Method, device and readable storage medium for transmitting or receiving indication information

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, device and readable storage medium for sending or receiving indication information, and is applied to the technical field of wireless communication. A method for sending indication information by a network device comprises: sending first indication information to a user equipment, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following information for a cell: discontinuous reception (DRX) indication information; discontinuous transmission (DTX) indication information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to methods, apparatus and readable storage media for transmitting or receiving instruction information. Background Technology

[0002] To save energy consumption of network equipment, network equipment can be made to use discontinuous transmission (DTX) or discontinuous reception (DRX).

[0003] DRX includes two time periods: the DRX-On period and the DRX-Off period. When using DRX, network devices normally receive uplink information during the DRX-On period, but do not receive certain uplink information during the DRX-Off period. For example, the unreceived uplink information includes CSI (Channel State Information) reports sent by user equipment.

[0004] DTX includes two time periods: the DTX working period (DTX-On) and the DTX sleep period (DTX-Off). When using DTX, network devices transmit downlink information normally during the DTX-On period and do not transmit some downlink information during the DTX-Off period. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for sending or receiving instruction information.

[0006] Firstly, a method for sending indication information is provided, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0007] Send a first indication message to the user equipment, the first indication message being used to indicate at least one of the following information for the cell:

[0008] Discontinuous reception of DRX indication information;

[0009] Discontinuous transmission of DTX indication information.

[0010] In some possible implementations, sending the first indication information to the user equipment includes:

[0011] Send a first higher-layer signaling message to the user equipment, the first higher-layer signaling message carrying the first indication information.

[0012] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period;

[0013] The DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period.

[0014] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes at least one of first information and second information, wherein the first information indicates the DRX indication information and the second information indicates the DTX indication information.

[0015] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes third information, which indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0016] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling is user equipment-specific signaling or cell-wide signaling.

[0017] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a first cell group, which is the cell group to which the first cell belongs, and the first higher-layer signaling is sent on the first cell.

[0018] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to any serving carrier of the user equipment.

[0019] In some possible implementations, sending the first indication information to the user equipment includes:

[0020] Send downlink control information (DCI) to the user equipment, the DCI including the first indication information.

[0021] In some possible implementations, the DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling.

[0022] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information is the DRX sleep duration, and the DTX indication information is the DTX sleep duration.

[0023] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field indicates the DRX indication information and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information.

[0024] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0025] A second higher-layer signaling is sent to the user equipment. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0026] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes a third information field that indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0027] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0028] Send a third higher-layer signaling message to the user equipment, the third higher-layer signaling message being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0029] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0030] Send a fourth indication message to the user equipment, the fourth indication message being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0031] In some possible implementations, sending the fourth indication information to the user equipment includes:

[0032] Broadcast system messages, the system messages including the fourth indication information;

[0033] Alternatively, a user equipment-specific signaling message may be sent to the user equipment, the user equipment-specific signaling message carrying fourth indication information.

[0034] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is related to the reception time of the DCI.

[0035] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is the start time of the first time slot, which is the next time slot after the time slot of the channel scheduled by the DCI.

[0036] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0037] The first indication information includes the DRX indication information, and no next DRX indication information is sent before the DRX indication information takes effect on the user equipment.

[0038] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0039] The first indication information includes the DTX indication information, and no next DTX indication information is sent before the DTX indication information takes effect on the user equipment.

[0040] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0041] When the first indication information includes the DTX indication information, a fifth indication information is sent before the expiration of the effective period of the DTX indication information. The fifth indication information includes the DTX indication information, and the effective start time of the DTX indication information in the fifth indication information is after the effective end time of the DTX indication information in the first indication information.

[0042] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to the carrier scheduled by the DCI.

[0043] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a second cell group, which is the cell group to which the second cell belongs, and the DCI is transmitted on the second cell.

[0044] Secondly, a method for receiving indication information is provided, executed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

[0045] Receive first indication information sent by the network device, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for the cell:

[0046] Discontinuous reception of DRX indication information;

[0047] Discontinuous transmission of DTX indication information.

[0048] In some possible implementations, the first indication information sent by the receiving network device includes:

[0049] The network device receives a first higher-layer signaling message, which carries the first indication information.

[0050] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period;

[0051] The DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period.

[0052] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes first information and second information, wherein the first information indicates the DRX indication information and the second information indicates the DTX indication information.

[0053] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes third information, which indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0054] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling is user equipment-specific signaling or cell-wide public signaling.

[0055] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a first cell group, which is the cell group to which the first cell belongs, and the first higher-layer signaling is sent on the first cell.

[0056] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to any serving carrier of the user equipment.

[0057] In some possible implementations, the first indication information sent by the receiving network device includes:

[0058] The network device receives downlink control information (DCI), which includes the first indication information.

[0059] In some possible implementations, the DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling.

[0060] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information is the DRX sleep duration, and the DTX indication information is the DTX sleep duration.

[0061] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field: the first information field indicates the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information.

[0062] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0063] The system receives a second higher-layer signaling message sent by a network device. The second higher-layer signaling message carries at least one of a second indication message and a third indication message. The second indication message is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication message is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0064] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes a third information field that indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0065] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0066] The network device receives a third higher-layer signaling message, which is used to indicate whether to enable the DRX and DTX functions.

[0067] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0068] The network device receives a fourth indication message, which indicates at least one candidate sleep duration, and the at least one candidate sleep duration is at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0069] In some possible implementations, receiving the fourth indication information sent by the network device includes:

[0070] Receive a system message broadcast by the network device, the system message including the fourth indication information;

[0071] Alternatively, the network device may receive user equipment-specific signaling sent by the network device, wherein the user equipment-specific signaling carries fourth indication information.

[0072] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is related to the reception time of the DCI.

[0073] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is the start time of the first time slot, which is the next time slot after the time slot of the channel scheduled by the DCI.

[0074] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0075] The first indication information includes the DRX indication information. Before the DRX indication information takes effect on the user equipment, the DRX indication information is not received.

[0076] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0077] The first indication information includes the DTX indication information. Before the DTX indication information takes effect on the user equipment, the DTX indication information is not received.

[0078] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0079] The first indication information includes the DTX indication information;

[0080] A fifth indication message is received before the expiration of the effective period of the first indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DTX indication message, and the effective start time of the DTX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the first indication message.

[0081] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to the carrier scheduled by the DCI.

[0082] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a second cell group, which is the cell group to which the second cell belongs, and the DCI is transmitted on the second cell.

[0083] Thirdly, an apparatus for sending indication information is provided, configured in a network device, the apparatus comprising:

[0084] The transceiver module is configured to send first indication information to the user equipment, the first indication information indicating at least one of the following information for the cell:

[0085] Discontinuous reception of DRX indication information;

[0086] Discontinuous transmission of DTX indication information.

[0087] Fourthly, an apparatus for transmitting instruction information is provided, configured in a user equipment, the apparatus comprising:

[0088] The transceiver module is configured to receive first indication information sent by a network device, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for a cell:

[0089] Discontinuous reception of DRX indication information;

[0090] Discontinuous transmission of DTX indication information.

[0091] Fifthly, an electronic device is provided, including a processor and a memory, wherein,

[0092] The memory is used to store computer programs;

[0093] The processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0094] Sixthly, an electronic device is provided, including a processor and a memory, wherein,

[0095] The memory is used to store computer programs;

[0096] The processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0097] In a seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein instructions are stored therein, which, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0098] Eighthly, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein instructions are stored therein, which, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0099] Ninth aspect, a communication system is provided, the communication system including a user equipment and a network device, the network device being configured to perform the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect; the user equipment being configured to perform the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0100] In this disclosure, when a network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the network device sends DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information to the user equipment (UE) so that the UE can determine whether the network device is in DRX and / or DTX state based on the received DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information. This solves the problem that the network device and the UE cannot receive or send signals because the UE does not know the state of the network device, thereby ensuring that when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the UE can send and receive signals according to the state of the network device, avoiding signal transmission or reception failures. Attached Figure Description

[0101] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of this disclosure and form part of this application, illustrate exemplary embodiments of this disclosure and, together with their descriptions, serve to explain the embodiments of this disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the embodiments of this disclosure. In the drawings:

[0102] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0103] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0104] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a carrier-corresponding DRX provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0105] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a carrier-corresponding DTX provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0106] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of DRX and DTX corresponding to a carrier provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0107] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the interaction of sending and receiving instruction information according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0108] Figure 6 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0109] Figure 7 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0110] Figure 8 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0111] Figure 9 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0112] Figure 10 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0113] Figure 11 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0114] Figure 12 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0115] Figure 13 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0116] Figure 14 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0117] Figure 15 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0118] Figure 16 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0119] Figure 17This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0120] Figure 18 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0121] Figure 19 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0122] Figure 20 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0123] Figure 21 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0124] Figure 22 This is another interactive diagram of sending and receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0125] Figure 23 This is a flowchart illustrating the sending of instruction information according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0126] Figure 24 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0127] Figure 25 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0128] Figure 26 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0129] Figure 27 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0130] Figure 28 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0131] Figure 29 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0132] Figure 30 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0133] Figure 31 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0134] Figure 32 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0135] Figure 33 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0136] Figure 34 This is another flowchart of sending instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0137] Figure 35 This is a flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0138] Figure 36 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0139] Figure 37 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0140] Figure 38 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0141] Figure 39 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0142] Figure 40 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0143] Figure 41 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0144] Figure 42 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0145] Figure 43 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0146] Figure 44 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0147] Figure 45 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0148] Figure 46 This is another flowchart of receiving instruction information provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0149] Figure 47 This is a structural diagram of an apparatus for sending instruction information according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0150] Figure 48This is a structural diagram of another device for sending indication information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0151] Figure 49 This is a structural diagram of a device for receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0152] Figure 50 This is a structural diagram of another device for receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0153] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation details.

[0154] 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 those of this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0155] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The singular forms “a” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0156] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, first instruction information may also be referred to as second instruction information, and similarly, second instruction information may also be referred to as first instruction information. Depending on the context, the words “if” and “suppose” as used herein may be interpreted as “when”, “when”, or “in response to a determination”.

[0157] Embodiments of this disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting this disclosure.

[0158] like Figure 1As shown, the method provided in this embodiment can be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include user equipment 101 and network equipment 102, and the number of included devices is not limited.

[0159] It should be understood that the wireless communication system 100 described above is applicable to both low-frequency and high-frequency scenarios. Application scenarios for the wireless communication system 100 include, but are not limited to, long-term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication systems, cloud radio access network (CRAN) systems, future 5th-generation (5G) systems, new radio (NR) communication systems, or future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN) systems.

[0160] The user equipment 101 shown above can be a terminal, access user equipment, user equipment unit, user equipment station, mobile station (MS), remote station, remote user equipment, mobile user equipment (mobile terminal), wireless communication equipment, user equipment agent, etc. This user equipment 101 may have wireless transceiver capabilities, enabling it to communicate (e.g., wirelessly) with one or more network devices in one or more communication systems, and to receive network services provided by the network devices. These network devices include, but are not limited to, the network device 102 shown in the figure.

[0161] User equipment 101 can be a cellular phone, cordless phone, session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, personal digital assistant (PDA) device, handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, vehicle-mounted device, wearable device, user equipment in a future 5G network or user equipment in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

[0162] For example, network device 102 can be an access network device (or access point). Access network devices refer to devices that provide network access functions, such as radio access network (RAN) base stations, etc. Specifically, it may include base stations (BS), or base stations and radio resource management equipment used to control base stations, and may also include relay stations (relay equipment), access points, and base stations in future 5G networks, base stations in future evolved PLMN networks, or NR base stations, etc., and can be wearable devices or vehicle-mounted devices. Network device 102 can also be a communication chip with a communication module.

[0163] DRX indication information and DTX indication information can be configured separately for each carrier.

[0164] In one example, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working periods in a period, and duration of sleep periods in a period.

[0165] like Figure 2 As shown, DRX indication information is configured for carrier 1. The network device configures the cell DRX period to 160ms and the time offset to 40ms using the DRX indication information. That is, the start points of the DRX period are 40ms, 200ms, 360ms, 520ms, and so on. The DRX indication information also configures the DRX-on duration to 40ms, or the DRX-off duration to 120ms. Each DRX period starts from the DRX-on state.

[0166] In one example, the DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of the working period (i.e., DRX-On period) in a period, and duration of the sleep period (i.e., DRX-Off period) in a period.

[0167] like Figure 3 As shown, DTX indication information is configured for carrier 1. The network device configures the cell DTX period to be 320ms and the time offset to be 40ms through the DTX indication information. That is, the start point of each DTX period is 40ms, 360ms, 680ms, and so on. The DTX indication information also configures the DTX-on duration to be 40ms, or the DTX-off duration to be 280ms. Each DTX period starts from the DTX-on state.

[0168] Both DRX and DTX indication information can be configured for a carrier simultaneously.

[0169] In one example, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of the working period in one period, and duration of the sleep period in one period. The DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of the working period in one period, and duration of the sleep period in one period. Furthermore, the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are identical.

[0170] like Figure 4 As shown, carrier 2 is configured with both DRX indication information and DTX indication information. The base station configures the cell DRX period and DTX period to be 160ms and the time offset to be 40ms using the DRX and DTX indication information. This means that the start points of each DRX and DTX period are 40ms, 200ms, 360ms, 520ms, etc. The DRX and DTX indication information also configure the duration of DRX-on and DTX-on to be 40ms, or the duration of DRX-off and DTX-off to be 120ms. Each DRX period starts from the DRX-on state, and each DTX period starts from the DTX-on state.

[0171] This disclosure provides a method for sending and receiving indication information. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the interaction of sending and receiving instruction information according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the method includes S501-S502.

[0172] S501, the network device sends first indication information to the UE, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for the cell: DRX indication information; DTX indication information.

[0173] The first indication information may include only DRX indication information, only DTX indication information, or both DRX and DTX indication information.

[0174] In some possible implementations, when a network device is configured with both DRX indication information and DRX indication information, either the first method or the second method can be used.

[0175] The first method is independent configuration, which means configuring the DRX indication information and DTX indication information of the carrier separately; the DRX indication information and DTX indication information can be the same or different.

[0176] The same DRX indicator information means that the DRX indicator information includes the same types of parameters, and the corresponding values ​​of each parameter are also the same.

[0177] The DRX indicator information and DRX indicator information are not the same if one of the following is true:

[0178] The types of parameters included in the DRX indicator information and the DRX indicator information are different, and the types of parameters included in the DRX indicator information and the DRX indicator information do not include the same types of parameters.

[0179] The types of parameters included in the DRX indication information and the DRX indication information are different, and the types of parameters included in the DRX indication information and the DRX indication information include at least one of the same types.

[0180] The DRX indication information and the DRX indication information include the same types of parameters, and at least one parameter has a different value in the DRX indication information and a different value in the DRX indication information.

[0181] The second method is the binding configuration method, that is, the DRX indicator information and the DTX indicator information are bound together, and the DRX indicator information and the DTX indicator information are the same.

[0182] Network devices can be configured with only DRX indication information or only DTX indication information. After the UE learns the DRX indication information or DTX indication information, it can determine that the other device bound to it is the same as the DTX indication information.

[0183] For example, network devices can be configured with only DRX indication information. Once the UE learns of this DRX indication information, it can confirm that the DTX indication information is the same as the DRX indication information.

[0184] For example, network devices can be configured with only DTX indication information. After the UE learns of the DTX indication information, it can confirm that the DRX indication information is the same as the DTX indication information.

[0185] In some possible implementations, the network device configures the first indication information in a semi-static manner, and detailed implementation methods are described in subsequent embodiments.

[0186] In some possible implementations, the network device configures the first indication information dynamically; detailed implementation methods are described in subsequent embodiments.

[0187] S502, the UE receives the first indication information sent by the network device.

[0188] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to any serving carrier of the UE.

[0189] Taking DRX as an example, such as Figure 2As shown, the first indication information sent by the network device to the UE includes DRX indication information. This DRX indication information includes four parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of the working period (i.e., the DRX-On period) in one period, and duration of the sleep period (i.e., the DRX-Off period) in one period. Specifically, the values ​​of these four parameters are: period 160ms, time domain offset 40ms, DRX-On period duration 40ms, and DRX-Off period duration 120ms.

[0190] Based on the period and time offset in the DRX indication information, the UE can determine the start time of each DRX cycle of the network device. That is, the start point of each DRX cycle is 40ms, 200ms, 360ms, 520ms, etc. According to the duration of the working period (i.e., the DRX-On period) and / or the duration of the sleep period (i.e., the DRX-Off period), the UE can determine that the network device is in the DRX-On state between 40ms and 80ms, in the DRX-Off state between 80ms and 200ms, in the DRX-On state between 200ms and 240ms, in the DRX-Off state between 240ms and 360ms, and so on.

