Method and apparatus for configuring transmission timing

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for configuring transmission timing. The method for configuring transmission timing includes: receiving configuration information sent by a network device for configuring transmission timing; determining multiple transmission timings within a configured authorized CG period based on the configuration information; and performing transmission according to the multiple transmission timings. This disclosure improves the flexibility of uplink transmission by configuring multiple transmission timings within a CG period.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for configuring transmission timing. Background Technology

[0002] In wireless communication systems, to reduce uplink latency, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) introduced unlicensed uplink transmission. Network devices can pre-configure the configured grant (CG) resources used for uplink transmission for user equipment (UE). For example, CG resources can include configured grant Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission resources with a CG. UE can autonomously use this CG resource for uplink transmission without network device scheduling, thereby saving scheduling resources and reducing uplink latency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To overcome the problems existing in related technologies, this disclosure provides a method and apparatus for configuring transmission timing.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for configuring transmission timing is provided, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: receiving configuration information for configuring transmission timing sent by a network device; determining, based on the configuration information, multiple transmission timings within a configuration authorization CG period; and performing transmission according to the multiple transmission timings.

[0005] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method for configuring transmission timing is provided, performed by a network device, the method comprising: determining configuration information for configuring transmission timing; sending the configuration information to a user equipment, the configuration information being used by the user equipment to determine multiple transmission timings within a CG period; and performing transmission according to the multiple transmission timings.

[0006] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for configuring transmission timing is provided, the apparatus comprising: a transceiver module configured to receive configuration information for configuring transmission timing sent by a network device; a processing module configured to determine, based on the configuration information, multiple transmission timings within a configuration authorization CG period; and the transceiver module configured to perform transmission according to the multiple transmission timings.

[0007] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for configuring transmission timing is provided, the apparatus comprising: a processing module configured to determine configuration information for configuring transmission timing; a transceiver module configured to send the configuration information to a user equipment, the configuration information being used by the user equipment to determine multiple transmission timings within a CG cycle; and the transceiver module configured to perform transmission according to the multiple transmission timings.

[0008] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute a method for configuring transmission timing provided in the first or second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0009] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a user equipment, the user equipment performing a method for configuring transmission timing provided in a first aspect of the present disclosure; and a network device, the network device performing a method for configuring transmission timing provided in a second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0010] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided that stores computer program instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implement the method for configuration transmission timing provided in the first or second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0011] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

[0012] According to the technical solution provided in this disclosure, the user equipment receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing, and determines multiple physical uplink shared channel transmission timings within the CG period based on the configuration information. Within the CG period, the user equipment can perform uplink transmission on one or more transmission timings. Since multiple transmission timings are configured within the CG period, if transmission is not possible on a certain timing, service data can still be transmitted on other transmission timings within the CG period, making uplink transmission more flexible and supporting more flexible services.

[0013] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of cyclically configuring transmission timings across multiple time slots within a CG cycle, according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of cyclically configuring transmission timings across multiple time slots within a CG cycle, according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0024] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0025] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0026] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0027] Figure 13 This is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0028] Figure 14 This is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0029] Figure 15 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0030] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0031] It should be noted that all actions involving the acquisition of signals, information, or data in this disclosure are carried out in compliance with the relevant data protection laws and policies of the country where the location is situated, and with authorization from the owner of the relevant device.

[0032] In the description of this disclosure, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish similar objects and should not be construed as indicating a specific order or sequence. Furthermore, unless otherwise stated, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals in different drawings denote the same elements.

[0033] In the description of this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, "multiple" means two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "At least one," "one or more," or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of singular or plural items. For example, "at least one" can represent any number; as another example, "one or more of a, b, and c" can represent: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple. "And / or" describes a relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0034] Although operations or steps are described in a specific order in the embodiments or drawings of this disclosure, it should not be construed as requiring these operations or steps to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations or steps to be performed to obtain the desired result. In the embodiments of this disclosure, these operations or steps may be performed in any order unless contradictory; these operations or steps may be performed in parallel; a portion of these operations or steps may be performed; and operations or steps in multiple embodiments or drawings may be arbitrarily combined, which is not limited by this disclosure.

[0035] The implementation environment of the embodiments of this disclosure is described below.

[0036] The technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. These communication systems may include one or more of the 4th Generation (4G) communication system, the 5th Generation (5G) communication system, and other future wireless communication systems (such as 6G). The communication system may also include one or more of the following: Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) communication system, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication system, Internet of Things (IoT) communication system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication system, or other communication systems.

[0037] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the communication system may include user equipment 110 and network equipment 120. This communication system can be used to support 4G network access technologies, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) access technology, or 5G network access technologies, such as New Radio Access Technology (New RAT), or other future wireless communication technologies. It should be noted that in this communication system, the number of network equipment and user equipment can be one or more. Figure 1 The number of network devices and user devices in the communication system shown is merely an adaptive example, and this disclosure does not limit this number.

[0038] Figure 1The user equipment in this disclosure can be an electronic device that provides voice and / or data connectivity. For example, the user equipment can also be referred to as UE (User Equipment), Subscriber Unit, Mobile Station, Station, Terminal, etc. For instance, the user equipment may include smartphones, smart wearable devices, smart speakers, smart tablets, wireless modems, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment), etc. With the development of wireless communication technology, any device that can access a communication system, communicate with network devices within the communication system, communicate with other objects through the communication system, or allow direct communication between two or more devices can be considered a user equipment in this disclosure embodiment. Examples include terminals and vehicles in intelligent transportation systems, home appliances in smart homes, electricity meter reading instruments, voltage monitoring instruments, environmental monitoring instruments in smart grids, video monitoring instruments in smart security networks, and cash registers. In the embodiments of this disclosure, user equipment can communicate with network devices, and multiple user equipments can also communicate with each other. User equipment can be statically fixed or mobile, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0039] Figure 1The network equipment in this context can be used to support user equipment access. For example, the network equipment can be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in LTE; the network equipment can also be a next-generation Node B (gNB or gNodeB) in 5G networks; the network equipment can also be an NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) device in 5G networks; the network equipment can also be a base station, Broadband Network Gateway (BNG), aggregation switch, or non-3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) access equipment in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). Optionally, the network devices in the embodiments of this disclosure may include various forms of base stations, such as: macro base stations, micro base stations (also known as small stations), relay stations, access points, 5G base stations or future base stations, satellites, Transmitting and Receiving Points (TRPs), Transmitting Points (TPs), mobile switching centers, and devices that perform base station functions in device-to-device (D2D), machine-to-machine (M2M), Internet of Things (IoT), vehicle-to-everything (V2X) or other communications, etc. The embodiments of this disclosure do not specifically limit these. For ease of description, in all embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus that provides wireless communication functions for user equipment is collectively referred to as a network device or base station.

