of event. For example, for events triggered by semi-static configuration (such as semi-static uplink / downlink frame structure configuration, frequency hopping, etc.), it is assumed that the terminal must restart the second time window on the symbol of the first PUCCH transmission after the event. For events triggered by MAC CE or DCI, whether the terminal can restart the second time window depends on the terminal's capabilities.

[0066] As an optional implementation, the PUCCH repetition transmission includes a first PUCCH transmission and a second PUCCH transmission;

[0067] The terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on the first information, including:

[0068] If the power control information corresponding to the first PUCCH transmission is different from the power control information corresponding to the second PUCCH transmission, the terminal determines that a target event has occurred, and the target event refers to the terminal's inability to maintain the first transmission feature.

[0069] Based on the occurrence of the target event, the terminal determines a second time window within the first time window.

[0070] In implementation, the first PUCCH transmission and the second PUCCH transmission can be two PUCCH transmissions that are temporally adjacent and executed by the terminal. For example, the terminal executes the first PUCCH transmission immediately after executing the second PUCCH transmission, or executes the second PUCCH transmission after a certain interval. Furthermore, the power control information corresponding to the first and second PUCCH transmissions is different; this can be understood as the power control information used by the terminal device when executing the first PUCCH transmission being different from the power control information used when executing the second PUCCH transmission.

[0071] In some embodiments, if the power control information corresponding to the first PUCCH transmission is different from the power control information corresponding to the second PUCCH transmission, the terminal can determine that a target event has occurred that cannot maintain the first transmission characteristic, and then the terminal can determine a second time window within a first time window based on the occurrence of the target event.

[0072] The terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on the occurrence of the target event. This can be understood as: the terminal triggers the determination of a second time window within a first time window based on the occurrence of the target event, or the terminal can also determine the second time window based on the occurrence time of the target event.

[0073] The determination of a second time window within a first time window based on the occurrence time of the target event can be understood as follows: the current second time window terminates at the last symbol of the last PUCCH before the occurrence time of the target event, and / or a new second time window restarts at the first symbol of the first PUCCH after the occurrence time of the target event. In other words, the current second time window may include the time for executing the first PUCCH transmission, and the restarted new second time window may include the time for executing the second PUCCH transmission.

[0074] Optionally, the terminal determines a second time window within the first time window, including at least one of the following:

[0075] The terminal determines to close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target;

[0076] The terminal determines to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or the terminal determines not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0077] Scenario 1

[0078] The terminal may close the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission after performing the first target uplink channel transmission, or close the current second time window before performing the second PUCCH transmission, or close the current second time window immediately after performing the first PUCCH transmission. The second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission can be understood as: within the second time window, continuous transmission with consistent power and continuous phase is performed on at least one uplink channel transmission, including the first target uplink channel transmission.

[0079] In this case, it can avoid the situation where the second PUCCH is transmitted according to the power and phase used by the first PUCCH when encountering problems such as obstruction, which would result in low transmission performance or even transmission failure of the second PUCCH. In other words, it can improve the reliability of the second PUCCH transmission.

[0080] Scenario 2

[0081] The terminal can close the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission and then open the second time window corresponding to the second target uplink channel transmission. That is, after terminating continuous transmission according to the first transmission characteristics, it can resume continuous transmission according to the power control information after the target event. The second time window corresponding to the second target uplink channel transmission can be understood as: within the second time window, continuous transmission with consistent power and continuous phase is performed on at least one uplink channel transmission, including the second target uplink channel transmission.

[0082] For example: Figure 4 or Figure 5 As shown, after terminating actual time window 1, the terminal device can restart actual time window 2, and even after terminating actual time window 2, it can restart actual time window 3, and so on, until the first time window terminates or the PUCCH is transmitted to the last symbol of the last PUCCH.

[0083] In this case, by closing the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target and opening the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, continuous transmission can be resumed according to the power control information of the second PUCCH after the continuous transmission is terminated. This allows the second PUCCH transmission and other PUCCH transmissions in the new second time window to apply joint channel estimation to improve transmission performance.

[0084] Scenario 3

[0085] The terminal may not open a new second time window after closing the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target. That is, after terminating continuous transmission according to the first transmission characteristics, it may not resume continuous transmission according to the power control information after the target event.

[0086] For example: Figure 6 As shown, after the terminal device terminates actual time window 1, it will not start a new actual time window until the first time window terminates.

