Configuration determination method and apparatus, configuration indication method and apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a configuration determining method and apparatus, and a configuration indicating method and apparatus, wherein the configuration determining method comprises: determining, based on indication information, whether to communicate with a base station according to a first configuration or a second configuration; wherein the first configuration is a frame-based equipment (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is an FBE configuration of the terminal. According to the present disclosure, the terminal can determine, based on the indication information, whether to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration, so that the terminal determines one configuration to communicate with the base station in a case where the terminal can communicate with the base station according to both the FBE configuration of the base station and the FBE configuration of the terminal, thereby avoiding affecting the communication process due to the terminal being unable to determine which configuration to communicate with the base station.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application. The original application has the application number 202080003882.0 and the application date is December 4, 2020. The invention is entitled "Configuration Determination Method and Apparatus, Configuration Instruction Method and Apparatus". Technical Field

[0002] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to configuration determination methods, configuration instruction methods, configuration determination devices, configuration instruction devices, electronic devices, and computer-readable storage media. Background Technology

[0003] Terminals and base stations can communicate in unlicensed frequency bands. Before occupying an unlicensed frequency band, the transmitting end in the terminal or base station can first perform Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) on the channel of the unlicensed frequency band. After CCA, if it is determined that the channel is idle, it can occupy the channel to send information to the receiving end. The upper limit of the channel occupation time is the Maximum Channel Occupy Time (MCOT). If it is determined that the channel is busy, it cannot occupy the channel for communication.

[0004] The above process is called the Listen Before Talk (LBT) channel access mechanism. LBT can generally include two types: frame-based equipment (FBE) and load-based equipment.

[0005] FBE is a fixed frame period (FFP) channel detection and access mechanism. In related technologies, FBE configuration can be set for both the base station and the terminal, and the base station's FBE configuration and the terminal's FBE configuration can differ. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the above, embodiments of this disclosure provide a configuration determination method, a configuration indication method, a configuration determination device, a configuration indication device, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve the technical problems in the related art.

[0007] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a configuration determination method is proposed, applicable to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0008] Based on the indication information, it is determined whether to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or according to the second configuration;

[0009] Wherein, the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0010] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a configuration indication method is provided, applicable to a base station, the method comprising:

[0011] Send indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a configuration determining device is provided, applicable to a terminal, the device comprising:

[0013] The configuration determination module is configured to determine, based on indication information, whether to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration;

[0014] Wherein, the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a configuration indication device is provided, suitable for a base station, the device comprising:

[0016] An instruction sending module is configured to send instruction information to a terminal, wherein the instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, comprising:

[0018] processor;

[0019] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0020] The processor is configured to execute the configuration determination method and / or configuration indication method described above.

[0021] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided that stores a computer program thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the above-described configuration determination method and / or configuration instruction method.

[0022] According to embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal can determine whether to communicate with a base station based on a first configuration or a second configuration based on an instruction. This allows the terminal to determine a configuration to communicate with the base station when it can communicate with the base station based on either the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration, thus avoiding the terminal being unable to determine which configuration to use to communicate with the base station, which could affect the communication process. Attached Figure Description

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an FBE configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 6 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 9 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 10 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 11 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration instruction method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 12 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration instruction method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 13 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration instruction method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 14 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration determining device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 15 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 16 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 17 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 18 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 19 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 20 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration indicator device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figure 21 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration indicator device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0045] Figure 22 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuration instructions according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0046] Figure 23 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for data transmission according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0047] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0048] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration determination method shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, IoT devices, and other electronic devices. The terminal can communicate with a base station as a user equipment, including but not limited to 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. In one embodiment, the terminal can be the same terminal to which the configuration indication method described in any subsequent embodiment is applicable.

[0049] In one embodiment, to simplify the occupation of channels in unlicensed frequency bands, taking the base station as the transmitter as an example, after the base station occupies the channel, before the occupancy of the channel reaches MCOT, the base station can share the channel with the terminal (this process is called COT sharing), so that the terminal occupies the channel to send information to the base station. In this case, the terminal needs to occupy the channel according to the base station's FBE configuration.

[0050] However, if the terminal is also configured with FBE, and the base station's FBE configuration and the terminal's FBE configuration overlap in time domain resources, the terminal will be unable to determine whether to communicate based on the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration on the overlapping time domain resources.

[0051] The following embodiments primarily describe the scenario where a base station shares a channel with a terminal. The examples mainly focus on a single sharing process, i.e., a description within an FFP (Flexible Download Program). Of course, a base station can occupy a channel multiple times and share the occupied channel with a terminal multiple times.