[0040] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the aforementioned user equipment and network devices can support uplink unlicensed transmission. For example, Release 15 supports two types of uplink unlicensed transmission. All parameters for the first type of unlicensed transmission are configured by the network device via higher-layer signaling. For the second type of unlicensed transmission, some parameters are configured by the network device via higher-layer signaling, while other scheduling-related parameters are configured by the network device by activating DCI (downlink control information). The uplink unlicensed transmission period, i.e., the CG period, can be configured by higher-layer signaling.

[0041] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the communication system described above can support XR (Extended Reality) services, such as Augmented Reality (AR) and / or Virtual Reality (VR) services.

[0042] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. This method can be performed by a user equipment. Figure 2 As shown, the method may include:

[0043] S210 receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring the transmission timing.

[0044] S220 determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on configuration information.

[0045] S230 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle.

[0046] In the above technical solution, the user equipment receives configuration information from the network device for configuring transmission timing, and determines multiple physical uplink shared channel (CG) transmission timings within the CG period based on this configuration information. Within the CG period, the user equipment can perform uplink transmission on one or more transmission timings. Since multiple transmission timings are configured within the CG period, if a certain transmission timing is unavailable, service data can still be transmitted on other transmission timings within the CG period. This provides greater flexibility in uplink transmission and can support more flexible services, such as XR services.

[0047] In some embodiments, the physical uplink shared channel transmission timing determined by the user equipment based on the configuration information may include at least one of the following information: time domain resources corresponding to the CG period, frequency domain resources corresponding to the CG period, non-idle time domain resources corresponding to the CG period, non-idle frequency domain resources corresponding to the CG period, idle time domain resources corresponding to the CG period, idle frequency domain resources corresponding to the CG period, radio frames corresponding to the CG period, resource windows corresponding to the CG period, time slots corresponding to the CG period, continuous time domain symbols corresponding to the CG period, and non-continuous time domain symbols corresponding to the CG period.

[0048] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle, which indicates the number of transmission opportunities to be configured in one cycle. Further, the number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle is not less than 1.

[0049] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically, which indicates the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically. Further, when the number of times ...

[0050] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a total number of transmission opportunities, which indicates the total number of transmission opportunities that need to be configured within the CG cycle. Further, the total number of transmission opportunities is not less than 1.

[0051] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a Time Domain Resource Allocation Indication (TDRA) field, which indicates the time domain resources available during transmission. Furthermore, the configuration information includes at least one TDRA field.

[0052] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes an index list of TDRA domains, wherein the index list contains an index of at least one TDRA domain.

[0053] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes a transmission timing offset, which is used to indicate the time slot offset and / or time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings. A set of transmission timing offsets includes at least one transmission timing offset parameter, wherein the transmission timing offset parameter indicating the time slot offset between different transmission timings can be called the transmission timing time slot offset, and the transmission timing offset parameter indicating the time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings can be called the transmission timing symbol offset.

[0054] Furthermore, the transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following:

[0055] The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located;

[0056] The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0057] The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

[0058] In the above embodiments, the transmission timing slot offset can indicate the slot offset between two transmission timings within the CG cycle. One of the two transmission timings can be called the first transmission timing, and the other transmission timing can be called the second transmission timing.

[0059] Furthermore, the transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following:

[0060] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0061] The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot.

[0062] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0063] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot.

[0064] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0065] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing;

[0066] The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

[0067] In the above embodiments, the transmission timing symbol offset can indicate the time-domain symbol offset between two transmission timings within the CG period. One of the two transmission timings can be called the first transmission timing, and the other transmission timing can be called the second transmission timing.

[0068] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes an occcasion pattern, which is used to indicate time-domain resources within a occcasion.

[0069] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number N1 of single-cycle configurations for transmission timing and M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M. N1 can be a positive integer, and M can be a positive integer, that is, N1 and M can be integers greater than or equal to 1.

[0070] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of loop configurations for transmission timing N2 and M TDRA fields. N2 and M can be positive integers, meaning N2 and M can be integers greater than or equal to 1.

[0071] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission timing and an index list of TDRA fields.

[0072] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes the number of loop configurations N2 for transmission timing and an index list of TDRA fields.

[0073] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L sets of transmission timing offsets, each set of transmission timing offsets including at least one transmission timing offset parameter. Here, L can be a positive integer, that is, L can be an integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0074] In some embodiments, the above configuration information includes a TDRA domain and an L-group transmission timing offset.

[0075] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets and a total number of transmission timings N3. N3 can be an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0076] In some embodiments, the above configuration information includes a TDRA domain, L group transmission timing offset, and a total number of transmission timings N3.

[0077] In some embodiments, the above configuration information includes a transmission timing pattern.

[0078] It is worth noting that while the above configuration information can determine multiple transmission opportunities within a CG cycle, in some special cases, only one transmission opportunity within the CG cycle can be determined. For example, if the configuration information includes the cycle configuration number N2 and M TDRA fields for the transmission opportunity, and both N2 and M are 1, then one transmission opportunity within the CG cycle can be determined. That is, theoretically, the user equipment can determine one or more transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the configuration information.

[0079] In this disclosure, the above configuration information may be carried in RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling or DCI.

[0080] For example, a base station can configure at least one of the following for a terminal: the number of single-cycle configurations for transmission opportunities (N1), the number of cycle configurations for transmission opportunities (N2), the total number of transmission opportunities (N3), M TDRA fields, an index list of TDRA fields, a transmission opportunity offset, and a transmission opportunity pattern. This configuration information is sent to the terminal via RRC signaling or DCI activation. The terminal then determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG period based on the configuration information. Within the CG period configured by the base station, the terminal can independently perform uplink transmissions on one or more transmission opportunities.

[0081] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 3 As shown, the method may include:

[0082] S310 receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing. The configuration information includes the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission timing and M TDRA fields.

[0083] The single-cycle configuration number N1 indicates the number of transmission opportunities required in a single cycle configuration, the TDRA field indicates the time-domain resources within the transmission opportunity, and N1 is less than or equal to M.

[0084] Where N1 can be a positive integer and M can be a positive integer.

[0085] S320 cyclically configures transmission opportunities in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on configuring N1 transmission opportunities in N1 of the M TDRA fields.

[0086] In the above steps, when the number of configurations N1 in a single cycle differs from the number of TDRA fields M, then in each cycle configuration, N1 TDRA fields need to be determined from the M TDRA fields to configure N1 transmission opportunities. In specific implementation, N1 TDRA fields can be randomly determined from the M TDRA fields, or N1 TDRA fields can be determined sequentially. Optionally, determining N1 TDRA fields from the M TDRA fields in each cycle configuration includes taking the first N1 fields from the M TDRA fields, or taking the last N1 fields from the M TDRA fields.

