A method, device and storage medium for determining a time length unit of listening capability

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, device and readable storage medium for determining the time length unit of monitoring capability, applied to the technical field of wireless communication, which comprises: determining the time length unit of PDCCH monitoring capability based on a first multi-slot group; wherein the first multi-slot group is determined based on a first type group search space. In the present disclosure, since the time length corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of slots included in the multi-slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS are dynamically configured by the base station, the real-time communication in different communication scenarios can be reflected, so that the time length unit of PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first multi-slot group, which can improve the flexibility and adaptive capability of communication.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to wireless communication technology, and more particularly to a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for determining a duration unit of eavesdropping capability. Background Technology

[0002] In wireless communication protocols, such as the New Radio (NR) communication protocol of 5G, downlink data is carried on the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), and uplink data is carried on the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PDSCH). The PDSCH includes a common search space (CSS) and a user equipment-specific search space (USS). The CSS carries cell common control information, multicast control information, and can also carry UE-specific control information. The USS carries UE-specific control information.

[0003] In high-frequency bands (e.g., around 60 GHz), larger subcarrier bandwidths are typically chosen to address phase noise. Larger subcarrier spacing (SCS) corresponds to smaller slot durations. For example, in the case of 960 kHz, the duration of a slot is 0.015625 milliseconds, or 1 / 64 millisecond. In this case, the terminal may not need to blindly detect the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in every slot, thus introducing multi-slot group PDCCH monitoring capability. This capability is defined in units of X slot groups, where X is the total number of slots in a multi-slot group.

[0004] Different types of search spaces may correspond to different durations of multi-slot groups, and it is necessary to determine how to successfully share the PDCCH listening capability budget. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a method, apparatus and readable storage medium for determining the duration unit of a listening capability.

[0006] In a first aspect, a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability is provided, which is executed by a user equipment or a network device, including: determining the duration unit of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) listening capability based on multiple time slot groups;

[0007] The multi-timeslot group includes a first multi-timeslot group and / or a second multi-timeslot group. The first multi-timeslot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multi-timeslot group is determined based on a second type group search space.

[0008] Given that the time slot duration corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS are dynamically configured by the base station, they can reflect the real-time communication situation under different communication scenarios. Therefore, the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability can be determined based on the first multi-time slot group, which can improve the flexibility and adaptability of communication.

[0009] In some possible implementations, the first multi-slot group is determined based on a first type group search space, including:

[0010] The first multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0011] In some possible implementations, the determination of the duration unit of PDCCH monitoring capability based on multiple time slot groups includes: determining the duration unit of PDCCH monitoring capability based on a first multiple time slot group.

[0012] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group includes:

[0013] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0014] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group includes:

[0015] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the total duration of the first time slot group.

[0016] In some possible implementations, the total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0017] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining PDCCH monitoring capability based on multi-slot groups includes:

[0018] The duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups.

[0019] In some possible implementations, the second multi-slot group is determined based on a second type of group search space, including:

[0020] The second multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0021] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes:

[0022] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the maximum value between the total duration of the first multi-slot group and the total duration of the second multi-slot group;

[0023] The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

[0024] The total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the search space of the second type group and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the search space of the second type group.

[0025] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes:

[0026] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the minimum of the total duration of the first multi-timeslot group and the total duration of the second multi-timeslot group;

[0027] The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot in the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

[0028] The total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot in the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0029] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes:

[0030] The duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the larger of the first and second values; where,

[0031] The first value is the product of the single slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

[0032] The second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0033] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes:

[0034] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the minimum of the first and second values; where,

[0035] The first value is the product of the single slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

[0036] The second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0037] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0038] The single-slot duration of the second type of search space is the default single-slot duration.

[0039] The total number of time slots in the search space of the second type group is the default number of time slots.

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

[0041] The single-slot duration and total number of slots in the second type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of SSB and / or Type 0 CSS.

[0042] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0043] In response to the network device not configuring the total number of time slots for the first type group search space, the total number of time slots for the first type group search space is determined to be the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion (DL BWP) where the first type group search space is located.

