Information transmission method and apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The information transmission method and device, the communication device and the storage medium are provided. A network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configuration to a user equipment (UE), wherein one set of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with at least one cell and / or one UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, and wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration comprises a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration and / or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of wireless communication technology, and particularly to an information transmission method and apparatus, communication equipment and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] The main application scenarios of 5G mobile communication technology include: Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Ultra-reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC), and Massive Machine-Type Communication (mMTC). eMBB aims to provide users with multimedia content, services, and data, and its demand is growing rapidly. Typical applications of URLLC include industrial automation, power system automation, remote medical operations (surgery), and traffic safety. Typical characteristics of mMTC include: high connection density, small data volume, latency-insensitive services, low module cost, and long module lifespan. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This disclosure provides an information transmission method and apparatus, a communication device and a storage medium.

[0004] A first aspect of this disclosure provides an information transmission method, wherein the method is executed by a network device, comprising:

[0005] Send at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the user equipment (UE), wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception Cell DRX configuration.

[0006] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0007] Sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the UE includes:

[0008] Send the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0009] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0010] In one embodiment, sending the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE includes:

[0011] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the first frequency band.

[0012] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0013] Sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE further includes:

[0014] Send a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0015] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0016] Send first indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information is used to determine the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0017] In one embodiment, sending the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE includes:

[0018] The second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the second frequency band.

[0019] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0020] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0021] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0022] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0023] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0024] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0025] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0026] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0027] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0028] A second indication message is sent to the UE, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0029] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0030] Area identification;

[0031] At least one community sign;

[0032] Access network code;

[0033] Tracking area code.

[0034] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0035] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0036] Upon determining that the UE is switching from the first cell to the second cell, a third indication message is sent to the UE, wherein the third indication message is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0037] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0038] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0039] Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0040] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer;

[0041] The method further includes sending start / stop information to the UE, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0042] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0043] A second aspect of this disclosure provides an information transmission method, wherein the method is executed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

[0044] The network receives at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations sent by the network device, wherein one set of the cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration.

[0045] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0046] The receiving network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, including:

[0047] The network device receives the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0048] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0049] In one embodiment, receiving the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device includes:

[0050] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is received by the network device in the first frequency band.

[0051] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0052] The receiving network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, which further includes:

[0053] The network device receives a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, which is associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0054] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0055] The network device receives a first indication message, wherein the first indication message is used to determine the cell associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0056] In one embodiment, receiving the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device includes:

[0057] The network device receives the configuration for transmitting discontinuous transmission of the second cell in the second frequency band.

[0058] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0059] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0060] Identify cells other than those associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and associate them with the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0061] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0062] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0063] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0064] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0065] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0066] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0067] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0068] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0069] The system receives a second indication message sent by the network device, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0070] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0071] Area identification;

[0072] At least one community sign;

[0073] Access network code;

[0074] Tracking area code.

[0075] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0076] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0077] The network device receives a third indication message sent upon determining that the UE has switched from the first cell to the second cell, wherein the third indication message indicates at least one of the following:

[0078] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0079] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0080] Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0081] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer;

[0082] The method further includes: receiving start / stop information sent by the network device, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0083] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0084] A third aspect of this disclosure provides an information transmission apparatus, wherein the apparatus is disposed in a network device and includes:

[0085] The transceiver module is configured to send at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to a user equipment (UE), wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception Cell DRX configuration.

[0086] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0087] The transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0088] Send the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0089] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0090] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0091] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the first frequency band.

[0092] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0093] The transceiver module is further configured as follows:

[0094] Send a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0095] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0096] Send first indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information is used to determine the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0097] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0098] The second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the second frequency band.

[0099] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0100] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0101] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0102] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0103] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0104] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0105] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0106] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0107] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to

[0108] A second indication message is sent to the UE, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0109] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0110] Area identification;

[0111] At least one community sign;

[0112] Access network code;

[0113] Tracking area code.

[0114] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0115] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0116] Upon determining that the UE is switching from the first cell to the second cell, a third indication message is sent to the UE, wherein the third indication message is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0117] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0118] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0119] Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0120] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer;

[0121] The transceiver module is further configured to send start / stop information to the UE, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0122] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0123] A fourth aspect of this disclosure provides an information transmission apparatus, wherein the apparatus is disposed in a user equipment (UE) and includes:

[0124] The transceiver module is configured to receive at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations sent by the network device, wherein one set of the cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception Cell DRX configuration.

[0125] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0126] The transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0127] The network device receives the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0128] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0129] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0130] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is received by the network device in the first frequency band.

[0131] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0132] The transceiver module is further configured to: receive a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, wherein the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0133] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0134] The network device receives a first indication message, wherein the first indication message is used to determine the cell associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0135] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured to receive the transmission configuration for discontinuous transmission of the second cell sent by the network device in the second frequency band.

[0136] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0137] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes:

[0138] The processing module is configured to determine cells other than those associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell, and associate them with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0139] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0140] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0141] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0142] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0143] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0144] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0145] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0146] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0147] The system receives a second indication message sent by the network device, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0148] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0149] Area identification;

[0150] At least one community sign;

[0151] Access network code;

[0152] Tracking area code.

[0153] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0154] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0155] The network device receives a third indication message sent upon determining that the UE has switched from the first cell to the second cell, wherein the third indication message indicates at least one of the following:

[0156] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0157] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0158] Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0159] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer;

[0160] The transceiver module is further configured to receive start / stop information sent by the network device, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0161] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0162] A fifth aspect of this disclosure provides a communication system, including a network device and a user equipment (UE), wherein...

[0163] The network device performs the information transmission method as provided in the first aspect;

[0164] The UE executes the information transmission method provided in the second aspect.

[0165] A sixth aspect of this disclosure provides a communication device including a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the processor executes an information transmission method as provided in the first or second aspect when running the executable program.

[0166] A seventh aspect of this disclosure provides a computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by a processor, can implement the information transmission method provided in the first or second aspect.

[0167] This disclosure provides an information transmission method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. A network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to a user equipment (UE), wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration and / or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration. Thus, the network device indicates to the UE the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the cell and / or UE DRX configurations, enabling the UE to communicate within the cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and to satisfy the UE DRX, thereby achieving cell discontinuous transmission.

[0168] It should be understood that the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0169] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the invention.

[0170] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0171] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0172] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0173] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0174] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0175] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0176] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0177] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0178] Figure 9This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0179] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0180] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0181] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0182] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0183] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0184] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0185] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an information transmission process according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0186] Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information transmission device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0187] Figure 18 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information transmission device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0188] Figure 19 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0189] Figure 20 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0190] 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 numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with those of the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0191] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments disclosed herein. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” used herein are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0192] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to a determination."

[0193] Please refer to Figure 1 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system may include: several UEs 11 and several network devices 12.

[0194] The wireless communication system can be a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) system, also known as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system; or it can be a 5G system, also known as a New Radio (NR) system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, it can be the next generation after 5G. In a 5G system, the access network can be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network) or an MTC system.

[0195] UE 11 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. UE 11 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). UE 11 can be an IoT UE, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), and a computer with an IoT UE. For example, it can be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted device. Examples include a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment (UE). Alternatively, UE 11 can also be a device in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Alternatively, UE 11 can also be a vehicle-mounted device, such as a vehicle computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless communication device connected to an external vehicle computer. Alternatively, UE 11 can also be a roadside device, such as a street light, traffic light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0196] Network device 12 may include access network equipment. Optionally, network device 12 may also include core network equipment. The access network equipment may be an evolved NB (eNB) used in a 4G system, or a gNB (gNB) using a centralized-distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the access network equipment adopts a centralized-distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is equipped with a protocol stack of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer; the distributed units are equipped with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. This disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the access network equipment.

[0197] Network device 12 and UE 11 can establish a wireless connection via a wireless air interface. In different implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on a next-generation mobile communication network technology standard based on 5G.

[0198] 5G base stations consume four times the energy of Long Term Evolution (LTE) base stations, so network energy saving is an important means for operators to reduce the operating costs of 5G systems.

[0199] Carrier aggregation (CA) is a typical bandwidth-for-rate method in Long Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR). When using CA, multiple cells serve the User Equipment (UE). Among the aggregated carriers in CA, there is a primary and secondary distinction. There is only one primary component carrier (PCC), which provides Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling connections, Non-Access Stratum (NAS) functions, security, etc. The PUCCH exists on the PCC and only on the PCC. The secondary component carrier (SCC) only provides additional radio resources. The PCC and SCC are both referred to as the serving cell. The standard also specifies that a maximum of five aggregated carriers are supported, meaning the maximum bandwidth after aggregation is 100MHz, and the aggregated carriers belong to the same base station. All aggregated carriers use the same Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI), and the base station implementation ensures that the C-RNTI does not conflict in the cell where each carrier is located.

[0200] In RRC idle state, the UE does not have the concept of carrier aggregation. At this time, the UE camps on a cell and initiates RRC connection establishment, adding, deleting, and modifying necessary secondary carriers through the RRCReconfiguration message. The UE obtains system broadcast messages from the primary carrier cell according to the R9 principle, while system broadcast information from the secondary carrier cells is notified via dedicated signaling RRCReconfiguration. For paging message reception, the UE only listens for paging messages on the primary carrier.

[0201] To reduce network energy consumption, the network can enter an energy-saving mode, namely Network Energy Saving (NES) mode, in which cells periodically do not transmit and / or receive at certain intervals, i.e., cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) / discontinuous reception (DRX).

[0202] In a CA (Cell Discontinuous Transmission) scenario, Cell DTX / DRX (Cell Discontinuous Transmission Configuration) can be configured on a carrier basis. For example, one Cell DTX / DRX can be configured on the primary carrier, and another Cell DTX / DRX can be configured on the secondary carrier.