[0087] For example, assuming the number of configurations N1 in a single loop is 2, the number of TDRA fields M is 3, and the M TDRA fields are TDRA a, TDRA b, and TDRA c, the N1 TDRA fields are determined sequentially during each loop configuration. For instance, in the first loop configuration, TDRA a and TDRA b can be determined; in the next loop configuration, TDRA c and TDRA a can be determined; and in the subsequent loop configuration, TDRA b and TDRA c can be determined. The specific process for determining the N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields is not limited in this disclosure.

[0088] It is worth noting that when the number of configurations N1 in a single cycle is the same as the number of TDRA fields M, then N1 transmission opportunities can be configured directly based on the M TDRA fields during each cycle configuration.

[0089] To facilitate understanding of the above steps, Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of cyclically configuring transmission timing across multiple time slots within a CG cycle, according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 4As shown, the CG period includes multiple time slots, numbered from time slot 1 to time slot S. The configuration information includes three TDRA fields: TDRA a, TDRA b, and TDRA c. For example, one TDRA field can indicate the time domain resource allocation within a time slot, such as... Figure 4 In this configuration, TDRA a can indicate time-domain resources on time-domain symbols #3 to #11, TDRA b can indicate time-domain resources on time-domain symbols #1 to #7, and TDRA c can indicate time-domain resources on time-domain symbols #3 to #13. Assuming the number of configurations N1 in a single cycle is 2, this means that two transmission opportunities need to be configured in each cycle.

[0090] First, the first cycle configuration is performed, in which two transmission opportunities are configured on two time slots within the CG cycle based on TDRA a and TDRA b.

[0091] For example, according to TDRA a, the configuration transmission timing 1 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #11 in time domain 1 within the CG cycle, and according to TDRA b, the configuration transmission timing 2 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #1 to #7 in time domain 2 within the CG cycle, thereby completing one cycle configuration.

[0092] Then, a second cycle configuration is performed, in which two transmission opportunities are configured on two time slots within the CG cycle according to TDRA c and TDRA a.

[0093] For example, according to TDRA c, the configuration transmission timing 3 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #13 in time slot 3 within the CG cycle, and according to TDRA a, the configuration transmission timing 4 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #11 in time slot 4 within the CG cycle, thereby completing one cycle configuration.

[0094] Then, proceed with the next cycle configuration. Repeat the above cycle configuration process until the CG cycle ends.

[0095] S330 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0096] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure the number of transmission opportunities per cycle, N1, and M TDRA fields for the user equipment. The user equipment can then cyclically configure the transmission opportunities within the CG period based on the number of transmission opportunities, N1, and M TDRA fields, thereby determining multiple transmission opportunities within the CG period. Since the network device does not need to configure the time domain resources for all transmission opportunities within the CG period, it can configure a relatively large number of transmission opportunities with minimal overhead.

[0097] Figure 5This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 5 As shown, the method may include:

[0098] S510 receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing. The configuration information includes the number of cycles for configuring transmission timing N2 and M TDRA fields.

[0099] The loop configuration count N2 indicates the number of times the transmission opportunity is configured, and the TDRA field indicates the time-domain resources within the transmission opportunity. N2 and M can both be positive integers.

[0100] S520 cyclically configures transmission opportunities N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on M TDRA domains to configure M transmission opportunities.

[0101] To facilitate understanding of the above steps, Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a process of cyclically configuring transmission timing across multiple time slots within a CG cycle, according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 6 As shown, the CG period includes multiple time slots, numbered from time slot 1 to time slot S. The configuration information includes three TDRA fields: TDRA a, TDRA b, and TDRA c. A TDRA field can indicate the time domain resource allocation within a time slot, such as... Figure 6 In the diagram, TDRA a can indicate time-domain resources on time-domain symbols #3 to #11, TDRAb can indicate time-domain resources on time-domain symbols #1 to #7, and TDRA c can indicate time-domain resources on time-domain symbols #3 to #13. Assuming the number of configuration cycles N2 is 3, this means a total of three configuration cycles are required.

[0102] First, the first cycle configuration is performed, in which three transmission opportunities are configured on three time slots within the CG cycle according to TDRA a, TDRA b, and TDRA c.

[0103] For example, according to TDRA a, the configuration transmission timing 1 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #11 in time domain symbols of time slot 1 within the CG period; according to TDRA b, the configuration transmission timing 2 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #1 to #7 in time domain symbols of time slot 2 within the CG period; and according to TDRA c, the configuration transmission timing 3 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #13 in time domain symbols of time slot 3 within the CG period, thereby completing one cycle of configuration.

[0104] Then, a second cycle configuration is performed, in which three transmission opportunities are configured on three time slots within the CG cycle according to TDRA a, TDRA b, and TDRA c.

[0105] Referring to the first cycle configuration process, in the second cycle configuration, the configuration transmission timing 4 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #11 in time slot 4 within the CG cycle, the configuration transmission timing 5 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #1 to #7 in time slot 5 within the CG cycle, and the configuration transmission timing 6 includes the time domain resources on time domain symbols #3 to #13 in time slot 6 within the CG cycle, thereby completing one cycle configuration.

[0106] Then, the third cycle configuration is performed. In the third cycle configuration, the three transmission opportunities are configured on the three time slots within the CG cycle according to TDRA a, TDRA b and TDRA c. Please refer to the above for the configuration process, which will not be repeated here.

[0107] After completing the third configuration cycle, the cycle has been repeated three times, and configuration stops. At this point, the user equipment has configured N²*M transmission opportunities within the CG cycle.

[0108] S530 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0109] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure the transmission timing cyclic configuration number N2 and M TDRA fields for the user equipment. The user equipment can then cyclically configure the transmission timing within the CG period based on the cyclic configuration number N2 and the M TDRA fields, thereby determining the N2*M transmission timings within the CG period. Since the network device does not need to configure the time domain resources for all N2*M transmission timings within the CG period, it can configure a larger number of transmission timings with relatively small overhead.

[0110] It is worth noting that when both the number of cyclic configurations N2 and the number of TDRA fields M are 1, the user equipment can configure only one transmission opportunity within the CG cycle. That is, theoretically, the user equipment can determine one or more transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the configuration information.

[0111] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 7 As shown, the method may include:

[0112] S710 receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing. The configuration information includes the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission timing and an index list of TDRA fields.

[0113] The single-cycle configuration number N1 is used to indicate the number of transmission opportunities required in a single cycle configuration, and the index list of TDRA fields contains at least one index of a TDRA field.

[0114] S720, determine the corresponding M TDRA fields based on the index in the index list.

[0115] The index list of TDRA fields includes at least one index, each of which can be used to determine at least one corresponding TDRA field. Therefore, based on the indexes in the index list, at least one corresponding TDRA field can be determined, i.e., M TDRA fields can be determined, where M is a positive integer. N1 is less than or equal to M, and N1 can be a positive integer.

[0116] S730 cyclically configures transmission opportunities on multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on configuring N1 transmission opportunities according to N1 TDRA fields out of M TDRA fields.