[0052] like Figure 1 As shown, the configuration determination method may include the following steps:

[0053] In step S101, it is determined, based on the indication information, to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0054] In one embodiment, the FBE configuration includes, but is not limited to, MCOT length, MCOT start time, and end time.

[0055] In one embodiment, the indication information may be sent to the terminal by the base station, or sent to the terminal by other terminals or the core network, or it may be pre-stored by the terminal, or it may be determined by the terminal according to a protocol.

[0056] In one embodiment, after a base station occupies a channel in an unlicensed frequency band, the channel can be shared with a terminal before the occupancy of the channel reaches the MCOT in the first configuration.

[0057] Taking the base station sending the indication information to the terminal as an example, the indication information can be sent to the terminal by the base station after occupying the channel, or it can be sent to the terminal in advance before occupying the channel, such as when the channel was previously occupied, or when communicating with the terminal in the licensed frequency band. In addition, the base station can also send the first configuration to the terminal.

[0058] In one embodiment, the indication information may be Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Downlink Control Information (DCI), which can be set as needed.

[0059] Since the base station shares the channel with the terminal, the terminal can communicate with the base station according to the base station's FBE configuration. If the terminal itself is also configured with FBE, it can also communicate with the base station according to its own FBE configuration.

[0060] According to embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal can determine whether to communicate with a base station based on a first configuration or a second configuration based on an instruction. This allows the terminal to determine a configuration to communicate with the base station when it can communicate with the base station based on either the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration, thus avoiding the terminal being unable to determine which configuration to use to communicate with the base station, which could affect the communication process.

[0061] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an FBE configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0062] In order to occupy a channel in an unlicensed frequency band, the base station can first perform a Channel Clearance Assessment (CCA). If the channel is confirmed to be idle after the CCA, the base station can begin occupying the channel for a duration of Co-occupancy (COT). Figure 2 In the case of COT≤MCOT, for example, it can be MCOT. After the occupation ends, a period of idle time can be waited before CCA is performed on the channel again. For FBE, the fixed frame period FFP can be the time interval between one CCA and the next CCA.

[0063] The FBE configuration of the base station and the FBE configuration of the terminal can be different. Furthermore, the channel occupancy mechanism of the transmitting end requires the transmitting end to start occupying the channel from the start time of COT, and cannot start occupying the channel from some point between the start and end time of COT.

[0064] After a base station occupies a channel as a transmitter, it can share the channel with a terminal before the end of the COT (Concurrent Access Time) period. The specific sharing method can be configured as needed. For example, the base station can send scheduling information to the terminal to schedule the terminal to send a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) to the base station within the COT period during which the base station occupies the channel. In this case, the terminal can determine that the base station has shared the channel.

[0065] For example, the scheduling terminal sends PUSCH to the base station from 2ms to 3ms; in the base station's FBE configuration, the start time of COT is 0.5ms and the end time is 3.5ms; in the terminal's FBE configuration, the start time of COT is 1.5ms and the end time is 4ms.

[0066] It is evident that the FBE configuration of the base station and the FBE configuration of the terminal can overlap in terms of time domain resources. On these overlapping time domain resources, the terminal can send PUSCH according to both the terminal's FBE configuration and the base station's FBE configuration.

[0067] If the terminal sends PUSCH according to the base station's FBE configuration, it can determine the start time for sending PUSCH based on the scheduling information, for example, called the first start time. Then, it can occupy the channel and send PUSCH from the first start time, that is, the terminal occupies the channel and sends PUSCH from 2ms.

[0068] If the terminal sends PUSCH according to its own FBE configuration, the start time of COT in the terminal's FBE configuration can be determined, for example, called the second start time. Then, the terminal can occupy the channel from the second start time and send PUSCH from the first start time. That is, the terminal occupies the channel from 1.5ms and then starts sending PUSCH from 2ms.

[0069] It is evident that the actions performed by a terminal sending PUSCH based on the base station's FBE configuration and by a terminal sending PUSCH based on its own FBE configuration can differ. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal can determine whether to communicate with the base station based on the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration, thereby enabling the terminal to determine a configuration for communication with the base station when it can communicate with the base station based on either the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration. This avoids the terminal being unable to determine which configuration to use for communication, thus preventing disruption to the communication process.

[0070] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the configuration determination method may further include:

[0071] In step S301, in response to determining that the terminal is communicating with the base station according to the second configuration, a second start time for the terminal to occupy the unlicensed frequency band is determined according to the second configuration;

[0072] In step S302, uplink transmission is performed to the base station in the unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time.