[0044] Secondly, a method for determining the duration unit of monitoring capability is provided. This method is executed by a user equipment or a network device, including: determining the duration unit of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of a first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0045] In some possible implementations, determining the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space includes: determining that the corresponding duration of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0046] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability is determined based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space. This includes: determining the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0047] In some possible implementations, determining the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space, includes: determining that the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the maximum value among a first value and a second value; wherein, the first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0048] In some possible implementations, determining the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space, includes: determining that the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the minimum of a first value and a second value; wherein, the first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0049] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0050] The time slot duration for the second type of search space is the default time slot duration.

[0051] The number of time slots in the search space for the second type group is the default number of time slots.

[0052] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0053] The slot duration and number of slots in the second type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of SSB and / or Type 0 CSS.

[0054] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0055] In response to the network device not configuring the number of time slots in the first type group search space, the total number of time slots in the first type group search space is determined to be the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.

[0056] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided. This communication device can be used to perform the steps executed by a user equipment in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. The user equipment can implement the functions of the methods described above through hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules.

[0057] When the communication device shown in the third aspect is implemented by a software module, the communication device may include a processing module.

[0058] When performing the steps described in the first aspect above, the processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on a multi-timeslot group; wherein the multi-timeslot group includes a first multi-timeslot group and / or a second multi-timeslot group, the first multi-timeslot group being determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multi-timeslot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

[0059] When performing the steps described in the second aspect above, the processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0060] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided. This communication device can be used to perform the steps executed by a network device in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect. The network device can implement the functions of the methods described above through hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules.

[0061] When the communication device shown in the fourth aspect is implemented by a software module, the communication device may include a processing module.

[0062] When performing the steps described in the first aspect above, the processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on a multi-timeslot group; wherein the multi-timeslot group includes a first multi-timeslot group and / or a second multi-timeslot group, the first multi-timeslot group being determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multi-timeslot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

[0063] When performing the steps described in the second aspect above, the processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0064] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0065] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0066] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein instructions (or computer programs, programs) 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.

[0067] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein instructions (or computer programs, programs) 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 described above.

[0068] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0069] 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:

[0070] 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.

[0071] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0072] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a duration unit for determining monitoring capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0073] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0074] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0075] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0076] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0077] Figure 7This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0078] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0079] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0080] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a duration unit of listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0081] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a duration unit of listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0082] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a duration unit of listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0083] Figure 13 This is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a duration unit of listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0084] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation details.

[0085] 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.

[0086] like Figure 1 As shown, the method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability provided in this disclosure embodiment can be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include, but is not limited to, a network device 101 and a user equipment 102. The user equipment 102 is configured to support carrier aggregation, and the user equipment 102 can be connected to multiple carrier units of the network device 101, including a primary carrier unit and one or more secondary carrier units.

[0087] 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.

[0088] The user equipment 102 shown above can be user equipment (UE), terminal, access terminal, terminal unit, terminal station, mobile station (MS), remote station, remote terminal, mobile terminal, wireless communication equipment, terminal agent, or user equipment, etc. This user equipment 102 may have wireless transceiver capabilities, enabling it to communicate (e.g., wirelessly) with one or more network devices 101 of one or more communication systems, and to receive network services provided by the network devices 101, including but not limited to the base station shown in the figure.

[0089] User equipment 102 may 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.

[0090] Network device 101 can be an access network device (or access point). Access network device refers to equipment that provides network access functionality, such as a radio access network (RAN) base station. Specifically, network device may include base station (BS) equipment, or base station equipment and radio resource management equipment used to control the base station equipment. This network device 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. Network device can be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. Network device can also be a communication chip with a communication module.

[0091] For example, network equipment 101 includes, but is not limited to: next-generation base stations (gnodeB, gNB) in 5G, evolved node B (eNB) in LTE systems, radio network controllers (RNC), node B (NB) in WCDMA systems, radio controllers and base station controllers (BSC) in CRAN systems, base transceiver stations (BTS) in GSM or CDMA systems, home base stations (e.g., home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB), baseband units (BBU), transmitting and receiving points (TRP), transmitting points (TP), or mobile switching centers, etc.