[0117] The specific implementation process of cyclically configuring transmission timings across multiple time slots within the CG cycle in the above steps can be found in [reference needed]. Figure 3 The description of step S320 in the illustrated embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0118] The S740 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0119] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure the single-cycle configuration number N1 of transmission opportunities and the index list of TDRA fields for the user equipment. The user equipment can then cyclically configure transmission opportunities within the CG period according to the single-cycle configuration number N1 and the M TDRA fields indicated by the index list, thereby determining multiple transmission opportunities within the CG period. Since the network device does not need to configure the time domain resources of all transmission opportunities within the CG period, it can configure a larger number of transmission opportunities with a smaller overhead.

[0120] In addition, with Figure 3 Compared to the illustrated embodiment, this embodiment configures an index of the TDRA domain, rather than the TDRA domain itself, thus further saving overhead.

[0121] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 8 As shown, the method may include:

[0122] S810 receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing. The configuration information includes the number of cycles N2 for configuring transmission timing and an index list of the TDRA field.

[0123] The loop configuration count N2 indicates the number of times the loop configuration transmission occurs. N2 can be a positive integer, and the index list of the TDRA field contains at least one index of the TDRA field.

[0124] S820, determine the corresponding M TDRA fields based on the index in the index list.

[0125] The index list of TDRA fields includes at least one index, and each index can be used to determine at least one corresponding TDRA field. Therefore, based on the index in the index list, at least one corresponding TDRA field can be determined, that is, M TDRA fields can be determined, where M is a positive integer.

[0126] S830 cyclically configures transmission opportunities N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on M TDRA domains to configure M transmission opportunities.

[0127] The specific implementation process of cyclically configuring transmission timings across multiple time slots within the CG cycle in the above steps can be found in [reference needed]. Figure 5 The description of step S520 in the illustrated embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0128] S840 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0129] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure the cyclic configuration number N2 and the index list of TDRA fields for the user equipment. The user equipment can then cyclically configure the transmission opportunities within the CG period according to the cyclic configuration number N2 and the M TDRA fields indicated by the index list, thereby determining N2*M transmission opportunities within the CG period. Since the network device does not need to configure the time domain resources for all N2*M transmission opportunities within the CG period, it can configure a larger number of transmission opportunities with relatively small overhead.

[0130] In addition, with Figure 5 Compared to the illustrated embodiment, this embodiment configures an index of the TDRA domain, rather than the TDRA domain itself, thus further saving overhead.

[0131] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 9 As shown, the method may include:

[0132] S910 receives configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing. The configuration information includes L sets of transmission timing offsets.

[0133] The transmission timing offset is used to indicate the offset between different transmission timings, specifically indicating time slot offset and / or time domain symbol offset. A set of transmission timing offsets includes at least one transmission timing offset parameter, wherein the transmission timing offset parameter indicating the time slot offset between different transmission timings can be called the transmission timing time slot offset, and the transmission timing offset parameter indicating the time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings can be called the transmission timing symbol offset. The number L of transmission timing offset sets can be a positive integer.

[0134] S920 configures the first transmission opportunity within a CG cycle based on a TDRA domain configuration sent by the network device.

[0135] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets, and the network device sends a TDRA domain separately to the user equipment.

[0136] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a TDRA domain and an L-group transmission timing offset.

[0137] S930, configure subsequent transmission opportunities after the first transmission opportunity in at least one time slot within the CG cycle according to the L group transmission opportunity offset.

[0138] S940 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0139] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure one TDRA domain and L groups of transmission timing offsets for the user equipment. The user equipment can then determine multiple transmission timings within the CG period based on the TDRA domain and the L groups of transmission timing offsets. Since the network device does not need to configure time-domain resources for all transmission timings within the CG period, it can configure a larger number of transmission timings with relatively low overhead.

[0140] In some embodiments, a set of transmission timing offsets includes transmission timing slot offsets and / or transmission timing symbol offsets. The transmission timing slot offset indicates the offset of two transmission timings in the time slot within a CG period, and the transmission timing symbol offset indicates the offset of two transmission timings in the time domain symbol within a CG period. Therefore, given one transmission timing and a set of transmission timing offsets, another transmission timing can be determined.

[0141] In some embodiments, the transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following:

[0142] The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located;

[0143] The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0144] The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

[0145] In the above embodiments, the transmission timing slot offset can indicate the slot offset between two transmission timings within the CG cycle. One of the two transmission timings can be called the first transmission timing, and the other transmission timing can be called the second transmission timing.

[0146] In some embodiments, the transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following:

[0147] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0148] The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot.

[0149] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0150] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot.

[0151] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0152] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing;

[0153] The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

[0154] In the above embodiments, the transmission timing symbol offset can indicate the time-domain symbol offset between two transmission timings within the CG period. One of the two transmission timings can be called the first transmission timing, and the other transmission timing can be called the second transmission timing.

[0155] In one exemplary embodiment, each set of transmission timing offsets can sequentially indicate the offset between two adjacent transmission timings within the CG cycle. That is, the first set of transmission timing offsets is used to indicate the offset between the second transmission timing and the first transmission timing within the CG cycle, the second set of transmission timing offsets is used to indicate the offset between the third transmission timing and the second transmission timing within the CG cycle, the third set of transmission timing offsets is used to indicate the offset between the fourth transmission timing and the third transmission timing within the CG cycle, and so on.

[0156] Therefore, based on the first transmission opportunity and the first set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, the second transmission opportunity within the CG cycle can be configured. Based on the second transmission opportunity and the second set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, the third transmission opportunity within the CG cycle can be configured. And so on, based on the Lth transmission opportunity and the Lth set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, the (L+1)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle can be configured.

[0157] In one exemplary embodiment, transmission opportunities can be cyclically configured in at least one time slot within the CG cycle according to L sets of transmission opportunity offsets. Each cyclic configuration configures L transmission opportunities according to L sets of transmission opportunity offsets until the end of the CG cycle, thus completing the configuration of transmission opportunities for the entire CG cycle.

[0158] For example, after configuring L transmission opportunities based on L sets of transmission opportunity offsets, the configuration continues based on L sets of transmission opportunity offsets. For instance, after configuring the (L+1)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle, the (L+2)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle is configured based on the (L+1)th transmission opportunity and the first set of transmission opportunity offsets; the (L+3)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle is configured based on the (L+2)th transmission opportunity and the second set of transmission opportunity offsets, and so on, until the end of the CG cycle.

[0159] In an exemplary embodiment, the configuration information may further include a total number of transmission opportunities N3, which indicates the total number of transmission opportunities to be configured within the CG period. When the number of transmission opportunity offset groups L configured in the configuration information is less than or equal to the total number of transmission opportunities N3 minus 1, transmission opportunities are cyclically configured in at least one time slot within the CG period according to the L groups of transmission opportunity offsets. Each cyclic configuration configures L transmission opportunities according to the L groups of transmission opportunity offsets until all N3 transmission opportunities within the CG period are configured.