[0203] The entry or exit of a cell into NES mode is determined by UE requirements and traffic volume, which will involve operations such as configuration changes and cancellations of cellDTX / DRX. Frequent actions will cause an increase in signaling load.

[0204] Meanwhile, in CA scenarios, multiple serving cells share a single MAC entity, and each MAC entity is configured with one or more UE DRXs, such as two UE DRXs (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell). Cell DTX / DRX and UE DRX need to be configured accordingly. How to configure the cell DTX / DRX for the UE so that it can communicate based on the cell DTX / DRX while simultaneously conforming to the UE DRX and meeting the communication requirements in CA scenarios is a problem that urgently needs to be solved.

[0205] like Figure 2 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0206] Step 201: Send at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the UE, wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell and / or a UE DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: Cell DTX configuration and / or Cell DRX configuration.

[0207] In other examples, a single set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations may also be associated with two or more UEDRX configurations, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0208] In one possible implementation, the network device can be either an access network device or a core network device. Information transmission between the core network device and the UE can be achieved through the access network device.

[0209] In one possible implementation, sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the user equipment (UE) may include: the network device determining to use carrier aggregation (CA) for communication and / or multi-rate dual connectivity (MR-DC) for communication, and sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the UE.

[0210] Cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be a configuration for network devices to use cell discontinuous transmission for transmission. Cell discontinuous transmission can include: Cell DTX and / or Cell DRX.

[0211] In one possible implementation, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be cell-level. For example, each cell can have a corresponding cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0212] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration carries at least one of the following:

[0213] System message;

[0214] RRC message.

[0215] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configurations of different cells can be the same or different.

[0216] For example, in a CA scenario, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the primary cell (PCell) and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the secondary cell (SCell) can be the same.

[0217] For example, in a CA scenario, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of PCell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of SCell can be different.

[0218] Therefore, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device can be associated with at least one cell.

[0219] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0220] In one possible implementation, the network device may send indication information to indicate at least one cell associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0221] Network devices need to transmit and / or receive within the on-duration period configured in the Cell DTX and / or Cell DRX of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration. Similarly, the UE needs to receive within the on-duration period configured in the UE DRX. Therefore, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell must correspond to the UE's UE DRX configuration for the network devices to achieve communication within the cell.

[0222] In one possible implementation, the UE DRX configuration includes: UE connected-mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) configuration.

[0223] For example, within a cell, network devices and UEs need to communicate during the overlapping period of the Cell DTX duration and the UE DRX duration.

[0224] Here, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the UE DRX configuration and may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0225] The on-duration period in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration overlaps with or coincides with the on-duration period in the UE DRX configuration;

[0226] The inactivity period in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration overlaps with or coincides with the inactivity period in the UE DRX configuration.

[0227] The opportunity period in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration overlaps with the deactivation opportunity period in the UE DRX configuration.

[0228] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0229] Here, the identifier for cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include, but is not limited to, the index of cell discontinuous transmission configuration, and the identifier for UE DRX configuration may include, but is not limited to, the index of UE DRX.

[0230] In one possible implementation, an association can be established between the index of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the index of the UE DRX.

[0231] For example, network devices can pre-establish the correspondence between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX. The correspondence between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX can be represented by the index of cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the index of UE DRX.

[0232] The correspondence between the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the identifier of the UE DRX configuration can be sent to the UE by the network device or it can be specified by the communication protocol.

[0233] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration indicated by the network device to the UE can be associated with at least one cell.

[0234] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration indicated by the network device to the UE can be associated with the UE DRX configuration.

[0235] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration indicated by the network device to the UE can be associated with at least one cell and the UE DRX configuration.

[0236] In one possible implementation, different cell discontinuous transmission configurations can be associated with different UE DRX configurations. For example, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the first UE DRX configuration, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the second UE DRX configuration. This can satisfy scenarios with multiple UE DRX configurations.

[0237] For example, in a CA scenario, the first UE DRX configuration of PCell and the second UE DRX configuration of SCell can be different. The network device can send the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration of PCell and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration of SCell to the UE. The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the first UE DRX configuration, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the second UE DRX configuration. This enables cell discontinuous transmission in CA scenarios.

[0238] Thus, the network device instructs the UE on the cell and / or the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the UE DRX configuration, enabling the UE to communicate in the cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and to satisfy the UE DRX, thereby achieving cell discontinuous transmission.

[0239] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0240] Sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the UE includes:

[0241] Send the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0242] The predetermined cell may include: all cells or at least one cell;

[0243] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0244] In one possible implementation, the serving cell can be a primary serving cell (PCell) and / or a primary and secondary serving cell (PScell).

[0245] The predetermined cell can be the cell associated with the first UE DRX configuration. By sending the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the cell associated with the first UE DRX configuration, the UE can communicate in the cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and satisfy the UE DRX, thus realizing cell discontinuous transmission.

[0246] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0247] Sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE further includes:

[0248] Send a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0249] Here, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration are used to distinguish different cell discontinuous transmission configurations, not to limit the number of cell discontinuous transmission configurations. There can be multiple cell discontinuous transmission configurations, such as two or more. Similarly, the first UE DRX configuration and the second UE DRX configuration are used to distinguish different UE DRX configurations, not to limit the number of UE DRX configurations. There can be multiple UE DRX configurations, such as two or more.

[0250] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell can be carried in a system message. The discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell can be carried in dedicated signaling, such as an RRC message.

[0251] The network device broadcasts the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the predetermined cell to the UE via system messages.

[0252] In one possible implementation, the predetermined cell can be determined based on the UE DRX configuration of the cell. For example, if all cells associated with the network device use the same UE DRX configuration, then the predetermined cell can be all cells. If all cells associated with the network device are associated with multiple UE DRX configurations, then the predetermined cell can be the cell corresponding to the UE DRX configuration associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0253] In one possible implementation, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be the default cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0254] For example, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with all cells by default. Alternatively, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be indicated by a bitmap, specifying one or more associated cells.

[0255] like Figure 3 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0256] Step 301: Send first indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information is used to determine the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0257] In one possible implementation, for a scenario with multiple UE DRX configurations, such as two UE DRX configurations, the access network can identify the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the second UE DRX configuration. First indication information can be used to indicate the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0258] In one possible implementation, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with either an SPCell or an SCell, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with an SCell. For example, for two configured UE DRX configurations (the first UE DRX configuration is for the serving cell FR1, and the second UE DRX configuration is for the serving cell FR2), the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the SPCell of FR1, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the SCell of FR2.

[0259] In one possible implementation, the first indication information may include a bitmap. Each bit in the bitmap may correspond to a cell, where "1" indicates that the cell is associated with a discontinuous transmission configuration with the second cell, and "0" indicates that the cell is not associated with a discontinuous transmission configuration with the second cell.

[0260] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0261] The first instruction information can be sent to the UE by the network device alone, or it can be carried in the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and sent to the UE.

[0262] Thus, by configuring discontinuous transmission in different cells, different discontinuous transmission configurations can be set for different cells, meeting the UE DRX configuration requirements of different cells. This satisfies the need to configure different discontinuous transmission configurations for different cells in CA scenarios, while also adapting to different UE DRX configurations.

[0263] In one embodiment, the UE determines a cell other than the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, which is associated with the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0264] In one possible implementation, a cell that is not associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell, as determined by the first indication information, may be associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell by default.

[0265] In one possible implementation, the cell associated with the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration or the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include, but is not limited to, a cell and a cell group. The cell group includes one or more cells.

[0266] Discontinuous cell transmission configurations can be associated with a cell identifier and / or a cell group identifier. The cell identifier may include a cell index. The cell group identifier may include a cell group index.

[0267] In one possible implementation, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with a first portion of cells among all cells, and the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with a second portion of cells among all cells. Here, the first portion of cells is associated with a first UE DRX configuration, and the second portion of cells is associated with a second UE DRX configuration.

[0268] In one possible implementation, cell association with UE DRX configuration includes: communication within the cell is based at least on the UE DRX configuration.

[0269] In one possible implementation, the cell association with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: communication within the cell is based at least on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0270] For example, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be obtained through system broadcast. The UE can obtain the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration from the system broadcast of a special cell (SPCell) as the default cell discontinuous transmission (CTX / DRX) configuration, and the default index is 0. That is, by default, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of all serving cells configured on the network side is the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration. At the same time, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the first UE DRX configuration. Here, the first UE DRX configuration can be the UE DRX configuration of all serving cells.

[0271] If the network side has configured multiple UE DRX configurations via RRC dedicated signaling, such as two UE DRX configurations (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell), then the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the serving cell and / or serving cell group associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be configured via RRC dedicated signaling.

[0272] The serving cell group associated with the second cell's discontinuous transmission configuration can be represented by a serving cell index or a list of SCell indexes, or by a bitmap. In the bitmap, a bit corresponding to the serving cell is set to 1 to indicate that the serving cell belongs to the second cell's discontinuous transmission configuration. Each bit in the bitmap can correspond one-to-one with a serving cell or SCell. Other serving cells not associated with the second cell's discontinuous transmission configuration are associated with the first cell's discontinuous transmission configuration by default.

[0273] Furthermore, the network-side equipment can also configure the association between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX. That is, the UE DRX associated with cell discontinuous transmission configuration, or the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with UE DRX, can be associated through an association index, that is, a corresponding relationship is established through the UE DRX index and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration index.

[0274] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0275] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0276] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0277] The cell configuration information can be used to indicate one of the following: cell identifier, cell resource configuration.