[0073] In one embodiment, when a terminal determines, based on the instruction information, to communicate with a base station according to its FBE configuration, the terminal acts as the initiator. Therefore, it needs to occupy the unlicensed frequency band channel starting from the COT start time. Thus, the COT start time in the terminal's FBE configuration is determined as the second start time for occupying the unlicensed frequency band, and then the terminal occupies the unlicensed frequency band channel to perform uplink transmission to the base station starting from the second start time, for example, sending a PUSCH to the base station.

[0074] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the uplink transmission to the base station in the unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time includes:

[0075] In step S401, the first start time for uplink transmission is determined based on the uplink scheduling information sent by the base station;

[0076] In step S402, in response to the first start time being earlier than the second start time, a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is transmitted to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time; and / or in response to the second start time being earlier than the first start time, a padding signal is transmitted to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time, and a PUSCH is transmitted to the base station starting from the first start time.

[0077] In one embodiment, the base station can send uplink scheduling information to the terminal to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission. The terminal can determine the first start time for uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information. For example, if the uplink scheduling information indicates the time domain resources for the terminal to perform uplink transmission, the start position of the time domain resources can be used as the first start time.

[0078] If the first start time is earlier than the second start time, for example, if the uplink scheduling terminal starts sending PUSCH to the base station from 1ms, and the start time of COT in the terminal's FBE configuration is 1.5ms, then 1ms is earlier than 1.5ms. In the case of communicating with the base station according to the terminal's FBE configuration, the terminal, as the sender, can occupy the unlicensed frequency band channel from the COT start time in the FBE configuration as early as 1.5ms. Therefore, it can occupy the channel to send PUSCH to the base station from 1.5ms.

[0079] It should be noted that if the first start time is earlier than the second start time, the terminal can determine the first end time of uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information, and then compare the first end time with the second start time. If the first end time is also earlier than the second start time, it may cause the terminal to be unable to successfully perform uplink transmission when communicating with the base station according to the second configuration. In this case, the terminal can send feedback information to the base station after occupying the channel to inform the base station that the terminal failed to successfully perform uplink transmission.

[0080] When the second start time is earlier than the first start time, for example, if the uplink scheduling terminal starts sending PUSCH to the base station from 2ms, and the start time of COT in the terminal's FBE configuration is 1.5ms, which is earlier than 2ms, then when communicating with the base station according to the terminal's FBE configuration, the terminal, as the sender, can occupy the unlicensed frequency band channel as early as the COT start time in the FBE configuration. Therefore, it can occupy the channel from 1.5ms. However, since the base station schedules the terminal to send PUSCH from 2ms, the terminal needs to send PUSCH to the base station on the channel at 2ms.

[0081] During the period from 1.5ms to 2ms, in order to occupy the channel, the terminal can send a padding signal on the channel. The specific content of the padding signal can be set as needed. For example, it can be set by the terminal as needed, indicated by the base station, or determined by negotiation between the terminal and the base station. For example, the PUSCH can be sent repeatedly.

[0082] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown in some embodiments of this disclosure, in response to determining that communication with the base station is based on a second configuration, the method further includes:

[0083] In step S501, a first end time for uplink transmission is determined based on the uplink scheduling information sent by the base station; a second end time for the terminal to occupy the unlicensed frequency band is determined based on the second configuration.

[0084] It should be noted that the execution order of determining the first end time and determining the second end time can be set as needed. For example, the first end time can be determined first, or the second end time can be determined first, or the first end time and the second end time can be determined together.

[0085] In step S502, in response to the first end time being earlier than the second end time, PUSCH is sent to the base station in the unlicensed frequency band at the end of the first end time;

[0086] and / or

[0087] In response to the second end time being earlier than the first end time, PUSCH is sent to the base station in the unlicensed frequency band at the end of the second end time.

[0088] In one embodiment, the base station can send uplink scheduling information to the terminal to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission. The terminal can determine the first end time of uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information. For example, if the uplink scheduling information indicates the time domain resources for uplink transmission, the end position of the time domain resources can be used as the first end time.

[0089] The base station can also determine a second end time for the terminal to occupy the unlicensed frequency band based on the second configuration, for example, using the end time of COT in the terminal's FBE configuration as the second end time.

[0090] If the first end time is earlier than the second end time, for example, if the uplink scheduling terminal sends PUSCH to the base station at the end of 2ms, and the end time of COT in the terminal's FBE configuration is 2.5ms, then 2ms is earlier than 2.5ms. In the case of communicating with the base station according to the terminal's FBE configuration, the terminal can occupy the unlicensed frequency band channel at the latest by the end time of COT in the FBE configuration. However, since the first end time is earlier than the second end time, the terminal does not need to end sending PUSCH at the second end time, but can end sending PUSCH to the base station at the first end time. As for whether it still needs to occupy the channel until the second end time after the first end time, the terminal can decide according to the actual situation.