[0160] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 10 As shown, the method may include:

[0161] S1010: Receive configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing. The configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets and the total number of transmission timings N3.

[0162] The transmission timing offset is used to indicate the offset between different transmission timings, specifically indicating time slot offset and / or time domain symbol offset. The total number of transmission timings N3 indicates the total number of transmission timings that need to be configured within the CG cycle. The number of transmission timing offset groups L can be a positive integer, and the total number of transmission timings N3 can be an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0163] S1020, determine that the number of transmission opportunities in group L is less than or equal to the total number of transmission opportunities N3 minus 1.

[0164] S1030, configures the first transmission opportunity within the CG cycle based on a TDRA domain configuration sent by the network device.

[0165] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets, and the network device sends a TDRA domain separately to the user equipment.

[0166] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a TDRA domain and an L-group transmission timing offset.

[0167] It is worth noting that the execution order between steps S1020 and S1030 is not limited.

[0168] S1040, based on the L group of transmission timing offsets, cyclically configure transmission timings in at least one time slot after the first transmission timing in the CG period. Each cyclic configuration is to configure L transmission timings based on the L group of transmission timing offsets, until N3 transmission timings in the CG period are configured.

[0169] During the cyclic configuration process, after configuring L transmission opportunities according to the L groups of transmission opportunity offsets, the configuration of transmission opportunities continues according to the L groups of transmission opportunity offsets until all N3 transmission opportunities within the CG cycle have been configured.

[0170] For example, firstly, based on the first transmission opportunity and the first set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, configure the second transmission opportunity within the CG cycle; based on the second transmission opportunity and the second set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, configure the third transmission opportunity within the CG cycle, and so on. Based on the Lth transmission opportunity and the Lth set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, configure the (L+1)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle; then, continue to configure the (L+2)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle based on the (L+1)th transmission opportunity and the first set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle; based on the (L+2)th transmission opportunity and the second set of transmission opportunity offsets within the CG cycle, configure the (L+3)th transmission opportunity within the CG cycle, and so on, performing cyclical configuration until all N3 transmission opportunities within the CG cycle have been configured.

[0171] S1050 transmits data based on multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0172] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure L sets of transmission timing offsets and a total number of transmission timings N3 for the user equipment. The user equipment can then cyclically configure transmission timings within the CG period based on the L sets of transmission timing offsets and the total number of transmission timings N3, thereby determining multiple transmission timings within the CG period. Since the network device does not need to configure the time-domain resources for all N3 transmission timings within the CG period, it can configure a relatively large number of transmission timings with minimal overhead.

[0173] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a user equipment. Figure 11 As shown, the method may include:

[0174] S1110, receiving configuration information sent by the network device for configuring transmission timing, the configuration information including a transmission timing pattern.

[0175] Among them, the transmission timing pattern is used to indicate the time-domain resources within the transmission timing.

[0176] S1120, configures multiple transmission opportunities on multiple time slots within the CG cycle according to the transmission opportunity pattern.

[0177] In one embodiment, the transmission timing pattern may include: the starting time domain symbol of the transmission timing in the time slot, and the transmission timing length. For example, the transmission timing pattern indicates that the starting time domain symbol of the transmission timing in the time slot is #3, and the transmission timing length is 9. Assuming that the CG period includes a total of 10 time slots, the user equipment uses 10 transmission timing patterns to fill the CG period, and the time domain resources on the time domain symbols #3 to #11 in each time slot of the CG period are configured as transmission timings.

[0178] S1130 transmits according to multiple transmission opportunities configured within the CG cycle.

[0179] In the above technical solution, the network device only needs to configure the transmission timing pattern for the user equipment, and the user equipment can use the transmission timing pattern to fill the CG period, thereby determining multiple transmission timings within the CG period, and can configure more transmission timings with less overhead.

[0180] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. The method is performed by a network device. Figure 12 As shown, the method may include:

[0181] S1210, determine the configuration information used to configure the transmission timing.

[0182] S1220 sends configuration information to the user equipment, which is used by the user equipment to determine multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle.

[0183] S1230, transmission is performed according to the multiple transmission opportunities.

[0184] In the above technical solution, the network device sends configuration information to the user equipment (UE) to configure transmission timing. Based on this configuration information, the UE can determine multiple physical uplink shared channel (CG) transmission timings within the CG period. Within the CG period, the UE can independently perform uplink transmission on one or more of these timings. Because this configuration information allows for the configuration of multiple transmission timings within the CG period, even if a certain timing is unavailable, service data can still be transmitted on other timings within the CG period. This provides greater flexibility in uplink transmission and supports more flexible services.

[0185] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle, which indicates the number of transmission opportunities to be configured in one cycle. Further, the number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle is not less than 1.

[0186] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically, which indicates the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically. Further, when the number of times ...

[0187] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a total number of transmission opportunities, which indicates the total number of transmission opportunities that need to be configured within the CG cycle. Further, the total number of transmission opportunities is not less than 1.

[0188] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a Time Domain Resource Allocation Indication (TDRA) field, which indicates the time domain resources available during transmission. Furthermore, the configuration information includes at least one TDRA field.

[0189] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes an index list of TDRA domains, wherein the index list contains an index of at least one TDRA domain.

[0190] In some embodiments, the configuration information mentioned above includes a transmission timing offset, which is used to indicate the time slot offset and / or time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings. The transmission timing offset parameter indicating the time slot offset between different transmission timings can be called the transmission timing time slot offset, and the transmission timing offset parameter indicating the time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings can be called the transmission timing symbol offset.

[0191] Furthermore, the transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following:

[0192] The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located;

[0193] The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0194] The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

[0195] Furthermore, the transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following:

[0196] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0197] The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot.

[0198] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0199] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot.

[0200] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0201] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing;

[0202] The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

[0203] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes an occcasion pattern, which is used to indicate time-domain resources within a occcasion.

[0204] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number N1 of single-cycle configurations for transmission timing and M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M. N1 can be a positive integer, and M can be a positive integer.

[0205] It should be noted that the specific implementation process by which the user equipment determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the single-cycle configuration number N1 and M TDRA fields in the configuration information has been described in the relevant embodiments above, and can be found in the following references. Figure 3 and Figure 4 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0206] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of loop configurations for transmission timing N2 and M TDRA fields. N2 and M can both be positive integers.

[0207] It should be noted that the specific implementation process of the user equipment determining multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the cycle configuration count N2 and M TDRA fields in the configuration information has been described in the relevant embodiments above, and can be found in the following references. Figure 5 and Figure 6 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0208] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission timing and an index list of TDRA fields.