[0087] In this case, after closing the current second time window, the terminal will not open a new second time window, and can give up subsequent continuous transmission to reduce the overhead and resource consumption of continuous transmission-related signaling.

[0088] In practice, whether a terminal can restart a new actual time window after terminating the actual time window can be determined by referring to the terminal's capability information and / or the type of the target event.

[0089] As an optional implementation, the terminal determines to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or the terminal determines not to open a new second time window within the first time window, including:

[0090] If the terminal's capability information supports opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and opens a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event. The first RRC signaling is used to enable the terminal to reopen a new time window; or...

[0091] If the terminal's capability information does not support opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives a second RRC signaling, the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and does not open a new second time window within the first time window. The second RRC signaling is used to prevent the terminal from reopening a new time window; or...

[0092] The terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and opens a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event; or...

[0093] The terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and does not open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0094] Implementation Method 1

[0095] If the terminal's capability information supports opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the first signaling, the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and opens a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event. The first signaling is used to enable the terminal to reopen a new time window.

[0096] In implementation, the terminal can report its capability information to the network-side device. For example, the capability information includes the maximum duration for which the terminal can maintain power consistency and phase continuity according to power consistency and phase continuity requirements. In this way, the network-side device can determine whether the terminal supports opening a new time window based on the terminal's capability information, and then perform PUCCH-related configurations based on the determination result to enable or disable the terminal from reopening a new time window.

[0097] For example, if the terminal capability supports restarting the time window, the network-side device enables the terminal to reopen a new time window after closing the previous time window through the first signaling (such as: PUCCH restart time window signaling (PUCCH-Window-Restart)). The first signaling can be RRC signaling, or it can be other types of signaling, such as: Media Access Control Unit (MAC) CE signaling or Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling, etc., without specific limitations here.

[0098] Of course, in specific implementation, the network-side device can also determine whether to enable or disable the terminal to reopen a new time window based on other information besides the capability information reported by the terminal; or, the network-side device can obtain the terminal's capability information through other means and determine whether to enable or disable the terminal to reopen a new time window based on the terminal's capability information; or, if the terminal determines that its own capability information supports opening a new time window, it can directly restart a new second time window after closing the current second time window.

[0099] In this embodiment, the target event can be a dynamically triggered event (e.g., triggered by MAC CE signaling or DCI signaling sent by the network-side device). Whether the terminal can restart the second time window after terminating continuous transmission based on the dynamic event depends on the terminal's capability. That is, if the terminal supports opening a new time window, the network side can enable the terminal to open a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after closing the current second time window.

[0100] Implementation Method 2

[0101] If the terminal's capability information does not support opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives a second RRC signaling, the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and does not open a new second time window within the first time window. The second RRC signaling is used to prevent the terminal from reopening a new time window.

[0102] Corresponding to the first embodiment described above, in this embodiment, if the terminal does not support opening a new time window, the network side may not enable the terminal to open a new second time window after closing the current second time window.

[0103] Implementation Method 3

[0104] The terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and opens a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event.

[0105] In this embodiment, the target event can be a semi-static event triggered by semi-static behavior (e.g., triggered by semi-static uplink / downlink frame structure configuration, frequency hopping, etc.). In this case, under the triggering of the semi-static event, after the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the transmission of the first target uplink channel, it needs to open the second time window corresponding to the transmission of the second target uplink channel.

[0106] Implementation Method 4

[0107] The terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and does not open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0108] In this embodiment, when the terminal closes the current second time window, it directly abandons maintaining the first characteristic transmission, so that no new second time window is opened within the first time window. This can reduce the signaling overhead and resource consumption required to open a new second time window.

[0109] In some embodiments, before the terminal determines a second time window within the first time window based on the first information, the method further includes:

[0110] The terminal receives a third signaling message, which is used to configure or indicate target PUCCH resources and at least two power control information.

[0111] In specific implementation, the aforementioned third signaling may include at least one of the following: RRC signaling, Media Access Control Unit (MAC) CE signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling. Alternatively, the third signaling may also be other signaling from network-side devices, which are not specifically limited here.

[0112] For example, in FR2, when a PUCCH resource is activated, the identifier of the PUCCH resource (PUCCHresource ID) is determined. At the same time, the identifiers (IDs) of two spatial relation Infos can also be determined. Each spatial relation Info ID corresponds to a different set of beam and power control information.