[0191] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the network device sends DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information to the UE, so that the UE can determine whether the network device is in DRX state and / or DTX state based on the received DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information. This solves the problem that the network device and the UE cannot receive or send signals because the UE does not know the state of the network device, thereby ensuring that when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the UE sends and receives signals according to the state of the network device, avoiding signal transmission or reception failure.

[0192] This disclosure provides a method for sending and receiving indication information. In some possible implementations, the network device configures the first indication information in a semi-static manner. For detailed implementation methods, please refer to... Figures 6-7 The example shown.

[0193] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 6 As shown, the method includes S601-S602.

[0194] S601, the network device sends a first higher-layer signaling to the UE. The first higher-layer signaling carries the first indication information. The first indication information includes at least one of first information and second information. The first information indicates the DRX indication information, and the second information indicates the DTX indication information.

[0195] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling in the New Radio (NR) interface is Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) signaling.

[0196] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of a working period in one period, and duration of a sleep period in one period; the DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of a working period in one period, and duration of a sleep period in one period. The duration of one period is the sum of the duration of the working period and the duration of the sleep period.

[0197] In some possible implementations, the DRX's operating period can be a period for receiving uplink information, and the DRX's sleep period can be a period for not receiving some uplink information. Similarly, the DTX's operating period can be a period for transmitting downlink information, and the DTX's sleep period can be a period for not transmitting some downlink information.

[0198] In some possible implementations, since the DRX indication information is configured using the first information and the DTX indication information is configured using the second information, in one case, the DRX indication information can be configured but the DTX indication information can not be configured; in another case, the DTX indication information can be configured but the DRX indication information can not be configured; and in yet another case, both the DRX and DTX indication information can be configured.

[0199] In some possible implementations, where the network device is configured with both DRX and DTX indication information, the first method described above, i.e., independent configuration, can be used. Accordingly, the first indication information includes first information and second information. The first information is used to configure the DRX indication information, and the second information is used to configure the DTX indication information. The DRX and DTX indication information may be the same or different.

[0200] For situations where DRX and DTX indications differ:

[0201] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information include different parameters. In one example, the DRX indication information includes the following parameters: period, time domain offset, and duration of the working period within a period. The DTX indication information includes the following parameters: time domain offset, duration of the working period within a period, and duration of the sleep period within a period.

[0202] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information include the same parameters, but the specific values ​​of the parameters are different.

[0203] In one example, the DRX and DTX indication information includes the following parameters: period, time offset, and duration of the working period within a period. However, the DRX period of the DRX indication is 160ms, and the time offset is 40ms, meaning the start point of each DRX period is 40ms, 200ms, 360ms, 520ms, etc., and the DRX-on duration is also configured to be 40ms. Similarly, the DTX period of the DTX indication is 320ms, and the time offset is 40ms, meaning the start point of each DTX period is 40ms, 360ms, 680ms, etc., and the DTX-on duration is also configured to be 40ms.

[0204] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling is user equipment-specific signaling or cell-wide signaling.

[0205] S602, the UE receives the first higher-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0206] In some possible implementations, after receiving the first higher-layer signaling, the UE also needs to determine the cell or carrier to which the first indication information can be applied.

[0207] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a first cell group, which is the cell group to which the first cell belongs, and the first higher-layer signaling is transmitted on the first cell. For example, if the first indication information is transmitted on cell1, and cell1 belongs to cellgroup 1, then the first indication information is applied to cellgroup 1.

[0208] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to any serving carrier of the UE.

[0209] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a cell, and the first higher-layer signaling is sent on that cell.

[0210] In this embodiment of the disclosure, DRX indication information and DTX indication information are configured separately, and the configuration of DRX indication information and DTX indication information does not need to be bound, thereby making the configuration of DRX indication information and DTX indication information more flexible.

[0211] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the method includes S701-S702.

[0212] S701, the network device sends a first higher-layer signaling to the UE. The first higher-layer signaling carries the first indication information. The first indication information includes third information, which indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

[0213] The second method described above, namely the binding configuration method, is adopted in this embodiment.

[0214] The third information may be DRX indication information. After the UE learns the DRX indication information, it can confirm that the DTX indication information is the same as the DRX indication information. Thus, the third information can indicate both the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information to the UE at the same time.

[0215] The third information may be DTX indication information. After the UE learns the DTX indication information, it can confirm that the DRX indication information is the same as the DTX indication information. Thus, the third information can indicate both the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information to the UE at the same time.

[0216] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of a working period in one period, and duration of a sleep period in one period; the DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of a working period in one period, and duration of a sleep period in one period. The duration of one period is the sum of the duration of the working period and the duration of the sleep period.

[0217] In some possible implementations, the DRX's operating period can be a period for receiving uplink information, and the DRX's sleep period can be a period for not receiving some uplink information. Similarly, the DTX's operating period can be a period for transmitting downlink information, and the DTX's sleep period can be a period for not transmitting some downlink information.

[0218] In some possible implementations, since the DRX indication information and DTX indication information are configured simultaneously using third information, the configured DRX indication information and DTX indication information are the same.

[0219] The DRX indication information and DRX indication information have the same definition, see S501, and will not be repeated here.

[0220] In one example,

[0221] Network devices use the same third-party information to configure both DRX and DTX indication information for a cell. When a cell is in DRX-Off state, it is necessarily also in DTX-Off state. When a cell is in DRX-On state, it is necessarily also in DTX-On state.

[0222] For example, when configuring both DRX and DTX indication information for a cell, the base station configures the cell's DRX and DTX periods to be 160ms and the time offset to be 40ms. That is, the start point of each DRX and DTX period is 40ms, 200ms, 360ms, 520ms, etc. The DRX and DTX indication information also configures the duration of DRX-on and DTX-on to be 40ms, or the DRX and DTX indication information also configures the duration of DRX-off and DTX-off to be 120ms.

[0223] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling is user equipment-specific signaling or cell-wide signaling.

[0224] S702, the UE receives the first higher-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0225] The implementation method of S702 is the same as that of S602, and will not be described again here.

[0226] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the network device does not send CSI-RS / CSI-IM downlink when DTX is applied, the UE cannot report a CSI report either. When DRX is applied, the UE does not need to report a CSI report, and therefore the network device does not need to send CSI-RS / CSI-IM. Considering this situation, the configuration of DRX indication information and DTX indication information can be bound together to save signaling.

[0227] This disclosure provides a method for sending and receiving indication information. In some possible implementations, the network device uses Downlink Control Information (DCI) to dynamically configure the first indication information. For detailed implementation methods, please refer to [link to detailed implementation methods]. Figures 8-22 The example shown.

[0228] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 8 As shown, the method includes S801-S802.

[0229] S801, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

[0230] In some possible implementations, the DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling. For example, the uplink scheduling DCI is DCI 1-1 or DCI 1-2, and the uplink scheduling DCI is DCI 0-1 or DCI 0-2.

[0231] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information is the DRX sleep duration, and the DTX indication information is the DTX sleep duration. Here, the DRX sleep duration refers to the duration during which some uplink information is not received, and the DTX sleep duration refers to the duration during which some downlink information is not transmitted.

[0232] In some possible implementations, since the DRX indication information is configured using the first information field and the DTX indication information is configured using the second information field, in one case, the DRX indication information can be configured but the DTX indication information can not be configured; in another case, the DTX indication information can be configured but the DRX indication information can not be configured; and in yet another case, both the DRX and DTX indication information can be configured.

[0233] In some possible implementations, when a network device is configured with both DRX and DTX indication information, the first method described above, i.e., independent configuration, can be used. Accordingly, the first indication information includes a first information field and a second information field. DRX indication information is configured through the first information field, and DTX indication information is configured through the second information field. The DRX and DTX indication information may be the same or different.

[0234] S802, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0235] In some possible implementations, after receiving the DCI, the UE also needs to determine the cell or carrier to which the first indication information can be applied.

[0236] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to the carrier scheduled by the DCI. For example, the first indication information included in the DCI may include DTX indication information and DRX indication information. The DCI is transmitted on cell 1, but the DCI is scheduled to use the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) on cell 2. In this case, the carrier to which the DTX indication information and DRX indication information are applied is cell 2.