[0091] If the second end time is earlier than the first end time, for example, if the uplink scheduling terminal sends PUSCH to the base station at the end of 3ms, and the end time of COT in the terminal's FBE configuration is 2.5ms, which is earlier than 3ms, then when communicating with the base station according to the terminal's FBE configuration, the terminal can occupy the unlicensed frequency band channel no later than the end time of COT in the FBE configuration. Although the PUSCH transmission may not be completed at 2.5ms, since the occupation of the channel has ended, the PUSCH transmission on the channel needs to end.

[0092] Figure 6 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the method may further include:

[0093] In step S601, in response to determining that communication with the base station is performed according to the first configuration, a first start time for uplink transmission is determined based on uplink scheduling information sent by the base station;

[0094] In step S602, starting from the first start time, an uplink transmission is performed to the base station using an unlicensed frequency band.

[0095] In one embodiment, when the terminal determines to communicate with the base station according to the base station's FBE configuration based on the indication information, the base station, as the initiator, will share the channel occupied in the unlicensed frequency band with the base station. The base station can determine the first start time for uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information, and then occupy the channel in the unlicensed frequency band to transmit uplink to the base station from the first start time, for example, by sending a PUSCH to the base station.

[0096] It should be noted that, under normal circumstances, the COT start time in the base station's FBE configuration is earlier than the first start time for scheduling the terminal to perform uplink transmission, so as to ensure that when the terminal sends PUSCH on the shared channel, the base station has already occupied the channel.

[0097] Figure 7 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 7 As shown in some embodiments of this disclosure, in response to determining that communication with the base station is based on a first configuration, the method may further include:

[0098] In step S701, a first end time for uplink transmission is determined based on the uplink scheduling information sent by the base station; a third end time for the base station to occupy the unlicensed frequency band is determined based on the first configuration.

[0099] It should be noted that the execution order of determining the first end time and determining the third end time can be set as needed. For example, the first end time can be determined first, or the third end time can be determined first, or the first end time and the third end time can be determined together.

[0100] In step S702, in response to the first end time being earlier than the third end time, PUSCH is sent to the base station in the unlicensed frequency band at the end of the first end time;

[0101] and / or

[0102] In response to the third end time being earlier than the first end time, PUSCH is sent to the base station in the unlicensed frequency band at the end of the third end time.

[0103] In one embodiment, the base station can send uplink scheduling information to the terminal to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission. The terminal can determine the first end time of uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information. For example, if the uplink scheduling information indicates the time domain resources for uplink transmission, the end position of the time domain resources can be used as the first end time.

[0104] The base station can also determine a third end time for occupying the unlicensed frequency band based on the first configuration, for example, using the end time of COT in the base station's FBE configuration as the third end time.

[0105] If the first end time is earlier than the third end time, for example, if the uplink scheduling terminal sends PUSCH to the base station at the end of 2ms, and the end time of COT in the base station's FBE configuration is 2.5ms, then 2ms is earlier than 2.5ms. In the case of communicating with the base station according to the base station's FBE configuration, the terminal can occupy the unlicensed frequency band channel at the latest by the end time of COT in the FBE configuration. However, since the first end time is earlier than the third end time, the terminal does not need to stop sending PUSCH at the third end time, but can stop sending PUSCH to the base station at the first end time. As for whether it still needs to occupy the channel until the third end time after the first end time, the terminal can decide according to the actual situation.

[0106] If the third end time is earlier than the first end time, for example, if the uplink scheduling terminal sends PUSCH to the base station at the end of 3ms, and the end time of COT in the base station's FBE configuration is 2.5ms, which is earlier than 3ms, then when communicating with the base station according to the terminal's FBE configuration, the terminal can end its occupation of the unlicensed frequency band channel at the latest by the end time of COT in the FBE configuration. Although the PUSCH transmission may not be completed by 2.5ms, since the base station has already ended its occupation of the channel, and the terminal's occupation of the channel is shared by the base station, the terminal also needs to end its occupation of the channel, and therefore needs to end the transmission of PUSCH on the channel.

[0107] In one embodiment, the indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0108] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0109] Figure 8 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 8 As shown, in some embodiments of this disclosure, determining whether to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or a second configuration based on the indication information includes:

[0110] In step S801, in response to the indication information being RRC signaling, it is determined, based on the RRC signaling, to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration.

[0111] In one embodiment, when the base station uses RRC signaling as indication information, it can instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration indicated by the RRC signaling until it receives the next indication information.