[0278] Cell configuration information can indicate the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate the index of the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or the index of the UE DRX configuration.

[0279] In one possible implementation, the information of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with each cell may indicate: the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration, and / or the cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0280] In one possible implementation, the information of the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell may indicate: the identifier of the UE DRX configuration, and / or the UE DRX configuration itself.

[0281] Cell configuration information can also indicate whether a cell is associated with a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate whether it is associated with an index of a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or an index of a UE DRX configuration.

[0282] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 4 As shown, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be pre-configured ( Figure 4 (represented by Cell DTX / DRX in Chinese) and UE DRX configuration ( Figure 4 The association relationship (represented by UE C-DRX) can be determined based on the cell configuration information. Figure 4 After configuring the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration or UE DRX configuration (represented by SCell in Chinese), the cell-associated UE DRX configuration or cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration can be determined respectively.

[0283] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 5 As shown, the cell configuration information can indicate the cell ( Figure 5 The cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with (represented by SCell in Chinese) Figure 5 (represented by Cell DTX / DRX in Chinese) and UE DRX configuration ( Figure 5 (referred to as UE C-DRX in Chinese).

[0284] For example, when configuring an SCell, each SCell's configuration is associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration index (such as the index of the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration or the index of the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration). Alternatively, each SCell's configuration carries indication information as to whether it is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration; if the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0285] For example, when configuring a SCell, each SCell configuration is associated with a second UE DRX. Then, based on the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the second UE DRX, the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration by default.

[0286] In one embodiment, sending the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE includes:

[0287] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the first frequency band.

[0288] In one embodiment, sending the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE includes:

[0289] The second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the second frequency band.

[0290] In a CA scenario, each MAC entity can be configured with one or more UE DRXs, such as two UE DRXs, using different UE DRX configurations in different frequency bands. These different frequency bands can include FR1 and FR2.

[0291] In the example row, the first frequency band can be FR1, and the second frequency band can be FR2.

[0292] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell can be carried in a system message within the first frequency band and broadcast by the network device to the UE.

[0293] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell can be carried in a system message within the second frequency band and broadcast by the network device to the UE.

[0294] In one possible implementation, cell discontinuous transmission configuration received within a frequency band is associated with the user's cell within that frequency band.

[0295] For example, if the network side configures multiple UE DRX configurations via RRC dedicated signaling, such as two UE DRX configurations (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell), PCell belongs to FR1 and SCell belongs to FR2.

[0296] The UE can determine the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration obtained on the Pcell associated with the serving cell of FR1, and this first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the UE DRX configuration of FR1. Similarly, the UE can determine the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration obtained on the SCell associated with the serving cell of FR2, and this second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the UE DRX configuration of FR2.

[0297] In one possible implementation, the network device can send configuration information to the UE within the cell, wherein the configuration information may indicate an index of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell.

[0298] For example, a network device can be configured with an SCell index to instruct the UE to obtain the cell discontinuous transmission configuration on the system broadcast of that SCell.

[0299] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the second frequency band cell is used to determine at least one of the following:

[0300] The discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell associated with the second frequency band cell;

[0301] or,

[0302] UE DRX configuration associated with the second frequency band cell;

[0303] Different cell discontinuous transmission configurations are associated with different UE DRX configurations.

[0304] The cell configuration information can be used to indicate one of the following: cell identifier, cell resource configuration.

[0305] Cell configuration information can indicate the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate the index of the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or the index of the UE DRX configuration.

[0306] Cell configuration information can also indicate whether a cell is associated with a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate whether it is associated with an index of a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or an index of a UE DRX configuration.

[0307] In one possible implementation, the association between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX configuration can be pre-configured. Therefore, after determining the cell discontinuous transmission configuration or UE DRX configuration associated with the cell based on the cell configuration information, the cell-associated UE DRX configuration or cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be determined separately.

[0308] For example, when configuring SCells within the second frequency band, each SCell configuration is associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration index (such as the index of the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration or the index of the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration). Alternatively, each SCell configuration carries indication information as to whether it is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration; if the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0309] For example, when configuring SCells in the second frequency band, each SCell configuration is associated with the second UE DRX. Then, based on the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the second UE DRX, the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration by default.

[0310] Thus, by configuring multiple cell discontinuous transmissions, different cell discontinuous transmission configurations can be set for cells in different frequency bands, meeting the UE DRX configuration requirements for cells in different frequency bands. This satisfies the need to configure different cell discontinuous transmission configurations for cells in different frequency bands within a CA scenario, while also adapting to UE DRX configurations for cells in different frequency bands.

[0311] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0312] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be carried in a dedicated signaling message and sent to the UE. For example, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be carried in an RRC message and sent to the UE.

[0313] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate the identifier of the cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration, such as a cell index.

[0314] In one possible implementation, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be used to determine the cell group associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0315] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate the identifier of the cell group associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration, such as a cell group index.

[0316] In one possible implementation, the first indication information may carry a bitmap. Each bit in the bitmap may correspond to a cell and / or a group of cells, and a "1" may be used to indicate that the cell and / or group of cells is associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration, while a "0" may be used to indicate that the cell and / or group of cells is not associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0317] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration may indicate the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration. The identifier of the UE DRX configuration may include, but is not limited to, an index of the UE DRX.

[0318] For example, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the UE DRX configuration identifier, which means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the UE DRX configuration identifier are associated.

[0319] In one possible implementation, the network device can send N sets of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, and the cell and / or UE DRX configuration associated with each cell discontinuous transmission configuration. Here, N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0320] For example, if the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is obtained through RRC dedicated signaling, the RRC signaling also configures the cell group associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or the UE DRX configuration.

[0321] Cell groups associated with discontinuous transmission configurations are represented by serving cell indexes or SCell index lists. Cell groups associated with discontinuous transmission configurations can also be represented by bitmaps, where a corresponding bit set to 1 indicates that the corresponding serving cell is associated with that discontinuous transmission configuration. Each bit in the bitmap corresponds one-to-one with a serving cell or SCell.

[0322] The association of UE DRX configurations can be represented by configuring the UE DRX configuration index in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0323] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0324] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0325] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0326] Discontinuous cell transmission configurations can be at the cell level or the cell group level. That is, different cells or cell groups can have different discontinuous cell transmission configurations. To accommodate cell-level or cell-group-level discontinuous cell transmission configurations, UE DRX configurations can also be at the cell level or the cell group level, thus enabling transmission matching between the access network device and the UE within a cell or cell group. For example, both the cell and the UE need to be in a continuous (onDuration) period simultaneously to communicate.

[0327] For example, in a CA scenario, multiple serving cells share a single MAC entity, and each MAC entity configures one or two UE DRXs (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell). Since CellDTX / DRX are configured at the cell level, to achieve better network-side energy saving, the active time periods of Cell DTX and UE C-DRX need to overlap as much as possible. To this end, the network can configure UE C-DRX at the serving cell or serving cell group level. That is, the network can configure multiple UE C-DRX configurations, each associated with a serving cell or a serving cell group. When a serving cell experiences dynamic scheduling or retransmission scheduling, only the DRX timer of the UE C-DRX corresponding to that serving cell will be affected. The DRX timers include: drx-InactivityTimer, drx-RetransmissionTimerDL, drx-RetransmissionTimerUL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerUL, etc.

[0328] like Figure 6 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0329] Step 601: Send a second indication message to the UE, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0330] In one possible implementation, the second instruction information may indicate at least one of the following:

[0331] Geographical information of the effective area; such as geographic coordinates.

[0332] Network location information of the effective area; information on one or more cells.

[0333] In one possible implementation, the effective region may include at least one of the following:

[0334] One or more residential communities;

[0335] One or more access network coverage areas;

[0336] Tracking area.

[0337] In one possible implementation, the UE can determine whether it is located in the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the UE's current location information and the effective area, and then determine whether to use the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0338] For example, if the UE determines that it is currently within the effective area, it uses the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the effective area; otherwise, it does not use the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the effective area.

[0339] For example, cell discontinuous transmission configuration is configured based on the effective area, that is, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is the same within an effective area.

[0340] The UE can determine whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the effective area, rather than being limited to determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the cell it is in, thus improving the flexibility of determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0341] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0342] The effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be indicated by the second indication information carried in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0343] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0344] Area identification;

[0345] At least one community sign;

[0346] Access network code;

[0347] Tracking area code.

[0348] Area identifiers can be used to identify pre-defined areas.

[0349] In one possible implementation, the cell identifier, access network code, and / or tracking area code can each contain multiple instances, i.e., indicated in the form of a list.

[0350] For example, if system broadcast is used to configure discontinuous transmission in a cell, the second information in the discontinuous transmission configuration may indicate the area identifier of the effective area, the list of cell identifiers associated with the effective area, the list of access network codes associated with the effective area, and the list of tracking area codes associated with the effective area. If it is an area identifier, the area identifier may be systemInformationAreaID or a newly defined area identifier, representing the effective area range of the discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0351] In one possible implementation, the region identifier can be an integer value.

[0352] For example, if cell discontinuous transmission configuration is configured via dedicated signaling, an effective area associated with that cell discontinuous transmission configuration can also be configured. The second information can indicate the area identifier of the effective area, a list of cell identifiers associated with the effective area, a list of access network codes associated with the effective area, and a list of tracking area codes associated with the effective area. If it is an area identifier, the area identifier can be systemInformationAreaID or a newly defined area identifier, representing the effective area range of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0353] The UE determines whether the serving cell belongs to the effective area and whether to continue using the discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell associated with the effective area.