[0209] It should be noted that the specific implementation process by which the user equipment determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the single-cycle configuration number N1 and the index list of the TDRA field in the configuration information has been described in the relevant embodiments above. For details, please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 7 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0210] In some embodiments, the configuration information described above includes the number of loop configurations N2 for transmission timing and an index list of TDRA fields.

[0211] It should be noted that the specific implementation process by which the user equipment determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the cycle configuration count N2 and the index list of the TDRA field in the configuration information has been described in the relevant embodiments above. For details, please refer to [link to previous documentation]. Figure 8 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0212] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L sets of transmission timing offsets, each set of transmission timing offsets including at least one transmission timing offset parameter. L can be a positive integer. In other embodiments, the configuration information includes a TDRA field and L sets of transmission timing offsets.

[0213] It should be noted that the specific implementation process of the user equipment determining multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the L-group transmission opportunity offset in the configuration information has been described in the relevant embodiments above, and can be found in the following references. Figure 9 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0214] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets and a total number of transmission timings N3. N3 can be an integer greater than or equal to 2. In other embodiments, the configuration information includes a TDRA field, L groups of transmission timing offsets, and a total number of transmission timings N3.

[0215] It should be noted that the specific implementation process by which the user equipment determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the L-group transmission opportunity offset and the total number of transmission opportunities N3 in the configuration information has been described in the relevant embodiments above. For details, please refer to [link to previous document]. Figure 10 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0216] In the above embodiments, a set of transmission timing offsets includes transmission timing slot offset and / or transmission timing symbol offset. The transmission timing slot offset is used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in the slot within the CG period, and the transmission timing symbol offset is used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in the time domain symbol within the CG period.

[0217] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a transmission timing pattern. It should be noted that the specific implementation process of the user equipment determining multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the transmission timing pattern in the configuration information has been described in the preceding embodiments; please refer to [link to previous text] for details. Figure 11 The relevant descriptions of the embodiments shown will not be repeated here.

[0218] It is worth noting that the user equipment can determine multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the above configuration information. However, in some special cases, it can also determine only one transmission opportunity within the CG cycle. For example, if the above configuration information includes the number of cyclic configurations N2 and M TDRA fields for the transmission opportunity, and the values ​​of N2 and M are both 1, then one transmission opportunity within the CG cycle can be determined. That is, theoretically, the user equipment can determine one or more transmission opportunities within the CG cycle based on the configuration information.

[0219] In this disclosure, the configuration information can be carried in RRC signaling or DCI. For example, in step S1220, the network device can send the RRC signaling carrying the configuration information to the user equipment; or, it can send the DCI carrying the configuration information to the user equipment.

[0220] In an exemplary embodiment, the base station can configure at least one of the following for the terminal: the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission opportunities, the number of cycle configurations N2 for transmission opportunities, the total number of transmission opportunities N3, M TDRA fields, an index list of TDRA fields, a transmission opportunity offset, and a transmission opportunity pattern. The base station sends the obtained configuration information to the terminal via RRC signaling or DCI activation. The terminal determines multiple transmission opportunities within the CG period based on the configuration information. Within the CG period configured by the base station, the terminal can perform uplink transmission on one or more transmission opportunities.

[0221] Figure 13 This is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. This apparatus can be configured in a user equipment. Figure 13 As shown, the device 1300 for configuring transmission timing may include a transceiver module 1310 and a processing module 1320.

[0222] The transceiver module 1310 is configured to receive configuration information sent by the network device for configuring the timing of transmission;

[0223] Processing module 1320 is configured to determine multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information;

[0224] The transceiver module 1310 is configured to transmit according to the plurality of transmission opportunities.

[0225] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0226] The number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle, wherein the number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle indicates the number of transmission opportunities to be configured in one cycle.

[0227] The number of times the transmission timing is configured in a loop, wherein the number of loop configurations indicates the number of times the transmission timing is configured in a loop;

[0228] Total number of transmission opportunities, which indicates the total number of transmission opportunities that need to be configured within the CG cycle;

[0229] The TDRA field is used to indicate the time-domain resources within the transmission timing.

[0230] A list of indexes for TDRA fields, wherein the list of indexes contains an index for at least one TDRA field;

[0231] Transmission timing offset, which is used to indicate the time slot offset and / or time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings;

[0232] A transmission timing pattern, which is used to indicate time-domain resources within a transmission timing.

[0233] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number N1 of single-cycle configurations for transmission opportunities and M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and both N1 and M are positive integers; the processing module 1320 is configured to cyclically configure transmission opportunities on multiple time slots within the CG period, and each cycle configuration is to configure N1 transmission opportunities based on N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields.

[0234] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically N2 and M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers; the processing module 1320 is configured to cyclically configure the transmission timing N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG period, and each cyclic configuration is to configure M transmission timings based on the M TDRA fields.

[0235] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number N1 of single-cycle configurations for transmission timings and an index list of TDRA fields; the processing module 1320 is configured to determine the corresponding M TDRA fields according to the index in the index list, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and N1 and M are both positive integers, and is configured to cyclically configure transmission timings on multiple time slots within the CG period, and each cyclic configuration is to configure N1 transmission timings according to N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields.

[0236] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically N2 and an index list of TDRA fields; the processing module 1320 is configured to determine the corresponding M TDRA fields according to the index in the index list, where N2 and M are both positive integers, and to configure the transmission timing cyclically N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG period, wherein each cyclic configuration is to configure M transmission timings according to the M TDRA fields.

[0237] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L sets of transmission timing offsets, where L is a positive integer; the processing module 1320 includes:

[0238] The first configuration module is configured to configure the first transmission opportunity within the CG period based on a TDRA domain configuration sent by the network device;

[0239] The second configuration module is configured to configure other transmission opportunities after the first transmission opportunity in at least one time slot within the CG period according to the L group transmission opportunity offset.

[0240] In some embodiments, the configuration information further includes a total number of transmission opportunities N3, where N3 is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the apparatus 1300 for configuring transmission opportunities may further include a group number determination module, configured to determine that the number of the L groups of transmission opportunities is less than or equal to the total number of transmission opportunities N3 minus 1. The second configuration module is configured to cyclically configure transmission opportunities in at least one time slot after the first transmission opportunity within the CG period according to the L groups of transmission opportunity offsets, wherein each cyclic configuration configures L transmission opportunities according to the L groups of transmission opportunity offsets, until all N3 transmission opportunities within the CG period have been configured.

[0241] In some embodiments, a set of transmission timing offsets includes transmission timing slot offsets and / or transmission timing symbol offsets, wherein the transmission timing slot offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in a slot within a CG period, and the transmission timing symbol offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in a time domain symbol within a CG period.

[0242] In some embodiments, the transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following:

[0243] The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located;

[0244] The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0245] The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

[0246] In some embodiments, the transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following:

[0247] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0248] The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot.

[0249] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0250] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot.