[0112] Figure 9This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 9 As shown, in some embodiments of this disclosure, determining whether to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or a second configuration based on the indication information includes:

[0113] In step S901, in response to the indication information being DCI, the PUSCH scheduled by the DCI is determined to be sent to the base station according to the first configuration, or the PUSCH scheduled by the DCI is sent to the base station according to the second configuration.

[0114] In one embodiment, when the base station uses DCI as indication information, since different DCIs can schedule different PUSCHs, the terminal can be instructed by the DCI to send according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration for the PUSCH scheduled by the DCI, which helps to improve the flexibility of the indication.

[0115] Figure 10 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another configuration determination method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 10 As shown, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the method may further include:

[0116] In step S1001, the DCI is determined to be used to indicate communication with the base station according to a first configuration or a second configuration based on the RRC signaling sent by the base station.

[0117] In one embodiment, the DCI may be used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or a second configuration, or it may not be used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration. Whether the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration can be configured by the base station through RRC signaling, so that the terminal can clearly determine whether the DCI received subsequently can instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration, and then the terminal can use an appropriate method to parse the DCI to accurately determine the specific content indicated by the DCI.

[0118] Figure 11 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration indication method shown in this embodiment can be applied to base stations, including but not limited to 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The base station can communicate with terminals that are user equipment, including but not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be the terminal to which the configuration determination method described in any of the above embodiments applies.

[0119] In one embodiment, to simplify the occupation of channels in unlicensed frequency bands, taking the base station as the transmitter as an example, after the base station occupies the channel, before the MCOT (Multiple Term Opportunities) are reached, the base station can share the channel with the terminal, so that the terminal can occupy the channel to send information to the base station. In this case, the terminal needs to occupy the channel according to the base station's FBE (Functional BE) configuration.

[0120] However, if the terminal is also configured with FBE, and the base station's FBE configuration and the terminal's FBE configuration overlap in time domain resources, the terminal will be unable to determine whether to communicate based on the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration on the overlapping time domain resources.

[0121] like Figure 11 As shown, the configuration indication method may include the following steps:

[0122] In step S1101, an indication message is sent to the terminal, wherein the indication message is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0123] In one embodiment, after a base station occupies a channel in an unlicensed frequency band, the channel can be shared with a terminal before the occupancy of the channel reaches the MCOT in the first configuration.

[0124] In one embodiment, the indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0125] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0126] Since the base station shares the channel with the terminal, the terminal can communicate with the base station according to the base station's FBE configuration. If the terminal itself is also configured with FBE, it can also communicate with the base station according to its own FBE configuration.

[0127] According to embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal can determine whether to communicate with a base station based on a first configuration or a second configuration based on an instruction. This allows the terminal to determine a configuration to communicate with the base station when it can communicate with the base station based on either the base station's FBE configuration or its own FBE configuration, thus avoiding the terminal being unable to determine which configuration to use to communicate with the base station, which could affect the communication process.

[0128] Figure 12 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration instruction method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 12 As shown, in some embodiments, the indication information is DCI, and the method may further include:

[0129] In step S1201, RRC signaling is sent to the terminal, wherein the RRC signaling is used to configure the DCI instruction to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration.

[0130] In one embodiment, the DCI may be used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or a second configuration, or it may not be used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration. Whether the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration can be configured by the base station through RRC signaling, so that the terminal can clearly determine whether the DCI received subsequently can instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to the first configuration or the second configuration, and then the terminal can use an appropriate method to parse the DCI to accurately determine the specific content indicated by the DCI.

[0131] Figure 13 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration instruction method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 13 As shown, in some embodiments, sending indication information to the terminal includes:

[0132] In step S1301, in response to the overlap between the time domain resources corresponding to the first configuration and the time domain resources corresponding to the second configuration, an indication message is sent to the terminal.

[0133] In one embodiment, the FBE configuration of the base station and the FBE configuration of the terminal may overlap in terms of time domain resources. On these overlapping time domain resources, the terminal can send PUSCH according to either the terminal's FBE configuration or the terminal's FBE configuration.

[0134] Therefore, under these circumstances, a technical problem arises where the terminal struggles to determine whether to communicate with the base station based on the first configuration or the second configuration. This embodiment first determines whether this situation exists, that is, whether the time-domain resources corresponding to the first configuration and the second configuration overlap. If the time-domain resources corresponding to the first configuration and the second configuration overlap, then the indication information is sent to the terminal. If the time-domain resources corresponding to the first configuration and the second configuration do not overlap, then it is unnecessary to send the indication information to the terminal, thereby saving communication resources.