[0354] like Figure 7 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0355] Step 701: Send an indication message within each cell indicating the effective area to which the cell belongs.

[0356] A cell can broadcast indication information of its corresponding effective area. For example, the access network can broadcast the area identifier of the effective area to which the cell belongs within the cell. When a UE hands over to another cell, the area identifier broadcast by the target cell is compared with the area identifier corresponding to the already stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration. If they are the same, it means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the target cell is the same as the stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration. If they are different, it means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the target cell is the same as the stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration, and the currently stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration needs to be updated.

[0357] The UE can determine whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the effective area, rather than being limited to determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the cell it is in, thus improving the flexibility of determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0358] like Figure 8 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0359] Step 801: Determine that the UE is switching from the first cell to the second cell, and send third indication information to the UE, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0360] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0361] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0362] Whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0363] When a UE switches from the first cell to the second cell, it can determine the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the UE in the second cell based on the third indication information received in the second cell.

[0364] The third indication information received in the second cell can indicate the difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell. The UE can obtain the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell and the difference.

[0365] The third indication information received in the second cell can indicate whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell. If they are consistent, the UE continues to use the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used in the first cell in the second cell; if they are inconsistent, the UE can determine the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used in the second cell.

[0366] The third indication information received in the second cell can indicate whether the UE needs to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell. If the indication information indicates that the UE needs to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell, then the UE can release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell and obtain the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell.

[0367] In one possible implementation, the third indication information indicates whether the UE needs to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell, implicitly indicating whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is the same as that of the second cell.

[0368] Here, the first cell can be the UE's current serving cell, and the second cell can be the target cell for the UE to hand over.

[0369] For example, if cell discontinuous transmission configuration is configured via dedicated signaling, the dedicated signaling for the target cell can be configured in the form of a third indication information indicating a difference. For instance, if the target cell is not configured with cell discontinuous transmission configuration, it means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the target cell is the same as the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the UE before cell handover (i.e., the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell).

[0370] For example, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be configured through system messages or dedicated signaling. When the UE switches to another cell (target cell), the target cell uses a display indication in the dedicated signaling to indicate whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is the same as the cell discontinuous transmission configuration before the switch, or whether to release the previous configuration, etc.

[0371] Network devices can directly instruct the UE whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration through third-party indication information, thereby improving the UE's flexibility in determining whether to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0372] like Figure 9 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0373] Step 901: The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: configuring a deactivation timer; sending start / stop information to the UE, wherein the start / stop information is used for the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0374] In one possible implementation, the start / stop information explicitly indicates whether the deactivation timer is started or stopped. For example, the start / stop information may occupy one bit, with "1" indicating that the deactivation timer is started and "0" indicating that the deactivation timer is stopped.

[0375] In one possible implementation, the start / stop information implicitly indicates whether the deactivation timer is started or stopped. For example, if a logical channel (LC) configured on a network device is associated with a deactivation timer, it indicates that the deactivation timer for that LC is started.

[0376] Cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include: Cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration and / or Cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration.

[0377] Here, the deactivation timer may include the send deactivation timer in the Cell DTX configuration and / or the receive deactivation timer in the CellDRX configuration.

[0378] Cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include at least one of the following: period, offset, and duration. Additionally, cell discontinuous transmission configuration may also include an inactivity timer configuration.

[0379] The deactivation timer is used to time the deactivation period following the onduration period in DTX and / or DRX. During the deactivation period, network devices and UEs can remain active and communicate.

[0380] In one possible implementation, start / stop information may be carried in, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0381] Downlink Control Information (DCI);

[0382] RRC message;

[0383] Transport Block (TB).

[0384] In one possible implementation, the deactivation timer can be at the semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) granularity.

[0385] In one possible implementation, deactivating the timer can be done at the configured grant (CG) granularity.

[0386] In one possible implementation, the deactivation timer can be at the logical channel (LC) granularity.

[0387] In one possible implementation, the deactivation timer can be at the logical channel group (LCG) granularity.

[0388] In one possible implementation, start / stop information can indicate the start / stop of deactivation timers at the SPS granularity and / or LC granularity.

[0389] For example, in a downlink scenario (i.e., cell DTX), when the UE receives a scheduling information (DCI), the DCI indicates whether to start the deactivation timer. For SPS, the deactivation timer is configured at the SPS granularity to determine whether to start it after service reception. Alternatively, RRC signaling can configure the deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer at the Logical Channel Identity (LCID) or Logical Channel Group Identity (LCGID) granularity. If the UE receives an LCID or LCG ID contained in the TB that is associated with a deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer, then the deactivation timer is started.

[0390] For example, in the uplink scenario (UplinkDL), specifically Cell DRX, when the UE receives a scheduling information (DCI), the DCI indicates whether to start the deactivation timer. For CG, the CG granularity configuration specifies whether to start the deactivation timer after service transmission. Alternatively, RRC signaling can configure the deactivation timer or configure whether to start the deactivation timer at the Logical Channel Identity (LCID) or Logical Channel Group Identity (LCGID) granularity. If the TB transmitted by the UE contains an LCID or the LCG to which the LCID belongs is associated with a deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer, then the deactivation timer is started.

[0391] Network devices can instruct UEs to start or stop the deactivation timer by using start / stop information, no longer limited to the fixed mode of configuring the deactivation timer and enabling it, thus improving the flexibility of deactivation timer control.

[0392] like Figure 10 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a user equipment (UE) and includes:

[0393] Step 1001: Receive at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations sent by the network device, wherein one set of the cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell and / or a UE DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: Cell DTX configuration and / or Cell DRX configuration.

[0394] In one possible implementation, the network device can be either an access network device or a core network device. Information transmission between the core network device and the UE can be achieved through the access network device.

[0395] In one possible implementation, sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the user equipment (UE) may include: the network device determining to use carrier aggregation (CA) for communication and / or multi-rate dual connectivity (MR-DC) for communication, and sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the UE.

[0396] Cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be a configuration for network devices to use cell discontinuous transmission for transmission. Cell discontinuous transmission can include: Cell DTX and / or Cell DRX.

[0397] In one possible implementation, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be cell-level. For example, each cell can have a corresponding cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0398] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration carries at least one of the following:

[0399] System message;

[0400] RRC message.

[0401] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configurations of different cells can be the same or different.

[0402] For example, in a CA scenario, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the primary cell (PCell) and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the secondary cell (SCell) can be the same.

[0403] For example, in a CA scenario, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of PCell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of SCell can be different.

[0404] Therefore, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device can be associated with at least one cell.

[0405] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0406] In one possible implementation, the network device may send indication information to indicate at least one cell associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0407] Network devices need to transmit and / or receive within the on-duration period configured in the Cell DTX and / or Cell DRX of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration. Similarly, the UE needs to receive within the on-duration period configured in the UE DRX. Therefore, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell must correspond to the UE's UE DRX configuration for the network devices to achieve communication within the cell.

[0408] In one possible implementation, the UE DRX configuration includes: UE connected-mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) configuration.

[0409] For example, within a cell, network devices and UEs need to communicate during the overlapping period of the Cell DTX duration and the UE DRX duration.

[0410] Here, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the UE DRX configuration and may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0411] The on-duration period in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration overlaps with or coincides with the on-duration period in the UE DRX configuration;

[0412] The inactivity period in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration overlaps with or coincides with the inactivity period in the UE DRX configuration.

[0413] The opportunity period in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration overlaps with the deactivation opportunity period in the UE DRX configuration.

[0414] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0415] Here, the identifier for cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include, but is not limited to, the index of cell discontinuous transmission configuration, and the identifier for UE DRX configuration may include, but is not limited to, the index of UE DRX.

[0416] In one possible implementation, an association can be established between the index of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the index of the UE DRX.

[0417] For example, network devices can pre-establish the correspondence between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX. The correspondence between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX can be represented by the index of cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the index of UE DRX.

[0418] The correspondence between the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the identifier of the UE DRX configuration can be sent to the UE by the network device or it can be specified by the communication protocol.

[0419] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration indicated by the network device to the UE can be associated with at least one cell.

[0420] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration indicated by the network device to the UE can be associated with the UE DRX configuration.

[0421] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration indicated by the network device to the UE can be associated with at least one cell and the UE DRX configuration.

[0422] In one possible implementation, different cell discontinuous transmission configurations can be associated with different UE DRX configurations. For example, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the first UE DRX configuration, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the second UE DRX configuration. This can satisfy scenarios with multiple UE DRX configurations.

[0423] For example, in a CA scenario, the first UE DRX configuration of PCell and the second UE DRX configuration of SCell can be different. The network device can send the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration of PCell and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration of SCell to the UE. The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the first UE DRX configuration, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the second UE DRX configuration. This enables cell discontinuous transmission in CA scenarios.

[0424] Thus, the network device instructs the UE on the cell and / or the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the UE DRX configuration, enabling the UE to communicate in the cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and to satisfy the UE DRX, thereby achieving cell discontinuous transmission.

[0425] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0426] The receiving network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, including:

[0427] The network device receives the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0428] The predetermined cell may include: all cells or at least one cell;

[0429] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0430] In one possible implementation, the serving cell can be a primary serving cell (PCell) and / or a primary and secondary serving cell (PScell).

[0431] The predetermined cell can be the cell associated with the first UE DRX configuration. By sending the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the cell associated with the first UE DRX configuration, the UE can communicate in the cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and satisfy the UE DRX, thus realizing cell discontinuous transmission.