[0237] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a second cell group, which is the cell group to which the second cell belongs, and the DCI is transmitted on the second cell.

[0238] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is related to the reception time of the DCI. The effective start time refers to the start time of the DRX sleep duration and / or DTX sleep duration in the first indication information. For example, the reception time of the DCI may be the effective start time of the first indication information, or the effective start time of the first indication information may be the time after the reception time of the DCI at a predetermined interval from that reception time.

[0239] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is the start time of the first time slot, which is the next time slot after the time slot of the channel scheduled by the DCI.

[0240] In some possible implementations, the channel scheduled by the DCI is PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) or PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel).

[0241] In one example, if the first indication is a DTX indication from a downlink scheduling DCI, then the DTX takes effect in the next slot of the PDSCH slot scheduled by that downlink DCI. If the first indication is a DRX indication from an uplink scheduling DCI, then the DRX takes effect in the next slot of the PUSCH slot scheduled by the uplink DCI.

[0242] In this embodiment of the disclosure, DRX indication information and DTX indication information are configured separately, and the configuration of DRX indication information and DTX indication information does not need to be bound, thereby making the configuration of DRX indication information and DTX indication information more flexible.

[0243] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 9 As shown, the method includes S901-S904.

[0244] S901, the network device sends a second higher-layer signaling to the UE. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0245] In some possible implementations, the second higher-layer signaling in the New Radio (NR) interface is Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) signaling.

[0246] Network devices are configured with second and third indication information respectively. The second indication information indicates whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information indicates whether the DTX function is enabled. In other words, the enabling and disabling of the DRX and DTX functions are set separately and do not need to be bound together.

[0247] S902, the UE receives the second higher-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0248] In some possible implementations, after receiving the second higher-layer signaling, the UE determines whether the DRX function is enabled based on the second indication information, determines whether the DTX function is enabled based on the third indication information, and then performs the corresponding subsequent operations.

[0249] For example, when the second instruction message indicates that the DRX function is enabled, and the third instruction message indicates that the DTX function is enabled, it is determined that the DRX function of the network device is enabled and the DTX function is enabled.

[0250] For example, if the second instruction indicates that the DRX function is not enabled, and the third instruction indicates that the DTX function is enabled, it is determined that the DRX function of the network device is not enabled and the DTX function is enabled.

[0251] S903, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

[0252] S904, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0253] In some possible implementations, after the network device determines whether the DRX and DTX functions are enabled through the configured second and third indication information, it configures the indication information corresponding to the enabled functions, and then the UE receives the transmitted indication information. For example, if the DRX function is enabled, the first indication information includes a first information field, meaning that DRX indication information needs to be sent, but does not include the second information field, meaning that DTX indication information does not need to be sent; or, if the DTX function is enabled, the first indication information includes a second information field, meaning that DTX indication information needs to be sent, but does not include the first information field, meaning that DRX indication information does not need to be sent; or, if both the DRX and DTX functions are enabled, the first indication information includes both a first and a second information field, meaning that both DRX and DTX indication information need to be sent.

[0254] In some possible implementations, the first indication information sent by the network device includes a first information field and a second information field. When the UE receives the first indication information, it determines the valid information in the first indication information based on the received second higher-layer signaling. For example, if the second indication information indicates that the DRX function is enabled, the UE determines that the DRX indication information in the first indication information is valid; or, if the third indication information indicates that the DTX function is enabled, the UE determines that the DTX indication information in the first indication information is valid.

[0255] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S901-S902 first and then S903-S904 as an example. In another embodiment, S903-S904 can be executed first and then S901-S902 can be executed, or S901-S902 and S903-S904 can be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the second higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0256] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 10 As shown, the method includes S1001-S1002.

[0257] S1001, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including a third information field, the third information field indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

[0258] The second method described above, namely the binding configuration method, is adopted in this embodiment.

[0259] The third information field may include DRX indication information. After the UE learns the DRX indication information, it can confirm that the DTX indication information is the same as the DRX indication information. Thus, the third information field can simultaneously indicate the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information to the UE.

[0260] The third information field may include DTX indication information. After the UE learns the DTX indication information, it can confirm that the DRX indication information is the same as the DTX indication information. Thus, the third information field can simultaneously indicate the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information to the UE.

[0261] In some possible implementations, the DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling. For example, the uplink scheduling DCI is DCI 1-1 or DCI 1-2, and the uplink scheduling DCI is DCI 0-1 or DCI 0-2.

[0262] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information is the DRX sleep duration, and the DTX indication information is the DTX sleep duration. Here, the DRX sleep duration refers to the duration during which some uplink information is not received, and the DTX sleep duration refers to the duration during which some downlink information is not transmitted.

[0263] In one possible implementation, since the DRX indication information and DTX indication information are configured simultaneously using a third information field, the configured DRX indication information and DTX indication information are identical. For example, the DRX sleep duration and DTX sleep duration are the same.

[0264] S1002, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0265] The implementation method of S1002 is the same as that of S802, and will not be described again here.

[0266] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the network device does not send CSI-RS / CSI-IM downlink when DTX is applied, the UE cannot report a CSI report either. When DRX is applied, the UE does not need to report a CSI report, and therefore the network device does not need to send CSI-RS / CSI-IM. Considering this situation, the configuration of DRX indication information and DTX indication information can be bound together to save signaling.

[0267] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 11 As shown, the method includes S1101-S1104.

[0268] S1101, the network device sends a third higher-layer signaling message to the UE, the third higher-layer signaling message being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0269] The network device is configured with both DRX and DTX functions. The DRX and DTX functions are bound together, and their activation and deactivation are the same: when the DRX function is enabled, the DTX function is also enabled; when the DRX function is disabled, the DTX function is also disabled.

[0270] S1102, the UE receives third-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0271] In some possible implementations, after receiving third-layer signaling, the UE determines whether the DRX and DTX functions are enabled, and then performs the corresponding subsequent operations.

[0272] S1103, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including a third information field, the third information field indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

[0273] S1104, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0274] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S1101-S1102 first and then S1103-S1104 as an example. In another embodiment, S1103-S1104 can be executed first and then S1101-S1102, or S1101-S1102 and S1103-S1104 can be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the third higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0275] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 12 As shown, the method includes S1201-S1204.

[0276] S1201, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0277] S1202, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0278] The implementation methods of S1201-S1202 are the same as those of S801-S802 and / or S1001-S1002 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0279] S1203, the network device sends a fourth indication information to the UE, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0280] S1204, the UE receives the fourth instruction information sent by the network device.

[0281] In some possible implementations, since the DRX indication information includes the DRX sleep duration, the network device configures at least one candidate DRX sleep duration through the fourth indication information, and the UE can determine the DRX sleep duration based on the at least one candidate DRX sleep duration. For example, the longest candidate DRX sleep duration among the at least one candidate DRX sleep duration can be used as the DRX sleep duration.

[0282] In some possible implementations, since the DTX indication information includes the DTX sleep duration, the network device configures at least one candidate DTX sleep duration through the fourth indication information, and the UE can determine the DTX sleep duration based on the at least one candidate DTX sleep duration. For example, the longest candidate DTX sleep duration among the at least one candidate DTX sleep duration can be used as the DTX sleep duration.

[0283] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S1201-S1202 first and then S1203-S1204 as an example. In another embodiment, S1203-S1204 can be executed first and then S1201-S1202, or S1201-S1202 and S1203-S1204 can be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the second higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0284] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 13 As shown, the method includes S1301-S1304.

[0285] S1301, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0286] S1302, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0287] The implementation methods of S1301-S1302 are the same as those of S801-S802 and / or S1001-S1002 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0288] S1303, The network device broadcasts a system message, the system message including fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0289] S1304, the UE receives a system message broadcast by the network device.

[0290] In some possible implementations, since cell DRX and DTX are common states across the entire cell, at least one candidate sleep duration can be configured via broadcast system messages.

[0291] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 14 As shown, the method includes S1401-S1404.

[0292] S1401, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0293] S1402, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0294] The implementation methods of S1401-S1402 are the same as those of S801-S802 and / or S1001-S1002 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0295] S1403, the network device sends a user equipment dedicated signaling to the UE. The user equipment dedicated signaling carries fourth indication information. The fourth indication information is used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration. The at least one candidate sleep duration is at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0296] S1404, the UE receives user equipment-specific signaling sent by the network device.