[0113] Of course, for FR1, the way it configures or indicates the target PUCCH resource and at least two power control information is similar to the way it configures the target PUCCH resource and at least two power control information in FR2 above. The difference is that what is determined is not the ID of spatial Relation Info, but the identifier of power control information (such as the ID of Power ControlSetting), which will not be elaborated here.

[0114] In this embodiment, the network-side device can configure the terminal to perform PUCCH repetition transmission on the target PUCCH resource through a third signaling configuration. This PUCCH repetition transmission can use at least two power control information entries, where the first information entry includes the at least two power control information entries. In other words, different PUCCH transmissions within the PUCCH repetition transmission can use different power control information entries, thus enabling power control information switching during the PUCCH repetition transmission.

[0115] It is worth noting that the embodiments of this application differ from PUCCH repetition transmission in general coverage enhancement scenarios in that:

[0116] In typical coverage enhancement scenarios, the PUCCH repetition transmission power cannot be changed. The following formula is the PUCCH power calculation expression. The most likely way to change the power is by modifying δ in the formula through a group common Transmit Power Control (TPC) command. PUCCH,b,f,c The (i,l) term, while the remaining terms are pre-configured and will not change, but due to the existing conclusion that the TPC power accumulation command does not take effect within the time window, δ PUCCH,b,f,c (i,l) only changes after the time window ends. Therefore, in a typical coverage enhancement scenario, the PUCCH power cannot be changed within the time window of PUCCH repetition transmission.

[0117]

[0118] Among them, P PUCCH,b,f,c (i,q u ,q d ,l) represents: PUCCH transmission power, P CMAX,f,c (i) represents the maximum transmit power that the terminal can be configured with, P O_PUCCH,b,f,c (q u ) represents the sum of several basic transmit powers of the PUCCH, and μ represents the coefficient related to the subcarrier spacing (SCS). Representation: A parameter related to the number of resource blocks (RBs) occupied by PUCCH, PL b,f,c (q d () indicates: the estimated value of downlink road loss. Indicates: the power adjustment amount determined by different PUCCH formats, Δ TF,b,f,c (i) indicates: power adjustment based on the number of bits per unit PUCCH, specifically determined by the number of bits occupied per unit symbol or per unit bandwidth; g b,f,c (i,l) represents the power quantity under different power control states.

[0119] Specifically, the above g b,f,c (i,l) can be calculated using the following formula:

[0120]

[0121] Where l represents the power control state, δ PUCCH,b,f,c (i,l) represents the cumulative TPC power, m is an integer between 0 and i, and c(C i )-1 is used to characterize the base of the cumulative power value within the cell from the start of sending a PUCCH repetition power command value to the end of the transmission.

[0122] In this embodiment, since the corresponding PUCCH resource and its corresponding at least two power control information (i.e., at least two sets of power control parameters) are activated by the third signaling indication, or the specific power control information switching method can also be indicated by the first indication information, a switching of power control information will occur during the PUCCH repetition transmission corresponding to the PUCCH resource. Furthermore, each time the power control information is switched, PL... b,f,c (q dThe value of 'i' in the formula changes, causing a change in the overall PUCCH power value. This affects the behavior of joint channel estimation. Even if the same beam is used for transmission and the TPC command is not effective within the time window, the power consistency and phase continuity of PUCCH repetition will change. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to adjust the terminal's windowing behavior based on this target event that breaks power consistency and phase continuity, such as closing the current second time window and reopening a new second time window.

[0123] Optionally, the method for determining the time window further includes:

[0124] The terminal receives the first instruction information;

[0125] The terminal determines the number of times N is repeated for the target uplink channel according to the first indication information, wherein the terminal changes the power control information once every N times it performs the target uplink channel transmission, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0126] In implementation, the aforementioned first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to change the power control information once every N PUCCH transmissions during PUCCH repetition. This first indication information may be carried in the aforementioned third signaling, or it may also be carried in other signaling or messages different from the third signaling, without specific limitations here.

[0127] For example: Figure 4 As shown, the network-side device can configure the PUCCH repetition transmission to use power control information A and power control information B through the third signaling. In this case, if N equals 2, the terminal uses power control information A in the first and second PUCCH transmissions and uses power control information B in the third and fourth PUCCH transmissions.