[0432] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0433] The receiving network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, which further includes:

[0434] The network device receives a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, which is associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0435] Here, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration are used to distinguish different cell discontinuous transmission configurations, not to limit the number of cell discontinuous transmission configurations. There can be multiple cell discontinuous transmission configurations, such as two or more. Similarly, the first UE DRX configuration and the second UE DRX configuration are used to distinguish different UE DRX configurations, not to limit the number of UE DRX configurations. There can be multiple UE DRX configurations, such as two or more.

[0436] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell can be carried in a system message. The discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell can be carried in dedicated signaling, such as an RRC message.

[0437] The network device broadcasts the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the predetermined cell to the UE via system messages.

[0438] In one possible implementation, the predetermined cell can be determined based on the UE DRX configuration of the cell. For example, if all cells associated with the network device use the same UE DRX configuration, then the predetermined cell can be all cells. If all cells associated with the network device are associated with multiple UE DRX configurations, then the predetermined cell can be the cell corresponding to the UE DRX configuration associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0439] In one possible implementation, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be the default cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0440] For example, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with all cells by default. Alternatively, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be indicated by a bitmap, specifying one or more associated cells.

[0441] like Figure 11 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0442] Step 1101: Receive first indication information sent by the network device, wherein the first indication information is used to determine the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0443] In one possible implementation, for a scenario with multiple UE DRX configurations, such as two UE DRX configurations, the access network can identify the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the second UE DRX configuration. First indication information can be used to indicate the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0444] In one possible implementation, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with either an SPCell or an SCell, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with an SCell. For example, for two configured UE DRX configurations (the first UE DRX configuration is for the serving cell FR1, and the second UE DRX configuration is for the serving cell FR2), the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the SPCell of FR1, and the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with the SCell of FR2.

[0445] In one possible implementation, the first indication information may include a bitmap. Each bit in the bitmap may correspond to a cell, where "1" indicates that the cell is associated with a discontinuous transmission configuration with the second cell, and "0" indicates that the cell is not associated with a discontinuous transmission configuration with the second cell.

[0446] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0447] The first instruction information can be sent to the UE by the network device alone, or it can be carried in the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and sent to the UE.

[0448] Thus, by configuring discontinuous transmission in different cells, different discontinuous transmission configurations can be set for different cells, meeting the UE DRX configuration requirements of different cells. This satisfies the need to configure different discontinuous transmission configurations for different cells in CA scenarios, while also adapting to different UE DRX configurations.

[0449] like Figure 12 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0450] Step 1201: Determine cells other than those associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and associate them with the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0451] In one possible implementation, a cell that is not associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell, as determined by the first indication information, may be associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell by default.

[0452] In one possible implementation, the cell associated with the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration or the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include, but is not limited to, a cell and a cell group. The cell group includes one or more cells.

[0453] Discontinuous cell transmission configurations can be associated with a cell identifier and / or a cell group identifier. The cell identifier may include a cell index. The cell group identifier may include a cell group index.

[0454] In one possible implementation, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with a first portion of cells among all cells, and the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be associated with a second portion of cells among all cells. Here, the first portion of cells is associated with a first UE DRX configuration, and the second portion of cells is associated with a second UE DRX configuration.

[0455] In one possible implementation, cell association with UE DRX configuration includes: communication within the cell is based at least on the UE DRX configuration.

[0456] In one possible implementation, the cell association with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: communication within the cell is based at least on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0457] For example, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be obtained through system broadcast. The UE can obtain the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration from the system broadcast of a special cell (SPCell) as the default cell discontinuous transmission (CTX / DRX) configuration, and the default index is 0. That is, by default, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of all serving cells configured on the network side is the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration. At the same time, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the first UE DRX configuration. Here, the first UE DRX configuration can be the UE DRX configuration of all serving cells.

[0458] If the network side has configured multiple UE DRX configurations via RRC dedicated signaling, such as two UE DRX configurations (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell), then the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the serving cell and / or serving cell group associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be configured via RRC dedicated signaling.

[0459] The serving cell group associated with the second cell's discontinuous transmission configuration can be represented by a serving cell index or a list of SCell indexes, or by a bitmap. In the bitmap, a bit corresponding to the serving cell is set to 1 to indicate that the serving cell belongs to the second cell's discontinuous transmission configuration. Each bit in the bitmap can correspond one-to-one with a serving cell or SCell. Other serving cells not associated with the second cell's discontinuous transmission configuration are associated with the first cell's discontinuous transmission configuration by default.

[0460] Furthermore, the network-side equipment can also configure the association between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX. That is, the UE DRX associated with cell discontinuous transmission configuration, or the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with UE DRX, can be associated through an association index, that is, a corresponding relationship is established through the UE DRX index and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration index.

[0461] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0462] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0463] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0464] The cell configuration information can be used to indicate one of the following: cell identifier, cell resource configuration.

[0465] Cell configuration information can indicate the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate the index of the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or the index of the UE DRX configuration.

[0466] In one possible implementation, the information of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with each cell may indicate: the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration, and / or the cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0467] In one possible implementation, the information of the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell may indicate: the identifier of the UE DRX configuration, and / or the UE DRX configuration itself.

[0468] Cell configuration information can also indicate whether a cell is associated with a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate whether it is associated with an index of a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or an index of a UE DRX configuration.

[0469] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 4As shown, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be pre-configured ( Figure 4 (represented by Cell DTX / DRX in Chinese) and UE DRX configuration ( Figure 4 The association relationship (represented by UE C-DRX) can be determined based on the cell configuration information. Figure 4 After configuring the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration or UE DRX configuration (represented by SCell in Chinese), the cell-associated UE DRX configuration or cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration can be determined respectively.

[0470] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 5 As shown, the cell configuration information can indicate the cell ( Figure 5 The cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with (represented by SCell in Chinese) Figure 5 (represented by Cell DTX / DRX in Chinese) and UE DRX configuration ( Figure 5 (referred to as UE C-DRX in Chinese).

[0471] For example, when configuring an SCell, each SCell's configuration is associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration index (such as the index of the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration or the index of the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration). Alternatively, each SCell's configuration carries indication information as to whether it is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration; if the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0472] For example, when configuring a SCell, each SCell configuration is associated with a second UE DRX. Then, based on the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the second UE DRX, the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration by default.

[0473] In one embodiment, receiving the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device includes:

[0474] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is received by the network device in the first frequency band.

[0475] In one embodiment, receiving the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device includes:

[0476] The network device receives the configuration for transmitting discontinuous transmission of the second cell in the second frequency band.

[0477] In a CA scenario, each MAC entity can be configured with one or more UE DRXs, such as two UE DRXs, using different UE DRX configurations in different frequency bands. These different frequency bands can include FR1 and FR2.

[0478] In the example row, the first frequency band can be FR1, and the second frequency band can be FR2.

[0479] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell can be carried in a system message within the first frequency band and broadcast by the network device to the UE.

[0480] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell can be carried in a system message within the second frequency band and broadcast by the network device to the UE.

[0481] In one possible implementation, cell discontinuous transmission configuration received within a frequency band is associated with the user's cell within that frequency band.

[0482] For example, if the network side configures multiple UE DRX configurations via RRC dedicated signaling, such as two UE DRX configurations (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell), PCell belongs to FR1 and SCell belongs to FR2.

[0483] The UE can determine the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration obtained on the Pcell associated with the serving cell of FR1, and this first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the UE DRX configuration of FR1. Similarly, the UE can determine the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration obtained on the SCell associated with the serving cell of FR2, and this second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the UE DRX configuration of FR2.

[0484] In one possible implementation, the network device can send configuration information to the UE within the cell, wherein the configuration information may indicate an index of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell.

[0485] For example, a network device can be configured with an SCell index to instruct the UE to obtain the cell discontinuous transmission configuration on the system broadcast of that SCell.

[0486] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the second frequency band cell is used to determine at least one of the following:

[0487] The discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell associated with the second frequency band cell;

[0488] or,

[0489] UE DRX configuration associated with the second frequency band cell;

[0490] Different cell discontinuous transmission configurations are associated with different UE DRX configurations.

[0491] The cell configuration information can be used to indicate one of the following: cell identifier, cell resource configuration.

[0492] Cell configuration information can indicate the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate the index of the cell-associated discontinuous transmission configuration and / or the index of the UE DRX configuration.

[0493] Cell configuration information can also indicate whether a cell is associated with a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or UE DRX configuration. For example, cell configuration information can indicate whether it is associated with an index of a specific cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or an index of a UE DRX configuration.

[0494] In one possible implementation, the association between cell discontinuous transmission configuration and UE DRX configuration can be pre-configured. Therefore, after determining the cell discontinuous transmission configuration or UE DRX configuration associated with the cell based on the cell configuration information, the cell-associated UE DRX configuration or cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be determined separately.

[0495] For example, when configuring SCells within the second frequency band, each SCell configuration is associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration index (such as the index of the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration or the index of the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration). Alternatively, each SCell configuration carries indication information as to whether it is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration; if the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0496] For example, when configuring SCells in the second frequency band, each SCell configuration is associated with the second UE DRX. Then, based on the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the second UE DRX, the SCell is associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration by default.

[0497] Thus, by configuring multiple cell discontinuous transmissions, different cell discontinuous transmission configurations can be set for cells in different frequency bands, meeting the UE DRX configuration requirements for cells in different frequency bands. This satisfies the need to configure different cell discontinuous transmission configurations for cells in different frequency bands within a CA scenario, while also adapting to UE DRX configurations for cells in different frequency bands.

[0498] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0499] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be carried in a dedicated signaling message and sent to the UE. For example, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be carried in an RRC message and sent to the UE.

[0500] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate the identifier of the cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration, such as a cell index.