[0297] Figure 15 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 15 As shown, the method includes S1501-S1506.

[0298] S1501, the network device sends a second higher-layer signaling to the UE. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0299] S1502, the UE receives the second higher-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0300] S1503, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0301] S1504, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0302] The implementation methods of S1501-S1504 are the same as those of S901-S904 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0303] S1505, the network device sends the fourth instruction information to the UE.

[0304] S1506, the UE receives the fourth instruction information sent by the network device.

[0305] The implementation methods of S1505-S1506 are the same as those of S1203-S1204 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0306] In one example,

[0307] The network device enables the DRX function through the second higher layer signaling and configures three candidate DRX sleep durations through UE-specific signaling or broadcast signaling. The downlink / uplink scheduling DCI uses a first information field to indicate the cell DRX. The first information field has two bits, corresponding to four bitmaps. Three bitmaps correspond to three DRX sleep durations, and one bitmap corresponds to no DRX configuration.

[0308] The network device enables the DTX function through the second higher layer signaling and configures three optional DRX sleep durations through UE-specific signaling or broadcast signaling. The downlink / uplink scheduling DCI uses a second information field to indicate the cell DRX (cell DTX). The first information field has 2 bits, corresponding to 4 bitmaps. Among them, 3 bitmaps correspond to 3 DRX sleep durations, and 1 bitmap corresponds to no DTX being configured.

[0309] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another interaction for sending and receiving instruction information according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 16 As shown, the method includes S1601-S1606.

[0310] S1601, the network device sends third-layer signaling to the UE.

[0311] S1602, the UE receives third-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0312] S1603, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0313] S1604, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0314] The implementation methods of S1601-S1604 are the same as those of S1101-S1104, and will not be described again here.

[0315] S1605, the network device sends the fourth instruction information to the UE.

[0316] S1606, the UE receives the fourth instruction information sent by the network device.

[0317] The implementation methods of S1605-S1606 are the same as those of S1203-S1204 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0318] In one example,

[0319] Network devices enable DRX and DTX functions through third-layer signaling and configure three selectable DRX and DTX durations through UE-specific signaling or broadcast signaling. The downlink / uplink scheduling DCI uses a third information field to indicate cell DRX. The third information field has two bits, corresponding to four bitmaps. Three of the bitmaps correspond to the three DRX and DTX durations, and one bitmap corresponds to no DRX and DTX.

[0320] Figure 17 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 17 As shown, the method includes S1701-S1703.

[0321] S1701, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0322] S1702, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0323] S1703, the network device does not send the next DRX indication information before the DRX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0324] In some possible implementations, the network device does not send any DRX indication information before the DRX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0325] For example, after sending the DCI, the network device can determine the effective start time of the DRX indication information on the UE based on the protocol agreement or information previously configured by the network device (e.g., the effective start time of the DRX indication information). Before this effective start time, the network device does not send any DRX indication information.

[0326] In one example, the network device sends the DCI at time t0. The DCI includes first indication information, which includes DRX indication information. The network device knows, according to the protocol or information previously configured by the network device, that the effective start time of the DRX indication information on the UE is t1. The network device does not send any DRX indication information during the period from t0 to t1.

[0327] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the next DRX indication information is not sent before the previous DRX indication information takes effect, which can avoid frequent changes in DRX indication information and affect the complexity of the UE.

[0328] Figure 18 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 18 As shown, the method includes S1801-S1803.

[0329] S1801, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0330] S1802, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0331] S1803, the UE will not receive the next DRX indication information before the DRX indication information takes effect.

[0332] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the next DRX indication information is not received before the previous DRX indication information takes effect, which can avoid frequent changes in DRX indication information and affect the complexity of the UE.

[0333] Figure 19 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 19 As shown, the method includes S1901-S1903.

[0334] S1901, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0335] S1902, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0336] S1903, the network device does not send the next DTX indication information before the DTX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0337] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the next DTX indication information is not sent before the previous DTX indication information takes effect, which can avoid frequent changes in DTX indication information and affect the complexity of UE.

[0338] Figure 20 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 20 As shown, the method includes S2001-S2003.

[0339] S2001, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0340] S2002, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0341] S2003, the UE will not receive the next DTX indication information before the DTX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0342] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the next DTX indication information is not received before the previous DTX indication information takes effect, which can avoid frequent changes in DTX indication information and affect the complexity of the UE.

[0343] Figure 21 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 21 As shown, the method includes S2101-S2104.

[0344] S2101, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0345] S2102, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0346] S2103, the network device sends a fifth indication message before the expiration of the effective period of the DRX indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DRX indication message, and the effective start time of the DRX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the DRX indication message in the first indication message.

[0347] In some possible implementations, the effective period of the DRX indication information refers to the period during which the network device uses the DRX sleep function. The duration corresponding to the effective period of the DRX indication information is the sleep duration in the DRX indication information.

[0348] For example, the effective period of the DRX indication information corresponds to the time period [t1, t2], the duration of this time period is T, t1 is the start time of the effective period of the DRX indication information, t2 is the start and end time of the effective period of the DRX indication information, and T is the sleep duration in the DRX indication information. In one example, the network device sends a first DCI at time t0, which includes first DRX indication information, and the first DRX indication information is a DRX sleep duration (120ms). The effective period of this DRX indication information is [t1, t2]. The network device sends a second DCI at time t3, which includes second DRX indication information, and the second DRX indication information is a DRX sleep duration (200ms). The effective start time of this second DRX indication information is after time t3.

[0349] In some possible implementations, the network device also sends an indication of the effective start time of the DRX indication information to the UE. Based on the effective start time and the sleep duration of the DRX indication information, the UE can know the effective period, that is, the period during which the network device uses the DRX sleep function.

[0350] S2104, the UE receives the fifth instruction information.

[0351] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device sends the next DRX indication information before the expiration of the DRX indication information, and the start time of the next DRX indication information is after the end time of the previous DRX indication information, so as not to affect the use of the previous DRX indication information. At the same time, it can also ensure that the next DRX indication information can be obtained immediately after the previous DRX indication information ends.

[0352] Figure 22 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending and receiving of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 22 As shown, the method includes S2201-S2204.

[0353] S2201, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0354] S2202, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0355] S2203, the network device sends a fifth indication message before the expiration of the effective period of the DTX indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DTX indication message, and the effective start time of the DTX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the DTX indication message in the first indication message.

[0356] S2204, the UE receives the fifth instruction information.

[0357] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device sends the next DTX indication information before the expiration of the DTX indication information, and the start time of the next DTX indication information is after the end time of the previous DTX indication information, so as not to affect the use of the previous DTX indication information. At the same time, it can also ensure that the next DTX indication information can be obtained immediately after the previous DTX indication information ends.

[0358] This disclosure provides a method for sending indication information, performed by a network device.

[0359] Figure 23 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an interaction for sending instruction information according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 23 As shown, the method includes S2301.

[0360] S2301, the network device sends first indication information to the UE, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for the cell: DRX indication information; DTX indication information.

[0361] The implementation method of S2301 is the same as that of S501 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0362] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the network device sends DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information to the UE, so that the UE can determine whether the network device is in DRX state and / or DTX state based on the received DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information. This solves the problem that the network device and the UE cannot receive or send signals because the UE does not know the state of the network device, thereby ensuring that when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the UE sends and receives signals according to the state of the network device, avoiding signal transmission or reception failure.

[0363] In some possible implementations, the network device configures the first indication information in a semi-static manner.

[0364] Figure 24 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an interaction for sending instruction information according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 24As shown, the method includes S2401.

[0365] S2401, the network device sends the first higher-layer signaling to the UE.

[0366] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling carries the first indication information, which includes at least one of first information and second information. The first information indicates the DRX indication information, and the second information indicates the DTX indication information. In this case, the implementation of S2401 is similar to the implementation of S601 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0367] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling carries the first indication information, which includes third information indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same. In this case, the implementation of S2401 is the same as the implementation of S701 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0368] In some possible implementations, the network device uses a DCI dynamic method to configure the first indication information.

[0369] Figure 25 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 25 As shown, the method includes S2501.

[0370] S2501, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0371] In some possible implementations, the DCI includes the first indication information, which includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field indicates the DRX indication information and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information. In this case, the implementation of S2501 is the same as the implementation of S801 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0372] In some possible implementations, the DCI includes the first indication information, the third information field indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same. In this case, the implementation of S2501 is the same as the implementation of S1001 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0373] Figure 26 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 26 As shown, the method includes S2601-S2602.