[0128] For example: Figure 5 or Figure 6 As shown, the network-side device can configure the PUCCH repetition transmission to use power control information A and power control information B through the third signaling. In this case, if N equals 1, the terminal uses power control information A in the first PUCCH transmission, uses power control information B in the second PUCCH transmission, uses power control information A in the third PUCCH transmission, and so on.

[0129] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes a mapping pattern configured by the network-side device, wherein the mapping pattern corresponds one-to-one with the N.

[0130] In implementation, the mapping pattern can include a sequential mode and a cyclic mode. In the sequential mode, the mapping pattern changes every two transmissions. Therefore, the power control information corresponding to the mapping pattern also changes every two transmissions, i.e., N equals 2. For example: Figure 4 As shown, during PUCCH repetition transmission, the terminal changes the power control information once every two PUCCH transmissions.

[0131] Furthermore, in the cyclic mode, the mapping pattern changes with each transmission. Therefore, the power control information corresponding to the mapping pattern also changes with each transmission, meaning N equals 1. For example: Figure 5 or Figure 6 As shown, during PUCCH repetition transmission, the terminal changes the power control information once for each PUCCH transmission.

[0132] In other factual methods, the above mapping pattern may also correspond one-to-one with the power control information, and the power control information can also be controlled by changing the mapping pattern, which will not be elaborated here.

[0133] It should be noted that, in addition to indicating the switching mode of power control information through the first indication information mentioned above, the switching mode of at least two power control information indicated by the third signaling may also be determined through other methods that are pre-agreed by the protocol or the default switching mode, which are not specifically limited here.

[0134] It is worth noting that changes to power control information can be achieved through one or at least two of the following methods:

[0135] By modifying power control parameters, such as the closed-loop power control state value ClosedLoopIndex, the power control state information index p0-PUCCH-Id of the PUCCH channel, and the path loss reference signal index PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id of the PUCCH channel.

[0136] In this embodiment, the switching frequency of power control information can be adjusted by configuring a mapping pattern.

[0137] As an optional implementation method,

[0138] The terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1.

[0139] In implementation, the terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1. This can be understood as the terminal not expecting to change the power control information once for every PUCCH transmission during PUCCH repetition, but rather to change the power control information once for every at least two PUCCH transmissions.

[0140] In other words, compared to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The terminal prefers to follow the transmission method shown. Figure 4 The transmission method shown performs PUCCH repetition transmission, which can improve the gain of the actual time window.

[0141] It should be noted that, in practice, after the terminal determines that it does not expect N to be equal to 1, the terminal still switches the power control information according to the value of N in the first indication information of the network-side device. For example, if the terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1, but the first indication information sent by the network-side device to the terminal carries N equal to 1, the terminal will still change the power switching information once after each PUCCH transmission. Alternatively, the terminal can also report the expected information so that the network-side device can configure the value of N according to the terminal's expected information. No specific limitation is made here.

[0142] As an optional implementation, the terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on the first information, including:

[0143] After enabling the terminal to open or restart the time window, if N equals 1, the terminal expects not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0144] After enabling the terminal to open or restart the time window, the terminal can open the first second time window by default and close the second time window based on the occurrence of the target event. In this embodiment, after the terminal closes the second time window, if N equals 1, the terminal expects not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0145] N equals 1, which can be understood as follows: every time the terminal performs a PUCCH transmission, it changes the power control information once. If a new second time window is opened at this time, the second time window can only last for the duration of one PUCCH transmission. This will cause unnecessary signaling overhead and resource consumption related to the terminal opening a new second time window.

[0146] In other words, when N equals 1, relative to... Figure 5The terminal prefers to follow the transmission method shown. Figure 6 The transmission method shown is used for PUCCH repetition transmission.

[0147] In this embodiment, when the terminal learns that N equals 1, the terminal will not reopen a new second time window, which can reduce signaling overhead and resource consumption.

[0148] It should be noted that in real-world applications, if a terminal does not expect to open a new second time window within the first time window, it may still reopen the second time window as needed, which does not constitute a specific limitation.

[0149] In this embodiment, the terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on first information. Within the second time window, the terminal maintains a first transmission characteristic for repeated transmission of the target uplink channel. The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the repeated transmission. The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device. The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase. When the power control information used for PUCCH transmission in PUCCH repetition changes, the terminal can determine a second time window from within the first time window based on this change. For example, after the power control information changes, the second time window for continuous transmission according to the first transmission characteristic is restarted. This allows PUCCH repetition transmission to be adaptable to situations where the power control information used for PUCCH transmission changes. Furthermore, by changing the power control information, the reliability of PUCCH repetition transmission can be improved, and joint channel estimation can be fully utilized to effectively improve PUCCH repetition performance.