[0092] Given that, under normal circumstances, when the subcarrier spacing is different, multiple time slot groups correspond to a fixed number of time slots. For example, if the SCS is 480kHz, the corresponding number of time slots X is 4. If the SCS is 960kHz, the corresponding number of time slots X is 8. However, it is also possible that, within the same subcarrier spacing, the UE can report different optional values ​​that it can support (e.g., 2, 4, or 8).

[0093] In different types of search spaces, the first type of group search space (which can be called Group(1)SS) is the SS configured by the base station for the UE in the connected state, and the second type of group search space (which can be called Group(2)SS) is the SS that the UE listens to in both the idle state and the connected state.

[0094] For example:

[0095] Group(1)SS corresponds to Type 1CSS with dedicated RRC configuration, Type 3CSS, and UE-specific SS.

[0096] Group(2)SS corresponds to Type 1CSS (i.e., Type 1CSS with dedicated RRC configuration), Type 0CSS, Type 0A CSS, and Type 2CSS with dedicated RRC configuration.

[0097] The time slot duration corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS are default values. However, since the connected state SCS and the total number of time slots can be configured individually by the base station for each UE, the time slot duration corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS are dynamically configured by the base station. This will result in the total number of time slots in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS being different from the total number of time slots in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS, and / or the time slot duration of Group(1)SS being different from the time slot duration of Group(2)SS, which will result in the total duration of the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS being different.

[0098] For example: The Bandwidth Part (BWP) SCS of Group(1)SS is 480kHz (corresponding to a time slot duration of 1 / 32 milliseconds, or 0.03125 milliseconds), and the base station is configured with a total of 2 time slots X. Group(2)SS corresponds to X=4 by default, with SCS=480kHz. Therefore, the total duration of the multi-time slot group with multi-time slot PDCCH monitoring capability corresponding to Group(1)SS is 2*0.03125, or 0.0625ms, and the total duration of the multi-time slot group with multi-time slot PDCCH monitoring capability corresponding to Group(2)SS is 4*0.03125, or 0.125ms. Thus, the duration of the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is different from that of the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0099] If Group(1)SS and Group(2)SS share the PDCCH listening capability budget, the prerequisite for successfully completing the shared PDCCH listening capability budget is to define the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability budget, especially when the duration of the multi-timeslot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is different from the duration of the multi-timeslot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0100] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability. Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0101] Step S201-1: The network device determines the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on multiple time slot groups; wherein, the multiple time slot groups include a first multiple time slot group and / or a second multiple time slot group, the first multiple time slot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multiple time slot group is determined based on a second type group search space.

[0102] Step S201-2: The user equipment determines the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on multiple time slot groups; wherein, the multiple time slot groups include a first multiple time slot group and / or a second multiple time slot group, the first multiple time slot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multiple time slot group is determined based on a second type group search space.

[0103] In one possible implementation, network devices and user equipment determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) listening capability based on the same multi-timeslot group.

[0104] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the method includes:

[0105] Step S301: Determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the multi-timeslot group; wherein, the multi-timeslot group includes a first multi-timeslot group and / or a second multi-timeslot group, the first multi-timeslot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multi-timeslot group is determined based on a second type group search space.

[0106] In some possible implementations, the first type of group search space can be represented as Group(1)SS.

[0107] In some possible implementations, the first multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0108] In some possible implementations, the second type of group search space can be represented as Group(2)SS.

[0109] In some possible implementations, the second multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0110] In this embodiment of the disclosure, given that the multi-timeslot group includes a first multi-timeslot group and / or a second multi-timeslot group, based on the different characteristics of the first multi-timeslot group and the second multi-timeslot group, by utilizing at least one duration unit in the first multi-timeslot group and the second multi-timeslot group to determine the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability, the flexibility and adaptability of communication can be improved.