[0135] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the configuration determination method and configuration indication method, this disclosure also provides embodiments of the configuration determination apparatus and the configuration indication apparatus.

[0136] Figure 14This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration determination device shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, IoT devices, and other electronic devices. The terminal can communicate with a base station as a user equipment, including but not limited to 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. In one embodiment, the terminal can be the same terminal to which the configuration indication device described in any subsequent embodiment is applicable.

[0137] like Figure 14 As shown, the configuration determination device may include:

[0138] The configuration determination module 1401 is configured to determine, based on indication information, whether to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration;

[0139] Wherein, the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0140] Figure 15 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0141] like Figure 15 As shown, in some embodiments, the apparatus may further include:

[0142] The first determining module 1501 is configured to, in response to determining that it communicates with the base station according to a second configuration, determine a second start time for the terminal to occupy an unlicensed frequency band according to the second configuration;

[0143] The first transmission module 1502 is configured to perform uplink transmission to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time.

[0144] In one embodiment, the first transmission module is configured to determine a first start time for uplink transmission based on uplink scheduling information sent by the base station; in response to the first start time being earlier than the second start time, to send a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time; and / or in response to the second start time being earlier than the first start time, to send a padding signal to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band starting from the second start time, and to send a PUSCH to the base station starting from the first start time.

[0145] Figure 16 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0146] like Figure 16As shown, in some embodiments, the apparatus may further include:

[0147] The second determining module 1601 is configured to determine the first end time of uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information sent by the base station.

[0148] The third determining module 1602 is configured to determine, according to the second configuration, a second end time for the terminal to occupy the unlicensed frequency band;

[0149] The second transmission module 1603 is configured to transmit PUSCH to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band at the end of the first end time if the first end time is earlier than the second end time; and / or to transmit PUSCH to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band at the end of the second end time if the second end time is earlier than the first end time.

[0150] Figure 17 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0151] like Figure 17 As shown, in some embodiments, the apparatus may further include:

[0152] The fourth determining module 1701 is configured to determine, in response to determining that it communicates with the base station according to the first configuration, a first start time for uplink transmission is determined based on uplink scheduling information sent by the base station.

[0153] The third transmission module 1702 is configured to use an unlicensed frequency band to perform uplink transmission to the base station starting from the first start time.

[0154] Figure 18 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0155] like Figure 18 As shown, in some embodiments, the apparatus may further include:

[0156] The fifth determining module 1801 is configured to determine the first end time for uplink transmission based on the uplink scheduling information sent by the base station;

[0157] The sixth determining module 1802 is configured to determine a third end time for the base station to occupy the unlicensed frequency band based on the first configuration;

[0158] The fourth transmission module 1803 is configured to transmit PUSCH to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band at the end of the first end time if the first end time is earlier than the third end time; and / or to transmit PUSCH to the base station in an unlicensed frequency band at the end of the third end time if the third end time is earlier than the first end time.

[0159] In one embodiment, the indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0160] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0161] In one embodiment, the configuration determination module is configured to, in response to the indication information being RRC signaling, determine, based on the RRC signaling, whether to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration.

[0162] In one embodiment, the configuration determination module is configured to, in response to the indication information being DCI, determine, based on the DCI, to send the PUSCH scheduled by the DCI to the base station according to a first configuration, or to send the PUSCH scheduled by the DCI to the base station according to a second configuration.

[0163] Figure 19 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another configuration determining device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0164] like Figure 19 As shown, in some embodiments, the device further includes:

[0165] The seventh determining module 1901 is configured to determine, based on the RRC signaling sent by the base station, whether the DCI is used to indicate communication with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration.

[0166] Figure 20 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration indication device shown in this embodiment can be applied to base stations, including but not limited to 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The base station can communicate with terminals that are user equipment, including but not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be the terminal to which the configuration determination device described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0167] like Figure 20 As shown, the configuration indication device may include:

[0168] Instruction sending module 2001 is configured to send instruction information to a terminal, wherein the instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration is the frame-based device (FBE) configuration of the base station, and the second configuration is the FBE configuration of the terminal.

[0169] In one embodiment, the indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0170] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0171] Figure 21 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 21 As shown, in some embodiments, the indication information is DCI, and the device further includes:

[0172] The signaling sending module 2101 is configured to send RRC signaling to the terminal, wherein the RRC signaling is used to configure the DCI indication to communicate with the base station according to a first configuration or according to a second configuration.

[0173] In one embodiment, the indication sending module is configured to send indication information to the terminal in response to the overlap between the time domain resources corresponding to the first configuration and the time domain resources corresponding to the second configuration.