[0150] The method for determining a time window provided in this application can be executed by a device for determining a time window. This application uses an example of a device for determining a time window executing the method to illustrate the device for determining a time window provided in this application.

[0151] Please see Figure 7 The device for determining a time window provided in this application embodiment can be applied to a terminal, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the device 700 for determining a time window may include the following modules:

[0152] The first determining module 701 is used to determine a second time window within a first time window based on the first information.

[0153] The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window;

[0154] The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission;

[0155] The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device;

[0156] The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0157] Optionally, the target uplink channel retransmission includes a first target uplink channel transmission and a second target uplink channel transmission;

[0158] The first determining module 701 is specifically used for:

[0159] If the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the first target uplink channel is different from the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the second target uplink channel, a target event is determined to have occurred. Based on the occurrence of the target event, a second time window is determined within the first time window. The target event refers to the terminal's inability to maintain the first transmission feature.

[0160] Optionally, the first determining module 701 is specifically used to perform at least one of the following:

[0161] Determine to close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target;

[0162] Determine whether to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or determine whether to not open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0163] Optionally, the first determining module 701 is specifically used for:

[0164] If the terminal's capability information supports opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the first signaling, the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission is closed, and a new second time window is opened at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event. The first signaling is used to enable the terminal to reopen a new time window; or...

[0165] If the terminal's capability information does not support opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the second signaling, the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission is closed, and no new second time window is opened within the first time window. The second signaling is used to prevent the terminal from reopening a new time window; or...

[0166] Close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and open a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event; or...

[0167] The second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target is closed, and no new second time window is opened within the first time window.

[0168] Optionally, the target uplink channel includes: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0169] Optionally, if the target uplink channel includes a PUCCH channel, the power control information includes at least one of the following:

[0170] Closed-loop power control status value ClosedLoopIndex;

[0171] The power control status information index of the PUCCH channel is p0-PUCCH-Id;

[0172] The path loss reference signal index for the PUCCH channel is PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id.

[0173] Optionally, the device 700 for determining the time window also includes:

[0174] The first receiving module is used to receive a third signaling, which is used to configure or indicate target PUCCH resources and at least two power control information.

[0175] Optionally, the third signaling includes at least one of the following: RRC signaling, Media Access Control Unit (MAC) CE signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling.

[0176] Optionally, the device 700 for determining the time window also includes:

[0177] The second receiving module is used to receive the first indication information;

[0178] The second determining module is used to determine the number of repeated transmissions N of the target uplink channel according to the first indication information, wherein the terminal changes the power control information once every N transmissions of the target uplink channel, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0179] Optionally, the first indication information includes a mapping pattern configured by the network-side device, and the mapping pattern corresponds one-to-one with the N.

[0180] Optionally, the terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1.

[0181] Optionally, the first determining module 701 is specifically used for:

[0182] After enabling the terminal to open or restart the time window, if N equals 1, it is determined that the terminal expects not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0183] The device for determining the time window in this application embodiment can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device can be a terminal, or other devices besides a terminal. For example, the terminal can include, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above; other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., and this application embodiment does not specifically limit the scope.

[0184] The device for determining a time window provided in this application embodiment can achieve Figure 3 The various processes implemented in the method embodiments shown achieve the same technical effects, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0185] Optional, such as Figure 8 As shown in the illustration, this application also provides a communication device 800, including a processor 801 and a memory 802. The memory 802 stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor 801. For example, when the communication device 800 is a terminal, the program or instructions executed by the processor 801 implement the various steps of the method embodiment for determining a time window described above, and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 800 is a network-side device, the program or instructions executed by the processor 801 implement the various steps of the method embodiment for determining a time window described above, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, these steps will not be repeated here.

[0186] This application embodiment also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine a second time window within a first time window based on first information;

[0187] The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window;

[0188] The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission;

[0189] The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device;

[0190] The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0191] This terminal embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned terminal-side method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the aforementioned method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal to implement an embodiment of this application.

[0192] The terminal 900 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 901, network module 902, audio output unit 903, input unit 904, sensor 905, display unit 906, user input unit 907, interface unit 908, memory 909, and processor 910.