[0111] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 4 As shown, the method includes:

[0112] Step S401: Determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the first multi-timeslot group; wherein, the first multi-timeslot group is determined based on the first type group search space.

[0113] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability refers to the total duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability.

[0114] In some possible implementations, the first type of group search space can be represented as Group(1)SS.

[0115] In some possible implementations, the first multi-slot group is determined based on the first type group search space, and may include: the first multi-slot group is determined based on the single slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0116] In one possible example, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0117] When using symbols, the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by t1, and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by X1. Then, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is X1*t1.

[0118] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is determined to be the total duration of the first time slot group. In one possible example, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is determined to be the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0119] When using symbols, the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by t1, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by X1, and X1*t1 is represented by T1. Then, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is T1.

[0120] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: in response to the network device not configuring the total number of slots for Group(1)SS, determining the total number of slots for Group(1)SS to be the default number of slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0121] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the default number of time slots is 4.

[0122] In some possible implementations, the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS is also determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0123] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the duration of one time slot is 1 / 32ms, or 0.03125ms.

[0124] In this embodiment of the disclosure, given that the time slot duration corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS are dynamically configured by the base station, they can reflect the real-time communication situation under different communication scenarios. Thus, the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first multi-time slot group, which can improve the flexibility and adaptability of communication.

[0125] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 5 As shown, the method includes:

[0126] Step S501: Determine the duration unit of PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-timeslot group and the second multi-timeslot group; wherein, the first multi-timeslot group is determined based on the first type group search space, and the second multi-timeslot group is determined based on the second type group search space.

[0127] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability refers to the total duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability.

[0128] In some possible implementations, the first type group search space can be represented as Group(1)SS, and the second type group search space can be represented as Group(2)SS.

[0129] In some possible implementations, the first multi-slot group is determined based on Group(1)SS, and may include: the first multi-slot group is determined based on the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0130] In some possible implementations, the second multi-slot group is determined based on the second type group search space, and may include: the second multi-slot group is determined based on the single slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0131] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the maximum of the total duration of the first multi-slot group and the total duration of the second multi-slot group.

[0132] The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0133] The total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0134] When using symbols to represent:

[0135] The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by t1, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by X1, and the total duration of the first time slot group is represented by T1, where T1 = X1 * t1.

[0136] The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by t2, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by X2, and the total duration of the first time slot group is represented by T2, where T2 = X2 * t2.

[0137] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is max(T1,T2), where max() represents the maximum value of the two.

[0138] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the minimum of the total duration of the first multi-slot group and the total duration of the second multi-slot group.

[0139] The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0140] The total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0141] When using symbols to represent:

[0142] The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by t1, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by X1, and the total duration of the first time slot group is represented by T1, where T1 = X1 * t1.

[0143] The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by t2, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by X2, and the total duration of the first time slot group is represented by T2, where T2 = X2 * t2.

[0144] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is min(T1,T2), where min() represents the minimum value between the two.

[0145] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the larger of the first and second values; wherein,

[0146] The first value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS;

[0147] The second value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0148] When using symbols to represent:

[0149] The first value is represented by M1, the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by t1, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by X1, and M1 = X1 * t1.

[0150] The second value is represented by M2. The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by t2. The total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by X2. M2 = X2 * t2.

[0151] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is max(M1,M2), where max() represents the maximum value of the two.

[0152] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the minimum of the first and second values; wherein,

[0153] The first value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0154] The second value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0155] When using symbols to represent:

[0156] The first value is represented by M1, the duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by t1, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS is represented by X1, and M1 = X1 * t1.

[0157] The second value is represented by M2. The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by t2. The total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by X2. M2 = X2 * t2.

[0158] The duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is min(M1,M2), where min() represents the maximum value of the two.

[0159] In some possible implementations, the single slot duration of Group(2)SS is the default single slot duration, and the total number of slots in Group(2)SS is the default number of slots. In one example, the single slot duration and the total number of slots of Group(2)SS are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink synchronization signal block (SSB) and / or the Type 0 CSS.