[0501] In one possible implementation, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be used to determine the cell group associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0502] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate the identifier of the cell group associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration, such as a cell group index.

[0503] In one possible implementation, the first indication information may carry a bitmap. Each bit in the bitmap may correspond to a cell and / or a group of cells, and a "1" may be used to indicate that the cell and / or group of cells is associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration, while a "0" may be used to indicate that the cell and / or group of cells is not associated with a cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0504] In one possible implementation, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration may indicate the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration. The identifier of the UE DRX configuration may include, but is not limited to, an index of the UE DRX.

[0505] For example, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can indicate the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the UE DRX configuration identifier, which means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and the UE DRX configuration identifier are associated.

[0506] In one possible implementation, the network device can send N sets of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, and the cell and / or UE DRX configuration associated with each cell discontinuous transmission configuration. Here, N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0507] For example, if the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is obtained through RRC dedicated signaling, the RRC signaling also configures the cell group associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration and / or the UE DRX configuration.

[0508] Cell groups associated with discontinuous transmission configurations are represented by serving cell indexes or SCell index lists. Cell groups associated with discontinuous transmission configurations can also be represented by bitmaps, where a corresponding bit set to 1 indicates that the corresponding serving cell is associated with that discontinuous transmission configuration. Each bit in the bitmap corresponds one-to-one with a serving cell or SCell.

[0509] The association of UE DRX configurations can be represented by configuring the UE DRX configuration index in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0510] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0511] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0512] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0513] Discontinuous cell transmission configurations can be at the cell level or the cell group level. That is, different cells or cell groups can have different discontinuous cell transmission configurations. To accommodate cell-level or cell-group-level discontinuous cell transmission configurations, UE DRX configurations can also be at the cell level or the cell group level, thus enabling transmission matching between the access network device and the UE within a cell or cell group. For example, both the cell and the UE need to be in a continuous (onDuration) period simultaneously to communicate.

[0514] For example, in a CA scenario, multiple serving cells share a single MAC entity, and each MAC entity configures one or two UE DRXs (one for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell). Since CellDTX / DRX are configured at the cell level, to achieve better network-side energy saving, the active time periods of Cell DTX and UE C-DRX need to overlap as much as possible. To this end, the network can configure UE C-DRX at the serving cell or serving cell group level. That is, the network can configure multiple UE C-DRX configurations, each associated with a serving cell or a serving cell group. When a serving cell experiences dynamic scheduling or retransmission scheduling, only the DRX timer of the UE C-DRX corresponding to that serving cell will be affected. The DRX timers include: drx-InactivityTimer, drx-RetransmissionTimerDL, drx-RetransmissionTimerUL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerUL, etc.

[0515] like Figure 13 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0516] Step 1301: Receive second indication information sent by the network device, the second indication information being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0517] In one possible implementation, the second instruction information may indicate at least one of the following:

[0518] Geographical information of the effective area; such as geographic coordinates.

[0519] Network location information of the effective area; information on one or more cells.

[0520] In one possible implementation, the effective region may include at least one of the following:

[0521] One or more residential communities;

[0522] One or more access network coverage areas;

[0523] Tracking area.

[0524] In one possible implementation, the UE can determine whether it is located in the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the UE's current location information and the effective area, and then determine whether to use the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0525] For example, if the UE determines that it is currently within the effective area, it uses the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the effective area; otherwise, it does not use the cell discontinuous transmission configuration associated with the effective area.

[0526] For example, cell discontinuous transmission configuration is configured based on the effective area, that is, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is the same within an effective area.

[0527] The UE can determine whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the effective area, rather than being limited to determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the cell it is in, thus improving the flexibility of determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0528] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0529] The effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be indicated by the second indication information carried in the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0530] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0531] Area identification;

[0532] At least one community sign;

[0533] Access network code;

[0534] Tracking area code.

[0535] Area identifiers can be used to identify pre-defined areas.

[0536] In one possible implementation, the cell identifier, access network code, and / or tracking area code can each contain multiple instances, i.e., indicated in the form of a list.

[0537] For example, if system broadcast is used to configure discontinuous transmission in a cell, the second information in the discontinuous transmission configuration may indicate the area identifier of the effective area, the list of cell identifiers associated with the effective area, the list of access network codes associated with the effective area, and the list of tracking area codes associated with the effective area. If it is an area identifier, the area identifier may be systemInformationAreaID or a newly defined area identifier, representing the effective area range of the discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0538] In one possible implementation, the region identifier can be an integer value.

[0539] For example, if cell discontinuous transmission configuration is configured via dedicated signaling, an effective area associated with that cell discontinuous transmission configuration can also be configured. The second information can indicate the area identifier of the effective area, a list of cell identifiers associated with the effective area, a list of access network codes associated with the effective area, and a list of tracking area codes associated with the effective area. If it is an area identifier, the area identifier can be systemInformationAreaID or a newly defined area identifier, representing the effective area range of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0540] The UE determines whether the serving cell belongs to the effective area and whether to continue using the discontinuous transmission configuration of the cell associated with the effective area.

[0541] like Figure 14 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0542] Step 1401: Receive indication information indicating the effective area to which the cell belongs within each cell.

[0543] A cell can broadcast indication information of its corresponding effective area. For example, the access network can broadcast the area identifier of the effective area to which the cell belongs within the cell. When a UE hands over to another cell, the area identifier broadcast by the target cell is compared with the area identifier corresponding to the already stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration. If they are the same, it means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the target cell is the same as the stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration. If they are different, it means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the target cell is the same as the stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration, and the currently stored cell discontinuous transmission configuration needs to be updated.

[0544] The UE can determine whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the effective area, rather than being limited to determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration based on the cell it is in, thus improving the flexibility of determining whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0545] like Figure 15 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0546] Step 1501: Receive third indication information sent by the network device after determining that the UE is switching from the first cell to the second cell, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0547] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0548] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0549] Whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0550] When a UE switches from the first cell to the second cell, it can determine the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the UE in the second cell based on the third indication information received in the second cell.

[0551] The third indication information received in the second cell can indicate the difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell. The UE can obtain the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell based on the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell and the difference.

[0552] The third indication information received in the second cell can indicate whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell. If they are consistent, the UE continues to use the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used in the first cell in the second cell; if they are inconsistent, the UE can determine the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used in the second cell.

[0553] The third indication information received in the second cell can indicate whether the UE needs to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell. If the indication information indicates that the UE needs to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell, then the UE can release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell and obtain the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the second cell.

[0554] In one possible implementation, the third indication information indicates whether the UE needs to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the first cell, implicitly indicating whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is the same as that of the second cell.

[0555] Here, the first cell can be the UE's current serving cell, and the second cell can be the target cell for the UE to hand over.

[0556] For example, if cell discontinuous transmission configuration is configured via dedicated signaling, the dedicated signaling for the target cell can be configured in the form of a third indication information indicating a difference. For instance, if the target cell is not configured with cell discontinuous transmission configuration, it means that the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the target cell is the same as the cell discontinuous transmission configuration used by the UE before cell handover (i.e., the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell).

[0557] For example, cell discontinuous transmission configuration can be configured through system messages or dedicated signaling. When the UE switches to another cell (target cell), the target cell uses a display indication in the dedicated signaling to indicate whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is the same as the cell discontinuous transmission configuration before the switch, or whether to release the previous configuration, etc.

[0558] Network devices can directly instruct the UE whether it needs to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration through third-party indication information, thereby improving the UE's flexibility in determining whether to change the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0559] like Figure 16 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0560] Step 1601: The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: configuring a deactivation timer; receiving start / stop information sent by the network device, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0561] In one possible implementation, the start / stop information explicitly indicates whether the deactivation timer is started or stopped. For example, the start / stop information may occupy one bit, with "1" indicating that the deactivation timer is started and "0" indicating that the deactivation timer is stopped.

[0562] In one possible implementation, the start / stop information implicitly indicates whether the deactivation timer is started or stopped. For example, if a logical channel (LC) configured on a network device is associated with a deactivation timer, it indicates that the deactivation timer for that LC is started.

[0563] Cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include: Cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration and / or Cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration.

[0564] Here, the deactivation timer may include the send deactivation timer in the Cell DTX configuration and / or the receive deactivation timer in the CellDRX configuration.

[0565] Cell discontinuous transmission configuration may include at least one of the following: period, offset, and duration. Additionally, cell discontinuous transmission configuration may also include an inactivity timer configuration.

[0566] The deactivation timer is used to time the deactivation period following the onduration period in DTX and / or DRX. During the deactivation period, network devices and UEs can remain active and communicate.

[0567] In one possible implementation, start / stop information may be carried in, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0568] Downlink Control Information (DCI);

[0569] RRC message;

[0570] Transport Block (TB).

[0571] In one possible implementation, the deactivation timer can be at the semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) granularity.

[0572] In one possible implementation, deactivating the timer can be done at the configured grant (CG) granularity.

[0573] In one possible implementation, the deactivation timer can be at the logical channel (LC) granularity.

[0574] In one possible implementation, the deactivation timer can be at the logical channel group (LCG) granularity.

[0575] In one possible implementation, start / stop information can indicate the start / stop of deactivation timers at the SPS granularity and / or LC granularity.

[0576] For example, in a downlink scenario (i.e., cell DTX), when the UE receives a scheduling information (DCI), the DCI indicates whether to start the deactivation timer. For SPS, the deactivation timer is configured at the SPS granularity to determine whether to start it after service reception. Alternatively, RRC signaling can configure the deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer at the Logical Channel Identity (LCID) or Logical Channel Group Identity (LCGID) granularity. If the UE receives an LCID or LCG ID contained in the TB that is associated with a deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer, then the deactivation timer is started.