[0193] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 900 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 910 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Figure 9 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.

[0194] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 9041 and a microphone 9042. The GPU 9041 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 906 may include a display panel 9061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 907 includes at least one of a touch panel 9071 and other input devices 9072. The touch panel 9071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 9071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 9072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0195] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 901 can transmit it to the processor 910 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 901 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 901 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0196] The memory 909 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 909 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first 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 909 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or both. The non-volatile memory 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. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 909 in the embodiments of this application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0197] Processor 910 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 910 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 910.

[0198] The processor 910 is used to determine a second time window within a first time window based on the first information.

[0199] The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window;

[0200] The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission;

[0201] The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device;

[0202] The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase.

[0203] Optionally, the repeated transmission of the target uplink channel includes a first target uplink channel transmission and a second target uplink channel transmission; the step of determining the second time window within the first time window based on the first information, executed by the processor 910, includes:

[0204] When the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the first target uplink channel is different from the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the second target uplink channel, a target event is determined to have occurred. The target event refers to the terminal's inability to maintain the first transmission feature.

[0205] Based on the occurrence of the target event, a second time window is determined within the first time window.

[0206] Optionally, the determination of the second time window within the first time window performed by the processor 910 includes at least one of the following:

[0207] Determine to close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target;

[0208] Determine whether to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or determine whether to not open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0209] Optionally, the processor 910's execution of determining to open a second time window corresponding to the second target uplink channel transmission, or determining not to open a new second time window within the first time window, includes:

[0210] If the terminal's capability information supports opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the first signaling, the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission is closed, and a new second time window is opened at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event. The first signaling is used to enable the terminal to reopen a new time window; or...

[0211] If the terminal's capability information does not support opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the second signaling, the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission is closed, and no new second time window is opened within the first time window. The second signaling is used to prevent the terminal from reopening a new time window; or...

[0212] Close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and open a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event; or...

[0213] The second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target is closed, and no new second time window is opened within the first time window.

[0214] Optionally, the target uplink channel includes: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0215] Optionally, if the target uplink channel includes a PUCCH channel, the power control information includes at least one of the following:

[0216] Closed-loop power control status value ClosedLoopIndex;

[0217] The power control status information index of the PUCCH channel is p0-PUCCH-Id;

[0218] The path loss reference signal index for the PUCCH channel is PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id.

[0219] Optionally, before the processor 910 executes the terminal's determination of a second time window within the first time window based on the first information, the radio frequency unit 901 is further configured to:

[0220] Receive a third signaling message, which is used to configure or indicate the target PUCCH resource and at least two power control messages.

[0221] Optionally, the third signaling includes at least one of the following: RRC signaling, Media Access Control Unit (MAC) CE signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling.

[0222] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 901 is also used to receive first indication information;

[0223] The processor 910 is further configured to determine the number of repeated transmissions N of the target uplink channel according to the first indication information, wherein the terminal changes the power control information once every N transmissions of the target uplink channel, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0224] Optionally, the first indication information includes a mapping pattern configured by the network-side device, and the mapping pattern corresponds one-to-one with the N.

[0225] Optionally, the terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1.

[0226] Optionally, the process executed by processor 910 of determining a second time window within a first time window based on first information includes:

[0227] After enabling the terminal to open or restart the time window, if N equals 1, it is determined that the terminal expects not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

[0228] The terminal 900 provided in this embodiment of the application is capable of executing... Figure 7 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0229] 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 method embodiment for determining a time window and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0230] The processor 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.

[0231] 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-described method embodiment for determining the time window, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0232] 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.

[0233] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-described method embodiment for determining a time window, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0234] 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.