[0160] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: in response to the network device not configuring the total number of slots for Group(1)SS, determining the total number of slots for Group(1)SS to be the default number of slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0161] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the default number of time slots is 4.

[0162] In some possible implementations, the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS is also determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0163] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the duration of one time slot is 1 / 32ms, or 0.03125ms.

[0164] In this embodiment of the disclosure, given that the time slot duration corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS are dynamically configured by the base station, the time slot duration corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS are fixed values ​​by default. At the same time, by referring to the values ​​of the two, the values ​​that best fit the real-time communication situation can be used, which can improve the flexibility and adaptability of communication.

[0165] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 6 A flowchart illustrating a method for a duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, as follows: Figure 6 As shown, the method includes:

[0166] Step S601: Determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the second multi-slot group; wherein, the second multi-slot group is determined based on the second type group search space.

[0167] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability refers to the total duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability.

[0168] In some possible implementations, the second type of group search space can be represented as Group(2)SS.

[0169] In some possible implementations, the second multi-slot group is determined based on the second type group search space, including: the second multi-slot group is determined based on the single slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0170] In one example, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0171] When using symbols to represent:

[0172] The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by t2, and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by X2. The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is X2*t2.

[0173] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the total duration of the first time slot group. In one example, this total duration is the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0174] When using symbols to represent:

[0175] The duration of a single time slot corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by t2, the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS is represented by X2, and X2*t2 is represented by T2. Therefore, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is T2.

[0176] In some possible implementations, the single slot duration of Group(2)SS is the default single slot duration, and the total number of slots in Group(2)SS is the default number of slots. In one example, the single slot duration and the total number of slots of Group(2)SS are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink synchronization signal block (SSB) and / or the Type 0 CSS.

[0177] In this embodiment of the disclosure, given that the time slot duration corresponding to Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS are fixed values ​​by default, the duration unit of PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the second multi-time slot group, which can simplify the value determination process and improve processing efficiency.

[0178] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 7 A flowchart illustrating a method for a duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, as follows: Figure 7 As shown, the method includes:

[0179] Step S701: Based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability.

[0180] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability refers to the total duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability.

[0181] In some possible implementations, the first type of group search space can be represented as Group(1)SS.

[0182] In some possible implementations, the duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability is determined to be the product of the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0183] In some possible implementations, it also includes: in response to the network device not configuring the number of slots for Group(1)SS, determining the total number of slots for Group(1)SS to be the default number of slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0184] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the default number of time slots is 4.

[0185] In some possible implementations, the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS is also determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0186] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the duration of one time slot is 1 / 32ms, or 0.03125ms.

[0187] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 8 A flowchart illustrating a method for a duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, as follows: Figure 8 As shown, the method includes:

[0188] Step S801: Based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space, determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability.

[0189] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability refers to the total duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability.

[0190] In some possible implementations, the first type group search space can be represented as Group(1)SS, and the second type group search space can be represented as Group(2)SS.

[0191] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the larger of the first and second values; wherein,

[0192] The first value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0193] The second value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0194] In some possible implementations, the duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the minimum of the first and second values; wherein,

[0195] The first value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS.

[0196] The second value is the product of the single time slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0197] In some possible implementations, the slot duration of Group(2)SS is the default slot duration, and the number of slots in Group(2)SS is the default number of slots. In one example, the slot duration and number of slots in Group(2)SS are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of SSB and / or Type 0 CSS.

[0198] In some possible implementations, in response to the network device not configuring the number of slots for Group(1), the total number of slots for Group(1) is determined to be the default number of slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1) is located.

[0199] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the default number of time slots is 4.

[0200] In some possible implementations, the single time slot duration of Group(1)SS is also determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located.

[0201] In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group(1)SS is located is 480kHz, so the duration of one time slot is 1 / 32ms, or 0.03125ms.