[0251] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0252] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing;

[0253] The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

[0254] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a transmission timing pattern; the processing module 1320 is configured to configure multiple transmission timings in multiple time slots within a CG cycle according to the transmission timing pattern.

[0255] In some embodiments, the configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0256] Regarding the apparatus for configuring transmission timing in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0257] Figure 14 This is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring transmission timing according to an exemplary embodiment. This apparatus can be configured in a network device. Figure 14 As shown, the device 1400 for configuring transmission timing may include a processing module 1410 and a transceiver module 1420.

[0258] The processing module 1410 is configured to determine configuration information for configuring the timing of transmission;

[0259] The transceiver module 1420 is configured to send the configuration information to the user equipment, the configuration information being used by the user equipment to determine multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle;

[0260] The transceiver module 1420 is configured to transmit according to the plurality of transmission opportunities.

[0261] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0262] The number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle, wherein the number of transmission opportunities configured in a single cycle indicates the number of transmission opportunities to be configured in one cycle.

[0263] The number of times the transmission timing is configured in a loop, wherein the number of loop configurations indicates the number of times the transmission timing is configured in a loop;

[0264] Total number of transmission opportunities, which indicates the total number of transmission opportunities that need to be configured within the CG cycle;

[0265] The TDRA field is used to indicate the time-domain resources within the transmission timing.

[0266] A list of indexes for TDRA fields, wherein the list of indexes contains an index for at least one TDRA field;

[0267] Transmission timing offset, which is used to indicate the time slot offset and / or time domain symbol offset between different transmission timings;

[0268] A transmission timing pattern, which is used to indicate time-domain resources within a transmission timing.

[0269] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a single-cycle configuration number N1 for transmission opportunities and M TDRA fields, wherein N1 is less than or equal to M, and both N1 and M are positive integers; the single-cycle configuration number N1 and the M TDRA fields are used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission opportunities in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cycle configuration configures N1 transmission opportunities based on N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields.

[0270] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of cyclic configurations for transmission timing N2 and M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers; the number of cyclic configurations N2 and the M TDRA fields are used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission timing N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration configures M transmission timings according to the M TDRA fields.

[0271] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number N1 of single-cycle configurations for transmission opportunities and an index list of TDRA fields; the index list is used by the user equipment to determine the corresponding M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and N1 and M are both positive integers; the number N1 of single-cycle configurations is used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission opportunities in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cycle configuration configures N1 transmission opportunities based on N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields.

[0272] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically N2 and an index list of TDRA fields; the index list is used by the user equipment to determine the corresponding M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers, and the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically N2 times by the user equipment in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration configures M transmission timings according to the M TDRA fields.

[0273] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets, where L is a positive integer; the L groups of transmission timing offsets are used by the user equipment to configure the first transmission timing in the CG cycle on at least one time slot within the CG cycle for other transmission timings.

[0274] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets and a total number of transmission timings N3, where N3 is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The total number of transmission timings N3 is used by the user equipment to determine that the number of groups of L transmission timings is less than or equal to the total number of transmission timings N3 minus 1. The L groups of transmission timing offsets are used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission timings in at least one time slot after the first transmission timing in the CG period according to the L groups of transmission timing offsets, and each cyclic configuration configures L transmission timings according to the L groups of transmission timing offsets until all N3 transmission timings in the CG period have been configured.

[0275] In some embodiments, a set of transmission timing offsets includes transmission timing slot offsets and / or transmission timing symbol offsets, wherein the transmission timing slot offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in a slot within a CG period, and the transmission timing symbol offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in a time domain symbol within a CG period.

[0276] In some embodiments, the transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following:

[0277] The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located;

[0278] The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0279] The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

[0280] In some embodiments, the transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following:

[0281] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0282] The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot.

[0283] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot;

[0284] The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot.

[0285] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity;

[0286] The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing;

[0287] The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

[0288] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a transmission timing pattern; the transmission timing pattern is used by the user equipment to configure multiple transmission timings in multiple time slots within a CG cycle according to the transmission timing pattern.

[0289] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 1420 is configured to send RRC signaling carrying the configuration information to the user equipment; or to send DCI carrying the configuration information to the user equipment.

[0290] Regarding the apparatus for configuring transmission timing in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0291] Figure 15 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication device 1500 may be... Figure 1 The user equipment in the communication system shown can also be the network equipment in the same communication system.

[0292] Reference Figure 15 The communication device 1500 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1502, a memory 1504, and a communication component 1506.

[0293] Processing component 1502 can be used to control the overall operation of the communication device 1500, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 1502 may include one or more processors 1520 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the method for configuring transmission timing described above. Furthermore, processing component 1502 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 1502 and other components. For example, processing component 1502 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia components and processing component 1502.

[0294] Memory 1504 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of communication device 1500. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on communication device 1500, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 1504 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0295] Communication component 1506 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between communication device 1500 and other devices. Communication device 1500 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, NB-IoT, eMTC, etc., or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1506 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1506 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0296] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device 1500 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the method for configuring transmission timing described above.

[0297] The aforementioned communication device 1500 can be a standalone electronic device or part of a standalone electronic device. For example, in one embodiment, the electronic device can be an integrated circuit (IC) or a chip, wherein the integrated circuit can be a single IC or a collection of multiple ICs. The chip can include, but is not limited to, the following types: GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), CPU (Central Processing Unit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and SoC (System on Chip). The aforementioned integrated circuit or chip can be used to execute executable instructions (or code) to implement the aforementioned method for configuring transmission timing. The executable instructions can be stored in the integrated circuit or chip or obtained from other devices or equipment. For example, the integrated circuit or chip includes a processor, memory, and an interface for communicating with other devices. The executable instruction can be stored in the processor, and when the executable instruction is executed by the processor, the above-mentioned method of configuration transmission timing is implemented; or, the integrated circuit or chip can receive the executable instruction through the interface and transmit it to the processor for execution to implement the above-mentioned method of configuration transmission timing.

[0298] In an exemplary embodiment, this disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method for configuring transmission timing provided in this disclosure. For example, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as the aforementioned memory 1504 including instructions that can be executed by the processor 1520 of the communication device 1500 to complete the aforementioned method for configuring transmission timing. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, or optical data storage device, etc.

[0299] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, the computer program product comprising a computer program executable by a programmable device, the computer program having a code portion for performing the method of configuring the transmission timing described above when executed by the programmable device.