[0577] For example, in the uplink scenario (UplinkDL), specifically Cell DRX, when the UE receives a scheduling information (DCI), the DCI indicates whether to start the deactivation timer. For CG, the CG granularity configuration specifies whether to start the deactivation timer after service transmission. Alternatively, RRC signaling can configure the deactivation timer or configure whether to start the deactivation timer at the Logical Channel Identity (LCID) or Logical Channel Group Identity (LCGID) granularity. If the TB transmitted by the UE contains an LCID or the LCG to which the LCID belongs is associated with a deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer, then the deactivation timer is started.

[0578] Network devices can instruct UEs to start or stop the deactivation timer by using start / stop information, no longer limited to the fixed mode of configuring the deactivation timer and enabling it, thus improving the flexibility of deactivation timer control.

[0579] The following provides several specific examples in conjunction with any of the above embodiments:

[0580] Example 1:

[0581] In CA or MR-DC scenarios, obtain the cell DTX / DRX configuration (i.e., cell discontinuous transmission configuration).

[0582] Option 1: If the cell DTX / DRX configuration is obtained via system broadcast, the cell DTX / DRX configuration obtained from the SPCell system broadcast is the default cell DTX / DRX configuration, and the default index is 0. All serving cells configured on the network side will use this default cell DTX / DRX configuration. This default cell DTX / DRX is also associated with the UE DRX.

[0583] If the network side configures two or more UE DRX configurations via RRC dedicated signaling, such as in a dual DRX scenario, then the cell DTX / DRX configuration and its associated serving cell group are configured via RRC dedicated signaling. The serving cell group is represented by a serving cell index, a list of SCell indexes, or a bitmap, with corresponding bits set to 1 indicating that the corresponding serving cell belongs to that cell DTX / DRX configuration. Each bit in the bitmap corresponds one-to-one with a serving cell or SCell. Other serving cells are associated with the default cell DTX / DRX configuration. Furthermore, the network side also configures the association between cell DTX / DRX configurations and UE DRX configurations. That is, the UE DRX configuration associated with a cell DTX / DRX configuration, or the cell DTX / DRX configuration associated with a UE DRX configuration, can be associated using an association index, i.e., a UE DRX configuration index or a cell DTX / DRX configuration index.

[0584] or,

[0585] When configuring a SCell, each SCell configuration is associated with a cell DTX / DRX configuration index, or with an indication of whether it is associated with a second cell DTX / DRX configuration. If the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell DTX / DRX configuration.

[0586] or,

[0587] When configuring a SCell, if each SCell configuration is associated with the second UE DRX, it will be associated with the second cell DTX / DRX by default.

[0588] If the network side configures two or more UE DRX configurations via RRC dedicated signaling, such as in a dual DRX scenario, and if the Pcell belongs to FR1, the UE can obtain the cell DTX / DRX configuration broadcast in the system broadcast on any FR2 SCell. By default, the UE associates all cell DTX / DRX configurations obtained on the Pcell with all FR1 serving cells, and these cell DTX / DRX configurations are associated with the FR1 UE DRX configurations; similarly, the UE associates all cell DTX / DRX configurations obtained on the FR2 SCell with all FR2 serving cells, and these cell DTX / DRX configurations are associated with the FR2 UE DRX configurations. Alternatively, the network side can configure a SCell index to instruct the UE to obtain the cell DTX / DRX configuration broadcast in the system broadcast for that cell.

[0589] or,

[0590] When configuring a SCell, each SCell configuration is associated with a cell DTX / DRX index, or with an indication of whether it is associated with a second cell DTX / DRX configuration. If the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell DTX / DRX configuration.

[0591] or,

[0592] When configuring a SCell, if each SCell configuration is associated with a second UE DRX, it will be associated with the second cell DTX / DRX configuration by default. Alternatively, the cell DTX / DRX configuration associated with the SCell can be obtained through the cell DTX / DRX configuration associated with the second UE DRX configuration.

[0593] Option 2: If the cell DTX / DRX configuration is obtained through RRC dedicated signaling, the RRC signaling also configures the cell group associated with the cell DTX / DRX configuration and / or the UE DRX configuration.

[0594] The serving cell group is represented by a serving cell index or a list of SCell indexes. Alternatively, it can be represented by a bitmap, where a bit set to 1 indicates that the corresponding serving cell belongs to that cell's DTX / DRX configuration. Each bit in the bitmap corresponds one-to-one with a serving cell or SCell.

[0595] The associated UE DRX configuration can be represented in the cell DTX / DRX configuration by configuring the UE DRX configuration index.

[0596] or,

[0597] When configuring a SCell, each SCell configuration is associated with a cell DTX / DRX index, or with an indication of whether it is associated with a second cell DTX / DRX configuration. If the indication is yes, then the SCell is associated with the second cell DTX / DRX configuration.

[0598] or,

[0599] When configuring a SCell, if each SCell configuration is associated with a second UE DRX, it will be associated with the second cell DTX / DRX configuration by default. Alternatively, the cell DTX / DRX configuration associated with the SCell can be obtained through the cell DTX / DRX configuration associated with the second UE DRX configuration.

[0600] Example 2:

[0601] UE C-DRX configuration at the serving cell level or serving cell group level.

[0602] In CA scenarios, multiple serving cells share a single MAC entity, and each MAC entity is configured with one UEDRX configuration or two UE DRX configurations (one UE DRX configuration for the FR1 serving cell and the other for the FR2 serving cell). Since Cell DTX / DRX is configured at the cell level, to achieve better network-side energy saving, the active time periods of cellDTX and UE C-DRX need to overlap as much as possible. Therefore, the network can configure UE C-DRX at the serving cell or serving cell group level. This means the network can configure multiple UE C-DRX configurations, each associated with a serving cell or a serving cell group. When a serving cell experiences dynamic scheduling or retransmission scheduling, only the DRX timer of the UE C-DRX corresponding to that serving cell will be affected. The DRX timers include: drx-InactivityTimer, drx-RetransmissionTimerDL, drx-RetransmissionTimerUL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerUL, etc.

[0603] Example 3:

[0604] Acquisition of Cell DTX / DRX configuration for UE during movement.

[0605] The cell DTX / DRX is configured at the area level, meaning that the cell DTX / DRX configuration is the same within a given area.

[0606] Option 1: If the system broadcasts the cell DTX / DRX configuration, the cell DTX / DRX configuration can be associated with or contain area information. This area information can be an area identifier (areaid), a cell list, an access network code list (RAN code list), or a tracking area code list (TAClist), etc. If it is an area ID, the area ID can be systemInformationAreaID or a newly defined area ID, representing the valid area range of the cell DTX / DRX configuration information.

[0607] If it is in area ID format, each cell will broadcast this area ID. When the UE hands over to another cell, the area ID broadcast by the target cell is compared with the area ID corresponding to the already stored cell DTX / DRX configuration. If they are the same, it means that the cell DTX / DRX configuration of the target cell is the same as the stored cell DTX / DRX configuration. The area ID can be an integer value.

[0608] Option 2: If cell DTX / DRX configuration is configured via dedicated signaling, then the dedicated signaling of the target cell can use delta configuration to configure cell DTX / DRX. For example, if the target cell does not configure cell DTX / DRX, it means that the cell DTX / DRX configuration is the same as the previous configuration.

[0609] Option 3: Whether the cell DTX / DRX is configured via system broadcast or via dedicated signaling, when the UE switches to another cell, the target cell will use a display indication in the dedicated signaling to indicate whether the cell DTX / DRX configuration is the same as the previous configuration, or whether the previous configuration should be released, etc.

[0610] Option 4: If cell DTX / DRX configuration is done via dedicated signaling, an area information (effective area) associated with that cell DTX / DRX configuration is also configured. This area information can be an area identifier (area id), a cell list, an access network code list (RAN code list), or a tracking area code list (TAC list), etc. If it is an area id, it can be a systemInformationAreaID or a newly defined area id, representing the effective area range of the cell DTX / DRX configuration information.

[0611] Ue determines whether the serving cell belongs to the area and whether to continue using the cell DTX / DRX configuration.

[0612] Example 4:

[0613] Configuration and use of the inactivity timer in Cell DTX.

[0614] The network side configures Cell DTX / DRX settings, which include at least: period, offset, and duration. Optionally, the Cell DTX / DRX configuration may also include at least one deactivation timer configuration.

[0615] For DL ​​(cell DTX), when the UE receives a scheduling information (DCI), the DCI indicates whether to start the deactivation timer. For SPS, per SPS configuration specifies whether to start the deactivation timer after service reception. Alternatively, RRC signaling per LCID or LCG ID configures the deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer. If the UE receives an LCID contained in the TB or the LCG containing the LCID, and it is associated with a deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer, then the deactivation timer is started.

[0616] For UL (Cell DRX), when the UE receives a scheduling information (DCI), the DCI indicates whether to start the deactivation timer. For CG, the per CG configuration specifies whether to start the deactivation timer after service transmission. Alternatively, the RRC signaling per LCID or LCG id configures the deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer. If the LCID contained in the TB sent by the UE, or the LCG containing the LCID, is associated with a deactivation timer or an indication to start the deactivation timer, then the deactivation timer is started.

[0617] like Figure 17 As shown, this embodiment of the disclosure provides an information transmission device 100, which is disposed in a network device and includes:

[0618] The transceiver module 110 is configured to send at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to a user equipment (UE), wherein one set of the cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception Cell DRX configuration.

[0619] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0620] The transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0621] Send the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or, the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0622] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0623] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0624] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the first frequency band.