[0202] This disclosure provides a method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, which is executed by a user device or a network device. Figure 9 A flowchart illustrating a method for a duration unit of a listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment is shown, as follows: Figure 9 As shown, the method includes:

[0203] Step S901: Based on the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space, determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability.

[0204] In some possible implementations, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability refers to the total duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability.

[0205] In some possible implementations, the second type of group search space can be represented as Group(2)SS.

[0206] In some possible implementations, the duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability is determined to be the product of the single time slot duration of Group(2)SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(2)SS.

[0207] In some possible implementations, the slot duration of Group(2)SS is the default slot duration, and the number of slots in Group(2)SS is the default number of slots. In one example, the slot duration and number of slots in Group(2)SS are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of SSB and / or Type 0 CSS.

[0208] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, this disclosure also provides a communication device that can have the functions of the user equipment 102 in the above method embodiments and is used to execute the steps performed by the user equipment 102 provided in the above embodiments. This function can be implemented in hardware, or in software, or in hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0209] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 10The communication device 1000 shown can serve as the user equipment 102 involved in the above method embodiments, and perform the steps executed by the user equipment 102 in the above method embodiments. For example... Figure 10 As shown, the communication device 1000 may include a processing module 1001. In some implementations, it may also include a transceiver module 1002, which can be used to support the communication device 1000 in communication. The transceiver module 1002 may have wireless communication capabilities, such as being able to communicate wirelessly with other communication devices through a wireless air interface.

[0210] When performing the steps implemented by user equipment 102, processing module 1001 is used to determine the duration unit of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on multiple time slot groups; wherein, the multiple time slot groups include a first multiple time slot group and / or a second multiple time slot group, the first multiple time slot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multiple time slot group is determined based on a second type group search space.

[0211] In some possible implementations, the first multi-slot group is determined based on the first type group search space, including: the first multi-slot group is determined based on the single slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0212] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is used to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability based on the first multi-slot group.

[0213] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine that the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0214] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine that the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is the total duration of the first time slot group. The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0215] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is also used to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-timeslot group and the second multi-timeslot group.

[0216] In some possible implementations, the second multi-slot group is determined based on the second type group search space, including: the second multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0217] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability as the maximum or minimum value between the total duration of the first multi-timeslot group and the total duration of the second multi-timeslot group.

[0218] The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

[0219] The total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the search space of the second type group and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the search space of the second type group.

[0220] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability as the maximum or minimum value of the first and second values; wherein,

[0221] The first value is the product of the single slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

[0222] The second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0223] In some possible implementations, the single slot duration of the second type group search space is the default single slot duration, and the total number of slots in the second type group search space is the default number of slots.

[0224] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is also configured to determine the single slot duration and total number of slots of the second type group search space based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and / or the CSS of Type 0.

[0225] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to, in response to the network device not configuring the total number of time slots of the first type group search space, determine the total number of time slots of the first type group search space as the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion (DL BWP) where the first type group search space is located.

[0226] or,

[0227] When performing the steps implemented by user equipment 102, processing module 1001 is used to determine the duration unit of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0228] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability as the product of the duration of a single time slot in the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0229] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0230] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability as the maximum or minimum value of the first and second values; wherein,

[0231] The first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

[0232] The second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

[0233] In some possible implementations, the time slot duration of the second type group search space is the default time slot duration, and the number of time slots in the second type group search space is the default number of time slots.

[0234] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the slot duration and number of slots in the second type group search space based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and / or the CSS of Type 0.

[0235] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to, in response to the network device not configuring the number of time slots in the first type group search space, determine the total number of time slots in the first type group search space as the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion (DL BWP) where the first type group search space is located.

[0236] When the communication device is user equipment 102, its structure can also be as follows: Figure 11 As shown. Device 1100 can be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0237] Reference Figure 11 The device 1100 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1102, a memory 1104, a power component 1106, a multimedia component 1108, an audio component 1110, an input / output (I / O) interface 1112, a sensor component 1114, and a communication component 1116.

[0238] Processing component 1102 typically controls the overall operation of device 1100, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 1102 may include one or more processors 1120 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 1102 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 1102 and other components. For example, processing component 1102 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1108 and processing component 1102.