[0374] S2601, the network device sends a second higher-layer signaling to the UE. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0375] The implementation method of S2601 is the same as that of S901, and will not be described again here.

[0376] S2602, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

[0377] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S2601 first and then S2602 as an example. In another embodiment, S2602 can be executed first and then S2601 can be executed, or S2601 and S2602 can be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the second higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0378] Figure 27 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 27 As shown, the method includes S2701-S2702.

[0379] S2701, the network device sends a third higher-layer signaling message to the UE, the third higher-layer signaling message carrying at least one of the fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0380] The implementation method of S2701 is the same as that of S1101, and will not be described again here.

[0381] S2702, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including a third information field, the third information field indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0382] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S2701 first and then S2702 as an example. In another embodiment, S2702 may be executed first and then S2701 may be executed, or S2701 and S2702 may be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the third higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0383] Figure 28This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 28 As shown, the method includes S2801-S2802.

[0384] S2801, the network device sends DCI to the UE.

[0385] S2802, the network device sends a fourth indication information to the UE, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0386] In some possible implementations, the network device broadcasts a system message that includes a fourth indication message for indicating at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: a candidate DRX sleep duration, a candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0387] In some possible implementations, the network device sends user equipment dedicated signaling to the UE, the user equipment dedicated signaling carrying fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0388] Figure 29 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 29 As shown, the method includes S2901-S2903.

[0389] S2901, the network device sends a second higher-layer signaling to the UE. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0390] S2902, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

[0391] S2903, the network device sends a fourth indication information to the UE, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0392] Figure 30This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 30 As shown, the method includes S3001-S3003.

[0393] S3001, the network device sends a third higher-layer signaling message to the UE, the third higher-layer signaling message carrying at least one of the fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0394] S3002, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including a third information field, the third information field indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0395] S3003, the network device sends a fourth indication information to the UE, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0396] Figure 31 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 31 As shown, the method includes S3101-S3102.

[0397] S3101, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0398] S3102, the network device does not send the next DRX indication information before the DRX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0399] Figure 32 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 32 As shown, the method includes S3201-S3202.

[0400] S3201, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0401] S3202, the network device does not send the next DTX indication information before the DTX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0402] Figure 33 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 33 As shown, the method includes S3301-S3302.

[0403] S3301, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0404] S3302, the network device sends a fifth indication message before the expiration of the effective period of the DRX indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DRX indication message, and the effective start time of the DRX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the DRX indication message in the first indication message.

[0405] Figure 34 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the sending of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 34 As shown, the method includes S3401-S3402.

[0406] S3401, the network device sends a DCI to the UE, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0407] S3402, the network device sends a fifth indication message before the expiration of the effective period of the DTX indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DTX indication message, and the effective start time of the DTX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the DTX indication message in the first indication message.

[0408] This disclosure provides a method for receiving indication information, performed by a user equipment.

[0409] Figure 35 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an interaction for receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 35 As shown, the method includes S3501.

[0410] S3501, the UE receives first indication information sent by the network device, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for the cell: DRX indication information; DTX indication information.

[0411] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the network device sends DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information to the UE, so that the UE can determine whether the network device is in DRX state and / or DTX state based on the received DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information. This solves the problem that the network device and the UE cannot receive or send signals because the UE does not know the state of the network device, thereby ensuring that when the network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the UE sends and receives signals according to the state of the network device, avoiding signal transmission or reception failure.

[0412] Figure 36 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an interaction for receiving instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 36 As shown, the method includes S3601.

[0413] S3601, the UE receives the first higher-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0414] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling carries the first indication information, which includes at least one of first information and second information. The first information indicates the DRX indication information, and the second information indicates the DTX indication information. In this case, the implementation of S3601 is similar to the implementation of S601 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0415] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling carries the first indication information, which includes third information indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same. In this case, the implementation of S3601 is the same as the implementation of S701 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0416] Figure 37 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 37 As shown, the method includes S3701.

[0417] S3701, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0418] In some possible implementations, the DCI includes the first indication information, which includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field indicates the DRX indication information and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information. In this case, the implementation of S3701 is similar to the implementation of S801 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0419] In some possible implementations, the DCI includes the first indication information, the third information field indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same. In this case, the implementation of S3701 is the same as the implementation of S1001 described above, and will not be repeated here.

[0420] Figure 38 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 38As shown, the method includes S3801-S3802.

[0421] S3801, the UE receives a second higher-layer signaling sent by the network device. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0422] S3802, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device. The DCI includes first indication information. The first indication information includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field. The first information field indicates the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information.

[0423] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S3801 first and then S3802 as an example. In another embodiment, S3802 can be executed first and then S3801 can be executed, or S3801 and S3802 can be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the second higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0424] Figure 39 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 39 As shown, the method includes S3901-S3902.

[0425] S3901, the UE receives a third higher-layer signaling sent by the network device, the third higher-layer signaling carrying at least one of the fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0426] S3902, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including a third information field, the third information indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0427] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are only illustrated by taking the execution of S3901 first and then S3902 as an example. In another embodiment, S3902 can be executed first and then S3901, or S3901 and S3902 can be executed simultaneously. The embodiments disclosed herein do not restrict the order of sending the third higher layer signaling and sending DCI.

[0428] Figure 40 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 40 As shown, the method includes S4001-S4002.

[0429] S4001, the UE receives the DCI sent by the network device.

[0430] S4002, the UE receives a fourth indication information sent by the network device, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0431] Figure 41 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 41 As shown, the method includes S4101-S4103.

[0432] S4101, the UE receives a second higher-layer signaling sent by the network device. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0433] S4102, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device, the DCI including the first indication information, the first indication information including at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

[0434] S4103, the UE receives a fourth indication information sent by the network device, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0435] Figure 42 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 42 As shown, the method includes S4201-S4203.

[0436] S4201, the UE receives a third higher-layer signaling sent by the network device, the third higher-layer signaling carrying at least one of the fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0437] S4202, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device. The DCI includes the first indication information. The first indication information includes a third information field. The third information field indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0438] S4202, the UE receives a fourth indication information sent by the network device, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0439] Figure 43 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 43 As shown, the method includes S4301-S4302.

[0440] S4301, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0441] S4302, the UE does not receive the next DRX indication information before the DRX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0442] Figure 44 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 44 As shown, the method includes S4401-S4402.

[0443] S4401, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0444] S4402, the UE does not send the next DTX indication information before the DTX indication information takes effect on the UE.

[0445] Figure 45 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 45 As shown, the method includes S4501-S4502.

[0446] S4501, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DRX indication information.

[0447] S4502, the UE receives a fifth indication message before the expiration of the effective period of the DRX indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DRX indication message, and the effective start time of the DRX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the DRX indication message in the first indication message.

[0448] Figure 46 This is another interactive diagram illustrating the receipt of instruction information provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. For example... Figure 46 As shown, the method includes S4601-S4602.

[0449] S4601, the UE receives a DCI sent by the network device, the DCI including first indication information, the first indication information including DTX indication information.

[0450] S4602, the UE receives a fifth indication message before the expiration of the effective period of the DTX indication message. The fifth indication message includes the DTX indication message, and the effective start time of the DTX indication message in the fifth indication message is after the effective end time of the DTX indication message in the first indication message.

[0451] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, this disclosure also provides an electronic device that possesses the functions of the network device in the above method embodiments and is used to execute the steps performed by the network device provided in the above embodiments. This function can be implemented in hardware, or in software, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0452] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 47 The electronic device 4700 shown can serve as a network device in the above method embodiments and perform the steps executed by the network device in the above method embodiments.

[0453] The electronic device 4700 includes a transceiver module 4701 and a processing module 4702.

[0454] The transceiver module 4701 is configured to send first indication information to the user equipment, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for the cell:

[0455] Discontinuous reception of DRX indication information;

[0456] Discontinuous transmission of DTX indication information.

[0457] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to send a first higher-layer signaling message to the user equipment, the first higher-layer signaling message carrying the first indication information.

[0458] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period;

[0459] The DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period.

[0460] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes at least one of first information and second information, wherein the first information indicates the DRX indication information and the second information indicates the DTX indication information.

[0461] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes third information, which indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0462] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling is user equipment-specific signaling or cell-wide signaling.

[0463] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a first cell group, which is the cell group to which the first cell belongs, and the first higher-layer signaling is sent on the first cell.