[0174] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0175] For the device embodiments, since they basically correspond to the method embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to in the description of the method embodiments. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without creative effort.

[0176] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide an electronic device, comprising:

[0177] processor;

[0178] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0179] The processor is configured to execute the above-described configuration determination method and / or the above-described configuration indication method.

[0180] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the above-described configuration determination method and / or the above-described configuration indication method.

[0181] like Figure 22 As shown, Figure 22 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration instruction apparatus 2200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 2200 can be provided as a base station. (Refer to...) Figure 22 The device 2200 includes a processing component 2222, a wireless transmitting / receiving component 2224, an antenna component 2226, and a signal processing section specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 2222 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 2222 may be configured to implement the configuration instruction method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0182] Figure 23 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus 2300 for data transmission according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, apparatus 2300 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0183] Reference Figure 23 The device 2300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 2302, a memory 2304, a power supply component 2306, a multimedia component 2308, an audio component 2310, an input / output (I / O) interface 2312, a sensor component 2314, and a communication component 2316.

[0184] Processing component 2302 typically controls the overall operation of device 2300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 2302 may include one or more processors 2320 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the configuration determination method described above. Furthermore, processing component 2302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 2302 and other components. For example, processing component 2302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 2308 and processing component 2302.

[0185] Memory 2304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 2300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 2300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 2304 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.

[0186] Power supply component 2306 provides power to various components of device 2300. Power supply component 2306 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 2300.

[0187] Multimedia component 2308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 2300 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 2308 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 2300 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.

[0188] Audio component 2310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 2310 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 2300 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 2304 or transmitted via communication component 2316. In some embodiments, audio component 2310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0189] I / O interface 2312 provides an interface between processing component 2302 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.

[0190] Sensor assembly 2314 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 2300. For example, sensor assembly 2314 may detect the on / off state of device 2300, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 2300, changes in the position of device 2300 or a component of device 2300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 2300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 2300, and temperature changes of device 2300. Sensor assembly 2314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 2314 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 2314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0191] Communication component 2316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 2300 and other devices. Device 2300 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 2316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 2316 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.

[0192] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 2300 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 configuration determination method described above.

[0193] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 2304 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 2320 of the device 2300 to complete the configuration determination method described above. 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.

[0194] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0195] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0196] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. The terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0197] The methods and apparatus provided in the embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this disclosure. The descriptions of the embodiments above are only for the purpose of helping to understand the methods and core ideas of this disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the ideas of this disclosure. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A configuration determination method, characterized by, The method is suitable for a terminal and comprises: receiving indication information sent by a base station, the indication information being used for scheduling uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for indicating that a first configuration or a second configuration is used for the uplink transmission, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being a frame-based equipment (FBE) configuration; determining, based on the indication information, that the second configuration is used; determining, based on a starting time of uplink transmission and the second configuration, a starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission, the starting time of the uplink transmission being a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform uplink transmission through information used for uplink scheduling.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determining, based on the starting time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, of the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission comprises: the terminal determining to occupy a channel, wherein the starting time of the uplink transmission is before a channel occupation time; the terminal determining that a starting moment of the channel occupation time is the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determining, based on the starting time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, of the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission comprises: the terminal determining to occupy a channel, wherein the starting time of the uplink transmission is within the channel occupation time; the terminal determining that the starting time of the uplink transmission is the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The method further comprises: sending, to the base station, a filling signal starting from the starting moment of the channel occupation time; sending, to the base station, the uplink transmission starting from the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The method further comprises: determining, based on an ending time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, a time at which the terminal ends transmitting the uplink transmission.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The determining, based on the ending time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, of the time at which the terminal ends transmitting the uplink transmission comprises: the terminal determining to end occupying a channel, wherein the ending time of the uplink transmission is after a channel occupation time; the terminal determining that an ending moment of the channel occupation time is the time at which the terminal ends transmitting the uplink transmission.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, The determining, based on the ending time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, of the time at which the terminal ends transmitting the uplink transmission comprises: the terminal determining to end occupying a channel, wherein the ending time of the uplink transmission is within the channel occupation time; the terminal determining that the ending time of the uplink transmission is the time at which the terminal ends transmitting the uplink transmission.

8. A configuration indication method, comprising: The method is suitable for a base station and comprises: sending, to a terminal, indication information, the indication information being used for scheduling uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for indicating that a first configuration or a second configuration is used for the uplink transmission, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration; The terminal is configured to determine, based on the indication information, to use the second configuration, and determine, based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, a starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission. The occurrence time of the uplink transmission is a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission through information for uplink scheduling.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The occurrence time of the uplink transmission is before the channel occupancy time, and the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission is a starting time at which the terminal determines to occupy a channel. The occurrence time of the uplink transmission is within the channel occupancy time, and the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission is the occurrence time of the uplink transmission.