[0239] Memory 1104 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 1100. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1100, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 1104 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.

[0240] The power component 1106 provides power to the various components of the device 1100. The power component 1106 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 1100.

[0241] Multimedia component 1108 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1100 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 1108 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 1100 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.

[0242] Audio component 1110 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1110 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 1100 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 1104 or transmitted via communication component 1116. In some embodiments, audio component 1110 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0243] I / O interface 1112 provides an interface between processing component 1102 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.

[0244] Sensor assembly 1114 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 1100. For example, sensor assembly 1114 may detect the on / off state of device 1100, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 1100, changes in the position of device 1100 or a component of device 1100, the presence or absence of user contact with device 1100, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 1100, and temperature changes of device 1100. Sensor assembly 1114 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 1114 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 1114 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0245] Communication component 1116 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 1100 and other devices. Device 1100 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 4G, or 5G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1116 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1116 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.

[0246] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1100 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.

[0247] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 1104 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 1120 of the device 1100 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.

[0248] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, this disclosure also provides a communication device that can have the functions of the network device 101 in the above method embodiments and is used to execute the steps performed by the network device 101 provided in the above embodiments. This function can be implemented by hardware, or by software, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0249] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 12 The communication device 1200 shown can serve as the network device 101 involved in the above method embodiments, and perform the steps executed by the network device 101 in the above method embodiments. For example... Figure 12 As shown, the communication device 1200 may include a processing module 1201. In some examples, it may also include a transceiver module 1202. The transceiver module 1202 may be used to support the communication device 1200 in communication, and the transceiver module 1202 may have wireless communication capabilities, such as being able to communicate wirelessly with other communication devices via a wireless air interface.

[0250] When performing the steps implemented by network device 101, the processing content of processing module 1201 is the same as that of processing module 1001, and will not be described again here.

[0251] When the communication device is a network device, its structure can also be as follows: Figure 13 As shown. Taking network device 101 as a base station as an example, the structure of the communication device is explained. Figure 13 As shown, the device 1300 includes a memory 1301, a processor 1302, a transceiver component 1303, and a power supply component 1306. The memory 1301 is coupled to the processor 1302 and can be used to store the programs and data necessary for the communication device 1300 to implement its various functions. The processor 1302 is configured to support the communication device 1300 in performing the corresponding functions described above; this function can be implemented by calling the programs stored in the memory 1301. The transceiver component 1303 can be a wireless transceiver, used to support the communication device 1300 in receiving signaling and / or data, and transmitting signaling and / or data via a wireless air interface. The transceiver component 1303 can also be referred to as a transceiver unit or communication unit. The transceiver component 1303 may include a radio frequency component 1304 and one or more antennas 1305. The radio frequency component 1304 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 1305 are specifically used for radiating and receiving radio frequency signals.

[0252] When the communication device 1300 needs to send data, the processor 1302 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 the communication device 1300, the RF unit receives the RF signal through the antenna, converts the RF signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 1302. The processor 1302 converts the baseband signal back into data and processes the data.

[0253] 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.

[0254] 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.

[0255] Industrial applicability

[0256] Given that the time slot duration corresponding to Group(1)SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot group corresponding to Group(1)SS are dynamically configured by the base station, they can reflect the real-time communication situation under different communication scenarios. Therefore, the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability can be determined based on the first multi-time slot group, which can improve the flexibility and adaptability of communication.