[0464] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to any serving carrier of the user equipment.

[0465] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured to send downlink control information (DCI) to the user equipment, the DCI including the first indication information.

[0466] In some possible implementations, the DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling.

[0467] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information is the DRX sleep duration, and the DTX indication information is the DTX sleep duration.

[0468] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field indicates the DRX indication information and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information.

[0469] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured to send a second higher-layer signaling to the user equipment, the second higher-layer signaling carrying at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information being used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0470] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes a third information field that indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0471] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured to send a third higher-layer signaling message to the user equipment, the third higher-layer signaling message carrying at least one of a fourth indication message, the fourth indication message being used to indicate whether the DRX function and the DTX function are enabled.

[0472] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured to send a fourth indication information to the user equipment, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0473] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured to:

[0474] Broadcast system messages, the system messages including the fourth indication information;

[0475] Alternatively, a user equipment-specific signaling message may be sent to the user equipment, the user equipment-specific signaling message carrying fourth indication information.

[0476] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is related to the reception time of the DCI.

[0477] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is the start time of the first time slot, which is the next time slot after the time slot of the channel scheduled by the DCI.

[0478] In some possible implementations, the channel scheduled by the DCI is either the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) or the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[0479] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured such that the first indication information includes the DRX indication information, and no next DRX indication information is sent before the DRX indication information takes effect on the user equipment.

[0480] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4701 is configured such that the first indication information includes the DTX indication information, and no next DTX indication information is sent before the DTX indication information takes effect on the user equipment.

[0481] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes the DTX indication information, and the transceiver module 4701 is configured to send a fifth indication information before the expiration of the effective period of the DTX indication information. The fifth indication information includes the DTX indication information, and the effective start time of the DTX indication information in the fifth indication information is after the effective end time of the DTX indication information in the first indication information.

[0482] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to the carrier scheduled by the DCI.

[0483] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a second cell group, which is the cell group to which the second cell belongs, and the DCI is transmitted on the second cell.

[0484] When the electronic device is a network device, its structure can also be as follows: Figure 48 As shown. Figure 48 As shown, the electronic device 4800 includes a memory 4801, a processor 4802, a transceiver component 4803, and a power supply component 4806. The memory 4801 is coupled to the processor 4802 and can be used to store the programs and data necessary for the electronic device 4800 to implement its various functions. The processor 4802 is configured to support the electronic device 4800 in executing the corresponding functions described above, which can be implemented by calling the programs stored in the memory 4801. The transceiver component 4803 can be a wireless transceiver, used to support the electronic device 4800 in receiving and / or transmitting signaling and / or data via a wireless air interface. The transceiver component 4803 can also be referred to as a transceiver unit or communication unit. The transceiver component 4803 may include a radio frequency component 4804 and one or more antennas 4805. The radio frequency component 4804 can be a remote radio unit (RRU), specifically used for transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals. The one or more antennas 4805 are specifically used for radiating and receiving radio frequency signals.

[0485] When electronic device 4800 needs to send data, processor 4802 performs baseband processing on the data to be sent and outputs a baseband signal to the radio frequency (RF) unit. The RF unit then performs RF processing on the baseband signal and transmits the RF signal as electromagnetic waves through an antenna. When data is sent to electronic device 4800, the RF unit receives the RF signal through the antenna, converts the RF signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to processor 4802. Processor 4802 converts the baseband signal back into data and processes the data.

[0486] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, this disclosure also provides an electronic device that possesses the functions of the user device in the above method embodiments and is used to execute the steps performed by the user device provided in the above embodiments. This function can be implemented in hardware, or in software, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0487] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 49 The electronic device 4900 shown can serve as the user equipment involved in the above method embodiments and perform the steps executed by the user equipment in the above method embodiments.

[0488] The electronic device 4900 includes a transceiver module 4901 and a processing module 4902.

[0489] The transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive first indication information sent by a network device, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for a cell:

[0490] Discontinuous reception of DRX indication information;

[0491] Discontinuous transmission of DTX indication information.

[0492] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive first higher-layer signaling sent by a network device, the first higher-layer signaling carrying the first indication information.

[0493] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period;

[0494] The DTX indication information includes at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain offset, duration of working period in one period, and duration of sleep period in one period.

[0495] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field indicates the DRX indication information and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information.

[0496] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes third information, which indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0497] In some possible implementations, the first higher-layer signaling is user equipment-specific signaling or cell-wide public signaling.

[0498] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a first cell group, which is the cell group to which the first cell belongs, and the first higher-layer signaling is sent on the first cell.

[0499] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to any serving carrier of the user equipment.

[0500] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, the DCI including the first indication information.

[0501] In some possible implementations, the DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling.

[0502] In some possible implementations, the DRX indication information is the DRX sleep duration, and the DTX indication information is the DTX sleep duration.

[0503] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes at least one of a first information field and a second information field: the first information field indicates the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicates the DTX indication information.

[0504] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive a second higher-layer signaling sent by a network device. The second higher-layer signaling carries at least one of a second indication information and a third indication information. The second indication information is used to indicate whether the DRX function is enabled, and the third indication information is used to indicate whether the DTX function is enabled.

[0505] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes a third information field that indicates the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information, and the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information are the same.

[0506] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive third higher-layer signaling sent by the network device, the third higher-layer signaling carrying at least one of fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether the DRX function and DTX function are enabled.

[0507] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive fourth indication information sent by the network device, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of the following: candidate DRX sleep duration, candidate DTX sleep duration.

[0508] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured to:

[0509] Receive a system message broadcast by the network device, the system message including the fourth indication information;

[0510] Alternatively, the network device may receive user equipment-specific signaling sent by the network device, wherein the user equipment-specific signaling carries fourth indication information.

[0511] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is related to the reception time of the DCI.

[0512] In some possible implementations, the effective start time of the first indication information is the start time of the first time slot, which is the next time slot after the time slot of the channel scheduled by the DCI.

[0513] In some possible implementations, the channel scheduled by the DCI is either the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) or the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[0514] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured such that the first indication information includes the DRX indication information, and that the DRX indication information is not received before it takes effect on the user equipment.

[0515] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 4901 is configured such that the first indication information includes the DTX indication information, and that the DTX indication information is not received before it takes effect on the user equipment.

[0516] In some possible implementations, the first indication information includes the DTX indication information; the transceiver module 4901 is configured to receive a fifth indication information before the expiration of the effective period of the DTX indication information, the fifth indication information including the DTX indication information, wherein the effective start time of the DTX indication information in the fifth indication information is after the effective end time of the DTX indication information in the first indication information.

[0517] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to the carrier scheduled by the DCI.

[0518] In some possible implementations, the first indication information is applied to a second cell group, which is the cell group to which the second cell belongs, and the DCI is transmitted on the second cell.

[0519] When the electronic device is a user device, its structure can also be as follows: Figure 50 As shown. Electronic device 5000 can be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0520] Reference Figure 50 The electronic device 5000 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 5002, a memory 5004, a power component 5006, a multimedia component 5008, an audio component 5010, an input / output (I / O) interface 5012, a sensor component 5014, and a communication component 5016.

[0521] Processing component 5002 typically controls the overall operation of electronic device 5000, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 5002 may include one or more processors 5020 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 5002 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 5002 and other components. For example, processing component 5002 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 5008 and processing component 5002.

[0522] Memory 5004 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 5000. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on electronic device 5000, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 5004 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.

[0523] Power component 5006 provides power to various components of electronic device 5000. Power component 5006 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to electronic device 5000.

[0524] Multimedia component 5008 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 5000 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 5008 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 5000 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0525] Audio component 5010 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 5010 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when electronic device 5000 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 5004 or transmitted via communication component 5016. In some embodiments, audio component 5010 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0526] I / O interface 5012 provides an interface between processing component 5002 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0527] Sensor assembly 5014 includes one or more sensors for providing state assessments of various aspects of electronic device 5000. For example, sensor assembly 5014 may detect the on / off state of device 5000, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of electronic device 5000, changes in position of electronic device 5000 or a component of electronic device 5000, the presence or absence of user contact with electronic device 5000, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of electronic device 5000, and temperature changes of electronic device 5000. Sensor assembly 5014 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 5014 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 5014 may also include an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor, or temperature sensor.

[0528] Communication component 5016 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between electronic device 5000 and other devices. Electronic device 5000 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 4G, or 5G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 5016 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 5016 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.