10. A configuration determining method, characterized by, The method is suitable for a terminal and includes: receiving indication information transmitted by a base station, the indication information being used to schedule an uplink transmission, and the indication information being used to indicate whether the uplink transmission uses a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration; determining, based on the indication information, to use the first configuration; determining, based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, a time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission. The occurrence time of the uplink transmission is a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission through information for uplink scheduling.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The determination, based on the occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, of the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission includes: The base station determines to occupy a channel, and the occurrence time of the uplink transmission is within the channel occupancy time. The terminal determines the occurrence time of the uplink transmission to be the starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that, The method further includes: determining, based on an ending time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, a time at which the terminal ends transmission of the uplink transmission.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The determination, based on the ending time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, of the time at which the terminal ends transmission of the uplink transmission includes: The base station determines to end channel occupancy, and the ending time of the uplink transmission is outside the channel occupancy time. The terminal determines an ending time of the channel occupancy time to be the time at which the terminal ends transmission of the uplink transmission.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein, The determination, based on the ending time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, of the time at which the terminal ends transmission of the uplink transmission includes: The base station determines to end channel occupancy, and the ending time of the uplink transmission is within the channel occupancy time. The terminal determines the ending time of the uplink transmission to be the time at which the terminal ends transmission of the uplink transmission.

15. A configuration indication method, comprising: The method is suitable for a base station and includes: transmitting, to a terminal, indication information, the indication information being used for scheduling uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for indicating that the uplink transmission adopts a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to a base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration; wherein the terminal is configured to determine, based on the indication information, to adopt the first configuration, and determine, based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, a time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission, the occurrence time of the uplink transmission being a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission by using information for uplink scheduling.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The occurrence time of the uplink transmission is within the channel occupancy time, and the time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission is the occurrence time of the uplink transmission.

17. A configuration determining apparatus characterized by comprising: The apparatus is suitable for a terminal, and the apparatus comprises: a receiving module configured to receive indication information transmitted by a base station, the indication information being used for scheduling uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for indicating that the uplink transmission adopts a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration; a determining module configured to determine, based on the indication information, to adopt the second configuration; the determining module is further configured to determine, based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, a starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission, the occurrence time of the uplink transmission being a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission by using information for uplink scheduling.

18. A configuration indication apparatus, comprising: The apparatus is suitable for a base station, and the apparatus comprises: an indication transmitting module configured to transmit, to a terminal, indication information, the indication information being used for scheduling uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for indicating that the uplink transmission adopts a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration; wherein the terminal is configured to determine, based on the indication information, to adopt the second configuration, and determine, based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the second configuration, a starting time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission, the occurrence time of the uplink transmission being a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission by using information for uplink scheduling.

19. A configuration determining apparatus characterized by comprising: The apparatus is suitable for a terminal, and the apparatus comprises: a receiving module configured to receive indication information transmitted by a base station, the indication information being used for scheduling uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for indicating that the uplink transmission adopts a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration; A determining module, configured to determine to use the first configuration based on the indication information; The determining module is further configured to determine a time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, the occurrence time of the uplink transmission being a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission through information for uplink scheduling.

20. A configuration indication apparatus, comprising: The apparatus is suitable for a base station, and the apparatus comprises: An indication sending module, configured to send indication information to a terminal, the indication information being used for scheduling an uplink transmission, and the indication information being used for determining whether the uplink transmission uses a first configuration or a second configuration, the first configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the base station, and the second configuration being a channel access configuration or a channel detection configuration corresponding to the terminal, the channel access configuration or the channel detection configuration being an FBE configuration. The terminal is configured to determine to use the first configuration based on the indication information, and to determine a time at which the terminal transmits the uplink transmission based on an occurrence time of the uplink transmission and the first configuration, the occurrence time of the uplink transmission being a starting time at which the base station schedules the terminal to perform the uplink transmission through information for uplink scheduling.

21. A terminal, characterized by The apparatus comprises: A processor; A memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to perform the configuration determining method in any one of claims 1 to 7, and / or the configuration determining method in any one of claims 10 to 14.

22. A base station, comprising: The apparatus comprises: A processor; A memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to perform the configuration indication method in claim 8 or 9, and / or the configuration indication method in claim 15 or 16.

23. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, characterized in that, The computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the configuration determining method in any one of claims 1 to 7 or 10 to 14; and / or the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the configuration indication method in any one of claims 8 to 9 or 15 to 16.

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