[0625] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0626] The transceiver module is further configured as follows:

[0627] Send a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0628] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0629] Send first indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information is used to determine the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0630] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0631] The second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the second frequency band.

[0632] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0633] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0634] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0635] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0636] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0637] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0638] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0639] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0640] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to

[0641] A second indication message is sent to the UE, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0642] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0643] Area identification;

[0644] At least one community sign;

[0645] Access network code;

[0646] Tracking area code.

[0647] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0648] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0649] Upon determining that the UE is switching from the first cell to the second cell, a third indication message is sent to the UE, wherein the third indication message is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0650] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0651] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0652] Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0653] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer;

[0654] The transceiver module is further configured to send start / stop information to the UE, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0655] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0656] like Figure 18 As shown, this disclosure provides an information transmission device 200, which is disposed in a user equipment (UE) and includes:

[0657] The transceiver module 210 is configured to receive at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations sent by the network device, wherein one set of the cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell and / or a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception Cell DRX configuration.

[0658] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0659] The transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0660] The network device receives the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell, and / or the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a first UE DRX configuration.

[0661] In one embodiment, the predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

[0662] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured as follows:

[0663] The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is received by the network device in the first frequency band.

[0664] In one embodiment, at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations further includes a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration;

[0665] The transceiver module is further configured to: receive a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, wherein the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

[0666] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0667] The network device receives a first indication message, wherein the first indication message is used to determine the cell associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0668] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is specifically configured to receive the transmission configuration for discontinuous transmission of the second cell sent by the network device in the second frequency band.

[0669] In one embodiment, the first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

[0670] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes:

[0671] Processing module 220 is configured to determine cells other than the cells associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell, and associate them with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0672] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0673] In one embodiment, the cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0674] Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell;

[0675] Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

[0676] In one embodiment, the UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0677] Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration;

[0678] UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

[0679] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0680] The system receives a second indication message sent by the network device, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

[0681] In one embodiment, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0682] Area identification;

[0683] At least one community sign;

[0684] Access network code;

[0685] Tracking area code.

[0686] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

[0687] In one embodiment, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0688] The network device receives a third indication message sent upon determining that the UE has switched from the first cell to the second cell, wherein the third indication message indicates at least one of the following:

[0689] The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0690] Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell;

[0691] Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

[0692] In one embodiment, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer;

[0693] The transceiver module is further configured to receive start / stop information sent by the network device, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

[0694] In one embodiment, the identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

[0695] This disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0696] processor;

[0697] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0698] The processor is configured to implement the information transmission method of any embodiment of this disclosure when running executable instructions.

[0699] In one embodiment, the communication equipment may include, but is not limited to, at least one of: a network control repeater and a network device. The network device may include core network or access network equipment, etc. The access network device may include access network equipment; the core network may include AMF and SMF.

[0700] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the user equipment loses power.

[0701] The processor can connect to memory via a bus or similar means to read executable programs stored in memory, for example... Figures 2 to 10 At least one of the methods shown.

[0702] This disclosure also provides a computer storage medium storing a computer-executable program. When the executable program is executed by a processor, it implements the information transmission method of any embodiment of this disclosure. For example, such as... Figures 2 to 3 , Figures 6 to 16 At least one of the methods shown.

[0703] Regarding the apparatus or storage medium in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0704] Figure 19 This is a block diagram illustrating a UE 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the UE 800 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast user equipment, messaging transceiver, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0705] Reference Figure 19 UE800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0706] Processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of UE 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to generate all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

[0707] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation on UE 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on UE 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 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.

[0708] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of UE800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to UE800.

[0709] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the UE 800 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, the multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the UE 800 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.

[0710] Audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when UE 800 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 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0711] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 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.

[0712] Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of UE 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect the on / off state of device 800, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of UE 800, changes in the position of UE 800 or one of its components, the presence or absence of user contact with UE 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of UE 800, and temperature changes of UE 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0713] Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between UE 800 and other devices. UE 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 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.

[0714] In an exemplary embodiment, UE800 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.

[0715] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions that can be executed by a processor 820 of the UE 800 to generate 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.

[0716] like Figure 20 As shown in the illustration, one embodiment of this disclosure illustrates the structure of an access device. For example, the communication device 900 can be provided as a network device. The communication device can be various network elements such as the aforementioned access network elements and / or network functions.

[0717] Reference Figure 20 The communication device 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 922. The application programs stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above applied to the access device, such as... Figures 2 to 3 , Figures 6 to 16 Any of the methods shown.

[0718] The communication device 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of the communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the communication device 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The communication device 900 can operate on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0719] Unless otherwise specified, each step in any of the above-described embodiments or examples can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, the solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment or example can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment or example can be arbitrarily interchanged. In addition, the optional methods or examples in a certain embodiment or example can be arbitrarily combined. Furthermore, the embodiments or examples can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all of the steps in different embodiments or examples can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment or example can be arbitrarily combined with the optional methods or examples of other embodiments or examples.

[0720] Other embodiments of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0721] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information transmission method, wherein, Executed by network devices, including: At least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is sent to a user equipment (UE), wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and the duration of one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations overlaps or coincides with the duration of a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration. The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission of Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception of Cell DRX configuration. The at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration and a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell and is associated with a first UE DRX configuration. Sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE further includes: Send a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, Sending at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to the UE includes: The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the first frequency band.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, The method further includes: Send first indication information to the UE, wherein the first indication information is used to determine the cell associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein, Sending the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE includes: The second cell discontinuous transmission configuration is sent to the UE in the second frequency band.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following: Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell; Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following: Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration; UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: A second indication message is sent to the UE, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The second instruction information includes at least one of the following: Area identification; At least one community sign; Access network code; Tracking area code.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: Upon determining that the UE is switching from the first cell to the second cell, a third indication message is sent to the UE, wherein the third indication message is used to indicate at least one of the following: The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell; Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell; Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer; The method further includes sending start / stop information to the UE, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

16. An information transmission method, wherein, Executed by the user equipment (UE), including: The network receives at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations sent by a network device, wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and the duration of one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations overlaps or coincides with the duration of a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration. The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission of Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception of Cell DRX configuration. The at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration and a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell and is associated with a first UE DRX configuration. The receiving network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, which further includes: The network device receives a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, which is associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The predetermined cell includes the serving cell of the UE.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein, The receiving network device sends at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations, including: The first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is received by the network device in the first frequency band.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein, The method further includes: The network device receives a first indication message, wherein the first indication message is used to determine the cell associated with the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein, The receiving of the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device includes: The network device receives the configuration for transmitting discontinuous transmission of the second cell in the second frequency band.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The first indication information is carried in the discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell.

22. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The method further includes: Identify cells other than those associated with the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration and associate them with the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

23. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of at least one cell associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration; and / or, the cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the identifier of the UE DRX configuration associated with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein, The cell configuration information of the network device includes at least one of the following: Information about the discontinuous transmission configuration of each cell; Information about the UE DRX configuration associated with each cell.

25. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The UE DRX configuration includes at least one of the following: Cell-level UE-connected state discontinuous reception C-DRX configuration; UEC-DRX configuration at the cell group level.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein, The method further includes: The system receives a second indication message sent by the network device, the second indication message being used to determine the effective area of ​​the cell discontinuous transmission configuration.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein, The second instruction information includes at least one of the following: Area identification; At least one community sign; Access network code; Tracking area code.

28. The method according to claim 26 or 27, wherein, The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes the second indication information.

29. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The method further includes: The network device receives a third indication message sent upon determining that the UE has switched from the first cell to the second cell, wherein the third indication message indicates at least one of the following: The difference between the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell and the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell; Whether the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell is consistent with the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the second cell; Indication information regarding whether to release the cell discontinuous transmission configuration of the first cell.

30. The method of claim 16, wherein, The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes at least: the configuration of deactivating the timer; The method further includes: receiving start / stop information sent by the network device, wherein the start / stop information is used by the UE to determine whether to start or stop the deactivation timer.

31. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The identifier of the cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with the identifier of the UE DRX configuration.

32. An information transmission device, wherein, Configured in network devices, including: The transceiver module is configured to transmit at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations to a user equipment (UE), wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and the duration of one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations overlaps or coincides with the duration of a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration. The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission of Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception of Cell DRX configuration. The at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration and a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell and is associated with a first UE DRX configuration. The transceiver module is also configured to send a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration to the UE, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

33. An information transmission device, wherein, Configured in the User Equipment (UE), including: A transceiver module is configured to receive at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations sent by a network device, wherein one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations is associated with at least one cell, and the duration of one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations overlaps or coincides with the duration of a UE discontinuous reception DRX configuration. The cell discontinuous transmission configuration includes: cell discontinuous transmission of Cell DTX configuration and / or cell discontinuous reception of Cell DRX configuration; the at least one set of cell discontinuous transmission configurations includes a first cell discontinuous transmission configuration and a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration, wherein the first cell discontinuous transmission configuration is associated with a predetermined cell and is associated with a first UE DRX configuration. The transceiver module is further configured to receive a second cell discontinuous transmission configuration sent by the network device, the second cell discontinuous transmission configuration being associated with a second UE DRX configuration; the second UE DRX configuration is different from the first UE DRX configuration.

34. A communication system comprising network equipment and user equipment (UE), wherein, The network device performs the information transmission method provided in any one of claims 1 to 15; The UE performs the information transmission method provided as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 31.

35. A communication device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein, When the processor runs the executable program, it performs the information transmission method provided as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15 or 16 to 31.

36. A computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by a processor, is capable of implementing the information transmission method provided in any one of claims 1 to 15 or 16 to 31.

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