Claims

1. A method for determining the duration unit of a listening capability, the method being executed by a user device or a network device, comprising: The duration unit for determining the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability is based on multiple time slot groups; The multi-slot group includes a first multi-slot group and / or a second multi-slot group. The first multi-slot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multi-slot group is determined based on a second type group search space. The duration of a single time slot in the first type group search space and the total number of time slots in the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space are dynamically configured by the base station. The duration of a single time slot in the second type group search space and the total number of time slots in the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space are default values. The first type group search space and the second type group search space share the PDCCH monitoring capability budget. The duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space is different from the duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space. The duration unit for determining PDCCH monitoring capability based on multi-slot groups includes: The duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups; The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes: The duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the maximum or minimum of the first and second values; wherein, the first value is the product of the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space; the second value is the product of the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

2. The method as described in claim 1, wherein, The first multi-slot group is determined based on the first type of group search space, including: The first multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The duration unit for determining PDCCH monitoring capability based on multi-slot groups includes: The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is based on the first multi-slot group.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group includes: The duration unit for determining PDCCH monitoring capability is: the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein, The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group includes: The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the total duration of the first multi-timeslot group.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The total duration of the first multi-slot group is the product of the duration of a single slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, The second multi-slot group is determined based on the second type of group search space, including: The second multi-slot group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes: The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the maximum value between the total duration of the first multi-slot group and the total duration of the second multi-slot group; The total duration of the first multi-slot group is the product of the duration of a single slot corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space; The total duration of the second multi-slot group is the product of the duration of a single slot corresponding to the search space of the second type group and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the search space of the second type group.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first and second multi-timeslot groups includes: The duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is the minimum of the total duration of the first multi-timeslot group and the total duration of the second multi-timeslot group; The total duration of the first multi-slot group is the product of the duration of a single slot in the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space; The total duration of the second multi-slot group is the product of the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: The single-slot duration of the second type of search space is the default single-slot duration. The total number of time slots in the search space of the second type group is the default number of time slots.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein, The method further includes: The single-slot duration and total number of slots in the second type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of SSB and / or Type 0 CSS.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network device not configuring the total number of time slots for the first type group search space, the total number of time slots for the first type group search space is determined to be the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion (DL BWP) where the first type group search space is located.

13. A method for determining a duration unit of a listening capability, the method being executed by a user device or a network device, comprising: Based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability is determined. The single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space are dynamically configured by the base station. The single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space are default values. The first type group search space and the second type group search space share the PDCCH monitoring capability budget. The duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space is different from the duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space. The duration unit for determining the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability, based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, includes: Based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space, the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability is determined. The determination of the duration unit for the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space, includes: The duration unit for PDCCH monitoring capability is determined to be the maximum or minimum of the first and second values; wherein, the first value is the product of the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the second value is the product of the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The duration unit for determining the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability, based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, includes: The duration corresponding to the PDCCH listening capability is determined to be the product of the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, The method further includes: The time slot duration for the second type of search space is the default time slot duration. The number of time slots in the search space for the second type group is the default number of time slots.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein, The method further includes: The slot duration and number of slots in the second type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of SSB and / or Type 0 CSS.

17. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the network device not configuring the number of time slots in the first type group search space, the total number of time slots in the first type group search space is determined to be the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.

18. A communication device, comprising: The processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on multiple time slot groups; The multi-slot group includes a first multi-slot group and / or a second multi-slot group. The first multi-slot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and the second multi-slot group is determined based on a second type group search space. The duration of a single time slot in the first type group search space and the total number of time slots in the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space are dynamically configured by the base station. The duration of a single time slot in the second type group search space and the total number of time slots in the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space are default values. The first type group search space and the second type group search space share the PDCCH monitoring capability budget. The duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space is different from the duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space. The processing module is used to determine the duration unit of PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-timeslot group and the second multi-timeslot group; The processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability as the maximum or minimum value of the first value and the second value; wherein, the first value is the product of the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space; the second value is the product of the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

19. A communication device, comprising: The processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space. The single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space are dynamically configured by the base station. The single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots in the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space are default values. The first type group search space and the second type group search space share the PDCCH monitoring capability budget. The duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space is different from the duration of the multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space. The processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, as well as the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space. The processing module is used to determine the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability as the maximum or minimum value of the first value and the second value; wherein, the first value is the product of the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the second value is the product of the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

20. A communication device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-12 or the method as described in any one of claims 13-17.

21. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method as claimed in any one of claims 1-12 or the method as claimed in any one of claims 13-17.

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