[0235] 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 device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0236] 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. A method for determining a time window, characterized in that, include: Based on the first information, the terminal determines the second time window within the first time window; The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window; The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission; The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device; The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase; The method further includes: The terminal receives the first instruction information; The terminal determines the number of repeated transmissions N for the target uplink channel according to the first indication information; wherein, the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to change the power control information once every N transmissions of the target uplink channel, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; The first indication information includes a mapping pattern configured by the network-side device, and the mapping pattern corresponds one-to-one with N.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The target uplink channel repeated transmission includes first target uplink channel transmission and second target uplink transmission; The terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on the first information, including: When the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the first target uplink channel is different from the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the second target uplink channel, the terminal determines that a target event has occurred, and the target event refers to the terminal's inability to maintain the first transmission characteristic. Based on the occurrence of the target event, the terminal determines a second time window within the first time window.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The terminal determines the second time window within the first time window, including at least one of the following: The terminal determines to close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target; The terminal determines to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or the terminal determines not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The terminal determines to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or the terminal determines not to open a new second time window within the first time window, including: If the terminal's capability information supports opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the first signaling, the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and opens a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event. The first signaling is used to enable the terminal to reopen a new time window; or... If the terminal's capability information does not support opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the second signaling, the terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission, and does not open a new second time window within the first time window. The second signaling is used to prevent the terminal from reopening a new time window; or... The terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and opens a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event; or... The terminal closes the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and does not open a new second time window within the first time window.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The target uplink channel includes either the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, When the target uplink channel includes a PUCCH channel, the power control information includes at least one of the following: Closed-loop power control status value ClosedLoopIndex; The power control status information index of the PUCCH channel is p0-PUCCH-Id; The path loss reference signal index for the PUCCH channel is PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, Before the terminal determines the second time window within the first time window based on the first information, the method further includes: The terminal receives a third signaling message, which is used to configure or indicate target PUCCH resources and at least two power control information.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The third signaling includes at least one of the following: RRC signaling, Media Access Control Unit (MAC) CE signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal determines a second time window within a first time window based on the first information, including: After enabling the terminal to open or restart the time window, if N equals 1, the terminal expects not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

11. A device for determining a time window, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the device includes: The first determining module is used to determine the second time window within the first time window based on the first information. The terminal maintains the first transmission characteristic and performs repeated transmission of the target uplink channel within the second time window; The first information includes power control information used for each target uplink channel transmission in the target uplink channel repetitive transmission; The first time window is a normal time window configured by the network-side device; The first transmission characteristic is a transmission characteristic with consistent power and continuous phase; The second receiving module is used to receive the first indication information; The second determining module is used to determine the number of repeated transmissions N of the target uplink channel according to the first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to change the power control information once every N transmissions of the target uplink channel, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; The first indication information includes a mapping pattern configured by the network-side device, and the mapping pattern corresponds one-to-one with N.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that, The target uplink channel repeated transmission includes first target uplink channel transmission and second target uplink transmission; The first determining module is specifically used for: If the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the first target uplink channel is different from the power control information corresponding to the transmission of the second target uplink channel, a target event is determined to have occurred. Based on the occurrence of the target event, a second time window is determined within the first time window. The target event refers to the terminal's inability to maintain the first transmission characteristic.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that, The first determining module is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following: Determine to close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target; Determine whether to open a second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the second target, or determine whether to not open a new second time window within the first time window.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that, The first determining module is specifically used for: If the terminal's capability information supports opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the first signaling, the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission is closed, and a new second time window is opened at the first symbol position of the first target uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event. The first signaling is used to enable the terminal to reopen a new time window; or... If the terminal's capability information does not support opening a new time window and / or the terminal receives the second signaling, the second time window corresponding to the first target uplink channel transmission is closed, and no new second time window is opened within the first time window. The second signaling is used to prevent the terminal from reopening a new time window; or... Close the second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target, and open a new second time window at the first symbol position of the first uplink channel transmission after the occurrence of the target event; or... The second time window corresponding to the uplink channel transmission of the first target is closed, and no new second time window is opened within the first time window.

15. The apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that, The target uplink channel includes either the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that, When the target uplink channel includes a PUCCH channel, the power control information includes at least one of the following: Closed-loop power control status value ClosedLoopIndex; The power control status information index of the PUCCH channel is p0-PUCCH-Id; The path loss reference signal index for the PUCCH channel is PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that, Also includes: The first receiving module is used to receive a third signaling, which is used to configure or indicate target PUCCH resources and at least two power control information.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that, The third signaling includes at least one of the following: RRC signaling, Media Access Control Unit (MAC) CE signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling.

19. The apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that, The terminal does not expect N to be equal to 1.

20. The apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that, The first determining module is specifically used for: After enabling the terminal to open or restart the time window, if N equals 1, it is determined that the terminal expects not to open a new second time window within the first time window.

21. A terminal, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions that can run on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method for determining a time window as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10.

22. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The readable storage medium stores a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method for determining a time window as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

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