[0300] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of this disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0301] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring transmission timing, characterized in that, Performed by a user equipment, the method includes: Receive configuration information sent by network devices to configure transmission timing; Based on the configuration information, determine multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period; Transmission is performed according to the multiple transmission opportunities; The configuration information includes the number of cyclic configurations for transmission timing N2 and M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers. The step of determining multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information includes: The transmission timing is configured cyclically N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on M TDRA domains to configure M transmission timings.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The configuration information includes the number of single-cycle configurations for transmission timing N1 and M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and both N1 and M are positive integers. The step of determining multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information includes: Transmission opportunities are cyclically configured over multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on N1 transmission opportunities configured from N1 of the M TDRA domains.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The configuration information includes the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission timing and an index list of the TDRA field; The step of determining multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information includes: Based on the indices in the index list, determine the corresponding M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and both N1 and M are positive integers; Transmission opportunities are cyclically configured over multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on N1 transmission opportunities configured from N1 of the M TDRA domains.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The configuration information includes the number of loop configurations for transmission timing N2 and an index list of the TDRA field; The step of determining multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information includes: Based on the indices in the index list, determine the corresponding M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers; The transmission timing is configured cyclically N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on M TDRA domains to configure M transmission timings.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets, where L is a positive integer; The step of determining multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information includes: The first transmission opportunity within the CG cycle is configured based on a TDRA domain sent by the network device; Based on the L-group transmission timing offset, configure the subsequent transmission timings after the first transmission timing in at least one time slot within the CG cycle.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The configuration information also includes the total number of transmission opportunities N3, where N3 is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the method further includes: The number of transmission opportunities in group L is determined to be less than or equal to the total number of transmission opportunities N3 minus 1; The subsequent transmission opportunities after configuring the first transmission opportunity in at least one time slot within the CG period according to the L-group transmission opportunity offset include: Based on the L groups of transmission timing offsets, transmission timings are cyclically configured in at least one time slot after the first transmission timing within the CG period. Each cyclic configuration involves configuring L transmission timings based on the L groups of transmission timing offsets, until all N3 transmission timings within the CG period have been configured.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, A set of transmission timing offsets includes transmission timing slot offsets and / or transmission timing symbol offsets, wherein the transmission timing slot offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in the slot within the CG period, and the transmission timing symbol offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in the time domain symbol within the CG period.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following: The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located; The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity; The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following: The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot; The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot. The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot; The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot. The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity; The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing; The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The configuration information includes a transmission timing pattern; The step of determining multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information includes: Multiple transmission opportunities are configured on multiple time slots within the CG cycle according to the transmission opportunity pattern.

11. A method for configuring transmission timing, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: Determine the configuration information used to configure the transmission timing; The configuration information is sent to the user equipment, and the configuration information is used by the user equipment to determine multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle; Transmission is performed according to the multiple transmission opportunities; The configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically, N2, and M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers. The number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically, N2, and the M TDRA fields are used by the user equipment to configure the transmission timing N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration configures M transmission timings according to the M TDRA fields.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information includes the number of single-cycle configurations N1 for transmission opportunities and M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and both N1 and M are positive integers; the number of single-cycle configurations N1 and M TDRA fields are used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission opportunities in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cycle configuration configures N1 transmission opportunities based on N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information includes the number N1 of single-cycle configurations for transmission opportunities and an index list of TDRA fields. The index list is used by the user equipment to determine the corresponding M TDRA fields, where N1 is less than or equal to M, and both N1 and M are positive integers. The number N1 of single-cycle configurations is used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission opportunities in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cycle configuration configures N1 transmission opportunities based on N1 TDRA fields out of the M TDRA fields.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured (N2) and an index list of TDRA fields. The index list is used by the user equipment to determine the corresponding M TDRA fields. N2 and M are both positive integers. The number of times the transmission timing is configured (N2) is used by the user equipment to configure the transmission timing N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle. Each time the configuration is configured, M transmission timings are configured according to the M TDRA fields.

15. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information includes L groups of transmission timing offsets, where L is a positive integer; the L groups of transmission timing offsets are used by the user equipment to configure the first transmission timing in the CG cycle on at least one time slot within the CG cycle for other transmission timings.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The configuration information also includes a total number of transmission opportunities N3, where N3 is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The total number of transmission opportunities N3 is used by the user equipment to determine that the number of the L groups of transmission opportunities is less than or equal to the total number of transmission opportunities N3 minus 1. The L group transmission opportunity offset is used by the user equipment to cyclically configure transmission opportunities in at least one time slot after the first transmission opportunity in the CG period according to the L group transmission opportunity offset. Each cyclic configuration configures L transmission opportunities according to the L group transmission opportunity offset until all N3 transmission opportunities in the CG period are configured.

17. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, A set of transmission timing offsets includes transmission timing slot offsets and / or transmission timing symbol offsets, wherein the transmission timing slot offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in the slot within the CG period, and the transmission timing symbol offsets are used to indicate the offset of two transmission timings in the time domain symbol within the CG period.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that, The transmission timing slot offset includes at least one of the following: The offset between the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity is located and the time slot where the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity is located; The offset between the time slot containing the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity; The offset between the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the time slot containing the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity.

19. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that, The transmission timing symbol offset includes at least one of the following: The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot; The difference between the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot and the offset of the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the tail time domain symbol of its own time slot. The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the first time domain symbol of its time slot; The difference between the offset of the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot and the offset of the last time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity from the last time domain symbol of its time slot. The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission opportunity and the first time domain symbol of the second transmission opportunity; The offset between the first time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the last time domain symbol of the second transmission timing; The offset between the tail time domain symbol of the first transmission timing and the tail time domain symbol of the second transmission timing.

20. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The configuration information includes a transmission timing pattern; the transmission timing pattern is used by the user equipment to configure multiple transmission timings in multiple time slots within the CG cycle according to the transmission timing pattern.

21. An apparatus for configuring transmission timing, characterized in that, The device includes: The transceiver module is configured to receive configuration information sent by network devices to configure transmission timing; The processing module is configured to determine multiple transmission opportunities within the configuration authorization CG period based on the configuration information; The transceiver module is configured to transmit according to the plurality of transmission opportunities; The configuration information includes the number of cyclic configurations for transmission timing N2 and M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers. The processing module is configured to cyclically configure transmission opportunities N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration is based on configuring M transmission opportunities according to M TDRA domains.

22. An apparatus for configuring transmission timing, characterized in that, The device includes: The processing module is configured to determine configuration information used to configure the timing of transmission; The transceiver module is configured to send the configuration information to the user equipment, the configuration information being used by the user equipment to determine multiple transmission opportunities within the CG cycle; The transceiver module is configured to transmit according to the plurality of transmission opportunities; The configuration information includes the number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically, N2, and M TDRA fields, where N2 and M are both positive integers. The number of times the transmission timing is configured cyclically, N2, and the M TDRA fields are used by the user equipment to configure the transmission timing N2 times in multiple time slots within the CG cycle, and each cyclic configuration configures M transmission timings according to the M TDRA fields.

23. A communication device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

24. A communication system, characterized in that, include: User equipment, wherein the user equipment performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 10; A network device that performs the method as described in any one of claims 11 to 20.

25. A computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or when the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

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