[0529] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 5000 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 methods described above.

[0530] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 5004 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 5020 of an electronic device 5000 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0531] This disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the aforementioned method of sending a report or the method of receiving instruction information.

[0532] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the embodiments of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and embodiments are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the embodiments of the present disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0533] It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are 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 their scope. The scope of the embodiments disclosed herein is limited only by the appended claims.

[0534] Industrial applicability

[0535] When a network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the network device sends DRX indication information and / or DTX indication information to the UE. This allows the UE to determine whether the network device is in DRX and / or DTX state based on the received DRX and / or DTX indication information. This solves the problem that the network device and the UE cannot receive or send signals because the UE is unaware of the network device's state. In this way, it ensures that when a network device applies DRX and / or DTX, the UE can send and receive signals according to the state of the network device, avoiding signal transmission or reception failures.

Claims

1. A method of sending indication information, performed by a network device, the method comprising: sending, to a user equipment, first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for a cell: discontinuous reception (DRX) indication information; discontinuous transmission (DTX) indication information; the DRX indication information comprising at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, a length of a sleep period in a period; the DTX indication information comprising at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, a length of a sleep period in a period; or, the DRX indication information being a DRX sleep length, the DTX indication information being a DTX sleep length.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the sending, to the user equipment, of the first indication information comprising: sending, to the user equipment, first higher layer signaling, the first higher layer signaling carrying the first indication information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first indication information comprising at least one of first information and second information, the first information indicating the DRX indication information, the second information indicating the DTX indication information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first indication information comprising third information, the third information indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein, the first higher layer signaling being user equipment specific signaling or cell common signaling.

6. The method of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein, the first indication information being applied to a first cell group, the first cell group being a cell group to which a first cell belongs, the first higher layer signaling being sent on the first cell.

7. The method of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein, the first indication information being applied to any serving carrier of the user equipment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, the sending, to the user equipment, of the first indication information comprising: sending, to the user equipment, a downlink control information (DCI), the DCI comprising the first indication information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, the DCI being a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, the first indication information comprising at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, the method further comprising: sending, to the user equipment, second higher layer signaling, the second higher layer signaling carrying at least one of second indication information and third indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate whether a DRX function is enabled, the third indication information being used to indicate whether a DTX function is enabled.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein, the first indication information comprising a third information field, the third information field indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, the method further comprising: sending, to the user equipment, third higher layer signaling, the third higher layer signaling being used to indicate whether the DRX function and the DTX function are enabled.

14. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, the method further comprising: sending, to the user equipment, fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate at least one candidate sleep length, the at least one candidate sleep length being at least one of a candidate DRX sleep length and a candidate DTX sleep length.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, the sending, to the user equipment, of the fourth indication information comprising: broadcasting a system message, the system message comprising the fourth indication information; Or, sending user equipment dedicated signaling to the user equipment, the user equipment dedicated signaling carrying the fourth indication information.

16. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, The effective starting moment of the first indication information is related to the receiving moment of the DCI.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The effective starting moment of the first indication information is the starting moment of a first time slot, the first time slot being a next time slot of a time slot where the channel scheduled by the DCI is located.

18. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, The method further comprises: The first indication information comprises the DRX indication information, and no next DRX indication information is sent before the DRX indication information takes effect on the user equipment.

19. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, The method further comprises: The first indication information comprises the DTX indication information, and no next DTX indication information is sent before the DTX indication information takes effect on the user equipment.

20. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, The method further comprises: When the first indication information comprises the DTX indication information, a fifth indication information is sent before the effective period of the DTX indication information ends, the fifth indication information comprising DTX indication information, and the effective starting moment of the DTX indication information in the fifth indication information being after the effective ending moment of the DTX indication information in the first indication information.

21. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, The first indication information applies to a carrier scheduled by the DCI.

22. The method of any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein, The first indication information applies to a second cell group, the second cell group being a cell group to which a second cell belongs, and the DCI being sent on the second cell.

23. A method for receiving indication information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: receiving first indication information sent by a network device, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for a cell: discontinuous reception (DRX) indication information; discontinuous transmission (DTX) indication information; The DRX indication information comprises at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, and a length of a sleep period in a period. The DTX indication information comprises at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, and a length of a sleep period in a period; or, the DRX indication information is a DRX sleep length, and the DTX indication information is a DTX sleep length.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein, The receiving first indication information sent by a network device comprises: receiving first high layer signaling sent by a network device, the first high layer signaling carrying the first indication information.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein, The first indication information comprises first information and second information, the first information indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information indicating the DTX indication information.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein, The first indication information comprises third information, the third information indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein, The first high layer signaling is user equipment dedicated signaling or cell common signaling.

28. The method of any one of claims 24 to 27, wherein, The first indication information applies to a first cell group, the first cell group being a cell group to which a first cell belongs, and the first high layer signaling being sent on the first cell.

29. The method of any one of claims 24 to 27, wherein, The first indication information applies to any serving carrier of the user equipment.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein, The receiving first indication information sent by a network device comprises: receiving a downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, the DCI comprising the first indication information.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein, The DCI is a DCI for uplink scheduling or a DCI for downlink scheduling.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein, The first indication information comprises at least one of a first information field and a second information field, the first information field indicating the DRX indication information, and the second information field indicating the DTX indication information.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving second high layer signaling sent by the network device, the second high layer signaling carrying at least one of second indication information and third indication information, the second indication information indicating whether to enable the DRX function, and the third indication information indicating whether to enable the DTX function.

34. The method of claim 30, wherein, The first indication information comprises a third information field, the third information field indicating the DRX indication information and the DTX indication information.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving third high layer signaling sent by the network device, the third high layer signaling indicating whether to enable the DRX function and the DTX function.

36. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving fourth indication information sent by the network device, the fourth indication information indicating at least one candidate sleep duration, the at least one candidate sleep duration being at least one of a candidate DRX sleep duration and a candidate DTX sleep duration.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein, The receiving of the fourth indication information comprises: receiving system information broadcast by the network device, the system information comprising the fourth indication information; or receiving user equipment (UE) dedicated signaling sent by the network device, the UE dedicated signaling carrying the fourth indication information. The effective starting time of the first indication information is related to a receiving time of the DCI.

38. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, The effective starting time of the first indication information is a starting time of a first time slot, the first time slot being a next time slot of a time slot in which a channel scheduled by the DCI is located.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein, The method further comprises:

40. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, The first indication information comprises the DRX indication information, and before the DRX indication information takes effect on the UE, no DRX indication information is received. The method further comprises:

41. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, The first indication information comprises the DTX indication information, and before the DTX indication information takes effect on the UE, no DTX indication information is received. The method further comprises:

42. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, The first indication information comprises the DTX indication information. Before an end of an effective period of the DTX indication information, fifth indication information is received, the fifth indication information comprising DTX indication information, and an effective starting time of the DTX indication information in the fifth indication information being after an effective end time of the DTX indication information in the first indication information. The first indication information is applied to a carrier scheduled by the DCI.

43. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, The first indication information is applied to a second cell group, the second cell group being a cell group to which a second cell belongs, and the DCI being sent on the second cell.

44. The method of any one of claims 30 to 35, wherein, 45. An apparatus configured to a network device for sending indication information, the apparatus comprising: ​ The transceiver module is configured to send first indication information to the user equipment, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for a cell: discontinuous reception (DRX) indication information; discontinuous transmission (DTX) indication information; the DRX indication information comprises at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, a length of a sleep period in a period; the DTX indication information comprises at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, a length of a sleep period in a period; or, the DRX indication information is a DRX sleep length, and the DTX indication information is a DTX sleep length.

46. An apparatus configured to send indication information, the apparatus comprising: a transceiver module configured to receive first indication information sent by a network device, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following information for a cell: discontinuous reception (DRX) indication information; discontinuous transmission (DTX) indication information; the DRX indication information comprises at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, a length of a sleep period in a period; the DTX indication information comprises at least one of the following parameters: a period, a time domain offset, a length of an active period in a period, a length of a sleep period in a period; or, the DRX indication information is a DRX sleep length, and the DTX indication information is a DTX sleep length.

47. An electronic device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein: the memory is configured to store a computer program; the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 1-22.

48. An electronic device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein: the memory is configured to store a computer program; the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 23-44.

49. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1-22.

50. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 23-44.

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